CHAPTER 279: CHAPTER 279: CUT OFF ECONOMIC SOURCES

The Lu Family. Fang Li was trembling with anger, while Lu Lu gently patted her back and instructed the servants to bring a bowl of ginseng soup.

"Mom, don’t be upset. It’s all because of that woman. God knows what kind of soup she fed Brother, but now he’s completely under her spell. She’s brought such misery to Sister Han, yet Brother still indulges her. Who knows what trouble she’ll cause in the future."

Fang Li’s face was utterly grim. Lu Qing had always been strong-willed, but he had always respected her as his mother. Yet now, to embarrass her like this in front of others, it seemed almost as if he’d lost his mind. This was terrifying!

"Your brother is already obsessed with that woman and completely refuses to listen to anyone!"

When Lu Lu thought about Lin Han’s ruined face, she couldn’t help but shiver: "Mom, Sister Han’s face is truly destroyed, completely beyond repair. That woman barely had a scratch, but ruined Sister Han’s looks entirely. She’s so vicious. How are we supposed to have any peace in the future?"

Fang Li snapped sharply: "This is still the Lu Family! We won’t allow an outsider to run the show!"

"But hasn’t she found herself some backing now? She’s got that Master Li Yuan—is he really that powerful?"

At the mention of Mr. Jiu, Fang Li’s expression subtly changed.

Just then, Lu Qing walked in. Lu Lu called out "Brother" and obediently stood there without daring to speak. Right now, her feelings toward her brother were a complex mix of reverence, fear, and hidden resentment.

Fang Li glanced at him and mocked coldly:

"Oh, so you still know how to come home? Why aren’t you busy doting on your precious wife?"

Lu Qing sat down on a nearby chair, wearing a sharp black custom-tailored suit that accentuated his cold yet strikingly handsome demeanor. His brows were distant, and his eyes carried a razor-sharp intensity. He looked up slowly and said with an indifferent tone:

"The Lu Family has always been under my control. If Mother cannot support my decisions, then I will cut off your financial resources."

Lu Lu’s card had already been revoked, but Fang Li was still funding her, so the difference was negligible. Lu Qing wasn’t pushing things to the extreme—for now.

Fang Li drew in a sharp breath, staring at him incredulously: "You’d treat your own biological mother so ruthlessly? Are you even human?"

Lu Qing’s eyelids lifted slightly as a cold glimmer flashed in his gaze: "It seems Mother still doesn’t understand the situation you’re in. Then there’s no need to discuss further."

He stood up and left without the slightest hesitation. Fang Li opened her mouth as she watched his retreating figure but said nothing.

Lu Lu was visibly shaken: "Mom, Brother said he’d cut off your financial resources. What should we do?"

She had once wielded a black card without restraint, spending millions every month effortlessly. Her extravagant habits allowed her to flaunt her wealth among friends, impressing them by splurging lavishly. Now, with her funds cut off, she was cautious but not entirely destitute.

But now that even Fang Li’s finances were facing the axe, what would they do?

Fang Li still couldn’t accept it. Her ever-obedient son, all for a woman, was treating her, his own mother, like this. Her heart burned with suppressed fury as she said coldly:

"Let him cut it off! I don’t believe he truly has it in him to be this cruel!"

A few days later, the flood of debt notices began arriving at their home. Fang Li’s monthly expenses for skincare, handbags, luxury items, and jewelry were easily around two million!

Now, with her financial lifeline severed and her black card disabled, all those bills had landed squarely in front of her. She was forced to painfully dip into her private savings to cover the debts.

Meanwhile, Lu Lu remained extravagant as ever. One night, she sneaked out to go racing and ended up totaling someone’s race car!

It was worth tens of millions!

Desperate, Lu Lu approached Fang Li for help in resolving the issue—after all, it was a three-million-dollar luxury vehicle!