Chapter 65

An international call.

It was Ke Zhongyu.

"President Ke." As soon as Jiang Lai's voice fell, everyone's eyes turned toward her, especially Ke Zhongying, who immediately leaned over.

Ke Zhongyu's dissatisfied voice came through the phone: "Secretary Jiang, what kind of schedule did you arrange? There is absolutely no planned time for rest."

Jiang Lai: "President Ke, you said to go fast and return fast."

Ke Zhongyu: "..."

"Don't let this happen again next time."

"Okay, President Ke." There probably wouldn't be a next time; before she resigned, Ke Zhongyu only had this one business trip, and the focus was all on the bidding project.

Jiang Lai had thought that after Ke Zhongyu finished scolding, he would hang up the phone. Just as the phone left her ear, the man's voice reached her ear again.

"Secretary Jiang still has the mood to feed others; it seems your work isn't saturated."

Ke Zhongying whispered: "Purely looking for trouble."

Jiang Lai heard it too.

"Who is next to you?" Ke Zhongyu asked.

Jiang Lai looked at Ke Zhongying, who was making a funny face, and smiled: "My friend."

"Ke Zhongying ran over to you to eat and take things?" Ke Zhongyu scolded disdainfully, "Losing all the face of the Ke family."

Ke Zhongying was furious: "Sour grapes because you can't eat them; you don't even have any to eat or take."

"Ke Zhongying." The man's voice sounded a bit gritted, and he spat out three words, "Research funds."

"Brother, I was wrong." Ke Zhongying knelt down, "Sister Jiang Lai gave me a little of everything; I'll save some for you."

"No need." Ke Zhongyu looked as if he wouldn't be bribed, and turned to say to Jiang Lai, "Secretary Jiang, there are several people in the office; are you showing favoritism?"

Jiang Lai had seen the content of Secretary Cen's Moments, and Special Assistant Zhou and Secretary Guan had both commented with envy.

"Thank you for the reminder, President Ke; I will prepare a portion for Special Assistant Zhou and Secretary Guan as well."

The person on the other end hung up the phone quickly.

Jiang Lai: "?"

"Zhongying, is President Ke always so moody?" She asked in confusion.

Ke Zhongying shook her head: "No, he doesn't talk most of the time, and when he does, he's scolding people. Anyway, he's very annoying. My mom says he's good at everything, except that he's not a mute."

Jiang Lai blinked.

Indeed.

Wang Ruohua watched the two children getting along well, a gratified smile appearing on her face, and asked Ke Zhongying to stay for dinner.

Just as they sat down, Jiang Lai's phone rang again.

This time it was Shen Xun.

Wang Ruohua nodded, signaling her to answer.

"Hello."

"Not off work yet?" Shen Xun was in front of the Ke Clan building, leaning against his car and looking up at the top of the building.

Jiang Lai: "I'm at the teacher's wife's place."

Shen Xun frowned: "Why didn't you tell me? I'm downstairs at the Ke Clan."

This time it was Jiang Lai's turn to be stunned; for four years, this was the first time Shen Xun had gone to pick her up from work.

Wasn't picking her up from work Lin Shutong's exclusive right?

"Why would you go to the Ke Clan?"

Shen Xun didn't know himself; he just drove and ended up there.

He said: "To pick you up from work."

Jiang Lai was silent for a moment: "I've been at the teacher's wife's house during this time; you know that."

"I know, but..." Shen Xun didn't know what to say either.

At this time, Wang Ruohua signaled Jiang Lai to give her the phone.

"Shen Xun."

"Teacher's wife." Shen Xun's voice immediately became respectful.

"It's like this, Jiang Lai will probably be coming over to keep me company this month. You know, I'm getting on in years, and my old man has passed away, so I just want a younger generation to keep me company and relieve boredom. Anyway, Jiang Lai will be resigning and returning soon, and you two still have plenty of days ahead."

"It's fine, teacher's wife; it's good to let Jiang Lai keep you company."

"Okay, thank you."

Wang Ruohua handed the phone back.

Jiang Lai took it and said "Hello" into the phone again.

Shen Xun said: "Remember to come back."

Shen Xun had said such things a few times recently; Jiang Lai lowered her eyes slightly.

The child is gone, and now the milk has come.

Shen Xun: "Also, don't forget to attend the class on the weekend. The place where you have class is not far from home; you can come back for a trip."

"Mm." Jiang Lai responded to the first half, "I'm eating with the teacher's wife; hanging up."

"Okay." Shen Xun still wanted to say something, but the other side had already hung up.

When did Jiang Lai stop wanting to talk to him?

Shen Xun stared at his phone, another wave of inexplicable irritability.

At the dining table.

Wang Ruohua asked: "You two are just missing one certificate, right?"

Ke Zhongying ate obediently, listening with ears pricked.

"Mm, only missing the divorce certificate, and there's half a month left."

"Can it be processed?" Wang Ruohua was a bit worried about this issue.

Jiang Lai was actually slightly worried too: "Shen Xun's father is handling it; he has some connections. The year before last, he took us to pay New Year's greetings to people."

"Will Shen Xun's father cause trouble with the divorce certificate?"

"They can't wait for Shen Xun to divorce me so he can marry Lin Shutong, who comes from a scholarly family."

Wang Ruohua sneered: "If Lin Shutong's surname were Ji, she could be said to come from a scholarly family, but her surname is Lin, so she doesn't reach that term."

"Jiang Lai, I know it's not easy to let go of more than four years of feelings, but don't soften your heart because of a word or two of concern from Shen Xun, and don't feel unwilling to leave after giving so much to Shen Xun and the Shen family."

"I understand, sunk costs don't participate in major decisions." Jiang Lai curled her lips, and the smile looked very bitter to them, "What I wanted has always been wholeheartedness; I once thought Shen Xun was."

"People always take detours; if you're wrong, change it." Wang Ruohua signaled the two children to eat quickly.

After eating, Jiang Lai sent Ke Zhongying to the door.

"Send me a message when you get home."

"Okay." Ke Zhongying placed the local specialties Jiang Lai gave her on the leather seat, and Jiang Lai watched for a long while.

Back then, the Shen family thought things were taking up space when they put them in the trunk of the car.

She curled her lips.

"Bye-bye."

"Bye-bye!"

Ke Zhongying drove her unique cherry-blossom-pink car back to the old mansion, carrying the things in one hand and humming a little tune.

"So happy?" Ms. Nian was lying on the sofa applying a mask.

Ke Zhongying said: "Yes, I had dinner with Sister Jiang Lai and Professor Wang today. Sister Jiang Lai even shared the local specialties sent from her home with me. Mom, do you understand? Only good friends share local specialties sent from home!"

"Really? Let me see." Ms. Nian reached out.

Ke Zhongying looked guarded: "Sister Jiang Lai's family members are people from the welfare institute; Mom, you wouldn't think..."

That the things they sent aren't clean, right?

"What are you thinking? Don't you know that things prepared by people like them for their own family are always authentic? Sometimes we spend money to eat out and often eat fake things."

Hearing her mother say this, Ke Zhongying was relieved and immediately started introducing them.

She opened a jar of chili crisps.

"This seems to be Sister Jiang Lai's favorite food; the food she makes is delicious, so the things she likes must be the most delicious."

The mother and daughter tasted one.

A bit spicy.

It seemed acceptable.

As a result, the more they ate, the more addicted they became.

When Ke Fu returned and saw the mother and daughter with red mouths, still poking into the plate with toothpicks, he asked.

"What's so delicious?"

Ke Fu: "..."

Ke Zhongying took her phone and sent a message to Jiang Lai, saying they had finished an entire jar of chili crisps.

Jiang Lai was silent for a moment and replied with a voice message: "Are your stomachs not hurting? If your stomachs don't hurt, maybe other places will hurt tomorrow; seek medical attention in time."

However, looking at the photo of the empty bottle Ke Zhongying sent, she forwarded it to Dean Mom, saying that colleagues and friends liked it very much.

At that time, Shen Xun sent another message.

【You came back?】

【If you could come back, why wouldn't you come back at night?】

【Wife, you are hiding from me.】