"What do you mean by that? We didn't force you to invest your money, and we didn't fail to compensate you!"
"You did compensate, but you've at least gotten something good out of it!"
The stepmother angrily pointed at the bronze ware in Wang Chengxiang's arms, her face grim and full of calculation.
"This must have been given to you by Liu Shicheng, but I've got nothing! You either return my money or use this thing to pay off the debt!"
Hearing her younger sister's words, Chen Zhen was heart - broken. Pointing at the stepmother angrily, she said, "Are we still sisters? When we're in trouble, instead of helping, you're the first one to come asking for the debt!"
"As the saying goes, even siblings should settle accounts clearly." The stepmother was not at all affected by moral coercion. When Chen Zhen glared at her, she glared back even more fiercely.
"If you hadn't invested my money without my consent, I wouldn't have ended up like this."
There was full of resentment in the stepmother's tone, as if she regretted what had happened.
But it was too late to regret now. The only thing she could do to make up for it was to get the bronze ware from Wang Chengxiang and sell it. Maybe she could get her money back.
After saying that, the stepmother forcefully turned Wang Chengxiang around and reached out to grab the bronze ware he was tightly holding.
Wang Chengxiang, who had been dull and silent after the blow, instantly had a fierce look in his eyes and a ferocious expression on his face the moment the stepmother's hand touched the bronze ware.
The stepmother was terrified by his fierce look, but she still summoned up the courage to reach for it. Unexpectedly, Wang Chengxiang kicked her flying.
"Get out of here!" Wang Chengxiang roared, standing up and pointing outside.
The bronze ware was the only thing that could help him turn the tables. If the stepmother took it away, he would be completely finished!
Wang Chengxiang used to be the leader of a gang of hooligans. He fought all day long and was extremely strong.
The stepmother was thin and small. She was kicked more than a meter away by Wang Chengxiang. Her body hit the tea - table and sent it flying, making a harsh creaking sound.
The stepmother let out a painful wail and lay on the ground, unable to even get up. She could only point at Wang Chengxiang painfully.
"You dared to treat me like this! Then I don't have to spare your face anymore. If I can't get this bronze ware, neither can you!"
She might as well break the pot and smash it!
She might as well go to her son for money!
After saying that, the stepmother took out her phone and was about to dial 110 to report the matter to the police.
"Don't!" Chen Zhen was worried that if things got out of hand, Wang Chengxiang would be arrested. She threw herself beside the stepmother and knelt on the ground.
Chen Zhen snatched the stepmother's phone back and began to cry and play the victim.
"Don't take it to heart with your brother - in - law. He's just short - tempered! If you send him to prison, how can I support the children?"
"You didn't say a word when he kicked me just now, but now that I'm going to call the police, you're stopping me!"
"Are you still my real sister!"
The stepmother sneered. Knowing that continuing to entangle would only be a waste of time, she reached out to grab the phone back.
The scar under Wang Chengxiang's eyelid was distorted, looking like a long centipede lying there, extremely hideous.
Wang Chengxiang walked up to the stepmother condescendingly, gnashing his teeth. His tone was full of the determination to fight to the death: "If you dare to call the police, I have something to say to the police too."
"Don't you forget, you've got a human... "
"Shut up!" Hearing Wang Chengxiang's words, the stepmother's face changed suddenly. Like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, all the hair on her body stood up. Her body was hunched, and sharp nails protruded from her fingertips.
It seemed that if Wang Chengxiang said one more word, the stepmother's claws would grab his neck without hesitation.
"You're also involved in this. If it gets out, none of us will have a good life!"
The atmosphere between the two was tense, and their fierce looks showed that neither of them would yield.
At this moment, if anyone compromised, they would have to bear all the blame!
Finally, Wang Chengxiang snorted and turned back to the sofa.
A sneer appeared on the stepmother's face, and her eyes were fixed on the bronze ware in Wang Chengxiang's arms.
"How about we both take a step back? You give me the bronze ware. After I sell it, I'll make up my money, and I'll give you all the rest."
"Why should I trust you!"
Wang Chengxiang shouted coldly and leaned back hard on the mahogany sofa, pushing it backward.
The friction between the sofa legs and the floor made a harsh creaking sound, which gave the stepmother goosebumps.
"Just use what you said just now as a handle. If I don't give you the money after selling it, you can inform Lu Chuanbai..."
Lu Chuanbai drove all the way to the villa area where Wang Chengxiang lived. He saw the Lu family's driver parked in front of a villa.
Lu Chuanbai got out of the car. The driver rolled down the window when he saw Lu Chuanbai and greeted him.
"Why are you here?"
The driver pointed at the villa with the closed door and said with a simple and honest smile, "I brought the madam here to visit her elder sister."
Lu Chuanbai's eyes fell on the villa. A white wooden railing surrounded it, with a sharp, brown - red roof and a green lawn.
The warm sunlight shone on the warm - colored villa, making it look extremely warm. But Lu Chuanbai was filled with violence. He rushed up and kicked the big red iron gate.
This kick used half of his strength, denting the red gate.
The three people who were confronting each other inside the villa were startled by the violently shaking door and looked out warily.
The stepmother scrambled up from the ground and stared fixedly at the door. Her face was pale, and fine cold sweat broke out on her forehead.
The stepmother turned to look at Chen Zhen and Wang Chengxiang: "Did you make an appointment with someone?"
Chen Zhen shook her head fearfully and whispered in a low voice, "Since our family's business has gone bad, no one wants to associate with us."
"And in the past few days, Wang Chengxiang found that someone has been following him... It seems to be plain - clothes policemen..."
Wang Chengxiang used to be a hooligan, so he was very sensitive to being followed.
Hearing that it might be the police, the stepmother's legs went weak and she collapsed on the ground, bloodless.
Could they have heard their conversation just now?
Wouldn't the things she had done be exposed...
Wang Chengxiang stuffed the bronze ware in his hand to the stepmother, picked up a chair, and said, "Just do as you said just now."
After saying that, Wang Chengxiang carefully went to open the door. Through the peephole, he found that it wasn't the person following him but Lu Chuanbai, so he felt a little relieved.
Lu Chuanbai was impatient waiting outside. He kicked the door hard again and pressed the doorbell forcefully.
He couldn't hold back his anger now. If no one came to open the door, he would drive the car into the door.
The neighbors living next door heard the continuous quarrels and the sound of someone pounding on the door at Wang Chengxiang's house. They opened their doors and poked their heads out to watch the commotion.
Wang Chengxiang was worried that it would attract more people's attention, so he had to open the door and let Lu Chuanbai in.