Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 169: Brother-in-law is the Ex 69_1

Chapter 169: Chapter 169: Brother-in-law is the Ex 69_1

Huang Lixin returned home and immediately let out a cry of alarm upon hearing the dreadful news, "Has he gone mad?"

"I haven’t even asked for compensation, and now he has the audacity to demand us to pay for emotional distress."

"He really has some nerve."

"He truly fancies himself quite the dreamer."

"Doesn’t he have the decency to look in the mirror and see just how much his face weighs?"

Huang Lixin was genuinely furious, and even Zhang Xiaoya, who had arrived home just before him, was stunned by Ho Zhen’s asking price.

If not for restraining herself, she would have cursed too. Hearing Huang Lixin spout all sorts of profanities, she didn’t try to stop him. In her opinion, Ho Zhen really was going too far.

After cursing vehemently for a while, Huang Lixin probably realized that no matter how much he swore, it wouldn’t help the situation, so he stopped the name-calling.

Taking a deep breath, Huang Lixin turned to Huang Lei, "I just want to know how on earth he came up with the idea of demanding compensation for emotional distress."

"Demanding one hundred fifty thousand, making it three hundred thousand in total, and that’s supposedly a discount."

Just thinking about this amount made the veins on Huang Lixin’s forehead bulge. He felt he was being seen as a pushover rather than the tiger he was.

Huang Lixin declared that no matter what, he was determined to teach Ho Zhen a lesson, "He bullied Xiao Jing, and then Xiao Lei, and now he even expects us to pay him."

"Shameless, absolutely shameless." Huang Lixin grew angrier with each thought.

Looking at Huang Lei, who did nothing but keep her head down in silence, the rage in Huang Lixin’s heart erupted uncontrollably.

"No way, I’m going to call Ho Zhen."

"I just have to ask that bastard how he could come up with such an idea."

Zhang Xiaoya nodded in agreement, "Exactly, we have to ask."

"Three hundred thousand is not a small sum."

They had over two million in cash, but almost three hundred thousand would have to be paid to the agent, plus the cost of plane tickets abroad, rent, and language school tuition, which would take a considerable sum.

Over two million might sound like a lot, but it would not be much when the actual expenses were to be met, and now they were being asked to shell out an additional three hundred thousand. Of course, they couldn’t afford it.

Zhang Xiaoya was truly frightened by the thought of Huang Lixin planning to give Ho Zhen a piece of his mind.

Such a call should not be made, as Ho Zhen was not someone who would show them any respect these days and could easily spark a sensational issue.

Huang Lei truly didn’t dare to imagine just how furious Huang Lixin might become, and she knew that if something did happen, Zhang Xiaoya would undoubtedly blame her greatly.

As for studying abroad, it would surely not even be on the table; it was out of the question.

"Dad, about that," Huang Lei said in a low voice, explaining why Ho Zhen felt bold enough to demand such a large sum of money.

Huang Lixin and his wife were completely shocked; they never imagined Huang Jing could be so foolish.

Looking at the downcast Huang Lei, Huang Lixin snorted coldly, then turned to Zhang Xiaoya, "Such a great daughter you’ve raised."

"She’ll be our daughter to rely on in the future."

"It’s not like we don’t know that no matter how close you are to someone, you need to have boundaries. You can’t let them know everything and definitely can’t let them have something to hold over you."

"But this idiot." All Huang Lixin could think was that he and his wife were not fools, so how did they end up with someone as stupid as Huang Lei?

Looking at Huang Jing, she was a smart child, which means Huang Lei was just an accident.

Zhang Xiaoya was also amused by Huang Lei’s behavior, not even trying to stop Huang Lixin when she heard him cursing ’stupid thing’, her lips twitched but she said nothing.

She also felt that Huang Lei might really be a big fool, otherwise, how could she make such a mistake?

Zhang Xiaoya thought that Huang Lei should really receive more education; otherwise, after going abroad, who knows how much tuition she would end up paying.

"You’re such a fool, never thinking things through, never using that thing on your neck."

"I really doubt that thing on your neck is just for eating and drinking; as for thinking things through, you probably don’t even know how to use it."

"Don’t call us dumb, both your mother and I have university degrees, and your sister isn’t stupid either."

"But you, all you do all day is eat, drink, have fun, calculating against others, you’re quite skilled at that."

"If you didn’t look like me, I would really go for a paternity test to see if you are actually my child."

Huang Lixin truly didn’t understand, considering that both he and his wife were quite intelligent, how they could have ended up with such a fool and waste of space for a child.

"And you, you never think things through, acting purely on your whims. With such a temper, can you really study abroad?"

"Will you be schemed against again, allowing someone to gather such evidence against you?"

"Or maybe you’ll touch something you shouldn’t."

Some things are illegal in China and cannot be touched, but although they are illegal abroad, they can be easily obtained.

In any case, what Huang Lixin knew was that several acquaintances’ children got involved with bad things abroad.

Let alone studying or getting a diploma, one could say they were almost ruined.

Huang Lixin did not want Huang Lei to go abroad and, after spending all her money, come back with bad habits and be completely hopeless.

Thinking back on the few people Huang Lixin had mentioned a few days ago, Zhang Xiaoya had met them, too. They weren’t particularly bright but weren’t too dumb either; they just liked to have fun.

But after just a short time abroad, they had already picked up bad habits, and all they could think about was that, completely forgetting about studies, parents, or work.

Nw Zhang Xiaoya realized that, from a young age, Huang Lei had always been easily swayed by words of flattery or a bit of provocation, getting tricked time and again.

If someone abroad used the same tactics on her, leading Huang Lei step by step into their trap, the thought made Zhang Xiaoya jolt.

"No, it won’t do. She really can’t go abroad."

"We will just stay here. Xiao Lei, let your dad find you a job."

"You know your dad and I aren’t in great health, and your sister is not going to take care of us; we have only you."

Zhang Xiaoya grabbed Huang Lei’s hand, incessantly muttering that going abroad was bad for Huang Lei and the like.

Huang Lei was so angered by Huang Lixin’s curse that she couldn’t help herself, "Dad, what are you talking about?"

"Who’s touched something they shouldn’t have?"

"Do you really think I’m a fool? How could I not know how that stuff can trap people?"

"Mom, Dad, don’t worry. I haven’t experienced it, but I’ve seen it, I’ve even seen what it looks like when someone’s under the influence."

Huang Lei remembered a woman who was really beautiful and gentle, but she touched things she shouldn’t have and ended up on a path to destruction.

Having seen the ugly spectacle of addiction and people doing the unthinkable for money to satisfy their cravings, how could she make the same mistake?