Lin Wan returned ho when the sky was already dim. She entered the courtyard and saw the door open but no lights on. Lin Wan thought Sister Xiao Jia wasn’t going out.
After putting away the groceries in the kitchen, she just stepped into the house, ready to change clothes and take a bath. She turned on the lights and saw soone sitting in the living room. At this mont, Tao Jia’s face was ashen, her eyes red and swollen, it seed she had been crying.
This shocked Lin Wan. She hurriedly approached and said, "Sister Xiao Jia, you... what happened to you?"
Tao Jia slowly raised her head and glanced at her, saying, "Xiao Wan, maybe Junzi didn’t tell you, actually, I am i Langchi’s ex-wife."
"..." Tao Jia’s words left Lin Wan stunned, frowning slightly. She really didn’t see it coming that Tao Jia would be i Langchi’s ex-wife. But at this mont, with Tao Jia speaking like this, Lin Wan didn’t quite understand what she ant.
"When we got divorced, I always thought it was because of the nature of my work. We couldn’t see each other much throughout the year, so he held a grudge in his heart. That’s why he wanted a divorce. I always felt guilty towards him, thinking it was all my responsibility. When I learned of his firm desire for a divorce, I didn’t entangle too much. In front of our parents, I also tried my best to protect him. I never expected, never expected it would be like this." As Tao Jia spoke, her originally swollen tears flowed uncontrollably.
Lin Wan stood aside, opened her mouth, sighed silently in her heart, handed her a tissue, and sat down beside her, ready to continue listening...
"Before he proposed the divorce, I was actually working hard to transfer to the rear. I just wanted to give him a surprise; I hadn’t told him all along." As Tao Jia spoke, she picked up a few photos on the table, saying, "Sorry, I accidentally discovered this today. Your little employee told about their affair."
"Sister Xiao Jia, don’t get wrong. I took these photos because I had no choice. Actually, at that ti they were..." Lin Wan’s words were cut off by Tao Jia, "I know your man and i Langchi are half-brothers, surely there’s a gap between them. You definitely know, right? Can you tell when exactly the two of them got together?"
"This..."
"Don’t worry, I just don’t want to be deceived anymore. We’ve been divorced for so long that I’ve long since moved on from the sadness."
"They should have been together for two or three years. I found out when I was pregnant with my daughter. At that ti, they wanted to harm the child in my belly, so I had no choice but to follow Ye Qing. Since I and that Ye Qing were not on good terms, I followed her just to see what she actually wanted to do with . Who knew, I later discovered she and i Langchi had a connection, and the two of them even lived next door. During that ti, i Langchi should have had business here. He ate at Ye Qing’s house every day. They should have gotten together then because these photos were taken the first ti." Lin Wan said, taking the photos and showing them to Tao Jia, "There are dates on the back, and it should be before you divorced..."
"Are you saying, that when we weren’t divorced yet, you sent photos to their military district once?" Tao Jia suddenly realized that i Langchi might have hurried to divorce her for fear of the matter being exposed.
"Yes, but nothing ca of it that ti. We later thought it was because it was intercepted. So, those later photos ca about." She was truly afraid Tao Jia would speak of sending photos to the military district.
Seeing Lin Wan’s hesitant look, Tao Jia quickly said, "Don’t worry, I won’t say anything. However, can you give those photos? I’m not willing to cause trouble, but I don’t want to be played by them like this either. This doesn’t just bring sha to , it’s also to the Tao Family. If I keep quiet while being bullied by my in-laws, then what kind of status would our Tao Family’s daughters have when they get married? So, I want to return to the military base once."
How could Lin Wan not understand Tao Jia’s aning, with Tao Jia as the ex-wife stepping forward, certainly i Langchi would suffer.
"Sister Xiao Jia, just relying on these photos isn’t enough. Last ti we sent the photos, they managed to resolve it successfully. Besides these, you can act using the child. i Langchi and Ye Qing have such a big child. They’re hiding him strictly now, just afraid that outsiders might find out about the child, then what will they say?"
"Child? Ye Qing was pregnant again during last year’s New Year, could it be they hid that child and are preparing to have one?"
"Impossible. When Ye Qing gave birth, it coincided with strict family planning. Won in that batch were all sterilized. Her... pregnancy should be fake." Lin Wan frowned.
"How could that be? The child was already born before the New Year."
"Before the New Year?" Lin Wan’s eyebrows tightened again, "During the New Year, Ye Qing and i Langchi returned to our hotown..." Lin Wan explained what had happened in her hotown to Tao Jia, "Now her mother is in jail, and the child was taken away by them. It’s definitely sowhere in G City now."
The next day, Tao Jia hurriedly left with the photos. Lin Wan was not reassured and quickly called i Lang Jun.
Listening to what Tao Jia said yesterday, she probably intended to find i Langchi again.
Brother Junzi remained silent for a few seconds after knowing, then said he understood. Lin Wan knew then that Brother Junzi really liked Tao Jia. Initially, she thought their interactions were a bit strange. Now it seed, their kind of relationship was truly difficult.
At the sa ti, i Langchi had already taken Xie Lingzhi to see the child, and by then, they were taking the child to send his mother back to the Capital City.
Xie Lingzhi called her family after knowing this. Though the elders were angry, they had mixed feelings about this grandchild, mostly leaning towards love. Faced with an unexpectedly grown great-grandson, they were also quite happy.
Especially since staying with the nanny all day, it would be better to find a nanny in the Capital City. Being close, they could also visit sotis.
After discussing as a family, they decided to let them bring the child back. i Langchi and Ye Qing also followed Xie Lingzhi back to the Capital City. Getting reprimanded was unavoidable.
...
Lin Wan was unsure of their current circumstances, but with the Tao Family involved, i Langchi wouldn’t be too comfortable now.
This ti, Lin Wan was indeed right in her assumption.
After Tao Jia left with the photos, she imdiately took a train back to the Capital City and explained the situation to her family. How could the Tao Family swallow this anger?
Having a mistress outside, owning up to it is one thing. If i Langchi had admitted and maintained a good attitude, they might have considered the relationship between the two families. Get divorced, and it wouldn’t alarm the military; his military career could continue.
Unexpectedly, back then when asked, they persistently denied it, and now, suddenly there’s a two-year-old child. This is clearly playing with the Tao Family. This anger cannot be suppressed.
After hearing this, Mr. Tao sent his son silently to S City once, inquiring at the place his daughter ntioned, precisely at Yang Erni. From Yang Erni, they learned the previous place of employnt of this woman. Then they found Director Qian.
Brother Tao knew Director Qian’s big brother; over in the Capital City, they were close to the i Family. This explained everything.
After Brother Tao understood the situation, he also went to G City to find Zhang Lusheng. He learned about the situation there.
Unexpectedly, he also learned about i Langchi’s mother’s recent visit and their family’s return to the Capital City.
Brother Tao, upon knowing this, quickly called ho, asking them to keep an eye on the i Family.
The i Family’s great-grandchild had been born for a year, yet they hadn’t hosted a feast. Not only had they not hosted a feast, but even the elders in their family hadn’t seen the child.
Everyone in the yard privately gossiped, thinking the i Family too ruthless. They all assud the i Family disapproved of this daughter-in-law and thus didn’t care much about the child.
Now it seed, things were not as everyone speculated. The i Family was afraid of exposing the child to the public. Everyone in the district and the military division knew about i Langchi’s infidelity during his marriage. Betraying the military’s trust by having an affair hits harder than any average person committing a cri.
Getting expelled from the military is a minor issue; ending up in a military court and serving prison ti is a possibility.
With the child explicitly existing, even the i Family, attempting to use connections to help i Langchi, found it difficult. Hence, the i Family always pretended to be dissatisfied with their daughter-in-law, deliberately shunning the child.
Hide it for a few years, later falsely declare the child a year or two younger, and no one would discover anything.
One has to admit, the i Family sure planned well. But it seems heaven doesn’t wish to see them succeed.
...
With Lin Wan gradually getting the factory on the right track on this side.
In the Capital City, the i Family secretly rented a house not far from the military zone and found a reliable nanny for the child.
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