"Can your mom handle it?" Li Jiaojiao asked uncertainly, twisting her fingers.
Who would want someone else's child if they could have their own? It's a pity that her last miscarriage damaged her body too badly, and the doctor said it would be difficult for her to conceive again. At first, Ye Zhiqiang would try to comfort and coax her, but as time went on, he became increasingly impatient with her.
Li Jiaojiao knew Ye Zhiqiang's character best. If he could find her outside, he would now find someone younger and prettier to have a child with him. Comparatively, it was better to choose his ex-wife's son. Firstly, Tianbao already existed, and secondly, he was still young; he would become close to her after a few years.
“We got the news a bit too late; Shu Yan had already left Sicheng. Shu Jianyang definitely won’t tell.” Ye Zhiqiang took a drag of his cigarette. “If all else fails, we’ll call the police. Even if we’re divorced, Tianbao is still my son. I want to see my child; that’s not illegal, is it?”
He initially thought that Shu Yan was so stupid that her child would be stupid and ugly, how could she compare to Jiao Jiao's child? When Shu Yan said she wanted custody of the child, he couldn't wait to get rid of those two burdens. Who would have thought that Jiao Jiao would have a miscarriage and also damage her health? As a result, Tian Bao could not be given to Shu Yan.
“But Shu Yan has our photos,” Li Jiaojiao said hesitantly.
“I was afraid before because we were going to live in Xicheng. Now you’ve lost your job, and my career in Xicheng is ruined. At worst, I’ll bring my parents here too, and we’ll never go back to Xicheng.” Ye Zhiqiang had a rather reckless attitude.
As Ye Zhiqiang guessed, Old Man Ye and Old Woman Ye were completely helpless against Shu Jianyang. Reasoning with him? Shu Yan was in the right. Using force? Shu Jianyang was even more forceful, and they were quickly dealt with by him.
Back in his office, Shu Jianyang immediately called Shu Yan.
"They want to see Jingjing and Tianbao? Impossible." Shuyan refused outright.
“Legally speaking, the child’s father has the right to visitation.” Shu Jianyang specifically consulted the company’s lawyer. “Judging from their behavior, I’m afraid they want more than just visitation rights; they also want custody of Tianbao.”
“That’s even more impossible. We signed a divorce agreement back then, and it was written in black and white that he gave up custody of the child. Even if we went to court, the child’s custody would ultimately remain with me.” She had already asked her lawyer about this, and the agreement was written very clearly and in detail.
"The main problem is the hassle of going to court," Shu Jianyang sighed. "You should prepare yourself mentally."
After hanging up the phone, Shu Yan slammed her fist on the table in anger.
"What's wrong?" Fang Zeyu put down his newspaper and asked.
“Tianbao’s father’s current wife can’t have children, so he’s trying to get Tianbao to have children. I will never give the child to them.”
Li Jiaojiao's chances of getting pregnant are low. Who knows if she will get pregnant in the future? What will happen to Tianbao if she gives birth?
No matter what, Shu Yan would never give the child to Ye Zhiqiang. The divorce agreement clearly states this, and she has no chance of taking the child now.
"Did you sign an agreement when you got divorced?" Fang Zeyu has developed feelings for both of his children and can't bear to part with either of them.
“If I sign it, even if he takes it to court, I will still have custody of the child. But the father will have visitation rights, and he'll come two or three times a week. How disgusting.” Going to court is also troublesome. He'll summon her back to Xicheng every few days. How can she continue living her life?
The next day at work, Hu Ruixue noticed that Shu Yan looked unwell and asked, "What happened?"
"Don't even mention it. My ex-husband's mistress had a miscarriage and damaged her health. The doctor said it would be difficult for her to conceive again, so he set his sights on Tianbao." Shu Yan was furious just thinking about it.
"From what you said before, I can tell that your ex-husband is a womanizer. Can he really stay faithful to Li Jiaojiao?" How many cats can remain faithful? With such a long history of cheating, Hu Ruixue doesn't believe he can remain chaste.
In the original story, the two were always a loving couple. Not to mention Ye Zhiqiang having affairs, he never even said a harsh word to Li Jiaojiao. Now... it's really hard to say.
"I have a bad idea, do you want to hear it?" Hu Ruixue's eyes darted around as she smiled.
"What idea?" Shu Yan couldn't help but look at her.
"Doesn't Ye Zhiqiang want a son? Li Jiaojiao can't have children, but he can. Let's find him a young, beautiful woman who can also have children. What do you think?" Hu Ruixue thought this idea was very useful. Not only could it get revenge on Li Jiaojiao, but it could also stop Ye Zhiqiang from eyeing Tianbao.
Find one for Ye Zhiqiang? Shu Yan stared wide-eyed at Hu Ruixue; this idea was really… Suddenly, her eyes lit up. Because of her arrival, this world and the original story had undergone tremendous changes.
Without a financial foundation, can Ye Zhiqiang and Li Jiaojiao's relationship still be as good as it is in the book? Shu Yan doubted this. Perhaps they didn't even need to look for each other; Ye Zhiqiang already had someone else outside.
Call Shu Jianyang immediately and ask him to help find out where Ye Zhiqiang is now.
“No need to ask anyone to check. He’s in the new province now, still working as a contractor, and doing pretty well,” Shu Jianyang replied immediately.
The economy of Xinjiang is much worse than that of the inland areas. In Xinjiang, having tens of thousands of yuan makes you a very wealthy person. Ye Zhiqiang brought a team there, so he probably won't do too badly.
"I understand, thank you, Third Brother. I'll hang up now and contact you later."
"Wait a minute," Shu Jianyang asked, "Have you thought of a solution?"
"I have a workaround, I'll tell you about it later."
Fang Zeyu happened to have a comrade-in-arms in Xin Province, so he called him and asked him to help him check. There aren't many people from other places in Xin Province now, and there are even fewer bosses like Ye Zhiqiang. He found the results quickly.
Ye Zhiqiang is quite shrewd in the construction business. When he first arrived, he took any job he could get. After building a reputation, he used all his previous earnings to cultivate relationships and landed a big contract, earning over 100,000 yuan, finally recouping some of his losses. Following that, he partnered with a local bigwig to open a construction company, which is currently doing quite well.
The most crucial information is here: Ye Zhiqiang really did find a woman over there, introduced by his partner.
"This woman is his business partner's cousin?" Shu Yan asked in disbelief.
“Yes. Not really that close, but she’s kind of like a cousin.” Fang Zeyu showed Shu Yan the photo his comrade had sent him.
She has very fair skin, exquisite features, and large, watery eyes. Unlike Han Chinese women, she possesses an exotic beauty.
Does Li Jiaojiao know about this woman's existence?
"I'm not entirely sure, but I personally suspect she knows." That's why she was so eager to have Tianbao.
Shu Yan guessed the same thing. Of course, Li Jiaojiao wanted to have a child. Now that she was in such a hurry, there must be someone or something threatening her. This Xue Li was beautiful, was Ye Zhiqiang's partner's cousin, and was healthy. It was normal for Li Jiaojiao to be wary of her.
"Could you please help me contact Shirley? I'd like to speak to her on the phone."
"Don't show your face. Just pretend you don't know anything. Leave this to me." Fang Zeyu advised against Shu Yan showing herself. There are no secrets that stay hidden forever. If Ye Zhiqiang or Li Jiaojiao finds out, it will be another problem.
That day, Shirley had just finished eating when the maid told her that someone was looking for her.
"Who is she?" She was originally a country girl who was brought to the city by her cousin because of her beauty. She didn't know anyone here.
“I don’t know her. She left a letter and then left.” The maid handed the letter to Shirley.
"I understand." Shirley was illiterate before, but after arriving in the city, her cousin hired a teacher to teach her Chinese characters, so she could understand what was written on the note. Li Jiaojiao couldn't get pregnant, and Ye Zhiqiang wanted a child—this was truly wonderful.
Ye Zhiqiang didn't know what was wrong with Xue Li; she had become increasingly enthusiastic lately, but he liked this enthusiasm.
Shu Yan didn't know what Fang Zeyu was going to do. The Ye family had indeed quieted down, but they might be brewing some big move. She didn't care; she would deal with whatever came her way.
As the year draws to a close, she is extremely busy, because Hu Ruixue has started a new handbag brand.
"Isn't the speed a bit too fast?" Shu Yan was a little frightened by the speed.
“I still think it’s too slow.” Hu Ruixue looked at the data after the bags were launched, which was very good. “I think we need to increase investment in advertising to let more people know about our products.”
Having tasted the benefits of advertising, Hu Ruixue now plans advertisements well in advance for new product launches. Unfortunately, her contract with CCTV is about to expire, and renewing it this year will be difficult.
"We still need to negotiate with CCTV. If that doesn't work, we'll go in person, even if it costs more money." Shu Yan took this very seriously.
"I was just about to tell you, we'll go together the day after tomorrow." Hu Ruixue's former relative was transferred from CCTV, so it's now difficult for them to advertise on CCTV.
Although they were on CCTV during off-peak hours before, five million was really not expensive. Because of their advertising effectiveness, this year many people were eyeing this spot, and the price was driven up to twenty million. Even so, Shu Yan and Hu Ruixue still had to pay this amount.
The contract renewal went smoothly, and the two happily returned to Nancheng.
Having been away from home for so many days, the children missed Shuyan terribly. Since it was the weekend, Shuyan simply stayed home and spent the whole day playing with them.
"Little sister, come to my place for dinner tonight." Shu Li's shop is doing well, averaging around 500 a day, so she was in a good mood. When she saw Shu Yan bringing Jingjing and Tianbao over, she immediately opened two bottles of drinks for them. "Sit a while longer, the food will be ready soon."
"Just stir-fry a couple of dishes, it's not like we're strangers." Shu Yan followed into the kitchen, and wow, there was braised pork, chicken soup, poached duck, fish, and prawns that Tianbao loves.
"There aren't many dishes, I'll just stir-fry some vegetables." Shuli peeked outside and asked, "Why isn't Ayu here?"
"He had something to do today." Shu Yan helped carry the dishes out. "Are you getting used to it?"
"There couldn't be a better life." Complaining about hundreds of dollars a day, if you still complain, you deserve to be struck by lightning.
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