Chapter 167: Going out to play with eight or ten men isn't out of the question

In his youth, Old Master Chu was romantic and sentimental, with many lovers and many illegitimate children.

Later, after two of his sons died in infighting, he finally realized that having too many children was not a good thing, so he settled his lovers and children, keeping only his son Chu Bolin and daughter Chu Yue.

But Chu Bolin only knew how to eat, drink, and play, possessing no management ability at all, which caused many people to become restless.

Later, when Chu Li grew up, he secured the inheritance rights among a crowd of illegitimate uncles and brothers, which finally ended the years of chaos at Chu Group.

And at that time, Chu Yue gave him quite a lot of help.

Chu Li holds Chu Yue in high regard.

When Chu Li brought Cheng Wan to the Old Residence, the servants had already prepared a sumptuous dinner.

Chu Yue sat on one side of Old Master Chu with Chu Fangfei, her smiling appearance very gentle.

Chu Bolin arrived late and sat on the other side of the Old Master.

Beside him was Madam Chu, and Madam Chu moved away with particular disgust.

The family was all together, and Old Master Chu was happy.

Halfway through the meal, Chu Yue put down her chopsticks and said softly, "I heard that Big Brother and Sister-in-law are getting a divorce?"

She was touching a sore spot.

Madam Chu's face darkened immediately.

As if she didn't see Madam Chu's expression, Chu Yue continued, "If you ask me, there is really no need to divorce. After all, Big Brother and Sister-in-law have made it this far for so many years; why divorce and let people laugh at you?"

Madam Chu slapped her chopsticks onto the table, the sound extremely loud.

"My affairs do not require your concern."

Chu Yue was not affected in the slightest; instead, she wore a look of tolerance.

"Sister-in-law, I am doing this for your own good. A Li is grown up, and you are at the age where you should be enjoying life. If you divorce and go out, others will only laugh at you behind your back."

Madam Chu had finally made up her mind to divorce, but now that Chu Yue was here making disparaging remarks, she could not stand it.

"Laugh at what? Is it me who is messing around outside?"

"Big Brother already knows he was wrong." Chu Yue sighed leisurely. "Sister-in-law, be more open-minded. How about you live the rest of your life in harmony with Big Brother?"

Chu Bolin chimed in at the right moment, "The person I have failed the most in this life is A Lin. She raised Chu Li for me, yet I treated her like this. It is my fault."

As he spoke, he looked gently at Madam Chu beside him.

"A Lin, I have failed you. In the future, I will make it up to you properly, okay?"

Cheng Wan was eating slowly, and seeing this, she finally understood.

Chu Bolin was being forced by his own son to divorce and leave with nothing, so he found Chu Yue to act as a lobbyist?

She looked at Madam Chu curiously, wanting to see her reaction.

Madam Chu kept a cold face and said nothing. She had waited for most of her life to finally hear Chu Bolin say he was sorry to her.

But she no longer wanted this apology.

From the moment she decided to divorce, she had sworn to draw a line between herself and this rotten man, Chu Bolin.

"Sister-in-law must be too happy to speak," Chu Yue said with a smile, misinterpreting Madam Chu's silence as the meaning she wanted.

Madam Chu came back to her senses and let out a cold snort. "Happy? I only feel disgusted."

"When we first got married, he pursued so-called freedom and true love and abandoned me. Now, for the sake of money, he hypocritically apologizes to me and wants to be good to me. Does he take me for a fool?"

"The only reason I am sitting at this table eating with him today is for A Li's sake. Otherwise, I would never even look at him."

She laid out her attitude clearly.

Chu Bolin lowered his head in guilt. "A Lin, you are right to blame me. It is all my fault."

Chu Yue lost some face and could no longer keep smiling.

"Sister-in-law, Big Brother has already apologized to you. Just give him some time to prove himself. If he has truly changed, then forgive him."

Madam Chu said bluntly, "Can a dog stop eating excrement?"

Chu Bolin almost lost his composure, his face flushing red.

"You..."

He forcibly swallowed those unpleasant words.

Chu Yue wanted to speak again, but Chu Li already said, "Aunt, do not interfere in this matter."

Chu Yue grew anxious. "Are you going to watch your parents divorce?"

"I support their divorce."

In any case, it made no difference whether Chu Bolin was in this house or not.

In fact, since he was a child, he had suffered quite a bit of verbal and physical abuse because of Chu Bolin.

Chu Yue glanced at Cheng Wan, who was still eating quietly, and vented all her unreleased anger onto her.

But her tone remained as hypocritically gentle as ever.

"Cheng Wan, everyone is discussing a major matter, why are you still eating?"

She looked at her with disdain.

Old Master Chu was getting a headache from the noise and immediately glared at his daughter. "Cheng Wan is pregnant; it is good for her to eat more."

Chu Yue choked for a moment, then softened her tone. "Cheng Wan, what is your take on them getting a divorce?"

Cheng Wan put down her chopsticks, took a tissue in a leisurely manner, and pressed it to the corner of her mouth.

"It's great."

She looked at Madam Chu, then at Chu Bolin. "In my opinion, there is only ever one time or countless times when it comes to cheating. Even if you hang them on a wall, they won't be honest. It's better to divorce."

Madam Chu's clenched fingers loosened, feeling somewhat surprised.

She knew Cheng Wan did not like her.

Yet at this moment, she spoke up for her.

"Cheng Wan, is this the attitude you have toward your elders?" Chu Yue said, dissatisfied.

Is it really something that sounds good to tell people that a father-in-law and mother-in-law are getting a divorce?

Cheng Wan thought for a moment and changed her tune, "You're right; actually, it's also possible not to divorce."

Madam Chu's face, which had softened slightly, immediately turned ugly.

Chu Yue laughed again, "I knew you were a sensible, good child."

Cheng Wan also laughed, "If I were Auntie, and the divorce couldn't go through, fine, then don't divorce. Go out and find eight or ten men to play with; that would be fair."

"Cheng Wan."

"Wanwan."

"Nonsense."

The reprimands rang out simultaneously, all of them shocked by Cheng Wan's words.

Cheng Wan leaned back against the chair and stopped speaking.

Madam Chu, however, felt a sudden sense of clarity; agreeing to the divorce was her way of making peace with herself.

If this marriage couldn't be dissolved, her going out to find someone else wasn't impossible either.

After all, the mistresses Chu Bolin had kept outside over these years were certainly more than eight or ten.

"That's right, if this marriage isn't ending, then we'll each play our own way." Madam Chu's attitude turned firm.

The expression on Chu Yue's face vanished completely.

She never imagined that Madam Chu would actually agree with Cheng Wan's opinion.

And Cheng Wan...

Chu Yue truly looked down on this niece-in-law.

Instead of urging the elders to have a harmonious relationship, she was egging them on.

Chu Bolin actually thought this proposal wasn't bad; after all, he didn't love his wife, and as long as he could get the money, it was fine.

Chu Li, however, gripped Cheng Wan's hand tightly, his expression somber, "The matter of their divorce was decided by me. If Aunt is dissatisfied, you can talk to me."

Chu Yue frowned.

Old Master Chu had already said, "That's enough, just eat your meal; why talk about these things?"

With the Old Master speaking up, Chu Yue could only swallow the words she wanted to say.

The family dinner ended in a rush.

Chu Bolin couldn't stay, and in the blink of an eye, he slipped away.

Chu Li and Chu Yue were called to the study by the Old Master.

Cheng Wan went to the living room to wait.

She sent a message to Lin Qingya telling her about the bizarre events at the dinner table when a shadow suddenly fell over her.

"Cheng Wan." Madam Chu called to her with a complex expression.