Chapter 145: Chapter 145: Slapping the Fake Heiress 46
"What did you say?"
Zhao Hanâs face turned furious upon hearing that the Liu Familyâs people had arrived: "They still have the nerve to come here? Good, good, where are they now?"
Anning hung her head: "It was Xiao Yuan and Gao Nana who bumped into them, they clearly came here to cause trouble, so, so they locked them up in the hotelâs storage room."
She added another sentence: "And my sister, she came with them, so, so they also locked up my sister."
Zhao Han nodded: "They did the right thing. Itâs better to lock up people like this first, otherwise they would have ruined the perfect birthday banquet, and then it would be our family losing face."
Song Ruyi patted Anningâs head: "Then you go and have the classmates play at our house for a while, you donât worry about things here."
Anning smiled: "Okay, Iâll go back with my classmates then."
Song Ruyi watched Anning leave, then turned to Zhao Han: "Husband, what should we do about this?"
Zhao Han sneered: "Originally, I was busy with the companyâs affairs, then I had to find a doctor for Ningning and investigate past matters, I didnât have the chance to deal with that family. Now, good, theyâve delivered themselves to our doorstep, just wait."
He found the hotel manager and asked him to find a resting room, then called the security to bring Zhao Mingzhu and the three members of the Liu Family to the resting room.
Afterwards, Zhao Han went to the resting room with Song Ruyi and the security guards.
Zhao Mingrui was also listening at the side and followed them to the resting room.
When the three members of the Zhao Family went in, Zhao Mingzhu and the three members of the Liu Family had already arrived.
All four were sitting on the sofa, glaring at each other.
Seeing Zhao Han, Mr. Liu suddenly stood up: "Whereâs Anning?"
Zhao Han sat down with a cold face: "Ningning went back home first, I donât want her to know about todayâs affair."
Mrs. Liu was a bit scared, but still pretended to be tough: "Have Anning come over? We raised her for fifteen years, and now that we are here to celebrate her birthday, she wonât even show her face, thatâs not right."
Mr. Liu also said: "Exactly, she indeed is one to spurn the poor and fawn over the rich, has she found wealthy parents and now refuses to recognize us, her poor parents?"
The Liu Familyâs way of turning the tables made Song Ruyi tremble with anger: "You still... still dare to say that, how did you treat Ningning in the past? I still keep the hospitalâs medical records, donât think that this matter will be over just because you raise your voice."
Mr. Liuâs voice grew louder: "It was just a few spankings, doesnât every family discipline their children? Which child grows up to fifteen without having been beaten? You really are making a big fuss over nothing."
Mrs. Liu also shrilled: "If you think itâs unfair, then go ahead and beat Zhao Mingzhu."
Mr. Liu followed with another sentence: "Right, we canât just let you raise our daughter for free, now that both daughters are yours, shouldnât we get some compensation?"
Zhao Han had seen shameless people before, but never this shameless.
Zhao Han ended up laughing out of anger: "Compensation? What compensation do you want?"
Mr. Liu rubbed his fingers: "Well, letâs not ask for too much, five million... no, your family is quite wealthy, ten million then, just give us ten million and weâre settled."
Mrs. Liu put her hands on her hips: "If you wonât give money, weâll go to Anning School, weâll make a scene, telling everyone sheâs recognized wealthy parents and abandoned her previous ones, weâre demanding child support from her."
Song Ruyiâs eyes reddened with fury, staring venomously at Mrs. Liu: "You dare."
Mrs. Liu raised her chin: "Whatâs there to fear? Weâve nothing to lose since weâre already barefoot, while you have a reputation to keep. We have nothing, weâve already lost our face."
And at that moment, Liu Qing suddenly pointed at Zhao Mingzhu: "If you donât give us the money, give her back to our family, sheâs quite pretty, should fetch a good price."
Zhao Han glanced at Zhao Mingzhu.
Song Ruyi also looked towards Zhao Mingzhu.
Zhao Mingzhu was crouching on the couch, looking particularly desolate and haggard. Upon hearing they wanted to send her back to the Liu Family, she was genuinely terrified and cried, begging Song Ruyi: "Mom, I donât want to go, mom, donât drive me away, I will die."
Song Ruyiâs heart softened as she looked at Zhao Han with a pleading gaze.
Zhao Mingrui coughed, just as he was about to speak, a knock on the door was heard.
Zhao Mingrui quickly got up to open the door.
As the door opened, Zhao Hanâs secretary, Wu Peng, was seen standing at the entrance.
"Uncle Wu."
Zhao Mingrui called out.
Wu Peng smiled, "Is the Chairman here?"
Zhao Mingrui nodded and led Wu Peng inside.
Zhao Han was taken aback upon seeing Wu Peng, "Is there an issue at the company?"
Wu Peng quickly stepped over and whispered a few words into Zhao Hanâs ear, then handed him a document bag.
Zhao Han took it, opened it, and began looking through the documents one by one.
The more he looked, the uglier his face became.
And with each page, the words Xiao Yuan had once said echoed in his ears.
Suddenly, Zhao Han slapped the documents down onto the table and pointed weakly at Zhao Mingzhu, "Fine, if you want your own daughter back, then take her away. Weâll go deal with the paperwork tomorrow."
"Husband?"
Song Ruyi exclaimed softly, with a voice full of pleading.
Zhao Han waved his hand at her, "Donât ask anything, weâll talk when we get home."
Song Ruyi, who usually respected Zhao Hanâs opinions, saw that he had made a decision and it wouldnât be proper to contradict him here, so she just nodded.
Hearing she was to be returned to the Liu Family, Zhao Mingzhu was shocked and paled instantly.
She sprang up from the sofa and knelt down in front of Zhao Han with a thump, "Dad, I donât want to go, please donât drive me away, donât... I wonât leave home..."
Then, Zhao Mingzhu looked up at Song Ruyi, "Mom, please beg Dad for me, plead for me, I will behave, I will make way for my sister, I... I can just live in the house next to the school, I wonât come home anymore, please, Mom, plead for me."
Zhao Mingzhu cried and begged pathetically, which distressed Song Ruyi deeply.
But Zhao Han had already made his decision, and Song Ruyi would absolutely not go against him here.
She could only stand steadily by tightly grabbing Zhao Ming Ruiâs arm, "I... your fatherâs decision is also my decision."
Zhao Ming Rui, fearing further appeals from Zhao Mingzhu, hurriedly helped Song Ruyi out of the resting room.
Zhao Han called over the hotel manager, "Let them stay here tonight, I will arrange for someone to pick them up tomorrow."
The hotel manager responded with a yes and arranged rooms for the three members of the Liu Family and Zhao Mingzhu.
To prevent the four from running away, the hotel manager even went so far as to have security watch over them.
Zhao Han left the hotel feeling extremely disappointed, with Song Ruyi and Zhao Ming Rui by his side.
He was very sad at the moment and somewhat disoriented, feeling a severe headache as if his mind was filled with a tangled mess.
When Zhao Han sat in the car, he still felt dizzy.
At this point, Song Ruyi couldnât care less about Zhao Mingzhu; she was focused on taking care of Zhao Han, "Husband, are you okay? You should drink some water, take a deep breath first, letâs calm down, could it be high blood pressure again? Iâve brought the medication, you should take some..."
By the time Zhao Han calmed down, Song Ruyi was already drenched in sweat.