Zhang Yichen thought he must have misheard, how could his own wife possibly say such things to him? But he later realized it wasn't a mistake; those words had indeed come from his wife. He watched helplessly as his wife left, disappearing from his sight, and his heart ached terribly, but what could he do? It was the consequence of his own actions he had to bear. If he had known this matter would provoke such a reaction from his wife, he surely wouldn't have agreed so easily to his father- and mother-in-law's demands. Now, everything was the bitter fruit of his own planting, how could he possibly expect someone else to pay the debts he owed?
Downstairs, Old Master Zhang heard his grandson and granddaughter-in-law quarreling fiercely. He knew the matter must have been exposed; they were arguing to the point of no return. Apart from this, what else could provoke his gentle daughter-in-law to such fury?
