Chapter 10 Leave the Xie Family

Abe was a bit annoyed when he saw his mother-in-law's poor attitude towards his mother. When he was about to get angry, a man smiled and said, "Hello, Mrs. Xie." Dale was here! And he was even carrying gifts and flowers! "I'm really sorry. I was stuck in a traffic jam on the way here." Dale's humble and genial laughter came in. He had a handsome appearance, an extraordinary family background, and was well-dressed. With all these factors, Dale upstaged Abe as soon as he showed up. "Dale, here you are. Come in! I have prepared your favorite sweet and Sour Pork Ribs for you. " A few minutes ago, Abe's mother-in-law was still mean and indifferent to Abe and his mother. At this moment, she suddenly became extremely enthusiastic when she saw Dale. "Enough!" "I'm Helen's husband! Dale is just an outsider!" Finally, Abe couldn't help but clench his fist and shouted in a low voice. The atmosphere that had become lively because of Dale's appearance completely became awkward because of Abe's angry shout. "I'm really sorry. I didn't know that Abe minds so much. In that case, auntie, I'll be leaving." Dale turned his head and smiled hypocritically at Abe. The corners of his lips curved teasingly as if to say that you were the one who should leave! Sure enough, before Abe could speak, his mother-in-law stepped forward to block Dale's way. "Dale, don't mind what this loser said. Come in and have a seat!" Abe tried to argue with her several times, but was stopped by Mrs. Chou. He could only took a few deep breaths before he forced down the surging anger in his heart. He secretly thought, mother-in-law, I respectfully call you mom, but you insult me and bully me repeatedly. Do you really think I'm inferior to Dale? I am the heir of the Chou Group. I can buy the entire Dale Group with only a small sum of money of the Chou Group. However, you are as blind as a bat. You have to please Dale by insulting me. In the future, I will definitely make you regret it! Abe's mother-in-law didn't know that the identity of her wimpy son-in-law was already different. Seeing that Abe was just looking at her coldly with an angry expression, she was determined to drive Abe out of the Xie family. So she glared at Abe, "What a wimp you are! Stop looking at me like that! Don't you have any respect to your elders?" As she said, she became more and more agitated, "In the past few years, you've been eating and living in our house. You never contributed to our family. Now you're bringing your mom here and trying to be freeloaders with her? Do you treat our family as an welfare house?" Abe could tolerate being insulted and scolded by his mother-in-law because she was an elder. But she directly insulted his mother, which was really unbearable! He finally exploded with the rage that had simmered over the years. In a fit of rage, he grabbed a vase placed in the living room and smashed it to pieces! "I'm warning you! You can insult me, but you can't insult my mother!" Abe's expression was ferocious, and his blue veins stood out. He stared at his mother-in-law as if he was going to kill her. The living room fell silent. His mother-in-law stared at Abe with wide eyes, pointing at him with trembling fingers. She couldn't believe that her wimp son-in-law who always swallowed insults became so tough that he dared to smash things on this day! The whole living room fell into a short silence. Everyone stared at Abe with wide eyes in disbelief. "Abe, apologize to your mother-in-law!" Mrs. Chou, who came out of her trance first, could no longer hide the panic on her face. She was afraid that if her son angered his mother-in-law, what if she was really mad at him and threw him out of the family? At this moment, Abe's mother-in-law angrily said to Helen, "Get a divorce! Helen, you must divorce this wimp!" The woman, who came out of her trance, pointed at Abe and snarled hoarsely, "This useless, hopeless wimp is capable of nothing. But he even dared to smash things!" At the side, Helen took a glance at her thunderous mother, then at Abe who was furious and Mrs. Chou who looked terrified. A touch of deep helplessness and loneliness fully appeared on her delicate and pretty face. She was also helpless. She knew that Abe was wronged and that her mother always went too far, but she was her own mother. What could she do to her? At this moment, Abe ignored his mother-in-law who stamped with fury, nor did he care about Dale's teasing eyes. He just looked at Helen quietly and said seriously, "Helen, if you want a divorce today, I will agree to it." Hearing what Abe said, Helen trembled severely. In her beautiful eyes, the look was extremely complex and helpless. There was no telling whether it was the sorrow caused by being oppressed by the burdens of life or her disappointment in Abe. As soon as her mother-in-law heard this, she was overjoyed and said at once, "Great, great! Today I have the final say on this. You must get a divorce!" With that, she looked at Abe contemptuously, and snorted coldly, "Can you compare with Dale? What a loser with a bad temper!" "Shut up!" Abe thundered and interrupted his mother-in-law. "I can't compare with Dale at all?" Abe turned his head, took a look at Dale who was looking at him teasingly, and then at his mother-in-law. His cold words were filled with a murderous desire. His mother-in-law's disdainful cold snort seemed to have answered his question. In her opinion, it was purely a joke. "Great, from today on, I will let you respect me and beg for my favor." The living room fell into silence for the second time, followed by bursts of unconcealed laughter. Dale laughed and said, "Oh my God, Abe, beg for your favor? You are really funny, hahahaha!" His mother-in-law also said with contempt, "Bah! With your wimpy look, you are the one who is begging favor from us!" "Mom, let's go!" Abe ignored the laughter behind him anymore, but pushed the wheelchair and took Mrs. Chou step by step away amidst the laughter of the Xie family. Phew! A night breeze mixed with chills swept over, and Abe's complicated mood gradually calmed down. "Abe!" Just as Abe wheeled Mrs. Chou away, Helen's shout with a complicated tone suddenly came from behind. When he heard Helen's voice, Abe's hands couldn't help shaking. Under the moonlight, Helen was wearing a white evening dress which made her look like a fairy who fell from heaven. Helen bit her lip, and then walked slowly to Abe. "These are my car key and the key to the small apartment in the south of the city. You can take mom to live there for a period of time." "And, use this money sparingly. We both need some time on our own." Abe looked at the keys and a stack of banknotes Helen handed over. His mood was extremely complicated. The Xie family's laughter, his mother-in-law's mean words and the scene of Dale acting like the host played in his mind repeatedly. "This is a handout?" Abe looked at Helen and said seriously, "Don't worry, From today on, I, Abe Chou, won't use any more money from your family." Helen's hand froze in mid-air. She stared blankly at Abe for a few seconds, then suddenly smiled sadly, turned around and ran into the thick night. "Helen is a good girl. Can't you tell that she likes you..." Mrs. Chou covered her chest and coughed violently, staring at Abe with some disappointment. Like? Abe was silent, and his heart trembled. She liked him? Didn't he like her? But what did he get for liking her for so long? Besides her indifference, it was her family's mockery! Who could stand such a life? The windows of Xie's house were already lit up, and the sounds of birthday celebrations were faintly audible. Abe clenched his fists and said to himself, "Soon, I will let these people who look down on me kneel on the ground and beg for my mercy!"