“This…”

The elderly couple fell into deep thought at the same time. After all, Lin Xi’s words made perfect sense.

First, they weren’t entirely sure their son would listen to them and obediently break up with that woman, cleanly cutting ties with her.

Second, they had already seen what that woman was capable of—she was no ordinary person. If she forced their son to break up, she might not stop there.

Finally, they had personally witnessed the despicable behavior of the old lady from the Liu family home, and they’d also learned about the Liu family’s character through private investigators and people from the Qingyue Mansion in Ningcheng. It was a whole nest of scumbags; their son had unfortunately gotten caught up in it. Getting out of it easily wouldn’t be simple—at best, he’d lose some skin; at worst, he’d end up like the hapless Song family and that kid named Ming Kai…

Just thinking about it made the elderly couple feel sick all over.

So both of them hesitated, wavered, and began to make plans. Then they turned to Lin Xi, who had been waiting for them all along: “So, what do you suggest we do to achieve our goal—to get our Yang Yang to willingly give up on that woman? And what can you do to make Liu Qingqing and that disgusting Liu family willingly stop harassing our son?”

Lin Xi shook her head.

At once, the elderly couple’s hearts sank. They both asked Lin Xi, “What does it mean when you shake your head?”

“I’m shaking my head because I don’t have any way to make Liu Qingqing and those despicable people from the Liu family willingly stop bothering your son.”

“Then why did you—”

Before they could finish their question, Lin Xi spoke the rest of what she hadn’t yet said: “But I do have a way to make them never want to bother your son again—and a way to make those people completely disappear from your world. From now on, they’ll never come near you again to pollute your life.”

“What kind of way is that?”

The couple asked in unison, clearly very interested in what Lin Xi had to say.

But Lin Xi slowly raised one finger, gently waved it in front of the elderly couple, and smiled as she said, “Such secrets mustn’t be revealed.”

“You…”

“Now then, gentlemen, what are your thoughts? Will you agree or not?” Lin Xi didn’t offer much explanation; instead, she pressed the elderly couple for a clear answer.

Back then, the elderly couple had thought long and hard.

Just like now, right this moment, when their son Zhang Yang was shouting himself hoarse, asking them questions, Zhang’s father stood there in a daze, pondering for a long time as well.

The difference was that last time, when Lin Xi pressed him for an answer, he was wondering: Was what this girl was saying really true? Should he even agree to her proposal? If he teamed up with her, would it really help Yang Yang and the Zhang family completely shake off the scourge of Liu Qingqing and the Liu family? Was this deal worth making at all?

But now, he was thinking: How should he tell his son about all this, and how could he make his son truly understand the painstaking effort he’d put in?

“Dad, why aren’t you saying anything? Do you also think what you’re doing is wrong? Or do you think you haven’t considered my feelings at all?”

Zhang Yang had waited for a long time but still hadn’t gotten an answer from his father. His patience had finally run out, so he pressed them directly:

Zhang’s father sighed and said, “You’re our only son—how could we possibly not care about your feelings? How could we not look at things from your perspective?”

“Then what exactly are Mom and Dad trying to accomplish? I keep saying the same thing: Now that you’re suddenly telling me all this, how am I supposed to believe you? How am I supposed to listen to you?”

End of Chapter 253: Counterattack 180