“Wu Jing!” Zhou Chunhua frowned.
Although Gu Yao had told her before that Wu Jing might not stay inside for long.
But she never expected Wu Jing to come out so quickly.
"Zhang Xiaonuan! You finally decided to come back? Do you even know what kind of state your father and I have become?"
Wu Jing walked over, cursing and swearing, and grabbed Zhang Xiaonuan, raising her hand.
Because it happened so suddenly, Zhou Chunhua hadn't even had time to react.
Just as Wu Jing was about to slap him, Wen Yu grabbed her wrist.
He flung his hand, and Wu Jing almost fell to the ground.
"Who...who are you? How dare you hit me? Zhang Bo! Are you just going to stand by and watch me get bullied like this?!"
All eyes turned to Zhang Bo.
Zhang Xiaonuan, in particular, couldn't hide the unease in her eyes.
"Dad! You can't let Mom control you anymore."
Zhang Xiaonuan's shout directly enraged Wu Jing.
Wu Jing's eyes narrowed: "You heartless wretch, how dare you talk to your mother like that?" Along with her words came another slap raised in mid-air.
Zhang Xiaonuan, who had been beaten since childhood, subconsciously bit her lip and closed her eyes, enduring the slaps landing on her face.
This time, however, a large hand pulled her behind her, while another large hand stopped Wu Jing's slap from falling in mid-air.
Zhang Xiaonuan stared in disbelief at the two men blocking her way, tears streaming down her face.
"Enough!" Zhang Bo roared, shaking off Wu Jing's arm.
Wen Yu, with his tall stature, shielded Zhang Xiaonuan and Zhang Lulu behind him.
Wu Jing, who had been domineering her whole life, was completely dumbfounded.
She glanced guiltily at Wen Yu, then fixed her gaze on Zhang Bo's face.
"Zhang Bo! Are you crazy? You're siding with outsiders!" Wu Jing pointed at Zhang Xiaonuan and yelled, "It's all your fault! It's because you spoiled her too much that she's become like this!"
If you had just stood with me on the issue of raising children, she wouldn't have wasted so much of the family's money working as a prostitute abroad!
With a snap, Wu Jing covered her face.
Zhang Bo's hand froze in mid-air.
Zhang Xiaonuan's eyes were so wide they almost popped out of their sockets.
"I... I won't allow you to talk about my daughter like that!"
“Dad…” Zhang Xiaonuan burst into tears.
This is probably the first time in Zhang Bo's life that he has spoken up for Zhang Xiaonuan.
"You hit me?" Wu Jing pointed at Zhang Xiaonuan with red eyes: "Zhang Bo, you hit me for a good-for-nothing! If I had known this would happen, I should have divorced you and taken the child when you were messing around outside!"
"It wouldn't have come to this, with me swallowing my anger for so many years and even harming my child!"
"Shut up! I should have divorced you sooner! I wouldn't have done all those things and ruined Xiao Nuan like this!" After saying that, Zhang Bo took a few deep breaths and calmly spoke again: "Wu Jing, let's get a divorce!"
"What?" Wu Jing's voice cracked with disbelief.
I said... let's get a divorce!
Although Zhang Bo looked pained, he still managed to utter those two words.
Wu Jing suddenly laughed, a maniacal laugh.
"Zhang Bo, have you forgotten how you begged me to marry you? You said you would love me for a lifetime and give me the life I wanted."
"I've been married to you for so many years, my youth is gone, my child is gone, and you actually want a divorce? Ha! Zhang Bo, have you been brainwashed by Zhang Xiaonuan?"
At this point, Wu Jing glared fiercely at Zhang Xiaonuan.
"You brat, it's one thing to be useless, but the moment you come back you start stirring up trouble between your father and me. Aren't you afraid of getting struck by lightning?!"
Wu Jing lashed out at Zhang Xiaonuan again.
Just as Gu Yao was about to step forward, Zhou Chunhua grabbed him.
"This is their family matter."
On a deeper level, this was the choice Zhang Bo had to make, something he owed Zhang Xiaonuan, and a crucial step in saving her.
If Zhang Bo, as a father, continues to do the same thing as before, allowing Zhang Xiaonuan to suffer all kinds of grievances for Wu Jing's sake, then Zhang Xiaonuan will very likely take her own life.
Now, the only one who can save Zhang Xiaonuan is Zhang Bo! There is no one else!
Gu Yao nodded and stepped back.
Under everyone's gaze, Zhang Bo slowly straightened his back: "Divorcing you was my own decision, and it has nothing to do with anyone else! It has even less to do with the children!"
Wu Jing suddenly burst into tears.
"How could you do this to me? I bore your children, I endured so much for you, and in the end, you want a divorce!"
"No! You've never done it for me, but for yourself! Your so-called forbearance for me is nothing more than knowing clearly that there is no one else in this world who can be completely controlled by you."
Your so-called bearing children for me is nothing more than satisfying yourself and your vanity! Wu Jing, think about it carefully, is it really for Xiao Nuan's good that you forced her to go abroad?
No! You're doing this for yourself, for the envious looks you get every time you mention your daughter studying abroad! But have you ever considered that your selfishness is ruining your child?
"If you hadn't insisted on sending the child abroad back then, how could she have..." Zhang Bo looked back at Zhang Xiaonuan with eyes full of heartache.
"How could she have encountered such terrible things! How could she have ended up like this! Of course, I also bear some responsibility in this matter."
"If I had been firm and stopped you back then, our child might be very different today."
Wu Jing burst into tears, feeling wronged: "Are you blaming me? She's my daughter, how could I hurt her? Yes! I admit it, I admit I forced her to go abroad."
But wasn't I doing this for her own good? Look at other people's children, all of them who have succeeded in their studies abroad, are they not doing well now?
"It's clearly her fault for being useless, yet you blame me and want a divorce! Zhang Bo, you have no conscience at all!"
Just as Zhang Bo opened his mouth again, Zhang Xiaonuan came out.
"For me? Mom! Don't you think it's ridiculous to say that? You yourself aren't cut out for it, so why do you think I can become the person you want me to be?"
I don't know why you keep saying it's for my own good. You're just trying to impose your own unfulfilled dreams on me! Mom! Your dreams are too heavy for me to carry! Please, just leave me alone!
"Wu Jing, let's...get a divorce." Zhang Bo calmly took over the conversation.
At this moment, Wu Jing, after looking the two of them up and down, grabbed Zhang Bo with tears streaming down her face and her eyes filled with panic, and shook her head: "No! I won't get a divorce! You can't abandon me!"
At that moment, Zhang Xiaonuan's hands clenched into fists in nervousness.
Her already weak and pale face was now as pale as a sheet of paper, completely devoid of color.
Zhang Xiaonuan knew that every time Wu Jing cried like this, Zhang Bo would abandon his principles and do as Wu Jing asked.
Sure enough, the next moment, Zhang Bo turned around and looked back at her.
Zhang Xiaonuan smiled. She knew that her father had once again chosen Wu Jing, not her...
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