Chapter 301
Chapter 301
Yan Lan and Qin Shi had just returned to Yunhu Villa and entered the hall when a crisp slap shattered the tranquil atmosphere.
"Snapped!"
Old Madam Qin raised her hand and slapped her, leaving five bright red finger marks on Madam Qin's pale cheek.
Madam Qin was knocked to the side by the blow, and one of her pearl earrings fell to the ground.
"mom!"
Qin Shengsheng, who was standing to the side, rushed over. She had just returned and hadn't even had time to put down her schoolbag. She stood in front of Madam Qin like a mother hen protecting her chicks.
"Grandma, what right do you have to hit Mom?"
Madam Qin's silver hair was neatly styled, and the gold thread embroidery on her dark green cheongsam gleamed with a cold light.
She leaned on her cane, her phoenix eyes narrowed, and her voice was as cold as ice.
"I'm disciplining my own daughter, what right do you have to interfere? Go back to your room!"
Yan Lan's fingers unconsciously dug into her palm.
She saw Madam Qin's left cheek swell rapidly, yet she still straightened her back and slowly raised her head.
“Mother, everything I did was in accordance with the company’s rules and regulations.”
Madam Qin's voice was soft yet firm.
"You can't just... because the result wasn't what you wanted."
"Shut up! You've really been spoiled rotten by your dad."
Old Madam Qin slammed her cane heavily on the ground.
"Transfer 15% of your shares to me immediately, and..."
Old Madam Qin spotted Yan Lan and suddenly pointed to Yan Lan at the door.
"Kick this wild girl of unknown origin out of Yunhu Manor!"
Qin Shi frowned instantly and was about to step forward when Yan Lan pressed down on his wrist, which was bulging with veins, and took a step forward herself.
Her clear eyes showed no fear as she met Old Madam Qin's cloudy old eyes.
"Mom, Yan Lan is my daughter-in-law. She's also your granddaughter-in-law,"
Madam Qin suddenly raised her voice.
"She is carrying the Qin family's child."
"flesh and blood?"
Old Madam Qin scoffed, her withered fingers stroking the dragon head of her cane.
"Look at that foxy face of hers. I heard she used to be a nurse, always trying to please the old and the young. Who knows whose bastard she's carrying?"
She deliberately pointed the tip of her cane at Yan Lan's lower abdomen, her gaze cold and menacing.
Qin Shi suddenly broke free from Yan Lan's hand.
As he strode in, a dark, angry rage surged in his eyes.
"Grandma, please take back what you said."
"What? Did I say something wrong?"
Suddenly, Madam Qin clutched her chest and coughed, her voice immediately weakening by eight octaves.
"My old bones... the doctor said I can't handle any stress..."
Yan Lan narrowed her eyes.
She noticed that when the old lady coughed, the priceless green jade necklace around her neck remained perfectly still, and the veins on the back of her hand gripping her cane bulged out—she showed no sign of the weakness often associated with patients.
"Madam, you have a rosy complexion and walk as fast as a young person. Judging from your appearance, all the data in your recent medical report should be very healthy, right?"
Yan Lan's clear voice echoed throughout the hall.
In the deathly silence, Old Madam Qin's face turned from white to pale.
She suddenly swung her cane at Yan Lan.
"You ill-mannered brat, you have no right to speak in the Qin family."
Qin Shi intercepted the cane with lightning speed.
The cane struck his arm with a dull thud, but he didn't even flinch.
"Grandma, that's enough."
"Very well! You're willing to risk my life for a woman, aren't you?"
Old Madam Qin was panting heavily as she stared at Qin Shi.
Qin Shi hesitated for a moment, and Madam Qin, who was standing to the side, shook her head at him.
"I'll go get a doctor."
Qin Shi forced himself to breathe a sigh of relief.
"You take care of me."
Old Madam Qin pointed to Yan Lan standing to the side.
"I heard you used to be a nurse, so you must be very good at taking care of people."
Hearing Old Madam Qin's arrogant tone, Qin Shi's brows furrowed even more.
"Grandma, Yan Lan isn't feeling well..."
"During the Qin Dynasty, I was able to take care of my grandmother."
"Help Mom inside to rest first, and also Sheng Sheng."
Yan Lan realized that Old Madam Qin wanted to talk to her alone.
Qin Shi hesitated for a moment, then, after receiving an encouraging look from Yan Lan, he could only help Madam Qin and his sister leave.
Madam Qin then sat down on the sofa, and Shen Yun poured her another cup of tea.
"To ensure the purity of the Qin family bloodline, you must abort this child."
As she spoke, Old Madam Qin tossed out a check.
"One hundred million is enough for you to squander for the rest of your life."
Yan Lan suddenly burst out laughing.
"Madam Qin, are you senile? You think you can get rid of me with just one hundred million?"
She gently stroked her lower abdomen with her fingertips, her smile as bright as a flower, which seemed particularly jarring to the old lady.
"When my child is born in the future and inherits the Qin family business, it will be worth hundreds of billions."
What would you do in that situation?
Old Madam Qin was speechless for a moment. She had been respected all her life, and no one had ever dared to speak to her so bluntly.
"presumptuous!
With me here, I will absolutely not let you give birth to this bastard.
If you don't have a miscarriage, I'll make sure you get nothing.
"Madam Qin threatened."
"Madam, then we can certainly give it a try."
"Besides, you should bring up your recording pen. I dare say these things to your face because I'm not afraid the Qin family will hear me."
Yan Lan sat down with a composed demeanor as she spoke.
Both Madam Qin and Shen Yunzhong looked grim. Shen Yunzhong took out a voice recorder. He had originally intended to record the conversation between Madam Qin and Yan Lan so that Madam Qin could see Yan Lan's true colors. However, he didn't expect that Yan Lan had no intention of pretending at all.
"Guards, throw her out of here!"
Madam Qin immediately flew into a rage!
Just as Shen Yunzhong was about to call for help, Yan Lan suddenly sneered.
“I advise you not to do this. I am not as well-mannered as Madam Qin. If you really piss me off, I don’t know anything about respecting the elderly and caring for the young.”
Shen Yunzhong immediately called the butler in and ordered him to take the security guards and kick Yan Lan out.
The butler stood there looking troubled.
Yan Lan poured herself a cup of tea and took a sip slowly.
"What, does my word as the mistress of this manor no longer carry any weight?"
Madam Qin's face turned ashen.
"Grandma, you don't need to make things difficult for the housekeeper anymore."
"Don't even mention you, even if Grandpa were here, he probably wouldn't have the right to kick Yan Lan out."
Qin Shi reassured Qin Fen a few times, but he was still worried about Yan Lan, so he turned back.
He took out a property ownership certificate and placed it in front of Old Madam Qin.
"Before my grandfather went abroad, he gave Yunhu Villa to Yan Lan as a betrothal gift. She is the mistress of Yunhu Villa."
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