Zhao Yuzhou's thoughts drifted to this point, and he felt a dull pain in his chest. He pursed his lips and, after a long while, asked, "Have you ever liked me? Even just a little bit? Have you ever?"
"No, it has never happened!"
Song Jiaojiao replied without hesitation.
"Jiaojiao..."
Zhao Yuzhou's eyes reddened: "The person I love is you. I don't need you to help me find someone else to be my wife, nor do you need to think about repaying me in any other way."
As soon as he finished speaking, he didn't linger and turned to leave the room.
"Jiaojiao, what exactly did you say to Zhao Yuzhou? Why did he leave so quickly, and why did he look so unhappy?"
No sooner had Zhao Yuzhou left than Song Chenguang appeared in front of Song Jiaojiao, his expression looking somewhat gloomy.
"What I said to him has nothing to do with you, brother?"
Song Jiaojiao directly confronted Song Chenguang: "Or is it that... Big brother is worried that I'll stay at home and do nothing, so he's worried that I'll offend Zhao Yuzhou and cause even a cripple like him to not want me?"
"I think you're being unreasonable!"
Song Chenguang said, "You and Zhao Yuzhou were once husband and wife. Because of your foolish behavior, he agreed to secretly divorce you. Now, several years have passed, and he doesn't mind that you were reformed on the farm. He's willing to rekindle your old relationship. I don't know what you have to complain about. You kicked him out after only a few words!"
"He doesn't look down on me? What right does a cripple like him have to look down on me?!"
Song Jiaojiao's eyes flashed with mockery: "Big brother, let me tell you the truth, unless I willingly marry out of the family, no one can control my fate. Besides, you've inherited Mom and Dad's selfishness and ruthlessness; you only think about what's best for yourself."
You used to treat that bitch Song Lan very well, but when you found out that her reputation had been ruined by two thugs, instead of thinking about causing trouble for those two thugs, you agreed to let your parents cling to the Qin family. You should have gotten rid of that bitch Song Lan as soon as possible to avoid your own reputation being dragged down and becoming the subject of gossip.
Not long after, the Qin family ran into trouble, and you, brother, again supported Mom and Dad in using the excuse of doing what's best for that bitch Song Lan to coax her into divorcing her husband and marrying a fool, all for the benefit of the family and for you..."
"Shut up!"
Song Chenguang felt his face burning and he scolded Song Jiaojiao.
"Brother, are you perhaps out of embarrassment and anger?"
The sarcasm in Song Jiaojiao's eyes grew even stronger: "Did I say something wrong? Big brother, if we're talking about hypocrisy and ruthlessness in our family, you're number one. After all, no matter how hypocritical and ruthless Mom and Dad are..."
Regarding that bitch Song Lan, I still hesitated a bit before making a decision, but you are different. Your words seemed to disagree with Mom and Dad's decision, but in reality..."
"Didn't I tell you to shut up? Are you out of your mind?"
Song Chenguang interrupted Song Jiaojiao again, saying, "We're talking about your business, but you're rambling on and on, criticizing me. Besides, whether I'm genuinely good to my sister Lanlan or just pretending is none of your business."
As for your affair with Zhao Yuzhou, I'm making this clear now: do whatever you want, but if you continue to let your family become the subject of gossip, don't blame me for being ruthless towards you!
As soon as he finished speaking, Song Chenguang snorted coldly and turned to leave!
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The night was quiet, and the cool moonlight spilled across the ground like water. Song Weiqiang lay down on the bed and casually asked Luo Yueqin, "How is Jiaojiao's situation?"
“He refused, saying that if we dared to force her to marry into the Zhao family, he would make our family miserable every day.”
Luo Yueqin responded, and her tone sounded very unpleasant.
Where did she go this afternoon?
Song Weiqiang asked again.
"I don't know."
She didn't see anyone when she got home from get off work in the afternoon. About fifteen minutes later, she returned, but wouldn't say anything when asked. Thinking of this, Luo Yueqin was extremely dissatisfied with her daughter, Song Jiaojiao.
"Didn't you ask?"
Song Weiqiang was also dissatisfied, but his dissatisfaction was directed at Luo Yueqin, who felt that Luo Yueqin had not properly raised her daughter, Song Jiaojiao.
"I asked, but I didn't get any answers."
Hearing Luo Yueqin's words, Song Weiqiang frowned: "What are your plans next?"
"I have no plans to."
Luo Yueqin said, "That brat is acting like she's given up on everything. If you push her too far, do you think this family will really be in constant turmoil?"
"So you're just going to let her stay at home?!"
Luo Yueqin understood Song Weiqiang's meaning perfectly well, but what could she do?
"If you have a way to marry that damned girl off, I'll do whatever you say."
Luo Yueqin didn't want to be driven crazy by her daughter Song Jiaojiao, so she made up her mind to stop caring about Song Jiaojiao. She figured that when Song Jiaojiao went out and people started pointing fingers and gossiping about her, she would move out on her own without Luo Yueqin having to say anything.
Little did she know that Song Jiaojiao's skin was as thick as a city wall, and she would never leave this home where food and lodging were provided for free unless she found a better place for herself.
After hearing what Luo Yueqin said, Song Weiqiang was speechless for a moment. He opened his mouth, but in the end, he didn't say anything more.
At the same time, inside the haunted room, Song Jiaojiao lay on her back on the bed, her smile never fading.
We're divorced!
She spent the entire afternoon searching and finally found out about Chen Dongze. Upon hearing the news, she couldn't help but feel overjoyed. She thought Zheng Qiuwen was incredibly foolish for divorcing Chen Dongze and raising six children alone. However, she also thought that Zheng Qiuwen was sensible for making room for her.
Speaking of which, she went to several places, including the compound where the Chen family lived. However, it was difficult to get into the compound. Song Jiaojiao only found out from the police officer on duty that Chen Dongze no longer lived in the compound. Under her questioning, the police officer on duty told her that Chen Dongze had divorced several years ago and moved out of the compound.
Song Jiaojiao knew nothing about other things, such as the arrest of Chen Dongze's mother, Zhang Hua, and Zheng Qiuwen's background.
In addition, Song Jiaojiao also contacted several other educated youths from Beijing who were also sent to Shisong Village. Before any conflicts arose between them and other educated youths in Shisong Village, she roughly knew where several of the Beijing educated youths lived.
Surprisingly, Song Jiaojiao actually met a male educated youth who knew about Chen Dongze's current situation.
From the other party, we learned information such as what unit Chen Dongze was assigned to after graduating from university and where he lived.
"Chen Dongze, if it weren't so late, I would love to appear in front of you right now."
Muttering to herself, Song Jiaojiao suddenly thought of something and murmured again, "No, I have to get my face and body in better shape before I go to see Chen Dongze, otherwise, he probably won't like me."
After all, people are visual creatures. Chen Dongze is handsome, so how could he possibly like a plain-looking woman?
"Once I see Chen Dongze, I'll make him quit his job and go into business. That's the only way..."
Only then can she reach the pinnacle of her life sooner!
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. One day, Chen Dongze was reading documents at work when a colleague told him that a female colleague was looking for him. Upon hearing this, Chen Dongze assumed that his ex-wife Zheng Qiuwen was looking for him, so he immediately put down his work and rushed to the main gate of the company.
When he finally saw who was looking for him, he turned around and headed back to the office building without even thinking. But then, Song Jiaojiao called out as soon as she met his gaze: "Chen Dongze!"
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