"Zhong Hao is my husband." Wu Ziqiong slowly raised her head, her eyes filled with endless melancholy and bitterness. "My husband and I have been married for over seven years..."
Ye Yun remained silent, letting Wu Ziqiong speak at her own pace.
It wasn't until half an hour later that Ye Yun understood the entire story.
Zhong Hao was not from Jinling; he was from the southwestern region of Huaguo.
After four years of university in Jinling, he didn't return home after graduation, opting instead to establish roots in Jinling.
After all, compared to Jing, Hu, Guang, and Shen, Jinling might not be the absolute top tier in Huaguo, but it was undeniably a major city, especially when compared to Zhong Hao's hometown.
Like most children from remote areas, Zhong Hao yearned to settle down in a big city, and Jinling held an irresistible allure.
At that time, Wu Ziqiong, who was attractive and a local of Jinling, became his target.
Wu Ziqiong's family was well-off back then, and she was beautiful and inexperienced. She was easily seduced by the handsome Zhong Hao, and they ended up marrying due to pregnancy.
This was also why Wu Ziqiong possessed strong dance skills and even an aura that attracted Ye Yun.
A person's aura, sometimes, was the best reflection of their family background.
Unfortunately, Wu Ziqiong's family later fell into hard times, and all their houses and cars were sold off.
The story about her parents being in their hometown was false. In reality, her parents, driven to desperation by bankruptcy, chose to commit suicide by jumping from a building.
At this point, Zhong Hao's scummy nature was fully exposed.
As the saying goes, "When a storm comes, even birds in the same forest will fly in different directions."
Indeed, this saying was perfectly embodied by Zhong Hao.
Ever since the Wu family suffered great misfortune, his comfortable lifestyle of freeloading was no longer guaranteed. He immediately reverted to his true self.
Lazy and good-for-nothing!
The man had no intention of finding a job; instead, he started looking for unconventional means.
He wanted to latch onto rich women!
But rich women aren't fools; it's not that easy to cling to them.
Initially, his livelihood depended on Wu Ziqiong's beauty to attract wealthy individuals, and then he would extort them.
Recently, this guy had a stroke of luck and managed to latch onto the fifty-year-old daughter of a chairman.
This was why he had somewhat restrained himself, planning to divorce Wu Ziqiong and elope with his "old baby."
But who knew that before the divorce, he would encounter a big catch like Ye Yun!
A Lamborghini!
If he could extort a hefty sum, becoming rich wouldn't be a dream!
By the end of the story, Ye Yun couldn't help but feel a surge of respect for Wu Ziqiong.
A rich young lady, her family ruined, her parents unable to bear the blow and committing suicide by jumping off a building, and then being exploited and extorted by her scumbag husband, yet she still managed to endure.
She single-handedly raised her daughter, nurturing her into adulthood.
Even the most melodramatic soap operas wouldn't portray such a story!
Furthermore, why would a woman from such a background choose such a useless man?
Was this the legendary "beauty is only skin deep" syndrome?
And Zhong Hao, that man.
Ye Yun couldn't help but feel amused, despite his anger.
Was there really such a man?
Even in his previous life, Ye Yun had never considered seeking out an "old baby."
He wasn't just a freeloader; he even planned to extort men who interacted with his wife.
He was truly the epitome of scumbags!
Was this even a man?
Instead of working hard and trying to establish himself in Jinling, he just wanted to freeload and rely on women to get by in Jinling?
Ye Yun had previously thought that he himself was a complete scoundrel in his past life.
Now, he realized that compared to Zhong Hao, he was practically a pure little lamb!
Such a man might as well find a block of tofu and smash himself to death!
"I say, Tong Tong's mother... have you never considered divorcing that scumbag?" Ye Yun opened his mouth and looked at Wu Ziqiong.
Wu Ziqiong remained silent for a long moment before finally speaking.
"No... Family shame should not be aired publicly. If this matter were to get out, how would Tong Tong be able to hold her head up among her peers in the future? I am determined to divorce him." Wu Ziqiong's eyes were filled with bitterness. "He refused stubbornly before, always coming to me for money... Recently, he got involved with that older woman, and that's when he decided to end our relationship. I just didn't expect him to have informants in the complex and find out about your existence. Keke's father, I'm sorry..."
Wu Ziqiong's voice trailed off.
She had a good impression of Ye Yun.
But such embarrassing matters made her feel that the distance between her and Ye Yun was growing.
The faint hope she had nurtured in her heart was, at this moment, completely shattered.
"Alright!" Ye Yun patted her shoulder and said, "If that bastard signs the divorce agreement properly, then let it be. If he dares to come looking for you again, you call me! I just beat him up, and I feel a bit bad about it. But thinking about it now, I was too lenient with him!"
After comforting Wu Ziqiong and Tong Tong for a while, and finally coaxing the pitiful mother and daughter to sleep, Ye Yun left on his own.
On his way back, Ye Yun had already decided to help Wu Ziqiong.
Mainly, he saw a reflection of Li Mengyao in Wu Ziqiong.
He truly didn't want to see a tragedy similar to what happened to Li Mengyao repeat itself.
A man even more depraved than his past self appearing before him meant he had to teach him a lesson.
To vent his anger!
Because he was too annoyed to sleep, Ye Yun, with nothing better to do, went to check on the company.
As expected, with enough money, the construction progress was beyond imagination.
At the new factory site, the garbage had been mostly cleared, and cement, sand, and tiles were neatly stacked at the entrance.
The efficiency was such that the new workshop might be completed even faster than the old one!
The next morning, to Ye Yun's surprise, he found Li Mengyao at the company when he arrived.
His personal office, which was meant for him alone, was now available for his wife to sit in.
"Why are you here today?" Ye Yun asked Li Mengyao as he sat down. "Wife, didn't you say you were busy with work recently? What brings you here?"
"I just finished delivering materials to the company from Tiancheng Film and Television, and I was passing by, so I decided to drop in," Li Mengyao replied gently.
She wouldn't tell Ye Yun that she had a sudden urge that morning to see if Ye Yun was keeping that little vixen at the company!
As for Ye Yun, he had arrived early today simply because he wanted to see when the two top students he recruited from the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine yesterday would arrive.
The company started work at nine, but the first one arrived a little after eight-thirty.
Li Mengyao was looking through the promotional booklet for Yao Ke Group when a tall, slender beauty strode in.
The girl looked young, and more importantly, she had a delicate appearance, exuding an aura of a classical Chinese beauty.
"Is she that girl?"
Li Mengyao's face fell, filled with sorrow.
Looking at the girl, Li Mengyao understood why Ye Yun had stayed out all night.
In terms of looks, she believed she was not inferior to the other woman.
But the youthful aura radiating from the other girl was something she lacked!
"Ye Yun, you're busy. I'll go and check out the factory."
Without waiting for Ye Yun's reply, Li Mengyao lowered her head, her eyes welling up with tears, and hurried away.
She didn't go to see the factory.
Instead, she wanted to see if Ye Yun had only this one mistress!