Chapter 123: Yang Yixue Treats a Chicken Feather as a Command Arrow

Lin Qiu sneered mockingly. "Heh, wow. You’ve really washed your hands of this, haven’t you? But the fact is, when my son wouldn’t give you the house, you were going to fight for custody. As soon as the house was yours, you were immediately willing to hand Tongtong over?"

"How can you be so fickle? Do you think everyone is blind?"

"I...!" Yang Yixue couldn’t argue back.

Lin Qiu tsk-tsked. She’d never lost an argument. She then curled her lip in disgust. "That’s enough. Stop being a nuisance. You’re already divorced, so what’s this talk about getting back together? Our entire family will never agree. You go your way, and my son will go his. Our two families should have nothing to do with each other ever again. Now hurry up and leave. Don’t disturb our rest!"

The simple words were like a dagger stabbing straight into Yang Yixue’s heart.

But Yang Yixue was still unwilling to give up.

Clutching at her last straw, she snapped, "What right do you have to tell me to leave? You have no authority! I am Tongtong’s mother! What’s wrong with me coming to see my daughter?!"

"According to the law, even if I signed an agreement with Jiang Liu and don’t have custody, I still have a mother’s visitation rights!!"

Suddenly, something seemed to occur to Yang Yixue. She gave a cold laugh and shot a gloating look at Jun Qingmeng.

"You want to be with Jiang Liu, don’t you? Then go right ahead! According to the law, if Jiang Liu remarries after the divorce, I can absolutely appeal and have the court grant me custody of Tongtong!"

She’d specifically researched this online.

If Jiang Liu dared to remarry before Tongtong turned ten, the scales of justice would tip slightly in her favor, regardless of their prior agreement.

Though her chances of winning were slim, it was enough to make Jiang Liu think twice.

Yang Yixue looked at them smugly, as if she had just gained the upper hand.

Jun Qingmeng’s lovely brows furrowed.

Now she finally understood why Jiang Liu had been so hesitant to be with her.

’That fool... he’s been shouldering all of this alone!’

Her heart ached for him...

Lin Qiu, not to be outdone, planted her hands on her hips and sneered, "Visitation rights? Don’t think you can just wave that around like it’s a free pass. Let me ask you, what day of the week is it?"

"What?" Yang Yixue was taken aback for a moment.

Lin Qiu took out her phone and showed her the date. "What did the agreement say? You’re only allowed to visit on Saturdays. Today is Thursday, so what are you doing here?"

She didn’t even give Yang Yixue a chance to think of a rebuttal before continuing with a cold snort.

"And another thing! Let me be clear! Go ahead and sue us, raise whatever hell you want in court. But don’t forget, the most important factor in a judge’s ruling is the child’s own wishes. Tongtong is over two, so her opinion will be taken into account. You remember how you used to treat her, don’t you? Or have you conveniently forgotten?"

Yang Yixue clenched her fists, too upset to say a word.

The whole exchange took less than a minute.

Jiang Dahai heard the commotion from the bedroom, got dressed, and came out.

Yang Yixue’s eyes lit up. "Dad, you’re finally out. Can you please help me and get Jiang Liu to come out? I really love him. Our divorce was just over some small squabbles. I’ve already decided to forgive him. Can I just talk to him?"

Jiang Dahai scoffed. He knew exactly what kind of person his son’s ex-wife was.

"Stop making a racket. Jiang Liu is busy with something, and it’s not a good time for him to see you."

With that, Jiang Dahai shuffled over in his slippers, sat on the sofa to watch the news, and treated her as if she were invisible.

Still not giving up, Yang Yixue bit her lip. "If you don’t let me see him, I’m not leaving. I’ll just lie here in the doorway! I refuse to believe Jiang Liu won’t come out!"

Even now, Yang Yixue still believed that Jiang Liu had feelings for her.

In the past, whenever she came home, he would have delicious meals ready for her and take meticulous care of her.

If she was sick, Jiang Liu would feed her medicine. If she’d been drinking, he’d make her soup.

’Besides, we were together for five years, and we’ve only been divorced for a few days. How could he possibly have no feelings for me? As long as I approach him nicely and say a few sweet words, we’ll surely patch things up.’

’If Jiang Liu is willing to get back with me, there’s nothing his parents can do!’

Lin Qiu was fed up. "Can you just leave already? Don’t we need to sleep?"

Saying this, she tried to force the door shut.

"Don’t, Mom!"

Yang Yixue frantically stuck her leg in the doorway.

Lin Qiu didn’t dare to force it shut. If she injured her, who knew what kind of scene she would make.

However, in the very next moment...

Jiang Liu, who was taking a shower, opened the door and walked out.

He was wearing moon-print pajamas. His tall, well-built physique was subtly outlined by the fabric.

His short, choppy hair was damp, clinging to the sides of his face. Beneath a clean-cut forehead, his brows were slightly furrowed.

Seeing Jiang Liu again, Yang Yixue was stunned.

Jiang Liu had always been handsome and charming.

But now, he seemed even more handsome. He didn’t just exude raw masculinity; there was also an aura of enigmatic mystery about him.

’Isn’t he a million times better than the losers I’ve met these past few days?’

’And he has a Porsche now.’

’Why would I ever settle for less?!’

Yang Yixue felt a flush of heat and said with a smile, "Jiang Liu, long time no see, huh?"

"Oh, right, where’s my daughter? I bought a gift for Tongtong. Where is she? I want to give it to her myself."

Standing to the side, Jun Qingmeng felt a pang of jealousy.

’Jiang Liu can only be mine.’

Lin Qiu and Jiang Dahai, on the other hand, weren’t worried.

Jiang Liu said expressionlessly, "That won’t be necessary. If there’s nothing else, you should head back. Tongtong is already asleep."

He didn’t want to talk to Yang Yixue. There was no point.

As for the gift, he couldn’t care less.

Yang Yixue’s smile stiffened. She frowned and demanded, "How is that possible! She’s asleep before nine? Did you lock Tongtong up somewhere?"

Jiang Liu didn’t waste any more words. He typed 110 into his phone’s dialpad and turned the screen towards her. "Are you leaving on your own, or should I have someone escort you?"

Yang Yixue immediately flew into a rage, shrieking, "Jiang Liu! What do you think you’re doing?! You’re calling the cops on me?!"

"Through five years of thick and thin, I never once looked down on you! I was so good to you, and now you’re going to call the police on me?!"

Faced with her accusation,

Jiang Liu remained unmoved. "It means you’re disturbing my family while they’re trying to rest."

"You... You’ve changed."

A look of utter disbelief washed over Yang Yixue’s face as tears streamed down her cheeks.

She looked at Jiang Liu, hurt and aggrieved.

"Jiang Liu, I love you, and I love Tongtong. For the sake of our family, I’m begging you, can you please come out and talk with me?"

Jiang Liu shook his head.

He was starting to get impatient.

’I still have to prepare the fillings; I don’t have time to waste on this.’

Yang Yixue wiped away her tears and, refusing to give up, pointed at Jun Qingmeng and demanded, "What is she to you? Tell me!"

Jiang Liu was exasperated. "What’s it to you? Can you please just leave?"

’This woman is nuts.’

’Showing up late at night, blocking the door, making a huge scene... How disgusting.’

’She was the one who wanted the divorce. I gave her the property. And now she’s back here, making trouble for no reason.’

’Wouldn’t it be better if we just went our separate ways?’

"I’m not leaving!"

Yang Yixue made a tearful threat. "Jiang Liu, if you dare to marry another woman, you can just wait for the court’s judgment! I will absolutely take back custody of Tongtong!"

Jiang Liu gave a dry laugh. "Fine by me. I’ve been wanting to take you to court for a long time. Let’s do it. It’ll be the perfect opportunity to terminate your visitation rights for Tongtong."

To be honest,

this matter had been a fishbone stuck in his throat.

Jiang Liu had been wanting to resolve it for a long time.

And Jiang Liu had done his research.

As long as he could prove that Yang Yixue was not a fit mother, and with Tongtong’s own wishes taken into consideration, he would almost certainly win the case.