Chapter 160 So, did he do this?

Jin Ningxi retorted, "What do you mean by 'making trouble'?"

"I was clearly assisting you, okay? It's your own fault for not being able to handle it, and you're blaming me."

“Every time she meets with you guys, my progress bar has to be rewound. If you really care, appearing in front of her less often would already be a huge help to me.”

This has happened more than once.

Whenever Sang Qian was willing to give him a kind look, and their relationship began to ease, it would always return to freezing point because of the interference of their families.

Jin Ningxi: "Alright, since you don't need any help, then... I wish you success in pursuing your wife alone."

*

The next morning.

Sang Qian was sitting on a bench in the garden reading a book when Su Luoluo called her.

"Qianqian, guess what earth-shattering news I just heard?"

The fact that someone specifically called to share this with her means it's definitely not just ordinary gossip.

Sang Qian became intrigued and put down her book to ask her, "What earth-shattering news could interest our Miss Su so much?"

"You're probably more interested in this juicy tidbit than I am."

Sang Qian was taken aback. "Related to me?"

"It has nothing to do with you, but it will make you feel better."

"To let me vent my anger?"

Sang Qian didn't feel that she had any anger that needed to be vented recently.

Su Luoluo revealed the answer to the riddle, "It's Zhou, Yun, and Shuang."

"Zhou Yunshuang?" Sang Qian couldn't help but ask, "What happened to her?"

"Did you know that her father actually married her off to a perverted rich businessman at a low price?"

Sang Qian looked surprised, "A marriage of convenience?"

What kind of new adjective is this?

"I've only ever heard of selling someone cheaply, how come there's also...marrying someone cheaply?"

"Not only did her father not ask for a single penny of dowry when he married her off to that man, but I heard that he even had someone send her to that rich businessman, Mr. Chen's, house overnight. Even if he sold her off cheaply, he should still have some income, right? The Zhou family is really something else. Not only did they not ask for money, they even paid for the transportation to send their daughter to his house."

Su Luoluo said, "This is even worse than selling it for a pittance."

"Moreover, that Mr. Chen is old enough to be her father."

Sang Qian was a little surprised, "She's willing to marry him?"

You should know that Zhou Yunshuang prefers Jin Changyu's type.

"She didn't want to, so she was sent there tied up."

"..."

Sang Qian was not only shocked, but also confused. "Is that wealthy businessman very powerful? That he actually made the Zhou family willing to marry off their daughter to someone so cheaply?"

The Zhou family is a wealthy and influential family in Beijing. Even if they were to arrange a marriage, they should have found someone of similar age for Zhou Yunshuang. How could they possibly marry her off to a man who is so much older?

Moreover, it wasn't a normal marriage arrangement; they treated her like an object, binding her and handing her over to someone else.

Who exactly is that person that Zhou Kangguang would go to such lengths to curry favor with, even at the cost of losing face?

If word gets out, not only will Zhou Yunshuang be laughed at by people of this social class, but the Zhou family will also become a laughing stock.

What is Zhou Kangguang trying to achieve?

"He's just a nouveau riche. He has money, but his influence in Beijing is nothing special."

Su Luoluo said, "Moreover, his age is only the least noticeable flaw of that man. The key point is that he is a pervert in that area."

Sang Qian didn't react immediately, "In what way?"

“Oh, it’s about men and women doing *that* kind of thing,” Su Luoluo said. “He has a peculiar fetish; he likes to abuse women in that kind of way.”

"..."

Oh, Sang Qian understood this time.

"I heard that Mr. Chen's previous wives were all tormented by him in this way, and that he was very dirty, which caused each of his wives to die of cervical cancer."

Sang Qian couldn't help but shiver.

She never imagined that Zhou Yunshuang would marry such a man.

“Then her future is probably going to be very tough,” Sang Qian said.

After all, Zhou Yunshuang herself has this disease. If she were to encounter another "fellow patient," she would probably be more likely to contract it than any of that man's previous wives.

"She's already having a hard time right now, no need to wait for the future."

Su Luoluo lowered her voice, "According to the rumors, Zhou Yunshuang also had that kind of genital disease. In a fit of anger, the rich businessman threw her back to the Zhou family and said he wanted a divorce, but the Zhou family wouldn't take it and tied her up and sent her back to him."

"..."

Sang Qian asked, "And then what happened? Did that Mr. Chen divorce her?"

"They're not divorced, but... Zhou Yunshuang is in a worse state than if she were divorced."

"Why? Did that man hit her?"

"Whether we fight or not, I don't know, but..."

Su Luoluo paused for a moment, "Boss Chen is now asking her to go out and entertain those bosses who are already very dirty and have special fetishes."

"..."

This kind of man is terrifying.

"Is the Zhou family really going to do nothing about this?"

Zhou Yunshuang is, after all, a member of the Zhou family.

"Does Zhou Kangguang really not care whether his daughter lives or dies?"

"The Zhou family must know who that Boss Chen is, and they also know about Zhou Yunshuang's health condition, yet they still sent her to him. What are they after?"

"I heard that Zhou Wenyi secretly arranged and hinted at this matter," Su Luoluo said. "But Zhou Kangguang is not stupid. In terms of money and power, that Boss Chen is not of much help to the Zhou family. No matter how much Zhou Wenyi secretly sabotages things, he would not marry Zhou Yunshuang off to such a lowly family."

After all, given the Zhou family's background, Zhou Yunshuang would be better off marrying into any other prominent family than marrying that Mr. Chen.

"Therefore, everyone is guessing that either Zhou Kangguang has some deadly secret that this Boss Chen has, or Zhou Kangguang is forced to sacrifice Zhou Yunshuang due to some kind of pressure from another more powerful person."

Upon hearing this, Sang Qian's heart skipped a beat.

Pressured by someone with more power?

"You mean... when was Zhou Yunshuang given to Boss Chen by the Zhou family?"

"Just a while ago, um... oh, it was the night the ocean warehouse had that problem."

Sang Qian's fingers, which were gripping the phone, curled up slightly involuntarily.

Wasn't that... the night of the Yan family's birthday banquet?

That was the last time she met Zhou Yunshuang.

She still remembered what Jin Changyu had said at the time:

Zhou Yunshuang will have to bear the consequences for harming her and the baby.

He also assured her that Zhou Yunshuang would never have the chance to appear in front of her again.

So...did he do this?

Seeing that Sang Qian remained silent for a long time, he assumed that she was disgusted by the matter.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore, lest we scare Duoduo."

Then, Su Luoluo changed the subject.

*

When Jin Changyu returned home, he saw Sang Qian sitting in the garden, lost in thought.

The midday sun was shining on her, but she didn't seem to notice.

He walked up to her, looking down at her pretty face flushed from the sun. "What are you thinking about sitting here?"

Suddenly a shadow fell in front of her, and Sang Qian snapped back to her senses. When she looked up, she saw a tall man standing in front of her, shielding her from the blazing sun.

A gentle breeze blows, and the sweltering air becomes cool and comfortable because of his shade.