Chapter 112

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The first thing Jiang Xue thought of was not herself, but Wang Di. Luo Qingqing had left without saying goodbye and left a letter like this; Wang Di must be heartbroken and very sad now.

Jiang Xue took the letter and rushed out. While looking for traces of Wang Di, she kept calling Wang Di’s cellphone.

She kept calling until the battery of her cellphone was almost gone, but she could not find Wang Di’s whereabouts.

Finally, she couldn’t do anything, and she remembered Li Huairou and Jiang Wanhe. They had known Wang Di for a long time, so they might know where Wang Di was.

When Jiang Wanhe received a call from Jiang Xue, he was walking with Chen Qianqian. He could be said to be walking with her, but, in fact, Chen Qianqian and Li Huairou were walking arm-in-arm in the front, and he was carrying bags and water in the back.

“Wang Di disappeared?” Jiang Wanhe asked in surprise. Then he looked at Li Huairou.

Li Huairou stopped, took Chen Qianqian’s hand, and came over. “Wang Di disappeared?”

“Yes, she said that Luo Qingqing left with only a letter, and Wang Di ran around like crazy after reading the letter. She was very worried and asked if we knew where to find Wang Di,” Jiang Wanhe said.

“Ah, Qingqing finally couldn’t stand the mental ambiguity of these two and chose to leave!” Li Huairou deliberately shouted sarcastically.

Chen Qianqian looked at Li Huairou. “What do you mean by mental ambiguity?”

Jiang Wanhe had originally wanted Li Huairou to say less. Others were not qualified to say anything about emotional matters. But when Chen Qianqian spoke up, Jiang Wanhe shut up. Chen Qianqian was now the ancestor of the family, and her status was equal to that of Li Huairou’s. Besides, she still had an ancestor in her stomach, and 1+1 was greater than 2, so he couldn’t afford to offend her.

[Zu zhong (祖宗) literally means ancestor. It also can be used to describe someone who is being cared for like one cares for one’s ancestors, someone who is very domineering and unreasonable and nobody dares to mess with them]

“It’s a man and woman. Both have a boyfriend or girlfriend, but they cherish each other and are very ambiguous. They even go on dates with the four of them. Maybe they think that mental cheating is not cheating!” Li Huairou’s tone was very disdainful.

Chen Qianqian immediately raised her eyebrows. “This kind of person is the most disgusting! He’s clearly eating from the bowl and looking at the pot—greedy and dissatisfied!”

[Chi zhe wan li, wang zhe guo li ((吃着碗里, 望着锅里) is a Chinese idiom that means being greedy and insatiable]

Li Huairou gave a thumbs up. “Incisive! Isn’t that the case! Now, The hen has flown away and the eggs in the coop are broken! Qingqing has completely given up and quit, letting them always accompany each other!”

[Ji fei dan da (鸡飞蛋打) is a metaphor for losing on both ends and gaining nothing]

Jiang Wanhe was a little embarrassed. “Cough cough, say less. The call hasn’t ended yet!” Jiang Xue had heard it.

Li Huairou didn’t take it seriously. Even if she didn’t hang up, what was she afraid of?

Jiang Xue didn’t care. She knew that Li Huairou was fighting for Luo Qingqing, and she cared more about Wang Di. “Wanhe, do you know where Wang Di will go?”

Jiang Wanhe really didn’t know. He looked at Li Huairou, and Li Huairou said, “Where could he go? It must be Luo Qingqing’s school, home, the airport…”

Jiang Xue hung up the phone immediately and began to look according to what Li Huairou had said.

Finally, at the airport, she found Wang Di, who was sitting in a chair in despair.

Panting, Jiang Xue ran to Wang Di, half-squatted down, and looked at Wang Di. “Are you all right?”

Wang Di avoided her gaze. “Go away. I don’t want to talk to you right now. I’m afraid that I won’t be able to control myself.”

Jiang Xue inwardly felt a little sour, but she was very considerate to Wang Di. She stood up but did not walk away, instead standing not far away and silently looking at Wang Di.

The phone rang, and Jiang Xue looked down. It was a WeChat message from her boyfriend. The contents were very simple, with only three words: “Let’s break up!”

Jiang Xue wasn’t in the mood to pay attention to this. After shoving her phone into her bag, she raised her head again and continued to look at Wang Di.

But she found that Wang Di had disappeared.

Wang Di was very tired. He knew that he was in the wrong; he loved Qingqing, but he’d had an extraordinary tacit understanding and chemistry with Jiang Xue. He knew that going on like this was wrong, but he was still greedy for this feeling. He thought it was nothing—Qingqing and Jiang Xue were also friends!

But he did not expect that Qingqing would do such a thing.

Wang Di went to the Luo house, and Papa Luo met him. But when Wang Di asked where Luo Qingqing went, Papa Luo looked at him coldly. “You don’t need to know because you won’t meet again in the future. Qingqing will not come back in the future. She’ll have a new life, a new beginning. You can also be with that woman without any distractions.”

At this time, Wang Di knew that Papa Luo knew everything.

Wang Di realized that all this had nothing to do with Jiang Xue, but he still didn’t want to see Jiang Xue. He was afraid that he would say something hurtful if he couldn’t control himself.

So Wang Di left.

Jiang Xue looked around, but she couldn’t find Wang Di. She wanted to make a call, but she found that her phone had shut off due to the lack of power.

Since that day, Jiang Xue had not been able to see Wang Di. She learned that Wang Di had taken half a month’s leave, and it was said that he’d gone to the United States.

Everyone was watching Jiang Xue’s miserable situation, but Jiang Xue acted like nothing happened. Every day, she went to class as usual and went to work after class.

Even if she met her ex-boyfriend face-to-face on campus, even if her ex-boyfriend turned a blind eye to her, even if an insider pointed at her and made irresponsible remarks behind her back, she was indifferent.

She was actually a very strong person. She only cared about the opinions of the people she cared about; she didn’t care about other people’s opinions at all.

Half a month later, Wang Di came back, and when Jiang Xue saw him, she almost didn’t recognize him. “Wang Di!” Jiang Xue’s voice was shaking. How could he be so decadent?

Wang Di smiled wearily at Jiang Xue.

Ten minutes later, the two sat down at a fast food restaurant outside the school. Wang Di ate the noodles in big mouthfuls, as if he hadn’t eaten for a long time.

Jiang Xue’s eyes reddened when she saw it. She didn’t speak, but silently pushed the noodles in front of her.

When Wang Di was full, he took out a tissue and wiped his mouth. “Jiang Xue, let’s date!”

Jiang Xue looked at him in disbelief. Wang Di did not avoid her eyes at all, and Jiang Xue saw the firmness in Wang Di’s eyes, so she did not ask why, nor what was going on! Because none of that mattered!

“Okay!” Jiang Xue said firmly.

Wang Di laughed, Jiang Xue laughed too, and the two held each other’s hands together.

The next day, Wang Di and Jiang Xue walked together. Facing the disapproval and incomprehension of their friends and classmates, Wang Di directly said, “Jiang Xue and I only got together after we broke up. We didn’t cheat. No one is sorry for anyone!”

Wang Di also invited Li Huairou and Jiang Wanhe out to formally introduce their relationship, saying that again.

Li Huairou laughed immediately. “This is just self-deception! You think mental derailment is not derailment? Why did you call us here? To show off? Or just to clear your name?”

Wang Di looked at her angrily. Jiang Xue held his hand and shook her head slightly.

“Alright, we’re not friends anymore. It doesn’t matter with whom you fall in love and to whom you get married! Originally, we’d had an intersection because of Qingqing. Now that Qingqing is gone, we also don’t need to meet in the future. Brother, let’s go. Sister-in-law is waiting for you to accompany her to the obstetric check-up. It’s a waste of time here!” Li Huairou stood up, kicked Jiang Wanhe’s leg, and motioned for him to get up quickly.

Jiang Wanhe sighed and stood up. To be honest, he didn’t understand why Wang Di had wanted to see them and say such things in front of them.

“I thought we were friends! That’s why I brought Jiang Xue to see you. I thought you would bless us! But I didn’t expect you to be like this!” Wang Di looked at Jiang Wanhe with a hurt face. Li Huairou’s brain wasn’t good, so he wouldn’t care about it, but why was Jiang Wanhe like this? Both of them were men—he’d thought that Jiang Wanhe would understand him!

“Huairou is right. We were friends before, but it was also because of Qingqing. Now, it’s better not to meet each other. As for the matter between you and Jiang Xue, you should have a clear conscience. As long as you feel a clear conscience, you don’t need any blessing from anyone, do you?” Jiang Wanhe said, frowning.

“Let’s go. What’s the point of talking with him!” Li Huairou said impatiently.

Jiang Wanhe strode out.

Wang Di’s expression was ugly, and Jiang Xue took his hand. “Jiang Wanhe is right. As long as we have a clear conscience.” But with Wang Di’s reaction like this, it was obvious that he had a conscience.

Jiang Xue didn’t know how to enlighten Wang Di, so she could only hope that time would dilute everything. But Jiang Xue knew that Luo Qingqing would probably always exist between her and Wang Di.

On the way back, Jiang Wanhe drove the car and looked at Li Huairou from the rearview mirror several times, hesitating to say anything.

“Speak!” Li Huairou said impatiently.

“Do you think they’ll be happy?” Jiang Wanhe asked.

“Happiness depends on how you define it. Some people think that the love between husband and wife and the filial piety of children are happiness. Some people think that they are free and unfettered, and being able to take a trip whenever they want to go is happiness. What do you say, which one is it?” Li Huairou said.

Jiang Wanhe looked at Li Huairou. “Why are you talking so profoundly now? What TV series have you watched recently?” After asking the truth, Jiang Wanhe probably knew that he was asking too much.

Jiang Xue was a girl with a strong heart. She probably didn’t care about these things, but Wang Di was different. Wang Di was a bit indecisive and slow-moving in his work. You could see from how he handled emotional matters.

It was probably a very difficult thing for two people like this to be happy together.

But Jiang Xue was very smart, so maybe she could handle it.

“Brother, I warned you. My sister-in-law is a person who can’t tolerate sand in one eye. You’d better not imitate Wang Di’s mental ambiguity. If you let sister-in-law know—hehe.” Li Huairou’s last sneer had a very intimidating force.

[Yan li rou bu de sha zi (眼里揉不得沙子) is a metaphor that means one can’t tolerate certain things or people]

Jiang Wanhe rolled his eyes. “How dare I! Am I seeking death?”

He was also reluctant.

Of course, what he couldn’t bear at the moment was mainly the children. As time passed, the bond between him and the child became deeper and deeper, and it was amazing to watch him grow up day by day. Now, every night, he had to listen to the fetal heartbeat before he could fall asleep.

As for the child’s mother, they were still in the breaking-in period. But he felt that it would be fine if he could go on like this.

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