"Don't worry, there will be times when he can't protect her. Besides, it's not necessarily us who have to act. Killing with a borrowed knife is also an option."
Jiang Siyu immediately understood Wen Yulan's words.
"The older the ginger, the spicier it is."
Zhan Mohan was in the room, having just applied medicine to Wei Yumeng. He stood up.
"When I'm not home, try not to have direct conflicts with them. You saw what happened today. The Zhan family is very concerned about your relationship with Xin Ran. As for why Grandpa hasn't made you get rid of the child in your womb immediately, it's because he believes there's a fifty percent chance the child in your womb could be from the Zhan family."
He wasn't warning Wei Yumeng with these words, but rather telling her that the Zhan family members didn't genuinely accept her, and she needed to be careful about certain things herself.
Wei Yumeng didn't understand. "Since you know it's dangerous for me to stay in the Zhan family, why can't we move out?"
Zhan Mohan shook his head and refused without even thinking. "You care about your mother's feelings and life, and so do I. I can't disregard Grandpa's feelings. He has placed all his hopes on me. If I were to move out of the Zhan family for you, Grandpa would have no one to talk to at home."
The old man's health was deteriorating day by day. This was the time when he needed company. Feng Shiqin, anyway, was not on the same page as the old man, and it was the same before. Now, she didn't know what she was busy with all day.
As for Wen Yulan, there was no need to mention her. She was always only concerned about the Zhan family's assets. Zhan Yichen was constantly flitting among women outside, rarely even coming to the company, let alone anything else.
He couldn't let this lonely old man have no one to accompany him in his twilight years.
Wei Yumeng was somewhat shocked to hear that Zhan Mohan was unwilling to move out because of Grandpa Zhan. Speaking of which, she hadn't seen Gu Shuyi for a long time.
She asked Zhan Mohan, "Tomorrow, I want to go see my mother. I haven't seen her in a long time. I don't know how she is doing now."
Although she communicated with the doctor frequently, she would feel more at ease seeing the person.
Zhan Mohan didn't stop her this time. "Go ahead. Let Fang Xun take you, to avoid any accidents."
"Okay, fine." She was obedient and compliant this time, as she truly needed Zhan Mohan's protection now. She couldn't be sure if the Xin family would still come after her.
Moreover, Xin Ran currently had a fiancée. Women's jealousy could sometimes be terrifying and lead to irrationality. She now had to protect herself while also protecting the child in her womb.
Zhan Mohan rarely saw her so well-behaved, like a docile kitten. His hand unconsciously reached out towards her, but upon remembering what Jing Yan had just said, his eyes sharpened, and he retracted his hand.
He stood up. "You rest well. I still need to work in the study."
Wei Yumeng sensed that Zhan Mohan's emotions were a bit off but didn't dare to ask directly, so she casually asked.
"It's so late, and you still have to work?"
"Yes, you go to sleep first. I might not be back tonight."
After speaking, the man pulled open the door and left.
Upon hearing his last sentence, Wei Yumeng's heart sank abruptly, feeling as uncomfortable as if she had fallen into an abyss. That sense of loss was indescribable.
Undeniably, Zhan Mohan was still bothered by the matter with Xin Ran. Perhaps Jing Yan had mentioned it to him again when he went out.
This matter was probably like a thorn stuck in his heart. Whenever he thought of it, or when others brought it up, it would still ache faintly. And the root of this thorn was herself.
As Wei Yumeng had expected, Zhan Mohan did not return to the room in the latter half of the night.
The next day, Wei Yumeng got up very early, specifically to avoid running into Wen Yulan and the others, to prevent any unpleasantness first thing in the morning.
As soon as she stepped out of the Zhan family's main gate, she saw Zhan Mohan's car parked at the entrance. Fang Xun hurried out of the car when he saw Wei Yumeng emerge.
"Madam."
Wei Yumeng saw Fang Xun. "Why are you here? Waiting for Zhan Mohan?"
But he hadn't returned to the room all night, so he should have gone to the company very early.
"I was waiting for you. Mr. Zhan went to the company very early. He said you were going to see Madam today."
Wei Yumeng suddenly remembered. She had indeed mentioned it to Zhan Mohan yesterday. She hadn't expected him to have arranged it so quickly.
"Thank you, then."
Fang Xun nodded slightly. "You're too kind, Madam. This is all within my duties."
Wei Yumeng got into the car, and Fang Xun drove towards the hospital. After dropping Wei Yumeng off at her destination, Fang Xun immediately turned back to the company.
He pushed open the office door. "Mr. Zhan."
Just as Zhan Mohan was about to instruct Fang Xun on something, his phone rang again.
He saw it was Deng Xianyi calling. He curled his lips mockingly and slid to answer.
"Something wrong?"
He feigned ignorance.
But Deng Xianyi was furious, shouting at Zhan Mohan.
"Zhan Mohan, you scoundrel, you vicious backstabber! How dare you plot against me behind my back! Do you know how much money our company is going to lose this time? If it weren't for Wei Yumeng's careful care for me, your Zhan Corporation would have gone bankrupt by now."
Zhan Mohan heard Deng Xianyi's enraged voice. His handsome face showed no displeasure; instead, it was quite pleased.
"Deng Xianyi, do you know what your mistake was? Your mistake was letting Wei Yumeng take care of you. If you hadn't made such a request, I might have let this matter go."
"You're a pervert, Zhan Mohan! Your assistant beat me severely and caused me to be hospitalized. Besides, I didn't force Wei Yumeng to take care of me; she volunteered. You're blaming me for this too!"
Zhan Mohan's tone rose. "Yes, it is your fault. Why should my wife be ordered around by you? Tell me."
"This..." Deng Xianyi found that he was no match for Zhan Mohan, especially in an argument. But he wasn't a pushover either. He was full of rage with nowhere to vent it, so he naturally had to find an outlet, and that outlet was undoubtedly Zhan Mohan, the culprit.
"I'm telling you, Wei Yumeng came to take care of me willingly. You still dared to set a trap for me. What you did was utterly despicable and shameless. Let me advise you one more thing: before I take things too far, you'd better retract your decision, or I guarantee you will regret it."
Zhan Mohan's gaze instantly turned sinister and terrifying, his voice carrying a chilling coldness.
"Deng Xianyi, you know that I, Zhan Mohan, never yield to anyone's threats."
"Yes, you, Zhan Mohan, indeed don't yield to anyone's threats. But when it comes to Wei Yumeng, you lose your composure and your reason. If you don't believe me, we can make a bet. I'll send you a message. After you read it, I bet you'll call me within two minutes. Want to try?"
Zhan Mohan sneered disdainfully. "You should know I'm not as bored as you are."
"No, no, no. You'll see later, and you won't think I'm bored. Mr. Zhan, we'll see each other later."
Deng Xianyi hung up triumphantly.
Fang Xun saw that Mr. Zhan's aura had become chilling. He inquired, "Mr. Zhan, did Deng Xianyi say something to you again?"
"No." But Deng Xianyi was so mysterious. He didn't know what the matter was.
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhan Mohan's phone suddenly rang. He tapped it open and saw a stream of videos and photos. Fang Xun didn't know what Mr. Zhan had seen, but he felt his expression change drastically, and his aura dropped to freezing point. The fingers holding the phone clenched, and veins bulged on the back of his hand.
Fang Xun immediately realized something was wrong. "Mr. Zhan... Deng Xianyi, what did he send you?"
Why did it feel like something world-shattering had happened, otherwise Mr. Zhan wouldn't have been so agitated.
Veins throbbed on the man's forehead. Like a furious lion, he suddenly roared.
"You arrange it immediately. Within three hours, I don't care what methods you use, I want the Deng Corporation to go bankrupt!"
Fang Xun was startled by Mr. Zhan's intensity and was somewhat flustered.
"No, Mr. Zhan, what exactly did Deng Xianyi show you to make you so angry? It's not as simple as going bankrupt. Can you explain what happened? We need to understand what's going on."
Zhan Mohan glanced at Deng Xianyi with bloodshot eyes, his voice chilling to the bone.
"He touched my wife. Is that reason enough?"