Chapter 3055: Burning bridges

When Ma Lan heard this, her heart turned extremely sour.

She really didn't expect Han Meiqing to be doing so well now.

A net worth of over ten billion RMB, far better than herself.

While her heart was sour, she couldn't help but feel lingering fear. It was fortunate she hadn't met Han Meiqing. If she had really met her, and she smiled and greeted her and asked about her recent situation, how would she answer?

Han Meiqing wasn't Qian Hongyan, from whom she could easily find a sense of superiority. Han Meiqing was better than her in every way.

Prettier than her, gentler than her, more knowledgeable than her, and even smarter than her. Even her figure was dozens of streets ahead of hers.

Compared to her, she was like a village chicken and a peacock, with no advantage at all.

Originally, when she thought of her, she could comfort herself that although she was inferior in every way, she had a way to steal her man.

But now, looking at it again, Xiao Changkun, whom she thought was a trophy, might not even be worth a fart in others' eyes.

Just as she was feeling extremely inferior, Ye Chen couldn't help but sigh: "Sigh, Mom, you have to understand Dad's good intentions. What if you met Auntie Han, and she was wearing a tens-of-millions-worth imperial green jade bracelet, holding your hand, and thanking you from the bottom of her heart? What would you do?"

Ma Lan asked subconsciously: "What would she thank me for?"

Ye Chen said seriously: "Of course, for stealing Dad away from her side! It's precisely because you stole Dad away that she could go to the United States alone and meet her first husband there, and together with her husband, create a well-known enterprise worth billions of US dollars. If you hadn't stolen Dad away from her back then, she would likely be you right now, being tortured to death by the old lady and Xiao Changgan's family every day. How could she have today's high status? Don't you think she should thank you for dragging her out of the fire pit?"

"This... this... I... she... I damn..."

When Ma Lan heard this, her inner defenses completely collapsed.

She cried in her heart: "What the hell is this! Why is Han Meiqing doing so well! Shouldn't she have left for the United States thirty years ago and struggled at the bottom for a lifetime because she couldn't adapt to the foreign environment? She's over fifty now, she should have been unemployed, abandoned by her man, fallen ill, abandoned by capitalism, and ended up washing dishes in the back kitchen of a Chinatown restaurant! Why could she create a top global law firm with her husband? Why does she have a net worth of over ten billion RMB! I hate this!!!"

Thinking this way, her hatred for Xiao Changkun was suddenly transferred away by more than half.

Ye Chen continued to press his advantage and said: "Mom, you must suspect that Dad's exchange trip to South Korea had problems, right? You definitely won't believe my empty explanation. How about this: you search for the relevant news again and see if there's a person named He Yuanjiang on the list of exchange personnel. That person is Auntie Han's fiancé. The couple went to participate in the exchange together, so Dad traveled with them. There's definitely no way there could be any problems with Han Meiqing."

Ma Lan subconsciously looked at the webpage she had just searched and sure enough, saw the name He Yuanjiang on it.

Everything Ye Chen said instantly formed a complete chain of evidence.

Seeing her complex expression, Ye Chen hurriedly added: "Mom, let me tell you the truth. Dad told me about Auntie Han getting married the first time he knew, and he discussed with me whether to tell you. But you also know that Auntie Han is doing too well now, and her future husband is also very remarkable. The venue they chose for this wedding is the best Buckingham Palace in our Jin Ling, and it's a sky garden that ordinary people can't book at all. She didn't just invite Dad; she invited our whole family. Dad considered it repeatedly and told me to try not to let you know about this, otherwise, it would definitely bring you a big blow. That's why he kept it from you. I didn't expect you to accidentally find the wedding invitation and cause such a scene."

As he spoke, Ye Chen sighed and said: "However, Mom, if you really want to go, then our whole family will go to drink their wedding wine together. This way, you can completely let go of your worries. What do you think?"

Ma Lan blurted out subconsciously: "No, no, no! I don't want to go!"

She muttered in her heart, feeling extremely depressed: "Damn it, Han Meiqing is already doing so well, and the partner she found is also the best of the best. I can't compare to her in anything, and Xiao Changkun can't compare to her fiancé in anything. Why should I go with Xiao Changkun? To go together as a couple and make a fool of ourselves?"

Seeing her refuse, Ye Chen deliberately said: "I just heard Dad tell me that you wanted to go. Dad also expressed his stance to me just now, saying that this time he must open his heart to you and absolutely not keep any more secrets. If you want to go, he won't stop you anymore and will definitely accompany you."

"Not going, not going." Ma Lan said unnaturally: "The invitation was thrown on the highway by your dad, what's there to go for?"

Ye Chen laughed: "Mom, have you watched too many of those online movies about war gods returning, holding grand banquets, and hiring eight hundred little brothers to check invitations at the door? Don't forget, you and Dad are Auntie Han's old classmates and old acquaintances. Even if the invitation is lost, on the day of the wedding, when you two stand at the door and the couple is welcoming guests, once they see you two, they will naturally warmly invite you in."

Ma Lan waved her hands repeatedly: "Really not going, no need. Haven't seen each other for decades, what's there to go for? Meaningless, better not to go."

Ye Chen sighed: "Don't, Mom. Actually, I still suggest you go. There's such a big knot and such a big misunderstanding between you and Dad. If this matter isn't resolved, our family's life won't be easy to live in the future. And Dad just expressed his stance to me: whether to go or not is up to you, he listens to you in everything."

After that, he looked toward the door and shouted: "Right, Dad!"

Xiao Changkun heard Ye Chen call him, flashed in with a red face, looked at Ma Lan, and stammered: "W... Wife, I was really wrong. I shouldn't have kept this from you. From now on, I swear I will absolutely never keep anything from you again. And I will definitely do everything I can to make up for this! So I decided, on the day of their wedding, our whole family will go. I must be open and aboveboard, and resolve this knot in your heart in person."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but choke with emotion: "Sigh! Wife, actually you didn't need to suspect me at all. A loser like me, how could I be worthy of an elite person like Han Meiqing? I... I'm not even worthy to tie her shoes! In front of her, I... I am..."

Xiao Changkun said this, but he really didn't have the courage to say the rest.

However, thinking that this battle of burning bridges had reached the final moment and victory was in sight, he could only say with tears in his eyes and a trembling voice: "In front of her, I... I, Xiao Changkun, am... am... am a piece of shit!" ===== CHAPTER 3056 =====