Chapter 62 Your brother-in-law is coming back to life.
When Ji Tanyuan returned, Zhong Yan had already tidied up the bedroom, leaving only one last vacuuming.
It saves me from having to get up early to exercise.
After taking a shower, Zhong Yan went downstairs and instructed the maid to prepare breakfast.
Hearing the noise, he turned his head and looked over. "Go take a shower. From now on, the dog is not allowed in the bedroom."
Ji Tanyuan and the dog exchanged a glance, and Ji Tanyuan rubbed the dog's head.
Zhong Yan raised an eyebrow. "You're not thinking of letting the dog in while I'm not around, are you?"
Ji Tanyuan withdrew her hand and said awkwardly, "No."
Halfway there, she suddenly realized something was wrong and turned back to Zhong Yan: "Aren't we sleeping in separate rooms?"
Zhong Yan looked up upon hearing this, "Who said that?"
Ji Tanyuan said matter-of-factly, "I said it."
“I didn’t say that,” Zhong Yan retorted without changing his expression.
He leaned against the railing and said, "Husbands and wives shouldn't sleep in separate rooms. It's not good, wife."
"No one from the Zhong family will bother us anymore. As for the usual family banquets, you don't have to go if you don't want to."
Ji Tanyuan smiled slightly, "See how easy it is to break the rules."
She almost killed the old man, and the Zhong family had to suffer in silence because of their own interests.
However, when the reckoning comes, they will probably get it back.
Zhong Yan lowered his head, turned around, and walked towards the kitchen, saying as he went, "Because this is just one of the methods of discipline."
“The clan is a legacy, so one way to maintain the clan’s power is to follow tradition.”
"It exists in both the North and the South. Don't you also value clans? No matter how fierce the internal strife is, you are united with others and believe that if one family gets rich, the whole family gets rich."
Ji Tanyuan: "I'm not on the family tree, what does that have to do with me?"
Zhong Yan: "..."
Ji Tanyuan turned and went upstairs. "I am also marrying for the sake of my Ji family. If the Ji family is not mine, I will not agree to the marriage."
Zhong Yan suddenly turned around and watched Ji Tanyuan's figure disappear around the corner. Her figure was tall and slender, and he could only think of one word: resilience.
The old man was right. Ji Tanyuan was soft on the outside but hard on the inside. She was very easy to talk to as long as it didn't violate her bottom line, but she would never give up on matters of fundamental interest.
He closed his eyes briefly, then opened them again, deciding to step back a little.
For the sake of family harmony, making appropriate sacrifices is perfectly reasonable, after all, Ji Tanyuan had previously compromised herself to cooperate with the Zhong family.
Zhong Yan opened his phone and made a call. "I've made up my mind. I disagree with your proposed acquisition plan of the Ji family. If you have the ability, go find someone else. I, your grandson, have no ability."
Zhong Yan held the phone in one hand and pressed the button on the coffee machine with the other. After hearing something said on the other end, Zhong Yan smiled and said, "If I'm not your grandson, what am I supposed to be? Wouldn't it be a great act of treason to be anything else?"
He was met with the sound of shattering, and the phone was disconnected.
Zhong Shuqing's face turned ashen. He smashed his phone and began to cough.
As soon as Zhong Fangqi entered the door, he saw his excited father. "Dad, what's wrong?"
With no outsiders present, Zhong Shuqing said coldly, "What a fine son you've raised!"
Zhong Fangqi glanced at the shattered phone and thought to himself, "It's Zhong Yan again."
"Please don't take it to heart."
"It was a mistake to arrange this marriage for him; he's such a disobedient son," Zhong Shuqing cursed.
Zhong Fangqi stepped forward and picked up the phone. "Dad, you should be worried about him because he's obedient."
"It's just that he's never been in a relationship before and is interested in Tan Yuan. He can do what he wants, and we'll do what we want."
He never expected Zhong Yan to always listen to his family. As long as he could bring the Ji family into the Yanjing camp, he could dismantle the political and business matrix in the south.
The largest comprehensive enterprise in Hujiang right now is related to the Zhong family in the north, and that's enough.
With that in mind, "as for other plans, it's too early to say."
"Don't worry about it. You've seen Ji's parents yourself. Things have gotten this bad. Let's calm things down for now."
Zhong Shuqing: "Making a fuss? Your son has already started transferring assets to build a second home, and you still call it making a fuss?"
“Even if he builds 108, he’s still a member of the Zhong family. If he doesn’t take the benefits he’s entitled to, someone else will come to him. He has to take the risks no matter how far away he is. How can you argue with two young people like him?”
Zhong Fangqi was also worried. The older the two old people got, the more confused they became, and the more they made a fuss. It seemed that they were determined to make a big splash in their last few years and complete their swan song.
Those family precepts are insignificant compared to the obvious benefits. Even without the constraints of family precepts, Ji Tanyuan would not dare to betray the Zhong family.
Having witnessed the farce unfold over the past six months, he discovered that his second son's wife was quite capable. She possessed the ability to deflect attacks with ease, the ruthlessness to turn on someone in a flash, and the emotional intelligence to navigate all situations smoothly. No wonder Ayan liked her.
If you can be tolerant in family matters, you'll know that a small act of impatience can ruin a big plan, but you also have your bottom line.
This incident shows that family ties are also her weakness; a person who values relationships is the easiest to manipulate.
Zhong Fangqi poured his father a glass of water. "The matter of Tan Yuan's discord with the Zhong family must not be spread now, Father."
He pondered for a moment, then said, "As for the rest, I know what I'm doing."
Zhong Shuqing was a little tired. "Are you saying I'm too old?"
"No, you're overthinking it. I'm just advising you to relax and not overwork yourself. The doctor also said that at your age, you shouldn't worry too much."
Zhong Shuqing's face was cold and stern. "You've taken charge of things now, and you've even covered up the fact that your father was pushed into the pond."
Zhong Fangqi sighed. Who could blame him but his own daughter-in-law? If word got out, where would he put his face?
Zhong Shuqing felt a tightness in his chest. This was the first time he had ever suffered a loss in silence, and it was all because of a young girl.
"roll."
Zhong Fangqi stood up. "Then you should rest well. I'll leave first."
After saying that, he quickly "got away".
Zhong Fangqi went out, got into the car, and rubbed his forehead.
The secretary said from the passenger seat to the back, "Secretary, the people from Shanghai reported that we have made progress on the person Ji Ting is looking for."
"It is said that he is Ji Qing's eldest son and the second young mistress's twin brother."
Zhong Fangqi frowned. "Wasn't he dead?"
"He drowned and went missing in the sea. The police searched for several days but couldn't find him."
Zhong Fangqi pointed to his knee. "You're alive now."
There are now two heirs.
When Zhong Yan received the call from his father, he was tugging at the dog's ears, otherwise the big ears would droop into the food bowl and make a mess.
He held the dog by its ears, twirled Ji Tanyuan's silk hair tie around it twice, and then answered the phone.
"Hello, Dad."
"Your brother-in-law is coming back to life," Zhong Fangqi said, getting straight to the point.
Zhong Yan frowned, and it took him a while to realize that he was talking about Ji Zhihe, Ji Tanyuan's older brother.
At the same time, Ji Tanyuan also received a phone call.
Her expression was cold and aloof, and it turned out that her uncle had actually managed to produce a son.
"Keep following them. Report to me immediately when you find them, and I'll send someone else. If there's an opportunity, do a paternity test first."
Ji Tanyuan's hand trembled slightly. She clenched her fist to restrain herself, but her eyes remained firm. Her thin lips parted slightly, and she spoke each word with a calm tone that belied her impulsiveness:
"If there is no chance, then don't let him live any longer."
Mom can't handle any more stress.
She didn't care what the truth was, whether he was an illegitimate child or not, it couldn't be revealed. An eldest son who suddenly appeared was undoubtedly a knife hanging over her neck.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
