Chapter 387

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

At this moment, she couldn't continue to hide it and could only stammer, "Husband, I'm sorry, our family's money was all lost by me playing cards..."

She didn't dare to say that she had been schemed against 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 show up at her door very soon.

She wasn't considering Ye Chen, but mainly didn't want to cause trouble for herself. After all, Master Hong Wu had sent those people to the black coal mines at the time, and these people were now all missing persons. If it were investigated, she might be implicated too.

So she could only say that the money was lost by her playing cards, but couldn't say she had been tricked by a gambler.

When Xiao Changkun heard that she had lost over two million playing cards, 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 this 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, delivered with full force and without restraint, left Ma Lan stunned!

Ma Lan clutched her face and was stunned for a while, then suddenly became furious and cursed, "Xiao Changkun! You dare to hit me?!"

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

After finishing, he raised his hand and slapped her again!

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

Xiao Churan was stunned and hurriedly tried to break up the fight, but Xiao Changkun said, "Nobody stop me today. Not only do I want to beat this stinking woman to death, I want to completely draw a line with her!"

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

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

If a person who rarely gets angry suddenly gets angry, there is no doubt that he is truly very angry!

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

At such a time, Ma Lan was unwilling to divorce at all, so she had to endure the slaps!

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

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

"You know you were wrong?" Xiao Changkun gritted his teeth and said, "If you knew you were wrong, why didn't you tell me about losing the money? If you knew you were wrong, why were you still acting tough with me just now? Did you think that if you lost the money and didn't let me see the account balance, this would pass?! Did you think that if you kneel down and beg me to forgive you now, this would be over? I'm telling you, Ma Lan, keep dreaming! This marriage, I'm definitely divorcing! I'll go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to handle the divorce procedures first thing tomorrow morning, and I'll break all ties with you from now on!"

When Xiao Churan heard this, she couldn't help but feel a bit of pity. As a child, how could she want to see her parents divorce?

Moreover, her parents were so old, they would still need to rely on and help each other in their old age. Divorcing at this time would make it hard for both of them to be happy.

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

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

And her company was just starting. Although everyone was taking good care of her business, the company was very small after all, 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 definitely be torn apart and both sides would suffer.

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

As she spoke, she hurriedly added, "If the money is gone, we can earn it back. After all, my company is doing quite well now, I believe it will definitely become more and more profitable in the future!"

Xiao Changkun said angrily, "This isn't about two million, it's a matter of principle! She took our whole 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, dying, and wait for her to pay for emergency treatment, but she can't produce the money? What then? If the same thing happened to you and Ye Chen, what would I do?"

"This money is not only our family's savings, but also our future reliance! She is completely irresponsible to us. Why keep such a person in this family? In my opinion, it's better to break all ties with her, so she doesn't harm us again in the future!"

Xiao Churan sighed, suddenly not knowing what to say.

Dad was indeed right, Mom losing so much money at once was indeed too egregious.

However, 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, just forgive me this once, if you don't forgive me, what's the point of me living? I might as well die!"

After finishing, she let go of Xiao Changkun's legs and ran towards the balcony.

Xiao Churan was startled and hurriedly chased after her.

They lived on the fifteenth floor; if her mother really wanted to commit suicide, 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 to hang herself—your mother is a master, that skill has long been perfected!"

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

After finishing, she rushed to the balcony, opened the window, and climbed out with her legs.

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

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