Five years without pregnancy means you're too weak; I remarried a powerful man and had triplets

Shen Haozhi stayed in the ward for a while, and seeing that his sister had not returned for a long time, he pushed open the door and came out worriedly.

The noise in the corridor was deafening. He immediately spotted Zhang Feng standing in the middle of the crowd with her hands on her hips. Her rascal-like demeanor was completely different from the obsequious and fawning face she had at the wedding years ago.

His Zhizhi simply stood calmly in the center of the vortex, as if she had long been accustomed to this humiliation, without even twitching her eyebrows.

Shen Haozhi felt a sudden pang in his heart.

Having spent his years abroad, he had long been accustomed to an independent and equal way of getting along with others. But after returning to China, he heard his mother's intermittent murmurs and realized what kind of life Zhizhi had been living for the past five years.

Because she was unable to conceive for so long, she was treated like a sinner in the Xu family. She was disliked even for doing housework. Now that Xu Zhesheng has a child outside the marriage, he is turning around and refusing to get a divorce.

He originally thought that marriage was a major life event, and that he should stay together if possible.

But now that he has witnessed this scene with his own eyes, he finds his previous thoughts utterly ridiculous.

Staying in such a fiery pit is torture, even for a second longer.

He strode forward, his strong back sweeping across, completely shielding Shen Zhiyi behind him.

Those phoenix eyes, which always held a gentle smile, were now as cold as ice as they swept over Xu Zhesheng, who was hiding behind Zhang Feng. Her voice was frighteningly deep: "Xu Zhesheng, all these years, you just stood by and watched your mother humiliate Zhizhi like this?"

Xu Zhesheng was already feeling guilty, and upon hearing that familiar voice, he looked up and met Shen Haozhi's gaze. He instinctively shrank back and whispered, "Brother... when did you get back?"

Looking at his irresponsible demeanor, Shen Haozhi's eyes flashed with undisguised contempt.

Back then, he felt that this kid came from a humble background and was too calculating. Now it seems that the male chauvinism born from his inferiority complex has long been deeply rooted.

"I heard you were getting a divorce, so I came back specifically to celebrate." His tone was cold, and his words were barbed.

These words thoroughly enraged Zhang Feng, who had just recognized Shen Haozhi.

She raised her voice several octaves higher, "Who do we have here! It's that brother who couldn't make it abroad and came back to sponge off his parents! He looks respectable, but what nonsense is he spouting! You two siblings are cut from the same cloth, bastards!"

Seeing Shen Haozhi dressed in a suit and exuding an extraordinary aura, she felt insecure, but her words became even harsher:

"You can't even lay an egg and you dare to claim a share of the inheritance? Dream on! See you in court! We can get a divorce, but you have to pay us five million in compensation for emotional distress! Consider it payment for feeding this useless woman we've been supporting for the past five years!"

She held up five fingers and waved them rapidly in front of Shen Haozhi.

"Five million?"

Shen Zhiyi, who had been silent all along, suddenly chuckled softly. The laughter was extremely cold and carried a hint of mockery.

She peeked half her face out from behind Shen Haozhi, her gaze fixed on Xu Zhesheng. "Director Xu, do you want this money too?"

When Xu Zhesheng met her clear, bright eyes, he felt a sudden panic. But when he thought of her resoluteness yesterday and Lu Zichuan, that panic instantly turned into a twisted hatred.

He gritted his teeth, straightening his already hunched back, as if he had grasped some kind of leverage:

"You've wasted so many years of my youth, and five million is too much? As for the property... my mother is right, infertility constitutes concealing a serious illness, so this marriage shouldn't have been valid in the first place! Dividing the property equally is unreasonable!"

A vicious scheme swirled in his eyes. Since she was determined to leave and thought she had climbed the social ladder, he would make her taste the bitterness of losing both her love and her wealth!

Every penny of that money was earned through his hard work, so why should she be allowed to live a carefree life?

"Xu Zhesheng, are you even a man?!"

Shen Haozhi finally lost his temper, and his gentle demeanor was torn apart by anger.

Although he has lived overseas for a long time, he still understands the bond between husband and wife. Moreover, Zhizhi has been so good to Xu Zhesheng all these years. She even gave up her career for this man, just to be with him. But in the end, this is the result, which is really heartbreaking!

He stepped forward, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked. If it weren't for the fact that this was a hospital, he would have already punched him.

"This may be a family matter between you and Zhizhi, but it's also a matter of conscience! Now you're turning around and blaming her, demanding she pay you five million? You're utterly inhuman!"

"Brother, this is a matter between my husband and me, it's none of your business."

Xu Zhesheng interrupted him, his face pale, but he forced himself to stay composed, glaring at Shen Zhiyi with venomous eyes.

"Shen Zhiyi, didn't you hook up with Lu Zichuan? A little money from him would be enough to cover this five million deficit. I need to see the transfer records within a week. Otherwise…"

He gave a nearly ferocious laugh. "I'll go and withdraw the divorce petition. You'll never get rid of me for the rest of your life!"

A blatant threat echoed through the corridor.

Shen Zhiyi listened, but instead of getting angry, she chuckled softly, her laughter filled with sorrow and absurdity.

She had thought he could be shameless, but she never imagined he could be so utterly shameless.

She gently tugged at Shen Haozhi's sleeve, and as he suddenly turned around, she shook her head, her eyes eerily calm.

"Xu Zhesheng," she began, her voice soft but clear enough to reach everyone's ears, "I don't have five million, and even if I did, I wouldn't give it to you."

She paused, a faint smile curving her lips, tinged with a condescending pity. "As for annuling the divorce... you can try."

"I have evidence of your affair with Su Manman. If you don't want to be ruined, don't use this to threaten me."

Upon hearing Shen Zhiyi's words, Zhang Feng's old face instantly turned a deep purplish-red, like an old hen whose neck had been stepped on. He sprang up from the ground, his five fingers almost poking Shen Zhiyi's nose, spittle flying everywhere.

"You jinx! You still dare to turn around and blame me now?!"

Her voice was high-pitched and shrill, audible throughout the entire floor, and her fingers made a crackling sound as she poked at the air.

"It's clearly because you can't lay eggs that Ah Zhe went to find someone else! What's wrong with that?! You hid your illness and tricked Ah Zhe into marriage first, wasting five years of Ah Zhe's youth, and now you expect someone to take care of your feelings?!"

She became increasingly agitated, taking a step forward: "You've made this public knowledge! Let me tell you, Shen Zhiyi, if you dare ruin A-Zhe's job, even if I, Zhang Feng, become a ghost, I'll haunt you every day! I'll follow you wherever you go, and you'll never have a peaceful life!"

"Don't think I don't know who that guy you were with the other day is! He's definitely interested in you! You can't come up with five million? No problem! Go ask him for it!"

With her hands on her hips and chin held high, she exuded an arrogant "Let's see where you run now" attitude: "Anyway, you have to pay this five million! Consider it compensation for Ah Zhe's wasted youth! He spent five precious years of his life with you, shouldn't he pay for that?!"