Can a System Have Bad Intentions? - Chapter 32

Lu Shuqing, being well-trained, hit with immense force. Jiang Pan’er stumbled and crashed into Lu Yuchen’s chest, seeing stars and feeling dizzy.

Lu Yuchen tried to stop Jiang Pan’er, but it was too late. Now that she had spoken, he could only face Lu Shuqing boldly.

“Why did you hit her? The county magistrate will judge right from wrong and decide our guilt. What right do you have?”

Lu Shuqing sneered, not hesitating for a moment. Before Lu Yuchen could finish, she slapped him across the face.

“Do I need a reason to hit you? Ask the people here! Lu Deren is a live-in son-in-law in our Qiao family. Do you know what that means? Everything he uses is provided by my family! Even a dog, fed and housed for years, would deserve to be beaten if it bites its owner, wouldn’t it?”

Seeing their mother and brother being hit, Lu Yuexi burned with anger and shouted at Lu Shuqing, “That’s your father! Did your mother teach you to be so disrespectful?”

Lu Shuqing twisted her wrist and looked at Lu Yuexi.

Frightened, Lu Yuexi thought Lu Shuqing was going to hit her too and hid behind Jiang Pan’er.

Lu Shuqing laughed coldly, “Why are you hiding? Afraid of being hit? If you’re afraid, then shut up! My mother did teach me that disobedient dogs should be beaten to death. Did your mother teach you how to seduce men?”

“Stop bullying us!” Lu Yuchen grabbed Lu Shuqing’s wrist.

He thought, as a man, he should be stronger than Lu Shuqing. He couldn’t let her bully his mother and sister.

Lu Yuchen gripped Lu Shuqing’s wrist tightly, not letting go.

Lu Shuqing glanced down, “Bullying you? You’re fifteen, your sister is fourteen, and I’m seventeen. Lu Deren married into our family two years before I was born. If you were older than me, perhaps it could be forgiven, assuming you were born before he married into my family. But you’re younger than me, even younger than my brother. How does that add up? You say I’m bullying you, but tell me, where did the money for your food come from? The money for your clothes? The money for your education? Where did your mother’s silk and satin dresses come from? Lu Deren used my family’s money to support you, and now you’ve taken the Chunxi Inn, emptying out my family’s inn. Don’t I have the right to bully you?”

Then, Lu Shuqing turned to Lu Yuexi, “Is this the dignity your mother taught you?”

Lu Yuexi turned red with anger but couldn’t refute her.

Enduring the humiliation, Lu Yuchen gritted his teeth, “We are our father’s children. It’s only right that we spend his money.”

The onlookers couldn’t take it anymore.

“Where did your father get the money? From selling himself to the Qiao family?”

Another round of laughter erupted.

The Spring Fragrance House steward glanced between the Qiao family and the Chunxi Inn, licking his lips, “I still have a murder case here.”

“Decide if you’re going to court or settle it privately.”

Lu Shuqing grabbed Lu Yuchen’s wrist.

Lu Yuchen thought he had restrained her, but now she held his wrist with such force that he felt it might break. His face turned pale, and he nearly collapsed.

Lu Shuqing sneered, slapping Lu Yuchen’s face humiliatingly.

“If you want to be a dog, don’t expect to bite your master! Even if I strip you naked and throw you in the street, it’s justified since everything you wear was bought with my family’s money. All that’s missing between us is a bill of sale!”

Jiang Pan’er, seeing her children humiliated, was furious and anxious but didn’t know what to do.

Over the years, Lu Deren had managed everything neatly.

But she hated that she had no strong martial artist to rely on; otherwise, she wouldn’t suffer so much today.

Just then, a familiar carriage approached.

Jiang Pan’er, sharp-eyed, recognized it and ran towards it, “Husband, help! Madam Qiao wants to kill us!”

The carriage stopped, and Lu Deren hurried out with a divorce letter, just as Jiang Pan’er stumbled towards him.

Seeing his beloved with a swollen face, Lu Deren was furious. He had rushed over as soon as he got the divorce letter but was still too late.

His face darkened as he walked towards Madam Qiao, glaring at her. He raised his hand to slap Lu Shuqing, “Insolent!”

Lu Shuqing blocked the slap and looked up at Lu Deren, “Live-in son-in-law!”

The words hit Lu Deren’s nerves, igniting his anger. Being called a live-in son-in-law was a humiliation he never wanted to experience again!

He slapped the divorce letter on Madam Qiao, gritting his teeth, “Madam Qiao, you’re vicious and jealous. Today, I, Lu Deren, divorce you. Take care of yourself! For the sake of our children, I won’t mistreat you. I’ll leave this inn in Sihe Town for you to live on.”

The onlookers were stunned!

A live-in son-in-law can give a divorce letter?

And he said what?

He said he gave the Qiao Family Inn to Madam Qiao?

Damn!

Isn’t it originally hers?

How shameless can he be?

And isn’t Lu Deren a scholar like Lu Yuchen?

Ew~~~

Madam Qiao took the divorce letter, glanced at it, and looked at Lu Deren, “You’re divorcing me? For what?”

Lu Deren flicked his sleeve, “For what? Everyone thinks I’m a live-in son-in-law of the Qiao family, but no one knows that when the Qiao family sign was changed to the Lu family, I ceased to be a live-in son-in-law! I am the rightful master of the Lu family! Why can’t I divorce you? I warn you, stop this nonsense, or I’ll turn against you completely!”

With that, Lu Deren helped Jiang Pan’er up, “Let’s go home!”

Lu Yuexi burst into tears, “Father! Lu Shuqing hit my mother and brother.”

Lu Yuchen felt deeply wronged, tears welling up, but as a man, he couldn’t cry easily.

Just as Lu Yuchen was about to follow Lu Deren’s carriage, someone grabbed him.

“Leaving? I still have a murder case here! Young master played with prostitutes and didn’t pay. Now, does he also disregard human life?”

The brothel steward, a seasoned rogue, had seen it all.

Lu Deren threw a divorce letter at Madam Qiao, but she didn’t react as expected.

Something was definitely off!

With a turn of his eyes, the steward made a quick decision.

Glaring at Lu Deren, he said, “You’re his father, so handle it! Three prostitutes in one night, and one died.”