Marrying My Bestie's Ferocious Brother - He Calls Me His Baby!-Chapter 241 - 240: Ruined Family, Destroyed Lives! You Deserve It!
Back home.
The lights in the room were warm.
Gu Yanshen said nothing as he took off his large military uniform coat.
He walked to the trash can in the corner, raising his hand to throw the coat in.
There was a smell on it that shouldn’t have been there.
"Don’t throw it away."
Lin Wanyi’s gentle voice came from behind.
Gu Yanshen paused and turned around.
Lin Wanyi walked over and took the coat from his hand.
She unfolded the coat and carefully patted it.
"It’s good material, such a waste to throw it away."
Gu Yanshen looked at her but said nothing.
Yet the pressure around him was still intense.
Lin Wanyi picked up the coat and sniffed it.
Then she looked up at her man.
"It is quite dirty."
She draped the coat over her arm.
"It needs a good wash."
"You should avoid these kinds of events in the future."
Gu Yanshen’s voice was deep.
Lin Wanyi laughed.
She stepped forward and gently poked his firm chest with her finger.
"That won’t do."
"Our Mr. Gu is so excellent, he can’t be hidden away at home, right?"
Her tone carried a hint of teasing.
"Besides, this is your issue."
Gu Yanshen frowned.
"My issue?"
"Yes." Lin Wanyi nodded as if it were obvious.
"Who told you to have such a face that attracts trouble."
"It seems I’ll have to keep a closer eye on you in the future."
Gu Yanshen’s face visibly turned red.
From his neck, it spread to the roots of his ears.
He grabbed Lin Wanyi’s mischievous finger.
"What nonsense."
His words were scolding but his tone wasn’t severe at all.
The chilling anger from before dissipated just like that.
"Knock, knock, knock."
The sound of knocking at the door.
Gu Yanshen let go of Lin Wanyi’s hand and walked over to open the door.
Standing at the door was Xiao Qian, Secretary to Political Commissioner Zhou.
Upon seeing Gu Yanshen, Xiao Qian immediately stood straight and saluted.
"Mr. Gu."
His gaze cautiously went past Gu Yanshen, looking at Lin Wanyi inside the room.
"Ma’am, were you startled?"
His demeanor was very humble.
"I am here with Political Commissioner Zhou on behalf of the school to apologize to you and Mr. Gu."
"It was our negligence, causing you distress."
Gu Yanshen let him in.
Lin Wanyi poured a cup of hot water.
"Secretary Qian, you’re too polite, please sit."
Xiao Qian didn’t dare to sit.
He took the cup with both hands, standing straight.
"Ma’am, the school held an emergency meeting overnight."
"We will not tolerate such appalling behavior from Meng Ting!"
"Political Commissioner Zhou asked me to inform you of the preliminary results."
"First, Meng Ting has been expelled, and the notice will be posted early tomorrow."
Lin Wanyi nodded without speaking.
Xiao Qian looked at her expression and continued.
"After she was taken to the infirmary, she regained consciousness."
"But... it seems the medication hasn’t worn off completely yet."
Xiao Qian’s expression turned a bit strange.
"She mistook Doctor Wang in the infirmary for Mr. Gu."
"Hugging his leg, crying and shouting."
"Later, when a nurse tried to pull her away, she mistook the nurse for you..."
"The things she said were simply unspeakable."
"Now everyone in the infirmary avoids her."
Lin Wanyi picked up her own cup and gently blew on it.
She brought it on herself.
"Second," Xiao Qian cleared his throat.
"The ball incident has caused severe repercussions."
"The city is taking Meng Dehai’s case very seriously and has moved it to a higher level overnight."
"News just came from the security department, they found more things at his house."
"Not only is he involved in embezzlement, he’s also suspected of selling military supplies."
"Now he’s beyond saving."
Gu Yanshen showed no expression.
This outcome was within his expectations.
"What about the compensation money?" Lin Wanyi asked.
She was more concerned about this.
"Rest assured, ma’am!" Xiao Qian immediately responded.
"The power company and the school’s finance department calculated the amount overnight; it’s a total of thirteen thousand eight hundred yuan."
"The court has expedited the process, and will go to seize all of Meng family’s assets first thing tomorrow to enforce the judgement!"
Thirteen thousand eight hundred yuan.
In this era, it was an astronomical figure enough to crush any family.
The Meng Family was finished.
From the root, it had completely rotted away.
Xiao Qian said some comforting words again, repeatedly expressed the school’s apologies, and then took his leave.
The room returned to silence again.
Gu Yanshen walked up to Lin Wan Yi.
"Feel better now?"
Lin Wan Yi leaned against him, nodded.
"Yeah."
...
The next day, Renmin Hospital.
A double ward filled with the smell of disinfectant.
Meng Ting lay on the hospital bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.
Her cheeks were swollen high, with bluish-purple finger marks on them.
Her mind was full of the looks of disdain, mockery, and shock from the dance party yesterday.
And the scene of her clinging to Political Commissioner Zhou’s leg.
She was finished.
Social death.
Just then a creaking sound was heard,
as the door to the ward was pushed open.
Mother Meng, Liu Fen, rushed in.
She looked like she had aged twenty years overnight, her hair gray, her face full of wrinkles.
"Mom..."
Meng Ting called out hoarsely.
Liu Fen did not pounce over crying and wailing like usual.
Behind her were two people in uniforms.
One of them took out a piece of paper from his briefcase.
"Comrade Liu Fen, Comrade Meng Ting."
"This is a court’s notice of property seizure and enforcement, please sign for it."
Liu Fen didn’t move.
Nor did Meng Ting.
The person in uniform placed the notice on the bedside table.
"Your house, savings, and all valuable items will be seized and auctioned according to the law to repay the compensation of thirteen thousand eight hundred yuan."
"Please vacate within three days."
After saying this, the two turned and left.
The ward fell into a dead silence.
Liu Fen slowly, slowly turned her head.
Her turbid eyes stared fixedly at her daughter on the hospital bed.
No tears.
And no curses.
Meng Ting was terrified by her gaze.
"Mom... don’t look at me like that..."
Suddenly Liu Fen laughed.
That smile was uglier than crying.
Step by step, she approached the bedside.
"Home..."
"Gone."
"Money..."
"Gone too."
"Your dad..."
"Also finished."
With each sentence she moved closer.
In the end, her face was almost touching Meng Ting’s.
"All because of you."
Her voice was like nails scraping against glass.
Meng Ting trembled in fear.
"Mom! It’s not me! It’s Lin Wan Yi! She set me up!"
"Slap!"
A crisp and loud slap.
Liu Fen used all her strength.
Meng Ting’s head was slapped to one side, blood immediately trickled from the corner of her mouth.
"Still dare to argue!"
"Slap!"
Another slap, landing on the other cheek.
"You wretched star! Money-losing wretch!"
Liu Fen seemed to go insane.
She grabbed Meng Ting’s hair, slapping left and right.
The slapping sounds in the quiet ward were especially piercing.
"I’ll beat you to death!"
"You’ve ruined my home! You’ve ruined my life!"
"Pay back my money! Pay back my TV set! Pay me back!"
Her voice no longer sounded human.
More like the desperate howls of a wild beast.
Meng Ting, beaten up with no strength to fight back, could only let out weak cries.
"Somebody! Help!"
The nurses and doctors rushed in upon hearing the cries.
It took several people a tremendous effort to pull the completely deranged Liu Fen away.
Liu Fen continued to struggle, cursing incessantly.
"I will kill her! I’ll kill this little b****!"
On the hospital bed.
Meng Ting lay limp, lifeless.
Her face was swollen red, covered in blood and tears.
Her eyes were hollow, with no trace of spirit left.
