Chapter 157

I directly said: "Qiao Jie, absolutely impossible, Ya Li back then wouldn't have looked for you. Don't spout nonsense."

"I spout nonsense, you yourself created the karma, you don't know. Back then, I at Niushiling brought Zhengzheng and the army together living, this woman took a taxi to Niushiling."

Directly found my home,

She opened the door, saw the mountainous area, and talked with me; she deeply loves you.

As long as I let go, she can give me a sum of money.

I was very angry and slapped her.

She actually knelt down and begged me.

And she told me she was already pregnant, and moreover pregnant with your child.

You damned Zhaoerhai,

"The women you've played with, it's been over twenty years, and now you come again to bring disaster to my son—how am I supposed to go on?" Qiao Jie burst into tears again.

Upon hearing that, my heart became even more confused,

Damn, what the hell.

When did I ever get Ya Li pregnant?

This Qiao Jie is nothing but lies.

I criticize Qiao Jie,

"Qiao Jie, enough. If it weren't for the sake of our past marital face, I would have already kicked you out. What's the point of you fabricating these? My body, you're not unaware."

Letting someone else get pregnant—what a joke.

"Qiao Jie, if you don't agree, the matter between Daming and Ya Li—you tell them, why are you making a fuss here? Really, what the hell."

I reiterate once more, I and Ya Li are innocent,

Please keep your mouth clean."

After saying that, I fiercely lit up a cigarette.

"Your body—I know what it's like. When you see me, you're not good; when you see other women, could you be not? Xia Yuan, Yang Tao, Xiao Feng, etc. —think about it, Zhaoerhai, how many women have you been through.

Let me tell you, my Qiao Jie has never told a lie in all these years.

What I say is true; I can have that woman come over and we can confront each other face to face.

Zhaoerhai, how could a woman toy with her own body? At the moment she knelt down, my heart softened.

I know I can't keep you.

Zhaoerhai, you can choose not to believe me; you can ask your foster mother, Qian Niang, whether this happened—when that woman came to my home looking for me, in the end, wasn't it Qian Niang who persuaded her to leave?" Qiao Jie said while crying.

Hearing Qiao Jie talk about my past felt like a needle prick.

Between me and them, it's truly innocent; I've never done anything wrong toward them.

I and them are not as Qiao Jie imagines, but how can I explain?

Ya Li ran to Niushiling to look for Qiao Jie, and moreover said she was pregnant with my child.

What kind of thing is this—I'm about to go crazy.

I puffed on my cigarette,

Qiao Jie continued by my side: "Zhaoerhai, don't you have a sense in your heart? How can you, after playing with women, let Daming go propose again.

Although Daming is not your biological son, he is your adopted son.

He also calls you Dad.

Back then you should have made things clear with Daming.

Stop Daming's proposal.

What exactly are you scheming,

Are you deliberately tormenting me.

Unless I die, I absolutely cannot allow that kind of woman into the household.

Zhaoerhai, say something.

You have today because you look down on me—think back to when you were in Beishan,

how you got by.

"Without me, could Zhaoerhai become a man?" Qiao Jie began muttering beside me.

Hearing Qiao Jie's muttering, I became even more vexed and restless.

I could only shout loudly,

"Enough, enough. I, Zhaoerhai, owe you—let's call it even.

"Right now, immediately, you leave—truly, I truly don't want to hear you speak."

Qiao Jie stood beside me,

"You're kicking me out, you're kicking me out, right? Zhaoerhai, you're not human."

Upon hearing Qiao Jie scold me, I at that moment raised my arm, wanting to hit Qiao Jie.

Qiao Jie stepped forward toward me,

"Hit me, hit me—I'll die today at your hands."

Gazing at Qiao Jie with her tear-filled, blurred eyes, I suddenly felt this hand incredibly heavy.

I lowered my raised high hand, absolutely unable to strike Qiao Jie,

If I, Zhaoerhai, were to hit Qiao Jie today, it would be equivalent to slashing my own heart.

I said to Qiao Jie: "Go on, don't say anymore. I'm tired."

Qiao Jie cried while saying: "You're tired, I ask you about Daming's matter—what to do? You're his father; today you must give me an explanation."

"Qiao Jie, what explanation can I give you? Daming is already an adult. This isn't a child; what I say, will he listen to me? He now has his own thinking ability and way of handling things. Who he likes, who he proposes to—that's his freedom. Qiao Jie, what era is this now."

Can we even ask? If they listened to us, Da Jun would have already become successful.

Qiao Jie, I know it's not easy for you to raise Zhengzheng and Da Jun; your heart only has them.

But the son has grown up; it's no longer up to us.

Qiao Jie, don't cry.

After I finished speaking, I picked up a tissue from the table and handed it to Qiao Jie.

After Qiao Jie took it, she wiped her tears.

Jianqiang, there's really no way; have you persuaded them to break up? This woman—just thinking about her makes me nauseous.

She used to compete with me for men, and now she actually follows Da Jun and calls me Mom.

I can't accept it. Jianqiang, you are Da Jun's father and also the company's chairman; your words, Da Jun will definitely listen.

Jianqiang, I beg you, let them break up.

That woman is much older than Da Jun, and it's unknown whether she can bear children.

If Da Jun has no children, what's the point of my life?" After Qiao Jie said that, tears welled up again.

At this moment, I feel pity for Qiao Jie; she has lived her whole life for the children, and she has given all her love to Da Jun.

Da Jun may not necessarily cherish it.

I can only gently advise Qiao Jie not to let her shout and make a fuss again.

I can hardly bear it.

I said, "Qiao Jie, the past is the past; don't dwell on it. Da Jun likes to act on impulse; we shouldn't pay attention to him. Maybe before long, he'll take a liking to another girl, and then they'll naturally break up."

If we meddle too much, it will easily create conflict and make Da Jun even more eager to marry Ya Li; not asking is the best approach.

What I say is true. Young people are like that: the more you ask, the stronger their rebelliousness.

Qiao Jie said, "That definitely won't work; not asking them won't do, I must ask. Seeing Da Jun with that woman, I'm about to go crazy."

I said to Qiao Jie, "Qiao Jie, if you really want to ask, you can find someone to help; now Da Jun listens to whatever he says."

"Who?" Qiao Jie asked.

"Niu Ju, Da Jun's godfather. He seems dissatisfied with Da Jun's proposal to Ya Li. Go find him now and ask how to make them break up." I said to Qiao Jie.

I want to pass the buck to Niu Ju, let him deal with them.

Upon hearing me say that, Qiao Jie immediately said, "Exactly, I didn't think of that; Da Jun now listens to his godfather."

I'll go find Niu Ju.

I'm going now; I must make them break up.

After Qiao Jie finished speaking, she hurried out of my office.

Once Qiao Jie left, I felt much lighter.

I lit another cigarette and started smoking.

Has Ya Li previously looked for Qiao Jie, also claiming she's pregnant with my child—is that really true?

I need to verify this.

Qian Niang knows; Qian Niang has never mentioned this to me.