Chapter 17: The Cannon Fodder Fiancée (17)

"If you want to offer your face for me to slap, I suppose I can reluctantly oblige."

Yun Jin watched her face twist in fury, and her mood suddenly brightened.

"Besides, as long as I am Fu Han's wife, your son will only ever be an illegitimate child. Even if Fu Han doesn't like me, his parents and his grandfather will always recognize my status. As for you, you remain nothing but a mistress who can't see the light of day—bah, you're nothing at all."

With that, she left Su Murong behind, clicked her heels, and returned to her workstation to continue working.

Yun Jin recalled that Su Murong hadn't shown up for work for days because she was being shielded by Fu Han. Such behavior—occupying a position without actually performing the job—was something she, as a worker, despised. Yun Jin was the type to settle scores on the spot; since the mistress had flaunted herself right in front of her, she certainly wouldn't let her off easily.

She immediately called Fu Han's mother. Skipping the pleasantries, she went straight to the point and reported Su Murong's unauthorized absence. Fu Han's mother, who held significant authority at Fu Jewelry, responded immediately: "Rest assured, I will give you an answer."

Less than ten minutes later, Su Murong received her termination notice from Fu Jewelry. The wounds on her face had yet to heal, and this blow felt like a knife to her heart. Once she left the Fu company, where could she find a job that was both well-paying and leisurely?

She called Fu Han, sobbing and adding colorful exaggerations about how Yun Jin had bullied her. Fu Han was alarmed by what he heard; he stopped working immediately and, with a dark scowl, headed to the design department to stand up for Su Murong.

Seeing Yun Jin still at her desk, sketching as if nothing had happened, Fu Han’s rage flared. He slammed his hand onto her desk, startling her. When Yun Jin looked up, she thought, *Good heavens, did I forget to check the almanac this morning? Why am I constantly being pestered by animals?*

"What is it?"

"Why are you bullying Rongrong?"

So, Su Murong had already tattled to Fu Han. Yun Jin rolled her eyes and said, "She snatched my phone, so I taught her a lesson. What's wrong with that? Didn't she deserve it?"

Recalling the events of the previous day, Fu Han felt a twinge of guilt, but it was quickly replaced by indignation. He said in a deep voice, "Regardless of the reason, you cannot lay a hand on Rongrong. She is pregnant; the doctor said she needs to stay calm and shouldn't be agitated."

"How hilarious. It's not my child she's carrying, so why is she strutting around in front of me?"

"Yun Jin, behave yourself. I'm warning you, Rongrong is my woman now. You cannot touch her. Otherwise, I—"

"You're insane." Yun Jin truly had no patience left. She saved her file and shut down her computer. Looking around at the gossiping coworkers, she felt even more annoyed.

Fu Han stubbornly refused to leave. Since the Yun family still had business dealings with the Fu family, she couldn't afford to burn bridges with him at such a critical moment. Yun Jin suppressed her anger and said, "Fu Han, if you like her so much, just break up with me. Why do you want to have it both ways? Don't tell me you're still pining for me?"

"As if." Fu Han retorted, "You have a difficult personality and are always nitpicking. You should be grateful that it was Grandfather who insisted on you being my wife; otherwise, I would have dumped you long ago. If you want to be my woman, you need to be sensible. As long as you are obedient, you will remain my wife. Rongrong won't fight you for anything—can't you be magnanimous enough to tolerate her?"

Men were sometimes just so mediocre yet so confident. Yun Jin’s blood pressure rose at Fu Han's shameless remarks.

She sneered, "When your child is born, are you happy for him to be an illegitimate child?"

Of course, Fu Han wasn't happy about that. But his grandfather only recognized Yun Jin as his granddaughter-in-law, and as for Rongrong, he didn't even have the face to bring her up. Fu Han thought of a compromise: "I'll send the child to you; from then on, it will be your child."

Raise a child for a mistress? Yun Jin nearly choked on her own blood. She must have done something truly heinous in a past life to encounter something this absurd. It was beyond ridiculous.

"Get out. Get out of my sight right now."

Fu Han reached for her hand, but she dodged him. She looked at him as if he were nothing more than trash. "Fu Han, we are officially done. From now on, don't you dare call me your wife; I'd be ashamed."

"What does that mean? Don't walk away, explain yourself!"

Feeling nauseated by Fu Han, Yun Jin didn't want to stay at her desk for another second, fearing she might fall ill from the sheer frustration. She checked the time; it was almost the end of the workday, and since she had effectively quit, she didn't need to follow the schedule.

Seeing her grab her bag and leave, Fu Han strode after her, catching her at the elevator. As they descended, he said, "Can you stop this nonsense? Add me back on phone and WeChat. I don't want to play these boring games with you."

"Fu Han, I'm serious. I don't want to be married to you anymore. Let's break up."

"No." Fu Han reached for her hand again, and Yun Jin kicked him away.

"Was I not clear enough? If you're worried about money, I'll have my father compensate you. From now on, let's have no contact."

Yun Jin remembered that when they married, the Fu family had provided a dowry and shares. Since they were breaking up, she would return all of it. She would just make a call and explain the situation to her father later.

Seeing Yun Jin actively drawing a line between them, Fu Han realized she might actually be serious this time. She had blocked him and didn't even give him face in front of Song Xiao; he had always assumed she was just speaking out of anger. It wasn't until she mentioned money that he felt something was moving beyond his comprehension.

Ignoring the pain in his leg, he grabbed her arm and pinned her against the elevator wall.

"Are you breaking up with me because of Xie Yanci?"

Could it be that what An Cheng told him was true? Had Yun Jin truly cheated and betrayed him? At the thought, Fu Han’s heart felt heavy and suffocated.

*No, that’s impossible.* Yun Jin had loved him for seven years. For those seven years, she had been submissive and compliant, fulfilling every one of his requests. She wouldn't just give up on him over a small matter. She must be flirting with Xie Yanci just to make him jealous.

"Let go." It hurt. At that moment, Yun Jin felt like she could kill him.

"I am breaking up with you because you are scum. You don't deserve my affection at all. Just pretend that my eyes, which have been blind for years, have suddenly regained their sight. Is that clear enough?"

"No."

The elevator doors opened, and Fu Han dragged her out. He said in a low voice, "Don't think that just because you've latched onto Xie Yanci, you can go crazy in front of me. Do you believe I can cut ties with the Yun family right now and leave your entire family with nothing?"

"You're a psychopath! What does this have to do with Xie Yanci? You aren't even worth his little finger. Bah, trash."

Yun Jin stomped on his foot. Fu Han winced in pain and loosened his grip. Seizing the opportunity, Yun Jin fled.

It wasn't until she was inside the subway and saw that no one was following her that she finally let out a sigh of relief. A mad dog was truly terrifying.

*No,* she thought. *I have to make a clean break with Fu Han. I cannot let this entanglement continue.*