"What did you say?" Qiao Wanwan exclaimed in surprise, "The Zhan family?"
"Hmm, I suspect it's Zhan Yin. I don't know what I did to upset him, but he wants to send me away..."
Qiao Wanwan suddenly remembered something, "I'll call you back later!"
She hung up the phone, got up, and went to the study to knock on the door.
"Come in." Zhan Jingting's low, cold voice came from inside.
Qiao Wanwan opened the door and went in. "Zhan Jingting, was it you who called the Xiang family and asked them to send Xiang Yang abroad?"
"It's me." The man did not deny it.
"Why!" Qiao Wanwan demanded. "What right do you have to do this!"
"Don't you know why?" Zhan Jingting closed the file in his hand, looked up at her, and said, "You saw him yesterday, and today you're asking me for a divorce. Don't you find that ridiculous?"
Qiao Wanwan closed her eyes briefly. "My divorce has absolutely nothing to do with Xiang Yang. What right do you have to send him abroad?"
"Just because his existence is affecting my marriage, I can get rid of him." The man said, word by word. "Wanwan, I can do whatever you want, but marriage is my bottom line. I will never allow anyone to challenge my bottom line, understand?"
"I told you, the divorce has nothing to do with him!"
"Then explain to me why you want a divorce after only meeting me once."
Qiao Wanwan was speechless and could only insist, "I swear, I have absolutely no romantic feelings for Xiang Yang as you imagine!"
"If you don't have one, then what about him?" Zhan Jingting turned the laptop in front of him and started playing a video.
Qiao Wanwan looked closely and realized it was a video from that day in the school dormitory, where Qiao Yuqi and Duan Yuanyuan came to cause trouble, and Xiang Yang came out to protect her.
"Wanwan, did you see the headline? It's about a dramatic love triangle at the Imperial University. Xiang Yang doesn't want his fiancée and is only protecting you. Not to mention he's always sticking to you. How am I supposed to feel as his husband?"
Qiao Wanwan shook her head, "It's not what you think!"
“I know, otherwise I wouldn’t have had the video taken down. But Wanwan, as a man, I can’t stand having a man like this around you. Just because you don’t have feelings for him doesn’t mean he won’t develop feelings for you!”
"Zhan Jingting, how can I explain it to you in a way that you'll understand?"
"I don't understand, if you don't like him, why are you arguing with me because of him!"
"I'm not arguing with you, I'm just stating the facts!"
“You’re always in the wrong when it comes to Xiang Yang. How can you stick to the facts?” Zhan Jingting’s voice was low and cold. “Wanwan, this is my bottom line. Xiang Yang has to leave, and you have to stay by my side. Otherwise, I’m capable of anything.”
"There's no room for maneuver in this matter, is there?"
"yes."
“Okay.” Qiao Wanwan nodded. “You want to send Xiang Yang away, right? I’ll grant your wish. I’ll go with him!”
"You dare!" The man flung his hand, slamming the laptop to the ground. "If you dare to step out of Wutong Bay, it won't be as simple as him going abroad. Remember this: forget Xiang Yang, even killing the entire Xiang family would be easier for me than crushing an ant. Do you understand?"
Qiao Wanwan was trembling with anger, but she had no right to blame Zhan Jingting. The whole thing started because of her; she couldn't explain why she wanted to divorce him, which led to his misunderstanding.
He felt sorry for Xiang Yang, and even more sorry for Zhan Jingting. The more he felt sorry for her, the more he hated himself!
"I'm sorry..." Qiao Wanwan closed her eyes, letting her tears fall.
Zhan Jingting felt as if his heart had been ripped apart. Instead of being angry, he laughed, "You compromised and apologized to me for Xiang Yang? Qiao Wanwan, you're really something!"
“No…” Qiao Wanwan forced a bitter smile, “I’m apologizing to you on my behalf. It’s all my fault. I’m the one who’s sorry to you.”
"Qiao Wanwan, that's enough!" The man's eyes were bloodshot as he almost roared, "You only apologized to me to keep Xiang Yang here. Let me tell you, the more you act like this, the more he'll want to get out of the capital. You'll never see each other again!"
After Zhan Jingting finished speaking, he directly maneuvered his wheelchair away.
Qiao Wanwan felt as if all her strength had been drained from her body; her legs gave way, and she collapsed to the ground.
After an unknown amount of time, Zheng Ma finally came in. "Young Madam, why are you sitting on the floor? Get up quickly. Madam is here and says she wants to see you. Please go and see her."
"Zhan Jingting's mother?"
"yes."
Where is Zhan Jingting?
"Young Master went out, and he looked very upset when he left. Did you two have a fight?"
Qiao Wanwan didn't say much, "I'll be down in a bit."
"good."
Qiao Wanwan went to the bathroom to wash her face before going downstairs.
"Ah!" Ruan Wanyi screamed in fright when she saw her. "What happened to you? You look so pale. I would have thought I saw a ghost!"
Qiao Wanwan asked, "Madam Zhan, is there something you need?"
"Can't I come and take a look even if there's nothing wrong?" Ruan Wanyi took a sip of hot tea and said, "This place was personally designed by Jing Ting and supervised by several internationally renowned architects. I didn't expect you to benefit from it."
Qiao Wanwan said calmly, "If Madam Zhan is here to mock me, there's no need for that."
Ruan Wanyi put down her teacup with displeasure. "Is this how you talk to your elders? Did I say I came here to mock you?"
"May I ask what brings you here, Madam Zhan?"
Ruan Wanyi rolled her eyes at her and said in a low voice, "The Zhan family already knows about Jingting's marriage. I heard that you and Zhan Yin are classmates. Zhan Yin's birthday is in a few days. If you attend with me, it will be your official debut in the Zhan family."
Qiao Wanwan was taken aback. "You're going to take me to Zhan Yin's birthday party?"
Ruan Wanyi said reluctantly, "It's not that I want to, it's that Jingting likes you. What can I do? I can't let you cause a rift between my son and me, can I? Qiao Wanwan, you're getting off easy."
Qiao Wanwan pursed her lips slightly, "I'm sorry, Mrs. Zhan, I won't attend such an occasion with you."
Ruan Wanyi frowned. "What? You're not willing anymore? Qiao Wanwan, do you know that me bringing you here means I'm tacitly acknowledging you as my daughter-in-law, and you're actually unwilling?"
Qiao Wanwan gripped the hem of her clothes tightly with both hands. In the past, she would definitely have attended, and no matter how others looked at her, she would have stood confidently by Zhan Jingting's side.
But now, she can't do it anymore.
“Yes, I don’t want to.” Qiao Wanwan’s voice was not loud, but clear and strong, with a resolute tone. “Mrs. Zhan, I know you don’t like me, and you don’t need to force yourself to like me. As you wish, I will divorce Zhan Jingting.”
"You..." Ruan Wanyi's face turned pale with anger. The next second, she suddenly saw something and immediately said, "Jingting, you heard that. It's not that I look down on her, it's that she rejected him herself, and it's that she said she wanted to divorce you!"
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