“Dad, I admit I was a bit harsh just now, but it was all the truth. With Uncle Zhao here, I can’t say too much. I know that your fake marriage with Wen Qiao was all for my sake.”
"But Wenqiao is a troublemaker. She usually doesn't talk much, but she's actually full of bad ideas."
"You must not fall for her tricks."
Shen Jichuan raised his eyes and gave Shen Haiyang a cold look.
He asked, "Haiyang, the betrothal between you and her was a decision made by your parents. She's now coming to the city to seek refuge with you because she's genuinely facing difficulties. Have you learned anything about her situation?"
Shen Jichuan also felt that his son, Shen Haiyang, was too prejudiced against Wen Qiao.
Hearing his father ask this question, Shen Haiyang's eyes darkened.
His father, who had previously stood by him wholeheartedly, had actually begun to sympathize with Wen Qiao.
“Dad, as you said, the betrothal was arranged with the Wen family when my mother was still alive, but my biological father was against it when he found out.”
"But I've been staying in the city ever since and haven't gone back to my hometown. Wen Qiao's purpose in coming to the city now is not to marry me at all."
"You've forgotten how good the terms were for her, but she refused them all. She just wanted to destroy the relationship between my son and me."
Shen Haiyang didn't dare to explain it too clearly.
He felt that Wen Qiao definitely wanted to marry him.
Because he insisted on not marrying, and his attitude was firm.
Wen Qiao immediately felt deeply hurt.
She turned around and made a condition: she would marry his father, Shen Jichuan.
Their goal was to ruin his life.
Wen Qiao herself was not doing well. She came from a rural background, her father died, and her mother remarried.
Her stepfather's family were no good either, driving her to the brink of despair.
Shen Haiyang, on the other hand, was adopted by Shen Jichuan, a military cadre, after entering the city, and even attended a military academy, with a bright future ahead of him.
Wen Qiao wanted to ruin his future.
Shen Haiyang, however, did not dare to be too direct with his father.
After all, this father was just an adoptive father.
In the future, this property may not even end up in his name.
My adoptive father also has a biological nephew and niece.
Shen Haiyang now wants to explain things more clearly to Shen Jichuan.
Don't let Shen Jichuan believe Wen Qiao's few words and start to side with Wen Qiao.
"Dad, let's send Wen Qiao away."
Shen Haiyang had just finished saying this.
Wen Qiao came down from the second floor, her almond-shaped eyes filled with indifference.
"Shen Haiyang, you seem to know my family quite well."
"Yes, I was thinking of marrying you, my childhood sweetheart, but you didn't want to."
“When I turned around, I found your dad to be quite nice. He’s handsome and strong, a bit aloof, but he’s older. Older men like him know how to care for people.”
Wen Qiao came downstairs on her own and walked up to Shen Jichuan.
His expression returned to seriousness.
“Sir, I did come to the city before to find Shen Haiyang, hoping he would marry me. That way, I could escape my stepfather’s clutches.”
“My stepfather wants me to marry his son, which I naturally don’t want to do, not because I’m poor. First of all, he’s my stepfather’s son, and I should call him ‘brother.’ If I marry my stepfather’s son, how can I ever go out in public again? Wouldn’t that be incredibly shameful?”
"I also threatened to kill myself, but in the countryside, who cares whether a girl lives or dies?"
“My mother told me that my stepfather said that if I didn’t marry his son, I would have to marry someone else, take the bride price, and use it to find a wife for his son.”
There was no need for Wen Qiao to say anything more; Shen Jichuan understood.
He asked, "If that's the case, why didn't your mother take you with her?"
"Leave? Easier said than done. My stepfather's brother is the village head. How can my daughter and I live?"
Wen Qiao spoke with a bitter expression.
"Sir, I have made everything clear to you, both what I should and shouldn't have said. If you don't believe me, you can go to my hometown and ask around."
Seeing that Shen Jichuan remained silent, Wen Qiao asked calmly, "Don't you believe me?"
“Since you don’t believe me, then we can get a divorce. I’m willing to get a divorce and leave the Shen family forever.”
When Shen Jichuan heard her mention divorce, his heart tightened.
At first, he felt pity and sympathy for Wen Qiao.
That's why they offered her very good terms.
But she refused to accept it.
She turned around and clung to him, saying she wanted to marry him.
At that time, he felt resistance and disgust towards Wen Qiao.
She even said that marriage was possible, but she couldn't tell anyone that she was marrying him, and that she would have to bear all her own expenses after marriage.
But he didn't know when it started, but he felt that Wen Qiao was living very cautiously.
She was also trying to please him.
She remains stubborn, headstrong, and competitive.
But she never spoke ill of the ocean in front of him.
On the contrary, Haiyang kept talking badly about Wen Qiao in front of him.
After spending time together, he didn't realize that his feelings for Wen Qiao were those of an elder pitying a younger person.
Or, it started when Wen Qiao deliberately seduced him.
He had already tacitly agreed in his heart and was willing to be the object of her seduction.
Feeling increasingly agitated, Shen Jichuan glanced at Shen Haiyang.
"You're going to be assigned to a unit soon, so just take care of yourself."
Shen Haiyang didn't know what his father meant.
Wen Qiao has already brought up divorce, why doesn't he agree?
Shen Haiyang immediately became anxious.
"Dad, you still believe her? I'm your son, I grew up by your side. Do you know Wen Qiao better than you know me?"
"Or are you really interested in Wen Qiao? Do you want to turn this fake relationship into a real one?"
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