My whirlwind marriage partner is a wealthy CEO

Chapter 143 These Two Men Betrayed Their Daughter

Outside the door, Tan Haoyu leaned against the wall, his brows furrowed.

He knew that Zhu Ziqing had a hurdle in her heart that she needed time to overcome.

All he could do was stay by her side and wait for the day she would open her heart.

"Ziqing, I will wait for you," Tan Haoyu said to himself.

He returned to his study, holding a document in his hand, but had no interest in reading it.

Zhu Ziqing's image kept flashing through his mind, and his heart was filled with worry.

"Ziqing, what are you thinking?" Tan Haoyu murmured softly, his tone full of helplessness.

He knew that Zhu Ziqing had a hurdle in her heart that she needed time to overcome.

All he could do was stay by her side and wait for the day she would open her heart.

"No matter what happens, I will protect you," Tan Haoyu said softly, his voice full of affection.

……

Zhu Shigou sat in the study, his face terribly gloomy.

He had just returned from the Tan family's place, looking dejected.

Zhu Ziqing's cold rejection made him realize that she was no longer the daughter he could control at will.

"This unfilial daughter, how dare she treat me like this!" Zhu Shigou cursed under his breath.

He smashed the teacup in his hand to the ground, shards flying everywhere.

Just then, there was a gentle knock on the study door.

Zhu Shigou raised his head impatiently, his tone icy: "Come in!"

The door was pushed open, and Wan Qingsha walked in with a fake smile on her face: "Uncle Zhu, I heard you went to see Tan Haoyu? How did the meeting go?"

Zhu Shigou sneered, his tone laced with sarcasm: "What else can I do? Tan Haoyu doesn't give me any face at all, and that unfilial daughter Zhu Ziqing won't help either. I've wasted all these years raising her!"

Wan Qingsha raised an eyebrow, her tone tinged with a hint of probing: "Uncle Zhu, please don't be angry. Actually, I do have a way that might resolve the Wan family's crisis."

Zhu Shigou glanced at him, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes: "Oh? What method?"

Wan Qingsha smiled and said meaningfully, "Uncle Zhu, don't forget, Zhu Yahan and Tan Haoyu are alumni and used to have a good relationship. If we can get her to get close to Tan Haoyu, maybe we can persuade him to help."

Zhu Shigou's expression changed slightly, and his tone carried a hint of hesitation: "But... Yahan is your fiancée, isn't it inappropriate for you to do this?"

Wan Qingsha waved her hand and said in a nonchalant tone, "Uncle Zhu, the Wan family's crisis is the most important thing right now. As long as this problem can be solved, nothing else matters. Besides, Ya Han is my fiancée, and I don't mind, so what are you worried about?"

Zhu Shigou remained silent for a moment, a sinister glint flashing in his eyes; in fact, he had long harbored this intention.

He nodded, a hint of a smile in his voice: "Qingsha, you're right. As long as we can resolve the Wan family's crisis, nothing else matters. However, you'll have to talk to Yahan about this, after all, she's your fiancée."

Wan Qingsha smiled, her tone teasing: "Uncle Zhu, don't worry, I'll talk to Ya Han. She always listens to me, there won't be any problems."

Zhu Shigou nodded, a hint of expectation in his voice: "That's good. Qingsha, I'll leave this matter to you. As long as you can persuade Tan Haoyu, the Wan family's crisis can be resolved, and our plan can proceed smoothly."

A sinister glint flashed in Wan Qingsha's eyes as she whispered, "Uncle Zhu, don't worry. I will definitely make Tan Haoyu talk."

Zhu Yahan stood outside the study door, her hand gripping the doorknob tightly, her fingertips trembling slightly.

She was just passing by when she overheard Zhu Shigou and Wan Qingsha's conversation.

Those words were like a sharp knife, piercing her heart.

“Ya Han and Tan Haoyu are alumni and used to have a good relationship. If we can get her to get close to Tan Haoyu, maybe we can persuade him to help us.” Zhu Shigou’s voice came through the crack in the door, cold and calculating.

Wan Qingsha's laughter followed closely, tinged with a hint of disdain: "Uncle Zhu, you're right. As long as the Wan family's crisis can be resolved, nothing else matters. Ya Han is my fiancée, and I don't mind, so what are you worried about?"

Zhu Yahan's heart sank suddenly, as if it had been gripped tightly by an invisible hand.

Her mind went blank, and all she could hear was their indifferent conversation.

"These two men... one is my father, and the other is my husband in name only, and they're actually plotting to send me away?" A trace of desolation flashed in Zhu Yahan's eyes, her heart filled with indifference and anger.

She took a deep breath, trying to suppress her emotions, and forced a smile onto her lips.

She knew now was not the time to break down.

She must remain calm and face all of this.

Zhu Yahan gently pushed open the door and walked into the study with light steps, a gentle smile on her face: "Qingsha, Dad, what are you talking about?"

The moment Wan Qingsha saw her, a hint of amazement flashed in his eyes.

He stood up, walked to Zhu Yahan's side, put an arm around her waist, and said with a hint of teasing in his voice, "Yahan, you're here. We were just talking about you."

Zhu Yahan suppressed her disgust and maintained a gentle smile: "Oh? What are you talking about me about?"

Wan Qingsha lowered his head, leaned close to her ear, and said in a low, ambiguous voice, "Talk about how beautiful you are, talk about how fascinated I am by you."

Zhu Yahan's heart skipped a beat, and a trace of pain flashed in her eyes.

She knew that Wan Qingsha's gentleness and seduction were nothing but a facade; his heart was filled with only self-interest and calculation.

"Qingsha, don't be like this, Dad is still here," Zhu Yahan said softly, her voice tinged with shyness.

Wan Qingsha smiled, a hint of disdain in her tone: "Uncle Zhu won't mind, right?"

Zhu Shigou sat on the sofa with a fake smile on his face: "You young people chat, don't mind me."

Zhu Yahan's heart turned completely cold.

She looked at Zhu Shigou, her eyes filled with disappointment and anger.

This is her father, a man who would not hesitate to sell his daughter for profit.

Wan Qingsha put her arm around Zhu Yahan's waist and led her upstairs.

His tone carried a hint of flippancy: "Yahan, let's go upstairs and talk. I have something I want to say to you privately."

Zhu Yahan did not resist and let him take her away.

Her gaze swept over Zhu Shigou and found that he didn't even lift his head, as if none of this concerned him.

“In their eyes, I am nothing more than a tool, a plaything.” Zhu Yahan’s heart was filled with pain and anger.

But she still forced a smile, not letting her emotions show at all.