The divorce agreement was extremely harsh, and Zhao Lan was essentially forced to leave with nothing but Zhang Guo'er.
"This… Husband, we are a family. We face difficulties together. You're divorcing me now and making me leave empty-handed. Isn't this pushing me to my death?"
"Also, you need to consider Guo'er's feelings. If you don't help her and divorce her, how much damage will that do to her heart?"
Zhang Guo'er choked, tears flowing uncontrollably.
"Dad, don't you want me anymore? I'm your daughter."
…
If there were any other way, who would want to abandon their wife and daughter?
But even a hero is stumped by a penny, let alone having to pay over a million this time.
With the Zhang family's current financial situation, this payment would set them back to the beginning.
Having grown accustomed to a good life, Zhang Guodong was a hundred percent unwilling.
Seeing their resistance, Zhang Guodong changed his tone.
"Don't worry. Divorcing now and making you leave empty-handed is just a temporary measure. I'm not really abandoning you."
"After the divorce, the court will have no right to interfere with the property under my name. As for the compensation, even if the court enforces it, if you have no money, they can't do anything to you. Not paying isn't a capital offense, so don't be afraid."
After Zhang Guodong's explanation, Zhang Guo'er and Zhao Lan's expressions improved slightly.
"Dad, will this method work?"
"Don't worry, I've consulted a lawyer in advance. This is the best approach right now."
"Husband, why don't you talk to Zhang Meiyu and ask her not to pursue Guo'er's responsibility? You're her cousin; she'll definitely listen to you."
Hearing this, Zhang Guodong secretly rolled his eyes.
"Last time, Zhang Meiyu gave us 500,000. After losing so much money, how do you think she feels about us? Now she has a chance to get the money back. Do you think she'll easily reconcile with us? How naive."
"I am her cousin, and I understand her temperament. This time, she absolutely will not reconcile with us."
Zhao Lan was in despair.
"Husband, is there really no other way?"
"Divorce is the best way, the lawyer said so. Sign it quickly. If you hesitate any longer, the court might become suspicious, and then it will be too late."
Under Zhang Guodong's urging, Zhao Lan hesitated and tremblingly signed the divorce agreement.
Zhang Guodong put away the agreement and said to the mother and daughter,
"Go pack your things. I'll take you."
"Ah? Husband, what do you mean?"
"We need to put on a full act. If we live together after the divorce and Tang Xiaomin catches us, all our efforts will be in vain."
"I've rented you a place. You'll have to move out for now and come back after this is resolved."
"Husband…"
"What are you still hesitating for! Do you want our house to be auctioned off to pay the debt!"
Scolded by Zhang Guodong, Zhao Lan and Zhang Guo'er reluctantly packed their belongings and were sent to an external rental house that same day.
…
One day, Tang Xu limped his way to the Immortal Mansion Group.
Seeing the atmosphere of death surrounding the Immortal Mansion Group, even though Tang Xu had seen many dead people, he couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.
His intuition told him that there was definitely something fishy about the Immortal Mansion Group.
However, since Tang Xiaomin could come back to life after death and travel through time for revenge, he wouldn't find anything too strange.
Entering the first-floor lobby, he stated his business to the receptionist.
"Hello, I'm looking for your CEO Yan."
The receptionist offered a polite, indifferent smile.
"The current president of Immortal Mansion Group is Miss Tang Xiaomin, but she is not seeing anyone at the moment. Please leave."
Tang Xu was surprised.
"How can Tang Xiaomin be the president of Immortal Mansion Group? That's impossible, isn't it? She's still a freshman in college."
A university student, only twenty years old. Immortal Mansion Group, however, was a listed company and had already entered the Fortune Global 500.
Although Tang Xiaomin had business acumen, before this, Tang Xu had always thought that it was with Yan Jue's backing that she was able to take over the Tang Corporation.
The receptionist said with a fake smile, "True geniuses achieve great things at a young age. Age has never been the standard for measuring a person's ability."
He understood the logic, but encountering such a situation himself, Tang Xu still found it unbelievable.
Forget it, it wasn't his place to consider this.
"I'm not looking for Tang Xiaomin. I'm looking for Yan Jue."
"I'm sorry, I can't pass on your message."
"Why?"
"No comment."
Tang Xu's visit was in vain. As he was about to leave, he suddenly bumped into Lu Xing passing by.
He limped and stepped forward to intercept Lu Xing.
"Hello, I'm Tang Xiaomin's brother. We've met before."
Lu Xing looked at Tang Xu with surprise.
"Yes, I know you. If you're here to see Miss Tang, I don't think she'll want to see you. Please leave."
Lu Xing was unaware that Tang Xu was already living under the same roof as Tang Xiaomin.
From Lu Xing's words, Tang Xu sensed that he seemed to know about Tang Xiaomin and his affairs.
Knowing Tang Xiaomin so well, it seemed he had found the right person this time.
"I'd like to inquire about Yan Jue's whereabouts. Can you tell me?"
Mentioning Yan Jue, Lu Xing's expression immediately turned cold, and he looked at Tang Xu with ill intent.
"Do you truly not know, or are you pretending not to know?"
Tang Xu was completely confused.
"If I knew, why would I be asking you?"
Lu Xing's anger flared, and he said impatiently, "Since you don't know, it's better not to know. And in the future, it's best not to mention it in front of Miss Tang. Otherwise, you'll regret it."
Lu Xing left in a hurry, no longer paying attention to Tang Xu.
Tang Xu returned without any success and had no clues about Yan Jue.
He wasn't one to give up easily. Since he couldn't find out through inquiry, he would search himself.
He utilized his channels accumulated over years as a doctor and launched a thorough search.
…
On a private island in the Pacific, within a luxurious sea-view villa.
Inside an iron cage made of special material, a burly, wounded man was suspended, his scapula pierced by a black iron hook on his back.
Simultaneously, his hands and feet were shackled, the chains connected to an iron ball more than ten times his size.
A masked figure fed him an unknown liquid emitting a red mist while he was delirious, then carefully withdrew.
"Miss Meng, today's Wangchuan Water has been administered. As long as it's administered for eighty-one days, let alone him, even the Jade Emperor in heaven would forget everything."
Upon hearing that the Wangchuan Water had been administered, Meng Yiren, who was sitting on the sofa with her legs crossed, breathed a sigh of relief but then became worried. Su Dan Novel Network.
"Keep a close eye on him. You absolutely cannot let him have any accidents, or everything will be ruined."