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Chapter 159 That’s it?
Yin Siyi was stunned for several seconds before she realized what Jiang Shuting's words meant.
"Shu Ting? You mean, you and Xiao Jian..."
Jiang Shuting nodded. "Auntie, I think Cheng Jian and I probably won't be able to be happy in the future. I'll go and tell my parents later that I don't plan to continue with Cheng Jian and then end this engagement banquet. If you don't want what just happened to be revealed, I can tell them that I suddenly don't want to get married anymore."
Before the engagement party was even over, the female protagonist suddenly said that she didn't want to get married anymore and announced the end of the engagement party. Anyone who saw it would think that she was being unreasonable and treating the engagement and everyone's precious time as a joke.
Yin Siyi thought that Jiang Shuting was worried that if the Cheng family had such a scandal, the Jiang family would also be used as a topic of conversation, so she quickly shook her head.
"I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I didn't handle this well and didn't find out sooner that Cheng Zhuoxing would do such a thing. Should I not do anything right?"
"I'll consider other things after you announce the annulment of your engagement with Xiao Jian in a while. This way, it won't affect you or the Jiang family."
Jiang Shuting looked at Yin Siyi with some pity and refused her suggestion.
"No, Auntie, I chose to end my relationship with Cheng Jian not for the sake of my reputation, nor because of Uncle Cheng's matter. I don't care about any of those things. What I care about is Cheng Jian himself, but I am really disappointed in him."
His behavior just now convinced me that he could never be a good husband, so I've decided to make a clean break and prioritize my own happiness. Auntie, I believe you can too; it's not too late.
After hearing these words, Yin Siyi remained silent for a long time.
But both Jiang Shuting and Cheng Wei simply stayed quietly in place, waiting for Yin Siyi to make a decision for herself.
"I want a divorce," Yin Siyi said slowly after a long silence. "Continuing to live with Cheng Zhuoxing will only make me feel disgusted."
"But Cheng Jian is right about one thing: my parents will definitely not support my divorce, and they might even put pressure on me for the sake of their so-called face."
The fact that Yin Siyi was pushed into a marriage alliance shows that in her parents' eyes, she was a tool that could be used for exchanging benefits.
In particular, her parents were extremely concerned about their reputation. The fact that Cheng Zhuoxing had an affair with their sister-in-law was a real scandal. Once it was exposed, the Yin family, as Cheng's in-laws, would also be ridiculed. This was something that Yin's parents absolutely did not want to see.
But as long as the scandal doesn't get out, it won't affect their reputation.
Based on Yin Siyi's understanding of her parents, they were capable of keeping the matter at home, even at the cost of their daughter's happiness.
The Cheng family has many projects closely related to the Yin family, and there is a lot of room for manipulation. If her parents turn around and join forces with Cheng Zhuoxing to threaten her into not getting a divorce with the benefits that should belong to her, Yin Siyi will be in a very passive position.
She wants a divorce, but she also wants to get back what belongs to her.
“Since they care so much about their image, I’m going to make things develop to the point where they feel that not getting a divorce is a loss of face.”
Once she had truly made up her mind, Yin Siyi no longer hesitated.
"Shu Ting, can you do me a favor? I'm afraid neither the Yin family nor the Cheng family will help me with what I'm about to do."
Jiang Shuting nodded, "Of course, Auntie, just let me know what you need me to do."
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The An family members were perfunctorily dealing with the constant stream of social visitors while listening to An Ling continue to relay the situation on Yin Siyi's side.
They all breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that Jiang Shuting had decided to break up with Cheng Jian.
Fortunately, Shu Ting isn't like the love-struck girls in the An family. She can let go easily and makes decisive decisions. Cheng Jian really isn't good enough for her.
When they heard that Yin Siyi had also made up her mind to get a divorce, they admired her even more and wanted to applaud and cheer for her.
It should be noted that Jiang Shuting was lucky; she was able to realize before marriage that Cheng Jian was not a good match and leave in time.
But Jiang Shuting and Cheng Zhuoxing have been married for over twenty years, and the sunk costs are enormous. Not everyone can make the decision to extricate themselves in such a short time like she did.
They couldn't help but want to know immediately what Yin Siyi planned to do to get her parents' support for her divorce.
Why doesn't Anling say anything?
While chatting with others, they secretly glanced at An Ling and noticed a hint of excitement in her eyes.
Oh no, Anling has clearly found some exciting information, but they know nothing about it.
Why is Xiaoling so excited? There are so many badgers starving for food!
[Yin Siyi took the room key and was preparing to go straight to room 1606 to catch her husband cheating!]
An family: That's it?
Isn't this basic stuff? Is it really necessary to get so excited?
To put it bluntly, Anling has already caught cheating couples in the past two months, but this time we can only rely on investigation and can't be there to watch the drama unfold, so there's nothing to be surprised about.
Just as the An family was thinking this, the image on the large screen in the banquet hall changed.
Originally, it only had some welcome messages and thank-you notes written on it, and was just used as a background. Now, however, it has other images on it, including a constantly moving video.
"Hmm, what's up there?"
Soon, guests noticed the activity on the big screen.
"Why does this look like a video call interface?"
"Oh yeah, hahaha, did one of the staff members accidentally project their screen while video calling their girlfriend?"
The guests were very forgiving of such a minor mistake and didn't think it was anything serious; they just laughed it off. But the families who hosted the banquet didn't see it that way.
Yin Siyi's parents looked left and right but couldn't find their daughter and son-in-law. Their dissatisfaction grew, but they still had to smile and be polite to the Jiang family. After all, this was the Jiang family's hotel, and they certainly couldn't show their dissatisfaction.
As for Mr. and Mrs. Jiang, their daughter had just vaguely mentioned that there might be a small mishap at the banquet, and told them to be mentally prepared in advance.
Although Mr. and Mrs. Jiang were a little flustered and didn't know what their daughter was up to, in their eyes Jiang Shuting had always been opinionated since she was a child. Even if she really wanted to do something, she must have her reasons. So Mr. and Mrs. Jiang pretended not to know anything and let her do as she pleased.
But they couldn't help but pray that it was just a minor accident and that their daughter would cause them less fright.
The task of explaining to the guests naturally fell to Cheng Jian. He first sent someone to have the staff member who made the mistake quickly restore the screen, and then he went on stage, picked up the microphone, and apologized to the guests:
"I am truly sorry. It was a mistake made by one of our staff members that caused you all to have a bad experience. I apologize to you all and ask for your understanding."
The audience members all smiled understandingly, saying that there was nothing to apologize for in such a small matter, and that Cheng Jian should not blame the staff.
Everyone thought the matter was over, but several minutes had passed and the video on the screen was still playing, and the person Cheng Jian sent to check on the situation had not responded.
The guests had nothing better to do, and although they said it was nothing, their curiosity to pry into other people's privacy had already driven them to keep their eyes glued to the screen.
As they looked around, they realized that things didn't seem to be going as they had imagined.
This isn't a video chat at all. There's clearly no one in the video, and the screen is shaking so much it looks like someone is walking around with their phone, so the camera can only capture what's in front of that person.
Soon, the person arrived at the door of a room, and finally a hand appeared in the scene. That hand swiped the room card, opened the door, and pushed it open without hesitation.