Chapter 65: Pei Wenxian and his wife finally divorce & Luo Yun…
Luo Yunqing walked faster and faster.
Meanwhile, the atmosphere in the main courtyard became increasingly tense.
Wang Manshu never expected that Pei Wenxian would have evidence of the car accident, let alone that he would hand it over regardless of the consequences.
"We've been together for almost twenty-three years, and you really want a divorce?"
“You said it yourself, twenty-three years.” Pei Wenxian countered, “In these twenty-three years, haven’t I done right by you?”
Leaving aside the first two years, for at least the last twenty years, he genuinely wanted to live a good life.
But he didn't know when it started, but his ears were constantly filled with things like, "Don't you think your second brother is too smart?", "He's only ten years old and he's already finished high school level knowledge", "Father always praises him, and the elders are like they've found a treasure", "If this continues, do you still want the position of head of the family?"...
These words were like a curse, encircling and tightening around him, covering his mouth, blindfolding him, sometimes making it hard for him to even breathe.
Finally, she coldly watched as she and the Wang family plotted a car accident, and watched helplessly as her spirited younger brother fell into the mud, while she had to comfort herself by saying it was all his fault for being too sharp.
Then, once there's one, there's two...
Until Xiao Heng had one accident after another.
Xiao Heng's current state is nothing short of retribution.
"Manshu," he pleaded humbly, dragging his weary body, "let me go, and let yourself go too."
…………
Three days after the Wang family made a grand entrance to demand justice, Pei Wenxian and Wang Manshu officially signed a divorce agreement.
To the outside world, they only said it was due to a disagreement in their relationship.
“I will still transfer the 35 billion into your account as previously agreed.” Pei Wenxian paused, then sighed, “We were husband and wife after all. Let me give you one last piece of advice: don’t trust the Wang family too much.”
We should have seen the outcome by then.
When something goes wrong, they push all the blame onto her, trying to absolve themselves of all responsibility.
"Ha!" Wang Manshu couldn't help but sneer, "We're already divorced, why do you still care whether I live or die?"
"No matter what, you are Xiaoheng's mother."
Pei Wenxian turned his head to look at his son, who was sunbathing in the yard. "I took him to the hospital a couple of days ago, and the doctor suggested traditional Chinese medicine treatment. He recommended an old TCM doctor who has retired and lives in Yuncheng. I plan to take him to see him. If there is any improvement, I will let you know."
The words were spoken a long time ago.
Wang Manshu pursed her lips and said "Okay".
He stopped slowly at the door and couldn't help but ask, "All these years, you've actually hated me, haven't you?"
She took advantage of his drunkenness to climb into his bed, making a scene that everyone knew about, and got pregnant, forcing him to break up with his then-lover and marry her.
"Because of Tang Xining, you hate me to the core, don't you?"
Tang Xining, Tang Yajun's deceased aunt, was also the old man's ideal daughter-in-law.
Shortly after their marriage, he became a Doctors Without Borders member and died from a stray bullet while protecting children in war zones.
“If it weren’t for me, she wouldn’t have left the country in a huff, and she wouldn’t have died.” After holding it in for decades, Wang Manshu finally let out a long breath, then turned around and laughed and cried at the same time: “I’m the one who broke you up, so I ended up like this today. It’s all my own fault.”
There was silence in the room for nearly three minutes.
Wang Manshu wiped away her tears and turned around.
Just as I was about to step out the door, a hoarse voice came from behind me: "Before I went abroad, Xining told me to treat you well and not to blame you."
"How could that be?" Wang Manshu retorted instinctively, "I stole her man, and she still tells you to treat me well?"
Pei Wenxian: "She knew that the Wang family was behind it all."
When this name, which has been forgotten for more than 20 years, is mentioned again, the person still looks the same as when he was young.
Standing on the beach, her long, thick, black hair fluttered in the wind. She tucked one side behind her ear and told him that the date for her departure abroad had been set.
Tell him to stop making trouble.
"Do you know how much harm abortion does to women? Even if she gets it done, this has blown up so much, what are you going to do with her in the future?"
The wind whistled past my ears.
He hurriedly said, "I can give her lots and lots of money, let her get away from the Wang family, and go somewhere else where no one knows her. She'll be fine there."
“But we can’t pretend this never happened.” Tang Xining spoke slowly, each word hitting him hard: “This is a thorn that will always be between us. Any friction in the future could become a fuse. I don’t want us to get to that embarrassing point, so let’s leave it at that.”
"Don't you want me anymore?"
I won't be attending the wedding. Best wishes for your... happy marriage.
After that, he never saw Tang Xining again.
It wasn't until March of the following year, after Xiao Heng was born, that I saw her coffin, draped with the national flag, being transported back to China, in the news.
Pei Wenxian clenched his fist, suppressing these deeply buried memories: "Even if she hates me, she hates me."
Even though you care, you have to pretend that nothing's wrong.
Wang Manshu chuckled and strode out of the courtyard gate.
…………
After completing all the formalities and handing over all the affairs.
Pei Wenxian also left with Pei Hengzhi before the start of summer.
On the day she left, Pei Yanli made a special trip back to the old house.
The two brothers sat facing each other for nearly two hours without saying a word. Just before leaving, Pei Yanli finally spoke: "Elder brother, I will always bear the surname Pei."
Pei Wenxian opened his mouth as if to say something in response, but at this moment he didn't know what to say, so he stammered, "I'll turn myself in once... once Xiao Heng's condition improves."
“No need.” Pei Yanli refused outright: “Since we have already reached an agreement with the Wang family that day not to pursue the matter further, let’s leave it at that.”
Pei Wenxian avoided his gaze: "Are you willing to accept this?"
“I’m not reconciled.” Pei Yanli paused for a moment. “Even if the law doesn’t pursue it, there are other ways. The Wang family has benefited a lot from relying on my sister-in-law over the years.”
The words are left unsaid; those who understand, understand.
Pei Wenxian only asked for one thing: "Let your sister-in-law go."
"That's really strange." After watching the car carrying the father and son drive away, Luo Yunqing shook her head in confusion: "After all that trouble over the divorce, you still have to let her go in the end."
Ultimately, the root of the problem lies with the Wang family.
The two cars, one after the other, turned the corner and disappeared from sight. Pei Yanli withdrew her gaze and led him back.
Luo Yunqing then asked, "How do you plan to deal with this?"
“Of course…” Pei Yanli stopped herself in time before she could finish her sentence. “You don’t need to worry about that. I have my own way. Summer vacation is coming soon, and your current task is to intern at Song’s Corporation.”
"I know, I know, you keep nagging me like that." Luo Yunqing quickly covered one ear and muttered, "My ears are getting calluses from all this."
*
At the end of June, Kyoto University students began their summer vacation.
After seeing Xia Lin off to study in Germany, Luo Yunqing will also be joining the Song family business.
"Why should I!"
Upon hearing this news, Song Xuechen was so angry that she smashed the figurines displayed in the showcase.
Song Moyan quickly grabbed him, his face full of helplessness: "This is Father's wish, there's nothing I can do."
"There's nothing I can do, you always say there's nothing I can do!" Song Xuechen pulled up her sleeves, revealing her two arms covered in bruises. "There's nothing I can do, you just handed me over to Wang Yizhou for the sake of the project! Look at what he's done to me! Now that Luo Yunqing has joined the company, there's nothing you can do, so what else can you do!"
"Xiaoxue..." Song Moyan hugged her tenderly, "Just bear with it a little longer."
"Endure, endure, endure!" Song Xuechen said, feeling wronged and angry. "Why do I have to endure everything? Luo Yunqing has people protecting him, and he can even get an internship at the company! I don't care, you have to kick him out, otherwise... he will take over the Song family business! Don't forget, he has Pei Yanli behind him."
Yes, Pei Yanli is in it.
It would be even easier for him to seize the Song family.
"Brother." Song Xuechen suddenly softened her tone and snuggled against him, "The Song family business is yours."
"Now it's my father who's getting me into the company."
Song Moyan was well aware of Luo Yunqing's potential threat, but since his father had spoken and the old guys at the shareholders' meeting had agreed, he couldn't be too obvious, lest people think he couldn't tolerate his brother.
“What if… he makes a serious mistake at the company?” Song Xuechen suddenly thought of Wang Yizhou, “That lust-driven guy seems to have taken a liking to him.”
After leaving the Pei family's old residence, Wang Yizhou mentioned Luo Yunqing to him no less than three times.
"Brother, this is a good opportunity."
…………
On the first day of their internship at Song's, Song Moyan personally led them on a tour of each floor.
"It's so great that Xiaoqing can come for her internship." He breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "I've been so busy lately, your arrival will help me share some of the burden."
"Is that so?" Luo Yunqing slowly withdrew her gaze and looked at the smiling face. "I thought my brother hated me to death."
The smile froze on his face.
Just a few seconds later, Song Moyan smiled again: "How could that be?"
As they were talking, he returned to the general manager's office and personally poured him a glass of iced Americano.
Luo Yunqing glanced at him indifferently and got straight to the point: "Father said that my eldest brother will arrange a job for me. I wonder where he plans to put me?"
“I’ve already thought it through.” Song Moyan sat back down at his desk and called over the sales manager. “Your father asked you to come here for an internship so that you could help with the family business. I happen to have a few projects that need to be negotiated.”
He winked at the manager.
A project proposal was then placed in front of Luo Yunqing.
Upon closer inspection, it appears to be a proposed chip supply partnership with a company called Ruiyao Technology.
"This is the first draft of the proposal." Song Moyan clasped his hands together and tapped the back of his hands twice with one finger. "I'll leave the rest of the project negotiations to you. If you don't understand anything, feel free to ask Manager Sun."
"Sun Bin," he asked the manager again, "has the project team members been finalized?"
The manager squinted and nodded repeatedly: "Everything has been arranged. Two elderly people and two interns, who can learn together with the young master."
"Okay." Song Moyan raised his chin slightly: "Take Xiaoqing to get acquainted with the people in the group first."
The two of them took turns speaking, giving him no chance to say a word.
Luo Yunqing suppressed her suspicions, took the proposal, and followed the manager to the sales department.
On the way, he glanced around and tentatively asked, "Manager Sun, which company is Ruiyao Technology?"
Sun Bin, however, gave an irrelevant answer: "They've already signed two cooperation agreements with us, so they're considered long-term clients. You don't need to worry too much."
Take the elevator to the 13th floor sales department.
The team members, three men and one woman, were already in the meeting room. One of the men and one of the women looked young and inexperienced, presumably recent interns.
The other two men both appeared to be around thirty years old.
"Manager!" One of the men put down his phone and hurriedly stood up. "The person in charge of Ruiyao Technology is here."
"Huh? Is it today?" Sun Bin opened his mouth wide in exaggerated surprise, and before he could explain, he said, "Then let's hurry up and see the person in charge."
Before Luo Yunqing could even figure out what was going on, she was forced into going to the reception room.
As soon as I stepped inside, a voice that sounded both familiar and incredibly annoying reached my ears.
"Long time no see, Luo Yunqing."
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