When Yan Haikun walked up behind Yan Yincheng and Xu Zixi, he heard Yan Yincheng say:
"My father doesn't like too many guests at home because he loves collecting antiques. With too many people around, his treasures might be in danger. If something gets knocked off, that old man will scold. He's really good at faking illness and playing the victim."
This kid! Instead of going home when he's already at the door, he's bad - mouthing him to his future daughter - in - law! This is simply outrageous!
Behind him, Steward Pang silently agreed in his heart. Indeed! Last time when Yan Zhen broke a porcelain vase, the old master lay in bed complaining about chest pain for a whole week before he recovered. Whether he really had the problem or not was still unknown.
"Cough! Cough! Cough!" Yan Haikun coughed loudly several times.
Yan Yincheng and Xu Zixi turned around. Yan Haikun said with a straight face, "You brat! Are your injuries healed so quickly? Instead of staying in the hospital properly, what are you doing out here causing trouble?"
"So we're leaving now." Yan Yincheng said, and he pulled Xu Zixi to leave.
Yan Haikun changed his target and said, "Zixi, since you're already here, why not sit down and have a cup of tea? And go see your Aunt Yin?"
Although according to etiquette, one shouldn't refuse an invitation from an elder, and it was indeed proper to go in and say hello when they were already at the door. But they still had several places to go, and the remaining time was limited.
Xu Zixi smiled apologetically. "Thank you, Uncle Yan. We have other arrangements, so we won't go in. Please say hello to Aunt Yin for me. But I promise that the next time we're back in Fengcheng, Cheng - ge and I will definitely come to visit you."
After a pause, she added, "We'll bring the kids with us."
Yan Haikun's eyes lit up. "Great! Great! Great! By the way, when are you going back to Haicheng?"
Xu Zixi replied, "The day after tomorrow."
"Well... I happen to be away from Fengcheng then. I'm afraid I won't be able to see you off. Let your Aunt Yin do it instead." Yan Haikun said with a smile. "Alright, if there's nothing else, you can go and be busy."
"Okay. Goodbye, Uncle Yan."
Watching the car carrying the two of them gradually drive away, Yan Haikun sighed and said to Steward Pang beside him, "Pang Qing, what do you think?"
Steward Pang said, "It's extremely rare to see the Third Young Master so happy. In fact, we've never seen him so relaxed. In the past, not only did he not like to get close to other young ladies from good families, he even disliked having a female servant at home. But he can accept Miss Xu, which shows that Miss Xu is truly excellent."
"Humph. Finally, there's someone in this world who can handle him." Yan Haikun said. "Don't think he's happy now. He'll know after he gets married. Let's see how he'll cry then. Hehe~"
Imagining that scene, the old master Yan couldn't help but laugh.
However, what he was most looking forward to were his two little grandsons! They were just pointing at that empty lot. Could it be that they were thinking...
At this moment, Yan Zhen's car drove in from outside. Yan Haikun frowned and muttered, "Alas, this good - for - nothing grandson is coming to bother me again. It gives me a headache."
Steward Pang said with a smile, "But you have two lovely and smart little grandsons now."
Yan Haikun agreed deeply. "You're right."
The car stopped in front of Yan Haikun. Yan Zhen got out of the car. He didn't expect to run into the person he wanted to see right outside.
"Grandpa." He greeted with his head down.
Yuan Ya'er followed behind him and also said to Yan Haikun, "Grandpa Yan."
Hearing this address, Yan Haikun's gaze circled around Yuan Ya'er's obviously abnormal face. He already had a vague guess in his heart and said seriously, "If you have something to say, come inside and talk."
In the living room of the Yan family's old mansion.
Yan Zhen pulled Yuan Ya'er and knelt in front of the two elders. He said,
"Grandpa, Grandma. I've found out the cause of that accident. It was Yuan Ya'er who hired a killer. I've brought her here today to kowtow and admit her guilt."
On the left was Yan Zhen, on the right was Liang Zuo, and in front of the old master Yan, Steward Pang was also standing.
Everyone was staring at her, and the coldness and scrutiny in their eyes were so obvious.
There was no way to escape. Yuan Ya'er lowered her head aggrievedly. She confessed everything she had done to Yan Haikun and Yin Shulan and said that she would go to the police station to accept legal sanctions after she left.
Although they already knew she was involved, when they really heard her talk about the details, Yan Haikun and Yin Shulan were still extremely angry.
Yan Haikun said coldly, "The reason why humans can stand at the top of the food chain is that laws, morals, and emotions restrict human behavior. If a person can't control the greed and evil thoughts in their heart and does things that ignore the law, morals, and are cold - blooded and heartless, then they're no longer human but the lowest - level animal, a brute. I hope that after you go in, you'll learn how to be a qualified person."
Yuan Ya'er lowered her head and said, "Ya'er will carefully listen to Grandpa Yan's teachings."
Then, Yan Zhen said, "Grandpa, Grandma. She's done so many unforgivable things. I can't live with her anymore. So I've divorced her. I just finished the divorce procedures before I came. She left the marriage with nothing. From now on, she's no longer my wife."
Yan Zhen thought that after Yan Haikun heard this news, he would praise him for his decisiveness. But unexpectedly, Yan Haikun angrily grabbed the teapot on the tea table and smashed it in front of him.
"You useless thing! At first, you said you liked her and wanted to marry her. I fulfilled your wish and even held a grand wedding for you. Now, less than three days after you got married, it's you who says you've already divorced. What on earth is marriage to you? A date that can be cancelled at any time?"
"You even made her leave with nothing. You think you're capable? Have you thought about the consequences of this? Do you know how much the Yan family will lose because of this divorce?"
"Moreover, did you even hit someone?"
Yuan Ya'er was overjoyed in her heart. It seemed that according to the old master Yan, he didn't agree to their divorce? Did she still have a chance?
She looked up, squeezed out some tears, and said to Yan Haikun, "Grandpa Yan, please don't scold Brother Yan Zhen. It was me who did something wrong first. All of this is the consequence I should bear. No matter what choice Brother Yan Zhen makes, I'll accept it, and I won't blame him."
Unexpectedly, Yan Haikun glanced at her and said, "I'm scolding my grandson. What are you, an outsider, butting in for?"
Yuan Ya'er's expression immediately froze there: "..."
Yan Haikun continued to point at Yan Zhen's nose and scold, "You clearly could have chosen a better way to solve the problem, but you chose to solve it with violence. In the Yan family for generations, there's never been a man who hits a woman. You're such a coward. I, Yan Haikun, don't have a grandson like you!"
At first, Yan Zhen did feel wronged when he was scolded. This time, he clearly made the right choice. Why was he still being blamed? It wasn't until Yan Haikun coldly retorted Yuan Ya'er that he suddenly understood the hidden meaning behind the old master's scolding.
He was indeed reckless and chose the wrong way to solve the problem, leaving many potential troubles.
Although Yuan Ya'er was extremely evil, she was still the daughter of the Yuan family. If the Yuan family made trouble because of this, even though the Yan family was in the right, they would still be severely bitten by the Yuan family.
And he had to stand up bravely and bear this consequence.
His eyes were hot. Yan Zhen straightened his back slightly and said to Yan Haikun, "Grandpa, I'm the one who hit her, and I'm the one who made the decision to divorce. I'll bear any consequences that arise from this matter. From today on, I'll leave the Yan Corporation and start my own business. I won't affect the Yan Corporation at all!"
Yuan Ya'er looked at Yan Zhen in shock.
What? He was going to leave the Yan Corporation and start his own business?
Yan Haikun snorted. "It's not enough just to talk. You have to act. I hope you won't go back on your word this time."
Yan Zhen said clearly and forcefully word by word, "I won't, Grandpa. This time, I'll never regret it!"
After bidding farewell to Yan Haikun and Yin Shulan, Yan Zhen took Yuan Ya'er and left. Then they got in the car and rushed to the Yuan family.