Chapter 28: Chapter 28 The Willing Rich Second-Generation Who Takes on Responsibilities (28)
"Don't be sad. It's not worth hurting over people who don't matter to you."
Shen Tinglan originally wanted to ruffle Mingting's hair, but since he was dressed as the Eldest Senior Brother today, and his hair was tied up neatly, she couldn't do it, which left her feeling a little regretful.
"You don't have to worry about the outside mess. I'll handle it for you."
Just thinking about how Mingting had been wronged and attacked online made Shen Tinglan furious at Xiao Yu and Shi Yunyun.
'Mingting was sincere, dedicated to his craft, and lived a simple life. He didn't understand the scheming and backstabbing of the business world, which was why he had been taken advantage of.'
'Since Xiao Yu and Shi Yunyun had acted so despicably and maliciously, as his wife, it was only natural for me to stand by Mingting and help him get revenge.'
In just a short time, Shen Tinglan had already come up with several plans in her head.
"Once filming wraps up, I'll take you on a trip to relax, okay?"
When coaxing Mingting, Shen Tinglan's voice was especially gentle.
"Okay!"
Mingting held Shen Tinglan's hand and kissed her palm lightly.
"Tinglan, you're the best! Seeing so many people online blindly cursing me out, I felt so wronged. I really wished you were by my side at that time..."
Father Shen had been watching the livestream the whole time. At first, he had felt some sympathy for his son-in-law, thinking he was the victim who had suffered a great injustice.
But the more Father Shen watched, the more he felt something was off.
By the time Shen Tinglan nodded and agreed to marry Mingting at the end of September, Father Shen jumped up in shock.
'Damn it! I let my guard down!'
'This wolf cub really had ulterior motives!'
'He actually used this incident to play the victim, manipulating Tinglan with just a few words.'
Father Shen couldn't understand it, 'My daughter was usually sharp, capable, and rational in handling things. But why did it feel like she loses all sense of judgment the moment she ran into that boy from Gu Family?!
He had originally planned to keep Shen Tinglan at home for another year or two, to observe Mingting a bit longer. But who knew that she'd be so easily swayed like this?
'This is infuriating!'
Of course, Father Shen wouldn't be angry with Shen Tinglan. And as for Mingting… well, he was his son-in-law now, so he couldn't stay mad at him either.
Father Shen had always liked giving Mingting a hard time before the wedding, after all, what son-in-law hadn't been tested by his father-in-law?
Since neither his daughter nor his son-in-law was at fault, then the blame had to fall on outsiders, on the Xiao Family.
If it weren't for Shi Yunyun's plagiarism, and if Xiao Yu hadn't deliberately incited netizens to attack Mingting, Father Shen believed he wouldn't have had the chance to play pitiful and soften Shen Tinglan's heart.
When Shi Yunyun made trouble at Shen Tinglan's engagement ceremony, Father Shen had already held a grudge against her.
Now, he was ready to settle old and new scores together.
Furious, Father Shen set his sights on the Xiao Family.
Netizens watching the livestream had been force-fed bowl after bowl of dog food today.
Mingting and Shen Tinglan made such a perfect couple that some imaginative netizens jokingly dubbed them, 'The Domineering CEO and Her Spoiled Husband'.
There were even fan artists who drew adorable chibi versions of them, showing a mature, elegant queen and a gentle senior brother, which quickly went viral with thousands of likes.
Mingting found it amusing and liked the posts himself.
Not only had he smoothly resolved the crisis, but he had also given 'Rebel Immortal' a huge promotional boost, leaving Chen Geng grinning from ear to ear.
On the contrary, the Xiao Family was in chaos.
After watching the livestream, Father Xiao suffered a stroke and was admitted to the ICU on the spot.
Father Xiao originally thought that the other party was just a small ant that could be crushed to death, but who knew that the other party was actually an elephant.
Because of this matter, Xiao Family had offended the Gu Family and the Shen Family at the same time, and this time, the Xiao Family was completely doomed.
Mother Xiao, who had been praising Shi Yunyun just days ago, now pointed at her nose and called her a jinx. Even Xiao Yu himself began considering divorce.
When they had signed the contract, Shi Yunyun was listed as the designer.
If Prince Sahara sued Xiao Corporation and pursued compensation, Xiao Yu could shift the blame entirely onto Shi Yunyun.
After all, Xiao Corporation was only responsible for jewelry production, and the design aspect was entirely Shi Yunyun's responsibility.
Her plagiarism violated the contract terms, so she should bear the majority of the liability.
Speaking of which, Xiao Corporation was just an innocent victim in all this.
At this point, Xiao Yu no longer cared what consequences Shi Yunyun would face after the divorce, or what would happen to her and the baby in her belly.
All he wanted was to save the Xiao Family.
"You want to divorce me?!!"
On Friday morning, Shi Yunyun had been basking in the sweetness of love, but now, she was slapped in the face by Xiao Yu's coldness and ruthlessness.
"You've ruined me and the Xiao Family. My dad is in the hospital because of you, fighting for his life. Shi Yunyun, I want a divorce. At Monday, we're going to the Civil Affairs Bureau."
At this point, Xiao Yu had tossed love and romance to the back of his mind. He just wanted to cut off his losses and survive.
With Father Xiao was in the hospital and the company in chaos, Xiao Yu rushed to the company and refused to say a word to Shi Yunyun.
His selfish behavior left Shi Yunyun heartbroken. She couldn't understand how Xiao Yu had become so cruel.
In her sadness, Shi Yunyun called Mingting.
But just like before, Mingting didn't answer, and her WeChat was already blocked by him, so she could only send him a text message.
Mingting soon received a message from Shi Yunyun: "Mingting, what do I do? A-Yu wants to divorce me."
Mingting sneered at this.
From start to finish, Shi Yunyun had never apologized to him, not even a single 'I'm sorry'.
'This woman had always been this naive and selfish, leeching off the original owner without a shred of self-awareness.'
However, this time, Mingting did not ignore Shi Yunyun.
'Since she and Xiao Yu are so deeply in love, so perfectly matched… why not lock them together forever?'
Mingting generously replied to her with a few words, "Article 1082 of the Civil Code: Divorce cooling-off period."