CHAPTER 1405: CHAPTER 1405: ISN’T THIS THE RESULT YOU WANTED?

After arriving in Ji City, Lu Yichen drove Luo Qiao to the agreed-upon meeting location.

As soon as they got out of the car, Ji Lin came out from inside, saying, "Qiaoqiao, I’ve been waiting for you."

Luo Qiao smiled at Ji Lin, "You got here pretty early."

Luo Qiao turned around to give Lu Yichen and the children in the car a few instructions before following Ji Lin inside.

Watching Luo Qiao enter, Lu Yichen turned to the children and said, "Daddy will take you to rest first, and we’ll come back to find Mommy in the afternoon."

Yanyan, sitting in the back, asked, "Daddy, are we going to the hotel now?"

While driving, Lu Yichen replied, "I’m taking you to Daddy and Mommy’s secret base."

The children’s curiosity was piqued, and they chattered incessantly with questions.

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On the other side, as Luo Qiao followed Ji Lin inside, the lawyer Lu Yichen had found was speaking with the Shen family members. He stopped talking when he saw Luo Qiao entering.

Shen Juan introduced him, "Qiaoqiao, this is Lawyer Qie, he’s a friend of Yichen’s."

Luo Qiao gave a polite nod, "Hello, Lawyer Qie."

Lawyer Qie returned the smile, "Hello, I’ve heard much about you."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, everyone sat down.

Lawyer Qie had arrived in Ji City several days earlier.

During those days, he had gathered considerable evidence in favor of Shen Juan. If negotiations fell through, he was confident in winning the case.

Luo Qiao reviewed the evidence and quickly grasped the situation. The Fang Family was practically sealing their own fate. With this evidence on hand, if the Fang Family had any sense, their only option would be to agree to Shen Juan’s conditions—otherwise, they were heading for disaster.

So, after a brief discussion, everyone decided that since Shen Juan had already made up her mind, it was best to resolve things quickly and move on.

Mother Shen and Father Shen accompanied Shen Juan back to the Fang Family’s home to pack her belongings and notify Fang Ziqiang of the divorce.

Luo Qiao and the others waited in the car parked not far from the Fang Family’s home.

True to form, it didn’t take long for the Fang Family to erupt in chaos. Mother Shen had a portable recorder tucked in her bag to capture even more evidence. While Shen Juan packed her belongings, she actively steered the conversation to get what she needed.

When everything seemed to be in place, Shen Juan said, "Since you clearly look down on me and have already found someone else for Fang Ziqiang, I’ll help him out. Tomorrow, we’ll file for divorce, but Xiao Rui must stay with me."

The Fang Family blew up at this, and Mother Fang immediately retorted, "Dream on! Fang Rui is a descendant of the Fang Family. Who gave you the audacity to think you could take him away? Keep dreaming!"

Shen Juan’s anger flared, "Ever since Xiao Rui was born, you wouldn’t let me touch him apart from breastfeeding. Am I not his mother? You’re a mother yourself—do you think this is fair to me?"

Mother Fang shouted, "I only did it to help share your burden because you were busy working! Not only do you fail to appreciate it, but now you’re turning it around and blaming me. Do you have any sense of decency?"

Shen Juan responded, "You know perfectly well what the truth is. I’m determined to fight for Xiao Rui’s custody. If you don’t agree, we’ll see each other in court."

At that moment, Shen Juan’s sister-in-law returned home and overheard her mother cursing. "You can forget about getting Xiao Rui’s custody. He’s a descendant of the Fang Family, and I will never let you succeed. Get that ridiculous idea out of your head."

Shen Juan replied, "Let’s see about that."

Fang Ziqiang’s eldest sister, Fang Yinghua, stepped through the door and sneered, "You want a divorce from my brother?"

Shen Juan wasn’t intimidated, "Isn’t this what you’ve all been pushing for? Haven’t you already lined up someone for Fang Ziqiang? Haven’t they started dating and building their relationship?"

Fang Yinghua scoffed, "Don’t forget, my mom has been the one taking care of Xiao Rui all these years. Xiao Rui will never choose you."

Shen Juan’s voice was laced with urgency, "That’s because you’ve gone out of your way to prevent me from being close to Xiao Rui. Is that my fault?"

Fang Yinghua smirked triumphantly, "That’s right. We kept you away from Xiao Rui deliberately. So what? Xiao Rui is a Fang Family descendant. Stop dreaming big, and get lost already."

Mother Shen couldn’t listen any longer, "You Fang Family are truly bullies! My daughter has done nothing wrong to you all these years, but you treat her like this? What kind of upbringing is this?"

Shen Juan tugged on her mother’s arm, "Mom, let’s go. There’s no point arguing with them. If Fang Ziqiang doesn’t agree, I’ll just take them to court."

Fang Yinghua burst into laughter, "Aren’t you embarrassed? Fine, take it to court. Do you think we, the Fang Family, are afraid of you? Maybe you should do some research and see what my brother-in-law does for a living. Hilarious."

Father Fang wasn’t entirely on board with his eldest daughter’s attitude, but the thought of losing his grandson’s custody kept him silent.

He simply turned to Shen Juan as she prepared to leave and asked, "Are you really determined to divorce Ziqiang?"

Shen Juan looked at her father-in-law and said, "Do you truly not know the kind of life I’ve been living in this house? Do you not see what your wife has done? Isn’t this the outcome you’ve been wanting all along?"