"Brother, let's go to a bar," Zhan Mohan suggested suddenly.
At least the atmosphere of the bar would ease Zhan Yangyi's mood and help him think things through.
Zhan Yangyi nodded slightly, and the two walked towards the bar together.
The bartender saw the look on Zhan Yangyi's face and knew he was in a bad mood, so he didn't say much, just served the drinks and left.
Zhan Yangyi picked up his glass and downed it in one gulp. The alcohol heated up in his body, and he relaxed considerably.
Zhan Mohan didn't drink, he just held his glass and stared at it.
"Mohan, do you really think I want a divorce?" Zhan Yangyi suddenly said. "If I could, I'd want to grow old with her. At least, like you and Yumeng, to be as loving as you two are."
As he spoke, a look of sadness appeared on his face. "But why is she so stubborn?"
Zhan Mohan frowned. He seemed to guess what Zhan Yangyi was talking about.
"The inheritance, she already shocked me enough. Then she ran away from home, and I could forgive her. Even all of you were willing to protect her, but she kept guarding against you."
Zhan Yangyi gave a wry smile and looked at Zhan Mohan. "Do you know her reason for wanting to get a share of the inheritance?"
Zhan Mohan naturally did not answer him.
"She believes that without money, she would be inferior to you and the children, and that the children wouldn't be able to hold their heads up in this family." Zhan Yangyi only now realized it. "I'm afraid she never considered you as family, hence such worries."
Since Chen Yutong didn't consider the Zhan family as her own, Zhan Yangyi had to wonder what role he played in Chen Yutong's heart.
Coupled with what he accidentally overheard in the hospital today, she had just said she didn't care, only to turn around and lose her temper at Chen Yutong and Mu Linjing.
Her acting skills were so high that he was beginning to see through her.
He couldn't spend his future days constantly wondering if Chen Yutong was sincere or just performing.
All of this, added together, led back to the original question: was Chen Yutong truly sincere towards him?
The final result was quite obvious. What else could he insist on?
Zhan Mohan now understood the root of Zhan Yangyi's distress. His love for Chen Yutong was still there, of course.
It was just that Chen Yutong's actions had made him begin to doubt their relationship, to doubt Chen Yutong's attitude. And Zhan Yangyi had already found his own answer in his heart.
Once a person is convinced of something, it is very difficult to persuade them otherwise.
He probably couldn't do anything for these two today.
For the next while, Zhan Yangyi almost buried his head in drinking, while Zhan Mohan watched him.
In such a situation, Zhan Yangyi indeed needed a way to vent his emotions, and drinking was his usual method.
Fortunately, Zhan Mohan saw that he had drunk enough and stopped him in time, then sent him home.
When Zhan Mohan returned to his own home, it was already very late.
He had originally planned to move carefully so as not to wake Wei Yumeng and the children.
As a result, the moment he turned on the light, he saw Wei Yumeng asleep on the sofa. She looked like she wasn't sleeping soundly.
Zhan Mohan walked over, intending to carry Wei Yumeng back to the bedroom, but at that moment, Wei Yumeng opened her eyes.
Wei Yumeng was still a little groggy. "Mohan, why are you back so late?"
Zhan Mohan whispered in her ear, "Mm, I stayed with Big Brother a while longer."
Upon hearing Zhan Yangyi's name, Wei Yumeng immediately sobered up. She remembered why she had been waiting for Zhan Mohan to come back – she wanted to know about Zhan Yangyi's situation as soon as possible.
"How is Big Brother? Do they have a chance to reconcile?"
"The divorce has been put on hold for now, but he hasn't changed his mind." Zhan Mohan said with some helplessness. "Honestly, if I were in this situation, I would make the same choice as Big Brother."
Wei Yumeng was still a little disappointed. "How could this be... Is there no way?"
Zhan Mohan looked at Wei Yumeng and found it amusing. "Why do I feel like you're more meddlesome lately?"
Wei Yumeng gave Zhan Mohan a displeased look. "What do you mean meddlesome? He's your elder brother and sister-in-law, of course I care."
Hearing this, Zhan Mohan's heart warmed. Wei Yumeng had fully integrated into the family, which was why she treated Zhan Yangyi and Chen Yutong's affairs as her own.
In contrast to what Zhan Yangyi told him, Chen Yutong had not fully integrated into the family. Even if they had always shown her sincerity, it might not have earned her trust.
But Zhan Yangyi cared about the Zhan family. How could he allow such a thing to happen?
"By the way, did you ask Big Brother what reason made him decide to divorce?" Wei Yumeng continued to ask.
Zhan Mohan summarized what Zhan Yangyi had said and told Wei Yumeng.
Wei Yumeng hadn't expected that some things had been weighing on Zhan Yangyi for so long. Although she had anticipated that Zhan Yangyi might be disappointed in Chen Yutong after overhearing their conversation, she hadn't expected that so many things combined would leave Zhan Yangyi breathless.
"Even so, are you still planning to help them?" Zhan Mohan asked.
Wei Yumeng also hesitated. "Honestly, after hearing this, even I feel that many things are Chen Yutong's own fault. But..."
She took a deep breath. "But I still believe what I saw before. How loving Big Brother and Sister-in-law were. Their feelings couldn't have been fake, so I still want to try."
Zhan Mohan had guessed Wei Yumeng's answer completely.
He knew Wei Yumeng's nature well, and it was easy to reach the conclusion she had.
Zhan Mohan just chuckled. "Yes, I think so too. But I can't do anything for Big Brother. From now on, I'll probably have to start with Chen Yutong."
"She now believes that Big Brother will divorce her because she lost the child." Wei Yumeng thought. "But Big Brother has begun to doubt her intentions. On the surface, neither seems difficult to resolve, but they are not that easy either."
After all, to outsiders, perhaps the two just needed to find a time to talk things through clearly, and everything would be resolved.
But reality wouldn't be that smooth. Zhan Yangyi probably didn't even want to see Chen Yutong now, so how could they have a proper chat?
Wei Yumeng glanced at Zhan Mohan. Although she didn't want to use this method, for their future, she had no choice but to try.