Chapter 436: Chapter 436

"The past is the past, and now is now; everything in the world develops and changes. Didn't you learn that in your philosophy class? He is my son-in-law, and he has brought honor to our family; how could I not protect him? He's your husband, and he's brought honor to you too, becoming ever more outstanding. How could I not protect him?"

"Enough! Second Daughter, just tell me, are you coming back or not? If you're not coming home tonight, I'll go straight to the district government..."

"Alright, alright, Mom, enough already, I'll come back, okay?

Zhao Yan surrendered; she really couldn't handle her mother.

She knew all too well her mother's temperament; she really could say something and then do it. Sigh...

Only then did Lu Yumei end the call, proudly saying, "This little brat, can't I handle her?

Around the corner of the stairs, Liu Zhizhong was on the verge of laughing fits.

Ah, my wife, truly every 'Jack' has his 'Jill,' a perfect match, hehe...

And why did his heart still feel so sweet?

Having a mother-in-law to back him up felt fantastic!

Shortly after, Liu Zhizhong put down his briefcase, changed his clothes, and came downstairs.

At that time, Zhao Han and Lu Yumei were busy together in the kitchen!

Liu Zhizhong sat down in the living room, browsing the news on his phone, waiting for his wife.

Before long, Lu Yuqing and Zhao Yan entered the door together.

Of course, Lu Yumei would invite her sister to join them for dinner. And Zhao Yan just happened to run into her aunt at the entrance of the villa complex, so she came back with her.

The moment they returned and saw Liu Zhizhong's swollen and unsightly face, both were shocked, but their reactions were quite different.

Zhao Yan took one look at Liu Zhizhong and remained indifferently cool, still harboring some resentment! For his sake, she had been berated by her mother.

Without a word, Zhao Yan directly went upstairs. Liu Zhizhong thought about calling out to her but decided against it.

Lu Yuqing, on the other hand, felt concerned, and after Zhao Yan went up the stairs, she asked, "Zhizhong, what happened to your face? Who hit you?"

Her concern was routine, and while she tried not to make a big deal out of her emotions, her heart genuinely ached.

Liu Zhizhong could only respond, "It's nothing. I just upset Mayor Zhang during a work report, which was too much to bear. But I've bought some medicine and applied it; it's all good now."

Lu Yuqing held some disdain for Zhang Yuxing in her heart and said, "No matter how upset one is, surely it shouldn't come to this. Is that really how a mayor behaves?"

"Auntie, it's nothing! You know how people from the Zhang Family in Yangzhou conduct themselves. But last time, she also helped you, right?" Liu Zhizhong lowered his voice quite a bit, "Mayor Zhang has apologized to your man and promised that I could return to work after recovering, considering it a few days of vacation. What else can we do, right? Dwelling on it will only cause more trouble! I just need to recover from the injury, and it's best to avoid vigorous exercises; you must hold back a bit!"

Lu Yuqing blushed, glared at him lightly, then glanced toward the kitchen before deciding not to say more and went to greet Lu Yumei and Zhao Han.

During dinner, the Lu Family Sisters and Zhao Han were all quite amiable toward Liu Zhizhong, but Zhao Yan was somewhat aloof.

Liu Zhizhong was accustomed to his cold and glamorous goddess of a wife. Follow current novels on 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩·𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖·𝘯𝘦𝘵

The two barely exchanged a word, creating a somewhat strange atmosphere at the table.

Midway through dinner, Lu Yumei couldn't take it anymore and slammed down her chopsticks, demanding, "Zhao Yan, Liu Zhizhong, what exactly do you plan to do with your issues?"

Liu Zhizhong looked up, forcing a wry smile, but before he could speak, Zhao Yan replied, "What else can we do but divorce?"

"Divorce, divorce, divorce, you stubborn girl, that's all you think about! Before, when Liu Zhizhong was underachieving, and hopeless, divorcing would've made sense..."

Liu Zhizhong felt awkward!

"But now, he's made something of himself, gained abilities, become Mr. Billionaire, and even got connected with Minister Luo from the provincial organization department, and you still want a divorce? Have you gone mad or is something seriously wrong with your brain?"

Zhao Yan was taken aback and then turned to give Liu Zhizhong a serious look, "You've connected with Minister Luo Tianlin?"

Liu Zhizhong could only smile and say, "Let's just say I have. Minister Luo is very supportive of my development."

"Then we still need to get a divorce, no discussion!"