Supreme Heir Son-in-law

Chapter 47: Chapter 47 Coercion

Indeed, with the Lin family’s matriarch’s controlling nature, as long as Lin Mengyao wants to stay in Lin Corporation, she must sign this reconciliation paper to release Lin Shixian. It can be said that she never had a choice in this matter.

Xu Ke certainly can deal with Lin Shixian afterward, but he doesn’t want Lin Mengyao to just swallow her grievances. Even if the final outcome is the same, he insists on letting Lin Mengyao vent her anger personally.

"If you don’t want to, we don’t have to sign it." Xu Ke said in a low voice. With his current capability, he can completely take Lin Mengyao away from the Lin family and start anew; he can offer her everything she desires with open arms.

At this moment, Lin Mengyao seemed to see endless dazzling stars in Xu Ke’s eyes, but in the blink of an eye, Xu Ke’s eyes returned to their usual calm, as if nothing had changed. It was all just her illusion.

"What do you want to do?" Lin Mengyao asked curiously.

"Mengyao, do you trust me?" Xu Ke asked, looking at Lin Mengyao with deep eyes.

Seeing Xu Ke like this, Lin Mengyao nodded. No matter what Xu Ke planned to do, she trusted that he wouldn’t harm her. Seeing Lin Mengyao nod so decisively, Xu Ke’s eyes immediately filled with a smile, "Rest assured, I won’t let you down." Although she didn’t know what Xu Ke intended to do, at this moment, Lin Mengyao truly felt a sense of security from him.

Lin Mengyao lay on the bed, nodding obediently. Xu Ke wanted to reach out and touch her head, but he restrained himself. Lin Mengyao finally showed a bit of reliance on him, and he didn’t want to scare her. noveldrama

"In a while, don’t speak, just pretend to be sick. Leave everything to me." Lin Mengyao nodded, agreeing to Xu Ke’s words.

Not long after the room quieted down again, Li Lihua burst into the hospital room, a backpack on her back, loudly scolding without caring if anyone was there: "You wretched girl, why didn’t you answer my calls?" Fortunately, Xu Ke arranged for Lin Mengyao to be in a single room; otherwise, they’d surely be scolded to death by other patients’ families.

"Mom, lower your voice. Mengyao’s head still hurts. The doctor said she needs quiet rest, no noise." Xu Ke stopped Lin Mengyao from speaking, answering first.

Li Lihua glared fiercely at Xu Ke, walked a few steps forward, and looked at Lin Mengyao’s pale, thin face wrapped in a bandage. In the end, she didn’t speak loudly and didn’t dwell on why Lin Mengyao didn’t answer her calls.

The mother and daughter hadn’t seen each other for more than a month. Suddenly seeing her previously fine daughter now in such a weak state, Li Lihua’s heart softened, but her words were still harsh, "How did you get beaten up? Didn’t you run when you were in danger? You’re really such a fool. You’re hospitalized and didn’t even call home. If it weren’t for your uncle being arrested this time, I wouldn’t have known." As Li Lihua spoke, her anger flared up. She wanted to reach out and poke Lin Mengyao’s head but stopped when she saw the bandage.

"How is it? Is it serious? What did the doctor say? Will there be any after-effects, or scars?" Li Lihua bombarded Lin Mengyao with questions, one after another, as she looked at Mengyao’s pale face.

"I was worried that the family would be concerned, so I didn’t say anything. The doctor said there’s no after-effect from the concussion, just that it needs time to heal." Lin Mengyao hadn’t received Li Lihua’s care for a long time, and now she felt her heart soften slightly from its previous hardness.

"You stupid girl. I’ve been here for a while. You didn’t even think about getting me a glass of water. Mengyao, I can’t believe you didn’t say anything. I always wondered why I let a useless man like him marry my precious daughter. Look at all the grievances she’s suffered since marrying you." Li Lihua redirected her anger to Xu Ke, venting her accumulated wrath from the Lin Family Mansion onto him. Lin Mengyao tried to stop her but was halted by Xu Ke’s glance.

For a moment, the room was filled with Li Lihua’s voice. After a while, she paused, recalling the purpose of her visit this time.

"Mengyao, your grandma wants you to sign this." Li Lihua pulled a folded reconciliation paper out of her bag and placed it in front of Lin Mengyao.

"That old woman only cares about her son and doesn’t care about your well-being. Your aunt cries a few fake tears, and the old woman immediately orders me to force you to sign this. She even said if you don’t sign, we’ll be banned from entering the Lin Family Mansion in the future. Aren’t you all descendants of the Lin family? How can that old witch be so heartless and biased?" Li Lihua said bitterly.

"Mom, Mengyao won’t be signing this reconciliation paper." Xu Ke interjected again.

"I don’t want Mengyao to sign it either, but if she doesn’t, we won’t be able to enter the Lin Family Mansion in the future. What should we do then? And you, as the useless in-law, have no right to speak here." Li Lihua glared at Xu Ke and said sharply.

"Mom, please listen to what Xu Ke has to say." Lin Mengyao nudged Li Lihua’s hand and said.

"What is there to say? He’s just trying to put us in a bad position. If you don’t sign it, how will people talk about you in the future? How can you face that? What about your sister’s prospects for marriage? Today, you must sign it. I’m your mother; I gave birth to you and raised you. You have to listen to me."

The sternness in Li Lihua’s voice wiped away all the warmth that had been building between the mother and daughter. Lin Mengyao’s outstretched hand paused in mid-air before she finally buried it under the blanket.

Xu Ke had been watching Lin Mengyao constantly, so he noticed her emotional change immediately. The plan he’d had in mind shifted, "Mom, I’ll give you a choice now: first, we sign this reconciliation paper, or second, we don’t sign it, and you can make one request of me in the future. Which do you choose?"

Xu Ke’s voice remained calm, but his eyes were dark, like a night without stars or moonlight, so dark one couldn’t discern the emotions within.

Surprised, Lin Mengyao glanced at Xu Ke but didn’t say anything. Since she had agreed to let Xu Ke handle everything, she wouldn’t speak up again. Whatever happens now, it can’t get any worse.

As soon as Xu Ke finished speaking, Li Lihua’s ridicule followed closely, "Giving me a choice, a request? Who do you think you are to say such things? You’re over twenty! How can you still be dreaming like this? Who do you think you are? What could you possibly offer me? I’m telling you, I don’t have the time to play games with you. Get out of my sight." Li Lihua said unkindly.

After speaking, Li Lihua pushed the reconciliation paper closer to Lin Mengyao, "Sign this."