Having been given a second chance at life, who would still want to pursue her?

A sudden sound.

This caused Chen Yueting, who was speaking, to pause.

She turned her head and looked over.

Chen Jianji slowly walked up to her.

"Jianji?"

Chen Yueting paused, her eyes brightening slightly.

"How did it get so big?"

"It seems like the last time I saw you was two or three years ago, when you were still a little kid."

Chen Jianji smiled and said, "It's not that exaggerated, Auntie."

"You're all growing, it's not surprising that you change every year. Come sit here, let your aunt take a good look at you."

Chen Yueting waved.

Chen Jianji also stepped forward with a smile and spoke to Zhang Xinyi first.

"Little sister, I can't find the Coke you put away yesterday. Could you find it and give it to me? It'll also help your aunt cool off in the summer."

Zhang Xinyi noticed the other person giving her a meaningful look and immediately realized what was happening.

"Okay!"

She quickly jogged away, feeling a great weight lifted from her shoulders, and left the place.

The two people passed each other.

"It's up to you now!"

Zhang Xinyi said in a low voice.

Chan Kin-kei gave an "OK" sign.

He then sat down on the sofa.

Chen Yueting looked Chen Jianji over carefully and smiled.

"You're getting taller and taller. My aunt just saw someone in gray clothes at the train station outside, and their build was about the same as yours."

"I just didn't look up, so I don't know what it looks like."

Chen Jianji pinched his nose.

"Yes, I heard it. The guy who flirted with the girl in the yellow dress, right?"

Chen Yueting's face stiffened for a moment before she spoke softly.

"I'm just worried that Xinyi will go astray. The outside world is too chaotic. In the future, I will be raising her alone. I'm afraid that if I don't teach her well, she will go astray."

Upon hearing this...

Chen Jianji opened his mouth, wanting to ask about the situation.

For example, what's the deal with my uncle?

For example, you could advise them not to go abroad.

But at this moment, Chen Jianji spoke with a smile.

"Auntie, please sit for a while. I'll go inside to get my phone and call my parents, asking them to come back."

He said this, then got up and left the hall.

We had just reached the corner.

But they almost bumped into Zhang Xinyi, who was eavesdropping.

Chen Jianji quickly turned sideways and hid under the eaves.

"Hey, didn't you have a solution? Why didn't you talk to my mom about it?"

Zhang Xinyi was so angry she wanted to grind her teeth.

After waiting for ages, this bastard just kept rambling on and on.

And he ran away after saying only a couple of words!

I shouldn't have placed my hopes on him! I'm so angry!

Chen Jianji spoke while texting on his phone.

"Stay calm, stay calm."

"I was just talking to my aunt, and she kept glancing outside with a shifty look in her eyes."

"I'm preoccupied with something, so we can't really talk about anything right now."

"We have to cheer her up. There must be a reason why she came back so suddenly without saying goodbye."

"Judging from my aunt's tone, did my uncle do something?"

"I remember my uncle had a decent amount of property in Haicheng, and he was a highly educated man, but he didn't give you and your mother a single penny after the separation. Was it really necessary to make things so undignified?"

Zhang Xinyi's expression shifted slightly, but she ultimately pursed her lips and remained silent.

Upon seeing this, Chen Jianji couldn't help but rub his forehead.

Was I scammed by a scumbag?

Before he could think further...

The sound of a car engine came from outside the door.

Whether it was Chen Yueting sitting in the hall, or Chen Jianji and Zhang Xinyi, they couldn't help but look outside.

We can't see the other side of the mountain road from here.

Chen Guochang and Wang Suling walked by, and finally led a thin, middle-aged man in a suit and glasses into the room.

"Oh dear, you came so suddenly. You only told us this morning, we weren't prepared at all."

"Come on, sit down for a while. Su-ling, go get some wine. Ah-hui and I will have a good drink later."

Chen Guochang walked in with a smile.

Chen Jianji looked at the middle-aged man.

Zhang Yonghui, his uncle.

His expression was somber, with a polite but superficial smile on his face.

Sitting on the sofa, Chen Yueting greeted Chen Guochang and Wang Suling, but then ignored Zhang Yonghui.

The adults started chatting amongst themselves.

And this side of the wall.

Zhang Xinyi couldn't help but tug at Chen Jianji's sleeve.

"Oh no, what should I do? My dad's here too."

Chen Jianji raised his phone.

"Alright, I've already told my parents that we should leave the elders' affairs to them. The words of us younger generation don't carry any weight with them."

"Is that so? That's true..."

Zhang Xinyi looked worried and nervously bit her fingers.

Clearly, with her parents present, she was somewhat anxious.

The two of them squatted in the corner.

Suddenly, the door of the room beside them opened, and two figures walked in.

A low-key conversation slowly drifted out.

"Tingmei, what's going on between you and your husband? Are you really getting a divorce?"

"Sister-in-law, I really can't go on like this anymore. He never cares about the family."

"I take care of the housework, the children, and the meals, and I also have to go to work."

"I asked him to lend a hand, but he never cared what I said. I could tolerate it for the sake of the children for the past two years."

"But this year, he yelled at me and said I could get a divorce if I wanted, and that I could leave on my own and not take a single penny of the family money."

"Haven't I contributed to the family? Haven't I earned any money? I can't swallow this insult."

"He's still out there fooling around, not coming home for days, just hanging out with those shady friends, who knows if he's even gone to some bar."

...

The sound came out intermittently, and Chen Yueting's sobbing could be faintly heard.

Chen Jianji couldn't help but frown as he listened, and he turned his head to ask.

"Is your dad really that bad?"

Zhang Xinyi remained silent, not uttering a single word.

hiss!

Chen Jianji gasped.

It seems it's true. No wonder this young lady wants to stay with her aunt instead of her own father.

His eye twitched slightly.

If Old Chen found out, his fiery temper would surely cripple his brother-in-law.

You are not allowed to do that. You are not allowed to do that.

We need to do something.

Chen Jianji pulled Zhang Xinyi to her feet and they had just entered the hall.

I could smell a strong aroma of alcohol.

"Come on, have another drink! It's been so long, hurry up!"

Zhang Yonghui's face was flushed red from being plied with alcohol by Chen Guochang.

His originally expressionless and gloomy face was now filled with deep resentment and grievance.

They immediately started talking non-stop.

"Brother, I'm not trying to criticize her."

"With her temper, she has to talk about everything. She can't stand me being idle, even when I sit on the sofa for a while after get off work."

"Like today, I just forgot to hang the clothes out to dry this morning, didn't I?"

"What's wrong with her? She just packed her things and went back to her parents' house!"

"Tell me, how are we supposed to live like this?!"

"I only found out when I got your call after I got off work at noon, so I took a taxi straight from Haicheng! My butt was numb and my legs were weak from sitting all the way here."

"I'm not going home, let's see who she orders around from now on!"

Chen Guochang seemed to have known about his sister's temperament for a long time.

"Hey bro, have a drink, have a drink."

He had just poured a glass of wine and was about to hand it over when he looked up and his eyes met Chen Jianji's.

Chen Jianji silently pulled Zhang Xinyi back to the corner.

After a long while.

He looked at Zhang Xinyi, who had remained silent, and couldn't help but speak.

"The two of them... just..."

"That's...that's it?"

Zhang Xinyi pursed her lips and muttered, "Then aren't their words going too far?"

"Before they were home, they were always arguing. Now my dad doesn't come home anymore and lives at the company. My mom is always complaining and nagging."

"I know my mom has a bad temper, which is why I told my dad that I would live with her after we separated."

"My dad said he wouldn't give me money, which means he wants my mom to stay married."

"But my mom is arguing about this too."

Chen Jianji froze.

Tsk, he went abroad just to spite someone, his aunt has a really fierce temper!

Although what my uncle just said was blunt, if he really doesn't care about leaving...

Why would he rush over by taxi as soon as he heard his wife had gone to her parents' house in a fit of anger?

Chen Jianji pondered carefully.

I want my aunt and Zhang Xinyi to stay.

It's not about money.

Why not just get my aunt and uncle back together?

Even an upright official finds it difficult to settle family disputes.

Isn't it precisely because of these trivial matters that conflicts accumulate in marriage?

What should he do?

Just as he was deep in thought.

Some sounds came from the next room again.

"Alright, Tingmei, stay here for a few days and calm down."

Chen Yueting seemed to take a breath before speaking.

"If it were before, I would have turned around and left immediately without stopping when I saw him coming."

"If I hadn't chatted with a girl on the bus just now, I wouldn't have given him that chance."

"I know I have a bad temper, but he always insists on arguing with me."

"If he were as insightful as that girl, we...we wouldn't be in this situation today!"

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