Qianyuan County is only so big. Wang Guixiang has already gotten to know some of the important departments in Qianyuan County, such as the department store and the post office, since she came here.
Wang Guixiang ran out of her house and went straight to the post office to call home.
The post office staff secretly watched Wang Guixiang with a bit of gossip when they saw her running into the post office crying.
When Wang Guixiang dialed the phone home and heard her mother's voice, a surge of grievance welled up inside her. Forgetting that she was outside, she cried and said, "Mom, Zhou Zhengye wants a divorce."
Upon hearing her daughter's cries and hearing her words, Wang's mother immediately became anxious. "What? Zhou Zhengye wants a divorce? You've only been in Qianyuan County for a few days, how did it escalate to the point of divorce? What exactly happened? Explain yourself."
Wang Guixiang wiped away her tears and said, "I just received a letter and misunderstood that he had a woman outside. Then, because I made a scene at Zhou Zhengye's good friend Han Yixian's house and embarrassed him, he came home and scolded me, and even said he wanted to divorce me."
Wang Guixiang didn't dare to go into too much detail. She knew she was in the wrong, and she was afraid that her mother would scold her if she did.
Although Wang's mother is very domineering, she is completely different in front of her daughter, and even spoils Wang Guixiang to some extent, otherwise she would not have raised Wang Guixiang like this.
However, she understood her daughter quite well; she knew from her daughter's words that her daughter bore a heavy responsibility. But even so, Zhou Zhengye shouldn't have mentioned divorcing his daughter.
How could their Wang family's daughter bear such injustice? She couldn't help but feel sorry for her daughter and coaxed her, "Xiao Xiang, conditions in Qianyuan County are so harsh. Why don't you come back to the capital? We can find an opportunity to transfer Zheng Ye back too, then you'll both be in the capital and won't have to live apart anymore."
With you all here with us, he definitely won't dare to bully you.
Wang Guixiang sobbed, "Mom, I don't want to go back. Zhou Zhengye still complains that I can't do housework, can't do laundry or cook for him, and that I haven't fulfilled my responsibilities as a wife. If I go back, he'll definitely ignore me even more."
The post office staff were all listening intently to Wang Guixiang's phone call. No one wanted to miss such a rare opportunity to hear gossip.
Everyone scoffed at Wang Guixiang's words, recognizing her as a spoiled, pampered woman on the phone. She hadn't changed even after marriage, failing to fulfill her responsibilities as a wife and constantly causing trouble; no wonder her husband wanted a divorce.
After all, women these days are still quite traditional, and there are very few like Wang Guixiang. Several married female colleagues at the post office secretly looked down on Wang Guixiang.
Wang's mother knew that it wasn't good for the couple to always live apart, so since her daughter was determined to stay in Qianyuan County, she didn't force her anymore.
She comforted her, saying, "Xiao Xiang, you're married now, so some changes are necessary. I'll call Zheng Ye later and talk to him, asking him to take good care of you. But you also need to learn to take care of your husband."
After offering some words of comfort to her daughter, Wang's mother hung up the phone.
When Wang Guixiang returned home, she found no one there; Zhou Zhengye was not home.
Zhou Zhengye didn't want to face Wang Guixiang at home, so he went straight back to his office and decided to stay there.
As expected, he received a call from the Wang family in his office. It was Wang's mother calling, mainly to ask what had caused the couple to argue to the point of divorce.
Zhou Zhengye didn't hide anything and recounted in detail the foolish things Wang Guixiang had done. He wanted to see how the Wang family would continue to favor their daughter.
After hearing Zhou Zhengye's story, Wang's mother felt somewhat embarrassed. She had originally wanted to say something to her son-in-law, but now she couldn't say anything at all.
If she were to complain about her son-in-law for what her daughter had done, she feared that if he became determined to divorce her daughter, things would get complicated.
Zhou Zhengye was a promising young man she had carefully selected for her daughter. She and her husband both believed that Zhou Zhengye had a bright future. Perhaps they could even benefit from their son-in-law's influence in the future.
Moreover, the Queen Mother also learned from her son-in-law that her daughter had offended the Han family. Although the Han family had left the capital, no one dared to underestimate them.
The mother-in-law never expected that her daughter would cause such a big trouble so soon after arriving in Qianyuan County, no wonder her son-in-law was so angry.
The Queen Mother said, "Zhengye, Xiaoxiang has been spoiled by us at home. Please bear with her. I will have a good talk with her later."
The Queen Mother is now considering sending her daughter back to the capital. She knows the Han family is very protective of their own, and she's afraid they'll make things difficult for her daughter, since they're far away in the capital and can't take care of her at all.
As an elder, the Queen Mother didn't say anything excessive, and Zhou Zhengye couldn't refute her, so he could only vaguely agree.
He couldn't afford to fall out with the Wang family right now. If he continued to be unreasonable given Wang's mother's current attitude, it would make him seem like he was in the wrong.
Zhou Zhengye felt very humiliated. He was controlled by others at every turn and couldn't even vent his frustrations.
However, Zhou Zhengye also took the opportunity to mention to Wang's mother the matter of having Wang Guixiang return to the capital.
The Queen Mother said, "Zheng Ye, you and Xiao Xiang have been married for quite some time now. It's not good for you to always be living apart, with you over there and her in the capital."
She went there with the intention of living a good life with you. I know Xiao Xiang is a bit willful, so please be more tolerant for our sake.
Once you have children, Xiao Xiang will have something to do as a mother. Then you'll have things in common to talk about.
Zhou Zhengye did not respond to Wang's mother's words; even spending time with Wang Guixiang was agonizing for him. The idea of them having a child was simply impossible. He strongly rejected it from the bottom of his heart.
Zhou Zhengye didn't want to listen to Wang's mother anymore, so he gave a few perfunctory replies and hurriedly hung up the phone.
Looking at the phone he had just hung up, Zhou Zhengye felt a deep sense of unease. It was as if a giant beast was trapped inside him. The beast longed to break free of its cage and gain freedom, but it could only be ruthlessly suppressed.
Is he destined to never find happiness in this life? Is he destined to spend his entire life with a woman like Wang Guixiang? If so, he would rather live a marriage in name only with Wang Guixiang, even without children, than compromise with the Wang family again.
He thought of He Yuhan, and the scene in his dream; perhaps he would only ever live in fantasy for the rest of his life. Because he had absolutely no chance of snatching He Yuhan away from Han Yixian. His conscience wouldn't allow him to do so.
Han Yixian was his good brother, and he couldn't do anything to betray him. He also didn't think he could gain He Yuhan's approval. Being able to be friends like this, and to see He Yuhan often, was already the best outcome.
Han Yixian was unaware of Zhou Zhengye's dilemma; he was fully focused on investigating the person who wrote the letter to Wang Guixiang.
The letter was in Han Yixian's hands. He started by examining the paper and handwriting, hoping to find the person behind it.
The person manipulating this matter may be an individual, or it may be a force. Regardless, he must find out the truth and eliminate the hidden danger.
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