"Mom, we don't need to force her to understand me!" Jiang Shaochen said coldly.
He has no right to blame Shen Mingzhi, even if he has unspeakable reasons.
“You’re already married, so I understand. It’s just her duty as a wife. Besides, back in the days of arranged marriages…”
“But arranged marriages are illegal now, so don’t use that argument,” Jiang Guofu interrupted her.
Although he usually indulges Jiang Qing, he can't just say things that violate laws and regulations whenever he wants.
Seeing that Jiang Qing was still quite unconvinced, Jiang Guofu continued, "In the end, Shao Chen was in the wrong. We can't assume he was right just because he's our son. Bullying a woman, especially the wife of his comrade-in-arms—either one of these two things would be enough to make people gossip. Zhizhi only wanted to take the child away and separate from him temporarily, and she didn't tell anyone. She's already been very considerate of the Jiang family."
Jiang Qing snorted, didn't reply, and went straight back to the main room.
“I didn’t understand Yinyin’s personality before, but I do now,” Jiang Guofu said to Jiang Shaochen, before rushing off to comfort her.
Jiang Shaozhen stood at the door of their bridal chamber, staring at the double happiness character that hadn't been torn down yet, his heart filled with resentment.
He thought he could finally live a good life with Shen Mingzhi and confess to her when the time was right... But now he realizes that the mistakes he made will not change with the passage of time or Shen Mingzhi falling in love with him.
He still has to bear the consequences of his mistakes.
Shen Mingzhi wasn't idle in her room either; she bought herself a suitcase when she got married.
She packed her clothes and her child's clothes into a suitcase, locked the door, and went to sleep.
The next morning, Shen Mingzhi got up early.
As soon as I stepped out of the room, I saw Jiang Shaozhen standing outside the door.
His face was pale, and his brows were furrowed with exhaustion.
Shen Mingzhi walked past him expressionlessly.
"How can I win your forgiveness?" Jiang Shaozhen hadn't slept all night and was standing here reflecting on his actions.
He knew Shen Mingzhi wouldn't soften her heart, but he still had a glimmer of hope.
"I made it very clear to you last night that I don't want to see you right now. Did you not listen at all?" Shen Mingzhi frowned, her tone cold.
Jiang Shao Chen's eyes were bloodshot. He wanted to pull Shen Ming Zhi back, but he didn't dare. He could only follow behind her. "Zhi Zhi... can't you really give me a chance to explain to you?"
"What's there to explain? I was forced into this, and you did it. That's a fact, isn't it?" Shen Mingzhi retorted.
“My father has told you about my problem. The Medical Research Institute is also following up on my case. I can take you there and let them explain the reasons to you.” Jiang Shaozhen continued to explain to Shen Mingzhi.
"Jiang Shao Chen, whatever your reasons are, they have nothing to do with me, and I don't want to hear them or accept them!" Shen Mingzhi couldn't understand why a woman had to be forced to get better from some kind of illness.
Maybe he caused the problem by taking the wrong medication and is just making excuses!
Jiang Shao Chen stopped when he saw that she didn't believe him. "So even if I show you the evidence, you still won't forgive me?"
"No," Shen Mingzhi said. "My things, and the children's things, are all packed. I'll find a car to take them away. You don't need to say anything more."
"Don't you have any feelings for me at all?" Jiang Shaozhen said, then lowered his eyes.
Shen Mingzhi saw the sadness in his eyes and felt a pang of pain for a moment, but she quickly dismissed the thought.
Of course she had feelings for Jiang Shaochen.
She was touched by his thoughtfulness and his protectiveness towards her, and felt that she had met a good person.
The more moved they were, the angrier they became after learning the truth.
“Jiang Shao Chen, from the very beginning, our relationship was not pure. The reason why your Jiang family was good to me and why you were good to me was entirely because you bullied me and caused me to get pregnant. At first, I was grateful to your Jiang family for accepting my child and registering my child’s birth because I really had no other choice.”
"But who is responsible for me getting to this point?"
She looked at Jiang Shaozhen with an extremely cold gaze.
"Your kindness was based on lies and deception. You would never understand how grateful I was to you, which is why I tolerated your sister's abuse and your mother's slaps time and time again. But in the end, I realized that you are the one who made me who I am now, you are the culprit. And I shouldn't have tolerated them!" Shen Mingzhi said, her eyes filled with disgust.
"You're asking me now if I have feelings for you. If I didn't, I wouldn't be angry because of your deception; I would have even secretly taken the child away! You kept it from me, letting me fall in love with you, only to be told by others that you're the bastard who bullied me!"
After Shen Mingzhi finished speaking, she turned around and left without looking back.
Jiang Shaozhen regretted not being honest with her sooner. If he had told her from the beginning, would the outcome have been different?
After leaving the Jiang family courtyard, she went directly to Baoli.
"You're going to live in our factory dormitory?" Factory Director Sun could hardly believe it. "Aren't you the Jiang family's daughter-in-law?"
“It won’t be like that after a while. We’ve had a fight, and we might get a divorce,” Shen Mingzhi said expressionlessly.
After a moment's hesitation, Director Sun said, "It's not that it's impossible, but... could I speak to the Jiang family on their behalf?"
"You should say hello. If they agree, I'll get someone to move my things over," Shen Mingzhi said in a single voice.
Factory Director Sun walked to the phone, found Jiang Guofu's number in the phone book, and dialed it.
After the call connected, he glanced at Shen Mingzhi and asked with a smile, "You know Shen Mingzhi, right... Oh, this is Baoli, a daily chemical factory. She's here with me and wants to move into our staff dormitory... You want her to stay here? Okay, I'll have someone prepare a room for her."
Although Shen Mingzhi moved out, she realized that she was only able to live in the staff dormitory because of the Jiang family.
She felt frustrated and angry.
But what could she do about feeling frustrated? There was nothing she could do.
It's difficult to find a place to rent again.
Moreover, living here allows me to keep an eye on the factory.
She and Ang Lee have invested a lot, and it's impossible for them to abandon this side because of Chiang Shao-chen.
Shen Mingzhi has always been very rational.
"I'll prepare a single room for you, so you can go back and move your things," Factory Director Sun said, a little worried.
Now that her relationship with the Jiang family has soured, will she still be able to rely on them... for greater convenience in business?
Shen Mingzhi sent people to the Jiang family's house to move things, but she didn't go herself. Instead, she went to the department store to buy daily necessities.
She threw away all the things she bought in the family compound when she moved to the courtyard house... Looking back now, she really shouldn't have done that.
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