You Choose an Adopted Son, I Choose Madness - Chapter 84:

Chapter 84: No Money, Only My Life

By the time Su Zhenxing returned to the living room, Su Chen had already taken his freshly earned five million and happily retreated to his room.

Only Su Lili and Su Mu were left in the living room.

They had been looking forward to witnessing their uncle, Liu Xingran, unleash his fury and give Su Chen a good beating.

But what happened instead?

Not only did their uncle fail to lay a hand on Su Chen, but he also ended up giving Su Chen five million!

Su Lili and Su Mu were filled with anger and jealousy.

They had been waiting for their father, Su Zhenxing, to return so they could complain about Su Chen’s behavior.

So, the moment Su Zhenxing stepped into the living room, the two rushed over with worried expressions.

“Dad, Su Chen has completely offended both Uncle and Aunt!”

“Yes, Dad, Su Chen is too inconsiderate. Family should support each other, but instead, he’s making enemies for our family! If something happens in the future, Uncle’s family won’t help us anymore.”

“That’s right, Dad. We need to teach Su Chen a lesson. He should return the money to Uncle so they don’t resent our family so much.”

At first, Su Zhenxing remained indifferent as they spoke badly about Su Chen.

But the moment they mentioned returning the money, his face darkened.

“Return the money?!”

“If you think you can make Su Chen return the money, go ahead and try!”

“I won’t stop you.”

“Go on!”

With that, he ignored Su Lili and Su Mu and went straight upstairs to his study.

Su Lili and Su Mu exchanged glances, frowning in frustration.

If they could convince Su Chen to return the money, why would they have come to their father in the first place?!

They had hoped he would force Su Chen to do it!

But instead, their father was even annoyed at them.

Did he actually think Su Chen was right to take Uncle’s money?!

Regardless of how upset they were, their father had made it clear he wouldn’t interfere.

For now, they could only let it go.

By dinnertime, the family was surprised to find that Liu Yanran had returned home!

Su Lili and Su Mu were thrilled.

They immediately surrounded her on both sides, chatting and laughing.

Su Zhenxing remained indifferent to her return.

As for Su Chen, he simply didn’t care.

However, they were all curious—why had Liu Yanran come back so quickly?

They had expected her to stay at her family’s house for at least a few more days.

During their conversation, Su Lili and Su Mu couldn’t help but ask about it.

Liu Yanran’s face turned awkward.

She hadn’t wanted to come back so soon either!

But ever since her brother, Liu Xingran, had returned home that afternoon, he hadn’t stopped hounding her for five million!

He claimed Su Chen had extorted him and that she, as Su Chen’s mother, had to pay him back.

Five million or her pride—what was more important?

To Liu Yanran, the answer was obvious—five million mattered far more!

So, she had grabbed her little green Hermès handbag and snuck back to the Su family’s home without a word.

But she couldn’t let anyone know the real reason she had returned.

If people found out she had been driven back by her own brother’s debt collection, she’d die of embarrassment!

When Liu Yanran saw Su Chen, her eyes flickered, and she quickly changed the subject, shouting at him.

“Su Chen, return the five million to your uncle immediately!”

“That’s your own uncle! How could you extort him for money?!”

Su Lili and Su Mu were overjoyed.

Yes! That’s right!

Mom was amazing!

She was forcing Su Chen to give the money back!

How could Su Chen be allowed to take so much money from their uncle?!

After all, in all these years, they had never received more than fifty thousand from Uncle!

Why should Su Chen get five million?!

They followed their mother’s lead, glaring at Su Chen, hoping to pressure him into returning the money.

Su Chen hadn’t wanted to argue with Liu Yanran, but her words were too much.

Extortion?

That was a completely legitimate, fair, and voluntary transaction!

“Who extorted Liu Xingran?!”

“That five million was his own voluntary payment to buy the confidentiality rights to my photos!”

“Who said it was extortion?!”

“Did Liu Xingran say that? Then tell him to go report me to the police!”

Liu Yanran was momentarily speechless.

How could Liu Xingran possibly report Su Chen to the police?!

He was terrified his bald head and his wife’s crooked nose would be exposed—there was no way he’d dare report it!

Unable to out-argue Su Chen, Liu Yanran decided to be unreasonable.

“Report what?!”

“We’re family—saving face is important! How could he go running to the police?!”

“It’s because you grew up in an orphanage that you don’t understand how much face and reputation matter to people of status!”

“Su Chen, your uncle won’t report you, so just give the money back!”

Su Chen scoffed.

Oh? Now she was resorting to guilt-tripping?

Without hesitation, he flopped onto the floor and rolled until he was lying at Liu Yanran’s feet.

He spread out his arms and legs, shut his eyes, and lay completely still.

“No money.”

“If you want something, take my life instead.”

“Come on! Take it!”

Liu Yanran jumped back in fright, immediately moving away while scolding him.

“Su Chen, look at yourself!”

“Can’t you be more mature?!”

“Can’t you care about appearances?!”

“Can’t you stop being so shameless?!”

Su Chen rolled after her, twisting his limbs as he wriggled back to her feet, shouting.

“No!”

“No!”

“No!”

“I said, no money! If you want something, take my life!”

Liu Yanran was both furious and helpless.

She looked at Su Chen lying at her feet and realized she had no way to deal with him.

Su Zhenxing finally spoke up.

“Dinner’s almost ready!”

“Stop causing trouble!”

“Su Chen, get up already!”

“No one’s going to steal your money!”

Su Chen thought about it.

That was true.

Dinner was more important than wasting time arguing with Liu Yanran.

He rolled up, got to his feet, and walked straight to the dining room without even glancing at her.

Liu Yanran gritted her teeth in frustration.

It seemed impossible to get that money back from Su Chen!

Which meant her brother would keep coming after her for it!

She suddenly felt a massive headache coming on.