Chapter 55: Xie Fenglan Shifts the Blame

Lin Dazhi's words immediately left Zhou Yue speechless.

That's right, the divorce was proposed by the young woman, and Lin Dazhi had already agreed to it without any pestering; logically, there was nothing wrong with that.

Zhou Yue's face turned from green to white, and after a long while, she said, "Lin Dazhi, do you think I'm desperate to remarry you? If it weren't for Mom and Dad insisting..."

"Shut your mouth!" Seeing the two of them egging each other on and about to have a falling out, Zhou Dakui finally couldn't hold back, slammed the table, and said.

Zhou Yue shrank her head, pouted, and lowered her head to play with her phone without saying a word.

Zhou Dakui coughed, thought for a moment, and then said, "Son-in-law, this Xiao Yue did something that let you down, and I apologize to you on her behalf. But then again, she was just confused for a moment and now knows she was wrong. Actually, logically speaking, this shouldn't be blamed on her; if you want to blame someone, blame that Liu Haibo. Relying on being her superior, he harassed her time and again. You tell me, Xiao Yue is just an ordinary teacher, how could she dare to go against the Director of Academic Affairs?"

Hearing Zhou Dakui's words, Lin Dazhi secretly found it amusing.

This kind of talk wouldn't even fool a ghost.

A Director of Academic Affairs, how big of an official is that? If you say he made things difficult for a teacher at work or gave her a hard time, that wouldn't be strange, but to say he forced a teacher to sleep with him is a bit ridiculous. If this kind of thing wasn't consensual, let alone a Director of Academic Affairs, why not try it with a Principal?

To put it bluntly, it was a case of one willing to hit and the other willing to be hit. That old lecher Liu Haibo craved Zhou Yue's young body, and Zhou Yue wanted to gain some benefits in her treatment through him—isn't that all there is to it?

However, he was too lazy to expose Zhou Dakui's nonsense; in any case, this whole family was already recorded in his ledger, and he would naturally settle the score with them one by one in the future.

Seeing that Lin Dazhi wasn't speaking, Zhou Dakui thought his words had sunk in, and a look of smugness couldn't help but flash in his eyes as he continued, "Dazhi, this matter is in the past, and we have to look forward. At the end of the day, the original spouse is still the best. Xiao Yue was confused in what she did before, and your mother and I have already scolded her severely at home, making her promise never to associate with that Liu Haibo again. Once you two get back together, you can continue to live a good life, and after the New Year, you can add a big, chubby baby boy; by then, your mother and I will help you take care of him!"

Zhou Dakui kept talking to himself, completely failing to notice that the expressions of Lin Guosheng and He Lihua on the side were becoming increasingly ugly.

This Zhou Dakui had been talking for a long time; it sounded like there was some logic to it, but he hadn't said the crucial part.

How much grievance had his own son suffered? Was it just going to be brushed aside with such a light sentence?

He Lihua looked at her son's calm expression and really couldn't hold back, taking over from Zhou Dakui, she said, "Uncle, that's not the logic. Originally, with so many people present today, I didn't want to bring this up because it's too shameful! But since the children have already laid it all out, I have to say what needs to be said! Zhou Yue did such a thing; have you thought about how much damage it caused my son Dazhi? Once this kind of thing happens, what man can act like nothing happened and continue living with the woman? There's a good old saying: can a broken mirror ever be made whole again?"

Hearing his mother's words, Lin Dazhi secretly gave her a thumbs up.

Although his mother didn't have much education and didn't know the idiom "broken mirror made whole," these few sentences were every bit reasonable and flawless.

He Lihua's words also left the four members of the Zhou family, including Zhou Dakui, looking embarrassed. No matter how you look at it, it was Zhou Yue who let Lin Dazhi down. It would have been fine if it hadn't been brought up, but now that it was laid out in front of both families, there had to be an explanation.

Xie Fenglan felt extremely uncomfortable listening to He Lihua. Usually, whether at home or outside, she had never lost an argument; even when she was in the wrong, she could still argue her way to three points of justification. When had she ever been squeezed like this by someone's words?

She used those triangular eyes to look at Lin Dazhi, then at Bai Weiwei beside him, and immediately had an idea.

"In-law, if you say my Xiao Yue did this, it is her fault, but the old saying also goes that it takes two to clap. Can your Dazhi dare to say that he hasn't done anything outside to let my Xiao Yue down?"

"Hmm?" Lin Dazhi had been watching the show, but he didn't expect Xie Fenglan to actually shift the blame and make things up about him. He immediately narrowed his eyes and glanced at his former mother-in-law.

Yes, that's right, that exact expression—with her triangular eyes drooping down, this old woman was ready to play dirty again.

"Xie Fenglan, speak clearly, what have I done to let Zhou Yue down?" Lin Dazhi asked with narrowed eyes and a calm tone.

"Lin Dazhi, how are you talking to my mother? Is there anyone who calls their elder by their name like that?" Hearing Lin Dazhi's words, Zhou Yue immediately glared and asked with a hostile tone.

Xie Fenglan snorted coldly and said sarcastically, "Daughter, he doesn't even consider me a mother in his heart anymore!"

Xie Fenglan stared fiercely at Lin Dazhi's face and continued, "Lin Dazhi, do you dare say you haven't done anything to let my daughter down? You divorced my daughter one moment, and the next you were together with Bai Weiwei. If you say you only started hooking up on the first day, who would believe that! My daughter said that as soon as you divorced her, this Bai Weiwei threw herself at you, buying you a car and a house, and even gave you 32 million. If you ask me, who knows when you two were already together? Poor my daughter was kept in the dark and foolishly lived with you for so many years. If we're talking about a bitter life, who has a more bitter life than my daughter!" Having said this, Xie Fenglan simply slapped her thigh and began to wail loudly.

Bai Weiwei had been quietly watching the show on the side, but she didn't expect this old woman to pull such a stunt. Seeing that she had been mentioned, Bai Weiwei naturally couldn't play deaf and dumb anymore.

"Auntie Xie, you are an elder, you should keep some virtue in your speech. I have been sisters with Zhou Yue for so many years and have always respected you and Uncle Zhou, but since you insist on splashing dirty water on me today, I must say a few words." Bai Weiwei said with a cold snort.

"Hmph, you little slut, you still have the face to speak? Today our two families are together for the holiday; you, a mistress, where do you get the nerve to come along? Speak, go on, speak! I want to see what kind of shameless things you, a third party who destroys other people's families, can say!" Xie Fenglan said with a vicious look.

"Actually, there really isn't much to say. The reason my Lin and his family came to attend this dinner today is, at the end of the day, to give you the Lao Zhou Family face! What level is my brother at now, and what level are you at? You people of the Lao Zhou Family should go take a piss and look at yourselves in it—are you worthy of sitting at the same table as my Lin?"

Bai Weiwei had been holding it in for too long, so she unleashed her big move right away, mocking them fiercely.