Chapter 181 A Trick
At eleven o'clock in the evening, Jiang Zhongyi pushed open the bedroom door.
A night light was on in the room. Mrs. Jiang did not change into her pajamas and sat there silently.
"Are you going out today?" He walked over and sat down, his voice hoarse, "Have you signed it?"
"You haven't been in this room for half a month. Are you willing to come in just to get me to sign?"
"Manwei..."
Mrs. Jiang took out the document and threw it at him, "After the divorce, I will turn around and rekindle my relationship with Meng Hongwen. Don't forget, he hasn't married yet!"
The paper fluttered down to Jiang Zhongyi's feet. His iron face finally cracked. "Old Meng is not a good destination."
"As I, Zhong Manwei, leave my identity as Mrs. Jiang, who can stop me from finding a partner?"
Mrs. Jiang took the pen and pulled out the signature page. Just as she wrote the word "Zhong", Jiang Zhongyi grabbed her wrist and tore it into pieces.
"You're really messing around!" He gasped, his white hair trembling. "You're so old, yet you're acting like a little girl!"
Mrs. Jiang's eyes were red, "You forced me to do this."
"Except for Meng Hongwen, I'll let you choose any kind of partner."
She gasped for breath, thinking of the same words Jiang Zhongyi had said before their marriage - 'Except Meng Hongwen, you can find any man.'
"You still remember how I answered you before." Mrs. Jiang stood up tremblingly, "and how did you answer me?"
Jiang Zhongyi's body suddenly stiffened and he slowly closed his eyes.
Over thirty years ago, Zhong Manwei and Meng Hongwen were betrothed, having never met each other. In that era, marriages were strictly dictated by parental orders. Miss Zhong, a fiercely determined woman, refused to yield, but fate played a crucial role. They met, got to know each other, and fell in love in a war zone, never revealing their true identities. Yan Weilan, her close friend and comrade from similar backgrounds, shared a profound understanding of the world. Unexpectedly, Yan Weilan fell in love with Meng Hongwen at first sight, and she orchestrated a rift between them. As Meng Hongwen prepared to return home on leave to propose marriage, Yan Weilan wrote a breakup letter, imitating Zhong Manwei's handwriting, and then accompanied him back to the city, offering him comfort for several days.
Jiang Zhongyi and Meng Hongwen are brothers who have sworn to be together for life. Jiang Zhongyi has been in love with Miss Zhong for many years but never revealed it until he caught Meng Hongwen and Yan Weilan doing something indecent in the room. He immediately fought with Meng Hongwen. On the day the truth came out, Meng Hongwen begged him to keep his mouth shut. He struggled to sleep every night and decided to hint at something indirectly.
Jiang Zhongyi didn't know that Yan Weilan had first approached the Zhong family with the hospital's test results. After he said that, the 28-year-old Zhong Manwei, standing under the magnolia tree with the sun shining brightly in her eyes, raised her head and chest and asked him, "How about I choose you as my man?"
He was dressed in military uniform and solemnly swore that he would do his best to never let her regret it.
"You're talking nonsense." Mrs. Jiang clenched her fist and hit him. "My word is my bond. If you dare to divorce me, I will change my surname to Meng with our son!"
Jiang Zhongyi couldn't help laughing, "My son is grown up now and can be a father. Will he listen to you?"
"If he doesn't listen, I'll cut off all ties with the Jiang family and follow Meng Hongwen to Zhounan."
His face suddenly darkened, he picked up the scraps of paper on the floor and went to the bathroom.
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At dawn the next day, Lian Zhuo looked hurried and asked the nanny to wake up Jiang Jingyan.
The man casually put on a bathrobe and went downstairs. There were several teeth marks on his bulging chest muscles, extending all the way to the mermaid line in the groin. The hard muscles were shiny, and the ravines exuded strong sexual tension.
Jiang Jingyan had been fuming since he and Chen Qing parted outside the hospital yesterday. She'd deliberately avoided him when they got home that evening, making soup for Mrs. Jiang. Then, back in the house, she'd shower and apply her skincare meticulously, insisting on a meticulous technique, full of tricks. He feigned sleep for ten minutes before luring her out of the bathroom, pulling her into his arms and teaching her "new knowledge."
At the beginning, Chen Qing did whatever he taught him, but later he gradually became disobedient and acted recklessly. This was a unique experience that aroused his patience, and halfway through, he took action himself.
"What's the matter that's so urgent?" Jiang Jingyan tilted his head and took out a cigarette.
"The spies reported that Li Xiangli's entire family is missing."
The air pressure in the huge living room suddenly dropped.
Li Xiangli is the driver of Chen Qing's father. After Jiang Jingyan picked her up from Qingyoufuyuan, he learned about the changes in the Chen family. Out of instinct, he arranged for people to keep an eye on the relevant personnel.
"Just discovered?"
Lian Zhuo held the lighter close. "Last night, his wife and daughter were going to the mall. Their car broke down on the way. Li Xiangli went to pick them up and temporarily borrowed a car from a repair shop. The spies followed them halfway and realized something was amiss. They split up and headed back to the repair shop, but they were a step too late."
Jiang Jingyan's eyes were half-closed, his hand was not holding the cigarette, his jaw trembled slightly, and a wisp of smoke came out.
Lian Zhuo was unsure. If Li Xiangli discovered he was being watched and managed to escape, that would be fine. But what if someone was behind this?
"Is there any movement from the Yan family today?"
He came back to his senses, "Director Yan's ward is heavily guarded. No one is allowed in or out except for medical staff. Even visitors from Mr. Yan's maternal grandfather's family were turned away on the grounds that his condition precluded any visitors."
Jiang Jingyan dusted off his cigarette and said firmly, "The illness is fake, but the house arrest is real."
"House arrest?" Lian Zhuo was shocked. "Mr. Yan has his own mother under house arrest. Will those old stubborn people in the Yan family help him take the throne?"
"Why not? Senior Brother must have figured out a way to completely eliminate the supply chain that Yan's lost at Zhounan Wharf, saving Yan's company and solving such a huge hidden danger. He's now in his prime, resourceful and shrewd. With a father-in-law like the Zhang family, he has connections in the city. Compared to Yan Weilan, who used the group as a tool to vent his personal anger, they are more than satisfied with this heir. In addition, Senior Brother's reputation over the years is obvious to all. Yan Weilan abused him since he was a child, eating cold food, corporal punishment, beatings and scolding. Instead, he repaid grievances with kindness, treated others humbly, became a capable student of Mr. Meng, and cleaned up the mess for his mother. With the support of the people, he is firmly in the position of Chairman of Yan's company."
Lian Zhuo shuddered, "Then... Li Xiangli..."
Jiang Jingyan nodded.
"What are you after? Miss Chen?"
He didn't say anything.
Hard to say.
Yan Baiqing's feelings for Chen Qing are not pure. Mrs. Jiang believes that he is motivated by a man's possessiveness. He has been influenced by Yan Weilan and has more or less some resentment towards the Jiang family.
From the Tao family, to Qingyoufuyuan, and then to Sihanoukville Wharf, Yan Baiqing's actions just prove this point.
But the more obvious something is, the more secrets it contains.
It seemed as if a bottomless pit had opened up in front of Jiang Jingyan, with a cold and gloomy air wrapped around a sharp blade, mysterious and bloody.
"Send someone to guard Li Xiangli's home." He fastened the belt of his nightgown and gave orders. "Yan Baiqing wouldn't take the risk of bringing him back to the city. He's probably hiding somewhere else. Search from the south of the island to the west, in the villages and ravines. Since he brought his wife and daughter with him, there must be some signs of life there."
"I've made a note of that."
Jiang Jingyan returned to the second floor and caught a glimpse of a shadow out of the corner of his eye.
His heart skipped a beat and he chased after him.
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