Her decision to vandalize his car had been spur of the moment.

  She had assumed that since the car belonged to Ye Youyou’s man, regardless of what happened, he’d still let her off for Ye Youyou’s sake.

  After all, the Li family wasn’t exactly lacking in cash.

  She had been wrong, horribly wrong.

  Ye Tian never expected that Li Jinnan would actually call the cops without a second thought and any consideration to her dignity.

  Clenching her jaw and glaring at Ye Youyou, Ye Tian angrily declared, “I am your mother!”


  Ye Youyou shook her head and bluntly replied, “You don’t deserve to be.”


  Those five simple words ignited a fury within Ye Tian that exploded without control.

  The five words solidified into a crushing blow that aimed right for her heart.

  It hurt.

  Compared to Ye Qianqian’s ridicule a few days ago, these words were much more hurtful.

  “Youyou!” Ye Tian’s heartache was evident in her face as she looked at Ye Youyou.

  The series of changes that Ye Tian had displayed over that short period of time made Li Jinnan feel utterly disgusted by her.

  Throughout his over 30 years of living, he had never met anyone as debased as Ye Tian.

  He was tired of watching her continue in her act and impatiently demanded, “Either we settle it out of court, or we can head over to the police station. If you can’t pay up, you’ll be thrown into prison. Make your choice.”


  Ye Tian panicked when she heard that. “How can you have me thrown into prison? I’m your mother-in-law!”


  “That’s not what you said just now.” Li Jinnan’s tone carried a hint of mockery, but it was so slight it was barely noticeable.

  “I……” Ye Tian was at a loss for words and quickly said, “Let’s settle it privately! What do you want from me?”


  “Since that is the case, I’m sorry, officers, but you may go back now,” Li Jinnan said.

  The police officers were all veterans who had been in the police force for many years. They had never they come across such a bizarre turn of events.

  Anyone who had a such an expensive card vandalized would logically want to settle it in the police station.

  This was the first time they had come across one such car owner who voluntarily suggested settling the case out of court.

  But this was, after all, a personal decision, and none of them found it appropriate to comment further.

  After a few words of complaint, the police officers left.

  Li Jinnan looked at Ye Tian. She looked back at him. Her brows creased together in apprehension. At the same time, there was a ray of hopefulness. “How do you want to settle this?” she asked.

  “Guan Queye committed suicide?”


  Ye Tian paused for a moment and asked, “Do you want me to be a witness? Isn’t Youyou already out?”


  “You don’t need to know what I want to do,” Li Jinnan said. “I just want to know the truth.”


  Ye Tian was quiet for a moment before saying, “I can tell it all to you, but I have another condition.”


  Li Jinnan laughed when he heard that. “Do you think you’re in any position to bargain with me?”


  Ye Tian’s expression changed, but she soldiered on shamelessly and said, “Of course I do! Despite how you may regard me, I am still Youyou’s biological mother. Since that is the case, if you want to marry my daughter, I’m not crossing the line by asking for a bride price, am I?”


  Ye Youyou was infuriated and hollered, “How is possible that you’re this shameless?”


  Ye Tian pretended not to have heard a word and ignored Ye Youyou. She kept her eyes on Li Jinnan the whole time.

  Li Jinnan chuckled when he heard that and replied, “Of course not. However, we’ll have to settle this one matter at a time. Why don’t we find a place to sit down and talk?”


  “No! If you want to marry my daughter, you’ll have to come up with $140,000 and not a cent less,” Ye Tian said. “There’s nothing to discuss otherwise!”


  Her demands were spoken with a tone of entitlement.

  She hadn’t realized what a social pariah she had become in the eyes of others.