nucmednet Chapter 2618 - 102: A Dramatic Turn of Events
Chapter 2618 - 102: A Dramatic Turn of Events
Seeing that Li Shan wasn’t speaking, she pressed on, "Father, think about it carefully. A little bastard is about to live a life of glory and wealth, while your own daughter will have to bear a concubine-born status all her life, marry some small shopkeeper with two or three shops, and scrape by for the rest of her days. Father, don’t you feel even a little heartache for your daughter?"
"Old Master, if you won’t stand up for Second Miss in this household, who else will think for her?" Concubine Sun chimed in smoothly, "And after what happened today, Second Miss has already offended Madam. If this matter isn’t settled, once Madam calms down, Second Miss will definitely come to no good end. She’ll surely be casually disposed of by Madam. Just look at Eldest Miss."
"Father, you don’t even know what kind of days Eldest Sister is living now, do you? Eldest Brother-in-law doesn’t do proper business; they’re down to just one shop left. Eldest Sister is about to have to wash clothes for others just to get by."
As for the Li Family’s eldest daughter, Li Qianru, the truth was half and half. Eldest Miss Li’s household had indeed fallen on hard times, but the reason for their decline wasn’t caused by Yang Aoshuang.
Yet when this reached Li Shan’s ears, it sounded completely different.
He took it as Yang Aoshuang suppressing his children.
He flew into a rage, flinging his sleeve so hard that the cups on the table shattered into pieces.
"On this matter, Father will stand up for you." After a long moment, Li Shan said in a low voice.
Li Mengru wasn’t particularly happy, because she didn’t think her father could come up with any good solution either.
After thinking a bit, she said, "Father, why don’t I just go straight to Li Luru and make things clear to her? Anyway, she’s a stray wild child that nobody wants. If she leaves our family, she has nowhere else to go. We might as well threaten her: if she doesn’t listen to us, we’ll throw her out of the Li Family. Even if a wild child like her really has the luck to marry into the Capital City, without her maiden family to rely on, she’ll never be able to straighten her back."
"It’s better if Father goes and speaks to her." Li Shan stood up. "She has feelings for me and your mother. Perhaps for the sake of a bit of father‑daughter affection, she’ll agree. You should leave it be."
With Li Shan going, the chances were better than with her, so she naturally had no objections.
"Then I’ll have to trouble Father."
"..." Li Shan waved his hand.
All these years, Li Shan had been lost in women, and last night he had fooled around several times with Concubine Sun. On top of that, he’d been brooding all night over this matter. When he came over for breakfast in the morning, he already felt a bit unwell. After the ruckus and quarrel just now, plus the words from several of his sons, he felt even more uneasy inside.
At this moment his vision went dark, and the threshold in front of him looked as if there were two of them.
His whole body swayed unsteadily!
"Father?" Of course Li Mengru noticed something was wrong. "Concubine, hurry and support Father."
"Old Master, let this concubine support you."
Concubine Sun said in a sweet, delicate voice, but she was a step too late. By the time she reached him, Li Shan had already toppled to the ground.
Concubine Sun was stunned, and Li Mengru was stunned as well.
"Old Master..." Once she came back to herself, Concubine Sun cried out loudly, "Old Master, what’s wrong with you? Don’t you scare me like this!"
Li Mengru also rushed over, thinking that Father absolutely could not have anything happen to him at this time, or she’d be finished.
"Father, Father, are you all right?"
She hurried over, but when she saw one side of Li Shan’s mouth slanting, her legs gave out and she dropped to the floor with a thump. "Father... Concubine, quick, hurry and have someone fetch the doctor."
On the other side, Yang Aoshuang was also in her courtyard taking her pills. "That cheap little slut, she’s going to anger me to death. Her ambitions higher than the sky, her life thinner than paper. Still wants to be my daughter? That cheap whore still wants to step on my head? She should look at what kind of filthy thing she is."