Chapter 238
"Leave your daughter to me. I will take her back tomorrow morning." Shangguan Lan looked at Zhao Han with a firm gaze and said softly.
However, Zhao Han held his daughter tightly, with no intention of letting go.
He responded helplessly, "Lan'er, grandpa and grandma are here. They want to see our precious daughter Chang'an."
Hearing this, Shangguan Lan frowned slightly, but still maintained due politeness and replied: "Okay then."
"After a few days, I will find some free time and take you and my daughter to visit Uncle Liang. But today, can you come home with me first?" Zhao Han said seriously.
Zhao Han remained firm and refused to let Shangguan Lan take her daughter to the Liang family alone.
Because he knew very well that Liang Chao and his family had always hoped that Shangguan Lan could become a member of their family.
Moreover, as the Liang family showed more and more care for Shangguan Lan, Zhao Han's deep-seated fear grew day by day - he was afraid that Shangguan Lan would leave him.
What's more, the two had already made a clear agreement about their daughter's ownership.
If it really comes to divorce, the custody of the child will belong to the woman.
Zhao Han was unwilling to let his daughter have another father from now on, and he definitely didn't dare to let go easily at this moment.
And at the beginning, it wasn't just Liang Chao and Shangguan Lan who had an engagement, he also had one!
Originally, the elders wanted Shangguan Lan to make a choice between him and Liang Chao.
However, at that time, because he was deeply in love with Qiao Xin, he refused to acknowledge the existence of this engagement. But now, with the passage of time, he regrets it.
When Shangguan Lan heard him mention his grandparents, no matter how much dissatisfaction he had with Zhao Han, when he thought of all the love and care the Zhao family had always given him, it was really hard for him to refuse again.
You know, when the Zhao family realized that Zhao Han was wholeheartedly devoted to Qiao Xin, they not only gave Shangguan Lan a very generous compensation, but also took the initiative to dissolve their relationship as an engaged couple.
Even more surprising is that the Zhao family solemnly promised that once Shangguan Lan and Liang Chao were married, they would carefully prepare a generous dowry for her.
All these things made Shangguan Lan's heart full of contradictions and entanglements. Thinking of these bits and pieces of the past, she turned to look at Liang Chao with apology and said softly: "Brother, I'm so sorry, I'm afraid I have to wait until tomorrow to visit my uncle and aunt."
As he said this, Shangguan Lan's eyes revealed a deep sense of guilt.
Liang Chao smiled and comforted her: "It's okay, don't worry about it. I will come to pick you and Chang'an up tomorrow morning."
Liang Chao knew very well that he could not let Shangguan Lan fall into a dilemma at this moment, so he acted understanding and reasonable.
"No need. I will personally bring Lan'er and Chang'an to visit them tomorrow."
"No matter what, you are all Lan'er's family. It is reasonable for me to pay you a visit." Zhao Han looked at Liang Chao firmly and said slowly.
When Liang Chao heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.
I thought to myself: How could this guy be so shameless in the past? How could he be so shameless!
If Zhao Han could understand Liang Chao's inner thoughts at this moment, he would surely respond: Don't judge like that. Compared to face issues, I value my wife and daughter more.
If we lose them, it would be truly a life worse than death.
When Shangguan Lan learned that Zhao Han wanted to visit the Liang family, her eyebrows slightly frowned, and her face showed obvious disapproval.
She resolutely chose to break off the engagement, but the Liang family did not hold a grudge against her. Instead, they still cared for her and treated her as their own daughter.
Whenever he thought of this, Shangguan Lan felt deeply guilty and embarrassed. He was too ashamed to face his uncle and aunt from the Liang family.
But now, Zhao Han actually had the courage to go there shamelessly, which really made her puzzled and angry.
Shangguan Lan was seen sitting quietly in the back seat of the car, holding her young daughter in her arms.
She stared at Zhao Han, who was concentrating on driving, with her beautiful eyes. She couldn't hold back her dissatisfaction and asked, "Zhao Han, what the hell is wrong with you? How can you still have the nerve to go to the Liang family?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Han unconsciously tightened his grip on the steering wheel with both hands. A hint of pain that was difficult to conceal flashed across his eyes for a moment, but was quickly replaced by deep regret.
After a moment of silence, he lowered his voice and slowly replied, "If you are determined not to go with me, then I will naturally not let you go alone."
After he finished speaking, the car fell into a brief silence, with only the slight roar of the engine echoing in the air.
"Lan'er, no matter what you want, I will do my best to present it to you. I only ask you not to get so close to Liang Chao anymore, okay?" Zhao Han said with a bitter and helpless face.
At this moment, he seemed to be experiencing the heartbreaking pain again.
Watching his beloved woman being intimate with another man, the feeling was like thousands of poisonous insects gnawing at his heart, driving him almost crazy.
However, compared to the past, he now felt more fear in his heart.
He had also witnessed Qiao Xin pursuing Ouyang without hesitation, but he was not worried at all at that time.
It was because he knew very well that Ouyang had no feelings for Qiao Xin, and it was even more impossible for him to stay with her.
But now is different from the past! The situation is completely different now. Liang Chao deeply loves Shangguan Lan, and if Shangguan Lan intends to respond to this feeling, Liang Chao will definitely force them to divorce by any means.
At this moment, Zhao Han knew clearly that the only bargaining chip he could rely on was his lovely daughter.
He hoped that Shangguan Lan would remember his relationship with his daughter as her biological father and give up the idea of leaving him.
However, even this thought does not have much chance of success.
After all, Liang Chao was deeply in love with Shangguan Lan. As the saying goes, love the house and love the dog. He also loved Chang'an from the bottom of his heart.
If he really became Chang'an's stepfather, Chang'an would not suffer any injustice. On the contrary, she might get more care and love because of Shangguan Lan's pampering and preference for his daughter.
"Zhao Han!" Shangguan Lan glared at the man in front of him, hatred burning in his eyes. "I know my identity and bottom line clearly. As long as we are not divorced, I will never do anything to betray you! Unlike a shameless person like you!"
She clenched her teeth tightly, as if she wanted to vent all her anger through these few words: "I really regret that I actually fell in love with someone like you!"
"Also, what happened that year? I just wanted to save you out of kindness, but you mistook me for Qiao Xin! And then you even went further and did something hurtful to me!"
Faced with Shangguan Lan's accusations and scolding, Zhao Han opened his mouth, but found that he could not refute a word.
Because the fact is just as she said, all the faults are caused by him.
It is really heartbreaking to think about it now that the kind-hearted woman who only wanted to save him was misunderstood and deeply hurt by him.
"I'm sorry, Lan'er..." Zhao Han's face was filled with guilt, and he said these three words in a sincere and heavy tone, "Everything in the past is my fault. I will definitely find a way to make up for the trauma I caused you."
However, Shangguan Lan did not appreciate this. She sneered and continued, "Before, you always used your daughter's health as an excuse to refuse a divorce, saying that you were afraid that your daughter would be sad."
"It's all right now. Doctor Mu has agreed to help treat my daughter. Once she recovers, there will be nothing between us anymore. Let's go through the divorce procedures right away!"
At this point, Shangguan Lan paused and calmed down a little, but then he gritted his teeth and said, "As for Qiao Xin, who you've been thinking about all the time, since you can't let her go, then I don't want to spend the rest of my life with a man who has someone else in his heart."
"Looking back, falling in love with you was the biggest mistake I've ever made in my life. I was just confused and self-deprecating at the time!"
"Zhao Han, the moment you resolutely said 'I don't want to marry you' and insisted on canceling the engagement, I made up my mind not to have any feelings for you anymore, and I told myself countless times that I must let go of this feeling!"
Shangguan Lan's eyes were red and tears welled up in them, but she tried hard not to let them fall. She said with a slightly trembling voice: "So, divorce is undoubtedly the wisest and best choice for us."
When Zhao Han heard this, his heart tightened and he quickly parked the car on the side of the road.
He took a few deep breaths, trying to calm himself down, then slowly turned his head and looked straight at Shangguan Lan beside him, and responded in a firm and sincere tone: "Lan'er, no matter what, I will never agree to a divorce."
"Please give me a chance, I will do everything I can to make you fall in love with me again!"
However, in the face of Zhao Han's affectionate confession and retention, Shangguan Lan just sneered and retorted mercilessly: "How ridiculous! Zhao Han, don't think I don't know who the person you really like in your heart is. It's Qiao Xin, right?" Having said this, Shangguan Lan simply said out what he had been holding in his heart.
Zhao Han's face changed slightly. After a moment of silence, he raised his head and looked directly into Shangguan Lan's eyes, and explained solemnly: "Yes, I don't deny that I did have a crush on Qiao Xin."
"But that's all in the past. From the moment we got our marriage certificate, I completely cut off my feelings for her."
"Now, you are the only person I like in my heart, there is no doubt about that!" After saying that, he stared at Shangguan Lan again, as if he wanted to convey the true feelings in his heart with his eyes.
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