Chapter 135: Kneeling to Admit Fault

Seeing Su Yan return home, the fury on Su Jianguo's face subsided slightly.

"Dad, you're back," Su Yan greeted him proactively.

Su Jianguo's expression instantly shifted from cloudy to clear. "Yan Yan, has your vision improved again?"

Otherwise, how would she have known he was back before he even spoke?

Su Yan smiled and said, "I heard your voice while I was in the courtyard."

Su Jianguo felt a hint of disappointment, but seeing her made his mood improve.

"They called me saying Qiangqiang was sick."

To put it simply.

Su Yan's gaze, hidden beneath the black cloth, fell upon the lively and bouncing Su Qiang.

Naturally, that was the excuse the mother and daughter had used to trick her father into coming back.

"Since you're back, let's just settle this matter."

After all, he had already been staying at the factory for over half a month; staying like this wasn't a permanent solution.

Su Jianguo took a heavy breath, his sharp gaze landing on Li Qiuhua.

Li Qiuhua shuddered violently.

"Jianguo, I really know I was wrong. Please, for the sake of our twelve years of marriage, forgive me just this once? I swear, from now on, I will focus on being a good wife and mother. I will treat Yan Yan just like Momo and Qiangqiang; I will never treat her poorly again!"

Su Jianguo listened to her sobbing promises with indifference, showing no sign of being moved.

The next second, Li Qiuhua looked at Su Yan with trepidation, pleading bitterly, "Yan Yan, I apologize to you. Everything before was my fault. For the sake of our family, please talk to your father."

Before Su Yan could speak, Su Jianguo barked sharply, "This is between us, don't drag the child into it."

Li Qiuhua was flustered and lost, casting a pleading look toward Su Mo, who had remained silent the entire time.

After all, it was her idea to call Su Jianguo back.

Su Mo took a step forward unhurriedly; compared to her previous impetuousness, she was indeed much more composed.

"Dad, this isn't just a matter between you and Mom. If you divorce, Qiangqiang and I will become children of a broken home. Besides, the reason you're divorcing Mom is because of Su Yan."

Su Jianguo's eyebrows knitted together like a twisted rope. She had only just lost her arm; he didn't want to direct his anger at her right now.

Su Mo's shifting gaze landed on Su Yan, deep and unfathomable.

"Su Yan, if my mother's apology isn't enough, then add me and Su Qiang to it."

Having said that, she didn't even give Su Yan a chance to speak, directly pulling Su Qiang and dropping to their knees before her with a thud.

With Su Mo's actions, the atmosphere in the room instantly became incredibly oppressive.

No matter how one looked at this scene, it appeared as though Su Yan was forcing Su Mo and her daughter into submission.

Not only was Su Jianguo caught off guard, but even Li Qiuhua's eyes widened in shock. A moment later, tears began to patter down. "Su Yan, I'll kneel to you too!"

A sinister smile flashed briefly beneath Su Mo's lowered eyelashes.

Soon, everyone in the entire courtyard would know that Su Yan, this blind girl, had forced her stepmother and siblings to their knees.

Su Yan's eyes beneath the black cloth darkened slightly.

Su Jianguo's face was so grim it looked as if it were dripping with water.

"Li Qiuhua, what are you doing? It's one thing for the child to be ignorant, but why are you joining in this nonsense?"

No matter what, she was Su Yan's elder. Doing this now wasn't an apology; it was clearly a way to indirectly damage Su Yan's reputation!

Li Qiuhua had made up her mind and was throwing caution to the wind.

"If you won't forgive me, the three of us will kneel here until we die today!"

Su Jianguo's chest heaved violently; he never imagined the scene would turn out like this.

Time passed bit by bit, and a deathly silence fell both inside and outside the room.

After an unknown amount of time, Su Yan's soft voice rang out again.

"Dad, maybe let's just forget it. We can't really let them kneel here until they die."

Li Qiuhua and Su Mo were almost unable to maintain their expressions.

So, they had finally won today!

At this moment, Su Jianguo truly had nowhere to vent his anger.

He couldn't hit them, couldn't scold them, couldn't kick them out, and couldn't drive them away.

But letting them stay felt like a thorn in his heart.

Seeing his fluctuating expression, Su Yan took the initiative to decide for him.

"Get up, all of you."

Li Qiuhua looked at Su Jianguo anxiously.

Su Jianguo's expression was terrifying, yet he chose silence.

Su Yan turned and went back to her own room.

Supported by Su Mo, Li Qiuhua stood up, weeping with joy.

"Jianguo, don't worry, I will absolutely do everything I just said!"

At this moment, she truly meant it from the bottom of her heart.

Su Jianguo was not even willing to look at her again and went straight to Su Yan's side.

Watching his retreating back, the corners of Su Mo's mouth curled into an upward arc.

"Mom, stop crying."

There wasn't a trace of remorse in her triumphant voice.

Li Qiuhua hurriedly wiped the tears from her face. "Momo, you really are resourceful."

"Dad is soft-hearted; fighting him head-on absolutely won't work." Su Mo's entire aura was eerie.

Li Qiuhua nodded like a pounding garlic press, having completely come to rely on her as the backbone of the family.

"Then what should I do next?"

"You're his wife. As the saying goes, 'couples quarrel in bed but make up at the foot of the bed.' If you act more gentle, he will naturally forgive you."

Su Mo's words made Li Qiuhua's face feel as if it were on fire; she never expected there would come a day when she had to be taught these things by her own daughter.

"Aren't you on good terms with Auntie Jinfeng? Go over and chat with her tomorrow."

Zhang Jinfeng, who lived in the front courtyard, was as close to her mother as sisters, and this Zhang Jinfeng was also a gossip; she would certainly be interested in what happened in their house today.

"Chat about what?" Li Qiuhua was bewildered, not understanding her meaning at all.

Su Mo gave her an impatient look. "Chat about how we knelt to apologize to Su Yan today."

"Isn't that bad? It's so embarrassing..."

"Is it *us* who are embarrassed?" Su Mo raised the pitch of her voice, forcefully interrupting Li Qiuhua's hesitation.

Li Qiuhua froze, as if something had flashed through her mind.

A moment later, her expression changed.

"Momo, I'm scared..."

She no longer wanted to oppose Su Yan.

Su Mo stared at her coldly. "Do exactly what I tell you to do, otherwise, there will be no place for you in this house!"

Li Qiuhua shuddered violently, not even daring to look her in the eye.

The current Su Mo was truly terrifying!

"Master, just as you expected." Ghost Shadow repeated the conversation between the mother and daughter to Su Yan.

"Yan Yan, should Dad not have come back?"

Su Jianguo sat opposite her, his expression helpless and dejected.

He had just realized a reality: a smooth divorce was clearly impossible.

Whether it was Li Qiuhua or Su Mo, neither would let him go easily.

Su Yan instead gave him a reassuring smile. "Dad, it's no big deal. Just let things take their natural course."

Su Jianguo couldn't understand how things could take their natural course when they had already reached this point.

However, seeing that Su Yan truly didn't seem to mind at all, his uneasy heart settled slightly.

(End of Chapter)