Chapter 123 I won't compromise myself to be with you for money.

Shen Que thought to himself, "It hasn't been that long, and their marriage is already over."

How dare you look down on him?

His marriage lasted at least several years and he even has a child, while he hasn't even celebrated his first wedding anniversary yet.

You know what, it's actually quite possible they'll get divorced around their wedding anniversary. That's interesting.

Shen Que wanted to laugh when he thought about this. When he entered the room, he saw a cold-faced person exuding an aura that kept strangers at bay.

"This is the project proposal for the recently signed project. Take a look."

Zhong Yan glanced at him lightly, then turned her gaze back to the computer.

"Is there anything else?"

Chen Que sat down. "I heard you're getting a divorce."

Zhong Yan paused, then looked up. "What, do you feel like you have company now?"

Shen Que: "Chairman, please don't say that. Let me give you some advice."

"roll."

Shen Que: "Look, although I'm divorced now, I have a child with my ex-wife. I have visitation rights and I have to pay child support. I can see her every month."

Zhong Yan: "I think I should fire you. You want me to have a baby with her now? I can barely even hold hands with her anymore."

"Moreover, do you believe that if I secretly don't use protection without her consent and she finds out, it could easily lead to the death of both me and the baby?"

Ji Tanyuan is absolutely capable of doing it.

"Are you hoping I die? Get out of here."

Chen Que sighed, "What are you thinking? I was talking about ties."

"You don't have children to hold you back, so what do you have? You have a company!"

"The change in Zidian's shareholding structure has affected the division of assets, which could drag out your divorce negotiations for a long time. Isn't that enough time for you to pursue him?"

"You said I'd give her all of Zidian..."

"You can give it a try." Shen Que smiled faintly. "Idiot, if I've already given it all, then there's nothing more for you to do. Are you hoping for this meeting?"

“She’s not short of money. Even if you give her the whole Zhong Heng, it’s all for nothing if she doesn’t like you. She won’t compromise herself to be with you for money.”

Zhong Yan lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, "You're right."

"It's hard to say what you like. It might be something you don't have right now or you might never develop in your lifetime, so whoever gets it is fine too."

Teacher Shen was shocked; he truly hadn't expected that his guidance would lead to such a thing.

"Don't be impulsive."

Zhong Yan lifted his eyelids slightly: "I recently bought a new island. Because of environmental protection, it cannot be overdeveloped, but it is permissible to build private residences and other buildings."

Shen Que: "Are you kidding me? You think you can just shut Ji Tanyuan down like that?"

Zhong Yan: "Are you sick? I'm asking you to allocate funds directly from the external company, without needing to obtain additional investment certificates. That way, there are fewer procedures."

Shen Que nodded. "Understood."

He put down his crossed legs, stood up, and said, "Then I'll go down first."

As he turned around, he paused, as if he had suddenly remembered something. He turned back and said, "I was outside the door just now and overheard that Mr. Ji had asked his lawyer to discuss divorce matters with you."

After everyone left, Zhong Yan remained silent, looking somewhat gloomy, with a pale face and dark eyes. After a long while, he chuckled softly.

Why are you in such a hurry to get a divorce?

He leaned over to grab the cigarette, but as soon as his hand touched the black cigarette case, he suddenly lost his strength. His pale fingers, resting on the cigarette case, looked exceptionally white, making the wedding ring appear even more out of place.

He raised his hand, turned the wedding ring, and then slowly took it off.

It's actually quite easy, right?

Why are you so sore loser, acting like you're about to die? It's not like you're going to die, and you can get back together even if you leave.

He then thought about it again, and since he couldn't get a divorce anyway, or even if he did, he could get back together, so he put his wedding ring back on.

After get off work, he went to Gu Beiming's dinner party. The people there were the same as before, but he was still all alone.

He slowly walked to the spot reserved for him, appearing relaxed and still aloof, but only Cheng Gengxu and Gu Beiming knew that he was half-dead.

Zhong Yan handed the suit to the waiter, sat down, and then looked up. No one in the private room spoke. "Why are you looking at me? Missed me?"

He seemed to have just noticed someone; besides three or four close friends and two women, there was also a girl named Shuyun sitting there.

He asked calmly, "Shuyun, who invited you?"

Shuyun's face was deathly pale. She stood up, her eyes red-rimmed.

"Zhong Yan, what do you mean? You kicked Zhao Qingye out of the circle and now you want to cut ties with me? What did I do to you?"

"No, it's annoying to look at."

Shuyun suddenly felt a surge of anger. She had been kicked out of the country by her family for the past six months. If it weren't for Zhong Yan, her father wouldn't have been willing to let her stay abroad for so long without being allowed to return.

"So you think I'm annoying, so you have my dad send me abroad for six months."

Zhong Yan remained indifferent: "Really? Your father is so obedient, why are you disobedient and have actually returned to China?"

These words showed no respect whatsoever in front of so many friends.

Shuyun's face paled even more, her head buzzing, and she felt dizzy, wishing she could disappear into the ground: "What do you mean?"

Zhong Yan had no intention of making things difficult for a girl in front of so many people.

"I just wanted to show you what it's like to be ostracized. You're just like Ji Tanyuan, who was so sarcastic and cynical back then. I've told you this more than once, but you wouldn't listen and even tried to play dirty tricks behind my back. I had no choice but to send you away."

Cheng Tingyu glanced at Shuyun, who was on the verge of collapse, and kicked her brother, asking Cheng Gengxu to talk to her. However, Cheng Gengxu was busy with work and had no mood for it. He got up to answer the phone.

Gu Beiming touched his nose. After Shu Yun pointed at him and scolded him for meddling in other people's business last time, he couldn't be bothered to care anymore.

Zhong Yan was about to be dumped, so he couldn't vent his anger at all. If Shu Yun still insisted on moving forward at this time, wouldn't that be deliberately asking for a scolding?

In his opinion, Shuyun should stay away from Zhongyan; that's how she becomes a normal person.

As soon as he got close to Zhong Yan, his mind went blank, and he became completely oblivious to his own limitations.

Even Ji Tanyuan was too lazy to pay attention to her; the scheme she had set up was always aimed at Rong Xi, who was the most likely threat to her from behind the scenes.

Thinking of this, Gu Beiming sighed. Who would have thought that it was Ji Tanyuan who would refuse to do it first?

Shuyun stood up, but her temper made her unwilling to back down: "I haven't even used any tricks yet, and you're already getting a divorce, aren't you? Humph!"

Fearing Zhong Yan would hold him accountable, he left immediately after speaking.

As the dinner party came to an end, people gradually left.

Only three people remained in the private room: Zhong Yan, Gu Beiming, and Cheng Gengxu. The three of them moved to the sofa and started drinking.

Gu Beiming poured him a glass of wine, "Don't be angry, you can always win him back after the divorce."

It's no big deal.

Zhong Yan sneered, "You say it's easy, but you have no idea how difficult it is."

After leaving, Ji Tanyuan really ran forward without looking back, and besides, there were plenty of interesting things around her.

Just as Shen Que said, at Ji Tanyuan's position, money alone can no longer impress her; what might move her is a more humane quality.

Therefore, who knows who will seduce Ji Tanyuan? Given all these potential risks, he simply cannot be so nonchalant as to sign the divorce papers and then pursue her again, unless he's insane.

Gu Beiming: "I'm unmarried, of course I don't know."

After Gu Beiming finished speaking, he raised his chin again, showing him the back of his other good brother Cheng Gengxu, who was on the balcony making a phone call: "Look at that guy over there, he's been pressured by his family to get married recently, but he's still keeping someone and doesn't want to let go."

Zhong Yan said "Oh", "So you want the fruits of marriage and the sweetness of love at the same time? There's no such thing as a free lunch. Why make things difficult? If it's a marriage, then set Miss Xin free. If you can't bear to part with Miss Xin, then give up the marriage. Otherwise, being too greedy will only result in getting nothing in the end."

Gu Beiming smiled and said, "Yeah, there's no such thing as a free lunch."

Gu Beiming repeated a sentence to himself, which shut Zhong Yan up. Then he finished his drink and stopped talking.