Han Yichen’s frown hardened when he saw Meng Yunhan sticking to her. He had no idea what was going on with the woman, but he knew that there had to be something that she wanted or else she would not have taken the initiative to get close to him. He wanted to raise his voice, but when he thought about how his children were still at home, he pursed his lips and somehow managed to control his anger.

"What are you doing?" He asked while trying to suppress his rage.

"Ziyan is in trouble...she broke something while working in the canteen and now needs to compensate the head chef."

"Then you arrange the money for her." Han Yichen was first shocked when he heard that Han Ziyan was in trouble, and due to the excessive brainwashing that he had gone through under Meng Yunhan’s hands, he wanted to help Han Ziyan at once, but he held his tongue when he realised what Meng Yunhan had been doing till now. For the past few days, Old Meng was giving him a cold shoulder, and it was as if she were determined to make him understand that he needed to continue doting on her like he used to in the past. But for some unknown reason, she pestered him today.

True enough, there was something that she wanted, and it was money!

He did not ask how much money Meng Yunhan wanted, as he knew that the amount was not small. If it were small, then the woman would have already taken the money out and given it to Han Ziyan.

"I don’t have that kind of money!" Meng Yunhan was really anxious. If she had money, then she would have already given it to Han Ziyan. Why would she wait for Han Yichen? Meng Yunhan felt very upset. She clearly wanted to give the best to her daughter, and yet she couldn’t do that because she was a failure who could not earn big bucks, nor could she keep her husband in control. She could only drag Han Ziyan down with her and let her suffer with her.

"Who can you blame if you don’t have any money? I did not take a single penny out of your earnings," Han Yichen sucked in a breath and snapped. "This matter, you can solve it on your own. Do I need to remind you about what you did in the past? You don’t need to look for me now that you have no money. Since you are rich enough to go shopping every day, you can also arrange money for Ziyan."

"You already know that I have spent it all!"

"Did you spend the money on me? No. I already told you that from now on, I owe your Meng family nothing; even if I did, I paid ten thousand yuan to compensate for it. I warned you again and again that from now on, the money for Ziyan’s living expenses and dowry will come from you. Who can you blame other than yourself?" Having said that, Han Yichen turned his back to Meng Yunhan and closed his eyes. He had woken up earlier in the morning and needed some sleep to recover.

Meng Yunhan wanted to get angry, but when she thought about those three thousand yuan that she needed for Han Ziyan, she could only keep quiet. She pursed her lips and stuck close to Han Yichen. She was not going to leave him alone if he did not give her the money! Only when Han Yichen relented and gave her the money would she let him sleep.

Han Yichen was speechless. He was used to Meng Yunhan acting wilfully, but he never thought that she would act this stubbornly for the sake of money. But then again, this woman had always been a troublesome woman ever since she was young.

He closed his eyes, determined to go to sleep. But before he even had the chance to calm himself down, Meng Yunhan, who was lying beside him, reached out and gave him one hard push. Han Yichen was awakened suddenly. He turned his head and looked at the person behind her, and questioned with a furrow between his brows. "What are you doing?"

"If we cannot pay the compensation, then Ziyan will lose her job. How will she look others in the eyes then? Everyone in the village would mock her for pretending."

"That’s up to you; don’t ask me."

"If this matter is not resolved, then how am I supposed to sleep? I cannot sleep, Yichen." Meng Yunhan decided to act coquettish. She was determined to persist and make sure that Han Yichen would loosen his pockets. She pushed the man on the shoulder and said to him in a low voice, "Yichen, Ziyan needs to pay this compensation no matter what; if she doesn’t pay, then I am afraid that she will have to let go of the job. How can we as parents sleep when she is in such big trouble? Tell me what I am supposed to do? Do you have another solution?"

"What do you want from me?" Han Yichen was furious when he was woken up. He was so tired that even his bones were aching, and yet Meng Yunhan was causing trouble for him.

If Han Ruochen were there, she would have loudly exclaimed that the two mother and daughter were cut from the same piece of cloth. Both mother and daughter had the same pestering skills and behaviour when they wanted something.

"I am not doing anything," Meng Yunhan pouted as if she had suffered some great grievance. "I am just telling you about the things that I am worried about and nothing else."

Han Yichen narrowed his eyes and gave Meng Yunhan a really sinister look. "This...This—you!"

He wanted to say something, but was afraid of dirtying his own mouth. He knew that Meng Yunhan was not going to give up easily and that only made him even more furious.