"Hmph... Am I insulting you? Didn't your father have you with some other woman outside?"
Su Li sneered, completely ignoring Su Shiyun's anger.
"Xiao Li, the way you're speaking is too much!"
Liu Guifang's face turned green with anger, and she rarely lost her temper.
"Oh, Guifang, it's been many years, and you've changed. Not only did you shamelessly come back, but you dare to criticize our Xiao Li? Who gave you the guts?" Xia Hong said sarcastically.
*Swish!*
Liu Guifang's expression changed. She opened her mouth, unsure how to respond.
Kind-hearted as she was, she never imagined that her family of three would be so targeted by the Su family as soon as they returned.
Not only her, but Su Shiyun hadn't expected it either. However, she quickly recovered and walked to Liu Guifang's side, linking her arm through her mother's. "Mom, let's not argue with them."
"Su Shiyun, what are you saying? What do you mean, 'not argue with us'? Do you think you're worthy?"
Su Li's eyes widened, her expression conveying her strong desire to slap Su Shiyun.
"Someone like you, who spews filth from their mouth, is indeed not worthy of speaking to my mother and my sister."
This time.
Before Liu Guifang or Su Shiyun could speak, a voice suddenly rang out.
Jiang Wuming pushed open the door and walked out.
Initially, he had planned to wait until everyone from the Su family had arrived and he had assessed everyone's attitude before revealing himself. However, Su Li's aggressive behavior made it impossible for him to stand by any longer.
"En?"
The sudden voice caused Su Shiwei, Xia Hong, and Su Li to turn around simultaneously, their gazes falling on Jiang Wuming.
Upon seeing Jiang Wuming's not-so-unfamiliar face, their pupils dilated, and unconcealable surprise surged into their eyes.
This was because they all knew that Jiang Wuming had fled Gui Mountain "like a stray dog" after injuring Zheng Fei years ago, but they were unaware of his return.
Jiang Wuming ignored the surprised gazes of the Su Shiwei trio, not even looking at them. He treated them as if they were invisible and walked directly towards Liu Guifang and Su Shiyun.
Liu Guifang and Su Shiyun stared at Jiang Wuming as he approached, their faces filled with emotion. Their mouths were slightly open, as if they wanted to speak but couldn't.
"Mom, Sister, don't worry, I have everything under control."
Jiang Wuming knew what Liu Guifang and Su Shiyun were worried about and spoke first.
As he finished speaking, he turned around directly, standing like a towering mountain in front of Liu Guifang and Su Shiyun, mirroring how Su Shiyun had protected him years ago.
"You... you bastard, what... what did you say?"
At the same time, Su Li regained her senses, trembling all over. She pointed her finger at Jiang Wuming, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, and exploded with rage.
Ever since Su Shiyun had left the Su family, she had been the only female among the third generation of the Su family, doted on like a precious gem. After graduation, she had joined the Su Corporation as a corporate secretary.
Now, she was one of the most well-known "white, rich, and beautiful" women in Sujiang, with countless suitors.
Wherever she went, she was showered with attention. How had she ever been so humiliated?
"Your spewing filth is an ugly sight. Also, didn't your parents teach you to brush your teeth before going out?"
Jiang Wuming looked at Su Li as if she were a clown.
"You... you..."
Su Li was so furious that she trembled, her finger pointing aimlessly in the air. She was momentarily speechless.
"You bastard, how dare you speak like that?"
Xia Hong glared at Jiang Wuming, scolding him loudly.
"Oh, so it's true that like mother, like daughter." Jiang Wuming chuckled lightly.
Seeing his wife and daughter being "bullied" by Jiang Wuming, Su Shiwei, who had remained silent, spoke with a cold face and a stern voice, "You scoundrel, do you have any manners at all?"
"Are you people in a position to talk about manners?" Jiang Wuming retorted coldly.
"You... you get out!"
Su Shiwei's face turned ashen with anger, and he trembled all over. No one, neither within the Su family nor outside, dared to speak to him like this!
"Big brother, it was Dad who asked us to come back."
Liu Guifang stepped forward, standing beside Jiang Wuming.
Although she knew that Jiang Wuming had grown up and possessed the power to deal with the Zheng family, in her heart, Jiang Wuming was still her child.
Always.
When a child is bullied, the mother must protect them.
"Guifang, don't talk about whether he's your biological son or not. Even if he were, or even if Shirong were alive today, I wouldn't let him stay in the Su family!"
Su Shiwei frowned, his expression grim and his tone unquestionable. "You don't need to bring Dad into this. I'll talk to Dad about it later."
As Su Shiwei finished speaking, before Liu Guifang could say anything else, Su Shijie and Jiang Rong entered.
Su Shijie was wearing a Tang suit and playing with two fine jade beads in his hand. Jiang Rong was wearing a jujube-red qipao. Both their attire and demeanor were perfectly matched.
The reality was indeed so.
Su Shiyuan, true to his name, had been indifferent to worldly affairs since childhood, never participating in family business or disputes, spending his days tending to flowers and birds.
Jiang Rong, on the other hand, was skilled in all aspects of the four arts: zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting.
"Big brother, sister-in-law, Xiao Li, you're here so early."
Su Shiyuan and Jiang Rong had heard the conversation between Jiang Wuming and Su Shiwei's family of three at the doorway, but they pretended to know nothing and greeted them proactively.
Su Shiwei's family of three ignored Su Shiyuan and Jiang Rong, instead staring angrily at Jiang Wuming.
"Second sister-in-law, you brought Shiyun back today too."
Su Shiyuan didn't mind and continued to greet Liu Guifang, finally looking at Jiang Wuming. "Wuming, I heard you got lost eight years ago. How come you're back today?"
"Fourth Uncle, Grandpa is the one who called us back."
Su Shiyun stepped forward, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Jiang Wuming, and responded to Su Shiyuan, indirectly reminding Su Shiwei's family of this fact again.
"Fourth Uncle, Fourth Aunt."
Jiang Wuming could tell that Su Shiyuan was pretending to be ignorant, but since Su Shiyuan showed no malice towards Liu Guifang and Su Shiyun, he treated them with respect.
"En."
Su Shiyuan nodded slightly, his expression tinged with curiosity. How dared Jiang Wuming fall out with Su Shiwei's family?
"What a lively gathering."
Just as Su Shiyuan was wondering, Su Shijie, the third son of the Su family, entered the courtyard with his wife, saying with a dry laugh.
The couple had not heard the previous argument and were somewhat surprised to see Jiang Wuming's family of three.
At the same time, they saw Su Shiwei, Xia Hong, and Su Li's family of three staring angrily at Jiang Wuming, and they were all curious about what had happened.
"Shijie, Shiyuan, since you're both here, let me tell you something. Just now..."
Su Shiwei proceeded to tell Su Shijie and Su Shiyuan about Jiang Wuming's confrontation with Xia Hong and Su Li's mother and daughter, but he completely omitted the fact that Xia Hong and Su Li had targeted Liu Guifang and Su Shiyun and had insulted Jiang Wuming as a bastard.
"Originally, even though he's the child of Shirong and some wild woman outside, and Dad asked them to come back, I wouldn't oppose it for Shirong's sake. However, he's disrespectful to his elders and lacks any upbringing. I absolutely will not allow him to stay in the Su family! I will explain this to Dad later and have him kicked out of the Su family!"
After explaining the situation, Su Shiwei directly stated his objective, seeking the support of his brothers, Su Shijie and Su Shiyuan.
"If he's so ill-mannered, he indeed shouldn't stay at home."
Su Shijie, who understood the situation clearly, immediately expressed his support for Su Shiwei.
If Su Shiwei was described as dominant and Su Shiyuan as indifferent to worldly affairs, then Su Shijie was best described as mediocre.
Throughout his life, except for a few years in his youth when he worked hard for the Su Corporation's business and achieved some merit, he had been living off his past achievements.
Not long ago, in order to save his son Su Le, he had sold 2 billion worth of Su Corporation stock, exacerbating the Su family's financial difficulties.
Because of this incident, he had become a pariah in the Su family, particularly cursed by Su Yuanshan and Su Shiwei.
Now, seeing an opportunity to mend his relationship with Su Shiwei, how could he miss it?
"Since it was Dad who asked Wuming to come back, this matter should be decided by Dad." Su Shiyuan chose to remain uninvolved.
"Big... Big brother..."
At this moment, Liu Guifang spoke again, looking pleadingly at Su Shiwei.
"Mom, there's no need to waste our breath on them."
Jiang Wuming interrupted Liu Guifang and then narrowed his eyes, staring at Su Shiwei and Su Shijie. "Remember what you said today!"
"What do you mean?"
Su Shiwei and Su Shijie spoke in unison, sensing a threat in Jiang Wuming's words.
This... they found it absurd!
"There are no take-backs in this world."
Jiang Wuming replied coldly.
This was not a threat, nor was it absurd.
Because.
In the near future, Su Shiwei and Su Shijie would be begging Jiang Wuming like lapdogs!...