After five years of a cold marriage, I can no longer hide the child I secretly gave birth to.

"This was taken by a nurse a few days ago. She said it was Shen Jun's new girlfriend. Shen Jun is very caring and considerate towards her. The two were also seen together at the hospital a few years ago."

Zhou Yanci picked up the photo; it showed Shen Jun kneeling down to put shoes on Xu Daikui.

The photo was obviously taken secretly.

Both of them smiled very gently.

The reasons for her divorce have always seemed perfectly transparent.

It's because he's unwilling to see through it.

"I've also found information about your wife and Shen Jun attending various social events, and I've already sent it to your email," Mu En said nervously again.

"Okay, go out."

Zhou Yanci looked at the photo, his face cold and bloodless, illuminated by the lamplight.

*

After leaving the restaurant with Mengmeng, Xu Daikui rushed to catch the bus home.

Sitting in the car, she called Fang Qing.

"Hey, Assistant Fang, I've already assured Zhou Yanci that he won't contact you privately anymore. He shouldn't deliberately make things difficult for you anymore."

Fang Qing had told Xu Daikui that Zhou Yanci didn't trust him, which was meant to remind Xu Daikui to be careful.

She misunderstood.

He quickly explained, "I'm not afraid of being fired. At least I won't stop seeing you just because I'm afraid of being fired. Don't overthink it. You're Jiajia's good friend. You can call me anytime if you need anything."

The only thing Xu Daikui could contact him about on her own was the divorce agreement.

Fang Qing added, "I will also keep an eye on the divorce for you. I will contact you whenever President Zhou is free, and you can talk to him anytime."

"Okay, thank you, Assistant Fang."

Zhou Yanci didn't like her rushing to bring up divorce. He was a proud and arrogant man who would never give someone else the chance to dump him first.

She needs to think of a way.

After hanging up the phone and returning to Jinxiu Residential Area, she saw Shen Jun standing at her door with a net bag of crabs in his hand.

He wore a clean white shirt and black trousers, his short hair was dyed flaxen, and his face was gentle, making him look like the older brother next door.

Xu Meng looked at that sunny and handsome face and sighed inwardly.

It would be great if he didn't have anyone he liked.

She now feels that Shen Jun's father is much better than her bad father.

It's not bad for Mom to be with him.

What a pity.

"Thank you for your trouble. You don't need to send me and Mengmeng anything special anymore."

Xu Daikui opened the door, feeling embarrassed, and welcomed him inside.

Shen Jun smiled and said, "It's alright. After my mother heard about your situation with Mengmeng, she asked me to take good care of you. We're all friends, so you don't need to be so polite."

Xu Daikui didn't expect his mother to be so understanding, so kind-hearted even though they had never met.

She smiled and said, "Then I'll buy something and visit Auntie another day."

Shen Jun felt that Xu Daikui's gentle and kind nature was quite similar to his mother's, and they also looked somewhat alike, both being very beautiful.

Perhaps all kind people have the same face.

The two of them must get along very well.

"Okay, I'll invite you and Mengmeng to my house for Chinese New Year."

"Okay, sure."

That evening, Xu Daikui cooked a crab feast, and the three of them sat at a small dining table to eat.

Shen Jun took a picture of a table full of crabs and shared it with his mother, along with a message.

My friend enjoyed the meal very much.

After hearing Xu Daikui's story, his mother felt sorry for her and asked him to take good care of her.

After posting, he opened his WeChat Moments and saw that Xu Jiaojiao had just updated her status.

A photo of a cake, accompanied by ambiguous text, with a corner of a man's office leather sofa and desk vaguely visible in the background.

His gaze froze as he thought of something.

When Xu Daikui saw that he suddenly stopped eating, she turned her head to look at him and subconsciously saw that passage.

[A taste so sweet it warms my heart, thank you for feeding me ♥]

Below is the mango cake that Zhou Yanci packed; she recognizes it.

"They're really daring to show off; you two aren't even divorced yet."

Shen Jun turned off the screen and said with a blank expression.

Since Xu Jiaojiao didn't block him, it means that most of the hospital's staff saw this post on WeChat Moments.

After all, Xu Daikui was Zhou Yanci's lawfully wedded wife.

This is a direct insult to her, showing that they don't take her seriously.

In all his years, this was the first time he had ever encountered a man who was so blatantly cheating on his wife.

Xu Daikui lowered her head and gnawed on a crab leg. Listening to his words, she gave a very faint smile but said nothing.

...

The following day at noon, she had just finished leg surgery on a Pomeranian and was about to go for lunch when a message popped up on her WeChat.

It belongs to Shen Jun.

Your stepmother is sick and is receiving an IV drip at the hospital.

Below this sentence was a photo of Li Xuelan lying in a hospital bed, her face pale as she received an IV drip.

Thinking of the little girl horror anime that she had scheduled to download to her email yesterday, she couldn't help but curl her lips and ask.

What's wrong with her?

Shen Jun, [Xu Jiaojiao said he had a nightmare last night, caught a cold, and didn't sleep well all night. He's feeling very dizzy today and needs some IV fluids.]

Indeed, an open and honest person is immune to evil spirits.

But once you've done something wrong, you'll become paranoid and see threats everywhere.

Li Xuelan is an extreme egoist who pursues self-interest in everything. The things she does are hidden deep in her heart, and she thinks they are airtight.

But if even a wisp of wind leaks out, she's like a cat whose tail has been stepped on, her heart filled with dread, unable to sleep at night.

She smiled slightly and replied to Shen Jun with a single sentence.

You haven't had lunch yet, have you? I came to bring you some, and also to see my stepmother.

Shen Jun's expression was complicated when he saw the message before he responded.

【it is good. 】

...

Xu Daikui went home and cooked pork ribs and bamboo shoots, then cooked rice and made a bowl of corn and yam soup. After packing it into a thermal container, she went to the flower shop to buy a bouquet of flowers and then rushed to the People's Hospital.

Thinking of the slap she received that day, she felt a surge of hatred in her heart, and she was determined to get revenge today.

With that in mind, she took the flowers and the insulated box and went to Li Xuelan's ward first.

Pushing open the door, Li Xuelan saw her dressed in a long black dress, holding white chrysanthemums as if she were offering a sacrifice to the dead, and her face turned deathly pale with anger.

"What are you doing here?! Get out!"

She lost her usual pretense and yelled at her angrily.

Ignoring her fierce face, Xu Daikui walked over with a smile, holding the large bouquet of white chrysanthemums, and placed the flowers in her arms.

"Didn't you say the other day that I still had to take care of you and Dad?"

"I heard you were about to die, so I bought some flowers to ward off bad luck."

Li Xuelan was furious. She slapped the chrysanthemum to the ground, yelling, "How dare you curse me to die? What are you up to?!"

"Tell me! Did you send me that video last night to scare me on purpose? Xu Daikui, you motherless slut, if I had known you were such a traitor, I should have strangled you when you were little. You're just a nuisance, you damned little hussy..."

"Snapped!"

Before her harsh curses had even finished, Xu Daikui's slap had already landed precisely on her face.

"This slap is for you!"

"And I don't understand what you mean by video, but you're so vicious and full of bad luck. Evil spirits love to haunt people like you. Judging from your look of imminent death, could it really be that you're possessed by an evil spirit?"

Xu Daikui had lived with her for over a decade and naturally knew that she believed in gods and Buddhas.

They have a small Buddhist shrine in their home, where Li Xuelan and Xu Guodong would worship during festivals, praying for God to bless them with great wealth and high official positions.

They've done so many bad things, yet they still dream of divine protection—it's utterly ridiculous.

Her words sent a chill down Li Xuelan's spine, especially since she had actually diagnosed and caused the deaths of two people.

Her face turned completely pale, and filled with rage and hatred, she stood up and grabbed Xu Daikui by the neck.

Xu Daikui was nearly suffocating from being choked. Just as she was about to hand the insulated food container to Li Xuelan, Li Xuelan suddenly let out a painful scream, loosened her grip, and rolled off the bed...

"Xiao Kui, Auntie knows you hate Auntie, but Auntie is innocent. It was your mother who became a mistress and gave birth to you... She destroyed my family, but I didn't hate her. Instead, I put aside my resentment and treated you well for ten years without fail..."

"You and Jiaojiao are both my daughters. I've always treated you like my own. If you still blame your aunt, then go ahead and slap me a few more times..."

Xu Daikui was amazed by her sudden change. She turned around abruptly and saw Xu Jiaojiao and Zhou Yanci appear at the door of the ward.