"I admit, pushing you down was my responsibility, so I've decided to give you a thousand yuan as compensation. From now on, don't appear before my eyes." Du Ziteng rubbed his face. He knew he couldn't escape this, so he might as well pay to resolve the issue and avoid being taken advantage of.
However, this entire situation was orchestrated by Qian Xueli and Qian Fei, with the sole purpose of making Du Ziteng marry her.
Only by doing so could Qian Xueli secretly help her nephew seize Qian Cai's wealth from Zhang Liunian, and then allow their Qian family to make a comeback.
Their ambitions were grand; they were not after the paltry thousand yuan.
"I don't want money, I just want you to take responsibility. I want to marry you." Qian Xueli yelled hoarsely, but her body was already weak from her recent miscarriage, preventing her from achieving the desired effect.
"Impossible. Why should I marry you, a woman who has been pregnant with someone else's child? I don't like you, and I have a girlfriend. Why should I marry you?"
Du Ziteng's words struck a deep chord in Qian Xueli's nerves, as if transporting her back to last week's night when Li Qi had similarly and decisively rejected her as a "worn-out shoe."
"Then I'll die for you to see." Qian Xueli's expression turned manic, like a mentally unstable person.
Du Ziteng had never encountered such a situation. So, when he saw Qian Xueli recklessly rush towards the balcony, intending to jump to the first floor, he quickly rushed forward and grabbed her. "Are you crazy?"
Held by Du Ziteng, Qian Xueli immediately struggled fiercely, "You want me to die, let me die. My child is gone, I don't want to live anymore."
Qian Xueli kicked her limbs, wanting to continue jumping, but in Du Ziteng's hands, her struggles were useless.
"Are you f—king sick?" Du Ziteng was almost infuriated by her. If he hadn't been afraid of Qian Xueli jumping and him being blamed for a death, he wouldn't have bothered with her.
"My child is gone, it's all your fault, all yours. You are a murderer..." Qian Xueli, lost in her grief, struggled even harder. After a long while, she ultimately couldn't match Du Ziteng's strength, and he lifted her onto the hospital bed.
"What are you doing?" At this moment, a sharp voice suddenly appeared at the hospital room door. It was Liu Sanniu. No one knew how long she had been standing there, looking utterly devastated. After speaking, she ran off.
"Sanniu?" Seeing his girlfriend injured and running away, Du Ziteng dropped Qian Xueli and prepared to chase after her.
Zhang Liunian rubbed his forehead and reached the hospital room door first. "I'll go see Sanniu. You should handle this matter first and not let yourself be exploited."
After saying this, he went to find Liu Sanniu.
Liu Sanniu hadn't run far, only standing at the entrance of the clinic, wiping away tears.
Hearing footsteps, she thought it was Du Ziteng. However, when she turned around and saw her cousin Zhang Liunian, her face was filled with disappointment.
"What you just saw and heard is only one side of the story. They have no relationship whatsoever. I witnessed the entire thing from start to finish. Qian Xueli's child would have been lost even without Ziteng's push. The reason it miscarried at this time likely has a calculating element to it.
The objective is for Qian Xueli to extort Ziteng and marry him. If you don't want to miss out on Ziteng, you must choose to believe him at this moment and stand by his side to face this together."
Zhang Liunian didn't like to meddle in other people's affairs, but Du Ziteng was his person, and he didn't want Qian Xueli to be with him.
That woman, Qian Xueli, was not a good person.
The reason he thought their marital relationship was good in his past life was probably only due to what he saw on the surface. After all, nine out of ten couples in wealthy families maintained their relationships for appearances. They acted very loving in public, but once they returned home, they lived separate lives in various ways. He had seen too much of this.
"Cousin, you're saying this was all a calculation? Why would she calculate something like this?" Liu Sanniu might not listen to her parents, but she would definitely listen to this cousin. So, when he said it was Qian Xueli's scheme, she was instantly stunned.
As an honest and simple child, she had never considered that such a thing could be calculated. It was understandable that she found it difficult to accept at first.
"Roughly. If you don't believe me, go upstairs and listen again." Zhang Liunian was good at reading people. He had observed the entire situation. Du Ziteng hadn't used much force, and Qian Xueli miscarried so easily. Unless she had made preparations beforehand, there was no other possibility.
"Then I'll go see again." Liu Sanniu said softly, feeling a bit embarrassed, and turned to go upstairs again.
Zhang Liunian didn't wait. Seeing her go up, he prepared to leave by car. Unexpectedly, he saw Qian Fei chatting with some men about him.
"Have you heard of Zhang Liunian's name? He's the rising commercial star of Nancheng. He owns several shops and factories, with a net worth of tens of millions. He's a true rich man.
And I am his best brother. We used to wear the same pants, drink and eat meat together, and even risked our lives for each other.
If you want to find work, I can help you get recommended to him.
But the prerequisite is that you must handle this matter properly, understand?" The person speaking was Qian Fei, who used to look down on Zhang Liunian the most.
Perhaps he never imagined that one day he would need to leverage Zhang Liunian's reputation to act arrogantly outside. Truly, the times were changing. The more he looked down on Zhang Liunian before, the more he had to flatter Zhang Liunian's capabilities now.
When the other two young men heard that he was Zhang Liunian's brother, they immediately became excited and started flattering him.
"I didn't realize Brother Fei knew Comrade Zhang Liunian. I've heard he's done many good deeds and rescued quite a few missing persons. He's the one I admire most now. If you can introduce me to him, little brother will thank you for eight lifetimes."
"Me too. I heard he was originally a nobody from the countryside, but suddenly became a prominent figure in Nancheng, even a righteous person who appeared in the newspapers. As long as I can follow someone like him, I'm willing to be his slave."
Qian Fei smirked proudly. "This is a minor matter for me. Now, you go and handle the task I've assigned you, and everything will be fine."
"No problem." The two young men replied in unison.
But as soon as they finished speaking, someone chimed in.
"Drank and ate meat together and risked your lives for each other? When did that happen? How come I don't know about it?" Zhang Liunian had never taken Qian Fei seriously before, and he still didn't now.
However, since Qian Fei had run into him, if he didn't teach him a lesson, he would be letting down his past self.
Qian Fei suddenly heard Zhang Liunian's voice and immediately looked up. Indeed, he saw Zhang Liunian leaning against a pickup truck, looking at him with a half-smile.
This made Qian Fei's face instantly stiffen. Had Zhang Liunian heard everything he just said? An unprecedented embarrassment welled up in his heart, forcing him to say nothing.
"Let me make one thing clear, Zhang Liunian and I, Qian Fei, are not friends, but enemies." Zhang Liunian, seeing his awkward expression, added fuel to the fire.
When the two young men saw Zhang Liunian himself appear, their eyes lit up. Then, as if understanding something, they both sneered and walked towards Zhang Liunian.
"You are Zhang Liunian of Nancheng, that hero?"
"Do you have shops and factories in Nancheng? I heard you're hiring. Can I apply?"
These two young men had been hearing about Zhang Liunian's deeds recently and greatly admired him. Now that they saw him in person, they shamelessly approached him, hoping to secure a job.