Xie Zhenxing’s face was livid as he launched straight into accusations. “What good does it do you to stand there making sarcastic remarks when the company is in trouble?”
“Don’t forget that Xie Shen is still the company’s general manager! If the company goes under, it won’t do your son any good either!”
“What you should be doing is getting the Guo family to inject capital into Leyuan instead of standing there laughing at us!”
This time, Guo Wenli genuinely smiled—but it was a mocking smile.
“If you’re sick, go see a doctor instead of coming here to act crazy!”
“The Guo family will never invest in Leyuan. The moment you threw that lavish recognition banquet for an illegitimate son and trampled the Guo family’s dignity into the dirt, you should have known this road had already been cut off by your own hands. So give up while you still can!”
Of course, Xie Zhenxing knew that a family as concerned with appearances as the Guo family would never help him again.
Considering the Guo family’s character, it was already generous of them not to kick him while he was down!
“If that’s the case, then why did you come back? Go back to the Guo family and stay there!”
Guo Wenli showed no emotion. She took a divorce agreement from her bag and threw it in front of him.
“Sign it!”
When Xie Zhenxing saw the divorce agreement, the ferocity on his face faded considerably.
Hadn’t he already given her shares and real estate on the condition that she agree not to divorce him? What was this supposed to mean now?
When Xie Wanwan saw how resolute her mother was, her eyes brightened.
She no longer had any intention of stopping her parents from getting divorced.
Ever since she had started spending time with Xie Tangning and the others, she had learned one thing: everyone had to love themselves properly.
If her mother was unhappy with that scumbag Xie Zhenxing, then she should get a divorce!
She should go live the life she wanted and learn to love herself.
In a fit of rage, Xie Zhenxing tore the divorce agreement to pieces. “Don’t forget the agreement we made. You took so many of my shares and now you want a divorce? Do you really think it’ll be that easy?”
Guo Wenli simply threw another copy at him. “So what if I go back on my word? Those shares you gave me were all meant for A-Shen!”
“Are you saying that apart from that idiot sitting over there, A-Shen isn’t your son?”
“Is there anything wrong with a son inheriting from his father? I don’t think I’ve broken our agreement. We never had a written contract, and you don’t even have proof of our verbal agreement!”
Although she didn’t understand all the dirty tricks of the business world, she had been a wealthy socialite for many years and knew more or less about its darker side.
Sometimes, what was wrong with going back on your word to achieve your goal?
It only meant the other side was too stupid.
Listening to her mother, Xie Wanwan felt that her way of speaking seemed strangely familiar, but she couldn’t put her finger on why.
Hearing her shameless words, Xie Zhenxing nearly had a stroke. “I’m not dead yet! Stop cursing me!”
“Anyway, I refuse to divorce you! You took the benefits back then, and now that disaster has struck, you want us to go our separate ways?”
“Keep dreaming!”
Seeing Xie Zhenxing’s face turn red with rage, Li Boyan handed him a cup of tea with the air of a filial son.
“Dad, please calm down. Auntie probably doesn’t really want a divorce. Maybe she just doesn’t like me.”
“After all, my identity really isn’t anything to be proud of, even if my mother and you were truly in love back then.”
He knew that the best way to erase Xie Zhenxing’s resentment toward him was to bring up his mother, his lost love.
Sure enough, the next second, he saw Xie Zhenxing grow momentarily dazed, as though he had recalled something. His expression softened slightly.
Li Boyan sneered inwardly. He had made the right bet.
His long-deceased mother truly held an unusual place in Xie Zhenxing’s heart.
The three members of the Guo family—Guo Wenli and her two children—watched the scene of father and son showing their affection for each other without the slightest emotional response. They had clearly been disappointed in this husband and father to the very core.
They no longer expected anything from the scumbag, but that didn’t mean they would let anyone bully their mother.
Sitting beside her mother, Xie Wanwan instantly transformed into a verbal machine gun in her defense.
“Did you say all that with your ass? Have you ever seen a legitimate wife who likes her husband’s mistress’s child?!”
“But I guess educated people really are different, huh? Calling a mistress your lost love—who even comes up with that?!”
“And honestly, I don’t understand. You’re a grown man… Well, judging by your height, you barely qualify—but could you stop putting on that pathetic little act every other day?”
“Then again, like mother, like son. Maybe you inherited it from your mistress of a mother!”
“But the key is, if you’re going to act all innocent and pitiful, at least learn how to do it properly. Spend more time studying under that Miss Green Tea beside you before coming out to embarrass yourself again!”
Xie Shen gave a soft laugh and ruffled his sister’s hair. “When you don’t have enough ability, you make up for it with fake sweetness. I guess that’s how brainless, overconfident men all are.”
“Good girl. Don’t get angry at trash. We can’t expect two things that aren’t even human to understand basic human morality and the law.”
Guo Wenli felt another wave of bitterness in her heart. She owed both children a great deal, especially her daughter.
Now, seeing her daughter stand fearlessly in front of her, Guo Wenli’s thoughts churned. In that instant, countless memories flashed through her mind. She spoke softly to Xie Wanwan.
“Wanwan, go upstairs and pack your things. If you’re uncomfortable staying here, come live with Mom for a while.”
She deliberately wanted to send Xie Wanwan away. She didn’t want her daughter to witness the negotiations surrounding her parents’ divorce.
As a mother, she didn’t want a child not yet sixteen to be exposed so soon to the ugliness of the adult world.
Xie Wanwan first glanced at Xie Shen. Only after he gave her a slight nod did she slowly turn and head upstairs.
She knew her mother was deliberately sending her away. She had already moved out and was living with her brother; she didn’t actually live at the Xie family villa anymore.
After Xie Wanwan left, the expressions on Guo Wenli and Xie Shen’s faces immediately turned cold.
Xie Shen in particular looked at Xie Zhenxing with icy disdain.
“Sign the divorce agreement. I can help Leyuan get through this crisis.”
Xie Zhenxing didn’t take his words seriously at all and even let out a mocking laugh. “You? What can a mere general manager do?”
“You think you can stand against all of Leno Capital?”
Then he turned to Guo Wenli and said viciously, “I’m never going to divorce you. Not unless you leave the marriage with nothing!”
Guo Wenli looked at him as though he were insane. She was the one who had been wronged, so why should she leave with nothing?
“If you want the world to hear the magnificent love story between you and your lost love back then, you don’t have to sign.”
Xie Zhenxing stared at her with a livid face, apparently unable to understand what kind of nonsense she was spouting this time.
Guo Wenli took several photographs from her bag and flung them across the table.
They were all pictures of Xie Zhenxing cheating on her with Li Boyan’s mother during their marriage.
And they were high-resolution, uncensored photographs at that.
Leyuan was at a critical juncture. Xie Zhenxing didn’t want fresh scandals about its chairman to erupt and get him forced out by the board of directors, did he?
Looking at the photographs scattered in front of him, Xie Zhenxing felt the blood rush to his head once again.
“You…”
Guo Wenli cut him off at once. “Don’t rush to deny it. I have plenty more photos like these. Or would you rather watch the videos before deciding whether you’re going to sign the papers?”
She was determined to get a divorce now, and no longer cared about airing this sordid mess in front of the children.
