She woke up from her sleep to the divorce papers that the original owner’s husband tossed at her.
Shu Yan picked up the document and took a look. She gets the house and the savings, but not...
Shuyan was home alone. She ate a little something for dinner, and after cleaning up, she went upstairs to take a shower and rest. She was quite tired after running around all day.
There were two photos of children on the bedside table. Perhaps having received the original owner's memories, Shu Yan felt a deep sense of familiarity upon seeing the two children in the photos. Thinking about their ending in the book, Shu Yan suddenly felt a tightness in her chest.
The two children in the book didn't have a good life. Ye Jingjing dropped out of high school to work and single-handedly supported Ye Tianbao through university. Both children harbored resentment towards Ye Zhiqiang. By chance, Ye Tianbao's company partnered with Ye Zhiqiang's company, and Ye Ranran was the representative sent by the Ye family. Ye Jingjing became insanely jealous of the swan-like Ye Ranran and tried to frame her. Ye Tianbao, as the younger brother, chose to help his sister.
At the dinner party, Ye Tianbao drugged Ye Ranran. The restaurant was where Ye Jingjing worked. Ye Tianbao used the excuse of taking Ye Jingjing, who seemed drunk, to rest, intending to take her naked and take pictures.
Of course, the female lead couldn't actually be hurt. When Ye Jingjing took Ye Ranran away, the male lead happened to be there eating and rescued her.
Afterwards, Ye Jingjing was directly thrown into jail by the male protagonist's scheme. Ye Zhiqiang spared Ye Tianbao because he was his eldest son, but he was also forced to leave Xicheng. In the extra chapter, it was mentioned that Ye Tianbao died in a car accident. When reading the novel, I didn't feel anything, he was just cannon fodder. Now that I have become the mother of these two, Shu Yan feels that it is not so simple.
Isn't it too much of a coincidence? There weren't many cars in 1992. Given the original owner's personality, she would likely have taken her two children back to the countryside after the divorce. Besides the two daily buses, Ling'an Township only had a few tractors. How did she get into a car accident? And Ye Tianbao, forced to leave Xicheng, died in a car accident not long after. Both mother and son died in car accidents, the kind where they died instantly.
Shu Yan shuddered, startled by her own conspiracy theory. Anyway, Ye Zhiqiang didn't care about the two children. Keeping them in the Ye family might be worse than being in the Shu family. She had promised the original owner to take care of the two children. Besides, Shu Yan actually liked children quite a bit. Now she didn't have to carry them for ten months or give birth to them. She got two children for free, which made her feel like she had made a profit.
Hearing the door open, Shu Yan's heart skipped a beat. Ye Zhiqiang? Why is he back?
Seeing Ye Zhiqiang, he was dressed exactly as I remembered: a floral shirt, light-colored suit pants, a gold necklace as thick as my little finger, and a bald head—the epitome of a nouveau riche.
"Has the document been signed?" Ye Zhiqiang asked immediately.
Shu Yan pursed her lips, feigning sadness. She couldn't attract his attention now; she'd wait until she got the evidence…
"What will happen to the children if we get divorced? You don't even want your son anymore?" Shu Yan asked, her voice trembling with tears.
“If it weren’t for our son, would the house be left to you? You have a house and money. I’ll give you three hundred yuan a month for living expenses. What’s wrong with you staying home and taking care of the child? Go ask around in the whole Ling’an Township. Who can live as comfortably as you? Alright, stop dawdling with me and sign the papers now,” Ye Zhiqiang said impatiently.
Jiaojiao is over three months pregnant. If they don't get married soon, her belly will become very prominent. His child should have been born to Jiaojiao; it would definitely be smart and beautiful. He shouldn't have married this fat woman in the first place; now he's made such a mess of things.
"I won't get a divorce, I won't get a divorce!" Shu Yan screamed hysterically. "Ye Zhiqiang, you heartless bastard! Without me working day and night with you on the construction site, how would you have built your business?"
"Bullshit, that's because I'm smart. Shuyan, my patience is limited. You'd better sign the document quickly, or you won't get anything."
"I won't sign, I won't sign. Ye Zhiqiang, you're a beast." Shu Yan sat on the edge of the bed, covering her face and crying bitterly.
"Honey, are you done?" a sweet voice came from downstairs.
Shu Yan's eyes darkened. Ye Zhiqiang, you're really something, bringing Li Jiaojiao to my door directly. It seems you really have nothing to fear.
Ye Zhiqiang responded, his attitude towards Shu Yan was incredibly gentle, almost giving Shu Yan goosebumps.
"You'd better think this through. The divorce is my decision, not yours." Li Jiaojiao called out again from below, and Ye Zhiqiang slammed the door and left after uttering those harsh words.
Shu Yan raised her head, showing no sign of sadness. She gave a soft hum and said, "I need to urge my third brother to hurry up. Ye Zhiqiang can't wait that long. We must finish this quickly."
Shu Jianyang acted quickly. On the third day, a young man came to find Shu Yan and asked her to go to the Rixin Hotel.
"A hotel?" Shu Yan's eyes lit up. "Shall we go now?"
"Yes, Third Brother said everything has been arranged." The man subtly glanced at Shu Yan, inwardly feeling a bit devastated. He had fought with several people to get this opportunity to deliver the message, thinking that since Third Brother was so handsome, his cousin must be beautiful. The higher the expectations, the greater the blow. Third Brother's cousin... it was truly indescribable.
Shu Yan saw through the other person's supposedly concealed gaze. She herself couldn't bear to look at the appearance of this body, so there was no need to be angry. The most important thing now was to catch them in the act.
When she arrived at the hotel, Shu Jianyang was already waiting for her.
"Shu Jianyang just came in, don't rush over. This is some information I had someone find out, take a look first." Shu Jianyang handed several file folders to Shu Yan.
Shu Yan glanced at him, then took the file folder. The first folder contained information about Ye Zhiqiang's assets: a renovation company, four houses, two trucks, and a car. Perhaps thinking Shu Yan was clueless, or perhaps overconfident in himself, Ye Zhiqiang hadn't transferred any assets; all the money was still in his own name, saving her a lot of trouble.
Another document is Li Jiaojiao's medical examination report. She really seems fearless, going directly to the People's Hospital. She's 14 weeks pregnant, more than three months along. No wonder she's in such a hurry.
"These are the photos we took. Time was too tight, so we didn't get many, but I'm sure we'll be able to get quite a few later." Shu Jianyang raised his chin, gesturing for Shu Yan to open the next file folder.
The photos show Ye Zhiqiang and Li Jiaojiao having a Western meal together, holding hands while shopping, and buying children's clothes together. Ye Zhiqiang never did these things with the original owner of the body because he felt it was shameful to take the original owner out and never let the original owner be exposed in front of others.
These photos alone are not enough. I believe that once the bed photos are taken, the strength of the evidence will increase.
"They even have affairs here?" Shu Yan looked around the hotel. For 1992, the environment was already quite good. She glanced at the price list. A deluxe room cost 50 yuan a night. That was 50 yuan in 1992, which was much more expensive than 500 yuan in 2019.
"Ye Zhiqiang bought that woman an apartment, it's being renovated, and he's booked a room here. She's been staying here for a while now." Shu Jianyang spoke while observing Shu Yan's expression. She showed absolutely no emotion; it seemed she had truly given up on Ye Zhiqiang. That was good, though. With money, his cousin wouldn't have to worry about remarrying...
After hesitating for a moment, Shu Jianyang decided that he must squeeze Ye Zhiqiang for a lot of money later, or do what his cousin said and make him leave with nothing. Otherwise, it seems that it will be a little difficult for his cousin to find a good family to remarry.
Let's go.
The young man who had just notified Shu Yan whistled around the corner. Shu Jianyang patted Shu Yan on the shoulder, and the two of them rushed to 505 with great momentum. Shu Jianyang kicked the door open.
Shu Yan looked at the door with several new cracks, swallowed hard, and thought, "Third Brother is awesome."
Inside, the two were completely naked, embracing each other. Ye Zhiqiang was startled by the loud noise, and Shu Yan glanced at his private parts, wondering if it would traumatize him.
Turning around and seeing Shu Jianyang and Shu Yan behind him, Ye Zhiqiang's face turned bright red. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a clicking sound. Looking in the direction of the sound, he saw someone constantly changing angles to take pictures of him and Jiaojiao.
Li Jiaojiao screamed and tried to find her blanket, but Shu Jianyang's henchmen snatched it away, opened the window, and threw it out the window from the fifth floor. They also took their clothes, including their underwear.
Shu Yan wore a sad face, but inwardly she kept applauding her clever little brother. Well done, she'd give him a bonus later.
"Stop filming! You're not allowed to film!" Ye Zhiqiang said, his eyes red. "Shuyan, what are you trying to do?"
He didn't believe Shu Yan would dare to do such a thing, but he wasn't so sure about Shu Jianyang. He turned to Shu Jianyang and negotiated directly, "Third Brother, we've always kept to ourselves. What happened between Shu Yan and me is a family matter. Aren't you meddling too much?"
"I asked my third brother for help." Shu Yan pointed at Li Jiaojiao, "You want to divorce me because of this vixen? Ye Zhiqiang, you heartless bastard."
"Stop filming! Stop filming! Ah! Zhiqiang, tell them to stop filming!" Li Jiaojiao curled up and covered her face.
Shu Yan rushed over, grabbed Li Jiaojiao's hair, and slapped her twice. "Your parents worked so hard to send you to university, only to teach you to be a mistress? Shameless vixen..."
Shu Yan was quite anxious. In her previous life, her parents had taught her so well that she didn't even know how to swear.
Seeing his Jiaojiao being beaten, Ye Zhiqiang wanted to go over and beat Shu Yan. Shu Jianyang waved his hand, and two tall men went over to beat Ye Zhiqiang.
Li Jiaojiao was pregnant, so Shu Yan didn't dare to hit her too hard. A couple of slaps wouldn't hurt, but if she miscarried and it caused a death, then even if she was in the right, she would be in the wrong.
"That's enough, Shuyan, make them stop. We can talk things over." Ye Zhiqiang held his head, groaning in pain from time to time.
Shu Jianyang's two men were professional thugs who would target the most painful spots that were difficult to diagnose.
"Third Brother?" Shu Yan looked at Shu Jianyang. Since she had asked her third brother for help and he had said he would leave it to him, then it was up to her third brother to make the decision now.
Shu Jianyang nodded, and his two subordinates, still wanting more, kicked him and returned behind him.
"Since you're willing to talk properly, then let's talk." Shu Yan looked at Ye Zhiqiang and secretly felt pleased to see him enduring the pain.
Regardless of the consequences, let's beat this scumbag up first, as a way to vent the anger of the original owner.