Supreme Heir Son-in-law
Chapter 94 Substitution

Chapter 94: Chapter 94 Substitution

"Mom!" Lin Mengyao exclaimed in disbelief.

"Mom, how can you do this? It was clearly your own mistake, yet you’re having Xu Ke take the blame. Do you think that’s appropriate?" Lin Mengyao looked at Li Lihua with an expression of absurdity.

Li Lihua had always seemed merely a little greedy and materialistic in her mind, but she never imagined that she could disregard human life to this extent. Is she mad? While this thought felt somewhat rebellious, the last shred of a motherly image in Lin Mengyao’s heart completely collapsed at this moment.

"Why isn’t it appropriate? Our Lin Family has fed and sheltered him for so many years; it’s time for him to repay the favor." Li Lihua hysterically screamed, "You go to the police and confess. Go on, say it was you who hit the person, it’s all your doing." Li Lihua grabbed Xu Ke’s arm with all her strength, dragging him in a certain direction, looking possessed.

Xu Ke stood firm, unmoved by Li Lihua’s tugging. He looked down at her hysterics as if she were a stranger. In fact, Li Lihua meant even less to him than a stranger. If it weren’t for her blood ties with Lin Mengyao, she wouldn’t even be able to touch a corner of his sleeve.

"What are you standing there for? Go on, walk!" Seeing she couldn’t move Xu Ke, Li Lihua turned around, yelling at him. Little did she know her current demeanor looked monstrous, her eyes wide and bloodshot, and her well-styled hair had somehow become disheveled. Her mind was consumed by the belief that she had to have Xu Ke take the fall for her.

"Smack!"

A crisp slap silenced all of Li Lihua’s screaming. Tilting her head, she blinked, as if in disbelief at what had just happened.

"Are you awake now?" Xu Ke, who had been mostly silent, used his height advantage to look coldly at the madwoman-like Li Lihua. "If you’re awake, let go." Xu Ke said coldly.

Li Lihua touched her face, staring blankly at Xu Ke.

The moonlight was chilly, and Xu Ke seemed colder under its shine, causing Li Lihua to shiver. Though afraid of Xu Ke at this moment, fear of prison loomed even larger.

In almost no time, Li Lihua regained her composure, looking at Xu Ke with a sense of entitlement. "I won’t hold it against you for hitting me, but you must go to prison and confess. This is what you owe our Lin Family, and you must repay it."

"Mom, you really are crazy," Lin Mengyao looked at Li Lihua in disappointment, saying each word seriously.

"I’m not crazy; you are! I’m your mother, and who is he? He’s nothing more than a useless man worth less than nothing. Is it worth it for you to protect him like this? Are you really so heartless as to send me, your mother, to prison for the sake of a man? I carried you in my womb for ten months, half your blood is mine. You should stand by me, not this useless Xu Ke." Li Lihua shouted.

"Don’t you always act like you love Mengyao so much? If you truly love her, you’d take the blame and confess to the police instead of watching her mother go to jail and then giving her a slap." Li Lihua redirected her gaze to Xu Ke.

"I won’t go to prison for you, so give up." Xu Ke brushed off the spot Li Lihua touched, as if dusting off garbage.

"Mengyao, look at this man you chose. He’s completely unreliable. What’s the point of having such a man? Divorce him quickly while you’re young and find another one." Despite her panic, Lihua’s mind was sharper in this situation. She knew divorce was his Achilles’ heel, and she intended to use it to bend him to her will. No matter what, Li Lihua must not go to prison!

As expected, Xu Ke’s brow furrowed deeply; divorcing Lin Mengyao was something he couldn’t accept. Although his relationship with Lin Mengyao had been stable, he didn’t dare gamble who meant more to her in her heart.

Just as Xu Ke was about to speak, Lin Mengyao intervened, "I won’t divorce him, nor will I let Xu Ke go to prison for you. Whoever’s responsibility it is should bear it."

Lin Mengyao’s stance was a breath of fresh spring air to Xu Ke, but to Li Lihua, it was a thunderbolt on a clear day, "How can you do this to me? I’m your mother, the one who gave birth to and raised you!"

"Have you had enough? Do you think surveillance footage is blind? Taking the fall for someone else? How could you even come up with such an idea? This matter is not up for discussion. We need to find the injured person first, and in the meantime, you stay in line. Stop jumping around every day." Lin Shichang pulled Li Lihua aside and spoke sternly.

Her husband and daughter’s clear stance against her made her mental defenses crumble, "What if we find them and they refuse to settle? Do I have to go to prison then?"

"In this matter, most things can be resolved with money. If not, it only means there isn’t enough of it. Once we find the person, I’m confident they won’t pursue the case further." Xu Ke explained coldly off to the side.

He didn’t want to deal with Li Lihua’s mess but felt he had to, as she was, after all, Lin Mengyao’s mother. He would try to prevent anything from making Lin Mengyao sad or uncomfortable.

"What solution do you have? Are you saying this just to comfort me then sneakily send me to prison?" Li Lihua couldn’t shake Xu Ke’s image as a useless nobody, despite his past demonstrations of strength. When situations became urgent, she habitually forgot his proven capabilities.

"Believe it or not."

"Xu Ke never lies. If he says he has a solution, he certainly does. First, let’s find out where the person is."

"Fine, I’ll trust him this time. If he can’t solve this for me, even if I have to go to prison, I’ll chase him out of the Lin Family and have him live on the streets as a beggar."

"In a while, you won’t need to chase us out; Mengyao and I will be moving out. But let me warn you, don’t ever threaten me with anything related to Mengyao again. Before, I overlooked things because you’re Mengyao’s mother. I’m helping you now for the same reason, but being Mengyao’s mother won’t protect you forever, understand?"

Xu Ke spoke without avoiding anyone, each word resonating with weight. His demeanor was drastically different from before, but among the three present, except for the stunned Li Lihua, the other two showed no reaction, as if it were a natural development.

Lin Mengyao’s lack of reaction was understandable to Xu Ke, but Lin Shichang’s indifference drew his attention.

In truth, Lin Shichang wasn’t entirely clear about Xu Ke’s identity, but he had long observed Xu Ke’s actions at home. He couldn’t guess Xu Ke’s background but knew something significant must have happened to change him. He had privately brought it up to Li Lihua several times, but she never took it to heart. Alas~