Chapter 156

Let the two of them communicate without words, needing only a glance to understand each other.

Seeing Song Qian silently scrolling through her phone,

Not even greeting him when she saw him,

And furthermore,

The iced Americano in front of her had turned room temperature,

Tong Wenjie let out a soft sigh, then asked: "Qianqian, what are you thinking about?"

"Nothing."

Song Qian shook her head,

Glanced at Tong Wenjie,

Then slowly said: "Sometimes, life is really meaningless. Wenjie, why do we have to live so exhausted?"

"You brought it on yourself."

Tong Wenjie chuckled: "Before I married Fang Yuan, several men pursued me—some rich, some in power—but back then I was truly blinded by foolishness, dead set on marrying Fang Yuan."

"After marrying Fang Yuan, I started worrying about work, about buying a house, about all kinds of things, and never even went on a honeymoon."

"And we hadn't properly decided when to have a child—we just accidentally got Fang Yifan."

"After having the child, everything turned chaotic—mother-in-law conflicts, marital disputes, we ended up arguing every few days."

"But now it's better—my divorce agreement with Fang Yuan has already been submitted."

"From that day on, I suddenly felt much lighter, I gained goals and ideas, and…"

Tong Wenjie suddenly leaned close to Song Qian,

Then whispered: "And I've developed a desire to try more new things…"

"New things?"

Song Qian's face flushed red, looking at Tong Wenjie with confusion.

Tong Wenjie merely nodded with a smile: "Yes, actually Fang Yuan was right—that green dress was bought on purpose."

"I originally planned to wear it and test my own charm, but I haven't had the chance these past few days."

"Qianqian, to be honest, in every way, you're better than me—but the one thing you lack is that you're far more conservative than I am."

"Qianqian, you've been divorced for years—stop restraining yourself. You should fully let go, boldly explore yourself, become someone entirely different…"

"Fully let go?"

Song Qian murmured the phrase to herself, suddenly remembering the butterfly toy Qin Feng had given her,

A blush immediately crept onto her cheeks,

Yet deep inside, a profound longing surfaced,

"Yes, Qianqian, we're human—we have our own pursuits, our own interests. It's perfectly normal."

"I'm talking about you now, but I'm also reminding myself—life is only once. Why not fully let go and live happily?"

"Live happily? Fully let go…"

Repeating Tong Wenjie's words over and over,

Song Qian's eyes gradually brightened,

Qin Feng's face clearly surfaced in her mind,

After two minutes,

Song Qian gave a slight nod, as if making up her mind,

Then she grabbed Tong Wenjie's hand: "Wenjie, come on, let's go buy clothes—I want to try on a stepmom dress~~~"

"Oh~~?"

Tong Wenjie chuckled teasingly: "Straight out with 'stepmom dress'—are you looking for a stepdad for Yingzi?"

"Shut up~!"

Song Qian blushed, pushing Tong Wenjie lightly,

Tong Wenjie took Song Qian's hand by the momentum, and they walked out of Yongli Gym together.

The moment the two left,

Right after,

Fang Yuan and Qiao Weidong, in disguise,

Immediately approached the coffee table where Song Qian and Tong Wenjie had sat,

Glancing warily around,

Whispering as they exchanged the information they'd gathered.

"Weidong, Song Qian was very well-behaved today. She got up in the morning, cooked for Yingzi, dropped her off at school, then came to Yongli Gym."

"But Song Qian seemed troubled—Xiao Meng tried to get her attention a few times, but it didn't work—then she just sat here alone, and then Tong Wenjie showed up."

After briefly reporting Song Qian's movements to Qiao Weidong,

Fang Yuan looked at him.

Qiao Weidong then added: "Your wife is much the same."

"She drove Fang Yifan to school in the morning, and at the school gate, she spoke a few words through the window with Song Qian—then she drove off to work."

"I disguised myself as a plumber and observed her company twice—Tong Wenjie was always working."

"But honestly, Fang Yuan, Wenjie's life is really hard."

"During my covert visits, I saw Wenjie being bullied by a young girl—the girl slammed a folder onto Wenjie's desk with a sharp crack."

"I was furious at that gesture, but Wenjie didn't say a word."

"To be frank, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I never would've realized Wenjie's life was so difficult."

"That little girl looks more than a full year younger than Wenjie, yet she dares to treat Wenjie like a doormat—sigh..."

"Huh?"

Qiao Weidong's words left Fang Yuan somewhat surprised.

Although before,

Tong Wenjie had indeed complained to him about some matters at her company,

she had never once mentioned being bullied or made to suffer by others.

For some reason,

Fang Yuan suddenly felt a bit more heartache for Tong Wenjie.

So Fang Yuan slapped the table, stood up, and said, "Damn it, she's really turned rebellious! Daring to bully my wife—I'm going to settle the score with her right now."

"Wait, Fang Yuan."

Qiao Weidong immediately reached out and grabbed Fang Yuan: "Wenjie is no longer your wife."

"Besides, if you go making a scene now, you won't help Wenjie at all; you'll only make her situation even harder. Forget it—better to avoid trouble than invite it."

Qiao Weidong's words left Fang Yuan speechless.

He let out a heavy sigh.

Fang Yuan picked up the leftover coffee Tong Wenjie had been drinking and downed it in one gulp,

then gloomily said, "Why didn't Wenjie ever tell me any of this before?"

"Oh please, you only feel sorry for your ex-wife now that you're divorced."

Qiao Weidong rolled his eyes.

Then he changed the subject: "Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. Let's discuss what those two were just talking about."

"Fang Yuan, did you hear what they were saying just now? I only caught a bit—something about living happily, something about finding Yingzi a stepfather..."

"Really?"

Hearing this, Fang Yuan looked at Qiao Weidong with genuine surprise: "I was too far away just now and heard nothing. Did Song Qian really say that?"

"Hey, those words weren't from Song Qian; they were from your Tong Wenjie."

Qiao Weidong rolled his eyes again.

Then he said, "Even though Song Qian and I have been divorced for so many years, hearing about finding Yingzi a stepfather still makes me deeply uncomfortable."

"Fang Yuan, if Song Qian is truly getting close to another man right now, you must help me. We absolutely must sabotage this."

"Don't worry—it's my duty, and I won't hesitate!"

Fang Yuan patted his chest.

Then he looked at Qiao Weidong: "What if it's Tong Wenjie? What if I find proof that Tong Wenjie cheated during our marriage..."

"I'll help you, buddy! Whatever you say, I'll do!"