These past few years, childless, she had been suffocated. It wasn't just about the child, but also Chu Yu. Chu Yu was now her brother-in-law, how ridiculous.
Jin Qing watched Jiang Yan's retreating back, lost in thought. Was she serious, or just trying to scare her?
Regardless, she couldn't have no children. The Jin family must have an heir.
Jiang Yan left the cafe and got back into her car, sending a message to Jin Lan: 'Let's divorce. I'm tired! I can't have children, and that's an unforgivable sin in your family, with no solution. Let's set each other free!'
After sending the message, she turned off her phone and drove away.
Jin Lan had been contemplating how to share the good news that Ye Wan was alive when he suddenly received such a message from Jiang Yan. He found it unbelievable. He realized his sister must have gone to see her again.
He had strongly advised his sister countless times not to go see Jiang Yan. If Jiang Yan couldn't have children, so be it. He didn't care! What he cared about was Jiang Yan herself. But no matter what he said, his sister seemed to selectively tune him out, as if she couldn't hear him, her mind solely focused on forcing Jiang Yan to have a child.
When he tried calling Jiang Yan, her phone was off. He immediately called his sister's phone.
"Hello, Jin Lan." Jin Qing was still at the cafe, pondering Jiang Yan's words.
"Sister, you went to see Jiang Yan again just now, didn't you?" Jin Lan demanded coldly.
"What? Did she run off to complain to you so quickly? I knew it, I was fooled by her. She even talked about divorcing you. I think she's just trying to manipulate me. She wouldn't actually leave you." Jin Qing taunted sarcastically.
"She is indeed divorcing me. Are you happy now?" Jin Lan's voice was full of helplessness. "She wasn't lying to you. She sent me a divorce message. Even a fool would know what happened. You went to see her again, pressured her! Whether to have children is between my wife and me, it has nothing to do with you. Why do you meddle so much? Can't you manage your own affairs!"
"Of course not. You are the only heir of our Jin family, you must have children. I gave Jiang Yan opportunities. She refused IVF, so I thought of other ways. I suggested finding a surrogate outside, and then she could raise the child as her own. She still refused. I think our Jin family has been more than kind to her, yet she's still not satisfied! It's best if you divorce. I'll find you someone fertile." Jin Qing said dismissively.
Jin Lan was stunned. He felt like he was increasingly not recognizing his sister. Ever since her illness, her personality had seemed to change drastically. After she recovered, he had forbidden her from going back to the company, telling her to rest at home and recuperate. He hired professional managers to run the company as president. But since then, the capable and shrewd strong woman he knew was gone. His sister had become like a wilting flower, seemingly devoid of all vitality. She had become like daughters raised in families that favored sons, her eyes solely focused on having children.
It was as if her entire existence was for this single purpose.
But their family didn't favor sons. Their parents treated both him and his sister equally. He couldn't understand why his sister was like this.
Perhaps he was wrong. Asking her to stay at home for her health had been a huge blow to her spirit. But at the time, she had just recovered and truly needed rest. Now, it seemed her health had fully recovered, because she had plenty of energy to trouble Jiang Yan.