After the divorce, the aloof female CEO was filled with regret.

I snapped out of my reverie and stared coldly at Jiang's mother.

In the past, as the son-in-law of the Jiang family, I might have tolerated her yelling, but now, our relationship is worse than that of strangers. Does she think I will continue to swallow my anger?

A cold smile curled at the corner of my lips, my eyes full of mockery.

"You don't need to worry about that. I'll swindle all the money before Jiang Yuwei wakes up, then I'll bring down the Jiang family and kick you out of the Jiang family."

"However, I'm not that heartless. If you really have nowhere to go, I can consider having you work as a maid in my house. So, I suggest you enroll in a cleaning class now and learn a skill so you won't be left without a livelihood in the future."

Jiang's mother trembled slightly with anger, "You...you're dreaming! I was just..."

Before she could finish speaking, I interrupted, "And your useless son, he can't do anything, he'll probably only be able to beg on the streets in the future..."

Mentioning her beloved son, Jiang's mother's face instantly turned ashen. "You dare to curse Yan Chen? I... I'll fight you to the death!"

After saying that, she rushed over, baring her teeth and claws, and raised her hand to hit me.

Although I expected her to be angry, I didn't expect her to suddenly rush over and hit me. Just as the slap was about to land, I instinctively closed my eyes.

However, the expected pain did not come. I looked up, but a slender figure blocked part of my view.

It's Jiang Yuwei!

Shouldn't she be upstairs? Why did she suddenly come down? Did my uncle see her too? I felt a surge of panic.

Jiang Yuwei bent down slightly, looking at me nervously.

"Are you okay? Are you injured?"

When I came to my senses, even though the slap hadn't landed on me, my face was ten times uglier than before.

I'd rather take this hit and then pay back double later than let Jiang Yuwei be exposed here.

Before I could speak, Mother Jiang's expression froze. "Yu...Yuwei, you...how did you get here?"

She looked at the villa in disbelief, then at Jiang Yuwei, unable to believe that Jiang Yuwei had come from the villa.

Jiang Yuwei gently touched my face. "Don't be afraid, I'm here, it'll be alright!"

I frowned. I had initially thought that Jiang's mother's matter would be easy to resolve, but now things had escalated. How was I going to explain this to my uncle later? If possible, I really wanted to shove Jiang Yuwei back upstairs.

Jiang Yuwei shielded me behind her, staring at her mother with a sinister look in her eyes.

"Who gave you the audacity to lay a hand on Ye Qiu?"

Upon hearing this, I was slightly taken aback. Perhaps it was because I hadn't heard Jiang Yuwei speak in such a cold and aloof tone for a long time, and I was a little unaccustomed to it.

Jiang's mother's expression also stiffened. "Yuwei, how can you talk to me like that? You don't know how outrageous Ye Qiu was just now. He actually cursed your brother to beg for food."

As she spoke, Mother Jiang's eyes lit up, and she raised her voice:

"She also said that she's only with you now to swindle all the money, and then she'll dump you after she gets it. Yuwei, don't be fooled! Ye Qiu only wants the Jiang family's assets, that's why he's using sweet words to deceive you! Wake up!"

Jiang Yuwei's expression did not soften at all; she remained wary as she stared at her mother.

“He doesn’t need to lie to me; everything I have is his. If he’s willing, I’ll sign all the documents and give them to him immediately.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang's mother's face turned even more ashen than if she had swallowed a fly.

"Yuwei, what nonsense are you talking about? Do you really want us to end up homeless? I told you, Ye Qiu is lying to you, but why won't you listen? With the status and position of our Jiang family, you could have any kind of man you wanted, why did you set your sights on this vixen..."

Before Jiang's mother could finish speaking, she was forced to swallow her words by Jiang Yuwei's suddenly tightening gaze.

I watched quietly as Jiang's mother obediently shut up, inwardly thinking that she deserved it.

Undeterred, Jiang's mother softened her tone, "Yuwei, I'm doing this for your own good. If you get swindled out of everything, you won't even have time to cry!"

Jiang Yuwei hugged me and said softly, "I'm willing."

Jiang's mother was choked and speechless, her face turning pale and then red.

Fearing that her mother might not understand, Jiang Yuwei added, "I'll say it again, Ye Qiu is the person I love. I told you last time not to cause any more trouble for Ye Qiu, otherwise I won't hold back."

"I didn't expect that in just over a month, you would already be ignoring what I said. Then don't blame me for being impolite!"

Jiang's mother's angry gaze turned to terror. "Yu, Yuwei, what are you doing? Don't do anything rash! We are family, Ye Qiu is an outsider!"

Jiang Yuwei's face was cold and stern. "There's a nice estate abroad. Why don't you go there to retire?"

Mother Jiang looked terrified and said in a trembling voice, "You...you can't do this! Your father won't agree!"

I was slightly taken aback, and then I understood what Jiang Yuwei meant.

It's euphemistically called retirement, but it's really just a disguised way of sending them abroad and having someone watch over them so they can't return to China. It's no different from house arrest.

I never expected Jiang Yuwei to go this far.

If the shareholders found out, who knows how they would leak the information to the media and let them write all sorts of nonsense.

Although Jiang Yuwei had the ability to stop it, it would still have some impact.

Seeing Jiang Yuwei's seriousness, Jiang's mother panicked. "I... I didn't know your father was here today, and I didn't come to see him. I couldn't find you, so I came to ask!"

Jiang's mother's voice grew softer and softer, all traces of her previous arrogance gone.

I know what she's worried about. Her husband is incompetent, has a terrible temper, and is extremely chauvinistic. If he finds out that she's being sent abroad because of her, he'll be furious and she won't have a good life either.

"Just by the way?" Jiang Yuwei's tone was slightly raised, clearly not believing her words. "You mean the action just now was also by the way?"

Jiang's mother stammered, unable to speak, "Yuwei... I'm still your elder... you..."

Jiang Yuwei interrupted coldly, "I don't need any elders!"