Chapter 86. Xie Ran takes the initiative to visit Jiang Miaomiao. ...
Jiang Mian said, "Did you get married with the intention of getting divorced?"
Jiang Miaomiao retorted: "No wonder you had to go through the hassle of a lawsuit to get a divorce. Did you ever think about getting a divorce when you got married?"
Jiang Mian: "..."
Our friendship is over. Let's hang up.
***
When Shan Zuoxi truly realized that Lu Han was trying to distance herself from him, he went from acting spoiled and throwing a tantrum to becoming furious and making a scene.
Beneath the hospital walls, people come and go, under the watchful eyes of all.
Ignoring everything else, Shan Zuoxi grabbed Lu Han, who was wearing a white coat, and pressed her for an answer: "Why? Weren't we fine just a few days ago?"
Lu Han didn't answer, she just looked at him.
Dan Zuoxi suddenly felt scared. He had a premonition that Lu Han would say something even if he wanted to, so he fled in a panic, as if he could pretend nothing had happened just because he hadn't heard those words.
But he was both dissatisfied and aggrieved, so he gathered his cronies and lackeys to brainstorm ideas.
No one could figure out why.
The next day, Shan Zuoxi secretly went to the hospital again but couldn't catch a glimpse of Lu Han. So he wandered around and ended up at Yan Yousui's place, where he grabbed him and started nagging and complaining.
Yan Yousui sighed helplessly: "There's a saying, 'Birds of a feather flock together.' If you want to figure this out, you should ask someone close to Dr. Lu."
Dan Zuoxi pointed at him and said, "Aren't you one of the people by her side?"
Yan Yousui was even more helpless: "Men and women have different feelings, you have to ask a woman."
Dan Zuoxi frowned: "Oh, then I can only go to Jiang Miaomiao. I have money, and she'll tell me anything."
Yan Yousui quickly called out, "Why do you always bother my girlfriend!"
Dan Zuoxi waved his hand reassuringly, "Don't worry, with your girlfriend's shrewish behavior, I wouldn't even look at anyone else!"
Upon hearing this, Yan Yousui frowned slightly and said angrily, "My girlfriend is smart and capable. You are blind to her good qualities. You are really narrow-minded."
"So, do you want me to fall for your girlfriend, or do you want me to stay away from her?"
"Stay as far away as you can."
"Sorry, I'm going to find your girlfriend now. Focus on your work, don't worry about your hair getting green." With that, Shan Zuoxi strode off, prompting Yan Yousui to quickly send Jiang Miaomiao a text message: Girlfriend, quickly close the door to stop the dog!
...
Dan Zuoxi ran to Longgang Mall with a clattering sound.
Jiang Miaomiao, who had just put the document into the drawer, looked up unhappily: "Don't you even knock before you come in?"
Unexpectedly, Shan Zuoxi accelerated and rushed over.
"Understood," Shan Zuoxi said, pointing at Jiang Miaomiao. "You've been caught!"
"Caught what?"
"You want to sign a prenuptial agreement with Babyface? Oh dear, marriage is about sharing joys and sorrows. You don't trust him and you're wary of him. How wicked."
Jiang Miaomiao asked doubtfully, "Is it possible that Dr. Yan is also wary of me?"
Dan Zuoxi shook his head, pointing a finger: "Bullshit! These kinds of agreements are just for guarding against whoever has the money."
Jiang Miaomiao said "Oh," and then added, "So, being poor gives you the moral high ground to accuse rich people of being wary of you? And rich people are obligated to share with poor people?"
"You're using a fallacy to mislead us."
“You said that ‘we should be wary of whoever has money’ is bad, so the counter-argument is that we shouldn’t be wary of those who don’t have money.” Jiang Miaomiao retorted directly, “But tell me, what is there about those who don’t have money that makes them worth being wary of? ‘Possessing a treasure is a crime,’ ‘carrying gold in the market’—even innocent people need to be guarded against, because human nature is inherently evil.”
Unable to argue further, Shan Zuoxi could only squint and conclude, "Anyway, you're wary of baby-faced men, which means you don't love him."
Jiang Miaomiao tilted her head to look at him, her gaze meeting his directly: "You watch TV dramas, right? I've watched a lot, and most of the plots can be summarized as follows:"
Despite enduring countless humiliations, women still radiate the saintly light upon all.
Middle-aged women are almost all vulgar women;
Even the most powerful female protagonist will eventually be suppressed by an even more powerful male protagonist and become love-struck.
Uneducated women are all loud and boisterous, so they deserve to be divorced and cry their eyes out.
Cultured women who divorce scumbag men must leave with nothing or face public ridicule, and so on.
Wow...what a charming man!
She scoffed, “Many times I’ve wondered if it’s because you men take advantage of women and are afraid that they will wake up, so you write these brainwashing dramas under different names to reinforce the feudal idea that women are weaker than men and that women are subservient to men and will never harm men!”
Leaving aside the numerous cases of couples parting ways throughout history, let's take Xie Ran and Jiang Mian, whom you are most familiar with. The two of them were supposedly in love without reservation, but in the end, Jiang Mian was blackmailed by Xie Ran into leaving with nothing after the divorce, and even her so-called in-laws had secretly embezzled her premarital property.
I urge you, as a man, to be honest and admit that the majority of those who benefit from marriage are actually men.
Some women lack financial support due to patriarchal family practices, while others have to sacrifice their careers for marriage, childbirth, and maternity leave. All of these factors contribute to women earning less than men, not because they are less capable than men. Since society and families generally assume that the lower-earning parent should raise the children, and women are consistently the lower earners, it's easy to assume they should prioritize family over career.
In this society, women must put in twice the effort to be on par with men.
My premarital property was earned through my own hard work and is my personal achievement. Is there a problem with me not wanting others to share it? Similarly, Yan Yousui also has his own personal achievements, and I have no intention of claiming any of them.
Before we got married, we were independent trees. When we married, it was like grafting together branches, cultivating our shared rainforest from scratch. I have my own independent and unbroken roots, which gives me the courage to stand with him through thick and thin, without regret, regardless of victory or defeat. Even if a wildfire burns everything down, as long as the roots remain, we can be reborn, never to perish.
I believe Yan Yousui can understand me.
Dan Zuoxi found it amusing: "What if he doesn't understand?"
Jiang Miaomiao laughed and said, "Then I won't get married. Marriage isn't a necessity for me. You came to see me today because you wanted to know why Lu Han is distancing herself from you, right? The answer is simple. When you scoffed at what I just said, you were actually scoffing at Lu Han's life principles. Lu Han, like Jiang Mian, is a clean and pure person, while you, like Xie Ran, are a person with a twisted, dark, and despicable mind. That's why Jiang Mian doesn't want Xie Ran, and Lu Han doesn't want you either. Do you understand?"
***
A few days later, Xia Renyao's enemy forces lost another member.
Following Sui Yupeng's downfall due to internal strife, Shan Zuoxi voluntarily withdrew from the power struggle against Longgang Mall, instantly making the situation delicate.
I heard that Xie Ran was extremely surprised and took the initiative to visit Shan Zuoxi, but afterwards he left with a tense expression.
Not only did he not change Shan Zuoxi's decision, he was almost persuaded.
Currently, the enemy camp only has two strong forces left, Xia Renyao and Xie Ran, but Jiang Miaomiao's side has seen the addition of Hong Kong forces such as Tu Jiaojiao and Xue Shaoyuan after Han Cuo, Jiang Si, Jiang Mian, Ren Ziwei, and Chen Shian.
The two sides were evenly matched, and a variety of tactics were employed.
Jiang Si learned indirectly that the reason for Shan Zuoxi's withdrawal was because of Jiang Miaomiao's words. She was extremely impressed: "My dear niece, you speak without distinguishing between friend and foe, defeating ten opponents in one fell swoop, and amazing your teammates."
A breakdown of Jiang Miaomiao's achievements:
Abroad, they killed Sui Yupeng and Hao Luwei.
In the port city, Jiang Zhengye, Jiang Yaowu, Jiang Chengyu, Jiang Bainian, and Jiang Zhongming were killed.
In Shenzhen, Song Xiyan, Sui Yupeng, and Shan Zuoxi were killed.
Not to mention the large number of fans he has gained.
Jiang Miaomiao humbly replied, "As long as I don't break the law or act immorally, no one can kidnap me."
Jiang Si nodded, drank a glass of water, and stood up to say goodbye when she suddenly said, "When are you going to tell Dr. Yan about the prenuptial agreement?"
"I can't say anything if he doesn't propose."
“It should be soon. I heard he’s already had someone make a custom ring,” Jiang Si said, giving Jiang Miaomiao no chance to be surprised.
Jiang Miaomiao rolled her eyes at her, "Why do you always have to expose the fun that we young lovers have to share?"
Jiang Si chuckled and walked away. Since they dared to feed her dog food, they'd better resist the dog-beating stick!
...
Jiang Miaomiao was getting ready to pick up Yan Yousui from get off work.
Yan Yousui, like a mischievous child leaving school, practically skipped and hopped past everyone with a cheerful air.
Lin Yuqing bit her sleeve, watching him go with envy and jealousy: "Take care, see you later..."
"Okay, see you later." Yan Yousui waved and ran far away in an instant.
Lin Yuqing looked at Lu Han, who was packing her things, with a tearful expression, "...Why can everyone else get inside the wall, but I can only dig up the top of the wall?"
Lu Han paused for a moment, then patted his shoulder: "Because you're ugly but still have high expectations."
Yan Yousui spotted his girlfriend near the hospital gate from a distance. Although they were still some distance apart, he rushed towards her like a butterfly seeing a flower or a horse seeing grass, bathed in sunlight, and embraced her. He leaned his head low on her shoulder, and Gao Shu, instead of being affectionate, would occasionally whine, "Miao Miao, Miao Miao, Miao Miao, it's the weekend again."
Xie Ran stared at them without any attempt to hide his gaze, his eyes filled with malice.
Jiang Miaomiao continued to stroke Yan Yousui's hair as if nothing had happened.
The two linked arms and got into the car.
As was customary, Yan Yousui drove while Jiang Miaomiao sat in the passenger seat, glancing at the black sedan following not far behind, and texting Jiang Si.
[Jiang Miaomiao: Is there some new development between Xie Ran and Xia Renyao? Xie Ran is currently following us outside Yan Yousui's hospital.]
[Jiang Si: I just asked around and there's no new activity. But since he's been following you, just to be safe, you should be careful.]
[Jiang Miaomiao: Find me a bodyguard immediately and give them my phone number and location. Contact me as soon as possible to meet. Life is so precious; I'm afraid it will end.]
[Jiang Si: Immediately.]
Jiang Miaomiao is again trying to recruit people in the Four Guardians group.
[Jiang Miaomiao: @Wen Rongying, Yan Yousui and I are being followed by Xie Ran. Immediately begin locating my and Xie Ran's coordinates to ensure my location doesn't suddenly disappear.]
Wen Rongying: Immediately.
Jiang Miaomiao paused for a moment.
A wise person does not stand under a dangerous wall.
Yan Yousui originally planned to take her to check out a crispy chicken hot pot restaurant located in a corner of a street today.
Being followed by Xie Ran without knowing his intentions, Jiang Miaomiao still chose to stay in public places full of cameras.
"Yan San Sui, I'm on a diet and don't want to eat heavy-flavored crispy chicken hot pot. How about we go to the mall for Cantonese food? I heard there's a Cantonese restaurant that has really good roasted pigeon." Jiang Miaomiao offered Yan You Sui a choice that would reject him without hurting his feelings.
Unsuspecting, Yan Yousui responded.
.
The mall has a large flow of people.
Jiang Miaomiao linked arms with Yan Yousui and deliberately walked towards a spot with no blind spots from the cameras, until they entered the Cantonese restaurant. Just as they were finishing ordering, the food was being served, and they were about to start eating, Xie Ran finally arrived late and sat down next to her.
Jiang Miaomiao glanced at him slightly and smiled, "President Xie, I haven't agreed to share a table yet?"
Xie Ran casually raised her hand to ask the waiter for a glass of water, and said nonchalantly, "Miss Jiang, you persuaded Shan Zuoxi to withdraw without lifting a finger. You're really impressive. But as long as the Xie family and the Xia family remain allied, you ultimately have no chance of winning."
"What odds do I need?" Jiang Miaomiao said, both amused and exasperated. "President Xie, I just want to make money with dignity, and I can't stand seeing others blocking my path to wealth."
That's too arrogant. Xie Ran replied, "The Pengcheng business district is already established. If you come from Gangcheng to Pengcheng, you're just blocking other people's path to wealth."
Jiang Miaomiao chuckled: "President Xie, isn't what you're saying a bit ridiculous? Longgang has been a desolate wasteland for decades, a remote place you all didn't want. Now that I've built a mall from scratch and finally managed to attract customers and make money, you all suddenly come to besiege me. It's clearly you who are greedy and want to steal my business, yet you say I'm blocking your path to wealth?... Let's be frank. Either we cooperate and make money, and my business comes first. Or we can leave and not disturb my time with my boyfriend."
Xie Ran stared at her with a slightly stiff expression.
Jiang Miaomiao returned the gaze defiantly, their gazes meeting head-on, neither willing to back down.
"Dr. Yan." A smile appeared on Xie Ran's face, but it wasn't exactly kind. "I heard my son likes you very much. Thank you for taking care of me."
Yan Yousui, who was suddenly called out, also changed his demeanor. Just now, he was a sweet-toothed child having dinner with Jiang Miaomiao, but now he seemed to have sobered up and said clearly, "My liking for Jiang Ziqi is none of Mr. Xie's business. So, you don't need to say thank you."
Xie Ran, who was once again challenged, could no longer tolerate being provoked again and again.
He slammed his water glass down on the table, splashing water everywhere. "I hope you won't speak to me like this in front of my son, so as not to affect our relationship."
Jiang Miaomiao stared at him for a long while before saying, "Why do we have to talk about you? Isn't it bad luck?"
Ahem. Yan Yousui coughed lightly, reminding his girlfriend that things had gone a bit too far.
Xie Ran said coldly, "Jiang Miaomiao! I've helped you and given you a lot of benefits."
Jiang Miaomiao smiled and said, "If you're referring to the matter of bringing down the Ruan family, the Xie family did contribute the most, but they were also the biggest contributors to the Ruan family's downfall. At most, our cooperation was mutually beneficial; it wasn't a one-sided benefit from you."
Xie Ran: "..."
Jiang Miaomiao quickly asked, "What exactly do you want to do by following me?"
Xie Ran said, "If you can persuade Zuo Xi to leave the game, I believe you can persuade Jiang Mian to remarry me. I'm willing to wait as long as it takes, and you can make any request you want."
Jiang Miaomiao covered her forehead and looked at Yan Yousui, "Boyfriend, would you want chewing gum that fell into the latrine?"
Yan Yousui shook her head in disgust.
That settles it, she said, spreading her hands and looking back at Xie Ran: "Really, I'm serious. You cheated on me, committed domestic violence, and wanted Jiang Mian to leave with nothing. Your own father not only wanted to seize her assets but also hired someone to kill her. You still want to remarry someone with this kind of hatred... Mr. Xie, have you been reading too many brain-dead novels and damaged your brain stem, or do you think Jiang Mian is mentally challenged?"
"So even you couldn't convince Jiang Mian to remarry me?" Xie Ran pressed, seemingly just wanting a result.
Jiang Miaomiao smiled and said, "No, and I don't want to."
Xie Ran nodded calmly, as if extinguishing the last embers, closed her eyes briefly, and said casually, "That's true."
He... surely knew that a broken mirror cannot be mended.
When Xie Ran opened his eyes again, his expression was slightly mocking, calm and indifferent. "I wanted a win-win situation with the Xia family, but after several conversations, I think he is a radical madman."
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