Chapter 585 Ruined in an Instant
Thinking back, that was the scent of the vanishing cream Cui Yueyue had applied. At the time, suspicious, he had even checked the other items in the safe again and found nothing amiss. As for the jewelry box, he indeed opened it and, seeing it full, his suspicions dissipated.
Geng Mingli landed a punch on Cui Yueyue’s back with such force that it was likely intended to be fatal, causing Cui Yueyue to fall flat on the ground, and she cried out with an ’ow’.
While hitting her, Geng Mingli also scolded, "You must think that you’ve had it too good lately and forgotten the days when you were too hungry to eat. Do you want your brother to end up not being able to get married, is that it? How did I give birth to something as foolish as you?"
Lu Xinyi understood what Geng Mingli was trying to do, but since it was done, consequences had to be faced. He, Lu Xinyi, certainly did not want to continue supporting someone who betrayed their own family.
So he fetched paper and pen and made Cui Yueyue write down everything she had done in duplicate, and had her sign and put her thumbprint on them. He also had Cui Jianhua and Geng Mingli, the mother and son, sign and put their thumbprints on the documents.
He locked one copy in the safe and kept the other with him. He said to the three of them, "If you don’t want to lose face, pretend nothing ever happened. As for Jianhua’s wedding house, find your own way to rent one outside.
Since Yixuan didn’t stay here when he got married, Jianhua will do the same. That’ll prevent people around the courtyard from saying I mistreat my own son. I hope you take this to heart."
After saying that, he asked them to leave, locked the study door, and walked away.
Geng Mingli, looking at the locked study door, hit Cui Yueyue again and again with regret that she was not made of sturdier stuff. All her efforts since entering the Lu Family had been destroyed in one fell swoop.