Mr. Fu, please stop being abusive. Madam has already signed the divorce papers.

Xie Min's breathing paused for a moment, and she clenched her fists, avoiding Fu Sheng's scrutinizing gaze, "...Can you change your request?"

Fu Sheng slowly shook his head, "No."

Just as Xie Min was about to speak, Fu Sheng said, "Apologize sincerely and stop trying to secretly guide public opinion. Otherwise, it won't be as simple as a defamation lawsuit. Doctor Wang, do you still remember her?"

Xie Min's face suddenly turned pale, completely bloodless.

Dr. Wang was bribed by her to replace the obstetrician and gynecologist for Xie Mu's child.

If Xie Mu pursues the matter, she will most likely be convicted of baby trafficking, which would become a criminal case, more serious than defamation.

"I'll give you three days to think about it carefully."

Fu Sheng glanced at her indifferently, opened the car door, sat in the driver's seat, started the car and left.

Xie Min stared at the departing car, distraught and with empty eyes, and stood there blankly for a long time.

It wasn't until a short whistle sounded behind her that she came to her senses and hid on the side of the road.

Xie Min bit her lower lip.

why?

Why does Xie Mu always attract more attention?

Why is everyone on Xie Mu's side? !

She doesn't understand.

But she could imagine the consequences of her public apology.

All the praise and envy that fell on her not long ago will turn into sharp arrows and eventually backfire on her.

In fact, it is very likely that the people who hurt her the most were her parents.

Falling from the clouds or going to jail?

Xie Min chose the former without much hesitation.

She turned slowly, moved her stiff knees, and walked wearily towards the exit.

Suddenly, her cell phone rang. She took out her phone and saw that it was Xie Laoer calling.

After the call was connected, Xie Laoer's voice came anxiously, "Minmin, I saw on the Internet that Fu Sheng wants to sue you?"

"Correct."

"Do you really have to get a divorce? Didn't you beg him again?" Xie Lao Er was still unwilling to let this rich son-in-law go.

"I begged him, but he didn't agree." Xie Min was tired. She had said this many times.

"Don't be so stubborn in front of him. Just take a step back and tell him that you can serve him together with Xie Mu..."

"…I mentioned it before. I tried everything, but he insisted on getting a divorce!"

"Is there really no room for maneuver?"

"No."

After receiving such a reply, Xie Laoer finally gave up. "Anyway, no matter what, he was dishonest in the first place. Even if he sues you, you can't be afraid of him. You have to give him the money anyway!"

Xie Min took a deep breath, pulled herself together and explained, "I have consulted a lawyer. If I continue, I will go to jail."

Xie Lao Er was shocked, "Go to jail?"

"Going to jail? How many years?" There was another voice in the microphone, it was Xie Min's mother.

"The lawyer said about two years."

"Only two years?" Xie Min's mother breathed a sigh of relief.

Xie Lao Er also said, "It's only two years, which is not a lot, but you have to ask him to give you more money, otherwise you can't stay in prison for two years for nothing!"

Xie Min: “…”

Only two years.

Xie Min pulled the corner of his mouth and laughed at himself.

She felt absurd as if she was talking to a deaf person.

They don't know anything and just want money.

"Not only will he not give me money, I will also have to pay him compensation." Xie Min said patiently.

"Ah? That won't do. You've been with him for several months, how can you afford to pay him? Do you have any other ideas?"

"I had a peace talk with him today and asked me to make a public apology so that he could drop the lawsuit."

"You apologize? How much money did he give you?"

Xie Min: “…”

She was exhausted not only physically but also mentally. "He won't give me money! I apologized and he dropped the lawsuit. Don't you understand?"

"You mean, he didn't give you a penny?! Then you can't apologize! I'm telling you, Minmin, you're too young, you don't know anything, and you're easily deceived. The lawsuit and the defamation are all fake. Fu Sheng is just trying to scare you, so don't be fooled."

Xie Min looked up at the sky speechlessly and sighed, "Then tell me, what should I do?"

"Of course you should keep making trouble. The bigger the better. If Fu Sheng doesn't want to give you money, you should make trouble as much as possible. When he gets annoyed and doesn't want to bother with you anymore, he will give you money."

"How much do you want?"

"At least five million..."

Hearing this number, Xie Min took a deep breath and hung up the phone.

five million?

He really dares to ask for such a high price!

This was her father and mother, who only cared about money and never thought that the bigger the trouble she made, the heavier the sentence would be.

Over the past few months, most of the money Fu Sheng gave her was taken away by them, but they were still not satisfied and wanted to transfer the house that Fu Sheng had given her.

She used Fu Sheng as an excuse, and they reluctantly gave up.

After walking a few steps, Xie Laoer called again.

As soon as the call was connected, Xie Lao Er cursed, "Why did you hang up on me? I haven't finished talking to you yet! I remember you still have a house under your name? Transfer it to me quickly, or he won't ask you to give it back."

Xie Min said directly, "It's too late. The house has already been taken away..."

Hearing this, Xie Lao Er angrily said, "You're leaving?! How can you be so useless! You can't even protect a house! I asked you to transfer it to me but you refused. Now you're gone. I heard that house is worth millions. What are you going to give me to pay me back?!"

Xie Min put the phone away with a depressed look on her face, not wanting to argue anymore. "The house is gone, and it's useless for you to scold me."

Xie Laoer took two deep breaths to calm his anger.

Xie Min's mother whispered, "Jewelry."

Xie Lao Er seemed to remember something and said hurriedly, "Oh, by the way, I remember Fu Sheng gave you a lot of brand-name jewelry, bags, clothes and so on. We country people don't need such good things. Send them back quickly, what if he wants them back?!"

Xie Min's face was calm. She would not be surprised by anything they said now.

"I know, it's too late now, let's talk about it tomorrow."

"Send it early tomorrow. Don't keep it by yourself. If they ask you to take it back, wouldn't that be a huge loss? Mom and Dad will keep it for you first, and we'll return it to you after this matter is over."

Hearing this, Xie Min couldn't help but laugh out loud.

That sounds really nice.

"why are you laughing?"

"nothing."

"I'm telling you, you can't reconcile. You absolutely can't reconcile. Hurry up and make it bigger. Do you hear me?!"

Xie Min said perfunctorily, "I'll hang up first if you have nothing else to do."

After saying that, she didn't give Xie Laoer a chance to speak and hung up the phone directly.

After returning to the hotel, Xie Min was so tired that she lay down on the bed, closed her eyes and thought about what to do next.

……

On the night that Fu Sheng made his statement, his classmates happily told Xie Mu that the organizer had replied to her email and allowed them to continue participating in the competition and would not be affected by public opinion.

Xie Mu felt relieved.

She was having dinner with Boss Xie in the ward when her cell phone rang.

Xie Mu picked up the phone and saw it was Fu Sheng. She glanced at Boss Xie and hung up the phone silently.

Soon, Fu Sheng sent a WeChat message, "Not convenient to answer?"

"Ah."

"When are you free? Let's meet. There are some things that need to be discussed in person."