Chapter 883 Zhou Fang left dejectedly.
Sitting in the living room, looking at the crooked sun drawn by Niu Niu on the wall, and the family photo taken when Xiao Jun turned one year old, he was finally overwhelmed by immense regret and panic.
He can't go to Xiaojing, he can't go to this house.
But what about Qiuhe and Hai?
Lu Qingyang had vaguely reminded him before, but he himself was bewitched.
Perhaps... perhaps Qingyang has a way?
That afternoon, Zhou Fang knocked on the Lu family's door.
When Chen Mo opened the door, she was taken aback by his haggard appearance. Without asking any questions, she stepped aside to let him in.
Lu Qingyang was reading in his study when he saw Zhou Fang. He put down his book and gestured for him to sit down.
As soon as Zhou Fang opened her mouth, her voice became hoarse, "Qingyang, I, I'm finished. Xiaojing... Xiaojing found out and took the child back to her parents' home. She wants a divorce."
Lu Qingyang didn't know what had happened either: "What's wrong? What happened?"
Lu Qingyang listened silently to Zhou Fang's intermittent and incoherent narration.
After he finished speaking, Lu Qingyang felt a pang of longing: "Zhou Fang, what did I say when I reminded you last time? Some paths, if you take one wrong step, you'll take one wrong step after another, and it's too hard to turn back."
“I remember, I remember everything… But back then, I always felt I could handle it, I always felt… Sigh!” Zhou Fang pounded his head hard.
"How will you handle this? With money? By keeping it a secret? You've betrayed two women and hurt two families at the same time. Xiaojing started from scratch with you, bore your children, and managed the household, while you've started another family outside, with a child there too. As for Qiuhe, she's so young, and she's already married and has a child. If you give her money, can you make up for her lost reputation and the hardships she's faced? Can you give her child a complete, respectable family?"
Every sentence is like a needle pricking my heart.
"Now that Xiaojing wants a divorce, any woman with dignity would make that choice."
Lu Qingyang looked at him and said, "You came to me because you want me to help you persuade Xiaojing to change her mind?"
Zhou Fang nodded eagerly: "Qingyang, you're familiar with Xiaojing too, please put in a good word for me. I know I was wrong, I'll definitely change, I'll cut all ties with them..."
Lu Qingyang interrupted him: "Cut it off completely? Can you really pretend that child doesn't exist? That's your own flesh and blood. Legally and morally, you have an inescapable responsibility. It's easy to say, but how are you going to let that mother and daughter live? Can you really live with yourself?"
Zhou Fang was speechless when asked the question.
"The root of this problem lies with you. The one who tied the knot must untie it. I can't make any promises to you right now, nor will I rashly try to persuade Xiaojing. She's angry right now and hurt, so she needs time and space. What you need to do now is calm down, think clearly about what you really want, and what you can handle."
Then, with the utmost sincerity, deal with the mess you left behind. As for Hai, you must have a clear attitude and arrangements; it's not as simple as just giving money. As for Xiaojing, we can only wait and see.
See if she can recover from this betrayal, see if your remorse and subsequent actions can give her even a glimmer of hope for a future. But that hope is very small, and you should be mentally prepared.
Zhou Fang would go to the Fang family's building every day, sometimes in the early morning, sometimes late at night. She didn't dare go upstairs, but would just watch from afar as that familiar window lit up and then went out.
He had someone bring him money, nutritional supplements, and Niu Niu's favorite snacks, but they were all returned untouched.
At first, Fang's parents would scold him a few times, but later they didn't even bother to scold him anymore and just treated him like air.
The two went directly to the Civil Affairs Bureau and got divorced.
Fang Xiaojing may still be concerned about the child, so she only said that the relationship had broken down as the reason for the divorce, and she didn't say anything about Zhou Fang's infidelity, thus saving face for him.
Zhou Fang left nothing, leaving the house and most of the money to Xiao Jing.
This nearly ten-year marriage has come to an end.
Then, he bought a train ticket to Haidong.
When I saw Qiuhe again, it was in the house that I had bought for her.
The baby is asleep, lying in the cradle, his little face all pink.
The room was clean and cozy, which pleased the hostess.
When Qiuhe saw him, her eyes lit up.
"Why did you come so suddenly? You didn't even tell me beforehand."
Zhou Fang sat down, looked around the small apartment he had decorated extensively but rarely set foot in, and felt a tightness in his throat.
"Qiuhe, Xiaojing and I... have divorced."
Qiuhe froze, and the small clothes she was folding fell to the ground.
"Because of...our matter?"
"Hmm." Zhou Fang nodded, not going into details, as that would be too cruel, cruel to everyone.
"I left my house, savings, and everything else to her and the children. Now, besides the little money I have, I have nothing left."
The joy on Qiuhe's face faded, replaced by realistic worry: "Then... what will we do in the future? Nannan is still so young."
“I’ll find a way to make the money. You and your daughter won’t be deprived of your livelihood,” Zhou Fang interrupted her, his voice sounding somewhat tired.
"I still have business to do in Guangzhou, I'll go there in a few days."
Qiuhe approached him, wanting to take his hand: "I... I can go with you, as a family..."
Zhou Fang gently withdrew her hand.
This movement made Qiuhe's face turn pale.
“Qiuhe, I came here this time to tell you that we were both partly responsible for the mistakes of the past. I have wronged you and I have wronged the child. I will do my best to be financially responsible and ensure that you live a worry-free life, but…”
"I can't give you a real home, at least not now, and not for a long time to come."
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