Since Zhuang Chongming lost control of his lower body, his attitude towards Zhuang Yan has clearly changed.
In the past, she disliked Zhuang Yan in every way, thinking that having him in the family wouldn't make a difference, and that not having him wouldn't make a difference either, and she was very critical of him.
Zhuang Zhongming is a man, and a wealthy one at that. There are plenty of women who want to have his children. Even if this son is gone, he can still have another one.
But things are different now; he can no longer have a son. As the old saying goes, things are valued for their rarity, and the same principle applies to offspring.
The more swiftly Zhuang Yan was kicked out of the house back then, the more difficult it will be to get him back now.
How can a godson adopted halfway through life compare to a biological son? Gu Qian understood this principle well, so he decided to strike first and make Zhuang Yan completely offend Xia Qingshan, preferably to the point that Xia Qingshan would kill him.
If Zhuang Zhongming wants to acknowledge Zhuang Yan back now, that would mean making an enemy of the Xia family. Does Zhuang dare to do that?
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As for Zhuang Zhongming, he has recently had a lot of opinions about Gu Qian. At his age, he has seen all kinds of people, and Gu Qian is a person with no conscience but only ambition.
The videos circulating online, including Tang Jing's live stream, were all orchestrated by Gu Qian.
He wanted to bring Zhuang Yan back into the family, but he couldn't explain it to the Xia family.
We can only wait until the cooperation ends before slowly clarifying the matter of "Zhuang Yan killing his sister". At that time, we can say that Tang Jing has a mental illness and is talking nonsense because she is not mentally sound.
Zhuang Zhongming wasn't worried at all about bringing Zhuang Yan back into the family. Zhuang Yan was still young and didn't understand the importance of money. At twenty-four, he was just getting started; the expenses were still far in the future. Didn't marriage cost money? Didn't having and raising children cost money? Men all want to build a good family and a successful career, with inexhaustible funds. He had plenty of time and patience to mend his relationship with Zhuang Yan.
He refused to believe that Zhuang Yan would not want such a huge fortune given to him for free.
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Xia Wan and Gu Qian's wedding is scheduled for October 6th, which is this Saturday, five days away.
While Gu Qian was busy preparing for his wedding, Xia Qingshan took him to meet wealthy people from various fields, all of whom were people he could never reach before.
Compared to his expectations, Xia Wan seemed very indifferent, as if this wedding was not prepared for her. She casually tried on the wedding dress and took wedding photos casually, and did not want to participate in any other activities. She was even scolded by Xia Qingshan to go to the wedding rehearsal.
The closer the wedding got, the more she wanted to escape. No one knows a daughter better than her father, and he was worried that something might go wrong at the wedding. This time, Xia Qingshan arranged for people to keep an eye on Xia Wanyan's family, and for the last two days, he even locked her up at home, fearing that she would run away from the wedding at the last minute.
Gu Qian also sensed Xia Wan's absent-mindedness. He assumed it was pre-wedding anxiety and kindly comforted her, telling her not to be nervous.
Xia Wan had another dream; she dreamt that she married Zhuang Yan.
The wedding was a grand affair. She had been dating Zhuang Yan for three years, and he had always been very good to her and tolerant. He had never lost his temper with her, and living together for a year had allowed her to experience the warmth of "home".
She wanted to marry Zhuang Yan and start a new family with him to spend the rest of her life together.
As for running away from the engagement banquet, she did feel bad for Zhuang Yan, but she had her reasons. She didn't break the promise on purpose. Besides, the engagement banquet isn't the wedding, so it's not that important.
The night before the wedding, she couldn't sleep. She got up at five in the morning to put on makeup and dress, waiting for Zhuang Yan to greet her.
It was a marriage of convenience based on mutual interests, and the wedding was just a formality. Xia Wan thought she wouldn't have much of a feeling about it, but when she saw Zhuang Yan open the door and come in, her heart started beating uncontrollably, and her anticipation went from overflowing to exploding.
At the wedding banquet, she lifted her skirt, took her father's hand, and slowly walked towards Zhuang Yan.
Standing under the lights, Zhuang Yan was tall and had long legs. Dressed in a white suit, he looked like a noble young master. Zhuang Yan's features were already quite good, and with a little grooming, he was very handsome and captivating.
In front of the temple, the priest solemnly asked Zhuang Yan, holding a scripture: "Mr. Zhuang Yan, are you willing to take care of Miss Xia Wan for the rest of your life, to cherish her, to protect her, whether in poverty or wealth, in health or sickness?"
In her dream, Zhuang Yan held her hand, placed a diamond ring on her ring finger, and said, "I do."
After marriage, Zhuang Yan indeed took good care of her, just like before marriage, keeping the house in perfect order and granting her every request.
But the word "love" was missing. She carefully recalled what the priest had said that day. What was she feeling at the time that made her overlook the fact that the priest hadn't said "love"?
Was it unintentional or deliberate?
Zhuang Yan was clearly very good to her, but she couldn't feel his love for her. In order to prove whether he loved her or not, she did a lot of outrageous things.
For example, she would invite Gu Qian to the movies, and when the photos were taken by passersby and went online, causing controversy, she would never explain herself. Sometimes she would also invite Gu Qian out for drinks, drinking until very late, until Zhuang Yan came to pick her up.
He no longer seemed worried about whether she would encounter danger outside. He wasn't angry or concerned when he saw her with Gu Qian. He was very rational and gave her a lot of freedom. Her friends were quite envious of her.
But she didn't like it. She felt that Zhuang Yan had changed. Before the marriage, she could clearly feel that Zhuang Yan liked her.
Is this how all men are after marriage? Because they get what they want, they don't cherish it as much anymore?
When she mentioned the issue of "having children" to Zhuang Yan, she said that she did not want to have children but wanted to adopt one.
She thought most men wouldn't accept that the child wasn't their own, but to her surprise, Zhuang Yan agreed without even thinking about it.
"Then let's adopt one."
Xia Wan was furious when she saw her dream version of herself, and she actually started going through the adoption process. She asked Gu Qian to accompany her to the orphanage to pick out a one-year-old boy.
After taking the child home, she threw him at Zhuang Yan in a fit of pique. He was unmoved, neither angry nor resentful, and simply accepted him obediently. He even handled the household registration and naming of the adopted son, who was named Zhuang Zixin.
After adopting the child, Xia Wan abandoned him and left him to Zhuang Yan to take care of. Zhuang Yan not only had to work and take care of Xia Wan, but now he also had to take care of the child.
Zhuang Yan is often so busy that she can't rest. She thought she could relax a bit when her child grows up, but when her child grows up, she has to take responsibility for his studies, cultivate his interests, and do everything herself.
Xia Wan was very angry with Meng Lixia Wan. She couldn't understand why Meng Lixia Wan had adopted a child. She originally wanted to confirm whether Zhuang Yan had feelings for her, but now she had taken away all of Zhuang Yan's time and energy.
That's how people are; the more they're stubborn and trying to prove something, the more likely they are to lose it.
After getting married, Xia Wan gradually came to regard Zhuang Yan as her possession, and became very controlling of him, throwing tantrums over the smallest things.
In the dream, before she turned 30, she had a bad temper and loved to cause trouble. To be honest, no one could stand her. Those who could were people who wanted to curry favor with her and profit from her.
She regarded Zhuang Yan as that kind of person as well. In fact, they were not married but in an alliance. After marrying her, how many cooperative projects did the Xia family give to the Zhuang family?
For that reason alone, she has every right to be unreasonable.
She disliked Zhuang Yan's female secretary, so she fired her on the spot.
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