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Chapter 402: Chapter 402 Career Rights Override Everything
Just back from outside, Tong Yao felt cold all over. She had Deng Wenwen make two cups of hot milk and sat across from Wang Chun, her eyebrows raised in curiosity, asking, "What’s going on with Akai?"
Wang Chun fell silent for a moment, her expression slightly bewildered. Her anxious hands rested on the table, clasped together. "I’m not sure if I’m overthinking, but I always feel that Akai is acting a bit off lately. I can’t really pinpoint what’s wrong. It’s just an intuition."
Wang Chun was uncertain if it was because she had seen Lin Man last time and was overthinking, a little paranoid. Anyway, she just felt that something was off with Akai. If asked to explain, she couldn’t articulate it.
Worried that Akai would think she was daydreaming, Wang Chun didn’t dare ask him.
They’d been together for so many years, and this was the first time she has hesitated to ask something so straightforward.
Tong Yao took a sip of hot milk, feeling a bit warmer, and began to analyze: "Do you feel like he’s hiding something from you, or do you suspect something?"
Wang Chun sighed slightly, shaking her head. "I don’t know, so I’m feeling really confused. I’ve been feeling rather insecure recently."
After a moment, she added in a quieter tone, "Akai seems to like concealing his schedule lately. Before, if he had to work late or socialize at night, he’d tell me in advance. But now, even though he’s not in the office and doesn’t have any engagements, he still tells me he’s in the office. I’ve confirmed this by phone, he wasn’t at the office."
Worried that Zhao Wenkai would call her paranoid, Wang Chun didn’t confront him even though he lied to her.
Except for the occasional disappearance for two or three hours, Zhao Wenkai was as good to her as before. She was afraid that her paranoia would affect their relationship. After all, everyone needed their own space. Besides, Akai had recently changed his career path to a new field, and naturally had a lot to handle.
Maybe he hid it from her so as not to worry her.
If that was the case, then her investigation behind his back might really upset him, right?
"If you have doubts, why don’t you keep an eye on him subtly for a while? If there’s really a problem, you’re bound to find some clues. Don’t worry too much about things that haven’t happened yet. If you’re bored, come with me to the suburbs tomorrow! I’ve bought some land there and I’m planning to start construction. I want to go and have a look."
Tong Yao had always believed that when a woman had a sixth sense, it must be due to some suspicious behavior of a man, and such intuitive perception was often quite accurate.
Without any conclusive evidence, and given that they seemed to be a happy couple, Tong Yao felt it was not her place to say anything. Besides, Zhao Wenkai seemed like a shrewd person, not the type to be distracted by beauty.
Tong Yao couldn’t be sure how sincere he was to Wang Chun, but when it came to others, he probably only saw them as useful.
If such a man were in ancient times, the throne would probably be what he was after, with career and power superseding everything else.
"Alright!" Wang Chun agreed with a nod, as she had been pretty bored lately. A trip might be nice.
After chatting with Tong Yao for a while, she felt a bit better, and a smile returned to her face.
Not many people came in for milk tea in the morning, so Deng Wenwen didn’t have much to do. She had been listening to their conversation on the side, and seeing that Wang Chun’s mood had improved, she hurriedly joined in the gossip.
"Sister Yaoyao, did your mother-in-law come over? When I came to work this morning, I heard that big-mouthed Liu Qing gossiping about you. When she saw me, she immediately shut up. Good thing she closed her mouth quickly, otherwise I would have wanted to rip her mouth off. She doesn’t take proper care of her child, just gossips behind people’s back all day, thinking we don’t know what she’s been up to behind our backs. All this fuss just because she didn’t get a house? She sees everyone as a thorn in her side now. "
Deng Wenwen was fiercely protective. When she disliked someone, she wouldn’t give them a nice look. But when she considered someone a friend, she would be completely loyal and honest.
Hearing someone bad-mouthing Tong Yao made her even angrier than if they were spreading rumors about her.
With Liu Qing’s husband not getting a house, she’d been causing trouble in the housing complex recently. The hospital seemed to tolerate it as she didn’t get a house, but Liu Qing took advantage of this leniency.
Her parents had been at the hospital for a longer time, hadn’t they just received a house?
Fortunately, she wouldn’t have to face Liu Qing after moving to her new house soon, otherwise, she would definitely find an opportunity to yell at Liu Qing.
Tong Yao took a couple of sips of hot milk, murmuring, "Yeah, my mother-in-law did come over from her hometown, we had a bit of a conflict. Liu Qing might have heard the argument in the house and used it as an excuse to gossip behind my back."
"Your mother-in-law really came to cause trouble?" Deng Wenwen opened her mouth in disbelief. "Sister Yaoyao, you’re so outstanding, what else could she have against you?"
Originally, Tong Yao wanted to talk about the ’child’ issue, but seeing Wang Chun also looking curiously at her, she changed her words to: "She’s been lonely for many years, she wants to find a companion."
Being familiar with Tong Yao’s family situation, Wang Chun knew that Lin Fengying, being a single mother of three children, had never remarried. She gently replied,
"Actually, your mother-in-law is indeed a bit lonely. I think it wouldn’t be a bad thing if she finds a companion. At least, she wouldn’t be so concerned about your marriage. My mother-in-law has a boyfriend on the side, but she doesn’t want to remarry, and Akai and I just pretend not to know."
"If she really wanted to find a normal companion, we wouldn’t object." Tong Yao curled her lips into a mocking smile. "But the person she wants to find is Ahchen, my uncle."
The three were good friends and not gossips, so Tong Yao didn’t withhold much information, except for Si Xiaohui’s birth secret.
"Cough, cough..." Wang Chun was choked by the milk she just drank, she cleared her throat a couple of times, wiping her mouth she asked: "Oh my god! Yaoyao, is your mother-in-law crazy? How could she have such a strange idea? Doesn’t she fear being laughed at by outsiders?" 𝔫𝖔𝖛𝖕𝖚𝔟.𝖈𝖔𝔪
"Sister Yaoyao, what a strange idea of your mother-in-law? It completely shatters my common sense." Deng Wenwen was also astounded beyond belief. It was the first time she’d heard of such a thing in her life.
Tong Yao scoffed, "In her eyes, now love surpasses everything. As long as Ahchen agrees, she would even give up her own son."
Deng Wenwen and Wang Chun looked at each other, both of them astonished beyond words. They hadn’t expected that Si Chen, such an outstanding man, would have such a strange mother and a unreasonable sister. Poor Tong Yao.
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Meanwhile.
After being rejected by Si Weimin, Lin Fengying was very upset. She couldn’t understand why Si Weimin couldn’t agree to such a simple request for her to take care of his daily life.
Had Si Weimin forgotten about all those wonderful times?
Was he the only one who remembered?
After a sleepless night, Lin Fengying didn’t give up, instead, she started to find flaws in herself. She knew that she was getting old and couldn’t compare to her former self, but she believed that with a bit of grooming, she could definitely hold a candle to any of her peers.
