Back To The 80s-Chapter 535 - 527: Breaking Off_1

Xiaobei was at home serving breakfast to the children when she heard an urgent knock on the door.

Lu Zhanguo went to open the door with a frown, and upon seeing Gu Weimin and Chen Qiumei standing outside, he wasn’t surprised at all.

Feeling guilty, Gu Weimin laughed nervously at Lu Zhanguo and said, "So, Zhanguo, you’re home too?"

Chen Qiumei, still rather naive, said, "What’s going on? Won’t you let us in? Why are you blocking the door so early in the morning?"

Lu Zhanguo stepped aside to let the pair into the house.

Xiaobei was somewhat puzzled. What had happened so early in the morning?

As soon as Gu Weimin sat down on the sofa, he rushed to ask, "Zhanguo, what did that Qiangzi do to get arrested?"

"Premeditated murder and possession of firearms!" Lu Zhanguo responded tersely.

Gu Weimin turned pale immediately, his voice trembling as he asked, "Murder? Could there be a misunderstanding?"

Xiaobei realized then what was going on. Last night Zhanguo had mentioned that the assailant had been captured, and now she heard that Guo Huaqiang had been arrested. Considering their trip to Cat Mountain had been exposed, it was very possible that Chen Qiumei heard about it from Xiaopang and went back and told Guo Huaqiang.

At this thought, Xiaobei’s anger surged upward as she looked at the two children eating breakfast, biting back her rage time and again.

Lu Zhanguo lowered his eyes, showing no interest in discussing the matter.

However, Gu Weimin thought differently. Seeing Lu Zhanguo silent, he decided to speak up after some consideration: "Zhanguo, Xiaobei, your mother and I came to apologize today. The other day, when Guo Huaqiang asked your mother why she didn’t come to visit you on Sunday, she mentioned hearing from Xiaopang that you were going to Cat Mountain. We honestly didn’t know what Guo Huaqiang had in mind."

Only now did Chen Qiumei understand the gravity of the situation. She said, "It wasn’t intentional. When Qiangzi asked, I didn’t think much of it and just answered honestly." However, her mind raced with guilt. Why was she being implicated now? Besides, Guo Huaqiang had given her one hundred yuan to get her to spill the beans, and Gu Weimin had tacitly approved of it.

Xiaobei swallowed her anger and said to Lu Zhanguo, "You take the kids inside, I’ll deal with them."

"I think I should handle this. You take the kids out," Lu Zhanguo said, afraid that Xiaobei might lose her temper and get into a quarrel with Gu Weimin and his wife, especially since he had a handle on Gu Weimin.

Xiaobei shook her head, saying firmly, "You take the kids inside, and no matter what sounds you hear, don’t come out."

Seeing the two of them behaving this way, Gu Weimin and Chen Qiumei became nervous. Gu Weimin quickly said, "Your mother and I didn’t do this on purpose. What are you planning to do?"

Seeing Xiaobei’s resolute gaze, showing no sign of backing down, Lu Zhanguo took Xiaopang and Mo Wang into the west bedroom.

Xiaobei looked at Gu Weimin and Chen Qiumei and said, "Just how miserable do you want my life to be before you’ll be satisfied?"

Feeling cornered, Chen Qiumei said, "What are you talking about, child? We are your parents. Of course, we want the best for you. How could we harm you?"

Xiaobei stared at Chen Qiumei coldly, her eyes as icy as frost. She said slowly, "Hasn’t the harm you’ve caused me been enough? To protect your son’s future, you forced me into marriage. Fine, I accepted my fate and got married. To protect Gu Xiaodong’s future, you harmed my unborn child. I endured it for what reason? Because I have your blood running in my veins. Gu Xiaodong repeatedly harmed Zhanguo and even ended up in jail. You then turned around and blamed me for it. I took the blame simply because you raised me for twenty years. Throughout all this, I have always stated that I will support you into old age. But what about you? You did everything you could to break my heart, and what good did all these deeds bring you exactly? You listened to a stranger and acted against us. What am I to you?

Fine, you prioritize males over females! I can’t blame you for that. You can ignore me, and you can scheme to get money from me, but can you stop thinking about harming my family? Don’t try to play innocent. You know very well your own deeds..."

Upon hearing this, Gu Weimin, red-faced and embarrassed, slammed the table and retorted, "Is this how you talk about your own parents?"

Xiaobei let out a few cold laughs, and tears of laughter came out. She felt genuinely sorrowful for the original owner of her body.

"Don’t bother lecturing me as my parents. Given that things have already been laid bare today, let’s be straightforward about it. In ancient times, Nezha cut off his flesh and broke his bones to repay his parents. So, why don’t you tell me what you want me to do?"

At this, Chen Qiumei stood up in shock, pointing at Xiaobei and cursing, "You...you...ungrateful girl! Do you want to sever our relationship?"

"Exactly! So do whatever you want!" Xiaobei rose to her feet and looked at Chen Qiumei, her eyes filled with icy hatred.

Seeing how serious Xiaobei was, Gu Weimin had to quickly calculate in his mind. Since they were going to sever their relationship, he had to get some benefits for his son.

Xiaobei, noticing Gu Weimin deep in thought, said: "You don’t have to scheme. Everything I am, besides this body you gave me, not a single thing will you be able to take away!"

"You..." Gu Weimin was so angry that he couldn’t see straight. He sneered and said, "Aren’t you afraid that the people in the compound will find out that you’ve kicked your own parents out of the house? How could Zhanguo continue to stay in the military with such an undutiful child like you?"

"Don’t forget that Guo Huaqiang is still in there. How did he know we were going to Cat Mountain? If I were to calculate, you are his accomplices. Despite all this, are you standing there and talking, truly not fearing the consequences?" Xiaobei said, her face stern, pushing back against their accusations.

Losing his momentum, Gu Weimin stood up and prepared to leave with Chen Qiumei. They would deal with this later.

Chen Qiumei, however, wasn’t going to have it. She pointed her finger at Xiaobei and yelled, "You’re just heartless! Fine, you want to sever ties? I’m going to see if there’s justice in this world. You dare? Call the police! Let them come and arrest me!" 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Lu Zhanguo came out of the bedroom and said to Gu Weimin, "I have a few words to say to you, come with me." He then went ahead into the east bedroom.

About ten minutes later, Gu Weimin appeared, looking as if he had aged a dozen years. He came out with a heavier step and said to Chen Qiumei, "Let’s go, let’s go home."

"No, I can’t just leave like this. We must settle this matter today!" Chen Qiumei continued to protest.

Gu Weimin glared angrily at Chen Qiumei, his face twisted with rage as if he would eat her alive, and said, "Didn’t you hear me when I said we’re going home? Are you deaf? We’re going home! We’re going back to our home in H City!"

Chen Qiumei, startled by his sudden anger, no longer dared to say a word. She followed Gu Weimin out the door without looking back.

Xiaobei looked at Lu Zhanguo in astonishment, "What did you say to him?"

Lu Zhanguo didn’t answer her question, but instead asked, "Do you feel a bit better now?"