Too Late to Regret, She’s Now With the Big Boss - Chapter 52

“Enough! Ye Qianqian, do you realize she’s your mother-in-law?” Old Master Lu roared, trembling as he shielded his young wife.

Seeing his delicate wife crying pitifully, the old man felt as if his heart had been shattered!

The pain left him speechless for a long time, allowing Ye Qianqian to say so much unchecked.

“Dad, what exactly did Qianqian say wrong? Can’t you see how fake her tears are? How ugly she looks when she cries?”

Lu Jingchen’s gaze was icy and menacing as he stared at the old woman behind his father. Everyone could sense that his next move might be to tear the elderly couple apart.

“Husband, I want to go home,” Ye Qianqian said, nestling into Lu Jingchen’s arms, afraid he might actually harm his own mother.

Lu Jingchen immediately tightened his embrace, as if trying to meld her into his very bones.

Only by crushing her into himself, becoming one, could he numb the agony and terror of being framed by his own mother.

Word by word, he said, “The only reason I’ve let you live until today is because I wasn’t afraid of your schemes. But you… you should never have dared to hurt her.”

“Oh? Lu Jingchen, you’re really protecting her like this? For her, you’re willing to throw away not just your reputation, but even the Lu Corporation?”

“Back then, when Li Xiangwei argued with her a little, you made the Li family lose billions?”

“And today, just because Li Yurou told her a few truths, you drove the Li family to bankruptcy? And now you’d even kill your own mother?”

The old Madam Lu spat out furiously, knowing full well that her life was nearing its end.

Death didn’t scare her, what terrified her was living a fate worse than death, dying in disgrace, her reputation in ruins before her last breath!

She had enjoyed enough wealth and luxury in this lifetime. If she could die with dignity, her life would be worth it!

Ever since her first love met tragedy, no one had whispered sweet nothings to her. Lonely and hollow, she had recently become obsessed with short dramas.

Those shows, The Tycoon Husband Who’s a Love Fool, The Wealthy Wife Scammed by Her First Love, The White Moonlight of a Rich Wife Is Actually a Scumbag.

She felt every female lead and supporting character was a reflection of herself. In reality, she was even worse than the heroines in those dramas.

The only reason she hadn’t suffered as tragically as them wasn’t because she had a love-struck old man doting on her.

Nor was it because she had a son everyone feared like the devil, it was simply because her time hadn’t come yet. Her life hadn’t reached its finale!

The old fool had indulged her every whim, and after coming to her senses, she had wanted to live out the rest of her days peacefully.

Though the old man was now decrepit and couldn’t satisfy her in any way, she didn’t dare entertain other ideas.

She just wanted to keep her head down, terrified of ending up like the tragic heroines in those dramas.

But in her youth, she had been foolish and reckless, taking advantage of being spoiled to act out endlessly, committing countless wrongs.

She had tormented and abused her own son, wishing him dead to vent her hatred. Looking back now, she realized she had just been a coward, bullying the weak.

She knew the son she had carried for ten months wouldn’t help her, in fact, he might be the first to refuse to let her go.

Two hours ago, she had received a call from the eldest son of the Li family. Their carefully groomed pawn, Li Yurou, had failed before even making a move, dragging the Li family down with her.

If she didn’t intervene to stop her son from crushing the Li family, the eldest Li son would expose all her scandals across major platforms.

So, she deliberately let Li Yurou drag her into a messy confrontation, trading insults, wailing that she didn’t want to live anymore, all just to make the old man beg their son for mercy.

She hoped her son would help her, to let her die with dignity, after all, she was the one who had given him life.

[Oh my! The old white lotus really wants to die. She was almost driven to the brink of collapse by her toxic first love’s phone calls, and now she’s being threatened by Young Master Li.]

[The old white lotus is so wicked. A mother knows her son best, she knows the big boss loves the female antagonist, so she deliberately provokes him, wanting him to kill her himself.]

[What a cunning plan. This way, the big boss would have to give her a grand funeral out of respect for the old master. Shameless!]

[Someone like her doesn’t deserve a grand funeral. She should be left alive, living in misery, trembling in fear every day.]

Ye Qianqian nodded in agreement as she read the barrage of comments. She knew the old lady’s antics had an ulterior motive, but she never imagined she could be so malicious!

Even in death, she wanted to drag her own son down with her. Just as Ye Qianqian was about to pull Lu Jingchen away from the old mansion.

The old lady flung off the old master’s arm and charged furiously at Lu Jingchen. “You beast! How dare you try to kill your own mother?”

Ye Qianqian kicked her hard, sending her sprawling to the ground. “Trying to slap my husband right in front of me? I won’t tolerate that.”

“If you weren’t my mother-in-law, I’d have kicked you a few more times to show you why the flowers are so red.”

“Remember this, don’t ever try to provoke my husband again to achieve some hidden agenda. Don’t bring suffering upon yourself.”

“Now, tell me, what do you want with this act today? Don’t tell me you want to die? I won’t believe it.”

“If you really wanted to die, you’d do it quietly. Why make such a scene? Hypocrite!”

As she spoke, Ye Qianqian broke free from Lu Jingchen’s embrace and stood protectively in front of him, hands on her hips, her voice filled with anger.

Lu Jingchen had been protected before by Bai Lang, Ding Fan, Zhang Tianyi but never had it moved him so deeply.

For a moment, he had genuinely wanted to kick his own mother to death. Though he knew her intentions, he didn’t care about his reputation.

But the woman before him had misunderstood, thinking his mother merely wanted to hit him. In her urgency, she had scolded fiercely, like an adorable yet ferocious kitten.

The way she shielded him was beautiful, every frown, every smile tugged at his heart. Lu Jingchen stepped forward and pulled Ye Qianqian tightly into his arms.

“You… you two… are such good children. Jingchen, please spare the Li family, won’t you? It’s all my fault. I’ll treat you better from now on.”

The old lady had originally planned to defiantly curse her son and daughter-in-law as demons, hoping to provoke him again.

“Spare the Li family? Impossible. What leverage do they have over you?” Lu Jingchen frowned.

“I was the one who sent Li Rouyu to the Li family’s eldest grandson. I also paid for her plastic surgery…”

The old master, hearing his young wife’s schemes, was so shocked he nearly fainted, gasping for breath before collapsing.

This time, the old lady was genuinely heartbroken. “Husband, you mustn’t let anything happen to you-”

Lu Jingchen calmly ordered, “Ding Fan, call Zhang Tianyi. Tell him to come to the old mansion immediately.”

Zhang Tianyi was at the civil affairs bureau, waiting for the staff to stamp their marriage certificate, when his phone rang. Ding Fan, this better be important.

The old master fainted after being provoked by the old lady. Does that count as important?

Let Madam take a look first. I’ll be right there. Click… click…

Ding Fan stared at his phone and muttered, “Boss, Brother Yi said to let Madam check first.”

“Fine, I’ll take a look. Ding Fan, carry the old master to the sofa.” Ye Qianqian immediately stepped into her role.

Zhang Tianyi hung up the phone and urged impatiently, “Can you move any faster? If not, we’ll just come back tomorrow.”

The staff member smiled and replied, “Sir, just one more minute. Surely you can spare-”

Zhang Tianyi cut him off with a dark expression, “Must you talk so much nonsense?”