Chapter 387: Crying, Making a Scene, and Threatening Suicide

Xiao Changkun's shout immediately gave Ma Lan a fright!

At this moment, she had no way to continue hiding it and could only stammer, "Husband, I'm sorry, the family's money... I lost it all playing mahjong..."

She didn't dare to say she had been set up by Qian Hongyan, because the Xiao family was still frantically looking for Qian Hongyan. If she told the truth and it got out, the Xiao family would probably find her door very soon.

It wasn't that she was considering Ye Chen; she mainly didn't want to bring trouble upon herself. After all, Master Hong Wu had sent those people to the black coal mines, and these people were now missing persons. If it were investigated, she might be implicated too.

So she could only say the money was lost playing mahjong, but she couldn't say she had been cheated by a gambler.

When Xiao Changkun heard she had lost over two million playing mahjong, he was furious. Unable to control himself, he slapped Ma Lan across the face and cursed, "You lost over two million? You spendthrift woman, do you know how many years of savings that was for our family!"

Ma Lan had been married to Xiao Changkun for so many years, and this was the first time she had been hit. The slap came with such force, without mercy or hesitation, that it left Ma Lan dazed!

Ma Lan held her face for a while, then suddenly exploded in rage, "Xiao Changkun! You dare hit me?!"

"Hit you?!" Xiao Changkun gritted his teeth, "Hitting you is letting you off easy!"

After saying that, he raised his hand and slapped her again!

This time, Xiao Changkun was truly enraged, so he grabbed Ma Lan's hair and slapped her face left and right, cursing as he hit, "I'll let you gamble! I'll let you gamble! You lost all the money our family worked so hard to earn. Not only am I going to beat you to death, I'm going to divorce you!"

Xiao Churan was stunned and hurriedly tried to pull them apart, but Xiao Changkun said, "No one stop me today. Not only am I going to beat this stinking woman to death, I'm going to make a clean break with her!"

Ma Lan was already covered in blood from the slaps, and she was furious, but when she heard this, she panicked!

Based on her understanding of Xiao Changkun, she knew very well that he was truly angry!

If a person who rarely gets angry suddenly gets angry, there is no doubt they are extremely furious!

If he wanted to divorce her now, wouldn't she be left with no one to rely on in the future?!

At a time like this, Ma Lan was absolutely unwilling to divorce, so she had to endure the slaps!

So she wailed and cried, "Husband, I was wrong... I was wrong, husband... please forgive me!"

As she spoke, her legs went weak and she knelt on the ground, hugging Xiao Changkun's legs, crying, "Husband, I didn't want to lose so much money playing mahjong, but I was possessed at the time, I was cheated by others, I fell into their trap, so I lost all the money. I beg you to forgive me, I really know I was wrong!"

"You know you were wrong?" Xiao Changkun gritted his teeth, "If you knew you were wrong, why didn't you tell me you lost the money? If you knew you were wrong, why were you being so arrogant just now? You thought that if you lost all the money and didn't let me see the account balance, this would just pass?! You think that if you kneel down and beg for forgiveness now, this will be settled? I'm telling you, Ma Lan, keep dreaming! I'm definitely divorcing you today! We're going to the Civil Affairs Bureau first thing tomorrow to handle the divorce procedures. I'm cutting ties with you from now on!"

When Xiao Churan heard this, she couldn't bear it. As a child, how could she want to see her parents divorce?

Moreover, her parents were so old; they would need to rely on and help each other in their old age. Divorcing now would make it hard for either of them to be happy.

More importantly, after the divorce, where would her parents live? There was only this one house. There was a villa, but that was given to Ye Chen, and Xiao Churan had always felt that the villa wasn't reliable; maybe one day the owner would take it back.

So, in this situation, she couldn't let her father or mother leave with nothing, right?

And her company was just starting out. Although everyone was taking care of her business, the company was small, and money had to be earned bit by bit. Now there was no money to buy another house for either of her parents to retire in, so if this family really split up, it would surely be torn apart and both sides would suffer.

So she could only plead, "Oh Dad, Mom has already admitted her mistake, don't hold it against her, just forgive her this once, okay?"

As she spoke, she hurriedly added, "Money can be earned back if it's gone. My company is doing quite well, and I believe it will make more and more money in the future!"

Xiao Changkun said angrily, "This isn't about the two million, it's about the nature of the problem! She took our family's savings but was completely irresponsible, losing it all without even telling us. I can never forgive this!"

As he spoke, Xiao Changkun added, "Churan, think about it yourself. She lost all the money and didn't say a word. What if one day I get into a car accident like last time and am dying, waiting for her to pay for emergency treatment, and she can't produce the money? What then? If the same thing happened to you and Ye Chen, what would I do?"

"This money isn't just our family's savings, it's our reliance for the future! She was completely irresponsible to us. Why keep such a person in this family? In my opinion, it's better to cut ties with her so she doesn't harm us again!"

Xiao Churan sighed, suddenly not knowing what to say.

Her father was indeed right; her mother losing so much money at once was truly a terrible thing.

But, no matter what, she was still her own mother!

Ma Lan was also frightened by Xiao Changkun's resolute tone. She hugged his legs tightly, kowtowing repeatedly, crying and shouting, "Husband... husband... you can't divorce me, I can't live without you, I really know I was wrong, please forgive me this once. If you don't forgive me, what's the point of me living? I might as well die!"

After saying that, she let go of Xiao Changkun's legs and ran toward the balcony.

Xiao Churan was startled and hurriedly chased after her.

They lived on the fifteenth floor; if her mother really wanted to end it, it would be fatal!

Xiao Changkun, however, watched with cold eyes and blurted out, "Churan, don't worry about her, let her jump. I don't believe it! Crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide—your mother is a master-level expert; that skill has long been perfected!"

When Ma Lan heard this, she shouted, "Xiao Changkun, are you really trying to force me to die? Fine, then I'll just jump, and you can feel guilty for the rest of your life!"

After saying that, she rushed to the balcony, opened the window, and stepped out, wanting to climb out.

Xiao Churan hurriedly hugged her waist, crying, "Mom, what are you doing? Let's talk about this properly..."

Ma Lan wailed, "What's there to talk about? Your father is so heartless and wants me to die, what face do I have to live in this world!"