Chapter 1942: Ex-partners should keep their distance, or better yet, have no contact at all

There is a time difference between the United States and Jiangzhou, and Gu Yuxin has a heavy teaching load during the day, so he found a time when she was free to hold a video meeting between the two sides.

Because Li Xueer has always been wary of Gu Yuxin, he only discussed this matter with Gu Yuxin via video at Chenxin Snack to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.

The sound Li Xueer heard from outside the window was just the two of them on a video call.

And the two people she saw, the other one was Dalong, another meritorious contributor to Chenxin Snack.

Dalong has recently been pursuing a long-haired celebrity and grew his own hair long; coupled with the distance, Li Xueer did not see clearly, and just seeing the long hair, she mistook him for a woman.

After Zichen finished speaking, Lao Litou heartachingly replaced his son-in-law's bandage with a new one.

Li Xueer broke into a smile through her tears, but still had doubts: "Since there is nothing between you two, why did your voice sound so exhausted?"

Zichen: "I'm in a bad mood."

Now, without waiting for him to continue his explanation, his father-in-law Lao Litou had already helped him explain: "I can understand Zichen's mood. Having to transfer his first shop to someone else is just like having one's own biological child taken away."

"Xue'er, you are to blame for this. You are too narrow-minded. I told you my son-in-law isn't that kind of person. You need to reflect and examine your own mistakes, but you wouldn't listen to me. You're too stubborn; when will you ever change this temper?"

Li Xueer:...

Heaven and earth are my witness, when did he ever say such things?

It seems all the good guy points went to her father.

And who knows who it was just now, holding a kitchen knife in a rage, looking like he was going to fight to the death, yet now he's putting on the act of a good person again.

Li Xueer retorted to her father: "Stop putting on the act of a good person here. If you hadn't interfered just now, Zichen would have explained everything clearly long ago."

"You're blaming me?"

Lao Litou's eyes widened into circles: "You brat, why are you turning your elbows outward? You don't give me any face in front of an outsider."

Li Xueer: "Who is an outsider? Where is there an outsider? He is your son-in-law, how did he become an outsider?"

Lao Litou spoke wrongly in his haste and was in the wrong, so he glared at his daughter, took out a vegetable basket, and shoved it at her, telling her to go buy groceries; he wanted to cook something delicious for his son-in-law at noon.

Li Xueer took the basket and went out.

At noon, the couple ate and drank their fill at her father's house, and Li Xueer carried the child and went home with Zichen.

After arriving home, he handed the child to the nanny and returned to the room, where he discovered the bracelet on the nightstand.

His wife had always worn this bracelet on her wrist and treasured it dearly, never willing to take it off. She only took it off when she was angry and even took the child and ran away from home. Did this mean she didn't want to be with him anymore?

Zichen was displeased; he picked up the bracelet and put it back on his wife, admonishing her: "Next time, be angry if you must, but you are never allowed to take the bracelet off again, understand?"

Li Xueer was unconvinced and retorted: "If you bully me and don't want me anymore, should I just cling to you and not leave?"

Zichen: "That won't happen. There will never be such a day. As long as you don't give up on me, I will love you forever."

"What if I don't love you anymore?"

"Then I will slowly stop loving you too, I suppose? Love is a two-way journey, not one person's eternal sacrifice."

Li Xueer was very satisfied with this answer.

She would not be so pretentious as to think that the whole world should revolve around her alone.

If one party no longer loves, the other need not struggle bitterly; even if one feels sad at the time, one should walk away sooner or later.

On this point, her view and Zichen's were the same.

The couple reconciled.

One week later.

Chenxin Snack changed owners, sold to a famous catering group at a price several times higher than its market value.

In front of Li Xueer, Zichen transferred the portion of money belonging to Gu Yuxin into her account.

Somehow, Gu Yuxin found out about this. Upon learning that Zichen's wife had developed misunderstandings because of her, she did not seek Li Xueer out for any explanation, but from then on, she deliberately kept her distance from Zichen, and the two basically cut off contact.

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Sheng Family.

The house welcomed an uninvited guest—Bai Manman.

Qi Shishi had long since hidden away, but she could see everything in the living room.

After many years, Bai Manman had matured and become even more beautiful.

She had heard that Zirui had returned and came to look for him, but it just so happened that Zirui was not there; he had gone to the Ministry of Commerce to report on his work.

Having not seen her for a long time, Shi Youxuan invited her to sit down, had a servant pour tea, and chatted with Bai Manman about daily life.

Bai Manman had been married for three years. When she got married, Zihan had represented the Sheng Family to attend, gave a very large red envelope, and brought the whole family's blessings.

Bai Manman had no heart for small talk; she had come because she heard that the Sheng Family's twins were Zirui's children, but the children's mother had died in childbirth.

She stated her purpose directly: "Auntie, I want to be the mother of the two children. Please rest assured, I will definitely be good to them."

Shi Youxuan:...

Although she was very well-bred now, she still darkened her face and said displeasedly: "Manman, you have always been a good child, and I know you once had feelings for Zirui, but you are married now, so saying such things is inappropriate."

She could not say that the children's biological mother was not dead and was watching from the room behind her.

But the reason was equally sufficient, making it impossible to refuse!

Bai Manman hurriedly explained: "You misunderstood my meaning. I don't want to continue with Zirui; I want to adopt Zirui's children. It's too pitiful for small children to have no mother. When Zirui returns to Jiangzhou from L Country and the children are older and easier to take care of, I will return them."

Bai Manman's husband was actually quite good to her, but they had been married for three years and still had no children.

Now that she heard Zirui's children had no mother, she wanted to adopt these two children!

Shi Youxuan:...

She was speechless once again.

The expression on Sheng Hanyu's face was very ugly. What did she mean?

His Sheng Family's granddaughters, even without a biological mother, would not reach the point where they couldn't be afforded and had to be given to others to raise.

He refused flatly: "No need, our family can afford to raise the children."

Bai Manman: "Uncle, of course I know your family's financial situation can afford to raise the children, but it's easy for children without a biological mother by their side to develop psychological problems. I have several relatives whose children are like that; their parents divorced, and the children became rebellious when they were very young..."

Sheng Hanyu stood up; this was his way of preparing to show them the door.

One could not blame him for getting angry; the way Bai Manman spoke was problematic. Just because the children of your relatives are like that, does it mean the children of others must be the same?

Shi Youxuan stopped him, not letting him say what he wanted to say.

She patiently listened to Bai Manman finish speaking, then told her: "This matter does not require your concern; my children will not be given to others for adoption, and they will grow up healthy."

She also asked Bai Manman: "May I ask how old your child is?"

Bai Manman told the truth: "I do not have children yet."

"You don't want any?"

"It's not that, it's just that I don't have any. My husband and I have both been to the hospital for check-ups, but the doctor said there are no issues with either of us, and our bodies are perfectly healthy..."

The more she said, the worse Sheng Hanyu's expression became.

So, just because you don't have children, you come to my house to snatch mine?

Could you hurry up and get out?