CHAPTER 577: CHAPTER 494: YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION

Lan Xue saw Leng Ning come in and ignored her completely. Leng Ning didn’t care; she had never liked this aunt anyway.

Her cold attitude was exactly what Leng Ning wanted. If she acted sweet, Leng Ning wouldn’t be able to stand it!

When Jin Yichen came downstairs, the two were about to leave for their date. It wasn’t convenient to say anything at home.

As soon as she saw Jin Yichen, that girl who was all starry-eyed with affection was pushed forward by Lan Xue. "Yichen, Xiao Ning, this is my niece from my relatives’ side. It’s her first time in Beijing, and she hasn’t been anywhere. Since you’re going out, take her with you. You’re all young people; you’ll get along."

Jin Yichen refused on the spot, "We’ve got plans! We can’t take her!"

Leng Ning wasn’t happy either.

Lan Xue knew perfectly well what kind of relationship the two had, yet she still did this.

Her relatives—why couldn’t someone else take them? Lan Xue herself wasn’t busy. Shouldn’t she be the one taking her niece out to play?

Leng Ning and Yichen were already engaged; naturally, when they were together, they’d want to talk privately. Bringing along this girl, who obviously had feelings for Yichen, would only happen if Leng Ning were out of her mind!

Lan Xue shot a sideways glare at Leng Ning. "Yichen, I think it’s not that you don’t want to take her, but that your girlfriend doesn’t want to, right? Let me tell you, as someone’s girlfriend, you should at least be a bit considerate. You should be kind to your boyfriend’s family and friends.

No one’s asking much of you. If you can’t even handle such a small favor, how will you manage future family interactions?"

As soon as Lan Xue finished saying this, Leng Ning’s temper flared. "A family member like you—why would I even want to interact?"

Looking at Lan Xue’s smug, nasty face, if she spent any more time with her, Leng Ning felt she might puke.

"You little girl, what did you say? Say that again, I dare you! Believe me, I’ll rip your mouth apart!" Lan Xue, having lost face in front of her niece, lost control and let her usual demeanor slip.

"You dare!" Leng Ning wasn’t afraid of her. Ever since that scene at the airport and during dinner, Leng Ning had already found her insufferable!

Because of this, Leng Ning and Lan Xue started a heated argument.

Of course, Jin Yichen took Leng Ning’s side. Just as the situation was becoming chaotic, Jin Jiachao returned home.

His face darkened as he told Jin Yichen and Leng Ning to leave and go on their date, promising to handle this himself.

After the couple left, Jin Jiachao didn’t pay Lan Xue or her niece any attention. Instead, he picked up the phone and called Su Ting, demanding he get back immediately.

Su Ting, drenched in sweat, rushed back and had barely sat down before Jin Jiachao started yelling at him, pointing at his face. The foundation’s accounts had been fully investigated—much of the money had gone toward Su Ting’s villas and luxury cars.

In the end, Jin Jiachao laid it out for him: "Pack up your things immediately and head back to Shandong. The foundation’s affairs will be taken over by someone else! You don’t need to worry about anything anymore. From now on, you’ll receive a monthly salary of five thousand yuan!"

Su Ting had been putting up with the lecture thus far, knowing full well how much he had embezzled. A scolding wouldn’t cost him a chunk of flesh. Besides, he knew a bit about Lan Xue’s misdeeds too; this woman really did mess up.

But Jin Jiachao’s stance was so absolute!

Su Ting, furious, jumped to his feet, his face red with disbelief. "Brother-in-law! What do you mean by this?"

What did he mean that from now on, he’d only get five thousand yuan a month? Wasn’t that basically treating him like a beggar?

Five thousand yuan! A single meal cost him more than that. How was he supposed to live?

How was he supposed to support his family? Maintaining the family car cost more than that in a single service.

Lan Xue pulled at him from behind, urging him to talk it out calmly. If he truly enraged Jin Jiachao, they wouldn’t get anything out of it.

"You damn woman, get lost!" Su Ting swung an arm and caused Lan Xue to stumble. He was venting his frustration on her—if it weren’t for her stirring things up, would Jin Jiachao be treating him like this?

Jin Jiachao stood abruptly, glaring at Su Ting with a severe expression. "Didn’t you understand what I said? From now on, I’ll consider myself supporting you on behalf of your sister!"

If it weren’t for Su Ye, he wouldn’t even give this money. He’d rather throw it into the river just to hear the splash!

Giving it to Su Ting—did he even feel grateful?

This was all his fault, for spoiling Su Ting into such greed over the years!

Five thousand yuan? Su Ting saw it as beneath him!

Su Ting, eyes bloodshot, stuck his neck out. "You! Jin Jiachao! How dare you bring up my sister! If only my sister could see how you’re treating her brother after her death!"

Jin Jiachao sneered. "How I treated her brother? I transferred ten million yuan annually for you to handle affairs. So where did that money go?

Do I have to keep giving you ten million a year, so you can squander it on luxury, prostitutes, and to raise your wife and kids?"

Su Ting’s gaze wavered slightly. He didn’t dare meet Jin Jiachao’s eyes and muttered in defense, "You don’t understand. To find that child, there were places where I had to grease palms.

Nowadays, if you want to get something done, you have to bribe all kinds of powers!

If it weren’t for my dealings every day with those people, do you think the foundation could run so smoothly? Who knows how many government offices would have skimmed off it by now!"

As he spoke, Su Ting’s confidence grew. "And you and Yichen have been abroad these past years; you don’t understand domestic affairs. Even small restaurants have people issuing unpaid tabs.

Let alone a private charitable foundation like ours—that’s a juicy target for those bastards! Sure, you saw me wining and dining, but I was doing it all for our foundation!"

Jin Jiachao smirked, half-amused, half-angry. "So what you’re saying is, I should be thanking you for making such sacrifices for your work, right?"

Su Ting rubbed his rounded belly, thinking the argument had passed. "No, no—it’s all within the family! It’s what I should do!"

Jin Jiachao instantly exploded in fury, pointing at him and shouting, "Bullshit! Get out! Take your wife and kids and get out of my sight!"

He had never expected Su Ting to become so shameless!

Su Ting, feeling humiliated at his age, stood his ground with a defiant tone, "I’m not leaving! This is my sister’s house. Jin Jiachao, don’t forget! Do you think what you’re doing is fair to my parents? To my sister?

Didn’t my dad entrust me to you when he was dying? What promises did you make then? You said no matter what, you’d take care of Su Ye’s brother!

And now you want me gone? Over my dead body!"

Lan Xue stared blankly at Su Ting’s theatrics, terrified. How had things spiraled so disastrously?

What would they do in the future? She regretted it deeply—why did she provoke Jin Yichen and his girlfriend?

Jin Jiachao was genuinely livid, his chest heaving as he roared, "You still have the face to bring up your father and sister? If it weren’t for their sake, I could easily hand you over to the police—don’t think I wouldn’t!

Do you think I know nothing about what you’ve been up to in Shandong?

Embezzling money is one thing, but you’ve also seriously assaulted someone and arranged for someone else to take the fall. Do you really think you can keep that hidden?

Let me tell you—if you don’t leave now, I’ll call the police immediately. And once you’re inside, don’t expect to come out for ten years or more!"

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