Chapter 523: Chapter 523

In front of Chen Ke, Mai Qiqi dialed the number she had just received from Li Shan. Surprisingly, this time the call went through instead of giving a switched-off message—beep—beep—it actually connected.

She looked up at Chen Ke with a hint of surprise. Chen Ke immediately understood her sentiment and his face also brightened with anticipation.

The phone rang for about ten rings, and just when Mai Qiqi was about to give up, someone finally picked up.

It was still Chuchu’s voice!

Mai Qiqi had forgotten her initial thought of fobbing off, and couldn’t help but excitedly shout, "Chuchu!"

That shout was like a thunderbolt in spring, suddenly tearing through the haze and reviving everything around.

Chen Ke had never thought Mai Qiqi’s voice could sound so pleasant, and he perked up his ears and leaned forward slightly to catch more of the conversation.

It turned out that when Mao Xiaoyu’s phone rang, Mao Xiaoyu saw it was an unfamiliar number and handed it over to Wan Chu’er who naturally recognized Mai Qiqi’s phone number.

Thinking briefly, she thought Mai Qiqi was worried about her after taking Xiao Yu’s phone number from the old house, so that’s why she called.

She didn’t want Mai Qiqi to worry about her, so she picked up the phone.

Just after responding with a hello, it was Mai Qiqi’s surprised and piercing voice that came through, showing how anxious she really was before.

Wan Chu’er gave a slight smile and simply responded, "Mmm, Qiqi."

Mai Qiqi calmed down, glanced at Chen Ke who was leaning close, pushed him on the chest with her hand to nudge him back, and then quickly asked:

"Where are you now? Why didn’t you tell me when you left, at least take me with you, us together could have such a stylish life. I’ve been to more places than you, I know where’s fun, where’s good to eat, where’s beautiful, and where the charming handsome guys are, where are you now? How about I come find you?"

As soon as Mai Qiqi opened her mouth, her playful nature showed, regretting she couldn’t join in the fun outing, recalling her previous experience traveling the world with An Zihao, she was truly itching to go, she now completely regarded An Zihao as a stranger; her words were entirely her own true thoughts.

On the other end, Wan Chu’er laughed, Mai Qiqi was still that same Mai Qiqi, yet she didn’t respond to a single thing.

Here in the car, Chen Ke’s mouth twitched again when Mai Qiqi mentioned the word ’handsome guys’, thinking that Captain Jiang would blow his top if he knew this girl dared to take his sister-in-law to see other men.

Besides being carefree, this girl had no shame, speaking such words in front of him, a man—truly a sign of degenerating social values.

Mai Qiqi, unaware of what Chen Ke was thinking, heard no response from Wan Chu’er’s end and continued to pour out her concerned queries like spilling beans:

"Chuchu, did you really fall out with Jiang Kechu? Was it really because of that photo I sent you that night? If it really was, then I’m truly at fault. Where are you? How about I come to you? I have nothing to do at home anyway, my mom either pushes me to work or rushes me to go on blind dates—it’s no fun at all. Also, when are you planning to come back?"

Chen Ke was criticizing internally while listening intently, wanting to hear what Wan Chu’er would say, although Mai Qiqi was speaking a lot of nonsense, at least she was asking the pertinent questions.

Wan Chu’er said, "It has nothing to do with you, that photo was just the last straw. I had already given him many chances before. Let’s not talk about him anymore, I’m doing well now, you don’t have to worry. Once I find a suitable place to settle, I’ll invite you over."

"Settling down?" Mai Qiqi exclaimed in surprise, "Do you really not plan to come back? Chuchu, besides Jiang Kechu, you also have relatives and friends in China, what about your grandfather? If you dislike Jiang Kechu, just ignore him. There’s no need to give up such a vast forest for him, what will I do without you?"

Chen Ke also felt a shock hearing this. Talk of settling down meant that his sister-in-law was truly resolved to break it off with Captain Jiang. As a bit of worry arose, upon hearing Mai Qiqi’s last remark, he abruptly felt a whirlwind of confusion.

Wan Chu’er sighed and said, "For Chuanqi and Hunter, this might be the best choice."

If not for the two beloved children, she would have rushed to the bar that night after receiving that photo, and definitively divorced Jiang Kechu.

Preserving the marriage now at least allows both families to save face, and Chuanqi and Hunter can still have a family as they imagined.

As Mai Qiqi listened, feeling anxious, she wanted to persuade more, but catching a glimpse of Chen Ke approaching, she felt irritated and directly pushed him on his head.

Chen Ke didn’t expect it and was pushed towards the seat, his anger surging, wishing he could drag the person in front of him out for a beating.

Mai Qiqi glared at him and said to Wan Chu’er, "Chuchu, I’ll go back and call you from another place. Chen Ke is right beside me now; he forced me to make this call. Jiang Kechu has specifically kept him here in Beijing to look for you, claiming that Jiang Kechu is now in a terrible state, pfft, serves him right!"

Chen Ke didn’t expect Mai Qiqi to say that and was momentarily at a loss for words. He quickly snatched the phone from Mai Qiqi’s hands, blocking her retaliation while hurriedly saying:

"Sister-in-law, Captain Jiang has completely cut off contact with Wei Feng, Captain Jiang says he was wrong..."

"Beep—Beep—" The call was hung up on the other side, and Chen Ke’s words stopped in the air as well. He could only sigh, handing the phone back to Mai Qiqi.

"Jerk! Don’t contact me anymore!" Mai Qiqi grabbed the phone, opened the door, and got out of the car. Latest content published on N0v3l.Fiɾe.net

This time, Chen Ke did not follow her. He pondered for a while, then took out his phone to report the situation to Jiang Kechu. He was about to dial when he ended the call instead, thinking Jiang Kechu might be working.

At 10 PM, he finally dialed Jiang Kechu’s phone.

"Is there any news?" the moment the call connected, Jiang Kechu asked eagerly. Not having heard from Chuchu and the children for so long, he was extremely anxious.

Chen Ke paused, then relayed everything he heard during the conversation between Mai Qiqi and Wan Chu’er to Jiang Kechu.

Hearing how Mai Qiqi was inciting Wan Chu’er, Jiang Kechu felt like vomiting blood, overwhelmed with worry that Wan Chu’er might indeed never return, or perhaps go see another man... With Chuchu being so attractive and charming, it’s not like other men are blind, especially with Yan Hui chasing her...

At that moment, Jiang Kechu deeply regretted it, chastising himself for his ignorant belief that he could control everything after Chuchu told him she disliked Wei Feng, and just continued to hurt Chuchu...

At this moment, he also felt some fear. Luckily, there were the two little ones, Chuanqi and Hunter; otherwise, if Chuchu had divorced him and cut him off completely, he surely would have been heartbroken to death.