In Xia Wan's view, Xia Qingshan was forcing her.
When she said she didn't want to marry Gu Qian, he insisted that she go through with the wedding. Now that she's married, something has happened and he's demanding that she get a divorce.
What was she in his eyes? A rag doll to be manipulated at will?
She's so old, why can't she do what she wants? She has to obey him in everything, not even in her marriage and relationships.
The more Xia Qingshan threatened her, the less she wanted to back down.
Gu Qian's words also brought back memories of her high school days. Xia Qingshan had always been strict with her, and she had been afraid of her since she was a child. Even though she knew that Xia Qingshan was wrong and had done something wrong, she did not dare to argue back.
The rebellious phase may be late, but it has arrived. The news of Xia Wan breaking ties with her family for a man quickly spread. This feeling of fighting against the whole world for a lover might seem romantic to elementary school students, but to them, it's just a sign of stupidity for not being able to endure hardship.
Some friends are still concerned about Xia Wan's situation and have been calling and texting her privately, but Xia Wan hasn't replied.
Her bank cards were locked, and all she could use was the small amount of cash she had on WeChat, about 20,000 to 30,000 yuan, which she could use to make ends meet for a while.
We can't go to the apartment buildings and large single-level houses we bought before, since our family paid for them.
She moved to an apartment building closer to Guqian's company. The rent was a month's rent, and with only a week left until the end of the month, they had to find a suitable place as soon as possible.
Gu Qian is currently unable to accept any gigs, has zero income, and has to pay a penalty for leaving the company, which is making his already billion-dollar debt even worse. As for finding a job, how can he find one when he can't even use his ID card? As for those manual labor jobs that don't require an ID card, he's too ashamed to do them.
Right now, Xia Wan's plan is to find a cheap place to live first, and then slowly look for a job. After all, she has worked at her family's company and has some work experience. Surely she can find a job in such a big city that can support two people.
Xia Wan went to the apartment building where she and Zhuang Yan used to live together, bringing a few changes of clothes. She was quite proud, leaving behind none of her valuable bags and jewelry.
Finally, when it came to finding an apartment, Xia Wan found a two-bedroom apartment. It was far from the city center, but there was a subway and bus nearby. The surrounding environment wasn't great, but the rent was cheap, only 2,500 yuan a month. Xia Wan had never known that there were such cheap apartments.
After the move, Gu Qian held Xia Wan's hand tenderly and promised her repeatedly, "Wanwan, thank you for choosing me and for all you've done for me. I will definitely work even harder to treat you well in the future and will never let you down."
A man's promise is only true at the moment it is spoken, but unfortunately Xia Wan didn't understand this principle at that time.
In her cramped rented room, she thought that as long as she worked hard, she could live a good life and overcome all difficulties.
She still sometimes thinks of Zhuang Yan, of his coldness at the wedding that day, of the dreams that can never be returned to, of the lost people, of the fate that brought them together and then ended.
Xia Wan had a strong feeling inside her. Everyone laughed at her, saying she made the wrong choice, but she was determined to live a good life.
This proves that even if she leaves the Xia family, she will definitely live a good life and will not regret it.
As for Zhuang Yan, he was just nicer to her for those three years. What he could do, Gu Qian could do too, and might even do better.
After moving, Xia Wan started looking for a job and actually found a job as an assistant to the president. She thought she got the job because of her resume, but in fact, the company recognized that she was Xia Qingshan's daughter and that's why they hired her.
Xia Wan used to work at Xia's Group, but she was always half-hearted and never took her work seriously. She thought being an assistant would be easy, just running errands, but she never expected it to be so complicated. Once, she accidentally lost a document and had to work overtime until 2 a.m. to finish it.
She knew that working was tiring, but she didn't expect it to be this tiring. However, this was just a normal day for an ordinary person. When Zhuang Yan worked at the Zhuang family, it was much more tiring than this. But he would always come back on time to cook for her. After eating, he would go back to his room to continue working.
His bedroom is where he sleeps and where he works.
When Xia was on duty in the evening, Gu Qian was at home. He could cook, but he wasn't very good at it. Gu Qian's best dish was noodles, including instant noodles and dried noodles.
Compared to Zhuang Yan, his cooking skills are worlds apart.
Xia Wan always finished her meals with a frown. Knowing that she didn't like his cooking, Gu Qian started ordering takeout. Takeout was good, but it wasn't cheap, and eating too much of it would be a burden on her health.
In the past, Xia Wan almost never ordered takeout, firstly because it was unhealthy, and secondly because it wasn't as good as Zhuang Yan's.
In comparison, Gu Qian seems more like a parasite; he can't cook well, and he can't even clean the house properly.
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Zhuang Yan also knew that Xia Wan had been kicked out of Xia Qingshan's house, and that she would go to such lengths for Gu Qian was entirely within his expectations.
Zhuang Zhongming went to prison, and Tang Jing was locked up in a mental hospital. The two of them insisted on seeing Zhuang Yan, but he refused to see them both.
I can easily guess what he'd say if we met; he's not some despicable person who likes to go looking for trouble.
He already knew how miserable their lives were, and all that remained was for them to never see each other again.
In addition, Zhuang Yan is very busy every day and doesn't have much extra energy to waste on them.
Besides making money, Zhuang Yan also kept an eye on Su Tian. After confirming that the child in her belly belonged to Gu Qian, he anonymously approached her and warned her to be careful not to be killed by Gu Qian.
Not long after, Su Tian was admitted to the hospital, clearly having taken his words to heart.
On the day of Gu Qian's wedding, she gave birth to a baby boy in the hospital, and the detective sent him photos.
With just one glance, Zhuang Yan was certain that this child was the adopted son who had pulled out his oxygen tube in his previous life.
He was only two years old when Zhuang Yan adopted him. The face of a two-year-old child is very different from that of a newborn baby.
Zhuang Yan was able to recognize it at a glance because his adopted son had a black birthmark on his arm. The birthmark was exactly the same in the same location in the photo sent by the detective.
Because he had expected this outcome, Zhuang Yan was not surprised, but he was definitely angry.
The thought that the child he raised in his past life was Gu Qian's child made him feel nauseous and disgusted.
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When Zhuang Yan first saw that child, he stumbled towards him, and the first thing he said was "Dad."
At that time, he thought that regardless of whether the child was his own or not, since he had raised him, he should raise him with all his heart, do his best to give him the best, and treat him as his own son.
At first, the child was very clingy to him, but then, I don't know when, he stopped listening to him, and what he often said was "I hate Dad."
He clung to Gu Qian, pointing at the TV and saying, "I don't want to study, I want to become a big star like Uncle Gu."
"Uncle Gu never forces me to do my homework, and he even buys me fried chicken and ice cream."
"Dad, do you know why Mom doesn't like you? It's because you're not as outstanding as Uncle Gu. Too many people like Uncle Gu. What's wrong with me liking him?"
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