68: Pain, heart-wrenching pain

Wang Qiang had also experienced a roller coaster of ups and downs during this period.

The thing that made him most proud was definitely winning over Tang Xinyi.

In college, there were quite a few people, including various second-generation rich kids, who pursued this campus goddess, but in the end, he persevered for three whole years, moved Tang Xinyi, and she agreed to date him.

Their marriage was originally imminent, and his wish was about to be fulfilled, but unexpectedly, Tang Xinyi saw his sordid true nature.

He was unwilling to accept it.

Wang Qiang was aware of Tang Xinyi's family situation; after he arranged a job for her, she couldn't come up with any money, and furthermore, if Tang Xinyi's job was terminated, it would all be for naught.

Therefore, Wang Qiang sent his Biological Mother to cause trouble, using both soft and hard tactics, hoping to make Tang Xinyi compromise.

He didn't expect that after only one day of causing trouble, his mother and sister had a falling out and both ended up in custody.

These past few days, he had been replicating the tactics he used in college, but he didn't expect to see such a scene.

Wang Qiang actually knew that Tang Xinyi was not someone who loved wealth and disdained poverty, otherwise, she wouldn't have chosen him among so many suitors back then.

But, when he personally saw Tang Xinyi step out of a luxury car, his heart and beliefs still collapsed at that moment.

Especially after seeing that the person was Xu Zimo, he instantly imagined a whole host of things.

He had often badmouthed Xu Zimo to his sister Wang Pingping back then, so... was this former brother-in-law retaliating against him?!

Just thinking about the scene of Tang Xinyi and Xu Zimo together at night, Wang Qiang felt like he was about to explode.

"You... you harmed me!"

He cried out heartbreakingly.

He felt that if Xu Zimo hadn't told him about the bonus of over ten thousand yuan, he wouldn't have gone to the commercial KTV, and he wouldn't have been discovered by Tang Xinyi because of it.

He knew Tang Xinyi; if they hadn't broken up, she would absolutely not have accepted Xu Zimo, no matter how rich Xu Zimo was.

"I harmed you?"

Xu Zimo found it amusing and asked in a calm tone, "Did I force you to ask me for money? Or did I force you to sing and hire escorts?"

Wang Qiang, in his rage, froze for a moment, tried to speak several times, but couldn't refute him.

That's right.

Did Xu Zimo force him?

Going to find women was something he and his disreputable friends had arranged long ago. And he had gone to 'foot massages' quite a lot...

It was just that Tang Xinyi didn't know about any of this.

"You go to work first."

Xu Zimo ignored him and said to Tang Xinyi.

"But..."

Looking at the time, if she didn't punch in soon, she would be late. Although Tang Xinyi was anxious, she was also worried about Xu Zimo, hesitating for a moment.

"Don't worry."

Xu Zimo gave her a reassuring look.

"Then I'll go ask for leave first."

Tang Xinyi considered it for a moment and decided to ask for leave.

Anyway, in this situation today, if Wang Qiang were to cause trouble later, she wouldn't be able to work peacefully, and she might even get reprimanded for it.

It was better to ask for leave.

"You're not allowed to leave."

Wang Qiang tried to pull her, but Xu Zimo blocked him.

At only 1.7 meters tall, he was clearly a head shorter than Xu Zimo. The formerly arrogant him now felt inexplicably guilty facing Xu Zimo.

The more someone is outwardly fierce but inwardly timid, the more cowardly they actually are.

"Get out of the way!"

Wang Qiang glared at him angrily, but didn't dare to lay a hand on him.

"I heard you've been pestering Tang Xinyi recently?"

Xu Zimo narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at him indifferently.

"What's it to you?"

Wang Qiang craned his neck and yelled, "She's my fiancée, it's perfectly natural for me to come find her!"

"Your fiancée?"

Xu Zimo found it amusing, "You got the money for your bride price from me, the wedding house, I paid the majority of it, and even taking wedding photos required me to pay... Is it my wedding, or is it your wedding?"

The onlookers nearby were originally sympathetic to Wang Qiang, but after hearing this, they couldn't help but point and whisper about him.

Hearing the discussions around him, Wang Qiang's face turned beet red, but he still stubbornly said, "I got it from my sister!"

"Heh!"

Xu Zimo looked at him coldly, "Has your sister ever worked a day? Have you ever worked a day? Idle, lazy, good-for-nothing!"

"I'm studying for the civil service exam!"

"With your grades?"

Xu Zimo directly exposed him, "Also, what did you use the eight hundred yuan you got from me every month for? Do I need to remind you?"

"That was for normal living expenses!"

Wang Qiang retorted loudly, but it only made him seem more guilty.

However, an elderly woman couldn't help but grumble, "Such a big young man, not working, and still asking his brother-in-law for living expenses, truly shameful."

Wang Qiang cared about his reputation, and hearing this, his face turned the color of a pig's liver.

"I heard you spent over fifteen thousand at the commercial KTV that day. I'm afraid it wasn't just singing and drinking, but something else too, right?"

Xu Zimo's meaningful words almost made Wang Qiang flee in panic.

"You're talking nonsense!"

"That was just a normal gathering with friends, I didn't do anything else at all!"

Wang Qiang was still arguing when he suddenly remembered Tang Xinyi's phone call, and his pupils constricted: "I know! It was you... you told Tang Xinyi?!"

"And you say you didn't harm me, if it wasn't for you, how would Tang Xinyi have..."

"How would she know you were soliciting escorts?"

Xu Zimo interrupted him, making him choke and almost pass out.

Immediately, the way the people around looked at Wang Qiang changed. They had originally sympathized with him, but now, there was more disgust, as if they were looking at a pile of stinking dog shit.

Someone even took a video, saying, "Everyone, come and see, this person, ah, made his brother-in-law pay his bride price and buy his wedding house, and he's still soliciting escorts even though he's about to get married..."

Serves him right!

"Don't film! This is an infringement of my portrait rights!"

Wang Qiang panicked and even tried to snatch the passerby's phone, but then he heard Xu Zimo say coldly from behind, "I'm warning you to stay away from Tang Xinyi. If I find out you're harassing her during her work hours again, I won't hesitate to hire a lawyer for Tang Xinyi!"

"By then, you won't even be qualified to take the civil service exam."

Wang Qiang's body trembled, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

If it were anyone else, he would scoff at it. For such a small matter, who would spend a lot of money to hire a lawyer?

But, the current Xu Zimo really wasn't short on money.

His current behavior, to put it mildly, was harassment; to put it more seriously... it could even be considered provoking trouble.

If he got a criminal record, then what civil service exam could he take?!

But... he was unwilling, his heart aching as if being cut by a knife.

Especially hearing Xu Zimo calling her "Tang Xinyi" repeatedly, it was no different from stabbing him with a knife, piercing his heart and causing excruciating pain.

That brother-in-law whom he had once despised and regarded as a good-for-nothing, had actually snatched his fiancée?!

Just thinking about the scenes of them leaning on each other and being intimate... Wang Qiang's heart felt torn apart, on the verge of collapse.