Chapter 1012: Chapter 1012

“What do you mean by that? Don’t tell me the child in our daughter’s womb is Zhang Yang’s?”

“Yes, the child in our daughter’s womb is indeed Zhang Yang’s,” Mrs. Xu confidently replied.

Xu Zhuang was completely disoriented; he truly hadn’t expected such an outcome.

“Why didn’t you tell me earlier? Were you planning to keep it from me forever?” Xu Zhuang was very angry.

“What good would it do to tell you? What could you change for the sake of your brother? I’m telling you this now just to let you know that if possible, spare Zhang Yang’s life in the end. Otherwise, you’ll lose both our daughter and your grandson forever.”

Upon hearing this, Xu Zhuang’s mouth twitched.

This whole affair was simply too ridiculous. He was their enemy, and now he’s the father of his grandson?

Xu Zhuang was momentarily confused and couldn’t help pacing back and forth in the room.

After a while, Xu Zhuang said in a fit of rage, “That bastard Zhang Yang, since he’s already taken things this far, how dare he try to wipe out my brother completely?”

“Being that ruthless, can’t he spare some mercy for the sake of our daughter and the child in her womb?” The more Xu Zhuang thought about it, the angrier he became.

Mrs. Xu said with a bit of helplessness, “You can’t blame Zhang Yang for this, because he doesn’t even know that the child in our daughter’s womb is his. He thought it was Guo Qiyu’s.”

“What? How could that be? Didn’t our daughter tell him?” Xu Zhuang was full of incredulity; the more he heard, the more absurd it sounded.

“Our daughter didn’t say anything. She even conceived Zhang Yang’s child through deception.”

“Our daughter had long realized what kind of person Guo Qiyu was and didn’t want to have children with him. She didn’t ask for a divorce from Guo Qiyu because she didn’t want the matter to affect the business between the two families. She preferred to silently endure the suffering and never complained to us.”

“The negligence was on us as parents. We shouldn’t have considered a business marriage, ultimately entrapping our daughter. Guo Qiyu is nothing but a bastard.”

“Our daughter’s final demand isn’t much. She just wants to have a child with a man she loves, so she deceived everyone, including Zhang Yang and Guo Qiyu.”

Xu Zhuang finally calmed down. In the past, he might have criticized his daughter for being immature. But ever since that incident, when Guo Qiyu started having designs on his mother-in-law, it was evident just how despicable his character was, nothing short of a beast.

It was unimaginable how much grievance their daughter had endured all these years, let alone the known secret of him having women and an illegitimate child outside.

At that time, since their daughter had fled infertility issues, the Xu family had to turn a blind eye and not pursue the matter.

But now that things have turned this way, it’s become somewhat complicated and reached a point of no return.

Even if we tell Second Brother Xu now that the child in our daughter’s womb is Zhang Yang’s, Second Brother Xu won’t let it go.

So what should be done now? Xu Zhuang was momentarily at a loss for direction.

In the end, he let out a deep sigh of resignation and said to his wife, “It seems we can only do as you said, and try our best to save Zhang Yang’s life.”

“But you know my brother’s temper. This will be very difficult.”

Mrs. Xu snorted coldly, “No matter how difficult it is, it must be done. The initial mistake was your brother underestimating Zhang Yang and then dealing with him harshly.”

“We’ve interacted with Zhang Yang several times; he’s someone who distinguishes between gratitude and revenge. Although he doesn’t know the child in our daughter’s womb is his, out of consideration for our daughter, he did spare Second Brother Xu somewhat. Otherwise, with Zhang Yang’s nature, he could have killed Second Brother Xu outright.”

The more Xu Zhuang listened, the more his head ached. “As much as that’s the case, Zhang Yang has indeed made my brother and his son suffer greatly.”

Mrs. Xu also understood Xu Zhuang’s dilemma, but with things having evolved to this point, a solution must be found.

At this moment, Xu Zhuang seemed to make a decision, and he asked his wife, “Do you know where Zhang Yang is? I want to talk to him.”

Mrs. Xu immediately guessed Xu Zhuang’s intention, “You’re not planning to tell him the truth, are you? I advise you not to, or our daughter will definitely be angry.”

“Why should it be hidden? Zhang Yang should know that the people he wants to wipe out are practically his relatives.”

“Even without Zhang Yang, I planned to find a time and opportunity for our daughter to divorce Guo Qiyu.”

“After the divorce, our daughter will definitely choose to be with Zhang Yang, right? But in the current situation, they’re unlikely to end up together. We might as well have a good talk with Zhang Yang. If he’s willing to make amends for his past mistakes, it’s not impossible to get along peacefully.”

“At worst, we’ll try to compensate my brother somehow.”

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Xu also felt it made some sense, but the problem was she didn’t know where Zhang Yang was.

“How about this, try to find a chance to inquire indirectly from our daughter. It’s best to know where Zhang Yang is. It seems like it’s in some village; I heard Guo Qiyu mention it before.”

“Alright, I’ll give it a try.”

After making the decision, the couple finally felt a bit relieved, at least willing to ease the relationship, whether for the sake of their daughter or their grandson.

However, what neither Xu Zhuang nor Mrs. Xu knew was that Second Brother Xu had installed a monitoring software on Xu Zhuang’s phone.

The conversations between the couple had been transmitted verbatim to Second Brother Xu.

He hadn’t installed this monitoring software with intentions against his eldest brother, but rather because he suspected it might help reveal something about Zhang Yang.

Second Brother Xu never expected to hear such a big secret.

And when he heard that his brother and sister-in-law wanted to mediate the relationship, Second Brother Xu, filled with anger, smashed whatever he could lay his hands on.

“No wonder Xu Mengyan is so protective of Zhang Yang; it turns out she’s carrying his child—this is outrageous.”

Originally, he had some degree of defense for Xu Mengyan, but now Second Brother Xu’s eyes were full of malicious intent.

“Zhang Yang, oh Zhang Yang, you crippled my son. Taking the life of your child makes it reasonable, doesn’t it? You can’t blame me for that.”

No one would have imagined that Second Brother Xu would plot against the child in Xu Mengyan’s womb—and plan to harm the unborn child.

Second Brother Xu immediately called for someone, “Find out where Xu Mengyan is for me.”