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

Zhang Feng's hand was still on the back of Xu Zhesheng's head. Listening to her son's heart-wrenching cries, her heart felt like it was being squeezed and twisted, a mix of pain and anxiety. She couldn't help but ask, "Tell Mom, what's wrong? You've always been sensible, never causing your parents any worry, whether in your studies or in life. You've always been the most successful one, and I've never seen you cry so sadly before... What happened to you?"

"While you were hiding away those few days, did that woman Su Manman and her mother cause trouble again? Tell me, and I'll take care of it for you!"

As she spoke, she rolled up her sleeves and prepared to rush out, looking ready to fight to the death.

Xu Zhesheng grabbed her and rubbed his tear-streaked face against her clothes, his voice hoarse and muffled in her arms: "No...it has nothing to do with Su Manman..."

"What happened?" Zhang Feng sat down next to him, her eyes red and swollen, and reached out to touch his face.

This son is the apple of her eye, and also the most capable person in their entire village. He single-handedly established himself in Beijing and has now become a famous director. When people from all around talk about her son, who doesn't give him a thumbs up?

She had never seen him like this before, as if his spine had been removed, limp and lifeless.

Hsu Che-sheng choked up, saying intermittently, "I went to see Chi-Chi... I begged her... but she wouldn't forgive me. She said... she said she absolutely had to divorce me."

He clutched Zhang Feng's clothes, his knuckles white, tears falling onto the back of her hand: "I have no choice... We only have ten days left in our divorce cooling-off period... After ten days, she and I will have nothing to do with each other anymore... Mom, I don't want to divorce her... What should I do...?"

Zhang Feng was stunned after hearing this.

She opened her mouth, but couldn't say a word for a long time.

She wasn't very educated and had spent her whole life in the village. She couldn't explain many principles, but she could still understand people's hearts.

They must have deeply hurt Shen Zhiyi because of Su Manman.

Although it was difficult for her to fully understand Shen Zhiyi's perspective—after all, as a mother-in-law, she always felt that her son was her own and her daughter-in-law was an outsider—if she herself encountered such a situation, with her husband having an affair and bringing the other woman home, she would definitely make a huge scene.

It's perfectly normal for Shen Zhiyi not to forgive Xu Zhesheng now.

The room was silent for several seconds.

Suddenly, Zhang Feng slammed her hand on the table with a loud "bang," startling Xu Zhesheng.

"Ultimately, this is her problem!" Zhang Feng's brows furrowed, and her voice suddenly rose. "She clearly knew from the beginning that you couldn't have children, but she kept it a secret! We've been urging you to have a child, but she's never told us the truth, making everyone think she's the one who can't have children, and she hasn't even explained! Isn't it normal for us to misunderstand her?"

"When Su Manman's child came out, your father and I were overjoyed. Didn't she also delay revealing the truth until the very last minute?"

"To put it bluntly, it was wrong of her to keep it a secret from the beginning! She watched us fall into Su Manman's trap, and then she just wanted to walk away?"

She became increasingly agitated as she spoke, jabbing her finger at the table: "No way! I'm going to see her tomorrow! If she doesn't reconcile with you, I'll go to her company every day and bother her! Anyway, I'm just an old woman with nothing to do, let's see how long she can keep this up!"

Xu Zhesheng pursed his lips, but he knew exactly what was going on.

What my mother said wasn't entirely unreasonable.

Shen Zhiyi did it on purpose.

For so many years, she had always known that she could not have children, yet she kept it a secret from him and her whole family.

She said she was afraid he wouldn't be able to handle the blow, but what was the reality?

She was clearly observing from the shadows, gambling with people's hearts.

How can you test people's hearts?

She was just waiting for him to make a mistake, waiting for him to show his weakness, waiting for him to destroy this marriage with his own hands!

But he can't bring himself to say it now.

He knew Shen Zhiyi's temper all too well. If he really said those words, she would only think that he was blaming her and being unreasonable, which would only push her further away.

He shook his head, his voice muffled: "Mom, it won't work. Zhizhi is determined to get a divorce now, she won't listen to anything I say... She's been waiting for this moment to drive me to the brink."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Feng's anger flared up again, and she slapped her thigh: "Then we absolutely can't let her have her way! Why should she be able to get married and divorced whenever she wants? There's no such thing as a free lunch!"

She became increasingly agitated, almost spitting out words: "The child in Su Manman's belly isn't yours! Even if you two had something going on, so what? What man doesn't socialize outside? As long as you come home in the end, life goes on as usual, doesn't it? Why is she so petty? Why does she have to make such a fuss?"

She gritted her teeth, as if making a tremendous decision, and leaned closer, lowering her voice to say, "Here's the deal! Didn't she want that villa worth 500 million? Mom agrees! You transfer the title to her! As long as she's willing to come back, we can discuss any terms!"

Xu Zhesheng had considered this idea before.

But Shen Zhiyi had clearly refused from the beginning.

And now she wants to take 80% of his assets... He would never dare tell Zhang Feng about this, because telling her would only make things worse and push Shen Zhiyi further away.

He could only hang his head, sigh deeply, and tears involuntarily streamed down his face, landing on the back of his hand, burning him with a scalding heat.

Just then, a faint smell of smoke drifted from the living room. Xu Zhi, who had been sitting silently to the side, lit a cigarette at some point, took a deep drag, and slowly exhaled.

In the swirling smoke, his face was expressionless, as if he were deep in thought or suppressing something.

Seeing her son crying so hard while her husband leisurely smoked, Zhang Feng was furious: "You, Xu! Smoking, smoking, smoking! All you do all day is smoke! Would you die if you smoked one less cigarette?! Our son is crying his eyes out, can't you be of any use?!"

Xu Zhi took another drag before shoving the cigarette butt heavily into the ashtray, his voice low and deep: "Actually... when Su Mansheng first came into the family, I wasn't really in favor of it."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over Xu Zhesheng's swollen face: "But you and your mother both coveted the child in her belly, believing it to be your flesh and blood, so I never said anything. Now that I think about it, our treatment of Shen Zhiyi before... wasn't very ethical."

"Hey! You old fool!"

Zhang Feng slammed her hand on the table, making the bowls and chopsticks jump. Her face flushed red. "What's the use of spouting this nonsense now that you didn't say anything then?! Shen Zhiyi is determined to divorce A Zhe, so why don't you come up with a solution?! Are you even a man?!"

After a few seconds of contemplation, Xu Zhi slowly said, "Here's what we'll do: I'll go see her tomorrow. I didn't make such a big fuss like you did before, so she probably isn't as hostile towards me. I'll go sound her out first. If it doesn't work out, we'll all go together as a family. Over the years, I've known she's a soft-hearted person and wouldn't be so heartless."