"Then you should try to calm him down first. He wants you to have a child for his family, so you should have one."
Shi Zhenxing had no idea what she was struggling with; this woman was really brainless.
"What?" Zhang Manli looked at him in disbelief. How could he let her have someone else's child?
She's his woman.
“Manli, I don’t mind those things. You know we can’t be together now. Just raise our son well.”
Shi Zhenxing was afraid that this woman would ruin his plans, so he hurriedly tried to appease her.
"Once everything is over, I'll divorce my wife, and then you and our son can be together forever."
Zhang Manli didn't believe Shi Zhenxin at all.
“Zhenxing, I don’t want to. I don’t want to be with that guy surnamed Du, and I don’t want to have his child.”
She was unwilling to give up; she knew that if she took this step, there would be no possibility for her and Shi Zhenxing to be together again.
She was right when she said that Du Wenshan and the others owed her something; she could have been the one to marry into the factory director's family.
They are different from ordinary people like them. What more could the Du family possibly want?
“Zhenxing was doing just fine. I had their whole family under my control. But I don’t know what happened, that guy surnamed Du suddenly changed.”
"It's all my fault for not being able to resist going to that house today. The Du family is timid; they must be afraid that I'll offend someone and implicate them."
"That's why they're going all out to distance themselves from me. What's so scary about that family of cowards and timid people?"
Zhang Manli is now filled with resentment with nowhere to vent it. She can make trouble with the Du family because she knows they are incompetent.
She dared not go to the Shi family, but Shi Zhenxing asked her to have a child for the Du family. He said it nicely, but he knew he would never want her again.
The reason he asked her to stay was to take care of his son, not because he cared about her. No matter how nicely he said it, she wouldn't believe him.
But what could she do? She could only direct all her resentment at Suti and his family.
"What do you mean? Whose house is it?" Shi Zhenxing sensed something was wrong.
"It's that family in the row of houses we live in. I told you about them last time. They're descendants of martyrs. They're really impressive."
Zhang Manli's expression betrayed the twisted feelings in that family's hearts.
People in the alley all say that Zhang Manli is lucky, and after hearing it so many times, she really does feel that she is lucky.
She came from the countryside, yet she managed to marry into a family in Beijing and even had a son. While others didn't know, she secretly rejoiced, knowing that her son was the factory director's grandson.
She could even vaguely sense that the Shi family was far more complex than others perceived.
Having lived in the Du family for so long, she knew exactly how much money the two family members, who were both employed, could earn.
Even if the Shi family is more powerful than the Du family, they can't afford to be so extravagant, but she had worked for the Shi family.
Sometimes, the unintentional extravagance she displayed was beyond her wildest imagination; she felt as if she had boarded a super-rich ship.
She was secretly pleased with herself, but why did that woman have to appear and let her know that it was all just a dream?
That's what it's like to be truly cared for, that's what it's like to be truly cherished, that's what a truly good life is like.
That woman is truly blessed; she's pampered by her husband, her in-laws, and her own family.
She had secretly observed that her man was always cold to everyone else, but his eyes were full of affection for her—something she had never experienced before.
She couldn't even compare to that woman in childbirth, and she was extremely jealous. After that woman appeared, everyone's tone changed.
Everyone says she has the best life, but her existence is a slap in the face to that.
She didn't want to compare herself to that family, but she couldn't help it; she wanted them to know that she was just as good.
Zhang Manli had a lot on her mind, and when she looked up again, she saw that Shi Zhenxing was still silent.
"Zhenxing, what's wrong?" Zhang Manli noticed that Shi Zhenxing's expression was off.
"Manli, are you saying that the Du family is against you because of that family?" Shi Zhenxing just wants to go back and have a good talk with his father right now.
“I don’t know either, but it’s true that he was a different person when he came back because I went to that house.”
Zhang Manli didn't know what Shi Zhenxing meant by those words, but she just didn't like that family and wanted to make things difficult for them.
“Manli, go back first. I will think of a way for you. Just keep the Du family calm. As long as you don’t want to have children, there’s nothing they can do to you.”
“You can’t go back to the countryside. What will happen to your son? Do you want the Du family to bring back another woman who will abuse your son?”
“I know you’re a good girl and you’ll definitely be able to appease the Du family. Since being forceful won’t work, let’s try being gentle.”
"After all, the Du family has a lot of things in your hands. No matter how decisive he is, they won't dare to actually take that step."
Shi Zhenxing first calmed people down. Zhang Manli still had other uses, so he couldn't let anything happen to her now.
"Okay, Zhenxing, I'll listen to you." Zhang Manli thought to herself, and she knew that Shi Zhenxing wouldn't help her.
She wouldn't go back to her hometown. As long as she could stay in Beijing, what was the big deal? She'd slept with Du Wenshan before; it's not like she hadn't done it before.
Shi Zhenxing was right when he said that she still has her baby, and that's her source of confidence.
Zhang Manli left looking heartbroken, and Shi Zhenxing also hurriedly went back.
When he arrived home, he went straight to the backyard, where his mother was waiting for him.
"Don't worry, your wife didn't find out. Go back now." Shi's mother knew that he met with that woman every other day.
One thing is to keep her calm, and the other is the child. It's not that they care too much about the child, but it's just that they have another way to get around here.
"Mother, go and wake Father and the others, but don't disturb anyone else. I have something to say."
As Shi Zhenxing spoke, he took the sleeping pills and used them on his two sisters-in-law and children to ensure that nothing went wrong.
When Shi's mother saw him like this, she knew that something urgent must have happened, so she hurriedly went to call someone.
"What's wrong?" Shi's father and Shi Zhenxing's two brothers arrived quickly, showing no signs of sleepiness.
Mr. Shi had the kind of appearance that wouldn't stand out in a crowd, and his two older brothers also had the kind of honest and simple-minded appearance.
“Father, eldest brother, second brother, I think that family has discovered something. It seems they have joined forces with the Du family.”
Shi Zhenxing told his family everything Zhang Manli had said. Now was a critical moment, and they couldn't afford to make any mistakes.
"Did they find out about our affair, or is it just about you and Zhang Manli?" The Shi family members looked anxious upon hearing this.
They were on the verge of success, and they couldn't afford to let it all fall apart at the last minute.
"It's not certain yet, but they definitely know a lot of things, otherwise how could the Du family have the confidence to challenge Zhang Manli now?"
Zhang Manli is a key piece in their game, and she has always performed very well.
They've been lingering here for so long. The Du family isn't important, but if they're used by someone with ulterior motives, it will be detrimental to them.
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