Chapter 127 If he's not having an easy time, nobody else should either.
April has arrived.
Their wedding anniversary is less than three weeks away.
Exactly one year later, this marriage came to an end.
The Zhong family doesn't agree. They're getting a divorce after only a year of marriage. What do they take the Zhong family for? Someone who can come and go as they please?
Grandma Zhong was genuinely shocked when she heard the news; she seemed not to have expected Ji Tanyuan to be serious.
Old Master Zhong kept a cold face. His people were being closely guarded by Zhong Yan. If he rashly targeted Ji Tanyuan's company, it was very likely that Zhong Yan would cover up the mess behind the scenes, or the Zhong family, his former in-laws, would inadvertently get into unnecessary trouble.
This conclusion really infuriated Professor Zhong.
At the dinner table, he even bluntly expressed his regret for letting them get married, saying, "Look what kind of wife we've brought in! She's so capable, causing such chaos!"
Zhong Yan was still not present at this meal; only Zhong Fangqi and his wife, and Zhong Jing and his wife were there.
Upon hearing this, Zhong Fangqi advised, "You shouldn't concern yourself with this matter."
Old Zhong had a gloomy expression and gray hair, but he was still in good health and had a serious face. He was even more furious when he looked at Zhong Fangqi, since Zhong Yan was his son.
"If I don't care, what can you do?"
Zhong Fangqi said slowly, "I can't control it."
I told him not to interfere because I knew I couldn't control him; the more I tried to control him, the more rebellious he would become.
In fact, Zhong Fangqi was too lazy to deal with this troublesome matter. He was so busy every day that he really had no mood to get involved in these things, and he felt helpless in the face of this situation.
The real reason is that Zhong Yan has too much and too much stuff in his hands. Dingkun Capital and its covert capital operations are all in his hands.
If Zhong Yan were just an idle and good-for-nothing playboy, they could still manage him. But now, too many people's assets and lifelines are in Zhong Yan's hands. If father and son fight amongst themselves, the entire Zhong faction will fall into conflict.
This is why he emphasized to Zhong Yan that they were in the same boat, putting aside their father-son relationship, there was also mutual benefit.
But Zhong Yan has his own set of twisted logic, and he's too good at talking; you can't argue with him at all.
Zhong Fangqi sighed: "Don't you understand? Ji Tanyuan is not an ordinary young lady. She was raised by Ji Qing as an heir, and she has the pride and spirit of Madam Ji in her bones. When pushed to the limit, this kind of person is very stubborn. The more forceful you are, the less she will bow her head."
How can I still not understand her even after she pushed me once?
Zhong Fangqi continued, "I know what you're worried about, but this matter won't cause any problems anytime soon."
He knew what the old man was angry about. This time, the core power of the Shen family had not been harmed, but the relationship with the Ji family had broken down. The previous plan was very likely to fail.
Grandma Zhong still couldn't believe it: "Divorce, less than a year later? Yanyu, go..."
“Mom, Ji Tanyuan has never taken the family precepts seriously from the beginning. Don’t be angry. When she gets angry, she directly causes trouble for Dingkun Capital and almost gets her second brother-in-law killed. We can’t handle this. Let’s leave it to Father and Fang Qi.”
Zhou Yanyu interrupted Old Mrs. Zhong's absurd rant, asking her what she was supposed to do. The other woman was already divorced and had quit; why was she going to act arrogantly? Was she condescending to make a fool of herself?
Zhou Yanyu stated frankly that this was not a simple family matter, but a marriage alliance. The Ji family was not trying to curry favor with the Zhong family, and the Zhong family could not possibly crush the Ji family.
Especially now that everyone in the circle knows about Zhong Yan and Ji Tanyuan's affair, the Zhong family can no longer target the Ji family, otherwise they will be laughed at and called petty.
Grandma Zhong asked in surprise, "What do you mean? Or is the Zhong family afraid of the Ji family?"
Zhou Yanyu smiled and said, "I'm not afraid, but they're not afraid of the Zhong family either."
She lowered her head and wiped her mouth. "Mom, let's not worry about the child."
Zhong Fangqi nodded:
"It's over now. You two will have some peace and quiet. As for Ayan, just treat her the same as before."
Grandma Zhong suddenly felt a little awkward. This matter, which was beyond her control, made her feel a sense of panic about losing her dignity.
"No, I need to call Zhong Yan and get to the bottom of this. Marriage is not something to be taken lightly."
Unable to argue with the old lady, he finally dialed Zhong Yan's number.
Soon, a deep voice sounded: "Hey, bro, what's up?"
Grandma Zhong asked in a deep voice, "Ayan, you want a divorce? How can you treat something like this so lightly?"
There was a pause on the other end before the voice said, "Why not get a divorce? Just so you can keep tormenting my wife?"
"Moreover, my divorce involved renowned divorce property division lawyers; there's no divorce more legitimate than mine."
Zhong Yan leaned over and turned off the microphone from the meeting, focusing on his call with the old lady. He wasn't the type to keep things bottled up, so of course he had to get it off his chest. If he wasn't having a good time, no one else should either.
Zhong Yan felt that the old lady was taking herself too seriously. Even though she was at an age where she should be enjoying her retirement, she was still energetic and bossy.
Now let's look at the old lady's side.
The very first sentence ignited the old woman's anger: "What do you mean?"
Zhong Yan's voice came through the phone clearly, via speakerphone, ensuring that the hard-of-hearing elderly person could hear it while also allowing others at the table to hear it.
“What I mean is that we are entirely responsible for the failure of this marriage. Tan Yuan is not unaware that you look down on her. She knows that you think she is just a rich young lady with no real background. She is aware of all of this and has seen it all.”
At this point, Zhong Yan paused, her voice suddenly turning somewhat sarcastic: "But she still maintained a respectable demeanor. She's here for the sake of profit; she's here for a marriage alliance, not to truly become a daughter-in-law of the Zhong family."
"But you don't even understand the true nature of this marriage alliance. You crossed her bottom line without consulting her and went straight to attack the Ji family. Do you expect her to tolerate it?"
Changing the subject, Zhong Yan continued with a smile, tinged with pride:
"Actually, now that Father and Grandfather are wary of her, isn't that a kind of affirmation of Ji Tanyuan?"
At this point, the person on the other end chuckled again and joked, "To be honest, the reason our family hasn't fallen apart yet is entirely because my mom and sister-in-law are so tolerant."
"But look, now one of them endured it until menopause and her estrogen levels became abnormal, and the other endured it until her uterus and ovaries developed problems."
"Zhong Yan!" followed immediately by the unanimous voices of Zhong Fangqi and Zhong Jing.
Then came complete silence; the consequences of not hanging up the phone in time had already become apparent.
Zhong Yan is the one who pays salaries for everything in the family, including the top-notch medical team responsible for the health of family members, so it's not difficult for him to know these things.
Grandma Zhong stared blankly at her phone, while Zhong Yan continued speaking: "Grandma, the whole family has always understood you, but shouldn't this end now?"
Grandma Zhong looked up at Wen Yi'an, who had been silent until now and whose face had turned pale because of Zhong Yan's words about uterine problems, and then looked at the silent Zhou Yanyu. "So, it's my fault, this old woman?"
Zhong Yan: "You're not old. I know about your monthly check-up. You and Grandpa are both in good health. You could easily live to be a hundred. It's just that whether you'll be able to hold your great-grandchild is another matter..."
Before she could finish speaking, Zhong Jing stood up, snatched the phone from the old lady's hand, and hung up. "He's talking nonsense."
Wen Yi'an sat there motionless, her face so pale it was almost transparent.
Zhong Fangqi glanced at Zhou Yanyu and suddenly remembered that she had reminded him not to get involved in A Jing and A Yan's marriage. At the time, he hadn't noticed anything wrong, but now that he thought about it, she had suddenly mentioned A Jing, and that was the problem.
Wen Yi-an has health problems, so she cannot have children.
Zhong Jing pulled Wen Yi'an to her feet. "I didn't mean to hide it from you, but that would put a lot of pressure on everyone."
Grandma Zhong said in a deep voice, "Then you tell me..."
Zhou Yanyu said calmly, "There's nothing to say. Yi'an is weak, so she just needs some nourishment."
She looked up at Zhong Jing and said, "You should leave first."
Zhong Yan looked at the phone that had suddenly been hung up and scoffed. Things had come to this; surely they wouldn't be keeping an eye on him and Ji Tanyuan anymore.
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