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

I asked my dad, but he acted like it was none of his business, scoffing and saying he never bothered with such trivial matters, while also complaining that my mom must have left things lying around again. I asked everyone in the house, but no one could give me a straight answer.

Looking back now, it wasn't my mother's fault; it was clearly someone who secretly sabotaged things, and that mother and son were the prime suspects!

Those two bastards will get their comeuppance sooner or later!

When I rushed to the comic convention, the scene was absolutely packed with people. But I spotted Li Jingxiu immediately. He was wearing the "Dream Come True" series cosplay outfit that I designed myself, and he even gave away the wood carving that my mom had painstakingly carved as a limited edition item!

At his stall, praise poured in like a tidal wave, with people surrounding him and complimenting his excellent skills.

Li Jingxiu smiled modestly, "Please don't praise me like that, everyone. I just came up with this idea on a whim. I've been thinking about this wood carving for a long time, and then I suddenly had this idea, so I'll just use it as materials."

The crowd showered the teacher with praise again, exclaiming, "The teacher is absolutely amazing!"

"Teacher, could you sculpt a character from xx anime for me?"

"Yes, yes, this wood carving is like a figurine. And figurines range from a few hundred to several thousand or even tens of thousands of yuan. This wood carving has both collectible value and an affordable price."

Li Jingxiu was laughing triumphantly, but suddenly his smile froze because he saw me squeezing out from the crowd.

I stared at him coldly, with only two wooden carvings standing forlornly in front of me. "What about the rest?"

Everyone looked bewildered. "How come you took all the materials by yourself?"

I thought Li Jingxiu was going to yell at me, but instead he stood up and smiled somewhat reluctantly: "Ye Qiu, are you still not going to let me off the hook?"

"?" I was stunned for a moment, but then I realized, "You took my mother's belongings and gave them away to anyone, and you still have the nerve to say that?"

Li Jingxiu paused for a moment, and seeing that more and more people were gathering around, he raised his voice and shouted, "What are you doing, making trouble? I did all of this!"

People around started whispering, "Is this teacher being envied? The materials he posts are more elaborate than everyone else's."

"All wood carvings look the same, how do you know this is your mother's keepsake?"

"You should apologize to the teacher right away!"

“Only my mother would handle these textures like this!” I sneered, throwing out the evidence. “Li Jingxiu, how dare you say this is a wood carving you made?”

“Your mother is my aunt. She used to teach me wood carving. We carved the same patterns. That’s normal, right?” Li Jingxiu snorted, pretending to be a victim.

At this moment, the security guards from the comic convention came over and began to maintain order.

I didn't want to make a big deal out of it, so I asked the security guard for a temporary office and planned to resolve it privately.

“Ye Qiu, although this was made by your mother, my mother is your mother’s younger sister, and she also has inheritance rights. Now that my mother has given it to me, it’s mine. I can give it to whomever I want, and it’s none of your business,” Li Jingxiu said emphatically.

My voice was calm as still water, yet chillingly cold: "What business is it of yours what my mother has? Give it back right now!"

"I'm not returning it, what can you do to me? You want to hit me?" Li Jingxiu sneered at me, arms crossed, looking defiant. "But speaking of these little things, it reminds me of the day your mother died, haha, you still don't know how your mother died, do you?"

I glared at him, my heart sinking. Seeing this, Li Jingxiu smiled even more wickedly, "What an idiot, I thought your mother died of illness."

"Actually, she died of illness, but she could have lived three more months. It's a pity that she saw my mom and your dad hugging, and she got so angry that she fell down the stairs and that's how she died, haha."

I stared intently at Li Jingxiu's smug face, my pupils suddenly contracting as his words replayed in my mind.

She could have lived three more months, but unfortunately she saw my mother and your father hugging, and in her anger, she fell down the stairs and died just like that...

It turns out my mom could have left later, and I didn't have to lose her so soon.

My fists clenched tighter and tighter, my eyes were bloodshot, and it felt like countless knives were stabbing my heart. I couldn't even imagine how much pain my mother must have suffered before she passed away. I wish she knew nothing, truly!

I punched Li Jingxiu hard, knocking him to the ground.

Li Jingxiu was dazed and confused after being beaten. "Are you crazy? You dare to hit me?!"

My eyes were bloodshot. Without uttering a sound, I kicked him hard in the stomach. He rolled on the ground in pain, and I kicked him a few more times.

"My mother treated you so well, providing for your food and drink, and treating you like her own son. Li Jingxiu, have you lost your heart?!"

"Ah! Ye Qiu, what are you doing? Are you crazy?!" Li Jingxiu screamed as I hit him, but he wasn't as strong as me and couldn't beat me at all. He could only shout, "Help! Help!"

But the office was well soundproofed, so no one came to rescue him. I calmly straightened my clothes: "The wood carving, you'd better return it to me right now, or I have plenty of ways to make you wish you were dead."

Li Jingxiu was already panting heavily, and nodded in fear.

At that moment, his friend pushed open the office door and rushed in. Seeing Li Jingxiu on the floor, he quickly squatted down to check on him. Then he glared at me and said, "Ye Qiu, what do you mean? We're calling the police right now!"

"Go ahead and report it. Ask Li Jingxiu whether the police will arrest me or him," I sneered, threateningly.