Chapter 2

 Tang Xue is a very popular female actress, so the news naturally caused quite a stir. By afternoon, the entire office was in a gossipy mood and it was obvious they were brazenly wandering around, but since the company wasn't in the middle of a major delivery, even the supervisor turned a blind eye.

Ye Zhi had already closed the website a long time ago. She desperately wanted to dive into the figures in the report, but her heart was in such a mess that she couldn't calm down.

In fact, this is not the first time.

Ye Zhi knew from the moment she got married that her husband did not like him, and that she only agreed to marry him out of revenge. Over the years he had taken many painful retaliation against Ye Zhi, not only did he stay away from home, but he deliberately had many adventures without hiding it from anyone, except that he did not take them home to have fun in front of him, he had made all sorts of other things.

However, this is the first time she has made such a ruckus.

After she finished her work schedule, she finally took out her communicator from the drawer. The technology was developing rapidly day by day and the newest communicator already used holographic screens suspended in the air, but Ye Zhi's communicator was five or six years old, it was rectangular, and the screen lit up when unlocked with a key. Pattern.

Ye Zhi was not surprised to see that on the screen there was a missed call and a message: Come back. Now.

Ye Zhi felt a little helpless, he didn't need to go back to know what her mother would say.

It was sure to be a reprimand.

He would be humiliated by her inability and ineptitude to capture her husband's heart, and by being a no-no.

Not only that, but he would also be accused of putting the family in this state of public humiliation.

His mother's usual saying was, "It's all your fault for your lack of charm. Although our family was wrong at first, since he was willing to marry you, it means there is still room for vindication. You have to be discreet, Why don't you learn from your brother's methods? If you please your husband meekly and are tactful, you will soften his anger and then our family will be better off."

Her mother always wore red lipstick, and since she was quite beautiful, her face didn't look very harsh when she spoke, but the words from her mouth were extremely harsh.

"The important thing is that you have to give him a child! Only when you have a child, will we be safe. Otherwise, he can divorce you at any time, and you will not get anything as child support. You will be dragged into living a life of poverty, And even if you want to get married again that will no longer be possible!

His mother's disdainful eyes did not make Ye Zhi feel lonely, they only made him feel helpless.

He was so used to being submissive and degraded to such an extent that he only felt that he wasn't good enough, not that his mother was too demanding. But every time he heard her talk about a child, he still quietly refuted her, "I'm a beta male, I can't get pregnant easily."

Then his mother would get even angrier, raising her voice to an octave: "Do you think it's not clear to me that you're just a simple beta? I'm always telling you that the neighbors have laughed at our family because you're so common. More I was ten years old! Because of you I couldn't even walk past the neighbors' house with my head held high! Later, thanks to the birth of your brother, I was able to straighten my back with pride!"

                            

          

                

Even in the central city, where there is the highest rate of births of alphas and omegas, the neighborhood is not full of these two genders, and much less betas are discriminated against by neighbors just because they are not one of these two genders.

Ye Zhi understood this truth, but he did not refute it.

If he answered, Ye would only scold him louder until he didn't dare to say anything.

Hearing his silence his tone would become more forceful. "Who said that betas don't get pregnant easily? There must be something wrong with your body! I'm going to the doctor tomorrow to prescribe some medications, so you should take them on time and get pregnant as soon as possible. I've already done that for you." Said earlier, don't go to the bathroom after finishing, it's best to prepare a plug to keep it in place for two hours, and the sperm will naturally swim into the genital cavity, which will congratulate you for easily conceiving a baby. If you are pregnant with the Huo family's child, even after the divorce, you will still be able to receive a large portion of money, and by then, you will not have to worry at all, do you understand?"

Ye Zhi's mouth was full of bitterness, but he could only gently nod.

Of course, he can't clearly tell his mother about it.

as other reasons why I couldn't conceive.

On the one hand, Huo Youcheng was spending less and less time at home, and on the other, after the two of them finished having sex, Huo Youcheng would unquestionably monitor him to take his contraceptives.

For the past five years, there have been no exceptions.

Thinking back to the past conversations with her mother, Ye Zhi really didn't feel like going back to the Ye family's house just to hear those words that she has already heard before. Still hesitating, she waited for all of her classmates to leave before dialing her mother's number on the communicator.

The phone was quickly answered, and the sharp voice of the head of the Ye family came: "Where have you been? Have you seen the news today?! It has spread everywhere. Come back soon. We will discuss countermeasures at home, we must overcome this crisis, we can't let Huo Youcheng divorce you!"

Only when he finished ranting, Ye Zhi said, "I won't come back today."

"What? Do you want to pretend that you haven't seen anything? I'm telling you, you still don't understand the seriousness of the situation! The video has been exposed, exposed! Don't you understand?" your husband, everyone knows it's him. I suspect that this time he is cheating on you because he fell in love and not for revenge, I have heard that the actress is a female omega. Omega women are very easy to get pregnant, if she was marked by him, they will inevitably have to get married. When the time comes, what should we do?" The more mother Ye spoke, the more she became irritated, "Why did I give birth to a thing like you? You are absolutely useless."

Ye Zhi opened her mouth several times but was blocked by her sharp words, and she finally found a space to say the first excuse she came up with: "Mom, I'm picking someone up today."

Ye was furious: "Are you still in the mood to pick someone up right now? Who exactly are you going to pick up?"

Ye Zhi closed his eyes, "I'm going to pick up Ran Ran."

As soon as that name came out, the anger on Mother Ye's side clearly dissipated, with surprise in her tone, she asked, "Ran Ran? Young Master Huo's daughter, Ran Ran?"

"Yes".

"Oh, you're finally smart enough to know that you have to be on good terms with his family. I'm telling you, everyone else doesn't matter much, but you have to get along with Young Master Huo, his father, and his daughter. Originally I was a little worried that the young master would live too far away and you wouldn't have a chance to meet him, but now that he has been transferred as the mayor of the Central City and lives in the old Huo family home, you finally have a chance to get closer. I heard that Young Master Huo is not easy to get to know, but you were able to get him to give you permission to pick up his daughter, is it possible for you and Young Master to get along? behave well in front of your niece, if you manage to please Huo Youcheng's niece, maybe he will also change his mind about you and treat you better..."

        

          

                

The feeling of helplessness grew stronger and stronger as Ye Zhi heard her "wise advice from her" and she couldn't help but interrupt, "It's almost time, mom, I have to go."

Mother Ye agreed and quickly said: "Okay, okay, go quickly. If you can win Young Master Huo's favor, Huo Youcheng will definitely not divorce you, and may even change his mind about..."

"If I understood mother, goodbye."

The call was cut off and the noise finally disappeared, so even a good-natured person like Ye Zhi couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

The matter of picking up Huo Ran was of course just an excuse, Huo Ran would be back from school at four o'clock in the afternoon, and the Huo family had a special driver to pick her up and a babysitter, so there was no need for Ye Zhi. rush to take on that responsibility.

Slowly packing her backpack, Ye Zhi put the off-duty option on her comlink and then went downstairs and onto the ring road.

Central City is the capital of the planet and is home to a large number of dignitaries and high-ranking officials, even people who wander the streets at will are likely to be very wealthy. The pace of the city is so efficient that most of the traffic is very fast, only the ring road is very slow, has many stops and travels long distances, so not many people take it.

Ye Zhi easily found a seat. Leaning back in the chair and relaxing her shoulders, she could feel the continuing exhaustion, even heavier than in the past.

Ye Zhi opened her address book, she didn't have any friends, and her colleagues were almost always the same, so most of the calls in her address book came from her mother. It took a long time to find the phone records with Huo Youcheng.

It was four months ago, judging by the date.

So much had happened that Ye Zhi had forgotten about the content of the conversation.

In fact, she remembered that he had called him because she had received a delivery at home that was in her husband's name. She didn't understand why the delivery address was from the Hou family home and she thought there was a mistake, she was worried that it might be something that Huo Youcheng urgently needed, so she plucked up the courage to dial the number. she.

In a few seconds, she explained the reason for the call, and the other part of her only responded with one word: "Leave it."

And then she abruptly ended the call.

Ye Zhi alone in the communicator, he was stunned and lost, and gradually the pain and sorrow overwhelmed him.

After looking at the record for a long time, Ye Zhi of course couldn't call to question Huo Youcheng about the scandal. She did not dare and did not want to do it, after all, Huo Youcheng's deception was so obvious that there was no need to confirm it again.

The answer to this question was clear to him.

Huo Youcheng would inevitably first make fun of him and say, "Yeah, I cheated on you, so what? You think I shouldn't? Then divorce me. Should I ask Andy to draft a divorce agreement for us? But think about it, after the divorce you will not get anything, the only investments that the Ye family is getting now will be withdrawn, and then your family will have to take on the debts, have you done the calculations of how much it would be?"

Ye Zhi was a financial official, so of course he had done the math.

So he couldn't do anything but make use of his patience.

He turned off his comlink and stopped reading about actress Tang Xue's scandalous affair. At the station near his house, Ye Zhi got off the bus.

This area is an old villa area of ​​the Central City. Each village was over a hundred years old, so only a family or a rich man could live here.

The villa, which was relatively inconspicuous in appearance but occupied a very large area, belonged to the Huo family.

It took more than twenty minutes to walk from the station to the Huos' house, which wasn't long. Ye Zhi always likes to walk crouched down, trying to pass by the side of the road, as if he doesn't want to block any path. Just like in his everyday life, he doesn't like to be any hindrance.

He is also used to setting limits in life.

The road is smoothly built and the flower pots, grass and trees have an organic look. Ye Zhi had lived here for five years without any sense of belonging, and he always felt that he had to quickly leave this place and return to the world where he belonged.

Now this feeling had become even deeper these days, perhaps influenced by the harsh words of his mother.

Is she really an omega?

The truth is that there was no shortage of celebrities and public figures in the world for Huo Youcheng to cheat on during their five years of marriage, but there has never been such an explicit video. So instead of being accidentally caught on camera, it seems more like a premeditated act.

Was it a deliberate attempt to advertise his new relationship?

A bitter smile tugged at the corners of his mouth, and his gait grew even heavier. But when a car arrived, Ye Zhi still noticed it, and he quickly avoided it, almost stepping on the flower pot. He was stopping to wait for the vehicle to pass before continuing when the car pulled up next to him.

The car window rolled down, and a pretty girl leaned out, full of joy: "Zhi Zhi, I knew it was you, I have seen you from far away!

Ye Zhi froze, and when he saw that it was Huo Ran, he couldn't help but smile, "Ran Ran, did you just come back from the garden?"

"Yes, daddy went to pick me up."

When he heard her mention "Dad", Ye Zhi felt flustered for no reason, his back stiffened and his eyes froze, but he consciously looked towards the car window.

This time, he saw a handsome man in a black suit sitting in the back seat of the car. He was the young master of the Huo family, and also the current mayor of Central City: Huo Youqiao.