Yu Ziyu sobbed on the other side of the ice coffin, "Grandma, I should have come back sooner. It's summer vacation, and Si Ji and Si Pei are so naughty. I should have come back earlier to help."
Ouyang Meihua pulled Yu Ziyu up, "Ziyu, your mother is in the hospital, and you couldn't leave either. This isn't your fault, don't feel guilty."
Ouyang Meihua also wiped away tears, it seemed like there had been a lot of trouble in the family these past two years.
"Wuwuwu, eldest aunt."
Yu Ziyu hugged Ouyang Meihua and cried. Her own mother had breast cancer and was about to have surgery. She hadn't dared to tell her mother yet.
Ouyang Meihua patted her shoulder, "Alright, don't be too sad. Your grandmother wouldn't want to see you upset."
Li Min pulled Li Weili up, "Crying won't bring your grandmother back."
"Auntie."
Li Weili hugged Li Min and cried, "What was it all for?"
"Ask the Zhou family."
Li Min's gaze shot daggers at Zhou's father, Zhou's mother, and Zhou Chengbin.
Li Weili also looked at the Zhou family, "I don't want to talk to them, why did you still let them in?"
Li Min pursed her lips, "Isn't their maternal uncle with them?"
Li Weili saw Secretary Ji, Ji Shiyi, and Zeng Jingrong standing next to the Zhou family.
The Zhou family had brought out the Ji family and Zeng Jingrong. Was this an attempt at a peaceful resolution?
Was that even possible?
Li Weili turned and walked towards her husband and daughter.
Li Sixuan threw herself into her mother's arms, "Mom."
Li Weili quickly took out a tissue to wipe her daughter's tears, "Tears are salty, don't irritate the wound."
Li Sixuan whispered something in her mother's ear. Li Weili paused, then whispered a warning to her daughter, "Don't tell anyone."
"I know."
Li Sixuan nodded, "I was just afraid you'd worry."
Li Weili took her daughter's hand and walked to her husband's side, "Lu Ge, I want to come back to be with you and our daughter."
"Okay."
Han Lu Shi nodded, "I'll apply for housing from the brigade."
Li Weili blinked, "Move in?"
"Yes."
Han Lu Shi said softly, "After this, it's impossible to live in Ku Shan anymore. The Li family is broken."
"That's for the best."
Li Weili nodded, "Moving in will be safe and peaceful."
...
Zeng Jingrong sat restlessly beside his father-in-law. He pulled his daughter up, "Let's go see Xuan Xuan."
Secretary Ji sighed, "Alas! Go ahead, it is I who have wronged the Li family."
If he hadn't sent Zhou Chengbin to Ku Shan...
Zhou's father lowered his head. He hadn't expected his in-law to not even survive the surgery. He had been thinking that if his in-law survived, he and his wife would sincerely apologize and beg the Li family to spare Yu Lin and Yu Fei.
Now, the feud was sealed.
Zhou's mother stared blankly at the ice coffin. The in-law who had spoken to her yesterday was now lying in the ice coffin today...
The usually well-behaved grandchildren were the murderers...
If this were a dream, she wished she would wake up quickly...
"You're not allowed in!"
A shout came from outside the mourning hall, followed by a figure blocking the entrance.
Everyone in the mourning hall looked towards the entrance.
The one blocking the door was Da Mai.
Blocked by Da Mai were Song's father and son.
Song Shaoqing looked grief-stricken, "Da Mai, we just want to go in and see Grandma Li off."
Da Mai blocked the door, unmoving, "My grandmother doesn't want to see you."
"Da Mai... ugh."
Song Shaoqing tried to speak again, but was entangled by several vines. A few seconds later, his body was lifted horizontally and suspended above the ice coffin.
The stunned Song Yinyu was also entangled by vines, suspended horizontally next to Song Shaoqing.
"See?"
Tian Jing's voice was cold, "Let you see enough. If you truly wish to send her off, then send yourselves to the Bridge of Helplessness."
The sensation of weightlessness made Song's father and son almost scream. They found themselves face to face with the deathly pale Li mother, and the father and son nearly lost control of themselves.
Tian Jing's words made them tremble even more. They had mistaken Li family's Tian Jing for a sickly cat.
Song Shaoqing spoke with difficulty, "Auntie Tian, I..."
"Auntie Tian? Heh heh."
Tian Jing sneered, "Where did you get that title from? After you abandoned your friendship with Lu Shi, do you still have the right to call me that?"
"Without Lu Shi, you're just a slightly larger ant in my eyes. Did you really think you were someone important?"
Song Shaoqing's face was already somewhat flushed due to the vines and his posture. Now, being so looked down upon by Tian Jing, his face turned liver-colored.
Tian Jing led her granddaughter to Song Yinyu's side, "Song Yinyu, we in the Li family are well aware of your and your father's intentions in approaching the Li family."
"However, we still treated you with courtesy out of respect for Lu Shi. Is this scene what you wanted?"
Song Yinyu looked at Li Sixuan, whose face was wrapped in bandages, his eyes filled with an unreadable emotion, "Xuan Xuan, I can marry you."
"Never!"
Li Sixuan shouted hatefully at Song Yinyu, "I hate you! It's because of you that I was disfigured! It's because of you that my great-grandmother lost her life!"
"I hate you! I wish you were dead right now! Even if you died ten million times, it wouldn't be enough to quell my hatred! You still want to marry me? Dream on!"
"Grandma, wrap up his face too. When I see his face, I want to tear him apart."
Tian Jing's hand moved, and a vine wrapped around Song Yinyu's mouth. Soon, another vine coiled from Song Yinyu's chin to his forehead, leaving a gap for breathing near his nostrils.
Seeing his son treated this way, Song Shaoqing angrily said to Tian Jing,
"Auntie Tian, we are not Chinese citizens. If you restrict our personal freedom like this, we can sue you."
"You can sue anytime."
Tian Jing nodded. She even used a vine to 'take' his phone out of his pocket. Then she loosened the vine on his right arm and put the phone 'grasped' by the vine into his hand.
"Come, call 110 now. I promise I won't move, and let the police come and collect evidence."
The phone placed in Song Shaoqing's hand suddenly rang. He glanced at Tian Jing and swiped to answer.
As his secretary reported the situation over the phone, Song Shaoqing's face turned pale. How was this possible? How could the project in Ling County have an accident?
He had repeatedly instructed his subordinates to do their jobs carefully and not cut corners.
Tian Jing and Li Zhengguo's phones also rang, and soon, many people's phones in the mourning hall rang.
Something big had happened in Ling County.
Two buildings in the residential complex developed and constructed by Sheng Song Group had tilted, and balconies had fallen from several buildings.
Many people were injured, and property damage was immense...
All construction projects of Sheng Song Group were ordered to halt...
Sheng Song Group was to immediately withdraw from Ling County...
All assets of Sheng Song Group in Ling County were seized by the bank...
Ling County would negotiate with the headquarters of Sheng Song Group for subsequent compensation...
Listening to the messages from his secretary, Song Shaoqing nearly fainted.
He had many siblings...
His advantage in inheriting the Sheng Song Group depended on Han Lu Shi...
His plan, which had taken 11 years to implement, was on the verge of success...
Tian Jing released Song's father and son to the ground and withdrew the vines. "I think Mr. Song must be very busy, so I won't keep you."
Song Shaoqing's gaze followed the vines that had loosened from him to Tian Jing's hands. Several long vines transformed into bright seeds in Tian Jing's palm.
So this was the remarkable ability Han Lu Shi had mentioned about his mother-in-law.
He had come to this treasure trove empty-handed. No, not empty-handed, but he had buried himself and his son.
If he and his son hadn't been too hasty;
If he hadn't tried to tie Han Lu Shi down with a marriage alliance;
If he had genuinely tried to build a good relationship with the Li family;
It was too late. There were no "if"s in this world.