CHAPTER 144: CHAPTER 144: ZHAN HANJUE CAUGHT IN SCANDAL

Ye Ningwan escaped from the Xie Family.

Old Sir Xie told her to go back and consider carefully, to either honor the marriage contract or break the promise.

Having been married doesn’t matter, their Xie Family doesn’t mind, haven’t they already divorced?

Ye Ningwan was about to explode. After escaping home, she saw Ye Shao working on his math problems and said, "Pack your things, we’re leaving."

What is there to consider?

She definitely wouldn’t adhere to the marriage contract.

Marry Xie Mingyu?

Thinking of that young master who was even prettier than her, her entire being was in disarray.

Not marrying, even if it means breaking the promise.

"Why are we suddenly leaving? Didn’t you say you were going to take the college entrance exams here?" Ye Shao frowned.

The Xie Family had painstakingly transferred his household registration here, giving him the eligibility to take the exams here. With over a month left until the exams, why the sudden move?

Only then did Ye Ningwan suddenly remember his college entrance exams.

But...

If she stayed, she would have to agree to the Xie Family’s marriage contract, and then she wouldn’t be able to leave.

"Sis, are you being chased for debts?" Ye Shao looked at her in urgent haste, instantly worried and frowned.

Ye Ningwan thought, it’s almost like being chased for debts.

"Anyway, I need to leave quickly."

"Sis, what exactly happened? Tell me, and we can think of a solution together." Ye Shao’s expression was serious.

Ye Ningwan was about to explain to him when suddenly, the doorbell rang.

Ye Ningwan jumped in fright.

Could it be the Xie Family running out of patience this quickly and coming for an answer?

"Ye Shao, go open the door." Ye Ningwan said.

Ye Shao suspiciously went to open the door and saw Wu Taotao.

Wu Taotao came forward to give him a hug: "Our little Shao Shao is so handsome!"

Ye Shao blushed and hurriedly pushed Wu Taotao away.

Wu Taotao wasn’t much older than him, and the girl’s fragrance made his face red and his heart beat faster.

"Is your sister home?" Wu Taotao asked.

Ye Shao nodded: "Just got back."

"I’m looking for your sister."

Wu Taotao bypassed him and ran inside.

Ye Ningwan, seeing that it was her, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Wu Taotao noticed her off color and asked puzzledly: "Ningning, are you being chased by a ghost? You look so bad."

Ye Ningwan replied, "Don’t mention it, might as well be chased by a ghost. But why did you suddenly come over?"

The two had always been in touch, but she didn’t allow Wu Taotao to come find her.

She was hiding here, and besides the Wu Taotao siblings, no one else knew.

When she left Jiangcheng, someone had been following her.

She didn’t know whether they were Zhan Hanjue’s people, Mrs. Leng’s people, or the Ye Family’s people.

But regardless of whose people they were, she didn’t want to have any more entanglements.

So, she deliberately erased the clues to prevent them from keeping up.

After taking a detour, she arrived in Tong City and hid here.

Asking the Xie Family to help and not to reveal any of her information.

Sure enough, for three months everything was peaceful, and no one came looking for her.

After settling down, she contacted Wu Taotao and told her where she was.

However, she did not permit her to come see her.

Afraid that her recklessness might lead to her being followed.

Wu Taotao tried to talk to her about Zhan Hanjue, but she refused.

"From now on, don’t tell me anything about Jiangcheng, I don’t want to hear it.

What’s the point of hearing it?

She and Zhan Hanjue were impossible. Knowing his news would only add to her sorrow.

Once, Wu Taotao called her, saying Zhan Hanjue was looking for her.

Asked her about her whereabouts.

Ye Ningwan’s heart tightened, and she quickly asked, "Did you tell him?"

"How could I? You told me not to, I wouldn’t dare. But Ningning, he looked much more haggard, I don’t know if it’s because of you. When he asked if I knew your whereabouts, his eyes... his eyes revealed vulnerability, he seemed very pitiful."

"What would knowing my whereabouts do? It’s already impossible between us." Ye Ningwan hung up immediately then.

There stood a life between them, a life that was his father’s.

In a flash, another two months passed, and Ye Ningwan hadn’t heard Wu Taotao mention Zhan Hanjue anymore.

She also automatically blocked all news regarding Zhan Hanjue.

As if, in this world, there had never been such a person.

Who knew Wu Taotao would run over now and, when asked what was going on, she would actually say, "Zhan Hanjue is getting engaged."

Ye Ningwan: "..."

She thought she wouldn’t have any emotional upheaval over him anymore.

But not until this moment did she realize how self-deceptive she had been.

Half a year of living day and night, how could it be considered as never having happened?

In the past, she couldn’t understand her master’s love for a man, being deceived by him, and even taking away the only child.

Knowing full well you can’t rely on a man, why still give your heart?

Only now did she realize, love happens without knowing, already deep and all-consuming.

"Engaged to who?" Ye Ningwan asked in a wavering voice.

"Leng Linglong, the eldest lady of the Leng Family." Wu Taotao replied.

Thinking of Leng Linglong, Leng Linglong was indeed infatuated enough with Zhan Hanjue, always admiring him.

Now, she finally got what she wanted.

"Not bad, Miss Leng is a nice girl."

"You’re really not upset, don’t want to take him back?" Wu Taotao asked angrily.

Ye Ningwan sighed, "Taotao, they’re already engaged, what more can I do? As a former wife, what am I talking about taking back or not taking back? Alright, did you come to tell me this matter?"

"Of course not," Wu Taotao said: "Take a look! This is what has happened with Zhan Hanjue within a week. Is he possessed by a ghost? The once indifferent, aloof person has turned into a love field playboy."

Wu Taotao took out some newspapers and magazines and showed them to Ye Ningwan.

Ye Ningwan took a look.

Goodness, they were all reports about Zhan Hanjue.

Zhan Group president had a one-night spring fling with a female celebrity.

Zhan Group president spent the night at an actress’s apartment.

Zhan Group president on a date with a female celebrity, caught in the act by fiancée.

Zhan Group president engaged with a socialite, female celebrity secretly heartbroken.

...

Zhan Hanjue probably hadn’t been in the news so much in his life. However, they were all gossip news.

"Is Zhan Hanjue crazy?" Ye Ningwan asked.

Wu Taotao said, "Told you, it’s like he’s possessed by a ghost. Do you think he’s really possessed by a ghost?"

"But, this is his business, why tell me?" Ye Ningwan threw those magazines and newspapers onto the table.

Wu Taotao said: "It’s because Jin Yingzi found me, begged me to come find you, and tell you about these news. She said, Zhan Hanjue is acting this way probably because of you, because he can’t find you, he’s lost his mind. She wants you to go back and persuade him, only you can persuade him."

"How ridiculous, a former wife like me, what qualification do I have to go back and persuade him? But, what’s this matter got to do with Yingzi? Why did she look for you?" Ye Ningwan asked puzzledly.

Wu Taotao said: "Probably because she’s now very close to the Zhan Family! She’s even moved into the Zhan Family to live."

"Moved into the Zhan Family to live?" Ye Ningwan frowned.

Wu Taotao said: "I heard from Senior Brother Leng that Old Mrs. Zhan... her health isn’t very good, so Jin Yingzi went over to look after her. The old lady likes her very much, so she kept her living at the Zhan Family. She’s climbed a high branch, and her dress style is very different now, much prettier than before."