Rebirth: The Courtyard Bride Is Cool and Radiant

Chapter 697: Chapter 697: Trust My Daughter Will Learn from This Mistake

Du Shujian suddenly sneered, "What is this, a troubled father and son?"

Then he mumbled, "It’s true what they say about marrying a virtuous woman. My mother, with her own efforts, destroyed both you and me. Of course, she probably hasn’t lived happily in this life, so when she couldn’t control you, she thought of manipulating me.

Ha, and she succeeded. I lost the right to love Jiayuan, and in the future, I’ll just be a puppet in my mother’s hands."

Hearing his son’s words, Du Chuanqin felt a piercing pain in his heart, almost making it hard to breathe, and he murmured inwardly: This is probably the fate of us father and son.

He had thought of protecting his son, but that woman Zhang Xiaolu acted when he was not home. By the time he knew, the situation was already set in stone.

Back then, if it weren’t for Zhang Xiaolu knowing some unknown secrets, he wouldn’t have been forced to marry her to protect the people involved in that matter. But now his son was walking the same path. If he didn’t have secrets in Zhang Xiaolu’s hands, and if there weren’t so many people behind him to protect, he would have wanted to drag her down with him.

Zhang Xiaolu is a reckless person when she goes crazy, and he didn’t dare to gamble.

On the other side, at the Huo Family, Jiang Jingya saw Huo Shanhe come in and said, "Shanhe, I heard in the afternoon that the Du Family will hold a wedding in three days."

Huo Shanhe hung up his hat and said, "With Zhang Xiaolu’s character, I guess she will find a chance to show off in front of you. Do you want to take a leave and stay at home these days?"

Jiang Jingya shook her head and said, "As you said, she acts without considering the consequences. If she can’t find me at work, who knows what kind of trouble she’ll cause. She’s just a clown, no need to avoid her."

She took the cup Huo Shanhe handed her, took a sip of water, and said, "She just wants to show off in front of me. She thinks marrying a daughter from the Gong Family will let him hold his head high. Such a fool."

Thinking of her own daughter, she said, "After this, I believe my daughter will learn from her mistakes."

She never thought of letting her daughter marry into a powerful family, but she didn’t want her daughter to marry into a family like the Du Family either. She only hoped her daughter would marry a husband who cherished her wholeheartedly.

Huo Shanhe comforted her, "Don’t worry, Zhang Xiaolu won’t be smug for long."

Jiang Jingya, hearing this, looked at him and asked, "What do you mean?"

Huo Shanhe replied mysteriously, "I’ll tell you when it’s done. Anyway, you don’t have to worry about Zhang Xiaolu. Your man will handle her for you."

Zhang Xiaolu has been arrogantly unstoppable these years, relying on her two brothers working on the Red Committee’s side. Without their support, let’s see how long she can jump around.

And the Gong Family, Zhang Xiaolu thinks by marrying her son to the Gong Family, she’ll have backing. But unfortunately, the Gong Family has the same idea—they want to use the Zhang Family too. Who knows how they will feel after the truth comes out?

Huo Shanhe gently patted Jiang Jingya’s hand, "Don’t worry, none of Huo Family’s children are weak. Although Jiayuan was spoiled growing up and is a bit willful, she’s no fool. She will figure it out someday. Moreover, with Old Four and his wife looking after her, you don’t have to worry about her constantly."

As the two were talking, they heard Auntie Zhang, the housekeeper, calling from downstairs, "Headmaster, Lu Family’s Third Young Master is here to visit. He’s downstairs now."

Jiang Jingya was momentarily stunned when she heard this and looked at Huo Shanhe, "Lu Licheng?"

Huo Shanhe nodded, "Let’s go down and see. This kid hasn’t returned to the compound for many years."