Chapter 837

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Yao Xueqin never expected this in a million years — she tried her utmost to curry favor with Wang Erhai's parents, yet they wouldn't even give her a chance to perform!

This is only their first meeting, and they dare openly call her a monster, even thrashing her violently with a peach branch!

Search her heart, and even if Yao Xueqin were utterly shameless, utterly vicious, she still wouldn't dare pull a stunt like this on a first meeting.

Yet Wang Erhai's father did exactly that — such absurd behavior!

"Wang Erhai, aren't you coming to save me!"

Wang Erhai was also dumbfounded by his dad, frozen in place, panic-stricken.

Yao Xueqin shouted for help again.

Only then did Wang Erhai rush over, pull Wang Zhanggen away, and clutch Yao Xueqin tight in his arms, shielding her.

"Dad, how can you treat Xueqin like this! She's never done anything to harm you!"

Wang Erhai demanded angrily.

Wang Zhanggen, however, acted perfectly justified:

"How hasn't she harmed us? She killed my grandson!"

Wang Erhai huffed:

"Liu Meiqi went and aborted the child herself — what's that got to do with Xueqin!"

Looking at Yao Xueqin covered in red welts from the whipping, Wang Erhai's heart ached unbearably, and guilt crushed him just as hard — a man who couldn't even protect his own woman, that was utter failure!

"Third Brother, help me talk some sense into Dad!"

Wang Erhai knew he could never turn Wang Zhanggen's mindset around, so he had to pin his hopes on Wang Xiaohua.

This youngest brother was the sharpest; before, when Eldest Sister-in-law was told by a fortune teller she'd have wealth but no children, Dad had made a scene in front of her too, ugly as anything — and in the end it was Little Brother's scheme that made Dad sincerely apologize to Eldest Sister-in-law.

"Dad, take a breather — whatever the case, hitting people is wrong."

Hearing his second brother's plea, Wang Xiao hurried over to stop Wang Zhanggen.

But Wang Zhanggen said:

"Right, hitting people is wrong, but I hit a monster! That makes it perfectly fine!"

Wang Zhanggen's logic left Wang Xiaohua speechless for a moment.

Call him unreasonable, and his reasoning is clear as day.

Call his reasoning clear, and he goes and does something utterly absurd.

Say it's absurd, yet watching it feels strangely satisfying.

"I'm not a monster, I'm a living, breathing person!"

Yao Xueqin wept in protest:

"How can you treat me like this? Erhai and I are true love, I've been so good to him, I was even about to cook dinner for you all!"

Wang Zhanggen said:

"I'm not eating food made by a demoness like you — I'd be afraid of poison!"

Wang Erhai huffed:

"Dad, how can you keep insisting Xueqin's a monster? She's completely innocent!"

Wang Zhanggen was huffing too:

"How did I produce a blind son like you? No matter what Liu Meiqi's like, the child in her belly was your own flesh and blood — this monster killed your own son, and you still shield her? Move aside, your father's going to act on Heaven's behalf today, exorcise demons and slay devils!"

Wang Erhai held Yao Xueqin even tighter:

"Don't you go too far, or I'll call the police!"

Wang Zhanggen glared furiously on the spot:

"You'd have the police come arrest your own father?"

Wang Erhai didn't know how to answer.

He could only scramble to beg Wang Xiaohua again:

"Third Brother, say something quick!"

Wang Xiaohua was like a square block of wood — Wang Erhai had to kick him before he'd budge an inch.

It was plain to see he wasn't nearly as eager to handle this mess as he'd been when sorting out the conflict between Du Xiaojuan and Wang Zhanggen.

"Dad, there are no monsters in this world. You keep claiming Xueqin Jie killed your grandson — you've got to produce some evidence, right? No evidence, and it's nothing but slander."

Wang Xiaohua persuaded Wang Zhanggen with that line.

Yao Xueqin was overwhelmed with gratitude for Wang Xiaohua's help and hurriedly chimed in:

"Exactly — how can you hit me without evidence? I'm wronged!"

Wang Zhanggen only believed what he chose to believe; face dark, he huffed:

"Want evidence? Easy — call Mei Qi over! Let the two of them confront each other face to face! Won't the truth be crystal clear then!"

Wang Xiaohua nodded in agreement:

"That's actually a good way to get to the bottom of things."

Wang Erhai grew anxious:

"Third Brother, how can you side with him instead of speaking up for me and Xueqin?"

Wang Xiaohua hurriedly explained:

"I'm not speaking up for anyone; I'm simply stating the facts."

He then posed a soul-searching question:

"Second Brother, didn't you say Xueqin is Liu Meiqi's good sister and best friend? If this is all a misunderstanding, then Liu Meiqi would naturally come forward to explain and clear her name."

Upon hearing this, Wang Erhai was immediately rendered speechless.

Previously, Liu Meiqi had not only caused a huge scene at Shanhai Real Estate, but she had also gone to Yao Xueqin's place and caused a huge scene there.

Asking Liu Meiqi to explain — wouldn't that just make things worse?

"Second Brother, we have to lay out the facts and reason it out. As long as the reasoning is made clear, I believe Dad will definitely change his perception of Sister Xueqin; it's even possible he might apologize and admit he was wrong."

Wang Xiaohua spoke gently and persuasively, convincing with reason, and Wang Erhai was once again left speechless.

Wang Xiaohua looked at Yao Xueqin and asked:

"Sister Xueqin, you are upright and have nothing to fear; you certainly aren't afraid of a face-to-face confrontation with Liu Meiqi, right?"

Yao Xueqin immediately felt a pang of guilt, her eyes darting evasively.

Yet she could only force herself to reply:

"Of course I'm not afraid! Who's afraid of whom!"

She had already fallen into the verbal trap Wang Xiaohua had set; she could only answer this way, because if she answered that she didn't want to confront Liu Meiqi face-to-face, that would mean she was dodging the issue, that she had a guilty conscience.

Hearing the satisfactory answer, Wang Xiaohua said with a smile:

"Then that's settled. Now let's call Liu Meiqi over, and we'll go through the accounts item by item, one by one, slowly. As long as we sort it out clearly, all misunderstandings can be resolved."

Wang Xiaohua looked at Wang Erhai:

"Second Brother, hurry up and call Liu Meiqi."

Wang Erhai, however, hesitated and was unwilling to make the call, because he knew clearly in his heart that the failure of his marriage to Liu Meiqi, although Liu Meiqi bore the majority of the responsibility, he also had a portion of the fault.

Additionally, Liu Meiqi's extreme personality — he really didn't want to face her again.

So he said:

"Liu Meiqi blocked me long ago; I can't contact her."

He could only find an excuse to evade.

However, Wang Xiaohua said:

"Then let Sister Xueqin call Liu Meiqi. Sister Xueqin is Liu Meiqi's good sister; she definitely has her contact information, right?"

Yao Xueqin also didn't want to confront Liu Meiqi; she felt guilty.

So she followed along and said:

"She blocked me too."

Wang Xiaohua frowned and asked:

"How could that be? Aren't you good best friends?"

Yao Xueqin, questioned like this, was flushed with embarrassment all over her face, and could only answer with evasive eyes:

"Some misunderstandings arose between us, and then she blocked me."

Wang Xiaohua did not pursue the questioning further, but nodded:

"Oh, so that's how it is..."

Then he turned back to look at Wang Changgen and Li Xiulan:

"Dad, Mom, do you have Liu Meiqi's contact information?"

Before Wang Changgen and Li Xiulan could answer, Wang Erhai blurted out:

"Dad used to have Liu Meiqi's contact information, but later when Dad called to ask her the reason for the divorce, she scolded Dad with extremely nasty words, and then blocked Dad's contact information too."

"Then what about Mom's?"

"Blocked that too."

Wang Erhai answered without a moment's hesitation.

Wang Xiaohua nodded, and said nothing more.

Wang Erhai and Yao Xueqin both secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Thinking this matter could just be muddled through like this.

But at this moment, Wang Xiaohua said:

"Then I'll have to be the one to call Liu Meiqi; it just so happens I saved her phone number before."

As soon as Wang Xiaohua said this, Wang Erhai and Yao Xueqin both felt their hearts skip a beat inside.

The hearts that had just relaxed secretly tightened up again.