Wei Jin returned home to find Wei Yumeng there, and her expression immediately changed.
"Why are you back?"
Shouldn't she be in the hospital at this hour? No, Zhan Mohan should be looking for her to settle accounts.
A hint of mockery flashed in Wei Yumeng's eyes. "What, are you surprised to see me? This isn't your house alone, why can't I come back?"
Wei Jin quickly realized Wei Yumeng's words held a hidden meaning.
"You didn't come back to see Dad, did you? Didn't you break ties with our family when you left last time? Oh, I know. You were divorced by Zhan Mohan and are now homeless, looking for us to take you in, aren't you?"
"Even if Zhan Mohan divorces me, he's left me with money and a house. Why would I need to ask you for shelter? It's you who seems to have put on some weight recently. Did that man, almost as old as Dad, leave you, and you've found a new toy?"
When it came to sharp tongues, she was no less than Wei Jin. She just didn't want to use harsh words to insult others, but since Wei Jin insisted on confronting her and stabbing her in the back, should she just take it lying down?
She couldn't do that now. It was because she used to not care about anything that her child was harmed by Wen Yulan. It was her weakness that led to her mother lying in a hospital bed, unable to even return home.
Now, whether it was for her mother or for the child in her womb, she had to become stronger. Only by becoming strong would she not be bullied by anyone.
Hearing this, Wei Jin's already pale face contorted with rage.
"Wei Yumeng, you woman who cheated during marriage, what right do you have to lecture me here?"
"Is that so?" Wei Yumeng lowered her head, looking at the rose petals floating in her cup. "Then let's wait and see."
Seeing the smile in Wei Yumeng's eyes, Wei Jin felt a pang of unease. Just as she was about to ask what she meant, Yin Fang came down from upstairs. She was a little shocked to see Wei Yumeng, and then couldn't help but launch into a barrage of sarcastic remarks.
"I thought it was someone else, what a rare visitor."
Wei Yumeng had no intention of responding to Yin Fang. She drank the water in her cup and waited for the show to begin.
Seeing Yin Fang come down, Wei Jin felt as if she had been injected with courage. She stood behind Yin Fang.
"Mom, I thought she was really backbone before, cutting ties with us. Turns out she was dumped by the Zhan family and came back to us."
Yin Fang also smiled sinisterly. "Wei Yumeng, you harmed Wei Jin from entering the Zhan family last time, and now retribution has come. You've also been kicked out by the Zhan family yourself."
Wei Yumeng didn't want to argue with Yin Fang and the others at this moment.
She looked around. "Where is my father?"
"Your father is in the study," Yin Fang replied impatiently, then said to a servant, "Go and call the master down. Tell him his daughter, whom he hasn't seen in a hundred years, has come to see him."
The servant felt extremely awkward hearing this, but still dared not offend Yin Fang. He went to call Wei Anguo down.
Wei Anguo's expression was stern when he saw Wei Yumeng, but remembering that she was his daughter after all, he didn't say any harsh words like Yin Fang.
"You're back?"
"Yes, I came back for a visit," Wei Yumeng replied properly to Wei Anguo for a change.
Wei Anguo walked down. "Since you're back, then stay for dinner before you leave."
"No need, I just came back for a visit and will leave shortly."
Wei Yumeng refused quite readily.
Yin Fang couldn't stand Wei Yumeng's arrogant demeanor and snorted.
"Your father asked you to eat, and you refused. Such a thankless person. No wonder the Zhan family didn't want you."
Wei Yumeng glanced at Yin Fang.
"Do I have to accept everyone's kindness just because they are kind to me? Like your daughter, clinging to any man who comes along?"
Yin Fang's face immediately changed, and she stood up from her chair with a whoosh.
"Wei Yumeng, you can't just say things like that! You're slandering me!"
"Whether I'm slandering you or not, you'll know soon. Don't think your daughter is so noble."
Wei Jin looked at Yin Fang uneasily, while Yin Fang looked perplexed.
At this moment, a commotion could be heard from outside, as if servants were arguing with someone.
Wei Anguo also heard it and instructed the servants.
"Go and see what's happening."
The servants hurried out, then came back in a panic.
"Master, it's a few men. They... they say they're here for the second young lady."
Wei Jin didn't react at first, until the men barged into the hall. Wei Jin stood up in surprise, her arm accidentally knocking against a cup on the table, which shattered with a crash.
Her face turned deathly pale, and she stared at the men in shock, her arms trembling as she leaned on the table.
How... how could it be them?
The man at the front, with dyed yellow hair, whistled flirtatiously at Wei Jin.
"Little girl, we meet again. Didn't know you were the daughter of a rich family. Looks like we brothers have hit the jackpot."
Wei Jin stumbled back a few steps.
"I... I don't know you. Who are you?"
The man with yellow hair bared his yellow teeth, his smile looking disgusting.
"How can you not know us? Weren't we having a blast drinking that night?"
A man wearing a black hat behind him also chimed in with a lewd tone.
"Exactly. You were begging us to keep drinking with you that day. Forgotten?"
"We even know how many moles you have."
Hearing these explicit words, Yin Fang's face immediately changed.
"What nonsense are you talking about! What moles? Don't you dare slander my daughter!"
The yellow-haired man tilted his chin, his hands in his pockets, looking exceedingly insolent.
"Your daughter has a mole on her waist, and another on her shoulder blade."
Yin Fang was so frightened she looked like she had seen a ghost. She instinctively looked at Wei Jin, whose face was equally ghastly.
"Jin'er, who are these people?"
Wei Jin was already pale with fear and kept shaking her head, almost in tears.
"I... I don't know them."
"Still saying you don't know them? Then take a look at these photos. You should remember then."
The yellow-haired man walked forward and took out photos from his jacket, throwing them onto the table.
"I have even more explosive ones. If you still don't remember, I can show them to your parents one by one."
Wei Jin gritted her teeth, unable to bear it any longer. She slapped the yellow-haired man.
"Shut up!"
The yellow-haired man, perhaps not expecting Wei Jin to dare lay hands on him, instantly showed a menacing look.
"You damn bitch, dare to hit me? Believe it or not, I'll post all these photos online and ruin your reputation!"
Wei Jin seemed driven mad by anger, and yelled as if she had nothing left to lose.
"Go ahead and post them! If you dare, I'll kill you. We'll just go down together!"
The yellow-haired man stroked his chin, a sinister smile in his eyes.
"I heard you're pregnant. I wonder whose seed it is among us brothers."
Wei Anguo looked at the photos on the table, his anger surging, and a sharp pain struck his heart. He clutched the table, almost unable to stand.
Wei Jin cried out, "Dad..."
"Master."
Wei Yumeng was closest to Wei Anguo and quickly helped him.
Wei Jin, her eyes red, glared fiercely at the yellow-haired men.
"What exactly do you want!"
Seeing that the conversation had gotten to the point, the yellow-haired men snapped their fingers with satisfaction.
"Very simple. Money. Five hundred thousand, for these photos of yours. As for the child, you probably won't keep it, right?"
Although Wei Jin was almost driven mad, she recalled what Wei Yumeng had said earlier, and her unusual return today. She seemed to realize something.
Her eyes, like sharp needles, fixed on Wei Yumeng.
"You did this, didn't you? Wei Yumeng, you arranged all of this, waiting for them to come find me so you could watch the show, right?"