What he said was the plain truth, and Zhou Jinbei was almost choked to death by him.
But who else could it be but her own brother? They had quarreled more than once or twice. Should she really argue with him?
"Mom said to take advantage of my pregnancy now and get along well with the Jiang family, asking for their help."
"Tell me what's going on. I'll talk to Jiang Sicheng when I get back."
Zhou Jinbei wasn't good at anything. She had poor grades since childhood, a bad temper, and liked to associate with bad friends.
By normal standards, she was a complete little hoodlum, a troublemaker.
But she was exceptionally sharp.
Few people could come up with as many devious ideas as she could, and with this talent, she probably wouldn't suffer much at Jiang Sicheng's hands.
It would be a waste of resources not to use them, so Zhou Jinxiu roughly explained his difficulties to her.
Zhou Jinbei knew that Jiang Sicheng had no feelings for her and wouldn't take her matters seriously, so she didn't plan to tell him.
On the way back, she was busy planning how to bring it up at dinner that night to ask her father-in-law for help.
Soon, she had a plan.
That evening, the family sat down to eat.
Everyone enthusiastically put food into her bowl, acting as if they doted on her.
Zhou Jinbei kept looking at her father-in-law, trying to speak.
"Dad, you eat too. You work hard every day. Eat more yourself."
Her mother-in-law, whether deliberately trying to keep her away from her father-in-law or genuinely caring for her, said,
"Your dad has me to serve him. You are the priority now; just take care of yourself."
"Okay... Dad, you look good lately. Is work going smoothly? My brother said..."
Jiang Sicheng immediately cut her off, "Eat your meal. Don't discuss business at the dinner table."
"Besides, what's the point of talking to you, someone who hasn't graduated or worked, and is pregnant?"
"..."
Zhou Jinbei's embarrassed face instantly turned red.
It was true that she had no work experience and understood nothing about company matters, but she was still a person, and a person with dignity.
Jiang Sicheng was treating her as a mere surrogate, forbidding her from speaking about anything other than the child. Was that too much?
Or did Jiang Sicheng already know what she was about to say and was deliberately preventing her from speaking?
He wouldn't help the Zhou family, thinking it a waste of time and energy?
This inhuman scumbag!
After the embarrassment, Zhou Jinbei instantly flew into a rage. She slammed her chopsticks down on the table.
"Jiang Sicheng, what do you mean by that?"
No one had ever dared to lose their temper at the Jiang family's dinner table.
Her mother-in-law, having lived so many years, felt insecure for only having given birth to Jiang Sicheng, and hadn't dared to do so. But she...
By disrespecting her husband like this, Jiang Sicheng would only be angrier.
"What do I mean? You dare to throw things at me? Do you think I won't touch you just because you're pregnant? You've gone too far!"
What? If he meant what he said, he was even willing to get physical with a woman?
He usually acted so effeminate, but he turned out to be quite formidable when it mattered.
Zhou Jinbei's eyes reddened, and she turned to look at her in-laws.
"Dad, Mom! Look, your son is bullying me!"
"Are you trying to die? We were having a nice conversation, why are you suddenly acting out?"
Seeing Zhou Jinbei in tears from anger, her mother-in-law quickly stood up and pretended to hit Jiang Sicheng.
"She's newly pregnant, and the fetus is unstable. If you upset her... Apologize to her!"
After a small argument, though Zhou Jinbei emerged victorious, she finally understood.
In this family, only her mother-in-law truly cared about her.
But her mother-in-law had no real power. Apart from helping her with food and drink, she couldn't do anything else.
Her father-in-law and Jiang Sicheng were both extremely cold-blooded.
Her plan to marry into the Jiang family to strengthen the Zhou family was a grave mistake.
A terrible mistake.
Late at night, lying alone in bed, watching the loving male and female leads on the projection screen, Zhou Jinbei regretted it deeply.
She had wasted her prime years on such trash.
She had missed out on the good Ah Zhong.
She was truly blind.
No, she couldn't keep making mistakes.
Since she couldn't get what she wanted, there was no need to compromise.
This wasn't her feeling down late at night or a sudden whim; it was a rational conclusion based on reality.
She wanted to divorce Jiang Sicheng.
Even if it meant bearing the stigma of a second marriage, or becoming a single mother, she wouldn't hesitate.
She had had enough of this dog-like man.
No sooner said than done, Zhou Jinbei immediately took out her phone and called Jiang Sicheng.
It was past midnight, and he was still out partying, with noisy background sounds.
"Why aren't you asleep so late? What do you want now?"
As if Zhou Jinbei often disturbed him.
Zhou Jinbei was truly glad she had made this decision.
Otherwise, her child would have to call this trash "Dad" after being born, how disgusting would that be!
"Nothing, I just want a divorce. Just letting you know."
"Come back tomorrow when you have time to complete the procedures. That's all, go back to your fun."
After hanging up, Jiang Sicheng continued drinking with Kai Ge.
Kai Ge casually asked, "Who was that?"
"My wife."
"What about her?"
"Nothing, she said she wants a divorce."
"Divorce?"
Both of them sobered up slightly.
Damn it!
She actually proposed divorce to me?
Just because I didn't agree to help her family today, this woman wants a divorce?
Women are so troublesome!
Finally, before dawn, Jiang Sicheng returned home once.
Zhou Jinbei, who had just fallen asleep groggily, was pulled up by him. "What do you mean by this?"
Zhou Jinbei knew he was referring to the divorce. "It means what it says."
"Is it because I didn't agree to help your family?"
"Isn't that enough?"
Jiang Sicheng was amused by her anger. "You're quite something, Zhou Jinbei. Don't you know why you married me?"
Zhou Jinbei looked at him.
"We have a transaction! A financial transaction! Besides bearing a child for compensation, nothing else exists, don't you understand?"
Zhou Jinbei said, "I understand. But no matter how well I understand, don't I have the right to terminate the transaction? Now I just don't want to continue, even for more money, I won't, is that okay?"
"...You damn..."
"Watch your mouth!"
Seeing that she was truly angry and seemed serious, Jiang Sicheng had to lower his stance.
"Don't joke, and don't threaten me. To be honest, will everything be fine if I help your family this time?"
Zhou Jinbei also answered honestly.
"No. Besides money, I married you hoping you would help my family more."
"Since you don't want to, I won't trouble you. Let's call it quits early, so neither of us delays the other."
"...Don't forget you're pregnant!"
"I won't forget. At worst, I'll just get rid of it. Anyway, you're rich, and there will be plenty of women willing to have children for you in the future."
Jiang Sicheng glared at her, waited for a moment, and said, "Are you serious? Have you thought it through?"
"I've thought it through. We'll do the paperwork tomorrow. Whoever doesn't show up is a turtle."
What a mess this all is!
Jiang Sicheng was so angry he gritted his teeth. "I shouldn't have married you in the first place!"