The old woman's words plunged Lin Xiao's already less-than-stellar mood into the depths of despair. As his emotions shifted, a chill wind seemed to sweep through the Luo family's living room.
Under this frigid gust, everyone instinctively shivered.
Lin Xiao held Xun'er in his arms, his eyes narrowing. "Calling someone a bastard's offspring one after another. It seems, Madam Hua, you are not young, but your upbringing is not much to speak of."
"What did you say?"
Upon hearing this, Madam Hua's face contorted as if about to explode. She pointed at Lin Xiao, "Who are you, you wild man, to speak to me like this? A bastard who gave birth to a daughter who hooks up with wild men! Your whole family, do you still have the face to stand here!"
"Whether you have face or not, you should know very well. After all, the Luo family still exists today thanks to Qinghan. Otherwise, with your bunch of duds... four years ago, the Luo family would have gone bankrupt and collapsed." Lin Xiao knew the Luo family very well. Back then, his Lin family's status in Shashi was far superior to the Luo family's. The Luo family back then was barely considered a second or third-rate family, merely scraping into the rankings in Shashi.
The reason was the lack of heirs in the Luo family.
Before Luo Qinghan took over the business, all companies, except for Luo Buyu's branch companies, were operating at a loss, and the losses grew year by year. Of course, the cars driven by Luo family members like Luo Buwei were all more valuable than the last.
Luo Buwei's Rolls-Royce alone represented several years of the Luo family's profits.
As for how that Rolls-Royce was acquired, that was unknown.
"You!"
Madam Hua also knew the Luo family's situation. She pointed at Lin Xiao.
"Madam, I am not here to belittle you," Lin Xiao said to himself. "Speaking of upbringing and education, look at your precious son, Luo Buwei. Last year, he got a female university student pregnant and paid hundreds of thousands to settle it. Did you not know about this?"
"Don't talk nonsense!"
Luo Buwei heard Lin Xiao's words and quickly shouted in rebuke. After speaking, he immediately turned to his wife and said, "Don't listen to his nonsense."
"Here, I have photos. Let me see. Oh, there's a projector here. Shall I project it for everyone to see?" As he spoke, Lin Xiao took out his phone, connected it to the projector, and projected the images directly onto the wall.
Inside were all photos of Luo Buwei and that female university student, as well as a short video. It was a video of the female university student finding Luo Buwei at the Luo family's company and confronting him in his office.
Below were also screenshots of some transfer records.
Seeing all of this, Luo Buwei's face turned as white as the bandage on his head. He immediately blocked the projector and glared at Lin Xiao, "You are slandering me! This is all fake!"
"Well, you can check your transfer records later to see if it's fake. Your Construction Bank card, and the records from your other WeChat account, oh." Lin Xiao disconnected his phone from the projector, a smile on his face, and looked at the old woman. "Madam, do you think your son is very capable?"
The old woman's face turned grim, and she smacked her son hard on the head.
Luo Buwei dared not speak, lowering his head.
"You good-for-nothing Luo Buwei!" Luo Buwei's wife pointed at him and roared ferociously, "I'm divorcing you!"
"Yes, divorce. Remember to find someone to notarize it and investigate thoroughly how much property Luo Buwei has. Based on the Luo family's current profit situation and Luo Buwei's business acumen over the years, normally, his account should have been in debt. But, the reality is quite different." Lin Xiao added fuel to the fire. "Look at how much money you can get after the divorce... it should be quite a bit, right?"
"It's just that I don't know if this money is legitimate."
Lin Xiao shrugged and looked at the old woman again. "Your son is truly great."
Madam Hua clutched her chest with one hand, clearly quite provoked by these words. What angered her the most was that Lin Xiao's words were well-reasoned and supported by evidence.
"By the way, Madam Hua, how about this, I have a lot more information you can look at. For example, how Luo Buyu acquired his multi-million dollar mansion, how many women Luo Cheng had relationships with in his early years, and even photos of him being with multiple women at the same time..."
Lin Xiao raised his phone. He named one Luo family member after another, and their "glorious deeds" made each of them change color and dare not speak. Madam Hua's breathing became increasingly rapid.
Her chest heaved violently.
"Furthermore, the profits Luo Buyu's family has generated for the Luo family over the years, and how many times they have helped the Luo family turn the tide, allowing the Luo family to survive precariously. I have all this information, detailed down to the exact second of each day, and the list of all participants." Lin Xiao stared at Madam Hua. "To put it bluntly, they took out loans in the name of the Luo family, then started their own ventures. Give them one or two years, and they will develop even better than the current Luo family."
"I don't know if this kind of Luo family, in your eyes, is so supreme? In your eyes, the status of these good-for-nothings is far superior to the Luo family's benefactors?"
"Or is it that because my father-in-law, Luo Buyu, is not your own flesh and blood, you ostracize him? In your eyes, besides your own flesh and blood, everyone else is an outsider. But... Madam Hua, get it clear, you are Madam Hua, and this is the Luo family." Lin Xiao spoke word by word, each sentence like a hammer blow striking Madam Hua's heart.
Madam Hua now clutched her chest, unable to utter a word. The pained expression on her face made Luo Buyu somewhat unable to bear it, and he quickly stepped forward to help her.
"You, get away!"
Madam Hua showed no intention of accepting his help at all. She flung his hand away.
Seeing this, Li Xin could no longer stand it.
"You old hag! My husband is being kind, and if you don't appreciate it, fine, but what is this attitude of yours?!" Li Xin said, rolling up her sleeves, ready to start a fight.
She didn't care about anything else at this point. If this old woman died like this, then so be it!
They would all have some peace.
Luo Buyu wanted to pull his wife back, but this time, Luo Qinghan stepped in front of his father.
"Dad, since she doesn't appreciate it, there's no need to be good to her. This Luo family isn't run by her anymore."