Dragon Blood Divine Son-in-law
Chapter 354 Your mother has run out of money

Chapter 354: Chapter 354 Your mother has run out of money

Han Jingting was utterly furious, "You have the money but refuse to give it, do you truly want to watch my dad die?!"

"Why are you shouting so loud? I ... I didn’t say I wouldn’t give it," she protested.

Ding Lijuan knew she was in the wrong and didn’t dare to say much, reluctantly handing over the cash box with a heavy heart.

Watching Ding Lijuan hand over the money, Ding Liang and Guo Yueling were extremely dejected.

They had initially hoped to squander that money, but now it seemed that their plan was thoroughly spoiled.

Ding Lijuan felt the same way; in her eyes, the money that had entered her pocket was hers.

Han Jingting was insisting on her giving the money now, making her instantly feel as though she had lost five million, so it was no wonder she was in a foul mood.

Brother Zhu took the cash box and merely glanced at it before his expression turned ugly, "Is there five million in here?"

Han Jingting told the truth, "There’s five million in this box. It’s late at night, and this is all the money we could gather."

"How about this, you release my dad first, and after dawn, I’ll find a way to get you the rest of the money!"

Brother Zhu snorted coldly, "Bullshit, you’re kidding me! You said ten million, and if even a dime is missing, none of you can think of taking the person away!"

"Enough with the nonsense, you’d better hurry up and raise the money. If it gets any later, I’m going to stop playing nice!"

Ding Lijuan couldn’t stand it anymore, grabbing Han Jingting’s hand and shouting, "Jingting, I’ve given you all the money I have, and I don’t have a single penny left over!"

"The rest is up to you; no matter what, you have to rescue your dad!"

The implication of Ding Lijuan’s words was clear — the rest of the money would have to come from Han Jingting.

Han Jingting was dumbfounded upon hearing this.

Where could she find so much money in the middle of the night?

For a moment, Han Jingting was also extremely anxious, unsure of what to do.

Just then, Chen Xuan voluntarily stepped forward.

"How about this, my father is old and his health isn’t too good. If you insist on keeping someone as a hostage, let me replace him!"

These words surprised everyone, including Han Jingting, Ding Lijuan, and the others.

Even Han Bowwen was somewhat in disbelief.

They had always been harsh towards Chen Xuan, but at the critical moment, Chen Xuan was willing to stand up and offer himself.

Han Jingting was the most moved.

She knew that Chen Xuan was doing this entirely for her sake!

He knew she didn’t want to see her father suffer, so he was willing to step up and take his place.

It was a sacrifice on his part, to fulfill her filial piety!

In fact, Brother Zhu was only interested in the money, and if anything happened to the old man while in his custody, it would bring him a lot of trouble.

Therefore, without even thinking, he agreed, "Fine, you can replace the old geezer."

Following that, the strong men released Han Bowwen and kept Chen Xuan at the scene.

"Alright, I’m giving you two hours to come up with the remaining five million. Otherwise, you’ll be collecting this kid’s corpse!" Brother Zhu threatened fiercely.

Han Jingting looked at Chen Xuan and earnestly said, "Chen Xuan, don’t worry, I will definitely bring the money to save you!"

Chen Xuan smiled faintly, pretending to hug Han Jingting to say goodbye, but whispered in her ear, "Don’t worry about me, I’ll find a way to get out of here soon!"

Han Jingting was stunned, not immediately grasping what Chen Xuan meant.

By then, Chen Xuan had already been ushered into the gambling den by Brother Zhu and his men.

As soon as Brother Zhu and his group left, Ding Lijuan began to berate Han Bowwen furiously, even going as far as to slap him twice in her anger.

Han Bowwen knew he was in the wrong and didn’t dare to talk back, taking the beating and scolding.

Only after Ding Lijuan had vented her rage did she, in a fit of pique, prepare to get in the car and leave.

That’s when Han Jingting suddenly spoke up, "Mom, where are you planning to go?"

Ding Lijuan replied as if it were the most natural thing in the world, "What do you mean where am I going? It’s the middle of the night; of course, I’m going home to sleep!"

Han Jingting became anxious, "What about Chen Xuan? Are you just going to leave him like this?"

Without a second thought, Ding Lijuan retorted, "That loser chose to stay behind on his own. What does that have to do with us!"

Han Jingting was speechless, "What do you mean he chose to stay behind on his own? Would Chen Xuan have stayed if it weren’t to rescue Dad?"

Then, Han Jingting looked at Han Bowwen and Ding Liang, "Dad, Ding Liang, don’t forget that it was Chen Xuan who saved your lives just now! Are you really going to just ignore him now?"

Han Bowwen and Ding Liang glanced at each other, both feeling somewhat guilty.

Ding Lijuan smacked her lips impatiently and said, "We would like to help, but we need to have the ability to do so, right?"

"He is your husband; it’s your responsibility to save him."

"Besides, it’s only five million. That amount of money is nothing to you now. Just give them the money and be done with it."

Ding Lijuan said this lightly and dismissively, as if it were a simple matter.

But Han Jingting was at her wits’ end, "I’ve already told you, I don’t have that much money in my card right now! Where do you expect me to get the money from in the middle of the night?"

Ding Lijuan waved her hand dismissively, "How you get the money is your business, but I definitely don’t have the money!"

Han Jingting was furious.

When her mother was in trouble, she and Chen Xuan had gone to great lengths to help.

Now that Chen Xuan was in trouble because of them, they were staying as far away as possible, as if they had nothing to do with it!

This was just too heartless and ungrateful!

Soon, Han Jingting had an idea, "Right, didn’t I just give you twenty million a few days ago? Give me five million now, so I can at least get Chen Xuan out!"

As soon as Ding Lijuan heard this, she became slightly panicked, "I... I don’t have any money to give you, you’ll have to figure it out yourself..."

Han Jingting became desperate, "You clearly have twenty million; how can you not have any money? Can’t you just think of it as a loan from me?!"

Ding Lijuan seemed less confident, "I... I already told you I don’t have the money to lend you..."

Han Jingting roared in anger, "Mom, do you even consider me your daughter anymore? What’s so wrong about lending me some money? I’ll pay you back first thing tomorrow, isn’t that good enough?"

"Do you actually want to see Chen Xuan get into trouble and have your own daughter become a widow before you’re satisfied?"

That’s when Han Jingting truly lost her temper.

Chen Xuan had fallen into danger because he was saving her father, and the twenty million was originally given to her mother.

And now, when she needed her own money to save Chen Xuan, her mother didn’t even want to lend it to her.

This was just outrageous!!

Seeing Han Jingting’s anger, Ding Lijuan also felt guilty but didn’t dare to tell the truth.

In the end, it was Han Bowwen who weakly tried to explain, "Jingting, you’re misunderstanding. Your mom doesn’t want to lend you the money, she... she really doesn’t have any money left..."

Han Jingting was stunned.

What a joke, that was twenty million!

In less than a week, all of it was gone?!