After abandoning his wife and children, Bo Xilai coaxed and begged her to reconcile.

Su Zhenglong tilted his head and glanced at him. "I'm a detective, not a fortune teller under a bridge."

Bo Sinian forced a slight smile onto his thin lips and said, "She is my ex-wife."

Even though Su Zhenglong had witnessed countless bizarre and supernatural events, he was still stunned into silence upon hearing Bo Sinian's words.

"Ahem—when did you get married? No, weren't you unmarried?" Everyone knows that he and Miss Song were childhood sweethearts and were about to get married, so how come an ex-wife suddenly appeared?

Su Zhenglong looked him up and down curiously, his eyes clearly saying, "Please tell me your story."

Su Zhenglong was only transferred to Nancheng two years ago, so it's normal that he didn't know about Bo Sinian's marital status.

Moreover, Bo Sinian and Song Jin were secretly married at the time.

In the entire southern city, apart from the Bo and Song families, the number of people who knew they were married could be counted on two hands.

Just as Bo Sinian was about to speak, he saw Zhuge Yu carrying a bag of [Miser] walking over hurriedly, clearly there to deliver clothes to Song Jinye.

A cool laugh escaped his nose, his brows furrowed, and his gaze swept over them with indifference. "President Zhuge went out of his way to deliver clothes; he's quite thoughtful. Does President Shen know?"

Zhuge Yu hadn't expected Bo Sinian to be here. He'd brought the clothes up from downstairs after running into a sales consultant from [Misser]. But Bo Sinian's tone was clearly sarcastic, so Zhuge Yu naturally wouldn't be too polite to him.

He gave Bo Sinian a very perfunctory greeting, leaving behind the words, "No need for Mr. Bo to trouble himself."

Without stopping, he knocked on the door and entered the ward.

Seeing Bo Sinian's unpleasant expression and the chill creeping over his face, Su Zhenglong patted him reassuringly on the shoulder. "This is your ex-wife's suitor? By the way, you arranged this VIP ward, didn't you?"

Bo Sinian removed his hand. "Captain Su, I think you should switch careers and become a chef."

Su Zhenglong's righteous gaze was filled with bewilderment.

Bo Sinian: "I think you're quite good at sprinkling salt."

Su Zhenglong took a second to react, then suddenly realized what he meant and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Although Chen Zhihong's scheme ultimately failed, Song Jin escaped the assassination attempt unscathed and did not suffer any real physical harm.

But somehow, the story got out.

Upon hearing the news, Cheng Sijin couldn't wait to share it with Song Zhaoyun.

"Have you heard? Song Jin is in trouble too."

Song Zhaoyun looked surprised and puzzled. "How did you know? What happened to her?"

Cheng Sijin: "It's all over the place, okay? They say she was harassed by a perverted neighbor before, which led to that neighbor being detained for about ten days. So after he got out, that neighbor has been holding a grudge against her ever since. This time, the neighbor went even further, putting drugs in her takeout and then controlling the mentally unstable Song Jinye. Song Jinye almost... thankfully the police arrived in time."

Song Zhaoyun's surprised voice rang out again, "What? How could this be?"

Cheng Sijin scoffed, "Who told her to flirt with men everywhere? If you ask me, if she hadn't seduced others, how could they have any improper thoughts about her? She's lucky this time, she escaped a disaster."

"Don't say that, or people will think she..."

"Am I wrong? If she hadn't had that ambiguous relationship with Lou Yin, how could Lou Yin have suddenly broken off the engagement? And why hasn't he come back after all these years abroad?" Cheng Sijin said resentfully. "She just thinks she can do whatever she wants because of her looks, that she can control all men. Ha, birds of a feather flock together. Those men all just treat her like a plaything..."

"Who are you calling 'birds of a feather flock together'? Who are you calling a plaything?"

Suddenly, an old voice came from behind her, startling Cheng Sijin so much that she trembled all over, her scalp tingled, and she dropped her phone to the ground.

"Grandpa, when...when did you wake up?" Cheng Sijin hurriedly composed herself, deliberately putting on a well-behaved appearance, but she dared not look directly at Bo Zhengxing.

Old Master Bo raised his ebony cane and tapped it lightly on her phone. "I'm asking you, whose bad reputation are you talking about?"

"No...nobody. I was just talking to my friends about the characters in the TV series." Cheng Sijin's throat went dry. Faced with her grandfather's imposing yet unyielding aura, she felt awkward and helpless.

Old Master Bo slammed his cane on the ground. "Do you really think I'm senile? There's a Lou Yin in a TV series? Don't think I don't know who you're talking about. I'm asking you, what exactly happened? You'd better tell me the whole story, in detail! Otherwise, you can forget about your allowance for the next six months."

*

When Song Jin arrived at the Bo family's old residence, it was already dusk.

I don't know when Bo Sinian arrived. He looked very unwell, and so did Old Master Bo.

Two slightly similar faces, one old and one young, both with the same dark expression, doubled the impact of the image.

Song Jin steeled herself and went over, smiling as she tried to comfort the old man: "Grandpa, what's wrong? Who made you angry?"

Bo Zhengxing, his head full of white hair meticulously styled, his weathered eyes pressing heavily on Song Jinye, exuding the aura of a respected elder from a wealthy family. "Shouldn't I be asking you that?"

Song Jin was also completely confused by the question. She secretly gave Bo Sinian a wink: What's going on now?

Did the old man know they were putting on an act?

So, does that mean she and Bo Sinian no longer need to pretend to be husband and wife?

Is her mission over?

Song Jin continued to signal to Bo Sinian with her eyes: This is not my fault, I didn't expose you.

The next second she heard Bo Zhengxing say with exasperation, "I know, it's all that brat's fault! It's all his fault, he doesn't care about his wife at all. He let you move out and live alone, and you almost got into trouble. As a husband, he's really unworthy."

Song Jinye: "..."

Huh? This isn't what she expected.

Bo Zhengxing paused for a moment, then continued, "But you are husband and wife after all, and living apart indefinitely is not a long-term solution. If the conflicts are left unresolved, the relationship will only weaken and the rift will only deepen."

Song Jin felt something was off as she listened and wanted to interject, but Bo Sinian beat her to it.

"grandfather……"

However, Bo Sinian was immediately silenced by Bo Zheng, who said, "Shut up! Think about it carefully. As a husband, how much responsibility have you fulfilled? Forcing someone to live alone is not something that can be excused with a single explanation."

Song Jin finally understood. It turned out that the old man thought they had a fight and separated, which caused him to be furious with Bo Sinian.

She was about to try and persuade him when she heard Old Master Bo say, "How about this, you all move back in. I've already had Butler Chen tidy up your bedrooms in advance."

Song Jinye: "..." Could it be that the old man wants her to live with Bo Sinian?