Chapter 20

Faced with her father's angry rebuke, Xu Yanwen felt deeply guilty.

After so many years, my father finally cursed her out with the words he wanted most to say.

This is exactly the kind of emotional catharsis she wanted, to express all her disappointment, dissatisfaction and resentment towards her, and then to let go of the past and start over with her.

Xu Yanwen raised her eyes to look at her furious father and said in a calm tone: "I love Guo Cheng, very much, to the point where I can break up with my family, because he is the partner I have sacrificed all my pride and self-esteem for, and I have used a lot of courage to get him. I can't bear to let him go, both before and now."

Xu Hongtian's eyes were filled with pain. Although he was so angry that he was shaking, he still asked stubbornly: "What about the future? Can you guarantee that this love can support you and him until the end of your life, even if you know that he is a jerk and knows that he is lingering in the flowers without repentance?"

Xu Yanwen remained silent, and the old man continued to add to the pressure: "Today he can let you adopt an illegitimate child, and tomorrow he can bring one woman after another to live with you and eat with you, and mold you into a fool with a big heart, allowing him to flatten and round you, these--"

The old man paused, feeling sorry for himself. As a father, he shouldn't be so vicious. But if he didn't, his daughter would never wake up!

He took a deep breath and continued, "Can you tolerate this?"

Xu Yanwen continued: "Love will disappear, but family affection will not, so I need a child to consolidate this love. With a child, everything will be fine."

After she finished speaking, she turned to look at Guo Cheng and said with a smile: "Ah Cheng promised me, I believe him."

Guo Cheng was more moved than shocked at this moment. He had never thought that Xu Yanwen could actually go this far for him, and was determined enough to go against the whole world.

"You! You are confused!" The old man sighed sadly, leaned back in his seat like a disappointed man, his eyes dim.

It's over. It's all over.

[How could my aunt do this? Can't she see how sad my grandfather is? How could she be so cruel?]

[Love Brain should be killed! ] The system said angrily.

"Little sister, you can't treat your family like this. Guo Cheng is a bastard. He is not worth you betraying your family for him. We are your closest people!"

Even the heartless Xu Yanrui couldn't stand Xu Yanwen's behavior.

"Mind your own business. You are the only one in this family who has no right to scold me!" Xu Yanwen retorted to him righteously.

Thinking of his restless wife, who was also one of the perpetrators of his sister's tragedy, he suddenly became depressed.

"Then the eldest brother can always say a few words to you, Awen. At this point, haven't you seen his true face? He is clearly using your kindness and love to achieve his own goals. Is it really worth it to pay for such a heartless thing?"

Xu Yanwen's eyes turned red with anger, and he wished he could slap her twice to wake her up.

Xu Yanwen continued calmly: "Brother, I have made up my mind. No matter what anyone says, it doesn't matter."

After saying this, she called Shen Ling, who soon came over led by a servant.

The moment he saw Shen Ling, Guo Cheng was stunned, "Awen, what are you doing--"

Xu Yanwen smiled soothingly and said, "Don't worry, you'll know in a moment."

[Is this the woman in a high position who deliberately left a mark on the scumbag's sleeve? ]

[Yes, yes, it's her. She's evil and you can tell she's not a good person. How could your aunt be so stupid? I'm so pissed off!]

The system was so angry at the aunt that it wanted to grow a hand and slap her.

[People like this who have no moral bottom line and behave improperly must have some scandal, Xiaoqi, check it out quickly! ]

Xu Yinyin's instructions immediately made everyone present nervous.

Shen Ling's hair stood on end. Everyone present had their mouths shut, yet she could hear two different voices talking. This, this was too weird.

[Oh my, this woman's experience is so explosive. She had an affair with a scumbag and kept a gigolo at the same time. After having sex with the scumbag in the car that day, she went back and played with the gigolo all night without any gaps. And she was already pregnant at that time. She was so brave. Wasn't she afraid of losing the child? ]

[Oh my god, I was right. This kind of person has no moral bottom line. Wait, since he has a gigolo, whose child is this?]

Guo Cheng looked suddenly at Shen Ling, who was trembling with fear.

Xu Yanwen was afraid that Shen Ling would let slip and expose Yin Yin's inner thoughts to everyone, so she pulled her over and introduced her, "She is pregnant with Guo Cheng's child for three months."

"How can you be sure it's Guo Cheng's? Have you tested it before you dare to say that?" Xu Yanwen hurriedly stopped him.

"It doesn't matter. We are going to adopt anyway, so it doesn't matter whether it is or not."

"ha?!"

When Xu Yanwen said this, everyone's jaw dropped. Isn't this crazy?

Even the shameless Guo Cheng felt that Xu Yanwen loved him a little crazy. She had doubted him before because of Xu Yinyin's feelings, so why is she becoming more and more open-minded now?

[Ahhh, my aunt must be crazy. How can she be so shameless? Just because she can't have children, she feels that she owes Guo Cheng, so she wronged herself without any principles. What's her basis? It's not her fault! ]

[Ah!!!! ! !] The system suddenly screamed, [It’s not that your aunt can’t have children, it’s that the scumbag was diagnosed with congenital azoospermia, and the report was taken by your aunt herself.]

【Huh? !!!】Xu Yinyin suddenly didn’t understand.

Everyone present was shocked once again, their heart rate was like riding a roller coaster, ups and downs, shaking!

Guo Cheng's back stiffened and he looked at Xu Yanwen in shock and surprise. When he caught a glimpse of Shen Ling, who was shaking like a sieve, he felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave.

[When did my sister-in-law meet Shen Ling? ]

Xu Yinyin had a rough idea.

[On the day they received the report, the two met in the hospital. The woman had gone there to have an abortion, but she ran away at the last minute and was going to force abortion with the baby. It was a coincidence that they met.]

[In other words, even though the aunt knew that the child was not from a scumbag, she still accepted the child and brought it to the grandfather to force him to acknowledge it? What on earth was the aunt trying to do?! ]

Just when everyone was full of questions, Xu Yanwen took out the real report from her handbag and placed it in front of Guo Cheng.

"Open it and take a look."

Guo Cheng looked at Xu Yanwen in disbelief, then looked at the report on the table. Veins on his forehead were throbbing with anger and shock.

【Is it a report? 】

[Yes, the infertility report I showed him before was a fake. This one is the real one. It shows congenital azoospermia. The chance of pregnancy is 0.]

Guo Cheng took out the report with shaking hands, and looked at the doctor's signature and the report results on it, feeling as if struck by lightning.

After reading it, Shen Ling fell into a chair, stunned, "How could this be? Guo Cheng has no sperm."

She looked at Xu Yanwen suddenly: "You knew the child was not his, why did you make a deal with me?"

"Deal? What deal?!"

Guo Cheng suddenly grabbed Shen Ling's arm, pinching it tightly, his eyes brimming with anger, "Besides cheating on me, you also made a deal with her? Who gave you the courage, huh?!"

The reversals one after another left the Xu family stunned.

The old man was the first to react after being stunned. He was so angry at his daughter that he was about to explode, but now he calmed down immediately.

The old man said gently, "Yanwen, you have been hiding this from everyone for so long, it's time to reveal the truth."

[Uh--so my aunt has been acting all along?]

[My aunt's IQ seems to be at the top again? ] The system was dumbfounded.

As soon as the old man said this, everyone looked at Xu Yanwen.

Guo Cheng asked first: "Wife, what do you want to do?"

Xu Yanwen lowered her eyes and took out a document, gently placing it in front of him, "I signed the divorce agreement, and we are no longer husband and wife."

Guo Cheng looked at her crisp signature on the document and said, "No, no, you can't divorce me just because I can't have children. Let's not have children, okay?"

Xu Yanwen looked at him and said, "Whether we have children or not, we should get a divorce. To be exact, we should have gotten a divorce a long time ago, when I first discovered that you were cheating on me."

"No, no, you can't do this to me. I love you Yanwen, I can't live without you." Guo Cheng began to kneel down and beg for mercy.

Xu Yanwen looked down at him, no emotion in her eyes.

"If you loved me enough, you should have done what I did just now. For you and our marriage, you would have made the whole world your enemy, even at the cost of hurting my family who loved me the most. But you never did that. All along, you have been enjoying my humble sacrifices, relying on my love for you to constantly trample on my sincerity, step on my bottom line, and drag me into the abyss step by step."

"No, no, I didn't."

"Tonight, did you have a moment of feeling that 'Xu Yanwen would do this for her love for me'? When I almost pissed off my father to death, was hated by my brother, and was loved and disappointed by my niece, did you have such a feeling?"

"Yes, I do." Guo Cheng responded without hesitation.

"It's good to have it, it's right to have it, because that was the last time I was with you, I have done my best for you, from now on, I will only live for myself, sign it, let's part ways in peace!"

Xu Yanwen pushed the document towards him, and Guo Cheng resisted as if avoiding a snake or a scorpion: "No, no, I won't sign it."

"You don't have to sign it. Anyway, I have a lot of photos of you cheating on me during your marriage. They are enough to make you leave the house clean."

"Wenwen, I love you. Please don't treat me like this. I will change. I will definitely change. I swear!" Guo Cheng knelt at her feet and begged humbly.

"No need to change. I don't need you anymore. My love for you was completely worn out when you repeatedly betrayed our marriage and the most basic loyalty in love. I couldn't make up my mind for so many years, not because I still loved you, but because I didn't dare to admit that the person I pursued with all my might was just a piece of trash."

Xu Yanwen looked down at Guo Cheng, "For this piece of trash, I disappointed my father, and he tolerated your misbehavior in the company for my sake. For this piece of trash, my brothers and I became enemies, and they had to play blind and endure their hatred to maintain superficial harmony."

"Xu Yanwen has done too many wrong things for garbage, but she does not regret it because it was her choice. All the suffering she has endured is paying for this mistake. She deserves the bitter consequences of these years."

She bent down, pushed Guo Cheng away, and said coldly: "From today on, she will never be stupid again. Pride, self-esteem, decency, and tolerance, all the things that can beautify one's character are worthless in front of someone who truly loves you, cares about you, and pays attention to you."

"Because true love doesn't come with any demands. Just like when I fell in love with you, Guo Cheng, you will never understand the feeling of loving someone, and you will never meet a fool like me again. In this relationship, I have gains and losses, but you have nothing and deserve nothing!"

After saying that, she picked up the phone and called: "You can come in now, thank you."

"What are you going to do, Awen?" Guo Cheng met Xu Yanwen's resolute gaze, and the fear in his heart reached its peak.

Xu Yanwen ignored him and looked at Shen Ling: "Now let me answer your question. Why did I want to make a deal with you when I knew that you were not carrying Guo Cheng's child?"

Shen Ling looked at her eyes that were as cold as an ancient well, and a chill rose from the soles of her feet.

"In order to prove that you blackmailed me, and to use your evidence, I want Guo Cheng to spend the rest of his life in jail."

Shen Ling staggered and fell to the ground, her eyes completely dull.

Guo Cheng crawled on his knees and hugged Xu Yanwen's legs again, wagging his tail and begging for mercy, "Awen, I was wrong, I was really wrong, no matter how you want to punish me, I will not divorce, absolutely not, it was those women who seduced me, you saw it too, I am also a victim, she is not cheating on me--"

"Pah--"

Xu Yanwen tried her best to give him a big hug.

She showed disgust on her face: "Guo Cheng, thank you for letting me see the dirty soul under your skin. I will not be soft-hearted to you anymore."

The uniformed public security officers came to the restaurant under the guidance of the servant.

"We are from the Chengbei Public Security Economic Investigation Brigade. Guo Cheng and Shen Ling are suspected of stealing Fengyi Group's internal secrets. Their actions constitute the crime of infringing on commercial secrets. This is an arrest warrant."

Guo Cheng sat down on the ground in defeat and allowed the police to take him away.

Xu Hongshan instructed Lin Yu: "Bring the evidence we have and help the police with their investigation."

Lin Yu smiled brightly, "I will follow up the whole process and make sure everything goes smoothly."

[YES!!! My aunt is awesome, cheer for her, woo~]

Xu Yinyin was both excited and upset, with tears streaming down her cheeks.

Seeing this, Jiang Xin hurriedly hugged the person in her arms, "Mom is also happy for my sister-in-law. Yinyin, thank you. Your arrival has made this family closer. Thank you."

Jiang Xin was sincerely happy for her daughter's arrival. Without her daughter's voice, Yanwen would not have awakened today.

Her daughter is like a little sun, warm and bright, giving people unlimited courage and strength.

Xu Hongshan couldn't help but moisten his eyes as he looked at the mother and daughter hugging each other tightly.

He looked at Xu Yanwen again, and all the emotions and sighs in his heart turned into a deep sigh. It was enough that his daughter woke up in time.

After Xu Yanwen handed over the matter to the police, she returned to Xu Hongshan.

"Dad, I'm sorry. I'm an unfilial daughter and have caused you worry all these years."

Xu Yanwen knelt at her father's feet, tilted her head back, and looked at her father with gray hair with guilt in her eyes, just like when she was a child asking her father to tell her a story.

Xu Hongshan raised his big hand, gently stroked her head, and soothed her: "It's all in the past. Daddy doesn't blame you. If you want to blame someone, you can only blame me for not being tougher at the time. If--"

"Dad, as I just said, all of this is what I should go through. If I do something wrong, I should be punished. Even if I have to do it again, I will make the same choice. I don't regret loving Guo Cheng. I just regret that I hurt you and my family because I loved someone who was not worthy. I'm sorry, Dad. Please forgive me, okay?"

"Silly girl, how could Daddy bear to blame you? The way you handled things today is enough to show how much you have changed. You did a great job, even beyond Daddy's expectations. If you love someone, you should be unrepentant. If you don't love them anymore, you should get out of the relationship in time. Don't let yourself get stuck in the same place because of your dignity or other irrelevant things. Daddy is willing to spend money to buy you a lesson, even if it means losing everything."

"I won't go bankrupt because I won't do anything stupid again." Xu Yanwen assured with a firm look in her eyes.

"Of course I know you won't act stupid again, because you have learned to love yourself. Dad is very pleased and proud of you. My Awen is finally back."

"Dad, I love you." Xu Yanwen hugged her father's waist tightly, tears of happiness rolling down from the corners of her eyes.

Xu Yanwen sobbed silently, Xu Yanrui's eyes were red, Jiang Xin held one of her daughters' hands in each, and the three of them leaned on each other, quietly enjoying the warmth and happiness of the moment.

*

That night, the news that Guo Cheng was detained for stealing secrets was reported, shocking the entire wealthy family.

As early as when the old man was sent to the ICU, Feng Yi became a hot topic of discussion.

Faced with the current situation of the Xu family's children fighting openly and secretly, and the crisis that the head of the family may die at any time, Feng Yi's competitors and opponents never forget to take advantage of the opportunity.

In their view, family infighting is a tangled relationship that cannot be cut off and resolved. To completely eliminate it, the old man must resort to ruthless tactics, such as either driving the second wife's family out of the house or breaking up the marriage between the aunt and the daughter. Otherwise, it will only become an endless tug-of-war, with one side gaining and the other losing.

Coupled with the obstruction of the veterans, all parties were eager to try. Some shareholders even secretly sold their shares when the fight at home was the most fierce, hoping to cash out and run away before the big ship was sunk by their own people.

However, as soon as the news of Guo Cheng's imprisonment came out, Feng Yi's stock price suddenly soared, attracting countless shareholders to buy frantically. Those who had sold their shares before regretted it very much. They bought back at high prices and spent three times the money to buy back the same amount of shares they sold. Although it was a bit unfair, Feng Yi's revival prospects were good.

Since the old man has the determination to make great sacrifices, it means that the Fengyi ship will never sink!

"Bang--"

Qian Chuan angrily threw the mutton-fat jade teacup in his hand to the ground.

"Guo Cheng is such a useless piece of shit. I warned him a long time ago, but he still died at the hands of a woman. Idiot! Idiot!"

Zhou Xinyi paced back and forth anxiously.

"Guo Cheng had been doing well before, Xu Yanwen was completely obedient to him, and he thought he would be satisfied as long as they had a child. How could he go wrong at this critical moment? Didn't he say he was already preparing for pregnancy? What went wrong?"

Qian Chuan also wondered, "In order to make Xu Yanwen fall in love with Guo Cheng, I spent a lot of manpower and resources. Now he has played himself into prison. I have wanted to get rid of him for a long time. Now I will never let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Guo Cheng can't stay."

“You wouldn’t--” Zhou Xingyi looked at him with gloomy eyes in panic.

"He was just a pawn. His death is not a pity. Besides, I have already thought of the person to take action against. No man can tolerate his woman cheating on him and getting pregnant. It is reasonable for him to stab the couple in anger. He will definitely not suspect us. As for the whereabouts of those confidential documents, they are nowhere to be found."

"But without Guo Cheng, we have no one to start with. There has been no progress with Yaoyao, and I'm afraid there will be more variables."

"Don't we still have Xu Yanrui? That arrogant idiot is easier to deal with. I've already thought of a way."

Qian Chuan held Zhou Xinyi's shoulders and said, "Keep working on Yaoyao. The plan won't work without her. Now that Guo Cheng is gone, it's like I've lost an arm. It's not easy to find someone who's easy to control in a short period of time. If Yaoyao can take over, we can save a lot of trouble. So, you have to meet her as soon as possible, find out how she gets along with the real daughter, and create some conflicts between them if necessary."

"Yes, I will. I will go to the company and wait there tomorrow."

"good."

Xu Yanwen directly replaced Guo Cheng's position as deputy general manager and officially competed with Tang Wan.

Tang Wan never imagined that she had just missed a family dinner, but things would change when she came to the company the next day.

What shocked her even more was that Xu Yanwen actually sent Guo Cheng to prison, confirming his criminal behavior of stealing trade secrets.

This forced her to re-examine Xu Yanwen. Although she looked harmless, she was just as ruthless as her old man.

Tang Wan called Sun Min through the internal line, "Vice President Xu just arrived. Send her a capable assistant to help her familiarize herself with the business."

What this means is, find a smart surveillance person and report any signs of trouble immediately.

After seeing through her vicious mind, Sun Min vowed never to be an accomplice again.

She said with an embarrassed look on her face: "Boss Tang, Zheng Yuan and Zhao Gang resigned one after another. The people appointed by the acting chairman were all promoted from lower-level departments. They are unfamiliar with the business, which has caused our assistants to be overwhelmed. Now there are no extra people."

Tang Wan frowned. She got furious when she mentioned this. She wished she could kill Xu Yinyin, who didn't care about other people's lives and was only interested in watching the show.

If it weren't for her, how could she have lost so many tools one after another? Damn it!

"Then let Xu Yinyin go. She will be able to do some odd jobs."

Instead of keeping her under your nose and worrying about her, it is better to transfer her to Xu Yanwen. Out of sight, out of mind.

"Okay." Sun Min responded without hesitation, "By the way, the school called and said Xu Yao got into a fight with someone and they want you to go over."

"Fighting, with whom?"

Tang Wan was surprised. She had the impression that her son was a very well behaved person. The reason why he got into a fight was probably because -

"Shen Sheng."

Tang Wan was filled with disgust, thinking that Xu Yanrui must have been discovered to have slept with her stepmother, and the brat was probably using this to humiliate her. She would not do anything so shameful and offensive.

"Let Yinyin go on my behalf. She is Ayao's cousin and also the head of the family."

Sun Min was astonished.

"What are you standing there for? Go quickly."

"Oh, I'll be right there."

When Xu Yinyin learned that she was going to meet her cousin who was "born in Rome but was a rebellious man who wanted to rely on himself", she immediately became interested.

She had long wanted to see with her own eyes this rebellious son of a wealthy family who did not appreciate his blessings!

What will happen in the next chapter? (Touches chin in thought)