Eternal Love: The Billionaire's Relentless Pursuit-Chapter 574 - 567: Slapping the Cheng Family’s Face

Screams echoed from the reception room, drawing sideways glances from passersby. The female secretary stood outside, tirelessly shooing away those eager to stay and watch the scene unfold.

Fortunately, because this was near Cheng Gang’s office, there weren’t many people coming and going.

In his office, Cheng Gang faintly heard the screams from next door. Each cry sent a shiver through him, making him wonder if something had happened over there.

He wanted to go over and take a look, but then remembered the earlier phone conversation with Bai Yiran, who had told him to wait in the office for further notice before showing up.

Since no one had notified him yet, it probably wasn’t the right time.

Cheng Gang sat back down in his chair, though his heart was fully convinced that Bai Yiran could handle the situation.

Realizing this, Cheng Gang couldn’t help feeling a bit surprised.

Since when had he become so reliant on Bai Yiran? It’s almost unbelievable that the girl who used to hang around him, adorably calling him "uncle" and acting spoiled, had now become his support in resolving issues!

Thinking of this, Cheng Gang inevitably remembered his recently deceased daughter, Cheng Shishi.

Back then, he would often walk around holding Yiran and Shishi’s hands, buying them food and taking them out to play. When they were tired, they’d return home to find Xia Lian had already prepared the meal, greeting them with a smile. Meanwhile, their grandmother would scold them for coming back late while urging them to wash their hands. Then, the family would happily gather around the dining table to eat.

For more than twenty years, this was the life he lived.

But everything changed too quickly, too quickly for him to bear.

In the reception room, Li Sha still held Xia Lian’s brother in restraint.

Father Xia and Mrs. Xia were unwilling to talk calmly with Bai Yiran. They felt there was nothing to discuss, believing that Bai Yiran was too smart and that they wouldn’t get what they wanted in the end.

However, if they continued to make a fuss, they ached for their son.

At a loss, Father Xia and Mrs. Xia looked desperately towards Xia Lian, who sat alone in the back.

"Lian, say something and tell that girl to let your brother go! He’s suffering because of you!"

Xia Lian coldly watched her brother, having long seen through today’s farce. She once naively thought her parents and brother were making a fuss to seek justice for her, but now it seems they were just afraid that if she divorced Cheng Gang, they’d lose the Cheng Family and Bai Yiran as their golden geese, and they wanted to make one last big score!

Xia Lian’s heart grew increasingly cold, and seeing her brother suffer no longer evoked any feelings. Her lips remained tightly sealed, refusing to utter a word.

Seeing that Xia Lian had no intention of pleading, and with her son on the verge of fainting from pain, Mrs. Xia stomped her foot in frustration and rushed to Xia Lian, delivering a sharp slap to her face.

As someone who worked at home for years, Mrs. Xia was burly and strong, and with one slap, she made Xia Lian’s cheek swell up.

"You heartless creature, that’s your brother! How can you not feel for him!"

Xia Lian covered her face and glared at her mother, feeling dead inside by now.

Her daughter was dead, her grandmother had died, caused by her indirectly, Bai Yiran hated her, she’d become a pariah in the Cheng family, Cheng Gang wanted a divorce, and even had an affair while they were still married. She thought her natal family would be her last straw, would stand up for her. But unexpectedly, they were only using her for profit.

Now, her brother was beaten because he impulsively tried to attack Bai Yiran over a house, and her mother slapped her, calling her heartless!

So, did everything she did for the Xia Family before amount to nothing?

Seeing Xia Lian glaring at her without speaking, and worried about her son, Mrs. Xia became both anxious and angry, afraid to provoke Bai Yiran, venting her frustration on Xia Lian, essentially putting on a show for Bai Yiran. Yet the slaps were real, landing solidly on Xia Lian’s face.

Slap! Slap! Slap!

For a time, the reception room was filled with the sound of slaps and Mrs. Xia’s curses.

Li Sha frowned at Mrs. Xia’s actions, finding it unfathomable that a mother could be like this.

Xia Lian, like a lifeless doll, let her mother beat her without resisting or protesting.

"Enough!" A cold voice rang out. Bai Yiran looked at Xia Lian’s face, swollen and unrecognizable from the slaps, with a complex expression. "If you want to hit, do it at home! Putting on an act in front of me is pointless! But don’t blame me for not warning you, Xia Lian is still legally my aunt! She’s still part of the Cheng Family! Are you trying to slap the Cheng Family in the face with your actions?"