Upon hearing her words, Yi An's face turned ashen, as if he had tacitly agreed to her question.
"Did you really do this? That's just like you. You're not even concerned about saving face now?"
Seeing that he showed no remorse whatsoever and instead became even more arrogant, Meng Jie slammed her hand on the table, her anger reaching its peak.
"Yi'an! Don't you have any shame?! You're a divorced woman with a child, how dare you bring her in front of me!"
Yi'an almost laughed when she heard this.
He retorted, "Ms. Meng, tell me, what's wrong with having children? Don't I have children? What's wrong with being divorced? How is my current state any different from being divorced!"
He paused for a moment, then suddenly roared at Meng Jie, "Tell me, what makes me so noble! My nobility lies in my mother's name, Meng Jie!"
Meng Jie watched him yell, his face red and his neck thick, completely losing his composure.
"You've degraded yourself like this for a woman?"
She gave a disbelieving, cold laugh, her expression hardening further.
"Divorce! You must get a divorce!"
Yi An froze on the spot, asking incredulously, "What did you say?"
Meng Jie proudly raised her head, "I don't care how far things have gone, you must get a divorce. For the sake of the Yi family's reputation, I will absolutely not allow a woman like this to step into our home!"
Yi'an: "What kind of family do we have? Besides being a little richer than other families, what else do we have that others should envy?"
Meng Jie's face turned cold. "I'm talking to you about the divorce, don't try to change the subject. You've disregarded the Yi family's reputation for that woman, I won't allow it! I can't stand to see you continue to be bewitched by her!"
“Face,” Yi’an murmured, repeating, “something more important to you than freedom, happiness, and my own well-being.”
He looked up, his eyes red, and stared intently at Meng Jie.
Do you think that every decision you make is absolutely correct, and every question or resistance from others is utterly foolish?
Meng Jie coldly observed all his reactions, remained silent for a while, and then slowly opened her lips.
"In my eyes right now, you are someone who can't distinguish between what's important and what's not, and is utterly foolish."
Upon hearing this, Yi'an smiled and nodded repeatedly, but her smile was more like a grimace.
"Then I'll test you today. Let's have a vote at the meeting and see if your self-righteous decision can truly convince the public!"
Downstairs, Yi Ruihua paced back and forth with a complicated expression, unable to sit still or stand comfortably, glancing at the stairs every now and then, looking preoccupied.
He paced back and forth anxiously, and when he looked up, he saw Meng Jie and Yi An coming down, and immediately stopped.
"Have you finished talking?" he asked tentatively.
Meng Jie didn't even glance at him, walking straight past him towards the restaurant.
It's as if Yi Ruihua is an invisible, transparent person.
Yi Ruihua had become accustomed to this treatment and showed no sign of dissatisfaction.
Yi An stopped beside him, but her expression wasn't much better; she was very cold.
Let's have a family meeting.
Yi Ruihua was startled. She wanted to ask something, but hesitated for a long time and didn't ask anything. She silently lowered her head and followed Yi An into the restaurant, where she found her seat.
Meng Jie sat in the middle, with Yi An and Yi Ruihua automatically sitting on either side of her, creating a very somber atmosphere.
Yi Ruihua secretly glanced at Meng Jie's face several times before tentatively asking, "What happened? Is there a family meeting?"
In his memory, family meetings were a vague concept, and even three people sitting at the same table at the same time was a rare scene.
Meng Jie did not answer; instead, Yi An began to explain.
"It's to vote on an important matter."
Yi Ruihua nodded knowingly, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Perfect timing, I also have something to say."
Meng Jie's gaze immediately shifted to them. "What do you want?"
Under her gaze, Yi Ruihua hesitated to speak, swallowing back her words each time she tried to utter them.
"Let Yi'an speak first."
Yi An was so engrossed in her anger that she didn't notice Yi Ruihua's unusual behavior.
When the question was thrown at him, he said directly, "Ms. Meng doesn't agree to my marriage to Su Yan, so let's have a vote."
After Yi An finished speaking, Meng Jie's gaze never left Yi Ruihua's face.
She repeated, "What do you want?"
Under her repeated questioning, Yi Ruihua realized there was no room for further concealment and gritted her teeth, saying, "I want to give Yunxin and Zimo a proper status."
As soon as he said these words, a heavy weight was lifted from his heart, and he felt much lighter.
“I can’t let them follow me like this anymore, without any official status,” he explained further.
Yi An looked up at Yi Ruihua in disbelief, stood there stunned for two seconds, and then smiled.
It's not impossible that such a day will come.
After all these years, why is the one outside only willing to condescend to stay outside?
He turned to look at Meng Jie, staring intently at her face, afraid of missing even the slightest expression.
Meng Jie's face was extremely cold, and apart from that, she showed no other emotional fluctuations.
Yi Ruihua felt the burning gaze on her and didn't dare to look up. He muttered in a low voice, "Perfect timing, let's vote on it too. I agree to let Su Yan in."
After saying his last sentence, he looked up at Yi'an expectantly.
Yi'an laughed at his gaze.
He actually dared to expect his son to agree to let a mistress and his illegitimate child into the family.
Yi An did not answer, but turned to look at Meng Jie.
"Does Ms. Meng have anything to say?"
Meng Jie sat there upright, her back taut like a bamboo pole.
"Isn't this the result you wanted? You're willing to betray me for this result, so what else is there to say?"
Yi An gritted her teeth and nodded heavily.
"Alright, since you've put it that way, what right do I, as his son, have to object? I agree to his proposal. Three votes, unanimous approval!"
After he finished speaking in a huff, he looked at Meng Jie again, but there was still no reaction on her face, not even a hint of rebuttal or rebuttal.
Yi'an's heart turned completely cold, and the words she uttered became even more ruthless.
"Now that this matter has been approved, let's also vote on Su Yan's matter."
Yi Ruihua was overjoyed that the matter that had been weighing on his mind all night was resolved so easily, and he could hardly hide his excitement.
He couldn't wait to express his opinion: "I agree with Su Yan's matter. It's just a child. The Yi family already has Xiao Bao, so having another child won't make a difference. It'll keep them company."
His words, spoken so casually, only added to the frostiness on Yi'an's face.
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