"I have no idea, don't panic yet," Xie Zhendong hadn't expected Feng Rou to disregard his warning and openly make a move against Zhan Jiayi. "I'm coming over right away!"
"Okay." Zhan Jiayi, knowing that Feng Rou had come without Xie Zhendong's permission, felt a bit more relaxed.
This presented Xie Zhendong with another opportunity to dislike Feng Rou. She began to consider how to use this chance to make Feng Rou do something Xie Zhendong could never forgive.
Xie Huibing hadn't expected Zhan Jiayi to have such strong psychological fortitude. They had knocked on the door for a long time outside, but she hadn't responded or opened it.
"Mom, I'll have someone call a locksmith right away. She can't escape just because she won't open the door today!" She thought, "strike while the iron is hot." Since she had instigated her mother to come, she was determined to achieve her goal.
Feng Rou hadn't expected her second daughter to become so capable, but she still felt a sense of unease, worrying, "This woman is difficult to deal with. I'm afraid your father..."
"Mom, what are you still afraid of? If this continues, she'll replace you!"
"Alright, go call the locksmith," Feng Rou said, steeling herself. "We must teach her a lesson today."
Zhan Jiayi heard the sudden silence outside the door and realized they were planning to force the door open.
She handed the cleaver in her hand to another nanny and said to the two nannies, "You two stay here. Anyone who dares to break in, scare them away with the knives you have."
The two nannies nodded repeatedly in panic. Zhan Jiayi hid in the bedroom and locked the bedroom door from the inside.
As long as the police or Xie Zhendong didn't arrive, she wouldn't confront Feng Rou directly. Protecting the child in her womb was the most important thing, no matter what.
Feng Rou and her daughter called a locksmith. The property management and security, fearing trouble, gathered around them, urging them to handle the situation calmly.
This was a high-end apartment complex, and neighbors rarely interacted. However, their commotion attracted the attention of surrounding residents.
Xie Huibing felt a sense of foreboding. Even if they opened the door today, with these people around, she wouldn't be able to force Zhan Jiayi to take the abortion pill.
When they finally managed to open the door, the responding police officers also arrived and asked what was happening.
The surrounding people started explaining the situation to the police. The two nannies, seeing the police arrive, finally breathed a sigh of relief, put away their cleavers, and went to inform Zhan Jiayi.
Zhan Jiayi knew Feng Rou couldn't do anything to her now. She came out of the bedroom and saw Feng Rou and Xie Huibing showing property ownership documents to the police, becoming more agitated and louder as they spoke.
At this point, everyone understood what was going on. It turned out the husband had given the apartment to his mistress, and the wife had come to reclaim it from her.
The police asked, "Who called the police?"
Zhan Jiayi timidly walked out from behind the two nannies and said, "I did. I don't know anything about the property ownership of this apartment. I only know it's my boyfriend's apartment..."
People nearby began to criticize her, calling her immoral for being a mistress and for occupying someone else's apartment.
She stood at the doorway, head bowed, unable to refute them. However, in a sideways glance, she saw someone hiding in the hallway, taking pictures of them.
It seemed the gossip media reporters she had notified had arrived. These paparazzi were truly swift.
It didn't matter to her that she was being scolded now; she was waiting to see how Feng Rou would handle the aftermath.
The police took out their portable pen and paper and asked Zhan Jiayi to sign, saying, "This is your private dispute. Please resolve it yourselves. We have filed a report."
Zhan Jiayi said "Oh" and quickly signed.
As soon as the police left, Xie Huibing immediately said to the onlookers, "This is our family matter. Please don't crowd around anymore!"
Feng Rou stared at Zhan Jiayi with cold eyes, pushed her aside, and walked into the apartment. The others followed her.
Zhan Jiayi hurriedly said, "Mrs. Xie, I can pack my things and leave immediately, but I need to clarify things with Zhendong. I didn't want this either. I wanted to break up with him, not be a third party, and I don't want this child, but he insisted on being with me and having me give birth to the child. I can't help it..."
Before she could finish, Xie Huibing, who could no longer tolerate it, slapped her across the face and said, "You vixen, you're blaming everything on my dad! My dad has always been a man of integrity! You don't want to have the baby, do you? I'll fulfill your wish today!"
Saying this, she signaled to the people behind her. The person she had hired immediately took out the pre-prepared mineral water and a packet of medicine and was about to restrain Zhan Jiayi.
Zhan Jiayi covered her face and screamed, trying to escape them.
Just then, the door was opened from the outside with a click. Xie Zhendong walked in and saw the scene, shouting, "What do you think you're doing!"
Everyone in the apartment instantly froze and looked at him.
Feng Rou exclaimed in shock, "Old Xie, why are you here? Don't you have an important high-level meeting today?"
Xie Zhendong's gaze swept over her like ice, as if to say, "This is what you've done!"
"Dad," Xie Huibing said, looking surprised.
Before they came, they had asked their mother's contacts within the group, who said the meeting at the group today was very important, and the chairman would not be able to leave. Moreover, the chairman had a habit of not answering any calls during such important meetings.
"Who told you to come and join the fun!" Xie Zhendong had already seen Zhan Jiayi, who was crying in the corner, and worried about the impact on her unborn child. He angrily slapped Xie Huibing.
Xie Huibing felt the pain on her face was secondary. She stared at her father in shock, her heart filled with indescribable pain.
Although her father had never paid much attention to her and her sister, he had rarely hit them since they were young and always explained things to them properly.
"Dad, you hit me..."
Xie Zhendong ignored them and walked directly to Zhan Jiayi, who was hiding in the corner. He pulled her hand away from her face and asked, "Are you alright?"
Zhan Jiayi took a deep breath, holding back tears, and said, "I'm alright." She then covered her face with her hand again and whispered, "Zhendong, I'm scared..."
Xie Zhendong hugged her with heartache and comforted her, "Don't be afraid, no one can bully you."
Feng Rou could no longer bear to watch. With Xie Zhendong being so good to this mistress in front of her, she threw her bag down forcefully and said with grief, "Xie Zhendong! I want a divorce!"
With that, she turned and left angrily. Xie Huibing quickly picked up her mother's bag and chased after her.
Seeing the situation, others realized the wife couldn't compete with the mistress and also left in a hurry.
The lawyer put down his documents. Before leaving, fearing Xie Zhendong might vent his anger, he said, "Mr. Xie, I apologize. Your wife asked me to come, and I didn't know anything." With that, he also quickly slipped away.
The apartment finally became quiet. Xie Zhendong held Zhan Jiayi, wanting to help her sit on the sofa, and called a nanny to get water.
Seeing that Feng Rou and the others had left, Zhan Jiayi finally seemed to relax. She completely collapsed into Xie Zhendong's arms and cried, "Zhendong, I don't want to live here anymore..."