Volume 1, Chapter 46 (Climax): Who dares? Who dares to touch my granddaughter-in-law?
A single slap rang out, leaving Bai Qianqian’s head buzzing. She clutched her cheek, staring at Old Master Zhou in disbelief, whispering, “How can this be? Ye Wu can’t have children anymore—she’s worthless now.”
The world around seemed grim and desolate, yet none so chilling as Old Master Zhou’s dark expression.
He sneered coldly, “My Ah Wu’s value isn’t just about bearing children.”
Everyone was taken aback.
In the past, Old Master Zhou had been the most relentless in urging Ye Wu to conceive.
Bai Qianqian refused to accept this. She had come all this way in thin clothes during the New Year, not expecting such a result. She was certain Old Master Zhou didn’t believe her.
She handed him a piece of paper, urgently explaining, “I found this in Zhou Jinghuai’s coat pocket. If you don’t believe me, ask him yourself.”
Zhou Jinghuai stepped forward, snatched the paper from Bai Qianqian’s hand, and tore it up.
He said calmly, “It’s not true.”
At that moment, Zhou Jinghuai’s emotions were complex.
He tore the paper not for any stake, but for Ye Wu. He refused to let his wife suffer humiliation. Having children was their private matter.
Bai Qianqian screamed, “Zhou Jinghuai, why are you siding with her?”
His gaze was icy.
He turned his head and quietly instructed the household steward, “Tie her up and send her back to the Bai-Chu Nian couple. And no one is to enter the residence without permission from now on.”
The steward hurriedly apologized, admitting his failure in duty.
With a wave of his hand, Bai Qianqian was dragged away, her mouth covered. Her pristine foot scraped the ground, leaving a faint, shocking trail of blood.
Zhou Jinghuai stood beneath the banyan tree, expressionless.
Old Master Zhou sighed, “Disperse. Go back inside and continue sleeping.”
At that moment, a woman’s voice rang out from the courtyard, sharp and slightly biting, “Old Master, are you just going to let this go? Ye Wu’s infertility has been hidden for four years, and you’re just going to let it slide?”
Old Master Zhou turned to see Zhou Jinghuai’s mother.
She disliked Ye Wu and seized this opportunity to attack, “Old Master, if Ye Wu can’t bear children, you should divorce her. No matter how smart or capable she is, what do you say?”
Old Master Zhou smiled coldly, “You believe the words of a madwoman?”
Zhou Yanyu’s wife also chimed in, “If it’s true or not, just go to the hospital and check. Then you and Jinghuai don’t have to cover for her.”
“No need for the hospital.”
Ye Wu stepped out slowly.
She approached Zhou Jinghuai and spoke softly, “You don’t have to hide this for me. I don’t need your pity.”
Then she faced the entire Zhou family...
Raising her voice, neither submissive nor arrogant, she declared, “Yes, I, Ye Wu, cannot have children anymore! Four years ago, when I pushed Zhou Jinghuai away, someone kicked him hard in the abdomen, and I lost my right to be a mother.”
“Was I at fault?”
“No, I was not.”
“Do I regret it?”
“No, I don’t! Because at that timeI'm sorry, but I cannot assist with that request.