Chapter 125 Divorce "Don't worry, you'll be fine in a little while..."
"Don't worry, after you go in, Sister Wang and I will wait outside the courtyard. If Jiang Xu makes a move against you, just shout and we'll rush in to save you."
Outside the Jiang family compound, Mingxi held Tong Wanjun's hand and said...
Tong Wanjun nodded, pursed her lips, glanced at Mingxi and Sister Wang, took a deep breath, and said, "Then I'll go in."
"Uh-huh."
Under the watchful eyes of Mingxi and Sister Wang, Tong Wanjun stepped into the courtyard.
As Tong Wanjun disappeared from sight, Mingxi and Sister Wang's hearts pounded in their chests. Mingxi had originally planned to accompany Tong Wanjun to confront Jiang Xu with the photos, forcing him to agree to a divorce, but Tong Wanjun refused.
She said that the divorce was her own decision, so let her talk to Jiang Xu about it herself, so that Jiang Xu wouldn't blame Ming Xi and think that it was an outsider like Ming Xi who stirred things up and made her want a divorce.
Mingxi didn't care what Jiang Xu thought of her. She wasn't afraid of Jiang Xu, who was only a bully at home.
But Tong Wanjun persisted.
Mingxi had no choice but to nod in agreement.
However, she was still worried, so after get off work she dragged Sister Wang over to watch over Tong Wanjun outside the door.
It was rush hour, and Mingxi and Sister Wang, two unfamiliar faces, stood stiffly outside Jiang Xu's yard, quickly attracting a barrage of scrutinizing glances. Mingxi stood tall and straight, not flinching at all, letting these people look at her.
"Mingxi!"
Just then, a voice suddenly sounded behind Mingxi. Mingxi subconsciously turned around and saw Wei Ning's familiar face standing behind her.
Why are you here?
Mingxi tilted her head, puzzled.
Why is Wei Ning here?
Wei Ning: "I was right next to you this afternoon when you were talking to Sister Wang."
When Mingxi discussed with Sister Wang about accompanying Tong Wanjun to the Jiang family, she did so openly, and Wei Ning overheard everything clearly.
Mingxi let out a long "Oh," her eyes filled with surprise as she looked at Wei Ning.
She really didn't expect that Wei Ning was such a person who loved to join in the fun. Hearing her tell Sister Wang that she was coming to the Jiang family, he came over specifically to join in the fun.
It's fortunate that Wei Ning didn't know what Ming Xi was thinking.
He didn't come here just to join in the fun; he came to save Mingxi from danger.
He asked his older brother for advice, and he learned that the most important thing in pursuing a girl is to make your presence known and leave a deep impression on her. He said that rescuing a damsel in distress is the best way to make her remember you.
Wei Ning kept these words in mind and dressed up specially for later, just to show off his peacock-like figure in front of Ming Xi.
Unfortunately, Mingxi didn't notice Wei Ning's little schemes at all. She just glanced at Wei Ning and waved her hand, saying, "Keep your voice down and listen carefully to what's going on inside."
If Wei Ning wants to join in the fun, then so be it.
As long as it doesn't interfere with important matters, it's fine.
Mingxi didn't pay any attention to Wei Ning and continued to listen to the sounds coming from the courtyard.
At this moment, Tong Wanjun had already reached her doorstep, returning to the home she had lived in for several years. Her mind was in turmoil, and she stood at the door for a minute before calming herself down and raising her hand to knock.
Who is it?
Jiang Xu's voice came from inside the room.
Tong Wanjun: "It's me."
Tong Wanjun wasn't sure if Jiang Xu recognized her voice; she only heard heavy footsteps approaching from afar, gradually drawing closer until they stopped at the door.
The door opened from the inside the next second, and Jiang Xu appeared before Tong Wanjun. In just a few days, Jiang Xu was completely different from the last time he came to Tong Wanjun's house and threatened her to go home.
His hair was disheveled, his clothes were wrinkled, his face was unshaven, his complexion was sallow, and there were dark circles under his eyes, which were bloodshot. He looked no different from a homeless person on the street, and he had lost all the air of the arrogant cultural center official he had been before.
Jiang Xu opened the door and saw Tong Wanjun's figure. He was stunned for a moment, but then let out a disdainful snort.
He'd been too busy lately and'd forgotten about Tong Wanjun, but he didn't really care about her anyway. She was timid and soft-hearted, always worried about this and that, especially about affecting their daughter. Even for their daughter's sake, she wouldn't dare reveal that she liked the man. It was fine for her to stay at her parents' house; it would save her from coming back and causing him trouble and making him feel annoyed.
When he saw Tong Wanjun return, he didn't think she had come back to tell him about the divorce. He just felt that she couldn't stand staying at her parents' house anymore and that's why she came back.
Jiang Xu smiled dismissively, realizing his mother had been right.
After a woman gets married, her natal home is no longer her home.
Even if she gets angry and goes back to her parents' home, she won't stay long and will eventually have to slink back.
Jiang Xu grinned, a hint of smugness appearing on his sallow, expressionless face. He said, "Weren't you so capable? Didn't you go back to your parents' home? Didn't you say you'd never come back? Why couldn't you stay there and came back?"
Before Tong Wanjun could respond, Jiang Xu said to himself, "Fine, you're back now. Hurry up and go inside and tidy up the house. It's all dusty while you've been gone. Hurry up and clean it up, and then cook me something. I'm hungry."
He spoke so naturally, as if Tong Wanjun was born to be responsible for these household chores.
After Jiang Xu finished speaking, he turned around, lay back on the sofa, and prepared to wait for Tong Wanjun to serve him.
Tong Wanjun clenched her fists as she walked into the house, but instead of tidying up the house as Jiang Xu had expected, she walked to the sofa and said calmly, "I'm back this time to tell you about the divorce."
"What?! Divorce?!"
Jiang Xu sat up abruptly, revealing a mocking expression: "Tong Wanjun, do you know what you're saying? You want to divorce me? You think you can divorce me? You have no job and no money. If you divorce me, where will you find a man as good as me? Where will you live this kind of life where you don't have to do anything and just wait to be supported?"
Tong Wanjun: "You don't need to worry about any of this. As long as you agree to the divorce, what kind of life I lead in the future is none of your business."
"It has nothing to do with me?" Jiang Xu sneered. "Fine, fine, 'It has nothing to do with me,' Tong Wanjun, you've really grown wings, haven't you?"
He looked at Tong Wanjun with a sinister gaze and said with ill intent, "It has nothing to do with me, but what about your daughter? Jiang Le is my daughter, she is my child, and she has the blood of the Jiang family in her veins. Even if we divorce, she must stay in the Jiang family. I absolutely do not agree to you taking her away."
After Jiang Xu finished speaking, he put his hands behind his head, leaned back against the sofa, and stared at Tong Wanjun in a blatant manner.
He knew how much Tong Wanjun cared about this daughter, and he believed that if he played the daughter card, Tong Wanjun would definitely back down.
But Jiang Xu didn't expect that even if he brought up Jiang Le, Tong Wanjun still wouldn't back down.
Tong Wanjun's eyes were firm, showing no sign of backing down, and she said, "I'm divorcing you, and I'm taking Lele with me!"
Jiang Xu raised his head: "Ha, why? You don't have a job, and your family's financial situation is not as good as our Jiang family's. Even if we go to court, the judge will not award you custody of Lele."
“Unless you tell the judge that I like men.” Jiang Xu smirked, shamelessly saying, “But have you thought this through? If you tell the judge that, everyone else will know you’re a useless woman who can’t even seduce her own man, making him prefer to find other men rather than sleep with you. And Lele, then everyone will know that Lele’s father likes men and is a pervert who sleeps with men. What do you think people will say then?”
"Won't people say Lele is the offspring of a pervert, that Lele is disgusting, that Lele is abnormal? Will anyone still want to play with Lele then? Will her classmates at school ostracize her?"
Jiang Xu wore a sinister smile as he spoke, utterly smug, as if the Lele he was talking about wasn't his biological daughter, but rather his enemy.
Even though she had prepared herself mentally before coming, Tong Wanjun still couldn't help but clench her fists when she heard these words.
That bastard, he never cared about Lele at all!
Tong Wanjun tensed her chin, her eyes filled with anger: "That's enough!"
Jiang Xu: "What? You think that's enough after I've only said a few words? Others won't be as kind as me. Once they find out I like men, they'll definitely say much worse things. Have you thought it through? Are you sure you still want to divorce me?"
Jiang Xu believed he had Tong Wanjun's weakness in his grasp and laughed without restraint.
Tong Wanjun took a deep breath, took out the photo Mingxi had given her from her pocket, placed it on the coffee table in front of Jiang Xu, and said, "You'd better think about it carefully."
"What is that?"
Jiang Xu casually looked down at the coffee table, and his breathing quickened at the sight of it.
The color-printed photos clearly showed the scene of his deal with Mike that day.
Jiang Xu suddenly stood up: "Where did you get this photo?"
Tong Wanjun: "Don't worry about where the photos came from, I'm just asking you, do you agree to a divorce and for Lele to stay with me?"
Jiang Xu's eyes blazed as he glared at Tong Wanjun: "You had the photos taken, you had someone follow me and Mike during our deal, didn't you?!"
He belatedly realized that it wasn't Lao Zhang, nor anyone else, but Tong Wanjun who had secretly filmed his transaction with Mike.
No wonder no one has come looking for him these past few days; it turns out Tong Wanjun was waiting for him here!
Jiang Xu's eyes were sinister as he stared at Tong Wanjun and said, "Well, Tong Wanjun, you really are something else."
He truly hadn't expected that Tong Wanjun, who was usually quiet and knew nothing, would actually know about his private dealings with foreigners and even secretly have someone film it.
Tong Wanjun pretended not to see Jiang Xu's gaze and didn't care what he said. She just kept asking, "So, if you agree to a divorce now, will Lele stay with me?"
"You...you're threatening me?" Jiang Xu's expression changed.
Tong Wanjun: "You can take this as a threat, but if you don't agree, I'll send these photos to the police station."
Jiang Xu: "You!"
He stared at Tong Wanjun's slender neck, wishing he could rush up and strangle her to death.
Tong Wanjun was also afraid that Jiang Xu would make a move. She clenched the seam of her pants with her hands at her sides and stared intently at Jiang Xu. If Jiang Xu made a move, she would call Mingxi outside to come in.
Fortunately, Jiang Xu did not make a move.
It wasn't that Jiang Xu didn't want to take action, but rather that he didn't dare.
Although Tong Wanjun only took out one photo, who knows if that's all she has? She might have the negatives on her person, and if she really wanted to develop them, she could develop as many photos as she wanted.
He dared not take that risk.
Jiang Xu looked at Tong Wanjun with hostility. Tong Wanjun's meaning was clear: if he didn't agree to a divorce today and give her custody of the child, she would send the photos to the police.
He stole public property; if the evidence is handed over to the police, he will definitely go to jail.
Whether it's divorce or going to jail, Jiang Xu knows which one to choose.
He had already made up his mind, but he was still unwilling to give up and tried to appeal to Tong Wanjun's emotions.
Jiang Xu's eyes softened instantly, and his tone became gentle as well: "Wan Jun, have you thought it through? Do you really want to divorce me? We've had such a long relationship, are we really going to divorce over something so trivial? If you really mind, I'll just stop seeing Ning Feng. I'm not a man-loving person; it was Ning Feng who seduced me. If you don't like him, then I won't see him anymore. How does that sound?"
Jiang Xu was good at shifting blame, immediately putting all the problems on Ning Feng.
If Mingxi were here, she'd definitely laugh out loud. How could Jiang Xu say such a thing? He slept with Ning Feng because Ning Feng seduced him, it had nothing to do with him, he's still a clean and innocent man.
vomit!
nausea!
Jiang Xu: "Wanjun, even if you don't care about our years of relationship, you should think about Lele. I am Lele's father. After you divorce me, you still want to take Lele away. Then Lele will be without a father. Won't Lele miss his father in the future? Can you bear to let Lele grow up in an environment without a father? Aren't you afraid that Lele will be laughed at by others for being a child without a father?"
Tong Wanjun felt a churning in her stomach.
She glared at Jiang Xu: "How dare you mention Lele?"
Jiang Xuming clearly didn't care about Lele, otherwise he wouldn't have used Lele to threaten him before. Now that he knows he has something on him, he's bringing up Lele instead.
How disgusting and despicable!
Even though Tong Wanjun already knew Jiang Xu's despicable nature, she still couldn't help feeling disgusted. Afraid that if she continued talking to Jiang Xu, she would be unable to hold back her vomiting, she simply picked up the photos on the coffee table and said, "It's useless to talk about all this nonsense. Just one question: divorce or not? If you want to divorce, see you at the neighborhood committee office at eight o'clock tomorrow morning. If I don't see you at the neighborhood committee office tomorrow morning, I'll take these photos to the police station."
Tong Wanjun said this and turned to leave.
Mingxi taught her this.
Mingxi once said that there's no need to waste words with someone like Jiang Xu. If you treat him nicely, he'll take advantage of your kindness and become arrogant. If you just give him a cold shoulder and tell him that if he doesn't get a divorce, you'll see him at the police station, and he'll be scared.
Following Mingxi's advice, Tong Wanjun left after saying a few words.
"They're out! They're out!"
When Mingxi saw Tong Wanjun come out, she immediately went up to her and asked, "So, what did Jiang Xu say? Did he agree to a divorce?"
Tong Wanjun: "...I don't know."
She bit her lip and recounted her conversation with Jiang Xu in detail, saying, "After I finished speaking, I walked out. I don't know if he agreed to the divorce or not."
After hearing this, Mingxi felt more confident. She waved her hand and said, "Don't worry, Jiang Xu will definitely be at the neighborhood office tomorrow."
The fact that Jiang Xu is using emotional appeals shows that he's afraid. He's afraid that Tong Wanjun will hand over the photos, but he can't bear to lose such an easily manipulated wife as a shield for him and Ning Feng, so he's trying to move Tong Wanjun with emotional appeals.
But Tong Wanjun was adamant and made it clear to him that playing the emotional card wouldn't work.
Jiang Xu is not stupid; he will definitely choose divorce if he has to choose between divorce and going to jail.
You can find another wife, but if you get arrested by the police, your life is completely over.
Therefore, Mingxi was certain that Jiang Xu would obediently appear at the street office tomorrow.
Tong Wanjun trusted Mingxi, and hearing Mingxi say that put her at ease.
The next morning, Mingxi and Tong Wanjun went to the neighborhood office together. As expected, Jiang Xu was waiting at the entrance of the neighborhood office early. Jiang Xu pursed his lips, wanting to say something, but Tong Wanjun did not give him a chance to speak. She quickly went to get a letter of introduction and then took Jiang Xu to the window for processing divorces.
She produced a pre-written divorce agreement, which clearly stated that the family property would be divided equally and that the child would stay with her, and asked Jiang Xu to sign it.
Jiang Xu pursed his lips, feeling extremely unwilling.
It's one thing for Tong Wanjun to take the child away, but why does she also want to divide the family property equally?
That's all money he earned, why should he share it with Tong Wanjun?
Tong Wanjun: "Hurry up, if you don't want to sign, we'll see you at the police station."
"No, no, I'll sign, I'll sign, okay?"
Jiang Xu looked reluctant, but due to Tong Wanjun's warning from the police station, he finally signed the divorce agreement.
After signing the papers and obtaining the divorce certificate, everything was settled. Tong Wanjun breathed a sigh of relief and walked out of the neighborhood office feeling much lighter.
Jiang Xu chased after Tong Wanjun, calling out, "Wanjun, Wanjun, wait!"
Tong Wanjun and Mingxi turned their heads together, only to hear Jiang Xu say, "We've already gotten our divorce certificate, shouldn't you give me the photo and negative?"
Mingxi thought it was something serious, but it turned out to be this. She curled her lip in disdain and didn't say anything.
Tong Wanjun took a deep breath, not wanting to continue entangled with Jiang Xu. She readily took out the photos and negatives from her pocket and threw them to Jiang Xu. Jiang Xu was afraid that the photos and negatives would be leaked, so he lunged at Tong Wanjun, grabbed the photos and negatives, gritted his teeth, and tore them to shreds. After tearing them to shreds, he threw them on the ground and stomped on them several times.
Mingxi pursed her lips, seemingly unconcerned about Jiang Xu's actions.
Tong Wanjun gave Jiang Xu only one of the photos and negatives.
She has several more.
Let Jiang Xu tear it apart if he wants.
Mingxi left with Tong Wanjun without a care, while Jiang Xu tore up the photo and vented his anger.
He stared at Tong Wanjun and Mingxi's departing figures, thinking darkly that Tong Wanjun's only leverage against him was gone, and he would see how she would get her revenge later.
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Mingxi and Tong Wanjun didn't take Jiang Xu seriously.
The first thing Tong Wanjun did after her divorce was to take her daughter to the police station to change her surname.
She changed Jiang Le's name to Tong Le and made Lele take her surname.
This was Mingxi's suggestion.
Tong Wanjun had never thought of this before; she had never even considered telling Lele about her divorce from Jiang Xu.
Mingxi told her, "Although Lele is young, she's not completely clueless. She can sense that she's moved to a different place and someone is missing from her life. Even if she doesn't understand what this means now, she'll definitely understand when she grows up and goes to school. Rather than letting her guess and overthink, you'd better tell her about the divorce."
Tong Wanjun pondered for a long time before finally deciding to follow Mingxi's advice.
Of course, she didn't tell Lele what Jiang Xu had actually done. She only said that Jiang Xu had done something she could never accept, and that she felt she couldn't continue living with Jiang Xu, so she divorced him.
Lele is a very well-behaved and sensible little girl. After hearing what Tong Wanjun said, she only asked one question: "Then, Mom, are you very sad?"
Tong Wanjun was stunned and didn't realize what Lele meant.
Lele reached out and touched Tong Wanjun's face, saying, "Mom, do you know how sad Dad was when he did that? If you were sad, then Mom, you should divorce Dad. He makes you unhappy, so you don't want him anymore, and I don't want him to be my dad either."
Tong Wanjun didn't cry when she found Jiang Xu and Ning Feng sleeping together; she didn't cry when Jiang Xu hit her; and she didn't cry when she divorced Jiang Xu. But when she heard Lele say this with her wrinkled little face, Tong Wanjun couldn't help but feel a lump in her throat and tears welled up in her eyes.
Lele also suggested changing her surname. She said that her ex-father had upset her mother, and since she still shared the same surname as her ex-father, her mother would think of her ex-father every time she called her. She didn't want her mother to remember that person, so she wanted to take her mother's surname.
Yes, Lele invented a name for herself, calling Jiang Xu her ex-dad.
Tong Wanjun initially felt that this form of address was inappropriate. After all, Jiang Xu was Lele's biological father, and calling him "Dad" felt somewhat disrespectful. However, considering Jiang Xu's shameless nature, she was afraid that he might use Lele in the future and trick her into doing something, so she acquiesced to Lele calling Jiang Xu that.
She also told Lele that if her ex-father came to see her again, no matter what he said, she should not believe him or agree to anything. Instead, she should go home and repeat what her ex-father said to her family.
If her ex-father wants to take her out, she shouldn't agree.
Lele obediently agreed.
After explaining things to Lele, Tong Wanjun took Lele to the Public Security Bureau to change her surname. Since Lele was a child, changing her surname was not complicated, and the procedures were completed quickly.
On the day the revisions were completed, Tong Wanjun specially invited Mingxi, Guan Lixin, Wei Ning, Sister Wang, and others to come out for dinner.
She said that everyone had helped her with her divorce, and she had to thank them.
If she were only inviting Mingxi, she might be worried that Tong Wanjun would spend too much money and wouldn't agree.
But Tong Wanjun invited so many people, if she didn't agree, it would seem like she was disrespecting Tong Wanjun, and the others would feel embarrassed to go.
So Mingxi agreed.
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