0p0 Chapter 143 Love, Family, and Friendship
Chapter 143 Love, Family, and Friendship
Given the current situation, Wu Xiaoru is determined to divorce Tan Zhong.
Tan Zhong disagreed, but Si Munan threatened him, "If you don't agree, I can't guarantee that the woman and her child will appear in front of you unharmed."
Upon hearing this, Tan Zhong's expression immediately turned ugly.
Just then, a frantic voice entered the ward. "I disagree."
"Mom, why are you here?"
A plump woman adorned with gold and silver jewelry appeared at the ward door. This was Tan Zhong's mother and Wu Xiaoru's mother-in-law.
Wu Xiaoru never really liked her mother-in-law.
The relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has always been tense.
Her purpose in coming here is self-evident.
"How dare you call me Mom?" Zhang Huifang slapped her son on the head. "Quickly kowtow to Xiaoru and admit your mistake, saying you won't make this mistake again next time."
Then she turned to her daughter-in-law and said, "Xiaoru, men all make these kinds of silly mistakes. Can you forgive him this once? Just give him a chance to make amends for my sake."
"I assure you that with me watching him, he will absolutely not dare to do anything reckless again."
Tan Zhong immediately lowered his head and admitted his mistake, "Xiaoru, please give me another chance, okay?"
Looking at the mother and son who were singing in unison, Wu Xiaoru was both amused and exasperated: "No need, I can't tolerate any infidelity. He either doesn't cheat on me, or he comes to get a divorce with me tomorrow."
Chen Xiao suddenly retorted sarcastically, "What do you mean all men are like him? It's his problem if a dirty cucumber doesn't keep himself clean. I, on the other hand, strictly adhere to male virtues."
"Don't you think so, honey?"
Yan Ting: "...Hmm."
She looked at Chen Xiao, both amused and exasperated: "We shouldn't compare ourselves to a scoundrel like him."
Si Munan glanced at the two of them, then whispered to Tan Yi beside her, "Don't worry, I've always upheld male virtues."
Tan Yi was somewhat speechless: "Who asked you?" Despite her words, a faint smile still flashed in her eyes.
She didn't know when it started, but her attitude towards Si Munan gradually changed. She no longer fought him to the death like before, nor did she frantically run away from his feelings like she used to.
Yes.
Tan Yi could tell that Si Munan liked her.
When she first learned about this, her first thought was that this guy must have taken the wrong medicine, that he actually liked her.
However, after her father's incident, Tan Yi finally realized that Si Munan truly loved her.
She didn't know what her feelings were for Si Munan. She probably liked him, but it was too early to say she loved him.
However, they will have plenty of time to study this relationship later.
Seeing her son being insulted, Zhang Huifang looked at Yanting angrily and said, "How can a young girl like you have such a foul mouth? You have no manners at all."
Yan Ting was about to speak.
Chen Xiao glanced at him sideways and said, "Who are you calling ill-mannered?"
Zhang Huifang was a woman from the countryside, not very worldly. When she met the man's cold gaze, she instinctively shuddered and immediately fell silent.
"Anyway, I don't agree to your divorce." Zhang Huifang resorted to her usual tactic of throwing a tantrum: "You've been married for so many years, why divorce over something like this?"
Wu Xiaoru was determined to get a divorce.
Tan Yi looked at Zhang Huifang; she had never really liked this grandmother.
Because my grandmother has always favored boys over girls.
I remember when I was little, my grandma would often make things difficult for my mom.
If they hadn't moved out and lived separately later, they don't know how much more they would have suffered at her hands.
"Grandma, let me give you a piece of advice: moral blackmail is outdated. Instead of throwing a tantrum here, you should just go back to farming."
"If it weren't for my mom and the others, do you think you could be living such a wealthy life now, where you have everything done for you?"
Zhang Huifang's face turned pale and then flushed.
For a moment, she was so angry at Tan Yi that she couldn't speak.
Seeing that his mother was about to faint, Tan Zhong quickly supported her and anxiously called out, "Mom! Mom!"
"Alright," Wu Xiaoru said calmly, "Stop pretending. I'm determined to get a divorce. I don't care whether your son wants to divorce me or not, because he has no choice but to get a divorce."
"As for the Tan family's assets, don't even think about them. They belong to my daughter. As long as I'm here, no one can take away what belongs to my daughter."
Subsequently, the Wu family also learned about Tan Zhong's affair.
After learning that Wu Xiaoru had been wronged, the Wu family could no longer sit still.
He immediately ran to the Tan family to settle accounts with Tan Zhong.
Tan Zhong couldn't dodge it even though he wanted to.
He was beaten so badly by the Wu family that he ended up in the hospital.
Later, looking at Tan Zhong, whose body was completely bandaged up in the hospital bed, Wu Xiaoru sneered, "Serves him right."
Zhang Huifang originally wanted to get an explanation, but in the end she was met with a rebuff.
As for the mistress and illegitimate child, the Wu family directly exposed them to the media.
Yan Ting fanned the flames behind the scenes, making the matter escalate.
Tan Zhong has always cultivated a persona of loving his wife, and he has benefited greatly from this persona.
But it doesn't matter, he'll just have to vomit up whatever he ate back then.
Mistresses and illegitimate children are universally condemned.
Ultimately, driven to desperation and with nowhere else to turn, the mistress fled abroad with her illegitimate child, without ever thinking of caring about Tan Zhong's current situation.
When Tan Zhong learned of this, he coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Now that things have come to this, he finally feels a pang of regret.
But he brought it all on himself.
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Tan Yi drank the chicken soup with some distress: "I'm going to throw up if I drink any more."
Yanting found it somewhat amusing: "This is all from Auntie's heartfelt wishes."
Tan Yi sighed, "My wound has healed a long time ago, but my mother has been unwilling to let me leave the hospital, saying that it takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone."
As she spoke, she took a bite of the snake fruit.
The apples were bought by Si Munan.
He just came by and then left again because of important company business.
Before Wu Xiaoru even entered the ward, she saw her daughter sighing. She said in a helpless tone, "I haven't even settled the score with you yet! How dare you fight with a group of people. If Xiaonan hadn't arrived in time, I can't even imagine what would have happened."
"Mom! I was wrong." Tan Yi didn't argue back, and immediately slid down to her knees to admit her mistake.
"I will definitely think twice before I act next time."
Wu Xiaoru glanced at her: "You want a next time?"
Tan Yi shook her head frantically: "No, no."
Wu Xiaoru snorted coldly.
"Next time something happens, don't hide it from your mother like you did this time."
Yanting explained on behalf of her best friend, "Aunt Wu, Tan Tan kept it from you mainly because she was afraid you wouldn't be able to accept it."
Wu Xiaoru nodded: "I know, but I'm not as fragile as you think."
"In this world, there is family and friendship besides love. It's not like we can't live without love."