Li Shaozhong had already realized the seriousness of Yan Jingwen's situation. He frowned and said, "You are now being targeted by the Zhao family. Even if you marry Zhao Huixin, don't do anything for them. If you can't deal with them, stay away from them. You can transfer to another place. If you leave Kyoto, the Zhao family will be out of reach. It would be best if Zhao Huixin doesn't follow you. If she insists on following you, then treat her coldly."

Isn't she plotting to marry you? If you ignore her and don't give her money, you'll see how she can tolerate it over time. Things are not like before, so don't be afraid. Just get through this first."

Yan Jingwen and Li Shaozhong discussed it again, and his mood improved. How could he have let his life go like this? Li Shaozhong now had a happy family and was about to have a second child. In comparison, he was far behind.

Thinking of Ye Shuning, the one he had pushed away, she now had a happy family, a thriving career, and a prosperous life, practically reaching the pinnacle of her life. The saying "Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west" was truly true.

Ye Shuning is no longer the same person she was before.

If he had married Ye Shuning, he wouldn't have encountered such a difficult situation today. He would also have a happy family.

Now he has to endure the disgust and marry a vicious woman.

Li Shaozhong put down the phone and returned to the dinner table with a gloomy face.

Li Shaoting asked, "What happened?"

Li Shaozhong sighed and said, "Jingwen was ultimately schemed against by Zhao Huixin and the Zhao family."

Li Shaozhong simply explained the matter.

Ye Shuning was very surprised that Zhao Huixin was actually going to marry Yan Jingwen just as it was written in the book. However, the difference was that Yan Jingwen was not willing at all; it was all planned by Zhao Huixin.

She felt quite sympathetic towards Yan Jingwen. He was first plotted against by the original owner, and now he was being plotted against by his family and Zhao Huixin. He was really unlucky.

After all, she wasn't the original owner. She had no ill feelings towards Yan Jingwen, nor did she have much affection for him. To her, Yan Jingwen was just someone she knew but wasn't familiar with. If it weren't for Li Shaozhong, she probably wouldn't have had any contact with Yan Jingwen again.

Li Jianye shook his head and said, "Yan Hongjiang is really something. He can't even manage his own family. He's just pushing his son into the fire pit."

Yang Jinping curled her lips, "Li Shuxian has been holding back her determination to find a college student for Yan Jingwen."

Yang Jinping glanced at Ye Shuning and said, "Li Shuxian fell ill for several days after she knew that our Xiaoning had given birth to a grandson. Now when she heard that Xiaoning was pregnant again, she became obsessed and asked people everywhere to introduce a girl to Yan Jingwen. The conditions are that she must be a college student and good-looking. Anyway, she has a lot of requirements.

The problem was, there weren't that many girls who met her criteria. Even the college-educated category wasn't enough. Zhao Huixin was a college-educated woman, and quite pretty, which had caught Li Shuxian's eye. She'd always wanted to bring Zhao Huixin and Yan Jingwen together, but Yan Jingwen had always disagreed. Many people in our compound knew about this.

It seems that they can't wait any longer and want to force Yan Jingwen to get married. It's just a pity for Yan Jingwen to have such a mother and such a stupid sister. He was killed by them.

Li Shaozhong shook his head and said, "It seems Jingwen has to marry Zhao Huixin this time. With pressure from several parties at the same time, he has no way to escape. However, as long as he marries Zhao Huixin, Jingwen will not be so passive. At least this hurdle has been overcome."

My advice to him is to leave Kyoto and go somewhere else. Once there, neither the Zhao family nor the Yan family will be able to control him. Although he can't get rid of Zhao Huixin for the time being, at least he can stay away from her for a while. If Zhao Huixin insists on following Jingwen, Jingwen doesn't have to be nice to her. Let's see how long she can endure it.

The Zhao family wants to leverage the power of the Yan family. As long as the men in the Yan family behave properly, the women won't be a problem."

Li Jianye said, "I'm afraid Yan Hongjiang will get involved in the Zhao family's affairs."

Ye Xingguo, holding a wine glass nearby, said, "The blisters on his feet are his own fault. If he can't tell the difference between good and bad and insists on getting into them, then no one can blame him."

Li Shaoyang didn't want to hear about the Yan family. "Okay, let's not talk about others. We finally got together, so let's not talk about things that spoil the fun. Come on, let's continue drinking."

Yang Jinping was more open-minded. "That's right. Even if something happens to the Yan family, it has nothing to do with us. I can't repay evil with kindness. I've always remembered what the Yan family did in the past."

Li Shaozhong didn't want to spoil everyone's fun by talking about the Yan family anymore. "Come, let me toast to my father-in-law and second brother. You've worked hard this year."

Everyone became active. The men drank, and Yang Jinping chatted with Ye Shuning while taking care of her two grandchildren.

After dinner, everyone sat in the living room and chatted. Li Jingyi was supported by his brother Li Jingyu to walk, and he walked quite fast with his calves trembling.

The adults laughed as they watched the two children.

After playing for a while, little Jingyi felt sleepy, so Li Shaozhong immediately picked him up and coaxed him to sleep. Ye Shuning was also a little tired due to her pregnancy, so Yang Jinping urged her daughter-in-law to rest.

"Xiao Ning, there's no one here. You're pregnant and need to rest well. Go back to your room and let Shao Zhong take the baby back to his room."

Ye Shuning was not polite, "Mom and Dad, you guys chat, I'll go get the kid to sleep."

Li Shaozhong carried the child and went upstairs with Ye Shuning.

Ye Shuning asked Li Shaozhong to put the child on the bed first, "Brother Zhong, let me take care of the child, you go chat with my parents."

Li Shaozhong put the child on the bed and said, "If you're sleepy, go to bed early. Let him sleep in the big bed first, and I'll bring him to his crib when I come back."

Ye Shuning also lay down beside the child, covered the child with a quilt and patted the child gently.

Li Shaozhong turned off the main light and turned on the small bedside lamp before quietly leaving the room and closing the door.

Seeing her son coming downstairs, Yang Jinping asked, "Is the child asleep?"

Li Shaozhong replied, "Xiao Ning is coaxing her."

Mrs. Liu made a pot of tea for everyone and cut a fruit plate. Everyone sat in the living room, drinking tea and chatting.

Li Shaoting took a sip of tea, put down the cup and said, "I received news today that Wang Qianru disappeared from the place where she went to the countryside. No one knows where she went."

Li Shaozhong and Li Shaoyang were both stunned when they heard this. Although Wang Qianru had gone back to the countryside, they had still sent people to keep an eye on her. So Li Shaoyang knew all of Wang Qianru's previous movements.

Li Shaoyang said: "When did he disappear? Why didn't I receive any news?"

Li Shaoting said, "We haven't found anyone in the village these past few days, and there's still no news. Since you've come here, I definitely can't notify you, so I sent you the news."