Chapter 126 We're already divorced, why call me wife anymore?
Jin Changyu said in a low voice, "She heard me when you asked me whether I should choose her or Zhou Yunshuang as my marriage partner that day."
Jin Ningxi paused for a moment, recalling the question she had pestered Jin Changyu about that day.
"But... even if my sister-in-law heard about it, it doesn't necessarily mean she has to get a divorce, does it?"
She didn't quite understand, "That's just a hypothetical question, and it's assumed to be before marriage."
"She only heard your last question and my answer."
Jin Changyu took a deep breath. "He thinks I'm having an affair with Zhou Yunshuang."
Upon hearing this, the three women in the room were all shocked to varying degrees by these words.
"So...you got divorced because of this misunderstanding?"
Jin Ningxi's voice was a little weak, after all, she was the one who started this.
If she caused her brother and sister-in-law to divorce, then she would truly be guilty.
That was just the fuse.
Jin Changyu's eyes dimmed. "The main reason is still my fault. I failed to fulfill my responsibilities as a husband. The fault lies entirely with me."
Hearing him take all the blame upon himself, Jin's mother was displeased. "She filed for divorce, it's not like you abandoned her, how can it be your fault..."
Before she could finish speaking, she received a stern look from Old Madam Jin, and the rest of her words immediately stuck in her throat, and she dared not express her opinion.
Madam Jin then looked at Jin Changyu again and continued to ask, "Since you're divorced, why didn't you go public with it and why are you still living together?"
Jin Changyu was silent for a moment, then said frankly, "Because I can't bear to part with it, and I want to save this marriage."
If it were made public, she wouldn't stay by his side, and then he would have no chance at all.
"It's good that you know about this. Qianqian and I are divorced now, so please don't bother her anymore. Your visits will only cause her trouble, and she has no obligation to entertain you."
He looked at Jin's mother, "Especially you, Mom."
Jin's mother glared at her, "What's wrong with me?"
“Qianqian is not your daughter-in-law now, so you have no right to tell her what to do. She has no obligation to tolerate your unreasonable behavior. She doesn’t owe you anything, she never has.”
"What do you mean I'm being unreasonable?" Jin's mother said, dissatisfied.
"What's wrong with me, as her mother-in-law, saying a few words to her? She's been married into the family for so long, have I ever been truly mean to her or done anything to hurt her? How am I being unreasonable?"
Jin Changyu frowned. "You think only physical harm counts as harm, but verbal harm doesn't?"
“But I’m picky about her because I think she’s not good enough for you,” Jin’s mother defended herself. “I’m just feeling sorry for you.”
"My wife is mine. I like her, and I think she's worth it. I don't need anyone else's opinion."
Jin Changyu took a deep breath. "Mom, please stop commenting on my relationship with Qianqian and stop interfering. If you can't learn to respect people, I don't mind sending you to experience a different kind of life."
Jin's mother looked at him blankly, "What other life?"
"A life of the working people that is completely different from your current privileged life."
Mrs. Jin's eyes widened in shock. "What?"
"If you stand on high ground and don't know how to look others in the eye, then I can only send you to the ground and let you think about and understand this issue yourself."
Jin Changyu never felt guilty about standing at a high position. He even believed that people should strive to develop in higher places and broaden their horizons within their capabilities.
However, he does not believe that people who stand at a high position are superior and can be arrogant, look down on others, or belittle others.
"You brat, I'm your mother."
Jin Changyu's eyes were calm. "Even if you are my mother, you don't have the privilege to suppress my wife."
Jin's mother pursed her lips and muttered, "They're divorced, what's the point of calling her 'wife'?"
"..."
Jin Changyu, feeling like he'd been stabbed in the heart, took a deep breath. "In short, I've laid it out here: if you insist on asking for trouble, I won't be soft-hearted."
Seeing that he was serious, Jin's mother quickly looked at Old Madam Jin and said, "Mom, you have to do something about him. How can he treat his own mother like this?"
"He is now the head of the Jin family, and I cannot change his decision."
Jin's mother became anxious, "Mom..."
"Moreover, I approve of his approach."
Madam Jin looked at her and said, "Qianqian wants a divorce, and I guess it's partly due to your attitude as her mother-in-law. If you really want your son to have a happy family, you should first face up to your own attitude."
"..."
Jin's mother's face stiffened, and the words Jin Ningxi had said suddenly flashed through her mind. She really felt like she had become the bottom of the food chain in this family.
Seeing that she had become obedient, Jin Changyu continued, "I hope you can keep the divorce a secret. Once you leave this room, pretend you know nothing. Don't tell anyone, and especially don't let Qianqian know that you know the truth."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Madam Jin.
Because only she nodded, the other two dared not say anything.
Madam Jin nodded. "Okay."
Jin Changyu: "There's another matter that I think you should also know."
Old Madam Jin asked, "What is it?"
"After the child was born, custody was awarded to Qianqian. Only she had the right to decide on all matters concerning the child, and no one else had the right to interfere."
"What?"
Upon hearing this, Jin's mother objected again, "How can this be? That's our Jin family's bloodline, my eldest grandson. Why should Sang Qian have custody?"
"Just because she carried the child for ten months and gave birth to him, and she had to bear the pain of childbirth alone, she should rightfully be the primary holder of custody."
Jin Changyu frowned as he looked at his mother. "Mom, you are also a woman, a mother. Shouldn't you agree with this principle even more?"
Mrs. Jin choked for a moment, "Yes, childbirth is not easy for women, but, but our Jin family can compensate her in other ways, why must it be her child?"
“Because she only cares about the child.” Jin Changyu said, a hint of sadness in his eyes.
She didn't want money or him; she only wanted the child.
“But she’s a woman with no family background, what kind of good life can the child have with her?” Jin’s mother said. “If she really cares about the child, she should leave the child with the Jin family.”
“Whether she is willing to accept me again or not, our child will be the future heir of the Jin family.” Jin Changyu’s voice was calm and powerful. “I will always be the support for my child and the child’s mother. She doesn’t need any other family background.”
Before Mrs. Jin could say anything more, Old Madam Jin spoke up, "Alright, the matter of child custody should be decided by the young couple themselves."
Undeterred, Jin's mother said, "Mom, that's our Jin family's child, your great-grandson. Are you really willing to just give him away?"
What does it mean to hand something over to someone else?
Old Madam Jin looked at her and said, "Does that mean if the child lives with his mother, he's no longer my great-grandson, your grandson?"
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