Chapter 285: The Wealthy Family The Lady Jumps into the Sea

The speaker was Qi Zheng, the eldest son of the Qi Family.

Judging from his voice, he was probably over thirty, and his tone carried a carefree flippancy, attempting to sound authoritative which came off as rather aggressive.

“What about me?”

His wife retorted, her few words tinged with a sobbing tone, “What can I do, Qi Zheng?

I bore you two daughters, yet you forgot our vows and couldn’t wait to find other women.

I only found out after the child was born—no, I was the last to know.

Everyone in your Qi Family was thrilled, you even brought the child back and asked me to acknowledge him just to give him a name.

I agreed to that, and now you want to bring that woman home.

I really want to ask, what are you thinking?

One husband with two wives, to enjoy the fortune of many?!”

Qi Zheng, his hypocrisy exposed, grew annoyed, “But no one can shake your position.

My wealth will eventually be divided into three parts, for our son, and for our two daughters.

Haven’t I been good enough to you?”

“Who needs your money?

Doesn’t my family have any?”

Lady Qi, pushed to her limits, blurted out something that deeply pricked his pride.

Outsiders only knew that both Qi brothers were capable, but only she knew that Qi Zheng’s competence couldn’t match his younger brother Qi Heng.

He had been forced abroad, and his initial capital had been begged from her parents.

She had never dared to mention it, but overwhelmed by emotion, she blurted it out, and indeed it made the man’s face darken significantly.

She opened her mouth, then clamped it shut tightly, turning her head away to avoid looking at him.

“Fine, you finally said it, is that right?

Very well, I’ve cajoled you before.

Now weigh your options, and know what’s good for you.

If you provoke me further, promoting her to your position isn’t out of the question.

And keep your voice down, the guests have arrived.

No matter what, you need to smile and get through today with me.”

“Qi Zheng, you bastard!”

The man pushed her away, straightening his suit, “I’ll go ahead and greet the guests, regain your composure and come by yourself, I’ll wait for you.”

He didn’t glance back at her, just turned and left.

Nan Jiaojiao leaned her head against the wall, looking up at the darkness between the two ceiling lamps that the light didn’t reach.

Her face showed no emotion.

Is this what the high society is?

She heard footsteps on the deck, one following the other quickly before stopping.

Then it seemed as if struck by a heavy blow, retreating until it reached the wall beside Nan Jiaojiao.

Lady Qi’s sobbing was muffled, stifled behind her fingers.

Nan Jiaojiao still stood there, maintaining the same posture.

Until Lady Qi stopped crying and left the spot, Nan Jiaojiao didn’t move away from that wall but traced her original path to the other side.

Having taken the wrong way back, Nan Jiaojiao wandered a bit.

Fearing she was going further astray, she sat down somewhere and messaged Lu Zhenzhen, sharing her approximate location and waiting for her to find her.

Suddenly, someone yelled, “The young master has fallen into the water!”

“Someone come quick!

The young master is sinking!”

Nan Jiaojiao took a few steps and saw Lady Qi clutching the railing, staring into the sea with a look of utter panic on her face, surrounded by a few maids who were frantically hopping about.

This area was more secluded, with all the guests on the deck and the cruise staff redirected to the front, her calls for help went unanswered for a long time.

Lady Qi, in her panic, started crying, her voice breaking as she shouted, “Is there no one?

Save him, save the child.”

Her cries went unheard, unnoticed.

With a splash,

The maid closest to her, taken aback, widened her eyes in shock, “Madam, madam has jumped into the sea!”