Zhou Zhiyuan was quite embarrassed for a moment.
"Stop with all this 'this, this, that, that,' you go home, I'll go home, let's go wait for the bus."
As she spoke, Qin Ya walked towards the bus stop.
Zhou Zhiyuan stood there for a moment, then took a step and followed.
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As the New Year's Eve dinner was served, Qin Yaxin felt uneasy. Since she had entered the house, no one had asked her about her relationship with Zhou Zhiyuan. She didn't believe that her sister-in-law hadn't mentioned Zhou Zhiyuan's married status to the family.
"Second sister, ever since you walked in the door, why have you seemed so absent-minded?"
Qin Yaxuan, also known as Xiao Liu, asked Qin Yaxin in a low voice.
"No, you're mistaken. I'm perfectly fine; there's no sign of me being absent-minded!"
Qin Yaxin denied the allegations.
"I didn't see it wrong."
Qin Yaxuan was sitting next to Qin Yaxin. She thought she was speaking very quietly to her second sister, Qin Yaxin, but little did she know that everyone present, including Qin's father, Song Lan and Qin Yanzheng, Qin Yuhang and Aunt Liu, and Da Bao and his three siblings, had heard what she was saying.
“You two sisters should talk things out. This is your own home, there’s no need to hide anything from each other.”
Qin's father said something casually.
"Dad, I didn't hide anything from my second sister when I was talking to her. You can ask her if you don't believe me."
Qin Yaxuan wasn't embarrassed at all when she was caught whispering to someone.
Qin Yaxuan did not speak, but nodded to her father, clearly agreeing with what she said.
Father Qin didn't say much about the sisters' whispering. He said a few auspicious words and then invited everyone present, young and old, to start eating.
At the same time, at Zhou Zhiyuan's home.
"What's wrong with me that you insist on divorcing me? Today is New Year's Eve, and it's the night of the New Year. Are you only satisfied if you force me to my death?"
Xia Wei and her sister-in-law were preparing New Year's Eve dinner in the kitchen when Zhou Zhiyuan called her back to their bedroom. He brought up divorce for the umpteenth time. Xia Wei was heartbroken and couldn't help but question him through tears.
"It's not that there's anything wrong with you, it's that I have no feelings for you, Xia Wei. Don't pretend you can't understand me!"
Zhou Zhiyuan felt that talking to his wife Xia Wei was like talking to a brick wall, and the more he talked, the more headache he got. Looking at the tears on Xia Wei's face, he was full of frustration and said, "I'm begging you, please?"
"Zhiyuan, I can change. Just tell me, and I'll change anything..."
Xia Wei's tearful eyes were filled with pleading: "Can't we not get a divorce? Nan Nan can't live without her mother, and I... I can't live without you either!" Asking her to divorce him was no different from asking her to die.
No!
Divorce is tantamount to killing her!
"Xia Wei, wouldn't it be better to part amicably? You know perfectly well that I have no feelings for you, that I even find you repulsive, so why do you insist on using marriage to trap me by your side?"
Zhou Zhiyuan sat in the chair at his desk, clutching his hair with both hands, feeling like his head was about to explode from his wife Xia Wei's rambling thoughts. He said:
“If you want Nannan, I can give her to you. I will pay child support on time every month. If you find it troublesome to pay every month, I can also pay you quarterly or annually. You won’t have any objections then, right?”
He has already made such concessions, I don't believe the other party still won't agree to a divorce!
However, Zhou Zhiyuan was somewhat presumptuous. Xia Wei said, "I won't get a divorce, Zhiyuan. I don't care if you have no feelings for me. I only know that I want our family of three to stay together."
If, if you absolutely must be with that woman I met at the hospital… I, I have no objection. You can arrange for her to stay outside; I promise I won't bother you!
"What nonsense are you talking about?!"
Zhou Zhiyuan suddenly stood up and glared at his wife Xia Wei: "Am I the kind of morally corrupt person? Besides, this is not a feudal society where men can have multiple wives and concubines and keep mistresses!"
Furthermore, what you said is a desecration of my love, Xia Wei. Don't be so stubborn, otherwise, I won't hesitate to file for divorce!
"Looks like you're really trying to drive me to my death!"
Xia Wei wiped away her tears. She stopped talking to Zhou Zhiyuan and went out of the bedroom to return to the kitchen to continue preparing the New Year's Eve dinner with her sister-in-law.
But when the New Year's Eve dinner was served, she was nowhere to be seen. Of the entire Zhou family, only Xiao Zhou Nan noticed that his mother, Xia Wei, was not there, even though it had been almost fifteen minutes since Xia Wei left.
"Mom! Dad, where's my mom?"
Xiao Zhou Nan asked Zhou Zhiyuan.
"Go look for it in the room."
Zhou Zhiyuan looked around and indeed couldn't see his wife Xia Wei. He casually replied to his daughter Zhou Nan.
"What's wrong?"
When Zhou's mother saw her granddaughter Zhou Nan leave, she couldn't help but ask Zhou Zhiyuan.
"Xia Wei has gone off to do something. I'll ask Nan Nan to go look for her."
Zhou Zhiyuan responded.
But just as he finished speaking, little Zhou Nan's anxious voice came through: "Daddy! Daddy! Mommy isn't in the room, boohoo... I want Mommy, Daddy, I want Mommy..."
"I'll go out and take a look."
Zhou Zhiyuan stood up, his brows furrowed, his heart filled with impatience.
Are Zhiyuan and his wife having a fight?
Zhou's father asked Zhou's mother.
"How would I know? They've been married for so long, and one of them is a chatterbox and the other is a cold-faced god. I've never seen them exchange more than a few words when they're together. In my opinion, anyone in our family could argue with Zhiyuan, but Xia Wei would never."
After hearing what Zhou's mother said, Zhou's father didn't say anything more.
In the courtyard.
"Where could your mother have gone if she's not in her room?"
Zhou Zhiyuan's face was very ugly: "The whole family is waiting for her to have the reunion dinner, but she has disappeared without a trace. She is just looking for trouble and making things difficult for the whole family!"
"Waaah... Daddy, let's go find Mommy!"
The cold moonlight bathed the ground. Xiao Zhou Nan looked at the snowflakes falling from the sky, her eyes filled with worry. She was afraid that something had happened to her mother, Xia Wei.
"Go back inside and wait. I'll go out and look for your mother."
As Zhou Zhiyuan spoke, he suggested leaving the courtyard.
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After having New Year's Eve dinner with Qin's father and other family members, Song Lan and Qin Yanzheng took their two children to the courtyard. It wasn't that they insisted on going, but they had been going to the Chen family's house on New Year's Eve for several years. If there were no special circumstances, not going on this day of bidding farewell to the old year and welcoming the new would inevitably make the two elders of the Chen family think too much.
The reason why Song Lan and her husband didn't bring their three or four children was simply because they were too young and it wasn't safe for them to ride in the car.
After all, there aren't many child safety seats available in China right now.
As for Da Bao and Er Bao, although the two boys are still young, they are already seven years old. They sit in the back seat with Song Lan on both sides of him. With Song Lan holding them with his arms on both sides, their safety is guaranteed.
Moreover, Song Lan is skilled in martial arts, so her lower body is naturally more stable than that of ordinary people. Even if Qin Yanzheng brakes suddenly due to an accident while the car is in motion, he is at least very confident that he can protect Da Bao and Er Bao.
Well, given Qin Yanzheng's driving skills and his love for his wife and children, he would never act recklessly while driving unless there was an emergency.
Such as sudden braking, sharp turns...
Sparse, white snowflakes drifted down as Qin Yanzheng focused on driving, his eyes fixed ahead. Suddenly, Song Lan's voice rang out: "Stop the car! Someone seems to be trying to commit suicide!"
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