Chapter 71 Whether to divorce or not is my decision!

After looking at the child, Xie Jinghuai felt extremely annoyed. He went to the balcony alone, stood in the cold wind, and smoked a cigarette.

His mind raced back and forth between Ye Yu and Fu Chenzhou like a slideshow.

Finally, the image settled on Fu Chenzhou's face.

He was of noble birth and arrogant; there were almost no men who could make him feel threatened.

But yesterday, when he saw Jiang Shiyuan and Fu Chenzhou chatting and laughing together, the warm and harmonious scene deeply stung his eyes and made him feel uneasy.

"Jiang Shiyuan, you promiscuous woman! You neglect your own child and go to celebrate someone else's child's birthday..."

Xie Jinghuai's phoenix eyes were sharp and fierce as he stubbed out the lit cigarette in his palm with his bare hand. "You've really opened my eyes!"

He had never experienced this kind of warmth before.

What other men have that he doesn't have?

Suddenly, Xie Jinghuai heard rustling voices:

"Hey, I'm really impressed by how handsome the young mistress is today."

"Really... Young Madam has started off tough and then went on a rampage. She used to act like she was at everyone's mercy, but I never expected her temper to be so explosive. She even dared to lay a hand on Madam. It seems she really doesn't plan to stay with Young Master anymore!"

"Sigh, to be able to marry into such a prestigious and wealthy family as the Xie family, and to have given birth to an heir, good days are ahead of her. I really don't understand what the young mistress can't live without."

"Give me the money, and I'll even take care of her during her postpartum period if the young master takes a second wife!"

Xie Jinghuai listened to the whispers of the two servants and nodded in deep agreement.

Women who wanted to marry Xie Jinghuai could line up all over Beijing. He provided Jiang Shiyuan with a life of luxury, elevating her social class; what more could she ask for?

Even if he were to look for someone, he should find someone who is his equal.

Fu Chenzhou and Ye Yu, what kind of trash are they? They're not even worthy of being used as benches by the Xie family!

"It's fine to talk about money if there's no affection, but the problem is, the young mistress used to love the eldest young master very much."

once.

Xie Jinghuai's breath hitched, and he subconsciously clenched the cigarette butt in his palm.

"The young mistress takes meticulous care of the eldest young master and manages the household perfectly. If you say it's just for money, I don't believe it. The young mistress's feelings for the eldest young master are evident in those small details. However, if the eldest young master doesn't have the young mistress in his heart, then even if the young mistress were to display her beauty like a peacock, he wouldn't be able to see it."

“I don’t think it should have escalated to that extent. Look how angry the young mistress has made the madam. She’s a Buddhist who’s been eating vegetarian food, and she’s about to hit her.”

Upon hearing this, the other maid paused and lowered her voice:

"Do you think this is the first time the madam has laid a hand on the young mistress?"

Xie Jinghuai's pupils suddenly dilated.

For him, those words were like opening a Pandora's box.

"After the young mistress gave birth to the young master, she didn't have enough breast milk, but the madam forced her to breastfeed. One time, the young mistress secretly fed the young master formula, and a heartless person reported her. The madam stormed into the young mistress's room and slapped her hard across the face!"

It was really loud! I was standing outside the door and heard it right away!

Xie Jinghuai's tall body swayed, as if a thunderbolt had struck him head-on.

"This overwhelming wealth, if you're not tough enough and your heart isn't strong enough, then what gets thrown at you won't know whether it's dog blood or dung."

...

The cold moon hangs like a hook.

Xie Jinghuai moved with a cold, deliberate gait, yet his steps were swift and rapid in the quiet corridor.

Finally, he stopped in front of Madam Xie's room.

Just as he was about to knock, the door suddenly opened.

Qin Zhao emerged from the dimly lit room and bumped into Xie Jinghuai. He was startled for a moment, then bowed slightly.

"Young Master, is there anything I can help you with?"

Xie Jinghuai's chest rose and fell with each breath. "I'm looking for my mother. I have something to say to her."

"Excuse me, young master, Madam is going to sleep..."

"You're sleeping, so you're not asleep yet? Let me in."

Qin Zhao's eyes darkened. "I'm sorry. Madam is very tired and needs to rest."

"Ha, you respect the lady above all others, but have you forgotten who the head of the Xie family is?"

Xie Jinghuai swung his strong arm and said, "Get out of the way!"

With a loud bang, Qin Zhao's back slammed into the door, smashing it open.

"Mom." Xie Jinghuai's handsome face was gloomy as he burst through the door.

As expected, Madam Xie was still awake. Her back felt fine now, and she was wearing a burgundy silk nightgown, sitting at her dressing table applying skincare products to her face and neck.

She takes good care of herself; when she's not smiling, you can't tell she's in her fifties at all—she looks like she's only in her early forties.

Qin Zhao followed him in, head bowed, "Madam, I'm sorry, I..."

"It doesn't matter."

While leisurely applying hand cream, Madam Xie asked lazily, "Jinghuai, why are you here so late? Is there something urgent you need to tell me?"

Xie Jinghuai looked at his mother, his eyes filled with suppressed emotion, yet a hint of red crept into his gaze.

"Five years ago, you hit Jiang Shiyuan?"

Qin Zhao was stunned, his obscure gaze falling on Madam Xie, whose face was also frozen.

Madam Xie was stunned for a long time. She had completely forgotten about it, but it took her a while to remember. Her brows furrowed.

"Who told you that?"

The man's large, bony hands were curled up at his sides, the pale blue veins bulging.

"You don't need to know that. You just need to answer me: Did you hit Jiang Shiyuan?"

"You never used to care about these things, why the sudden change of heart today?"

Looking at her smooth and shiny face in the mirror, Madam Xie smiled with satisfaction. "I did hit her, but so what? Who told her to disregard the life and death of my eldest grandson?"

Tongtong is the hope of our whole family, your only child. How could she be fed so carelessly? If I don't teach her a lesson so she'll never forget her foolishness, how can she learn her lesson?

The man's thin lips twitched coldly. "Is this your reason for hitting someone?"

"Jinghuai, what's wrong with you?"

Madam Xie turned around and looked at him in surprise. "Isn't the person you like Zhixin? You've never cared about Jiang Shiyuan, have you? What's the meaning of your sudden accusatory attitude towards me?"

Don't tell me that for five years you sneered at her for practically begging for your attention, and now that she wants a divorce, you can't let go and can't bear to part with her.

The woman sneered, "The men of our Xie family can be romantics, but they can never be bastards. Don't you dare embarrass me and your father."

"This is not a reason for you to hit Jiang Shiyuan!"

Xie Jinghuai, who was always cold and deep, almost roared at this moment, "No matter how much I don't like Jiang Shiyuan, she is still on the same marriage certificate as me, she is my wife, and she is Xie Junheng's mother!"

"You hitting her is like slapping me in the face!"

Madam Xie stared at his furious expression with incomprehension:

"You are you, and she is she; how can you lump them together?"

"Husband and wife are one!"

"That depends on who you're with. With Zhixin, she will assist you, nurture you, and help you reach new heights in life. What can that useless woman, Jiang Shiyuan, bring you? Just seeing her makes me feel unlucky."

Madam Xie combed her long hair, one stroke at a time. "Does she think that just because she gave the Xie family a son, she can act all high and mighty? If I don't teach her a lesson, she'll be so arrogant."

"She's nothing more than a surrogate mother I chose for the Xie family. If her birth charts weren't compatible with yours, do you think I would have agreed to let her into the family?"

Madam Xie used extremely malicious words to vent her anger.

"What birth chart?" Xie Jinghuai's mind went blank.

“Back then, Master Miaotian said that your birth charts could dispel the evil energy of your father, and that your father was unconscious because he was afflicted by evil energy. But now it seems that Master Miaotian miscalculated.”

Madam Xie looked at her with disdain, "Otherwise, do you think I would agree to this marriage?"

She's now insisting on a divorce, which suits me perfectly! It'll make room for someone else's rich heiress.

"Enough!"

Xie Jinghuai's phoenix eyes turned bloodshot. He grabbed a bottle of perfume from the dressing table and smashed it on the ground. "Since I married Jiang Shiyuan, she is my woman, my possession! Whether we divorce or not is up to me, whether I want her or not is up to me!"

No one, including you, has the right to touch her!

Madam Xie was furious, "Xie Jinghuai, you—!"

"This is the first and last time I will give you this advice."

Xie Jinghuai turned around, a chilling glint in his deep, dark eyes. "Don't you dare provoke Jiang Shiyuan again. If there's a next time, I'll handle it my way!"

After saying that, he strode away, slammed the door, and left.

The air was thick with a sense of oppression.

“Madam, look at this…” Qin Zhao frowned.

"After five years of ignoring him, he suddenly goes crazy. He's even more ridiculous than his living dead father."

Mrs. Xie looked in the mirror again and slowly combed her hair. "There's nothing to worry about. Their marriage is definitely over."

*

After returning home, Jiang Shiyuan had a good night's sleep.

The next morning, she received a call from Butler Ning:

"Young Madam, the young master's fever has subsided, and his asthma has temporarily stabilized."

"That's good." Jiang Shiyuan held her phone in her left hand and flipped the fried egg in the pan with her right.

After much deliberation, Butler Ning finally spoke: "Young Madam, last night... Miss Lin stayed overnight at Guanlan Garden, and she slept in the young master's room. They slept together last night and had breakfast together this morning. The young master can't be separated from Miss Lin for even a moment now, Young Madam, what do you think..."

"It's a good thing that someone likes him and is willing to take care of him."

A drop of oil splattered onto Jiang Shiyuan's hand, but she didn't feel any pain. "Besides, your young master will have to welcome her into the family sooner or later. It's only right that Lin Zhixin and Tongtong cultivate their relationship in advance."

"Young Madam, are you really going to divorce the eldest young master? You're not even going to care about the young master anymore?!"

Jiang Shiyuan smiled, her heart clearly full of wounds, yet the words she uttered were light and breezy:

"Perhaps, in your eyes, I am a heartless, cold-blooded woman. But in reality, I just don't want to keep trying to warm a heart that can never be warmed. I just don't want to suffer any more losses."

Butler Ning sighed, completely at a loss for words.

Just then, Ye Yu called.