Watching Butler Liu leave, Gong Jianqiang turned his head to look at Gong Lin again, "Lin Lin, your mother's condition has stabilized now. I want to take her back to Jincheng City to recuperate."

Gong Lin glanced at Li Hua and nodded slightly.

Li Hua took Gong Lin's hand and admonished with concern, "Child, take good care of yourself when you're alone in Jinhai from now on."

Gong Lin cracked a slight smile, "Mom, don't worry. Your daughter has grown up; I'm not a child anymore!"

Li Hua reached out to touch Gong Lin's hair, laughing softly, "You certainly have grown up. That Mr. Jiang is quite nice. If he's still single, you could give it a try."

"Mom!"

Gong Lin blushed and protested coyly.

"Hehe!"

"Haha..."

Gong Jianqiang and Li Hua both laughed out loud.

"I'm not going to talk to you anymore!" Gong Lin's face turned even redder, and she turned to leave the ward.

Li Hua looked at Gong Lin's retreating figure, then turned to Gong Jianqiang, "Old Gong, that Mr. Jiang... is he really from that family?"

"You recognized him too?"

Gong Jianqiang looked at Li Hua in surprise.

"Indeed! I also saw his photo yesterday and felt he looked familiar. You and Butler Liu were so anxious about his identity; it made me think of this. But... have you really decided? Once you step in, there's no turning back."

Li Hua sighed, then looked seriously at Gong Jianqiang.

"I know." Gong Jianqiang nodded gravely, "The Gong Family has basically reached its peak in terms of development. If there are no new opportunities, we'll soon be treading water. So, when it's time to bet, we've got to take the chance."

But he then smiled again, "However, don't worry too much. I'm not that foolish. I'm approaching him under the pretext of repaying my daughter's debt of gratitude. And, do you think I handed over the investment company to him for no reason?"

Li Hua was taken aback, "Are you... testing him?"

"Hehe, you do know me so well."

Gong Jianqiang smiled, his expression turning serious again, "If he just sits in the company and enjoys the success, then he's useless, and I will have merely repaid a favor. But if he can take the investment company to the next level, then he's not just an ordinary dragon. I, too, am willing to take this gamble!"

Li Hua's expression stiffened, "But our investment company in Jinhai is already so large, to aim for the next level? Isn't that too difficult?"

"Difficult?"

Gong Jianqiang smiled faintly, "Is it harder than him vying for success after returning to that family?"

Li Hua was at a loss for words.

The ward fell silent.

...

The morning sun streamed through the gaps in the curtains and fell on Jiang Chen's face.

Jiang Chen groggily opened his eyes, looked around, and then rolled out of bed.

This morning was the divorce, and he needed to attend to it promptly.

After washing up in a hurry, Jiang Chen rushed out of the room. Divorce, divorce, he needed to get all the paperwork done immediately.

He hailed a taxi and headed straight for the registry office.

At the entrance of the registry office, Xu Yan, Li Liyun, and Zhang Weiguang were already waiting there early on.

Zhang Weiguang had been watching the intersection closely. When he got home yesterday, Zhang Long was waiting for him and scolded him fiercely, demanding that he must keep an eye on Li Liyun and Jiang Chen today to ensure they obtain their divorce certificate. If he failed, the Zhang family would no longer rely on him.

This terrified Zhang Weiguang and his family. After Zhang Long left, Zhang Weiguang was beaten up violently; his father sternly warned him that if he didn't handle the matter well today, he shouldn't bother coming back home.

As soon as day broke, Zhang Weiguang rushed into the Li family's house, dragged Li Liyun and her son to the registration office, and waited for Jiang Chen's arrival.

A taxi approached from afar, and the sharp-eyed Zhang Weiguang spotted Jiang Chen in the passenger seat and quickly walked over to greet him.

"Liyun, I'm a bit unwilling to let it go, that loser actually managed to establish a connection with Brother Long, and he even wants to sever ties with us—it's letting him off too easy... I can't swallow this pride!" Xu Yan said with a darkened expression as soon as Zhang Weiguang left.

A hint of malice flashed in Li Liyun's eyes as she responded coldly, "Mom, rest assured, this won't end here. Isn't dad coming back soon? Didn't he say that once he returns, our family's status will be different? We will definitely get our revenge then!"

"Exactly, when your dad comes back, we must get our revenge!" Xu Yan nodded vigorously in agreement.

The taxi stopped, and Zhang Weiguang personally opened the door for Jiang Chen, "Mr. Jiang, they are already here."

Jiang Chen glanced at the mother and daughter at the entrance of the registration office and nodded to Zhang Weiguang, "You can leave, no need to hang around here making it seem like you're forcing them."

Zhang Weiguang's mouth twitched. Mr. Jiang, I'd love to leave, but I don't dare. If I mess this up, I can't go back home.

However, Zhang Weiguang didn't dare say anything and nodded in agreement.

Jiang Chen got out of the car and came to the entrance of the registration office, saying indifferently, "Let's go."

No sooner had Jiang Chen spoken than he walked into the registration hall without waiting for Xu Yan and her daughter's reaction.

Xu Yan and her daughter furrowed their brows, and Zhang Weiguang glared fiercely at them, "Aren't you going in?!"

With no other choice, Xu Yan and her daughter had to follow, while Zhang Weiguang waited at the door.

Once inside the service hall, Jiang Chen waited for Xu Yan and her daughter to arrive before starting the divorce proceedings.

"Household registration book, marriage certificate..."

The clerk, a woman in her forties or fifties, didn't even glance at the group, stretched her hand over the counter, and reeled off a list of document names.

Jiang Chen and Li Liyun handed over their documents along with the divorce agreement they had signed the day before.

The experienced clerk quickly processed everything, throwing the returned documents to Jiang Chen and Li Liyun with two divorce certificates added.

After giving Li Liyun a glance, the clerk paused slightly, thinking, Oh, quite pretty.

After examining Jiang Chen and making her judgment, she smirked contemptuously, "Dressed so poorly, no wonder you couldn't keep such a beautiful wife, just looks like a useless man."

Jiang Chen put away the documents and, upon hearing this, glanced at the clerk with irritation, and the clerk glared back at Jiang Chen without apology.

Jiang Chen shook his head slightly, not wanting to argue with the clerk, and walked out of the civil affairs hall.

Reaching the entrance of the registration office, Zhang Weiguang was still waiting. Seeing the divorce certificates in Jiang Chen's hand, he let out a long sigh of relief, bid Jiang Chen farewell, and drove home to report back.

"Well, from now on, we're strangers. Don't even bother saying hello if we meet."

Jiang Chen spoke flatly and turned to leave.

Li Liyun and Xu Yan gritted their teeth as they glared at Jiang Chen's receding figure, wishing they could bite a chunk of flesh from his back.

Just then, a cry of alarm came from across the street, "Dad! What's wrong with you? Dad!"

The three of them looked up.

They saw a man in his fifties collapsed on the ground, next to a young woman dressed in luxury brands, frantically calling out for help. Meanwhile, several bystanders were calling for an ambulance.

Raising an eyebrow, Jiang Chen thought for a moment, then ran over to the man's side, "Let me take a look."

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