Qiao Chen's eyes trembled when he saw the divorce agreement. He shook his head, stared intently at Su Yan, and said firmly, "I won't sign! Why should I sign! What right do you have to make me sign! Let Duan Sisi talk to me!"
His voice rose higher and higher with each sentence.
Su Yan's eyes turned cold the moment she heard him mention Duan Sisi's name.
"You have the nerve to ask her to talk to you? She's lying in the hospital, she just lost her baby, how can she talk to you? Qiao Chen, don't you think your request is a bit too much? Hmm?"
Su Yan's voice remained calm, but it caused Qiao Xiufen to scream repeatedly.
"My child is gone?! My grandson is gone?!"
Qiao Chen didn't dare to look Qiao Xiufen in the eye and turned her head away to the other side.
Su Yan didn't interfere in the mother and son's affairs. She walked slowly to the door of Qiao Chen's bedroom, leaned against the door frame, and looked into the room.
Although the room was spotless, the sight of it immediately brought to mind the desperate days when Duan Sisi was helpless and had no one to turn to.
She lowered her eyes, concealing the surging rage within them. When she turned back, she was once again composed and nonchalant.
"You're Sisi, the one being held captive in this room, aren't you?"
Qiao Xiufen's pupils suddenly contracted, and she dared not ask any more questions about her grandson.
Qiao Chen met her gaze without flinching. "Don't try to threaten me with this anymore. I just got back from the police station. The police couldn't do anything to me. What can you do?"
Hearing his arrogant tone, Su Yan immediately laughed, laughing uncontrollably.
Qiao Chen felt uneasy at her laughter, but she forced herself to remain calm and demanded sharply, "What are you laughing at!"
Su Yan finally managed to stop laughing and gently wiped away the tears that had welled up in her eyes with her fingers.
"Qiao Chen, do you have a clean record?"
Qiao Chen was stunned by her sudden question and couldn't immediately understand the purpose of it.
Su Yan touched her lips with her finger and slowly walked up to him.
She curled her lips into a mocking smile. "Think it over carefully, do you dare to mess with me?"
Qiao Chen felt a strange sense of fear rise in his heart when she looked at him like that.
He wasn't unaware of Su Yan's current status; backed by the Yi family and serving as the CEO of the Yi Group, crushing him would be as easy as crushing an ant.
Su Yan's smile gradually faded, her face turning as cold as ice. She slammed the divorce papers on the table. "Sign them while I still have the patience."
Qiao Chen's eyes trembled, and his body subconsciously wanted to walk in that direction, but he forcibly stopped himself.
"I won't sign!" he replied firmly. "Like I said, if you want a divorce, let Duan Sisi talk to me. Who do you think you are? I'd rather go to jail than let you do whatever you want to me!"
Su Yan didn't know where he suddenly got such confidence, and she just laughed, as if she had heard a funny joke.
She clapped and applauded generously, saying, "Qiao Chen, I underestimated you. Your confidence is as strong as your fists when you beat your wife."
Qiao Chen pursed her lips as she listened to her sarcastic words.
"Don't even dream about it. I won't sign unless Duan Sisi comes." He sneered. "And why should I leave with nothing? I paid for this house too! If Duan Sisi wants to make me leave with nothing, then sue her. I'd like to see which judge, which law, can make me leave with nothing!"
Su Yan stopped arguing with him and turned her gaze to Qiao Xiufen.
Where is Auntie?
Now that her grandson is gone, Qiao Xiufen naturally wants to do everything she can to keep her son, but she really can't accept being left with nothing.
"Auntie knows you're a good kid. Could you talk to Sisi about it and, for the sake of being husband and wife, split the property equally?"
Hearing her arrogant words, Su Yan didn't rush to refute her. Instead, she smiled and corrected her, "Auntie, you misunderstood. I'm not asking for your opinion. I'm asking you, is your background clean?"
Qiao Xiufen stared at Su Yan in horror. When she saw Su Yan ask that question with a smile, she felt as if she had been hit by a heavy hammer, and her head was buzzing.
Qiao Chen changed his previous demeanor and hurriedly stood in front of Qiao Xiufen.
"Su Yan, what do you want to do!"
Su Yan tilted her head and looked at Qiao Xiufen with a smile.
"I remember Auntie was a teacher, right? She must have been a role model for students. She would never have done anything like accepting gifts or bribes in her life. She was an honest and upright person."
Qiao Xiufen's pupils constricted sharply, as if she had seen something terrifying. She gripped Qiao Chen's clothes tightly, afraid to let go.
Qiao Chen was about to be driven crazy by Su Yan. "Su Yan, what exactly do you want to do?!"
Su Yan casually turned her gaze to Qiao Chen's face and lightly tapped the divorce agreement with her finger.
"To sign or not to sign?"
Qiao Chen was panting heavily, her face full of conflict.
Qiao Xiufen kept urging him from behind, "Chenchen, just sign it. We wise men don't fight a losing battle. It's just a house, right? Consider it charity to them."
Su Yan immediately smiled and reminded her, "Auntie, have you forgotten that I also have ears?"
She deliberately tapped her ear, "Auntie, you've lived to such an old age, please don't ruin your life with your mouth."
Qiao Chen stepped aside to block Qiao Xiufen and sternly rebuked Su Yan: "Su Yan, do you still want me to sign?! I'm warning you, don't try to scare my mother! If anything happens to my mother, I'll risk my life to fight you!"
Su Yan gradually suppressed her smile, completely tearing away her pretense.
"Qiao Chen, you need to understand, I'm not begging you to sign here, I'm giving you a chance to live and breathe fresh air. Don't think that if you don't sign this, the divorce won't happen."
She sneered, "I've heard of negotiations falling apart, but I've never heard of a divorce that can't be finalized. If you still have doubts about me, then the legal department of the Yi Group welcomes your challenge."
Qiao Chen was cornered and had no choice but to step forward and quickly sign his name on the divorce agreement.
He tossed the pen aside carelessly. "Is that alright? Can you get out of my house now?"
Su Yan put away the divorce agreement with satisfaction, and warned coldly, "Qiao Chen, don't try to play any tricks on me. I don't tolerate any nonsense."
When she turned her head to look at Qiao Xiufen, her expression changed again.
"Auntie, I'm sorry to bother you today. I'll come to see you properly another day."
As she walked towards the door, she waved, "I'll let you know when we'll process the divorce certificate. Remember not to be absent. I don't like people who are absent or late."
As soon as Su Yan left, Qiao Xiufen's legs went weak and she collapsed to the ground.
"Chenchen, what should we do?"
Qiao Chen clenched his fists, his eyes dark and unfathomable. He gritted his teeth and said, "You forced me to this! Don't blame me for being ruthless!"
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