"Mom, do you think that mobile phone and the phone number were given to that secretary?"
When Jiaojiao said this, she slightly furrowed her brows, seeming particularly troubled, occasionally glancing up to observe Shu Jiaoâs reaction.
Seeing her only frown without any other reaction, she lowered her eyelids and applied a heavy dose of sarcasm: "I even asked Dad what was going on, but he wouldnât give a straight answer, just mumbled. Later, I asked big brother, and he said that the secretary was forced on him by a business partner. Mom, I donât understand business matters. Canât we just do without this kind of secretary? Or is it that... Dad is thinking of finding us a stepmom?!"
On hearing this, Shu Jiaoâs face indeed changed, unable to maintain her previous calmness.
Jiaojiaoâs eyelids twitched with a hint of joy in her heart. As expected!
Her mom still clearly cared about Ruan Jianguo!
Jiaojiao was overjoyed internally but showed a worried expression, asking Shu Jiao, "Mom, why arenât you speaking? Do you think Dad would really do that?"
Shu Jiao didnât speak, her face looking strained as she left the room, even forgetting to close the door behind her.
Jiaojiao didnât mind and was grinning happily, running barefoot to close the door, and then lay on the bed and fell asleep, sleeping especially soundly.
However, downstairs, Shu Jiao was sleepless. Of course, she could see Jiaojiaoâs intentional provocation. Regardless of whether Jiaojiao was intentional or not, what concerned her was Ruan Jianguoâs handling of this situation itself.
Having been married to Ruan Jianguo for over twenty years, she considered herself to understand him well.
Loyal to his brothers, wholeheartedly devoted to his family, and when it came to women, calling him blind would not be overstating it. After so many years of marriage, she never worried about him messing around with other women, because this aspect was almost beyond doubt.
But precisely because she understood how upright his nature was, she realized what it meant for him to give his personal phone to a female secretary.
If he wasnât interested, how could he let a woman get close to him?
Shu Jiao thought about the reasons for their divorce, and then about the scenario where he might have another woman now, experiencing a pain she had never felt before. She wasnât sure which aspect was harder to bear, and she needed time... to really think it over.
At the end of May, while Duan Xi was visiting various mountains, Jiaojiao was still attending classes at school as usual.
Before the last class ended on Friday, Jiaojiao handed a few of her books to Li Yaoyao next to her, whispering, "Sister Yaoyao, could you help me take these to the dorm later? Brother Xi is waiting for me downstairs, and Iâll leave through the west gate."
"Sure." Li Yaoyao nodded.
Jiaojiao made a gesture of thanks, and as soon as the class bell rang, she grabbed her almost empty bag and rushed outside. Because she ran quickly and there werenât many people around, she was surprised to see Shen Ting and Jiang Xun when she exited through the west gate, along with a familiar figure standing beside Jiang Xun.
Jiaojiao swore she had no intention of eavesdropping on their conversation, but the west gate was indeed small, and even if she sneaked out from the corner, she could still hear Shen Ting mocking Jiang Xun: "Only you would look at that kind of person, really thinking everyone is blind."
While saying this, he glanced mockingly at Zhou Yun standing next to Jiang Xun, his eyes full of undisguised disdain and scorn.