The room fell into an awkward silence. Liang Feng was afraid that this would be too much for his sister and he looked anxiously at her.
Liang Yun stood there in disbelief. She didn’t seem to know why her fiance was yelling at her brother. She took off her apron and glanced at the three of them. Finally, she sat down beside Liang Feng and asked, “Zhehan, what’s wrong?”
Zhou Zhehan pointed at Qi Yan angrily and said, “Yunyun, who is this person? He doesn’t seem to have any skills other than spewing nonsense. I am a university graduate, I won’t do immoral things like that!”
Liang Yun turned to look at Qi Yan. She wanted to know what he’d said.
Zhou Zhehan’s outburst did not faze Qi Yan. He slowly took a sip of water and said, “I only said that Mr. Zhou seems to have some trouble with love and he got so angry…”
He put down the glass. The sound of the glass hitting the table was felt in their hearts.
“Even a married person could have attracted unwanted attention. It’s not like you have to be involved. Why are you so emotional?” Qi Yan laughed and said, “Have you done anything that makes you feel guilty?”
“You…” Zhou Zhehan looked uncomfortable and turned to look at Liang Yun. Her face was tight and emotionless.
“Master Qi, I am sorry for his rudeness,” Liang Yun did not speak to Zhou Zhehan and focused on apologizing to Qi Yan, “Please continue.”
Qi Yan smiled, “It’s okay. I think this is anger caused by embarrassment. Ms. Liang, please be honest, did Mr. Zhou actually contributed 400,000 yuan to the house?” He was only trying to be polite when he said that Zhou Zhehan came from an average household. The truth was, he had at least three siblings and one of them was disabled. He actually grew up poor.
Two years after they graduated, the Zhou family had gotten into debt. How could they have 400,000 yuan?
Liang Feng was not a fool. When he heard that, he knew that his sister had done something stupid. He gazed at Liang Yun deeply and sighed.
Liang Yun looked awkward after being exposed. She wanted to explain but no words came to her mouth.
Qi Yan didn’t want to interfere with their family problems. Without looking at the expressions of the siblings, he said straightforwardly, “Actually, Mr. Zhou not only has trouble with love, but also with children. But I don’t think Miss Liang is pregnant.”
Buzz!
Liang Yun felt as though she suffered a huge blow to her head. Her head was buzzing and she couldn’t think.
“Punch!”
Liang Feng, who was sitting politely, suddenly jumped up, grabbed Zhou Zhehan’s collar and punched him. Zhou Zhehan covered his face and yelled, and he was powerless to fight back.
Qi Yan: …
Liang Feng’s punch landed on Zhou Zhehan before he could even finish talking. Turning to look at Liang Yun, she was still in a daze, as if it was not her fiancé who was screaming, but a stranger.
Liang Feng punched Zhou Zhehan violently a few times before throwing him to a corner. He straightened his sleeves and sat back down calmly.
Zhou Zhehan fell to the ground and was stunned for several seconds before he took out his phone and yelled that he was going to call the police.
“I also think it’s a good idea to call the police. After all, this is a case of fraud,” Qi Yan said to Liang Feng, “This house is worth about 3 million now. Based on this value…” He glanced at Zhou Zhehan in the corner, who retracted his finger from the phone.
Even if Liang Yun was a fool, she knew what his reaction meant. She stared blankly at the man in the corner who looked a little helpless, and felt a hole in her heart. She had been dating him for eight years and was about to get married. They even talked about names for their future child and which school to go to.
But when this fantasy was torn apart, Liang Yun suddenly realized how stupid she was.
In order to preserve his dignity, she paid 400,000 yuan on his behalf to buy the house, and learnt how to cook and be frugal. She used to live like a princess growing up and never had to cook.
She knew that her family didn’t like Zhou Zhehan very much, but she didn’t say anything because she didn’t want to make him feel bad, so she pretended not to know anything.
But her sacrifice over the years was nothing but a joke.
“Tell me, what’s going on with these so-called ghosts?” Liang Yun’s tone was so calm that it felt cold. She stared at the man in the corner, “What’s with the blood, shadows and strange noises? Why do you want me to sell the house at a low price?”
Zhou Zhehan felt that Liang Yun’s eyes were full of contempt, as if she was a princess, and he was just a pauper who wanted to please the princess, “I don’t want to explain it!”
“Fine,” Liang Yun blinked, holding back her tears, “Then tell me, are you really having an affair with someone else?”
Zhou Zhehan was silent for a moment, “Yunyun, it was just an accident, she is pregnant with my child, and it’s a boy. You know the situation in my family, my eldest brother is disabled, and both sisters are married to poor men. I am the only one supporting the family, and they always hoped that I could have a son…”
“Enough,” Liang Yun interrupted Zhou Zhehan’s explanation mercilessly, “I don’t want to hear your excuses. Even if you’re not disgusted by those words, I’m tired of hearing it. All of this just proves that you don’t love me and how blind and stupid I was.”
Zhou Zhehan suddenly looked at Liang Yun in disbelief. He didn’t know how they got to this point, “You don’t even want to hear my explanation, is it because you always look down on me?! I know one of your bags is worth as much as my one month salary, and any piece of jewelry on your body is worth one year of my family’s living expenses…”
“You’re right, I look down on you. Leave!” Liang Yun picked a pillow and threw it at Zhou Zhehan, “Your poor family had nothing to do with me. I don’t want to listen to these pointless things. Leave immediately!”
“You…” Zhou Zhehan stuttered, “You can’t chase me out, I paid for this house!”
Liang Yun laughed at his words, “So that’s what you’re after. Let me make this clear, we are not married and the house is under my name. You want a portion of the house? Dream on!”
“Liang Yun, don’t be so cruel. I have been in Capital City for some time now and know some people,” Zhou Zhehan looked cautiously at Liang Feng, afraid that he might beat him up again. “Don’t push me…”
“F*** your whole family!” Liang Yun slapped Zhou Zhehan on the face, “Leave!”
When she bought the house, she made sure that it was under her name. There was nothing Zhou Zhehan could do.
Qi Yan watched quietly at the scene. When Liang Yun slapped Zhou Zhehan, he noticed that her fate had changed. He put down his glass and stood up, “This job is done. I should go home now.”
Liang Feng didn’t expect this would happen. He thought he had just invited Qi Yan over to look at Feng Shui. However, he was very grateful to Qi Yan. If Master Qi hadn’t exposed Zhou Zhehan’s true colors, his sister would have been kept in the dark and even married this disgusting man…
Thinking of this, Liang Feng was even more upset. He turned to look at Zhou Zhehan, and was thinking countless ways to deal with him.
After Liang Yun slapped Zhou Zhehan, she retreated to Liang Feng’s side, she was afraid that Zhou Zhehan would go crazy and hurt him. It was strange that although they had been together for 8 years, she was not as sad as she thought she would be after the truth was revealed.
Perhaps living frugally for the past two years had hardened her. Her had sacrifice meant nothing to him.
After living like a princess for 20 years, she started cooking for this man, bought drugstore cosmetics, and even stopped buying branded bags. Unfortunately, in Zhou Zhehan’s eyes, she was still living an extravagant life.
He had taken her frugality for granted. Their worldviews and values were never aligned. It’s just that before they lived together, they didn’t have a thorough understanding of each other. Now, they finally saw their differences.
Maybe in her heart, she no longer wanted to live such a hard life, but she only persisted to express her love.
“Let’s break up,” Liang Yun’s tone gradually calmed down, she glanced at this cozy little home, and finally looked at Zhou Zhehan, “Don’t brag about your network. Go and mention my brother’s name to your boss and see how he reacts.”
She never told Zhou Zhehan about what her family did for a living. He only knew that her family was well-off, and each of them was a special assistant to some CEOs, but he didn’t know that one of them was the famous Fifth Master Cen.
Zhou Zhehan felt guilty looking at Liang Yun. When Liang Yun said that they should break up, he was deeply reluctant. After 8 years, he did have feelings for Liang Yun.
His cell phone rang at this moment, he glanced at the phone at the incoming call and he couldn’t look at Liang Yun.
“Take it,” Liang Yun sneered, “Why not?”
Zhou Zhehan hesitated for a moment, then hung up the phone, but soon the phone rang again. He kept hanging up but the phone kept ringing. The lively voice in the ringtone sounded ironic because it was a recording of Liang Yun’s singing.
“What if her stomach was not well?” Liang Yun lowered her eyelids, “I dare not shoulder this responsibility.”
Zhou Zhehan’s face changed slightly. Finally, he answered the phone. As his hands were shaking a little, he accidentally turned on the loudspeaker.
“Brother Han, why did it take you so long to buy sour grapes? Did you go to see her again?” The girl’s voice on the phone was nice and soft, and she sounded innocent, but her words did not sound innocent at all.
Only then did Zhou Zhehan notice that he had accidentally turned on the loudspeaker. He was about to turn it off when Liang Yun stopped him. She grabbed the phone and said to the woman, “Don’t worry, I don’t want the old and used ragged shirt anymore. Take it if you want.”
After speaking, she hung up without waiting for a response. She turned to look at Zhou Zhehan, “I don’t think there is anything to say between us anymore. Do you want to leave on your own or should I throw your stuff out?”
There was nothing Zhou Zhehan could do at this point. He had everything planned out. After Liang Yun agreed to sell the house at a lower price, he’d take the money and decide who to marry after the baby was born.
He didn’t expect this to happen.
He looked at Qi Yan angrily, where did this Master Qi come from? Did Liang Feng hire a private investigator to expose him?
Qi Yan, who was standing innocently beside them, was unfazed by the resentful eyes. He raised his eyebrows, not wanting to waste his breath on this man.
“You sent someone to investigate me?” Zhou Zhehan looked at Liang Feng, “Was it you?!”
Liang Feng ignored him, He lowered his head and rolled up his sleeves. Zhou Zhehan closed his mouth when he saw his action. He looked at the expressionless Liang Yun again, knowing that there was nothing he could do to salvage the situation at this point. Besides, the Liang family was a native of Capital City and they must have a lot of connections, so he didn’t dare to offend them.
In their village, he was the only person who was admitted to a prestigious school and worked in Capital City. He could not offend the Liang family, in order to stay here.
He didn’t have many things. Most of his clothes were bought by Liang Yun. Apart from his ID card, there were only two boxes of things in total. He dragged his suitcase out of the room and whispered sorry to Liang Yun, but Liang Yun didn’t respond.
With some nostalgia, he glanced at the three-million-dollar house, gritted his teeth, turned around and left.
“Hi,” Qi Yan, who was standing outside the door, saw him and gave him a kind and harmless smile. However, Zhou Zhehan only felt that this person had destroyed his happiness, and his face became even darker.
“Actually, I’m really a fortune teller,” Qi Yan said with his arms around his chest,and said light-heartedly, “I forgot to tell you just now that you will have a child in your life but that’s it.”
However, Zhou Zhehan ignored him and rolled his eyes. Then, he got into the elevator.
Looking at the elevator door closed, Qi Yan shrugged, “Treachery and malintentions. He deserves it.”
“Master Qi,” Liang Feng saw Qi Yan standing outside the gate, knowing that he wanted to give them some space, and said gratefully, “Thank you for helping my sister see the truth.”
Qi Yan walked into the house, looked at Liang Yun whose eyes were red, and comforted her, “Don’t be too sad. Many of us have met scumbags in our life.”
“Thank you,” Liang Yun said with a forced smile, “I’ll go check on the chicken stew.”
Seeing Liang Yun walk into the kitchen, Qi Yan turned to look at Liang Feng, who was sitting upright, “How about we go out to eat? Isn’t it a little cruel to ask her to cook at this moment?”
“No need.” Liang Feng said, “She’ll be stronger after this. Only pain will help us grow.”
Qi Yan suddenly understood why Liang Feng was Cen Baihe’s personal assistant. This kind of temperament and courage were extraordinary. However, within two minutes, the serious and courageous Assistant Liang made an excuse to help his sister in the kitchen.
Qi Yan held the television remote control speechlessly.
As tough as he seemed to be, Assistant Liang cannot defy his heart.
Just as Qi Yan was feeling bored watching, Cen Baihe called him. The female lead in the show that he was watching had been crying non-stop. He couldn’t stand it and changed the channel.
“Baihe,” Qi Yan sat lazily on the sofa and smiled when he heard Cen Baihe’s voice, “I’m still at Assistant Liang’s sister’s house. I’m having lunch with them.”
After they hung up, Cen Baihe looked at the time and called his secretary, “Don’t buy me lunch today, I’m going out.”
Then, he gave Liang Feng a call and mentioned that he would like to pay him a visit at noon.
After he hung up, Liang Feng was still stunned that his boss wanted to come over.
“What’s wrong?” Liang Yun, who was now calm, noticed that her brother was acting strange, so she asked him in concern.
“The boss is coming later, are the dishes enough?”
“I made a lot, don’t worry,” Liang Yun smiled. “I didn’t expect Fifth Master Cen to have lunch with his employees at home. That’s nice of him.
Liang Feng was not expecting that either.
Zhou Zhehan thought that he was really unlucky today. After coming out of the community, he wasn’t able to get a taxi despite waiting for half an hour. When he finally called for one, the driver didn’t show up on time. When he called to rush him, he was scolded by the driver.
The sun was getting brighter and he felt his body heating up.
He saw a black Mayback driving towards him. The yellow car plate was so vibrant that it hurt his eyes. He only retracted his gaze when the car drove into the community.
Finally, a taxi came by and he immediately got on.
Liang Yun received a call from Zhou Zhehan’s number, but the person on the other end was the police informing her that her boyfriend was involved in an accident. Even though he was alive, he might suffer permanent disability. They asked if she could go to the hospital.
“I’m sorry, I think you made a mistake. Mr. Zhou’s girlfriend is currently home, pregnant. We have already broken up.” Liang Yun hung up and opened the lid of the pot. She scooped the chicken head out from the stew and threw it into the rubbish bin.
There was no one here who liked to chew on chicken head anymore. There was no point keeping it.
“Yunyun, what is it?” Liang Feng turned to ask her. “Who called you?”
“Nothing, it’s the wrong number.” Liang Yun switched off her phone. His disability had nothing to do with her.
Liang Feng did not continue asking. At this moment, the doorbell rang and he went out to open the door.
