Hong Lan glared at Lei Siren.
What a spineless boy she had raised!
Xia Zhenfeng hadn't even said what this was about, yet it was enough to scare the living daylights out of him.
Was that really necessary?
How big of a deal could it possibly be!
She had given her son far too little tough love in the past, which was why he was so timid and cowardly now.
Hong Lan had even come in person today, so what was he still afraid of?
However.
Judging by Xia Zhenfeng's demeanor this time, he was definitely playing for keeps.
She couldn't just casually gloss over this; she would have to act a bit stricter in a moment.
Hong Lan continued to put on a furious facade, pointing at her son and saying:
"You brat, all you know is how to cause trouble!"
"Just wait and see how I teach you a lesson later!"
Then.
Hong Lan turned back to Xia Zhenfeng and continued:
"Brother Zhenfeng, just tell me, what kind of trouble did this boy get into?"
"Does he owe money? Or did he cause a scene somewhere?"
"Is this tablet for me to look at?"
Hong Lan was already mentally prepared.
However.
Her preparation was still far from enough.
Xia Zhenfeng shook his head and said:
"No need for all that trouble. I didn't bring the tablet for you to look at something..."
"We're here to listen to a recording, a very fascinating recording!"
Hong Lan: "???"
Lei Siren: "???"
A recording?
Not only was Hong Lan dumbfounded by these words.
Lei Siren also couldn't figure out what on earth was going on.
What recording could there possibly be?
Could it be that Lin Yu had secretly recorded them in the underground parking lot?
Even if that was the case, it didn't seem like a big deal.
Was he worried that Lei Siren wouldn't admit to hiring people to beat him up?
Xia Yiwei was also present at the time and knew the whole story.
Xia Zhenfeng would definitely choose to believe his daughter!
Wasn't Lin Yu doing this purely unnecessary?
Just as Lei Siren was feeling puzzled, the recording began to play...
"Cousin, what's wrong with a dirty rag? You don't actually think I'm pursuing a dirty rag out of love, do you?"
"..."
"She's different now. She's already been trained by that violent maniac into a very easily manipulated shape."
"..."
"As long as I make my move now, I can definitely secure this dirty rag with ease. Do you believe me?"
"..."
Hong Lan: "!!!"
Lei Siren: "!!!"
The complete call recording played, sentence by sentence.
The mother and son listened with trembling hearts.
Hong Lan looked at her son in disbelief, finally realizing the magnitude of this incident.
If it were just a general conflict, for the sake of the friendship between the two families, they wouldn't be given too hard of a time.
Hong Lan had been wondering earlier why Xia Zhenfeng was making such a grand display.
At this very moment.
She finally completely understood what was going on!
Her loose-lipped son had even used a term like "dirty rag."
He had also revealed his true motives for approaching Xia Yiwei to his aunt's son, his cousin.
Saying it was one thing.
But to be recorded by someone as evidence!
Where was Hong Lan supposed to hide her face now!
How the hell was this matter going to be resolved easily?
Looking at Lei Siren again, he was already thoroughly terrified out of his wits.
He stood trembling in front of the table, unable to stop shuffling his feet, wanting to hide behind his mother.
It was as if only hiding behind his mother could give him a tiny shred of security.
Xia Zhenfeng's gaze was simply too terrifying!
He looked like he was ready to leap across the table at any moment and tear him apart with his bare hands.
Precisely because he had been in contact with the Xia family since childhood, Lei Siren knew Xia Zhenfeng's methods all too well.
Back then, Weiwei was pursued at school by a kid who "thought he was all that."
As a result.
Xia Zhenfeng found out about it, and the next day that arrogant kid transferred schools.
Lei Siren still remembered to this day the terribly bruised, swollen pig-face that kid had the last time he saw him.
Rumor had it.
No one else was involved in the whole process; it was entirely Xia Zhenfeng acting alone.
The outside world had always said.
In the Xia family, only the wife practiced martial arts, and Xia Zhenfeng had no skills whatsoever.
Anyone who believed that was an absolute fool!
Lei Siren didn't believe it for a second, and he was even less willing to be "handled" by Xia Zhenfeng.
"This, this isn't... that's not what I meant..."
"Uncle Xia, listen to me, I was just running my mouth, I never actually thought that way."
"I was wrong, I'm sorry..."
"I'm sorry Uncle Xia, I'm sorry Weiwei!"
"I really didn't mean it like that..."
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