Recognized by My Ex After Being Reborn
Chapter 399: She’s not your mom anymore!

Chapter 399: She’s not your mom anymore!

At that moment, Shi Lan was at Jin Qiu’s house, not only bringing red wine but also the Superstar Transformation Camp proposal.

As they drank and gossiped, Jin Qiu was unwittingly drawn into the variety show world Shi Lan wanted to create.

The two discussed celebrity children, the clash of internet cultures, forming teams, and which artists truly had acting skills and talent. Eventually, without knowing about Shi Lan’s proposal, Jin Qiu suggested, "If we could gather these celebrity children for a variety show, it would definitely be interesting to watch."

Then, Shi Lan placed the proposal in front of her.

Jin Qiu put down her wine glass and stared at the document on the table, taken aback, then looked at Shi Lan, "So, you came prepared."

"Would I dare to show up at your doorstep without something?" Shi Lan said, propping up her head.

As Jin Qiu flipped through the proposal, she was amazed by its detail. It included current market research and data comparison and had pinpointed the market positioning and potential future directions.

"I’ll take it to the station this afternoon and have a good talk with the station manager. This is a great piece, but do I need to clarify the relationship between Peak and Shuangshi?"

"Let’s not mention it for now," Shi Lan said.

"Fair enough, I appreciate that about you." After that, the two clinked glasses again, "Planning to move behind the scenes after breaking it off with the superstar?"

"I’m just a farmer, happy to come over for a drink and a chat, free and unbound."

Jin Qiu chuckled lightly, "You, a farmer, might just turn the entertainment industry upside down in the next few years."

"Pleasure doing business," Shi Lan agreed noncommittally.

Shi Lan had lunch at Jin Qiu’s house and then received a message from Yan Shixiu.

Yan General: "Nanqi has sent over the documents."

Shi Lan: "I’m on my way back."

...

When Han Hao brought Yan Ziqing back to the Yan Family’s home, both parents were present.

Upon seeing Yan Ziqing looking listless on the couch, Yan’s father immediately asked Han Hao, "What happened this time?"

"Dad, the superstar can’t hold on any longer." Yan Ziqing looked up at her father with tears in her eyes, "Please help me."

"How can I help you? I’ve given you all my savings already, what more do you want me to do?" Yan’s father pushed her away.

"Dad, it’s come to this. Let’s just sue Yan Shixiu. He’s just our adopted son, yet he’s taken everything from the Yan Family. Can’t we settle this through legal means? I can’t tolerate it anymore, Dad. Why allow him to flaunt Yan Family’s assets as a noble and not allow us to sue him to reclaim what rightfully belongs to us?"

Yan’s father was silent again.

"Uncle, we can sue Yan Shixiu for failing to fulfill his duties of support and for embezzlement. Through legal means, we can reclaim everything that belongs to the Yan Family," Han Hao whispered into Yan’s father’s ear.

"Yan Shixiu now has a professional team of lawyers, how can we win?" Yan’s father asked.

"Uncle, even if we can’t win, we should still damage his reputation. As an entrepreneur, he will surely take action to protect his reputation, even if it’s just to mitigate some losses. Of course, this is a worst-case contingency."

"But we already have no money left for a lawsuit..."

"Dad... we still have this house, right? I can’t mortgage the sky, but I want to save it."

At this point, Yan Ziqing still didn’t want to suffer any losses and set her sights on their own house.

Hearing about mortgaging the house, Yan’s father immediately disagreed, "This is my final bottom line. I cannot let you ruin it further."

"Dad! Can you really bear to see me left with nothing? Besides, as long as we get the money from Yan Shixiu, we can buy it back. It’s just briefly owned by the bank, it’s still ours!" Yan Ziqing pleaded desperately, clutching her father’s arm, "Dad, do I need to kneel for you? I’ll kneel down, please save me."

Yan’s father saw his daughter kneeling on the ground and was heartbroken, but the thought of giving up the house was too much for him to bear.

"Dad... if you truly won’t save me, I’ll just have to die right here in front of you."

Yan Ziqing’s character was extreme, and her father knew it. If things didn’t go her way, she would definitely seek other desperate measures, perhaps with no return. With that thought, Yan’s father’s resolve softened, and he sighed deeply. Just then, Yan’s mother, who had been hiding in the staircase, could no longer contain herself and came down saying, "I do not agree!"

Everyone looked towards Yan’s mother, and Yan Ziqing immediately knelt towards her, "Mom, please let me do it. Dad has already agreed."

"Close down the company, find a stable job, stop thinking about all these messy things. I do not agree to mortgage the house!" Yan’s mother declared.

"Dad! Look at Mom. I’m working so hard, isn’t it all for this family?"

"For this family? You’re doing this for your vanity. You just want to split the inheritance from your older brother. If you had considered me and your father, you would never risk our only house on a mortgage. Have you thought about what will happen if you fail? Will the entire family end up on the streets with you?"

"Dad!" Yan Ziqing grabbed her father’s arm. "Does Mom dislike me because I’m not a boy? She’s always siding with my older brother; doesn’t she care about me more? Aren’t you my real mom?"

At these words, Yan’s mother trembled with anger, and slapped her across the face, "I truly regret bringing you into this world, and even more regret not educating you properly."

Seeing his daughter hit, Yan’s father retaliated by striking Yan’s mother. "My daughter is not someone you can hit! You should understand that in this family, only my daughter and I are blood-related. I don’t need your approval to mortgage the house!"

Yan’s mother looked at Yan’s father incredulously, shaking, "If you agree to mortgage the house today, we’re getting a divorce, and I’m taking half of the money from the mortgage. It’s our marital property."

"Let’s get a divorce then, but don’t you dare think about the house!"

"Yan Changming, have you no humanity left?" Yan’s mother cried inconsolably.

"Mom, don’t blame us for being ruthless. You’ve always been against Dad and me, always favoring my older brother."

"Get out, just get out!" Yan’s father yelled, infuriated, pushing his wife towards the front door, "I’ll have a lawyer draft the divorce papers. You leave this house right now."

Yan’s mother, outnumbered and still in her slippers, was forced out by Yan and his daughter.

"You’ll regret this one day!"

Without fear, Yan’s mother shouted through the front door before storming off from the Yan family home.

Meanwhile, Yan Ziqing continued to cry, "Dad, Mom is really too much."

"She’s no longer your mother!" Yan’s father said bitterly.