The Tycoon's Mysterious Darling Wife
Chapter 335 - 337. Conversation (7 more updates)

Chapter 335: 337. Conversation (7 more updates)

South City Military District leadership office, Commander Zhao looked gravely at Yan Anbang, "Old Yan, what have you been doing at your age?"

Yan Anbang remained silent. With the situation having escalated to this point, he had nothing to say. How could he have anticipated Zhao Jiaqing would be so ruthless?

"Old Yan, I’ve already spoken with your ex-wife, and she is adamant about suing you. You’re divorced now, and your behavior can’t even be considered domestic violence but intentional harm. If she sues you, it’s a sure thing. What do you plan to do?"

Yan Anbang did not speak.

Commander Zhao paced back and forth, irritated by Yan Anbang’s silence, "I’m asking you now, what does your silence mean?"

Yan Anbang finally spoke, "Since she wants to sue, let her sue. My conscience is clear."

"Conscience clear? Yan Anbang, I think you’ve lost your mind. Never mind that she’s your ex-wife who bore you two children, even if she were a stranger with no relation to you, you should never have laid a hand on her. You’re a man, and a soldier at that. Who do you think you’re doing right by?"

Commander Zhao, a family man, despised seeing men mistreating women. Now that his subordinate had done such a thing, and considering the negative impact it had within the military, he was incredibly angry with Yan Anbang.

If Zhao Jiaqing had been at fault, it would have been another matter. But the issue now was, Zhao Jiaqing hadn’t evidently wronged him, and even if she had caused trouble at Yan’s Family, there were other ways to solve it. Yan Anbang had chosen the dumbest one.

Yan Anbang originally felt that hitting her was an overreaction, but with Zhao Jiaqing making such a fuss, he only regretted ever marrying such a venomous woman.

"Go immediately and apologize to Zhao Jiaqing. If she withdraws her lawsuit, your issue can be more easily resolved. Otherwise, get ready to be dismissed. Old Yan, don’t say I didn’t warn you—if the charges of intentional injury are confirmed, your military career is over, and a transition to a civilian position will be hard."

Yan Anbang’s expression changed slightly, and after a moment’s thought, he stood up, "I’ll go talk to her now."

Commander Zhao patted his shoulder, "Go on, speak nicely, and avoid any conflict."

Zhao Jiaqing was called over and was currently sitting alone in the reception room.

When Yan Anbang entered, Zhao Jiaqing glanced at him and then said no more.

"Zhao Jiaqing, let’s talk," said Yan Anbang in a deep voice.

Zhao Jiaqing stared at the ground, ignoring him.

"As for who started this mess, both you and I know very well. With the situation reaching this point, I’ve utterly lost face in Nancheng. You should be satisfied now, right?"

Zhao Jiaqing scoffed, "Satisfied? Yan Anbang, I am not satisfied. I told you, if you dare harm my child, I will never let it go. You should be thankful that your charge is just intentional injury and not other shameful acts."

Zhao Jiaqing’s words had an underlying meaning. Yan Anbang’s eyes flickered, "Zhao Jiaqing, what do you mean by that?"

Zhao Jiaqing chuckled, "Don’t you know what you’ve done? There’s still evidence in the home safe, need I say more?"

Yan Anbang, realizing what she implied, glared at Zhao Jiaqing, "I am Ya Xi and Sheng Yu’s father. By doing this, aren’t you afraid that Sheng Yu will hate you?"

"Sheng Yu won’t, nor will Ya Xi. Yan Anbang, from the moment you hurt Xiao Xi, our relationship was doomed to end this way."

Yan Anbang thought Zhao Jiaqing was referring to the damage their divorce caused Ya Xi, completely unaware that she spoke of another matter entirely.

"Who caused our divorce? Zhao Jiaqing, ask yourself, Mumu was so young back then, how could you bear to lay your hand on him? Isn’t Ya Xi your treasure just as Mumu is Qin Yan’s treasure? You lost Mumu, drove Qin Yan insane; dare you tell Ya Xi and Sheng Yu about these things?"

Zhao Jiaqing looked unflustered as her gaze towards Yan Anbang turned colder, "Yan Anbang, marrying you was my blindness. Any unhappiness was my own doing, I blame no one else. But you are even more pitiable than I, at least now I see clearly, whereas you’re still being fooled like a fool." The smile on her lips held a hint of sarcasm.

"Yan Anbang, it’s impossible for me to drop the lawsuit, no matter what you say."

"Do you really want to burn all bridges? Don’t you care about Ya Xi and Sheng Yu at all?" Yan Anbang asked her.

Zhao Jiaqing sneered, "Yan Anbang, you are truly selfish and hypocritical. When you did those things back then, why didn’t you think that Ya Xi and Sheng Yu were your children? Now you come to me speaking of them? It’s too late."

The conversation couldn’t continue. Yan Anbang was too tired to argue any further and simply left.

The mediation was unsuccessful. Commander Zhao had no other choice but to have someone send Zhao Jiaqing away. The rest would have to fend for themselves.

After Zhao Jiaqing returned home, she found out that Ya Xi had come back. She frowned, looking at Ya Xi, "Who let you come back? Pack your things and go back to Xueli City immediately."

Ya Xi looked at Zhao Jiaqing, dumbfounded and somewhat unable to react. Sheng Yu frowned, "Mom, you scared Ya Xi."

Zhao Jiaqing then regained her composure, a trace of annoyance flashing in her eyes, "Xiao Xi, listen to mommy. Go back to Xueli City for now. Once mommy has sorted things out here, I’ll come to stay with you."

Ya Xi looked at Zhao Jiaqing, then suddenly reached out to touch Zhao Jiaqing’s forehead, "Mommy, was this really done by daddy?" Her eyes were filled with heartache and disbelief.

Zhao Jiaqing then remembered the scars on her face left by Yan Anbang. She tilted her head slightly and smiled, "Mommy’s fine, it doesn’t hurt anymore."

"Mommy, does it have to be this way? Can’t you and daddy just talk it out?" Ya Xi was very upset as their twenty-plus years of marriage had now turned into this.

Zhao Jiaqing knew she had made Ya Xi sad, but still hardened her heart and avoided her gaze, "Ya Xi, there is no going back from this."

Ya Xi lowered her head, her expression unclear to Zhao Jiaqing, "Ya Xi, could you return to Xueli City for now?"

Ya Xi shook her head; she didn’t want to go back. Zhao Jiaqing looked at Sheng Yu, hoping he would persuade her, but Sheng Yu was powerless. He had tried to persuade her while Zhao Jiaqing was away, but Ya Xi wouldn’t listen and insisted on staying in the country.

Zhao Jiaqing was helpless and could only be more attentive to Ya Xi, trying to keep her from seeing acquaintances as much as possible.

Shen Qinglan only learned about the Yan Family’s situation from the news and hadn’t expected Zhao Jiaqing and Yan Anbang to have escalated to this extent. Having met Zhao Jiaqing a few times, she hadn’t seemed like someone who would go to such extremes. Suing Yan Anbang was equivalent to destroying his career. They hadn’t even done this during their divorce; what was it for now?

Shen Qinglan faintly felt there was something she didn’t know going on. After thinking it over, she called Jin Enxi, "Enxi, help me look into the situation between Zhao Jiaqing and Yan Anbang."

Jin Enxi, who had come back to the country with Eden, was bored and was pleased to receive Shen Qinglan’s call, "An, don’t worry, I promise to investigate everything thoroughly."

After hanging up, Shen Qinglan put the matter aside and went into the bathroom to help Fu Hengyi bathe. Eden had already examined Fu Hengyi once and developed a surgical plan, scheduling it for tomorrow.

The next morning, as soon as Fu Hengyi arrived at the hospital, he was taken for a checkup. After all the indicators came back normal, he was taken into the surgery room.

Shen Junyu sat outside with Shen Qinglan, waiting. Apart from them, no one from the family came, as Fu Hengyi had forbidden it, especially the two elderly grandfathers. Given their age, Fu Hengyi didn’t want them to worry.

"Lanlan, don’t worry, Hengyi’s surgery will definitely be successful."

Shen Qinglan wasn’t worried about that, as Eden had already stated that he was very confident in the surgery and that there should be no issues whatsoever.

"I have a lot of confidence in Dr. Eden’s medical skills. Fu Hengyi’s surgery will definitely be successful," Shen Qinglan said calmly.

Shen Junyu curiously looked at her, "Lanlan, how did you come to know Dr. Eden?"

"It was a chance meeting," Shen Qinglan replied.