Chapter 132: Not My Biological Father, But My Stepfather
Chapter 132: Not My Biological Father, But My Stepfather
Zhan Qing has always been domineering, and he doesn't think there is anything wrong with what he did.
But he forgot that he and Jiang Molian had been divorced for almost twenty years.
What right does a ex-husband who has been divorced for 20 years have to care about his ex-wife's affairs?
Jiang Molian did him a great favor by not remarrying after her divorce.
But in Zhan Qing's heart, he probably didn't regard Jiang Molian as his ex-wife, but as his wife.
Back then, he refused to agree to a divorce, but Jiang Molian was extremely determined and said harsh words, poking countless holes in Zhan Qing inside and out, hurting him completely.
Zhan Qing understood Jiang Molian. Although she looked weak on the outside, she was actually very determined and stubborn. Once she made up her mind, it was difficult to go back on her decision.
The two of them argued for more than half a year, and Zhan Qing finally chose to sign. He was afraid that if he continued to waste time like this, Jiang Molian's remaining good impression of him would be gone.
He has always believed that a single spark can start a prairie fire. If he is given a chance, he will be able to win Jiang Molian's heart.
It's not like he hadn't succeeded before. It was much more difficult for him to take her as his wife. At that time, she was not only annoyed but also disgusted with him.
But it’s different now. After all, she has been married to him for more than ten years. Even though there is not much affection between them, there is definitely some affection.
Originally, he thought Jiang Molian had deep feelings for him, but after she insisted on divorcing him, he was no longer sure.
If she had deep feelings for him, why would she insist on divorcing him?
She also said to him sharply: "Please give me back my freedom!"
Zhan Qing was upset. Didn't he give her freedom? She could do whatever she wanted after marriage. He spoiled her to no end.
He thought it was possible that he had spoiled her. Alas, this ungrateful woman, it would be good for her to experience the dangers of the outside world.
He was not afraid because he still had a bargaining chip in his hand, which was the two children he had with Jiang Molian.
He just didn't believe that the two children didn't want their biological father and insisted that their mother find a stepfather for them.
Facts have proved that Zhan Qing was too confident.
After the divorce, every time he came to Jiang Molian with a flattering face, although she didn't kick him out of the house or lock the door on him, she never had a good face towards him.
Zhan Qing just thought she was angry. She hated him for sleeping with someone else. Although this matter was still debatable, Jiang Molian convicted him of the crime after seeing the photo.
He tried to explain, but she only said four words, "I don't want to hear it."
Zhan Qing has always been conceited, but after divorcing Jiang Molian, his mind was destroyed bit by bit, and in the end it almost became negative.
Especially after he saw Li Chuan in her house once, he completely lost his composure.
He thought bitterly: That guy made the transition seamlessly, or it is possible that he had been eyeing his wife before he divorced Jiang Molian.
There is also a possibility that Jiang Molian kicked him out just to make room for his ex-boyfriend Li Chuan.
The more Zhan Qing thought about it, the angrier he became, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that his guess was correct.
He was depressed for a while and didn't go to look for Jiang Molian again, but he still thought about her even when he couldn't see her. He made up his mind and didn't care about it anymore.
He licked his face again.
He was afraid that if he didn't take action, the two of them would really get married and enter the bridal chamber as a couple, and he would be kicked out completely.
This time he changed his route. Instead of looking for Jiang Molian, he took the route of deep fatherly love.
At that time, Zhan Lichen was twelve years old and Zhan Lan was five years old. The daughter was still young, but the son had always been smart and precocious, so he should be able to understand his painstaking efforts.
After several interactions with Zhan Lichen, Zhan Qing discovered that his son's attitude toward him was worse than his mother's.
Jiang Molian at least spoke to him, but Zhan Lichen just looked at him with the back of his head, taking the idiom "treasure words as if they were gold" to the extreme.
After several times, Zhan Lichen finally couldn't stand Zhan Qing's "harassment" anymore and said, "I think Uncle Li is good, the two of them are a good match."
Zhan Qing almost choked up. He looked at Zhan Lichen intently. Was this something his own son could say?
If it weren't for the extremely high similarity between their eyebrows, he would have dragged him to the hospital for an examination to see if this was his Zhan Qing's child.
Humph, he thought unhappily that his son was really good at betraying his own people.
Since he had no hope for his son, he turned to targeting his daughter.
Zhan Lan was five years old at that time, soft and pretty.
When Zhan Qing couldn't sleep after his divorce from Jiang Molian, he thought more about his beautiful and lovely daughter besides his ex-wife.
The daughter is a father's little cotton-padded jacket, super warm-hearted, and will take the initiative to ask him, "Dad, are you unhappy? Xiaolan, why don't you tell Dad a joke, and Dad will be happy after hearing the joke."
Zhan Qing thought: There is no need to tell jokes, your father has almost become a joke.
Zhan Qing squatted at his daughter's feet and asked her, "Does Xiaolan like daddy?"
Zhan Lan blinked his big eyes fiercely, "I love dad the most."
"Then do you want your mother to find you a stepfather?"
Zhan Lan's little head was full of question marks. He tilted his head and asked Zhan Qing, "What is a stepfather?"
Zhan Qing patiently explained to her that the meaning was that if she had a stepfather, she would also have a stepmother, and she would become a poor little girl who was not loved by her father or mother.
And the culprit was the Uncle Li mentioned by my daughter.
Zhan Lan nodded as if she understood, and told Zhan Qing that she didn't want to become a poor little girl who was not loved by her father and mother.
Zhan Qing nodded with satisfaction, feeling that his daughter was the only one in the family who cared about him.
One time he went to his ex-wife's house and saw Li Chuan, whom he regarded as his enemy. This time he brought a limited edition doll for Zhan Lan.
Zhan Lan couldn't let it go. His big eyes instantly curved into small crescents. He called out to Li Chuan sweetly, "Thank you, stepdad."
Jiang Molian was angry when he called him stepfather, Li Chuan was confused, and Zhan Qing's eyebrows were trembling.
He quickly winked at Zhan Lan. His biological father was still here, so why did this child turn against his party so quickly?
Zhan Lan "understood" Zhan Qing's look and said to Li Chuan: "Uncle Li, my father said that you are the sinner who destroyed our family. He said that with you as a stepfather, my mother will become a stepmother, and I will become a poor little thing that is not loved by my father and mother. But through my recent observations, I think my father is wrong. Uncle Li is very good to me. I am willing for you to be my stepfather. And..."
She turned around and tilted her little head to Zhan Qing and said, "Dad, how can an adult lie? And it's not good to say bad things about others behind their backs. Dad did something wrong. You must change it in the future."
After Zhan Lan finished speaking, Zhan Qing felt as if someone had stripped him of his clothes and dragged him for a stroll in the snow, or as if someone had whipped him all over with a braid dipped in chili water.
Especially the face.
This is really his own daughter, and she has betrayed her father without leaving any room for any leniency.
Other girls are their father's warm little cotton-padded jacket, but this girl is leaky and doesn't recognize her biological father, but her stepfather.
What else could he say? He could only get out of here before Jiang Molian could say "I'll count to three".
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