The warm milk was prepared by Father Qin, the heart-shaped fried egg was made by Qin Laoda, the sandwich was prepared by Qin Laoer, and the two grilled sausages were cooked by Qin Laosan, who also baked six egg tarts along the way.
“If you can’t finish the egg tarts, just leave them,” Qin Laosan said.
“Okay, Third Brother.”
Xie Wantang followed the order, first drinking half a glass of milk, then eating the fried egg, followed by the sandwich, and finally the grilled sausages and two egg tarts.
Her appetite had always been good.
She left four egg tarts to share with her father and brothers.
After breakfast, the servants came to clean up, and Father Qin led them to the living room.
“Mom said that if Tangbao wants a divorce, our whole family supports her. This matter will be handled by Laoda to ensure Tangbao gets everything she deserves,” Qin Siyuan spoke first.
“Dad, there’s no need to fight for anything. I can leave with nothing,” Xie Wantang said. All she needed was for Lu Yanshen to agree to the divorce.
“Why should you leave with nothing? Did you do something wrong, or did you cheat?” Qin Laosan immediately protested. Why should their Qin family’s precious girl suffer such injustice?
She shouldn’t have to endure even a little bit of injustice.
Besides, Tangbao had been married to that Lu guy for three years. In the first year, she helped him stand up from his wheelchair. For that alone, that Lu guy should give all his assets to their precious girl. That guy should be the one leaving with nothing.
Even if neither of them did anything wrong, if their precious girl no longer wanted to maintain this marriage, the couple should split everything equally.
How could she just leave with nothing? Wouldn’t that let that guy take all the advantages?
Do they think her family has no one to stand up for her?
“How are you talking, Laosan?” Qin Siyuan coughed and scolded in a low voice.
Could Tangbao possibly cheat?
“Dad, I was wrong,” Qin Laosan immediately admitted obediently.
“Tangbao, what’s the difficulty with your divorce?” Qin Muyang asked calmly and rationally.
If Tangbao said she could leave with nothing, then the divorce should be very simple.
All it would take is for both parties to sign and go to the civil affairs bureau to complete the formalities.
Tangbao shouldn’t have needed to come home to seek help at this time.
“Lu Yanshen refuses to sign. It seems he doesn’t want to divorce,” Xie Wantang frowned slightly. She had thought about it for days but couldn’t understand why Lu Yanshen wouldn’t sign.
“Why doesn’t he want to? Does he know you’re pregnant?” Qin Siyuan asked quickly.
“What? Pregnant?” the three Qin brothers exclaimed in unison.
Qin Siyuan: …
He forgot that these three brats didn’t know about Tangbao’s pregnancy yet.
“Pregnant and still want a divorce? What’s the reason?” Qin Laoda spoke again, his tone much colder.
Originally, he had quite supported Tangbao leaving with nothing, but now he didn’t.
“He emotionally cheated. I had evidence, but I forgot to take screenshots, and now it’s gone, deleted,” Xie Wantang was also frustrated. If she had saved the screenshots then, she wouldn’t have needed to return to Sijiu City after coming home.
“Emotional cheating? Does that mean he’s keeping a woman outside?” Qin Laosan raised his voice again. That Lu brat has quite the nerve.
“That’s his childhood sweetheart, his first love, and the unattainable white moonlight he loves. I can’t compete, so I admit defeat.”
Xie Wantang truly intended to admit defeat.
If she couldn’t compete, she wouldn’t try.
“Hmph—” several men sneered simultaneously.
“Laoda, we must make that guy suffer, absolutely must get Tangbao divorced, but we can’t let him off easily.” Qin Siyuan said to Qin Laoda.
Qin Muyang nodded, “Dad, I know what to do.”
Then he said to Xie Wantang, “Tangbao, this time, I’ll go with you to Sijiu City.”
“We’re going too.” Qin Laoer and Qin Laosan said in unison; they also wanted to go along to provide protection.
“You two shouldn’t go stir up trouble; your eldest brother going is enough. That guy surnamed Lu is just a small fry; there’s no need for the whole family to get involved.” Qin Siyuan’s tone was dismissive.
A worthless guy like that—why would they need the whole family to go?
He didn’t deserve it.
If he were truly worthy, Tangbao wouldn’t have been married to him for three years and still be unwilling to bring him home to meet the family.
Just then, Xie Wantang’s phone rang—it was Lu Yanshen calling.
Glancing at her father and brothers across from her, Xie Wantang stood up and walked to the window to answer the call.
“Hello, what is it?”
“Rourou is fine now. We’re taking the evening flight back and should arrive tomorrow night.”
“Hmm, I might not be back tomorrow night. If you need anything, call the butler or Mother Li.”
“You’re not home?” Lu Yanshen’s brows furrowed.
“No, I’m not.”
“Did you go back to the Xie family?” Lu Yanshen originally wanted to ask if she had gone back to her parents’ home, but then he suddenly remembered that she didn’t seem to get along well with her parents or sister.
“I went back to my parents’ home, the one in Haishi.”
“…”
Her adoptive parents’ home?
“Is there anything else? If not, I’m hanging up.”
“When are you coming back?”
“Soon. I came here to hire a lawyer. If President Lu insists on not signing, I’ll have to bring the best lawyer from Haishi to help me.”
“…”
Lu Yanshen fell silent again, but Xie Wantang didn’t wait for his reply before hanging up.
“That worthless guy actually had the nerve to call? What did he say?” Qin Laosan, the most impatient, asked.
“His sister was kidnapped in Milan, but she’s fine now. He told me they’re preparing to return to Sijiu City and should arrive tomorrow night.”
“Then we’ll go to Sijiu City early the day after tomorrow,” Qin Muyang said.
“Okay, big brother, I’ll follow your lead.”
…
Sijiu City.
After leaving the airport, Xie Wantang first accompanied Qin Muyang to the five-star hotel he had booked in advance.
At the hotel front desk, Xie Wantang ran into Xia Meng.
She was standing next to a potbellied man whose wandering hands were intentionally or unintentionally brushing against Xia Meng’s slender waist.
Despite this, Xia Meng still wore a bright smile on her face.
Whether it was because Xie Wantang’s gaze was too noticeable or Xia Meng was too sensitive, Xia Meng suddenly turned around and saw Xie Wantang, as well as Qin Muyang beside her.
Xia Meng knew Qin Muyang—one of the nation’s top ten lawyers, and he had ranked first for three consecutive years.
His annual salary started in the nine figures.
As long as the client could afford his fees, he took on any case, and any case he accepted was guaranteed a 100% win rate.
Xie Wantang being with him—could it be that she hired him to help her negotiate the divorce with Lu Yanshen?
Wasn’t that overkill?
It seemed her determination to divorce was really strong.
“Mrs. Lu—” Xia Meng greeted Xie Wantang proactively, taking the opportunity to avoid the fat man’s wandering hands.
“Miss Xia.” Since she had been addressed, Xie Wantang naturally responded.
Though, it was the first time she had heard Xia Meng call her Mrs. Lu.
The sarcasm in that address was truly not concealed in the slightest.
“What a coincidence?” Xia Meng continued to smile, glancing sideways at the aloof male god Qin Muyang nearby.
“Lawyer Qin? What a coincidence.” The chubby man recognized Qin Muyang at a glance. He pushed aside Xia Meng, who was blocking the way, and walked over to greet Qin Muyang.
“And you are?” Qin Muyang coldly retorted, unfamiliar with the man and woman before him.
“Uh, I’m from Starlight Group, surnamed Mao,” the man introduced himself.
“Don’t know you. Ms. Xie, I’ll head up first. Let’s schedule another time.” Qin Muyang turned to Xie Wantang.
“Alright, Lawyer Qin. Please rest first. We’ll contact each other by phone.”
In front of outsiders, the brother and sister duo performed in perfect harmony, their coordination seamless.