Everyone acted as if they hadn’t heard, watching her perform there.
Luo Qiao looked at all this, then at everyone’s expressions, and knew this was Du Ximei’s usual routine.
So she ignored her, letting her act willfully, knowing that her husband would e over soon to deal with her.
Soon, Lu Yichen came back with some people.
Without needing Luo Qiao to speak, the bystanders started talking all at once, explaining the situation thoroughly. If anyone missed something, others would fill in the gaps.
Yan Santai was so angry that the veins on his hands bulged: "Du Ximei, do you not care about me and our son at all?"
Du Ximei stopped performing: "Why wouldn’t I care? What are you talking about?"
Yan Santai walked up to Luo Qiao: "Sister-in-law, I’m really sorry for what happened today."
Luo Qiao spoke calmly: "She came once that day and asked to borrow eight hundred. I didn’t have that much money on hand at the time, so I said I’d get it later and let your Director give it to you directly.
To be honest, I had my own reasons. After all, it’s not a small amount of money, and I don’t often e to the residential area. I’m not familiar with her, and if she really had an emergency, I wouldn’t refuse to help.
But when she heard that I didn’t have that much and would get it for you the next day, she said I should lend whatever I had at the moment. Before I could say anything, my husband came back, and your wife then pretended she hadn’t asked to borrow money and left with the child.
I was puzzled at the time. What was going on?
But since it was our first meeting, I didn’t think much of it.
I didn’t expect her to e again today and even bang on the door loudly, which could be tolerated. But she shouldn’t have dragged my husband into it. It’s true he’s your Director, and you have the right to ask us for money in an emergency, but she shouldn’t try moral coercion. If we don’t lend money today, it means we’re not friendly family members. She needs to apologize for this.
Yan Santai was truly infuriated by his wife and reached out as if to hit her, but Lu Yichen stopped him: "If you want to teach someone, do it at home. What did my wife do to deserve being threatened like this?"
Yan Santai said to Du Ximei: "It seems like you ignored what I told you this morning, right? And you still dare to cause trouble with sister-in-law. I think we shouldn’t stay together anymore."
Du Ximei showed no fear: "Fine, let’s split the assets evenly, and our son stays with me. Let’s handle the paperwork now."
Yan Santai might have been pushed to the brink: "Alright, those are your words. Don’t think having the only male grandson of the Yan Family will protect you forever. This time, the one who doesn’t divorce is a fool. I’ve tolerated you for too long. If your brother doesn’t e asking for money a few times a month, we can’t even get by. I married you, not your brother too."
Seeing Yan Santai seriously wanting a divorce, Du Ximei panicked and turned to Luo Qiao: "Now you’re happy, right? If not for you, Santai wouldn’t be divorcing me. You, of all people, Director’s wife, do you think the Director will just do nothing?"
Lu Yichen’s face darkened, and the colleagues who came with him could tell he was really angry this time.
They heard Lu Yichen say: "Yan Santai, though I’m a Director, my wife has never taken advantage of my position. Instead, because I’m the Director, she always has to consider my reputation. Now your wife is something else. Not only does she tarnish my wife’s reputation, but she also wants to drag me down with her. That’s ruthless.
Since you can’t even control your wife, take a few days off. Once you’ve sorted things out at home, you can return to work. I’m reluctant to even criticize my wife, let alone have someone else e and make trouble for her."
Du Ximei laughed at Lu Yichen’s words: "Director Lu, you can’t do this."
Lu Yichen responded coldly: "What, do I need your instruction to do my job? You’ve caused chaos in this residential area, and I haven’t even held you accountable, yet you dare to lecture me. You’ve really overstepped."
Yan Santai now felt like he wanted to kill Du Ximei. He couldn’t tell if she was genuinely stupid or wanted to ruin him. It was all because he disciplined her this morning. He really couldn’t continue with her.
Recognizing the situation, Du Ximei knew there was no hope of borrowing money today.
Her brother had said he must get the money today, or he’d get a beating. Right now, he was still waiting for her at home. What should she do?
She hadn’t studied much and was raised to take care of her brother from childhood. So she never considered if offending the Director’s couple could affect her husband’s job or their life.
All she thought about was borrowing the money. If Yan Santai could repay it, great. If not, she didn’t believe the Director’s couple would e to their door demanding it back. They were people with reputations to uphold.
Thinking she could borrow without repaying was just wishful thinking. She really had some nerve.
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