AMRWFA -Chapter 323 Persuasion

Ruan Tingting remained silent, adopting a “stalling” tactic.

“Auntie, you need to think this through. You have to plan early no matter what you choose—divorce or not. Divorce isn’t even the worst outcome. The other possibility is that you don’t divorce, but uncle treats you badly, or even becomes violent toward you,” Xu Nannan said. “With uncle’s personality, do you think he’ll just let it go if he finds out? Or do you think my uncle and second uncle’s reputations are worth enough to stop him from laying a hand on you?”

She was reminding Ruan Tingting that in the original storyline her mother saw, Leng Shuwen had already done all of this.

Back then, he wasn’t restrained by law or forced to tread carefully. At that time, she was just a minor cannon fodder in her daughter’s “female version of a dragon-overlord” novel—she had truly been “dealt with” by Leng Shuwen.

His methods back then were truly “horrifying.” And it was precisely because of that that he had been taken down so quickly.

Ruan Tingting: “……”

Ru Anzhi: “Fourth aunt, compared to your life, what does being left with nothing matter? Is there anything more important than staying alive?”

Xu Nannan added, “Fourth aunt, if you’re worried that fourth uncle will mistreat your cousins, uncle and second uncle are watching, and my mom will also keep an eye on things. We won’t let him lay a hand on them. Right now, the most important thing is you. We’re worried about your safety.”

“So you’re just worried I’ll affect your mom,” Ruan Tingting saw through it instantly.

Xu Nannan looked embarrassed. “We are worried, of course. But if you weren’t my aunt, I wouldn’t be so bothered either.”

Ru Anzhi said calmly, “If you think this solution is not acceptable, then we can handle it strictly by procedure. But all consequences will be your responsibility.”

Ruan Tingting glared at him, thinking that the son her third sister had taken in really had no warmth at all—completely merciless.

Still, Nannan was better. Raised by her sister, she was more “family-like.”

One playing the good cop, the other the bad cop—Ruan Tingting finally loosened up and admitted she wasn’t unwilling to divorce; she was just afraid she couldn’t bear the consequences of confessing everything.

If Leng Shuwen found out she had cheated, he would definitely “deal with” her. Divorce would be easy, but even after being stripped of everything, he might still come after her.

What she wanted was simple: one, ensure her future living expenses; two, ensure he wouldn’t trouble her afterward.

Ru Anzhi said, “Even if we don’t interfere, he will still come after you, and you’ll still be left with nothing.”

“That’s because you interfered,” Ruan Tingting said.

“We are interfering to ensure your safety, not to help you demand unreasonable conditions,” Ru Anzhi replied.

“Nannan…” Ruan Tingting turned to Xu Nannan directly.

She knew Nannan was softer-hearted.

Xu Nannan sighed. “Fourth aunt, don’t look at me. I don’t have the money to support you, and I’m not an official. I was just called here to mediate. The only thing I can guarantee is what my third brother said is true—he won’t lie to you. If you’re really worried about being left with nothing, then protect your dowry first. Suffer a few years, and when your son and daughter grow up, they won’t ignore you…”

In other words, don’t rely on nieces like them. It’s better to rely on your own children.

If Ruan Tingting couldn’t even rely on her own children, then there was even less hope in relying on outsiders like them.

Ruan Tingting felt suffocated and resentful.

Her third sister got all the benefits from some “golden finger,” while she got nothing.

Frustrated, Ruan Tingting called her eldest brother, only to be scolded immediately.

“What else do you want? Do you want to end up like the original storyline? It’s already good enough that they’re helping you because of your third sister. Stop thinking about benefits and just save your life first. And your daughter—if she can’t be straightened out, then you’re just waiting for her to come back and take revenge on you when she grows up.”

He even told her to read more online novels and see how many families get ruined by revenge from “big female protagonists.” Then compare it to herself, and she’d realize how lucky she actually was.

Ruan Tingting: “……”

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In the following days, when Leng Shuwen came home from work, he noticed his wife reading some boring e-novels on her e-reader.

He didn’t ask, only reminded her not to forget her “main duty” of taking care of the children.

As a housewife, he didn’t expect much from her—just to manage the kids well.

But what confused him was that not only his wife was reading those novels, but even his brothers-in-law would invite him for tea and casually share strange “readings”—stories about dysfunctional families, toxic parents, and daughters growing up to take revenge on their families.

Leng Shuwen: Are they hinting at me? Do they think I have too many mistresses outside?

But I’ve always had them. If they wanted to warn me, they would’ve done it earlier. Why now?

Or is there someone around me being dishonest, and my brothers-in-law have noticed?

He decided to thoroughly “investigate” the women around him and discipline them properly.

And indeed, he found a couple of ambitious ones.

He let out a cold laugh.

Think that just because they had given him sons, they could take a higher position?

He didn’t lack sons.

Although Ruan Tingting had many flaws, she was still his legal wife. His eldest and second sons had also not disappointed him. He would never allow illegitimate children to replace his legitimate heirs.

So he decisively sent one woman’s child to a closed private school, separating mother and son, and paid to “terminate” the relationship.

The woman cried and made a scene, but he didn’t care at all. He asked her: money, or son?

If she chose the son, she had to sign a “severance agreement,” return everything he had given her, and take the child away herself.

If she chose money, she could keep the villas, jewelry, and money—and he would additionally pay 5 million to “buy out” her maternal rights. From then on, the child would belong to him completely.

Of course, if the child grew up and wanted to support her later, he wouldn’t stop it.

Just don’t appear in front of him.

The woman chose money.

Money disappears when it’s gone, but a son—once he grows up, she might still reconnect with him.

But she didn’t realize that Leng Shuwen had recorded everything. He later showed all the evidence to the illegitimate son, telling him coldly what kind of mother he had.

Everything he had now was only because of his bloodline.

He could provide a good life and education, but how far the child went depended entirely on himself.

“You are an illegitimate child. Know your place. You are only fortunate to be my son. The Leng family has nothing to do with you. But if you only want to use the resources to become better, I can still support you.”

The illegitimate son was unconvinced.

“If I become better than him in the future?”

“It’s the same. Blame your mother. She chose to be a kept woman. In ancient times, you would be a servant with no status. He is the legitimate heir. I am simply following tradition.”

“Then why let me be born?”

“Your mother gave birth to you, not me. I only fulfilled my duty as a father.”