Chapter 75: Retribution
Li Zhou tossed and turned in bed all night, thinking: For the sake of his son’s happiness, what did his own meager self-esteem matter? No matter how successful a man is in his career, if he doesn’t have a good home to return to, his life is considered a failure.
Once a man marries the wrong person, it’s no different than jumping into a fire pit. Being cheated on is considered the lightest offense. If that woman is violent by nature, not only cheating but also abusing, wanting a divorce would be like having a layer of skin peeled off alive.
A few days ago, Li Zhou saw news of a divorced male streamer who was found by his ex-wife. In front of so many people in the live streaming room, she poured gasoline on him and burned him alive. Li Zhou felt terrified just thinking about it. Gu Jin Yi had a simple personality, and as a father-son duo, they were weak and powerless. If they encountered such a woman, it would be lucky to escape with their lives.
The more Li Zhou thought about it, the more he felt that only Fan Xia was the most suitable to marry his son. He had watched her grow up, her character was steady and her conduct was good. Any man who married her would live a very happy life.
Early in the morning, Li Zhou got up and saw Gu Jin Yi with red-rimmed eyes preparing to go to training. This thought once again flooded Li Zhou’s mind – why should such a good woman be wasted on another man? If he didn’t fight for his son’s lifelong happiness, who else would?
His son was about to turn 20. A boy’s youth only lasts a few years. Once past 25, he would become a leftover man, picked over by women. Moreover, an athlete’s career is short-lived. If he doesn’t start a family soon, who will be his support in the future?
Thinking of this, Li Zhou gritted his teeth, stopped Gu Jin Yi who was about to leave, and started making phone calls.
“Hello?” Fan Xia, who had just gotten her marriage certificate, was driving Rong Xiu back. After a night of tossing and turning, Rong Xiu, who had finally obtained the marriage certificate, didn’t feel sleepy at all. Instead, he was exceptionally excited, flipping through the little booklet over and over, a smile rippling from the corners of his mouth, like holding a blooming flower.
“Xiao Xia?” Li Zhou tightly held Gu Jin Yi’s hand. Hearing Fan Xia’s voice on the phone, a hint of confusion and surprise flashed in Gu Jin Yi’s reddened eyes.
“What’s the matter, Uncle Li?” Fan Xia asked.
Rong Xiu was originally very vigilant, but Fan Xia’s “Uncle Li” dispelled his wariness.
“Nothing, just congratulations on your revenge. We’ve prepared a table full of food, come over tonight and let’s all have a lively time together,” Li Zhou said.
“Alright.” Fan Xia agreed readily.
“Dad, why are you inviting Sister Fan?” Gu Jin Yi asked, tightly clutching his backpack as he watched Li Zhou hang up the phone.
Li Zhou pulled his backpack off: “Why? It’s all for you. Take a day off from training today. Fan Xia is coming over, you two take the opportunity to have a good chat.”
Gu Jin Yi leaned against the door: “But Sister Fan already has a man, he’s even pregnant, I can’t…”
“There’s no such thing as can or can’t. I’m the one matchmaking you two, it has nothing to do with you. Jin Yi, are you willing to let her go?” Li Zhou asked.
Willing? How could he be willing? The person he had been secretly in love with for so many years, he was unwilling, unable to let go, thinking of her every moment.
“Opportunities must be seized for oneself,” Li Zhou said. “That man was found to be pregnant, it must be almost two months along. At that time, Fan Xia hadn’t even confronted Wen Lan Sheng yet. How did he get pregnant? It was by seducing Fan Xia. If he could do that, why can’t you?”
Gu Jin Yi’s black, bright eyes flickered at Li Zhou’s words. Yes, didn’t that man also rely on underhanded means to get ahead? If he could do it, then so could he.
“Who is Uncle Li?” Rong Xiu asked when he saw Fan Xia hang up the phone.
“A childhood neighbor, also the eyewitness back then. He was the one who told me the truth back then,” Fan Xia said.
Rong Xiu originally wanted to ask “Why did he call you?” but the words were swallowed back as they reached his lips. He didn’t want Fan Xia to feel that he had a strong desire for control, having just obtained the marriage certificate, wanting to control her in every aspect, giving her a sense of constraint.
“I’ll go to the company today, you stay at home and rest well, take a nap. If there’s anything urgent, I’ll notify you separately,” Fan Xia said as she drove home.
The first three months are usually the most prone to accidents, and the pregnant Rong Xiu often felt drowsy. If it wasn’t for the excitement of getting the marriage certificate today, which gave him a shot of adrenaline, he wouldn’t have stayed up all night either.
Fan Xia settled him in bed, thoughtfully tucking in the corners of the blanket. The soft tips of her hair brushed against his neck. Rong Xiu wrapped his arms around her neck, kissing her lips wetly and tenderly. The kiss became passionate and humid. Seeing that things were about to get out of hand, Fan Xia immediately stopped: “The doctor said we can only have intercourse after three months.”
A flash of disappointment crossed Rong Xiu’s eyes: “Alright.”
Fan Xia kissed him: “Then I’ll go to the company first, you rest well.”
“Come back early then,” Rong Xiu said in a soft voice.
“Okay.”
After becoming pregnant, Rong Xiu rarely went to the company, only going for some important meetings. All other matters were fully handled by Fan Xia. The recent online commotion had made everyone aware of their relationship, so no one dared to question Fan Xia’s decisions.
But this undoubtedly angered one person.
Rong Xiu’s father, Fu Nan.
Although he usually didn’t interfere much with the group’s affairs, he still had connections. Without even needing to inquire, there would be people deliberately leaking information to him, along with some exaggeration.
“Mr. Rong, I’m not here to deliberately tattle, it’s just that I feel uncomfortable in my heart, feeling bad for you and the late Mr. Rong.”
“The empire you built back then didn’t fall into Miss Rong Yan’s hands, which is fine, the young master is also family. But, but now the young Mr. Rong has handed over all the food of the company to Fan Xia, an outsider, to handle. Is this reasonable?”
“Don’t look at Miss Rong Yan now having a few plastic surgery hospitals, but the most profitable hyaluronic acid industry chain is firmly controlled by the young Mr. Rong, which is equivalent to gripping Miss Rong Yan’s lifeline, preventing her from growing bigger and stronger.”
“I’ve also heard that the young Mr. Rong is already pregnant with Fan Xia’s child. To put it bluntly, no matter how dominant the young master is, he’s still a man. When the child is born, can it still have the Rong surname? I’m afraid the Shan Hai Group might have to change its surname to Fan in the future.”
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If you’re like me…
Too tired of reading stories where the female lead is often foolish, weak, feeble both physically and mentally, usually in a subservient and oppressed role in society such as a maid, secretary, concubine… or to put it bluntly, typically the one who has to serve and please the male lead, always needing protection and rescue from male leads, while the male lead is often described as talented, strikingly handsome, powerful,…
Then please continue reading.
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*Spotlight on Finished Novel Translations*
The Male Lead’s Obsessive (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: She is his lifelong obsession, to the point where he was willing to be a third wheel, scorned by society, just to wedge his way into her relationship with her fiancé.
Synopsis:
Cold-hearted and indifferent female lead + Scheming and subservient CEO male lead
Summary:
Rong Xiu’s biggest regret in life was missing out on Fan Xia.
He secretly loved Fan Xia for 7 years.
Watched her go public with her boyfriend.
Watched her kiss her boyfriend at their wedding.
Until that man blissfully nestled in Fan Xia’s arms, obtaining everything he could only dream of.
The crazy jealousy stripped away his hidden secret love, layer by layer, burning like wildfire.
Fan Xia, how can I have you!
【Reading and Trigger Warning Guide】
1. Female dominant, male submissive, male pregnancy
2. Male lead schemes his way to the top, male competition
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