Pregnant After Healing the Alpha

Chapter 282: Chapter 272: I Will Divorce Zhan Qipei Right Now
 

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“Mom,” you are partly to blame for this incident,” no matter how hard you pulled on her, it wouldn’t have happened if you hadn’t argued with her. She fainted because she wasn’t feeling well, which Nanqing told me. So you owe her an apology.”

Su Manhan was so angry she laughed, pointing at herself incredulously.

“Qipei, I’m her mother-in-law, her senior, and also the lady of the Zhan Family. Qiao Jing is just a country girl. Why should I apologize to her? What a joke!”

Zhan Yuanshan’s countenance had softened a bit when Zhan Qipei asked for the apology, but now it flared again when he heard Su Manhan’s reluctance.

He dropped a harsh line.

“If you don’t apologize to Xiao Jing, I will no longer recognize you as my daughter-in-law!”

After Zhan Yuanshan spoke, he left Purple Garden furiously, leaning on his walking stick and entered another car.

Su Manhan was dumbfounded—could it be that the old master would actually disown her as his daughter-in-law over a country bumpkin like Qiao Jing?!

She had been with the Zhan Family for so many years, while Qiao Jing hadn’t even been there for one. How could Zhan Yuanshan be so protective of her?

To treat a country girl as his own granddaughter, what on earth made Qiao Jing so worthy of such treatment from Zhan Yuanshan and his son?

Watching the car carrying Zhan Yuanshan drive away, Su Manhan started wailing, making a scene, and threatening to hang herself.

“I would rather die than apologize to Qiao Jing! Zhan Yao, why didn’t you speak up for me just now? Couldn’t you tell Grandpa Zhan I didn’t lay a finger on her?”

Regardless of which of her titles she put forward, she outweighed Qiao Jing. Why should she, a senior, apologize to a junior?

Just now, aside from her daughter saying a word for her, the other two were as mute as fish. She could barely understand Qipei; after all, that was his wife.

But why wasn’t her own husband speaking for her?

“Zhan Yao, can’t you even speak a word for me?”

Zhan Yao was also in a tough spot, as he couldn’t just go against Grandpa Zhan in that situation and risk upsetting him even more.

Seeing that Zhan Yao remained silent, Su Manhan flopped down on the sofa, not even glancing at Zhan Qipei. Her son had long been disloyal; what hope did she have in him?

If it weren’t for Qiao Jing, how could she have ended up in such a plight?

She must be completely incompatible with Qiao Jing!

Driven to desperation by Su Manhan, Zhan Yao risked it and made a call to Zhan Yuanshan.

“Dad, about this matter—”

Zhan Yuanshan knew what Zhan Yao wanted to say and cut him off.

“There’s nothing to discuss about this matter unless she apologizes.”

The call was ended there, not giving Zhan Yao a chance to respond.

Zhan Yao knew how stubborn the old man could be and said with difficulty to Su Manhan, “Why don’t you just apologize? There’s no persuading Grandpa Zhan.”

Su Manhan’s eyes widened—were these words really coming out of Zhan Yao’s mouth?

“When we married, you said such sweet things! About how you would look after me… And now? You’re actually telling me to apologize to a junior! Clearly, it wasn’t my fault, yet you’re pushing me to apologize.”

“I never should have believed your pretty lies! To be deceived into coming to the Zhan Family, I must have run into eight lifetimes of bad luck! If only I had known…”

The household was in complete turmoil, making it unbearable for Zhan Nanqing to stay. She glanced at her brother.

Zhan Qipei saw that Grandpa Zhan had gone so far as to make such a fierce statement, severing ties, so it was difficult for him to say anything against his mother.

Neither stayed any longer; they got back into the car they had come in.

Zhan Qipei glanced at Zhan Nanqing in the back seat.

“Where are you going?”

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Zhan Nanqing didn’t know where she should go for a moment, so she simply decided to follow wherever her brother went.

“Let’s go to the hospital.”

When Qiao Jing woke up from her sleep, the first person she saw was Zhan Qipei, whose tall figure was hard to overlook as he sat by the hospital bed.

Propping herself up, Qiao Jing sat up and noticed that Zhan Nanqing was also still there.

Why was Zhan Nanqing still in the ward at this time? Given her personality, shouldn’t she have gone home by now?

Seeing that Qiao Jing had woken up, Zhan Qipei immediately poured a cup of hot water and handed it to her.

Qiao Jing was quite thirsty and did not refuse. While she drank the water, Zhan Qipei spoke again.

“Don’t worry, my mom will come to apologize to you.”

Qiao Jing’s motion of drinking water paused for a moment as she put down the cup, guessing some of the situation in her heart.

Only Zhan Yuanshan intervening could make Su Manhan lower her stance to come and apologize to her.

But she was, after all, going to leave the Zhan Family. She didn’t want to cause discord to the point of outright hostility over her.

“It’s my fault, it has nothing to do with her. I was feeling unwell myself, and she just tugged at my clothes without much force.”

Zhan Nanqing, who had been sitting in the background, was taken aback by Qiao Jing’s words.

Although her mother hadn’t used much force, Qiao Jing’s physical condition had already been poor at the time, and it was her mother who had gone over to pick on her during that period.

Otherwise, Qiao Jing wouldn’t have fainted. In any case, her mother was still partly to blame.

Yet Qiao Jing took all the responsibility upon herself without saying a single word of blame toward her mother, not wanting to drag her mother into the matter.

Zhan Nanqing’s view of Qiao Jing underwent a drastic change. Initially, she was merely in awe of the other’s medical knowledge and Professor Qiao’s achievements.

But after getting to know more about her, she realized Qiao Jing’s character was nothing like she had previously thought, creating a strong sense of guilt within her.

It turned out that she had been measuring a noble’s heart with her petty mind, having said some unpleasant things before…

The more Zhan Nanqing thought about it, the more guilty she felt, and no wonder Qiao Jing was such a successful woman. She was open-minded, quite unlike ordinary people who bear ill intentions and suspicion toward others.

She felt it was normal not to reach Qiao Jing’s heights, as those significant figures seemed to have a broad mind by nature.

Upon hearing this, Zhan Qipei’s heart ached more for her. How could his wife be so kindhearted? She had been bullied into hospitalization yet didn’t plan to pursue the other party’s responsibility.

He would have to protect her even better in the future, or else she would genuinely be bullied even more severely. And now, only he could protect his wife.

Seeing that Zhan Qipei didn’t respond, Qiao Jing, unsure of his attitude, decided to tackle the issue at its root and personally made a call to Zhan Yuanshan.

“Grandpa Zhan, the hospital matter is my fault, and it has nothing to do with Auntie Su. It was due to my physical discomfort at the time.”

Zhan Yuanshan grunted.

“Xiao Jing, I’ve turned a blind eye for your sake in the past, but now she’s bullied you into the hospital, and you’re still speaking up for her?”

Knowing Zhan Yuanshan’s stubbornness, Qiao Jing continued to persuade him.

“I’m really okay. I don’t want to blow things up.”

Once Zhan Yuanshan was set on something, he would see it through, and this time he directly refused, regardless of what Qiao Jing said.

“I told your grandfather that I would take care of you and not treat you unfairly. Now that you have been aggrieved, I must make her apologize to you.”

Knowing that Zhan Yuanshan was a man who wouldn’t turn back until he hit the wall, Qiao Jing thought of a solution.

“If you really make Auntie Su apologize to me, then I’ll divorce Zhan Qipei right now and leave the Zhan Family.”