A Paper Contract GL - Chapter 22

“You are going to embarrass me to death! Hurry up and roll back home, and it’s best you never come out to see people again.” The man said, turning his head to leave. He was well-dressed and distinguished, looking somewhat mismatched with Fangfang.

Chen Nan stood at the front of the crowd, constantly touching her chin, not saying a word.

Jiang Yuetong squatted beside Fangfang to comfort her, but it seemed useless because Fangfang was still wailing and crying hysterically.

“Why are you treating me like this? You are not a human being…” Fangfang’s voice sounded somewhat tragic.

Seeing that she couldn’t console Fangfang, Jiang Yuetong turned to Fangfang’s man and said, “Hello, Sir. This is our first meeting, but I feel it’s necessary to tell you that I’m Fangfang’s classmate, so I ask you not to be too presumptuous right now.”

The man rolled his eyes at Jiang Yuetong, completely disregarding her words.

Jiang Yuetong sighed, “Fangfang, get up. It’s really not worth doing this for a man like him. Stop crying, get up now.”

Fangfang cried and shook her head, “It wasn’t like this before. When we first got together, it wasn’t like this. He was so good to me then; anything I wanted, he would bring it to me. After I gave birth to the baby, he said working outside was too hard and asked me to come home to look after the children and the elderly. But why has everything changed in just a few years? Why has everything changed? He no longer likes me, no longer finds me cute. He absolutely doesn’t want to see me now. Do you know how awful that feeling is?” Fangfang covered her face and wept bitterly.

Jiang Yuetong said, “Fangfang, before you were married, of course he was good to you. If he hadn’t used sweet talk, how would you have married him? But now his true nature is showing, his inherent bad qualities are exposed, and that’s why he is like this.”

“It’s not just that…” Fangfang sobbed, “He’s found a mistress now. The mistress is very beautiful, and he says he wants to divorce me! Why? Why has my dedication not been rewarded at all?”

Jiang Yuetong sighed, unsure how to reply.

Chen Nan slowly walked over, squatted down beside Fangfang, looked her in the eye, and said, “All your thoughts are wrong. Your complaints sound truly ridiculous to me. You take a man’s words too seriously. He told you to come back and be a full-time housewife, and you genuinely came back to take care of the family for him. But at the same time, you became disconnected from society. Slowly, you lost common ground and couldn’t communicate spiritually. That is the beginning of the danger. Besides…” Chen Nan paused and said, “Maybe my words are a bit direct, please don’t mind. Look at your appearance. Is there any beauty to speak of? Forget beauty, even just neatness would be enough. But there is none! If I were a man, I wouldn’t take you out either. I would feel embarrassed. Men are the most status-conscious animals. They like the woman next to them to be complimented by everyone; that’s how they gain face. However…” Chen Nan turned her head to look at the man nearby and continued, “A good man can shape his woman. If he can’t do that, it’s his failure. Fangfang, what you need to do now is stop pestering him. If he wants a divorce, don’t cling to him desperately, because wasting this time on someone who doesn’t love you is not worth it at all. You need to find a job you like, make yourself beautiful, adjust your mood, and then wait for the arrival of the next brand-new person. By then, whether certain people will come back to pester you might not be certain, you know.” Chen Nan pointed at Fangfang’s husband.

“Really?” Fangfang finally stopped crying, looking at Chen Nan as if she had seen a clear sky.

Chen Nan nodded seriously and earnestly, “Really.” With that, she pulled on Fangfang’s shirt to cover the edge of her panties, then reached out her hand, “Get up, Fangfang. Don’t let people laugh at you anymore.”

Fangfang obediently reached out her hand, then glanced at her husband standing beside her, turned her head, and walked toward home. After two steps, she turned back and said to Chen Nan, “Thank you.”

Chen Nan just smiled and waved her hand, “Goodbye.”

Without the argument, the crowd quickly dispersed. Chen Nan and Jiang Yuetong returned to the car, and naturally, they discussed the recent incident. Jiang Yuetong tilted her head and looked at Chen Nan, saying, “You are quite resourceful. Have you studied psychology?”

Chen Nan shook her head, “Actually, you also saw the core of the problem a long time ago, but you might have been afraid of hurting Fangfang’s feelings, so you couldn’t speak so directly. The truth is always hard to accept because it’s real, like uncovering a wound. It will hurt a lot, but if the wound festers and you never uncover it, it will never heal. A person must have a strong inner self to deal with ever-changing situations. Fangfang lacks this. She underestimated her own strength too much and completely centered her life and spiritual focus on someone else. This was destined to fail.”

“I wonder what I will be like if I get married later. If it’s like this, I’d rather be single forever.” Jiang Yuetong leaned back against the seat and said, “When I go take a shower, I see many middle-aged women. Without exception, they have gained weight, and some have become very out of shape and ugly. I imagine their husbands have long lost interest in them.”

“That’s why so many men go to solicit prostitutes. If your body seriously loses its shape after marrying me, don’t blame me for sweeping you out the door.” Chen Nan picked up her sunglasses and put them on.

The next second, Jiang Yuetong snatched her sunglasses away. “How can you be like that! If my body changes shape and I get fat, will you not want me anymore? You liar!”

Chen Nan laughed, “Does Teacher Jiang mean… she agrees to marry me?”

“You!”

The midday sun continued to rise, and the temperature kept increasing, but inside the BMW M5, the sound of laughter continued.

At three o’clock in the afternoon, Jiang Yuetong arrived at the meeting location on time, and of course, Chen Nan was there too.

“Who is this person? So mysterious, I must take a good look.” Chen Nan followed behind Jiang Yuetong toward the park pavilion.

The elder was already waiting there. Hearing Jiang Yuetong’s voice, he slowly turned his head. In an instant, the eyes of the three people intertwined.

“Grandpa!” Chen Nan’s eyes nearly popped out, and her mouth dropped open widely.

“Chen Nan…” Chen Yannian was also completely surprised to see Chen Nan here.

“You…” Jiang Yuetong said in surprise, “You know each other!”

“Of course, we do. He is my grandfather, Chen Yannian.” Chen Nan said.

The three people went to a coffee shop. After sitting down, Chen Nan spoke first, “Grandpa, what are you doing? Dressed so plainly, not at all like a person with a net worth of hundreds of millions.”

Chen Yannian smiled, “Material possessions are no longer important to me. I value the human heart more.” He smiled as he looked at Chen Nan and Jiang Yuetong, noticing they were already very close.

“Are you… together?” Chen Yannian asked.

“Yes.” Chen Nan said.

“No.” Jiang Yuetong said.

They spoke at the same time, but with different answers. However, Chen Yannian still smiled radiantly. Although Jiang Yuetong denied it, in Chen Yannian’s view, she had already agreed to Chen Nan.

“Take it slow, take it slow,” Chen Yannian just smiled.

Chen Nan said, “Grandpa, you really gave me a huge problem, finding me such a bad-tempered person. I have to be at the mercy of someone else’s mood all day. Tell me how embarrassing it is to say that the heir of the Tianqi Group has to act according to someone else’s whims.”

Jiang Yuetong shrugged, “Whose temper is worse than yours? Stop complaining here. You won’t win even if you complain more. Grandpa is on my side.”

Chen Nan said, “By the way, I haven’t asked, how did you two meet?” She turned to Jiang Yuetong and asked, “And you, after all this time, you still didn’t know this person is my grandfather, Chen Yannian?”

Jiang Yuetong said, “I met Grandpa when I kindly helped him once. How could I have known that such an ordinary-looking elderly man is the CEO of the Tianqi Group? You could kill me, and I wouldn’t have guessed it.” Jiang Yuetong rolled her eyes.

Chen Yannian said, “I deliberately didn’t explain it to either of you. Although I tied a red thread, the feelings ultimately have to be cultivated by yourselves. Even if you really can’t cultivate feelings in the end, there’s nothing to be done, because love cannot be forced.” Chen Yannian said to Chen Nan, “You should understand Grandpa’s painstaking efforts, right? After dating for a while, you should have seen Yuetong’s shining qualities. So, get along well, don’t disappoint Grandpa, and more importantly, you mustn’t bully her.”

As soon as bullying was mentioned, Jiang Yuetong immediately said, “Grandpa, she always bullies me! This morning, she even dragged me to a haunted house, scaring the wits out of me.” Jiang Yuetong patted her chest.

“Oh? Is that true?” Chen Yannian raised an eyebrow, looking at Chen Nan.

Chen Nan quickly waved her hands, “Who forced her to go? She went willingly on her own. She’s the best at pretending to be pitiful. Grandpa, don’t believe her.”

Chen Yannian said sternly, “I choose to believe her!” He turned and tapped Chen Nan’s head with his walking stick, warning, “You need to be careful, understand? From now on, I am Yuetong’s protector. If she suffers even the slightest bit of wrong, I won’t let you off.” Chen Yannian said to Jiang Yuetong, “Yuetong, if she bullies you again, just come to me, and I’ll deal with her.”

Chen Nan smiled like a child and said, “Alright, Grandpa. Now that I’ve brought the person to you, can you return my assets to me?”

“Not yet…” Chen Yannian pondered for a moment and said, “I also want to see if Yiran has any real capability. If he does, I’ll hand over some of the company’s business to him. After all, family members are more trustworthy. Perhaps he can become your right-hand man in the future.”

“How can that be!” Chen Nan almost jumped up and said, “Haven’t you seen through my uncle’s intentions? Chen Jiaxu has long been eyeing Tianqi covetously. What he wants is definitely not just some business; he wants the entire Tianqi, do you understand, Grandpa!”

Chen Yannian’s expression subtly changed, and he said sternly, “Chen Nan! Of course, Grandpa understands better than you! You don’t need to worry about this. Just focus entirely on accompanying Tongtong.”

Chen Nan didn’t talk about the company matters anymore. She knew that no matter how much she said, once Grandpa made up his mind, it couldn’t be changed.