Chapter 24 24. Don't lock her wrists
Unexpectedly, his son-in-law, who was always busy with affairs, was also there. Zhang Qiaoshu decisively retracted his "weapon", threw the bag worth more than 200,000 yuan onto the windowsill, gathered his hair and said nothing.
Shi Jingzhou quickly walked over and pulled Mi Yanyan away, standing half a step in front of her. Maintaining his composure, he said, "Mom, don't take your anger out on her."
Zhang Qiaoshu didn't expect Shi Jingzhou to say such words to her. She glared at him and snorted coldly.
Shi Jingzhou ignored her and turned to look at Mi Yanyan, asking softly, "Are you okay?"
She shook her head.
A flood of memories flooded back: her parents, each arguing, and herself, the one being informed in the end. It was all the same. She took a few steps, then turned back, straightened her back, and stood between them.
"I won't act with you anymore. Even if you aren't tired after all these years, I am tired too."
Mi Wenzhong, who had been silent for a long time, hated losing face the most, so he lowered his voice and growled, "Shut up."
"How do you talk to your mother?"
It's rare to see Zhang Qiaoshu and Mi Wenzhong standing on the same side. People are always most panicked when their lies are exposed. Even if they are unwilling, they will associate with people who are in the same position as them.
Zhang Qiaoshu couldn't blame Shi Jingzhou, but he could cure his daughter. "You're useless, that's why Mi Xin'er stepped on you. You studied something as useless as veterinary medicine."
This is the strength of Zhang Qiaoshu. She only needs a moment to react and immediately draw a clear line between herself and Mi Wenzhong.
Now she is herself, the noble and filial daughter-in-law of the Mi family.
Mi Wenzhong had paved the way for Mi Xiner very early on, intending to send her to Mingyuan for "training".
"I didn't intend to fight for it in the first place. It was you who were targeting Mingyuan. As children, you will definitely get your comeuppance one day if you do this."
Turning to Mi Wenzhong, he said, "Mi Xin'er makes me sick, and so do you."
He glanced at Zhang Qiaoshu again and said, "Actually, there's no difference between you and him. Every time you ask me to call those men outside uncle, I feel like you're no cleaner than him."
Finally, I concluded, "Mom and Dad, two different people can sleep in the same bed."
Mi Yanyan completely exploded, venting all the resentment that had been accumulating in her heart for so many years. Her father and mother had already started their own families outside, and Mi Wenzhong and Fang Jie had another daughter.
Zhang Qiaoshu only keeps gigolos, and she is in poor health and cannot have children. If it were not for this objective reason, who knows how many trivial things would have appeared in the Mi family tree.
"Since you left me at my grandparents' house since I was little, don't expect me to make plans for you. It was the same thing when my grandma passed away. You didn't let me in without notifying me, and I didn't even get to see her for the last time before she died. Now you're doing this again. It's really boring."
Mi Yanyan tried hard not to cry, so as to pour out all the grievances she had suffered over the years, but her hands were shaking wildly and uncontrollably, and her breathing was labored, as if she was suffering from alkali poisoning.
Shi Jingzhou waited for her to finish speaking, took her two steps away, held her in his arms, patted her back, and said slowly: "Okay, okay, take a deep breath, take a deep breath."
His heart was filled with a thousand troops, he wanted to take her away, but he was afraid she still had concerns. He could only stroke her trembling back, and slowly relax her cramped and curled hands.
Mi Yanyan's face was pale. She looked at her parents arguing at the end and then raised her eyes again.
A few steps away stood Ye Qionghua and Shi Ting.
The two men looked anxious, wanting to say something but stopping themselves, not knowing how long they had been there or how much they had heard.
Will you see how she just angrily scolded her parents for their rebellious behavior?
Mi Yanyan lowered her head again and wiped away her tears.
It doesn't matter anymore, it doesn't matter anymore. All the blood relatives are so heartless and greedy, what else can she dare to ask for?
Zhang Qiaoshu ended the fight and went forward to greet his in-laws with kind words. Shi Jingzhou brought his parents into the ward to visit. Mi Yanyan followed behind and heard Zhang Qiaoshu say coldly, "I'm ashamed for you to be seen by your in-laws looking like a madman."
The tone was extremely sarcastic, and the voice was so light that only the two of them could hear it.
Mi Yanyan didn't say anything and accompanied him in to take another look at her grandfather.
The old expert was admitted to the hospital, and all the people from the Mi and Shi families came. The hospital took it very seriously, and two groups of people came in a short while. Mi Yanyan stood beside Shi Jingzhou and listened to the doctor.
"The old man is in a state where he is sometimes lucid and sometimes confused." Mi Yanyan's eyes turned red, and after a while she heard her grandfather calling "Xiao Jing" in a half-asleep state.
Grandma's name is Jiang Jing, and Grandpa and Mi Yanyan both like to call her "Xiao Jing".
At that time, my grandmother was the resolute and decisive director of Mingyuan Hospital. Private hospitals were difficult to run, and she devoted all her energy to turning Mingyuan into a tertiary hospital in southern city. Even with her busy schedule, she never missed caring for Mi Yanyan. Unexpectedly, she didn't get to see her granddaughter one last time.
"We have assigned two experienced nurses, and the doctor on duty will come to see us regularly. Your family members should pay attention to the visiting hours." Perhaps because he heard the quarrel just now, the doctor spoke tactfully.
Grandpa fell asleep again, and the doctor told them to just have one person stay with him. Mi Yanyan wanted to stay, but Mi Wenzhong stopped her. Since both families were there, she said, "Don't worry, I'll be the only one watching Grandpa. You can take over tomorrow."
She reluctantly agreed. When they arrived at the hospital entrance, Ye Qionghua gave her daughter-in-law a light hug and said nothing more. She just asked Shi Jingzhou to pay more attention and take good care of her these days.
After all the trouble, they got home. It was already evening. Aunt Chen prepared the meal and left. Mi Yanyan sat at the dining table with no appetite.
Shi Jingzhou saw that she didn't move her chopsticks, so he put down his bowl and went to the kitchen.
The two separated temporarily, and Mi Yanyan breathed a sigh of relief.
With one outrageous thing after another lying before her, a suffocating and oppressive feeling came over her one after another. She knew very well that she had committed a serious taboo today.
He shouldn't have made such a scene with his parents in the hospital, exposing all the ugly things that had happened in the Mi family over the years and making Shi Jingzhou and his parents look at them in a foolish manner.
Although she was used to playing the role of Mi Yanyan, the obedient daughter of the Mi family and the sensible and rule-abiding Mi Yanyan, but everything had its limits. When she really couldn't help it, she exploded tenfold.
The Shi family has deep roots in Nancheng, and the family, which is affected by a single move, cannot tolerate any sand in the sand.
He also couldn't tolerate such an arrogant and domineering daughter-in-law.
Peanut ran over and sighed, then collapsed at her feet, his dark eyes looking up, and it was hard to tell whether he was also disappointed.
There was a crisp sound in the kitchen. Just as she was about to get up, she saw Shi Jingzhou coming out with a bowl in his hand.
"I haven't had dinner yet, let's have a drink." He pulled out a chair next to him and sat down.
A bowl of brown sugar water with egg drops, it was obvious that the cooking was not very skillful, it looked ordinary but it had a sweet aroma. She picked it up and took a sip, her mouth was sweet but her heart was bitter.
"Shi Jingzhou..." She put down the bowl and lowered her eyes. She wanted to say something but stopped herself. After hesitating for a moment, she said, "We are not suitable."
She had no interest in family struggles, whether it was the Mi family or the Shi family, and she didn't want to get involved. With her grandfather in this situation and the impending disaster, she could give up, but the Shi family wouldn't be willing to accept a veterinarian daughter-in-law who had no status or standing.
Shi Jingzhou joked, "Is it because the sugar water is too hard to drink?"
Mi Yanyan wanted to laugh, but the emotion she had worked so hard to build up was defeated by his words.
Shi Jingzhou grabbed the bowl, took a sip, and shook his head.
“It’s really not tasty.”
Regardless of his jokes, Mi Yanyan continued, "You can see that I'm not a good wife for a beautiful girl from a small family. My parents' marriage failed, and they're good at pretending. I get crazy and quarrel, and when I'm angry, I say whatever I want."
She spoke more and more quietly, her mind filled with the unspeakable disappointed expressions of Shi Jingzhou's parents.
"What do you mean?" Shi Jingzhou saw that she was not in a spur of the moment, so he put away his smile and asked her while holding the back of the chair with one hand.
"What I mean is," Mi Yanyan mustered up the courage but didn't dare look at him, "we can get a divorce."
Seeing Shi Jingzhou didn't say anything, he just lowered his head and touched Peanut's head, then looked around the house.
She added: "I don't want any of the property given to me before the marriage."
"You don't want any of it?" His eyes darkened and became bottomless.
"I don't want any of them." Mi Yanyan promised seriously.
Shi Jingzhou stood up, grabbed his phone, and glanced coldly at her resolute and ruthless face.
"You really don't know how to speak."
After saying that, he turned and went upstairs. After a long time, he heard the study door close and the whole villa returned to peace.
She sat in the living room and looked up at the house. The shoe cabinet in the entrance had been redesigned and most of it was filled up by her. Shi Jingzhou's original decorative style was cold and simple, but now she added various ornaments everywhere. Scattered hair from peanuts and popcorn often appeared in every gap.
Occasionally, when Shi Jingzhou picked up the pillow or blanket and saw it, he would silently pick it up and throw it away.
They were guests after all, and their temporary presence alone was a disturbance, including to this marriage.
Her motives were impure. She wanted to please her grandfather and also wanted him to help her get married before he left. After all, her grandfather was her last and only relative.
But marriage should be two people in love walking hand in hand into the next relationship, the sublimation of love, not unfamiliar strangers trying to experience love, nor is it trial and error with marriage as the premise.
She felt very guilty. The Mi family had created a farce of a loving mother and a filial son, deceiving the Shi family's young and old into taking themselves into the game.
The lie was soon exposed, and as the leading actress, she was to blame.
The essence of a marriage is mutual support between equals, and she has lost her eligibility to participate. Ending it as soon as possible is her greatest virtue now, and it will benefit everyone.
I picked up the half-cold food on the table and brought it to the kitchen. The broken porcelain pieces were still scattered by the sink. No wonder I heard the crisp sound before.
He picked it up carefully and noticed a little blood. He put it down and checked his hand. There was no new wound.
Thinking back to just now, she didn't care about Shi Jingzhou's arm that was always hanging down.
He trotted up the stairs, raised his hand and put it on the door several times, wanting to knock but stopping.
What should I say when I get in? Should I ask him where he's injured or when he's going to get a divorce? The two questions are contradictory. Since I've made my choice, I shouldn't do anything that could lead to misunderstanding.
She was determined not to ask.
The study door suddenly opened from the inside, and a figure stood lazily at the door, with one hand in his pocket and a nonchalant glance at him.
Before she could open her mouth to explain, Shi Jingzhou's fingers suddenly locked onto her wrist, and with irresistible force, he pulled her into the study.
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