When Zhan Mohan returned, he saw her smiling foolishly at her phone. He quietly leaned in and realized she was watching the news. "Yu Meng, what are you looking at?"
He deliberately made a sudden noise, which indeed startled Wei Yu Meng. She instinctively hid her phone behind her back, causing Zhan Mohan to chuckle.
She's such a fool, he had already seen it.
Wei Yu Meng still wanted to conceal her vindictive side, so she didn't want him to see it. She changed the subject. "Why are you back so early?"
Hearing this, Zhan Mohan gently flicked her nose. "Of course, I'm here to find you, and by the way, to get the household registration book. Did you forget what we're doing this afternoon?"
Wei Yu Meng certainly hadn't forgotten, but she had been a little embarrassed, which caused her mind to go blank.
Zhan Mohan's household registration book was with Old Master Zhan, so during lunch, he brought up the matter of getting it.
Old Master Zhan immediately said, "Come get it from me after lunch. How is the matter with Jiang Si Yu going?"
Old Master Zhan had always known about his plan, otherwise, he wouldn't have reminded Jing Yan to check the accounts. Now that the trap was being sprung, he naturally cared about the progress.
"Everything is going smoothly. The remaining matters will be handed over to the relevant departments for verification. She has committed more than just kidnapping. If she's punished for all her crimes, she'll be rotting in jail even without my intervention."
Upon hearing this, Old Master Zhan nodded. "Then be careful of her jumping out of the frying pan into the fire. I don't need to tell you anything else."
Old Master Zhan's reminder was timely. Jiang Si Yu was at her wit's end. Desperate people will do anything. She was already insane, so anything irrational she might do in this situation was possible and had to be guarded against.
Regarding Jiang Si Yu's situation, it was only briefly touched upon at the dinner table. No one wanted to bring up such a troublesome matter while eating.
However, Jiang Si Yu's fate was her own doing. No one would pity her, except for Wen Yu Lan.
With Jiang Si Yu out of the picture, it meant one less person who could join forces with her against Wei Yu Meng. Given Wei Yu Meng's current standing in the Zhan family, her dislike would be useless and would only earn her a scolding from Old Master Zhan.
After lunch, Zhan Mohan got the household registration book and went to the Civil Affairs Bureau with Wei Yu Meng. On the way, he would occasionally lean over to hold Wei Yu Meng's hand resting on the side, caressing it. This second time getting married felt like a completely different experience.
Wei Yu Meng was also in a great mood. Looking at the scenery whizzing past the window, she knew she was getting closer to the identity of "Mrs. Zhan." This time, she would stay in this position for a very, very long time, perhaps for life.
Perhaps it was because she was in a good mood that she felt a craving. Although she had only eaten lunch not long ago, she still wanted to eat some snacks to satisfy her craving.
After informing Zhan Mohan of her desire, he stopped the car by the roadside. He thought that since Wei Yu Meng's pregnancy, she had been eating pregnancy meals to take care of the baby. While it was good for the baby, the taste was inevitably not very good.
Since today was a special day, and it was such a small request from Wei Yu Meng, if he didn't grant it, she might feel regret.
"You wait in the car. I'll go to the supermarket and buy some."
Hearing this, Wei Yu Meng's eyes curved into a smile as she nodded. She even added a polite disclaimer, "You don't need to buy too much. I'm just a little peckish."
Women are always saying one thing and meaning another. If she said not to buy too much now, but he really bought too little, she would surely pout and be unhappy.
Zhan Mohan understood this tactic well. He gave her a knowing look and got out of the car.
Wei Yu Meng rolled down the car window and idly watched the scenery outside. There was a breeze today, and the temperature was just right, so it wasn't too hot even at noon. Moreover, a crowd had gathered in the square.
Always maintaining a gossipy nature, she naturally stuck her head out of the car window to listen to the commotion. It wasn't too far away, so she could clearly hear that a man was proposing.
Listening, she couldn't help but think that Zhan Mohan had never formally proposed to her like this.
Just as she was feeling a little regretful, she saw the man in the center, holding a large bouquet of flowers, kneeling on one knee. He took out a box from the flowers and opened it. The diamond on the ring was so brilliant that it even flashed into Wei Yu Meng's eyes.
She looked at her own empty finger and sighed. She was about to become Mrs. Zhan, and she didn't even have a decent ring on her finger.
Her relationship with Zhan Mohan had essentially reversed the usual process. Others dated first and then got married, while they got married first and then dated. Now, they even had a child, and this was only their second time getting their marriage certificates. Furthermore, one of the reasons for getting the certificates this time was to register the child's hukou.
Thinking about it, her marriage seemed to have many impure elements, vastly different from the kind of romantic courtship to marriage she had always yearned for.
When a person realizes that no matter how they proceed, the outcome will be the same, they begin to care about the process. Since the position of Mrs. Zhan was there, and it was already predetermined to be hers, she naturally began to crave other things.
When Zhan Mohan returned, he saw her with her head stuck out the window, looking into the distance. There was wind outside, and he was afraid she would catch a cold. Zhan Mohan gently pushed her back inside the car with one hand.
"What are you looking at? Do you know it's windy?"
Wei Yu Meng, who was forcibly pushed back, was naturally displeased. She pushed the car door open and got out, still looking towards the crowd where the proposal was happening. If before it was curiosity and envy, then now it was a "naked" hint.
Zhan Mohan hadn't noticed the situation over there yet. He simply put down his things and took a hat from the back seat, placing it on her head. "Keep your hat on. Don't catch a cold."
Seeing him fussing over her like a worried father, Wei Yu Meng's childish temper flared up. She snatched the hat off her head. "I don't want to wear it. It's uncomfortable."
Zhan Mohan, however, was not annoyed. He patiently put the hat back on her head.
This scene was exactly what Jiang Si Yu saw as she dragged her meager belongings down the street. She had accumulated huge debts and had to mortgage her house to repay them. Her valuable jewelry and bags were also sold to second-hand stores.
She took her few belongings and went to find Jing Yan, but Jing Yan had already boarded a flight to leave the country. Naturally, she missed him.
With nowhere to turn, she could only walk aimlessly on the street. And by sheer coincidence, she ran into these two people who were on their way to get their marriage certificates. The stark contrast between them made her own situation crystal clear.
She used to feel superior when facing Wei Yu Meng, so she would always go up to taunt her. But now, so destitute, what superiority could she possibly have?
Seeing them so lovingly affectionate, she just wanted to find a hole to crawl into.