"Collect all evidence of Li Zhi's infidelity," Qin Xian ordered directly into the phone.
With this command, it was clear that legal action was imminent, and the outcome would likely be Li Zhi leaving the marriage with nothing, years of effort gone in an instant.
Li Zhi, finally snapping back to reality, shouted, "You can't do this! Qin Yan, you started all of this in the first place, how can you blame me now? Even though I'm with Qiao Meng, I still gave you status. What more do you want?"
Such a shameless statement left the Qin family members stunned with anger.
"Did I beg you to give me status?" Qin Yan, now thoroughly disgusted, asked incredulously.
Li Zhi choked, then said, "Your family's power and influence pressured me! In that situation, if I didn't marry you, could I have continued my career in the medical field?"
Qin Yan was nearly in tears from anger. "Li Zhi, your hypocrisy is sickening."
Li Zhi was stunned; Qin Yan had never spoken to him like this before.
[Qin Yan has finally woken up! She's right, Li Zhi is nothing but an ungrateful coward!]
Hearing this, Qin Yan, who was on the verge of tears, suddenly lifted her chin defiantly and glared at Li Zhi.
"You're just a freeloader!"
Li Zhi, hearing the label he despised most, exclaimed, "Qin Yan, what did you say?"
"I said you're a freeloader. You and your mistress are both parasites. You have no shame!"
"Qin Yan, you bitch! Who are you talking about? You're the one who stole my man, stole everything from me! You're the shameless one!" Qiao Meng, finally understanding what was happening, started cursing from the other end of the video call.
Qin Yan owed her, and she would never forget the disgusting sight of her boyfriend sleeping with Qin Yan.
They had only broken up impulsively after an argument, and Qin Yan had immediately jumped into Li Zhi's bed. All of this had shocked Qiao Meng at the time.
Later, when she found out she was pregnant and overcame her resentment, planning to get back with Li Zhi, she heard he had been forced to marry.
She wanted to abort the child but couldn't bring herself to do it, until...
"Then why haven't you taken him back all these years? Your man won't divorce for the sake of power and status, you're just a kept mistress. What right do you have to shout and scream?" Qin Yan, as if a switch had been flipped, sharply countered every accusation.
"It's because your family used their influence to bully us, threatening Li Zhi's future. Otherwise, I wouldn't have suffered in silence. Even if he didn't marry me, he would always love me and stay with me, leaving you, you slut, to sleep alone. That's his revenge on you."
Ji Fei, hearing this, couldn't help but comment, [It seems this Li Zhi is quite the master manipulator. This mistress has been thoroughly fooled as well.]
Qin Yan sneered, "I may be stupid, but Qiao Meng, you're a fool too. Li Zhi, you know very well whether my family threatened you or not! Even now, you're still pretending to be the victim? Trying to claim the moral high ground over me! The truth is, you chose to use my family's connections for your own career, abandoning your so-called true love! Don't throw all your dirty water on me, I won't take it!"
Coming from Qin Yan, these words were like trampling repeatedly on Li Zhi's pride, as if exposing the most hidden and shameful thoughts in his heart. Li Zhi's face contorted uncontrollably.
Qiao Meng immediately said, "Stop slandering Li Zhi."
Qin Yan suddenly found it laughable and said, "Fine, since you all think that way, let our Qin family make it a reality. After we divorce, we'll show you what real threats and bullying look like!"
This threat from the Qin family's daughter was no joke.
Li Zhi immediately blurted out, "Qin Yan, how did you become like this?"
"Hah~ Panicking now, aren't you? Which means you know the Qin family never actually intended to go after you before!" Qin Yan's mind had finally cleared, becoming sharp and quick.
Li Zhi was left with no rebuttal.
Li's Mother, seeing Qin Yan's demeanor, finally realized this was no longer the daughter-in-law who used to cling to her son. Quickly, with tears in her eyes, she tried to grab Qin Yan's hand.
"Yan Yan, I will never accept her. Li Zhi was just confused. Please give Li Zhi another chance. I'm begging you! Look how badly Li Zhi has been beaten, isn't that enough?"
But she was blocked by Qin's Mother, who protected Qin Yan like a mother hen.
Li's Mother could only pull Li Zhi, forcing him to apologize and make promises. "Say something quick! Apologize now! Do you want to watch our Li family be destroyed?"
Li Zhi, pressed down by his mother, almost knelt. His eyes gradually became panicked. After what seemed like an intense internal struggle, he finally spoke, "I won't divorce. Yan Yan, I was wrong. I was just resentful and unwilling to accept it, but actually, I do care about you. I..."
"Li Zhi!" Qiao Meng, hearing this, went crazy.
At this point, was there still a need to maintain this facade? Could it be that what Qin Yan said was true, that she had been deceived by Li Zhi all along?
"Shut up!" Before Qiao Meng could say more, Li Zhi shouted at her.
[Able to bend and stretch, knowing when to compromise - it's truly nauseating.] Ji Fei couldn't help but curse.
Qin Xian also snorted coldly, shattering the illusion: "The evidence of infidelity is irrefutable. Li Zhi, you have no choice. So there's no need to act anymore."
Li Zhi immediately looked anxiously towards Qin Yan, only to see disgust in her eyes.
The moment Qin Yan turned away, refusing to look at him, Li Zhi realized this problem could not be resolved.
Meanwhile, Qiao Meng, because of Li Zhi's shout, finally began to lose control. "Li Zhi, don't forget, the child..."
Li Zhi suddenly jolted as if electrocuted and shouted in horror, "I told you to shut up! Do you not want the child in your belly anymore? Do you want to die?"
Child? Qiao Meng was pregnant? This revelation disgusted all the Qin family members.
Even Li Ziqiao seemed to have just learned about this, appearing dumbfounded.
Perhaps due to the overly fierce tone, Qiao Meng immediately wilted.
Li Zhi's expression changed several times before he finally seemed to resign himself. He stood up, covered in injuries, grabbing his wailing mother with one hand and Li Ziqiao's arm with the other.
"I've wronged Yan Yan in this matter. I'm willing to divorce. You can take whatever revenge you want on me, but I hope you won't implicate others."
In this moment, he seemed like a different person - decisive and quick to turn away, no longer entangling himself in the situation.
[Running away so fast, is he afraid we'll beat him up again?] Ji Fei couldn't help but wonder suspiciously.
Ji Fei felt that Li Zhi's change of face was too quick. She had thought such a shameless person would have put up more of a fight.
The Qin family didn't think much of it. At this point, they just wanted the Li family to disappear as quickly as possible, not wanting to remain in the same space with them any longer.
The three members of the Li family left with unsteady steps, only Li Ziqiao secretly looking back at everyone.
Qin Yan, grieving in her mother's arms, suddenly lifted her gaze for some unknown reason and met Li Ziqiao's eyes. For a moment, something seemed to click in her heart.
Noticing Li Ziqiao's behavior, Li Zhi suddenly yanked him forcefully.
Li Ziqiao stumbled, and as he looked up, he met Li Zhi's fierce expression.
Li Ziqiao's heart immediately contracted in fear.
Li Zhi withdrew his resentful gaze and silently gritted his teeth. With his back to the Qin family, the corner of his mouth curled into a cruel smile.
How dare you humiliate me like this, Qin Yan, Qin family. You'll regret it!
A twisted excitement flashed across Li Zhi's face.
Seeing the villains about to exit, Ji Fei couldn't help but comment: [If they hadn't been so abusive, they wouldn't have brought this on themselves. It's just karma.]
Qin Xian glanced at Ji Fei, a complex look flashing in his eyes.
[But it's a pity about that child. He's probably going to get beaten when they get home. It makes my conscience ache a bit. How could such a scumbag and a horrible woman produce such a child? It's truly a case of a good bamboo shoot coming from rotten bamboo. But it's strange, why would they let their own child recognize an enemy as his mother? For revenge? Are they really willing to go that far? What are they thinking...]
Qin Xian, listening to Ji Fei's rambling thoughts, felt there was no need to overthink it.
What else could it be but to ensure the child would be eligible to inherit shares from the Qin family and everything from the Li family?
If, at some point, Qin Yan truly couldn't have children, adoption would be the only option. If it wasn't his own flesh and blood, Li Zhi certainly wouldn't agree.
Add to that Qiao Meng's pregnancy, and sacrificing one child seemed reasonable.
After all, the child was old enough to know about the relationship between his birth mother and father. In the end, Qin Yan would be the only outsider in that family.
Just thinking about such a scenario was terrifying. Fortunately, there was Ji Fei.
Just as Qin Xian was thinking, he suddenly felt Ji Fei beside him shoot off like an arrow released from a bow, whooshing towards the Li family trio who were about to reach the main door.
[Ahhhhhhhhhhh!]
That scream-like inner voice startled the Qin family members so much they nearly lost their balance.
They watched as Ji Fei grabbed Li Ziqiao's arm and then delivered a kick to Li Zhi's back, as if she was snatching someone away.
Li Ziqiao was pulled backward and would have fallen if Qin Xian hadn't been right behind to catch him.
Li Zhi, however, was in a worse state. Caught off guard by the sudden kick while his mind was still pondering future arrangements for Li Ziqiao, he couldn't react in time and fell forward onto the ground, taking Li's Mother with him.
His nose made intimate contact with the marble floor, and a cry of pain echoed throughout the entire estate.
But no one cared about them; the Qin family members were all listening to Ji Fei's internal roar.
[System, are you sick in the head? Giving me gossip with a twist? We nearly had a disaster!]
[Are you saying I should have asked for more details? The information clearly stated that Li Zhi was going to adopt his biological son. Of course I could only think of an illegitimate child!]
[This scumbag actually dared to switch the children born to two women at the same time! And nine years later, he even had Qin Yan adopt one of them. How deranged does one have to be to do something so disgusting?!]
[I really didn't expect that Li Ziqiao was actually Qin Yan's biological son all along!!!!!!!!!]
