Chapter 782: A Tiger Won't Eat Its Cubs, But a Person Might

Jian Yixin gasped.

In fact, she had anticipated this; for the past few days, she had been restless, her right eyelid kept twitching, and she had a constant feeling that something bad was about to happen!

Fear of something often brings it about; Yuke had indeed found her way here.

"What are you here for?"

Yuke: "Tsk tsk, you really are an interesting woman. You've occupied my son for over two years; isn't it easy to guess why I'm here? Naturally, I want my son back."

Jian Yixin's face turned pale instantly, her hands clenched tightly, and her heart felt as cold as if it had fallen into an ice hole.

She forced herself to remain calm, gritting her teeth: "Dream on, he is my son."

"It's true you gave birth to him, but you ran off after the birth. You have already committed the crime of abandonment, and Moli and I have formal adoption papers. You can forget about getting the child."

To avoid this day from coming.

Jian Yixin had made ample preparations; she had researched adoption laws thoroughly, almost to the point of being able to recite them backward.

Yuke curled her lips in disdain: "Do you take me for a three-year-old child to be fooled? The child is my own flesh and blood. Did you discuss it with me when you handled the adoption back then? Even if you had, if I want my child, you have to give him to me. If you don't believe me, let's go to court and see who wins..."

Jian Yixin quietly pulled open a drawer.

There was a pill in the drawer; as long as she put it into water and had Yuke drink it, all her future worries would be resolved.

It wouldn't be difficult to trick her into drinking a glass of spiked water, but the problem was, how would she face Moli from then on?

No matter how detestable the woman in front of her was, she was still the child's biological mother. Unless it came to the final step, Jian Yixin would not use such a ruthless method.

Just as she was hesitating, Yuke brought the conversation back: "I am the child's biological mother. Moli is flesh and blood that fell from my own body. I really had no choice but to leave Moli back then, but he's doing quite well with you, better than he would be with me."

Jian Yixin quietly closed the drawer again.

Yuke: "My health is poor and I'm riddled with illnesses; I probably won't live much longer. The child would only suffer if he were with me, so you might as well keep raising him."

Jian Yixin didn't make a sound; she knew there would definitely be a follow-up.

Sure enough, Yuke said: "I can go without the child, but carrying him for ten months wasn't easy..."

Jian Yixin: "How much money do you want?"

"One billion."

Yuke opened her mouth like a lion.

Jian Yixin gasped; she knew this woman was greedy, but she was far too bold to ask for a billion right off the bat!

Heh.

For someone like Yuke, a billion wouldn't satisfy her at all. If she agreed immediately, Yuke would think she had caught a fat sheep and that she would be her personal ATM from then on.

"No, that's too much."

"Too much?"

Yuke said indignantly: "Jian Yixin, aren't you being too stingy? The Jian Family is worth hundreds of billions; why is it too much for me to ask for just one billion? Where is it too much?"

She had done her homework before coming, and the one billion figure wasn't just pulled out of thin air.

The Jian Family Group had been thriving in Jiangzhou for decades, covering basically every industry. One billion shouldn't be a difficult sum for the Jian Family to come up with.

Besides, the Sheng Family Group of Sheng Zerong and the Tianma Group of Jian Yining made countless amounts of money every year. The money was all earned by their family, so what was wrong with sharing some with her?

Yuke felt that asking for one billion was very reasonable, perhaps even too little.

That was why she was so indignant.

Jian Yixin: "That's right, on the surface, the Jian Family is worth a lot, but it's mostly fixed assets. It looks glorious on the outside, but in reality, there isn't much liquid cash available."

"I have ten million here. Take it and never harass me or my family again. If you agree, take it; if not, then forget it."

"Ten million? Are you trying to dismiss a beggar?" Yuke disagreed.

She didn't care about that amount of money at all.

However, just after shouting, she immediately changed her attitude, saying with a pained face: "Chairman Jian, I really had no other choice but to come and beg you. I have a very serious injury on my knee; it hurts like being pricked by steel needles every time I move!"

"I need a lot, a lot of money for treatment. Otherwise, who would use their own biological son to ask for money? Although I, Yuke, was foolish in my youth, I wouldn't do something so shameless if I weren't at my wit's end..."

Yuke was "able to bend and stretch." Seeing that Jian Yixin wouldn't agree to the "one billion," she immediately changed her strategy and started playing the victim.

Playing the victim was her specialty; it came naturally to her.

She took the script from yesterday and added more embellishments today; even she was almost moved by herself.

But Jian Yixin was not moved.

She knew too well what kind of person Yuke was. This woman only cared about herself; there was no one else in her heart but her.

She interrupted Yuke's rambling: "I will pay for all your hospital medical expenses. I can find you the best doctors and use the most advanced medicine."

Yuke lied without blinking: "That won't work. I've already asked; my illness can only be treated abroad. The medical standards in our Jiangzhou aren't high enough. I originally wanted to come back and start a crowdfunding campaign, but I was afraid of losing face for my father and sister..."

Crowdfunding to raise one billion?

Jian Yixin didn't expose her, but proposed a plan: "How about this, I will be responsible for all your medical costs. Send me the bills, and I will reimburse them in full. I'll also cover your nutritional expenses and such, and in addition, I'll give you one hundred thousand yuan in pocket money every month."

"But there is one condition: you cannot acknowledge Moli. We will sign an agreement, and whoever violates the agreement must pay a penalty."

Yuke:...

Another penalty?

She had suffered from this before. Back then, Shi Youxuan had used a tenfold penalty clause to make her do quite a few things for nothing, and she couldn't even back out.

"What agreement or no agreement? This kind of agreement isn't legally protected anyway, better not to sign it." She wanted to brush it off.

"If you don't sign the agreement, don't even think about getting a single cent from me."

Jian Yixin took back the check on the table.

Yuke was in the wrong but still argued: "You have money and you're still so stingy..."

She had just started when Jian Yixin snatched the topic back: "So what if I have money? My having money is my business; does it have anything to do with you?"

"Is one hundred thousand a month not enough to spend?"

"Can't you be more frugal? Anyway, that's all there is; if you don't want it, forget it."

"Fine, I'll take it."

Shi Yuke compromised.

The agreement was signed, in duplicate.

Lady Jian and her husband returned from traveling around the world.

Upon learning that her mother-in-law was returning, Wan'er's heart skipped a beat; looking at her adorable children, she felt an urge to immediately grab them and flee.

Nothing good ever came of her mother-in-law returning; the family had finally enjoyed a few months of peace, and she feared there would be no more rest from now on.

The phone rang.

Lady Jian called her daughter-in-law, her tone very amiable, asking if she could bring the children over for a meal.

Jian Yining had returned to the company; the Pegasus headquarters was still abroad, so he had to go once a month to check on the children.

She wanted to refuse, but as if possessed, she agreed: "Alright, I will bring the children over tonight."

After agreeing, she wished she could slap herself twice.

Why was her mouth so loose?

Why did she agree to everything?

She knew full well that nothing good would come of returning to her in-laws' house, so why go back?

However, her parents-in-law had not been home for months, and it would be improper for her not to go for a reunion dinner now that they were back.