Shi Fengju’s brows furrowed slightly. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Shi Fengming laughed and said, "Big brother, don’t overthink it. It’s not what you imagine!"

Seeing the wilted look on Shi Fengming’s face, like a frostbitten eggplant, Shi Fengju knew his mood was still immersed in devastation and had yet to recover. However, it seemed like he had already accepted reality. Fengju’s expression softened. "Whatever it is, just say it. If I can help, I will."

Shi Fengming smiled faintly, his expression suddenly turning cold, "I want to divorce Zhou Jingyi! When the time comes, I hope big brother and sister-in-law won’t side with our parents!"

"What!" Not only Shi Fengju, Sang Wan was also taken aback.

The husband and wife exchanged glances, wondering if Shi Fengming had lost his mind. Why was he suddenly intertwining with Zhou Jingyi again out of nowhere!

"Why?" asked Shi Fengju.

"No reason!" Shi Fengming said with a bit of petulant anger, "I just don’t like her, and I want to divorce her! It doesn’t matter to me who else father and mother will choose for me to marry, as long as it’s not her!"

"Younger brother, what on earth are you thinking!" While Shi Fengju was still confused, Sang Wan faintly understood some of it and couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. It turns out that Shi Fengming’s heart was still filled with indignation over the Su Qing’er incident, and now he was directing all that resentment onto Jingyi! Even if Jingyi was innocent, what did that matter to him? He simply couldn’t stand her, couldn’t bear to look at her!

"Big brother, by that time, as long as you and Aunt don’t interfere, that’ll be enough. I have ways to convince our parents!"

Why? Shi Fengming wanted to ask others the same question. He didn’t know either; he only knew that doing this would give him some relief.

As long as Aunt and big brother don’t meddle, mother and father will be overjoyed to see him willing to return home; especially mother, she had no reason not to agree to such a small request from him.

"This is sheer nonsense!" Shi Fengju was so angered, he was nearly at a loss for words. He scolded, "You’re not a three-year-old child anymore, how can you be so reckless in your actions? The Shi family clearly wronged the Zhou family first in this matter. To put it more bluntly, you wronged the Zhou family! They haven’t said anything, yet you want to divorce your wife? Tell me, what reasons do you have to divorce her? Do you think this is child’s play? You say divorce, and so you divorce! Do you think the Zhou family are persimmons that you can shape however you please! Why are you so troublesome! Endless trouble!"

Shi Fengming humphed, "Didn’t you say that Mrs. Zhou brought people to our house, clamoring for a divorce? I’m just making everyone happy, what’s wrong with that!"

Shi Fengju coldly said, "They clamored for a divorce also because of the trouble you caused! But if you come back, this matter will naturally be dropped. Casually divorcing your sister-in-law, what do you think will become of her? The Zhou family will not agree to it! You better behave yourself!"

But Shi Fengming was stubbornly set in his ways, insisting, "What if the Zhou family is willing?"

"Impossible!" Shi Fengju retorted without a second thought. The Zhou family was also a noble family; if a lady was divorced without cause, it would inevitably affect the matrimonial prospects of other unmarried women in the family. Unless it was an absolute last resort, this step would not be taken. Even if Mrs. Zhou had previously come to make a scene, it was only because she was too angry and wanted to vent her frustration.

"Humph!" Shi Fengming sneered, "That’s not necessarily true! There are no absolutes in life – that’s something you used to love to say, big brother!"

Shi Fengju eyed him, then said after a moment, "Out with it, what are you planning to do?"

"Ahh, my big brother! You know me so well; I truly can’t hide anything from you!" Shi Fengming chuckled, and said, "It’s simple. Once we return home, just say I’ve contracted tuberculosis and will die soon. I don’t believe the Zhou family won’t agree to the divorce then! Humph, I bet they’ll be even more anxious than our family!"

"You!" Shi Fengju found him both ridiculous and infuriating, "What on earth is going on in your head! Coming up with such a rotten idea! It’s total nonsense!"

Shi Fengming didn’t think he was being nonsensical at all and argued defiantly, "Anyway, I’ve made up my mind!" After saying this with a mocking laugh, he lazily added, "Didn’t my sister-in-law say how good and concerned Zhou Jingyi is for me? Heh, I want to see if that’s true or false! Once she hears I’m dying, she might run away faster than anyone! Women in this world, there’s not a single good one amongst them!"

A sudden pain clenched Shi Fengming’s heart, and then the hatred surged anew. Su Qing’er, that faithless and hypocritical woman, he would hate her for the rest of his life!

"What nonsense are you spouting again!" Shi Fengju glared at him disapprovingly, yet his heart softened a bit. Shi Fengming was inherently a simple-natured person; how could he be a match for Su Qing’er’s manipulation? It was no surprise that he was so infatuated and devoted to her. She was feigning affection, while he took it all to heart. When the play ended, how could the impact not be enormous for him? With resentment and hatred in his heart, he had to vent it somewhere.