Chapter 527: Chapter 527

"Stop talking about that, I already know you know, are you trying to kill me with anxiety? Today I called your brother, and he wouldn’t tell me, neither will you? Fine, you and your brother are both married now, forgetting about your mother, not telling me anything. If it comes to it, I’ll go shamelessly beg Chuchu’s grandfather for information."

The tone of these words was somewhat serious. Jiang Xiaoxiao realized this matter probably couldn’t be kept secret any longer, and didn’t dare let her mother go to the old residence, so she had no choice but to lay out the whole story.

"Mom, you see, it’s my brother who’s in the wrong. Knowing that my sister-in-law dislikes Wei Feng, he still went out to look for Wei Feng at night. My sister-in-law can’t tolerate any sand in her eyes, and in her disillusionment, she just left abruptly.

But don’t worry, after all, there are Xiao Ya and Xiao Zhuo, they definitely won’t encounter any trouble. Once my sister-in-law has calmed down, she’ll return."

Actually, that’s what most onlookers believed too. They felt that although Jiang Ke had acted inappropriately, it wasn’t a fundamental error, and Jiang Ke had already recognized and amended his mistake. Wan Chu’er, having vented her anger and for the sake of the children, would return. So no one took it too seriously.

After listening, Mrs. Jiang had the same thoughts but was still anxious for her son and daughter-in-law. She regretted saying:

"If I had known Chuchu disliked Wei Feng so much that she’d cause such a fuss over him, I wouldn’t have let Wei Feng come to our house in the first place, nor would I have been close to him, causing Chuchu frustration."

Mrs. Jiang recalled the words Wan Chu’er said when she left that night and felt a mix of incomprehension. Jiang Ke didn’t do anything disgraceful with Wei Feng; it was just a couple of visits. To leave home over such a trivial matter, and for so long and far away, perhaps her temper is just too great.

However, these thoughts could only be pondered in her mind, not spoken out loud.

Mrs. Jiang then asked, "Do you have Chuchu’s current phone number? I want to call her."

Jiang Xiaoxiao shrugged, "My sister-in-law only occasionally keeps in touch with Mai Qiqi, and no one else can contact her."

"Then should I go find Qiqi?" Mrs. Jiang immediately said.

Jiang Xiaoxiao quickly stopped her, "No, please don’t get involved. Going to Qiqi will only make things difficult for her and my sister-in-law. Give them some time; the problem can’t stay unresolved forever, it will be sorted out eventually."

Seeing her daughter so sure, Mrs. Jiang discarded the idea and sighed after a while, "What a troublemaker."

After mulling over it for several days, Jiang Ke finally came up with a rather sly plan—asking Chen Ke to tell Wan Chu’er that he was injured and wanted to see Chuanqi and Hunter.

Using his own safety as a lever to gauge his significance in Wan Chu’er’s heart was a risky idea, but he was confident that Chuchu still cared for him deep down, maybe enough to come back.

If Wan Chu’er learned the real situation, she might despise him even more.

But Jiang Ke couldn’t wait any longer. He wanted to see Wan Chu’er, wanted her to come back quickly.

Only with Wan Chu’er back could he begin to make amends and recover.

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As she finally came to her senses, she hurriedly typed Jiang Ke’s phone number and dialed without hesitation. But while waiting, she suddenly jolted, abruptly hung up the call, and her brain slowly returned to rational operation.

Is this true? How could Jiang Ke be injured? His current job hardly brings him to the front lines; it’s more about sitting in an office, coming up with strategies and the like. Could this be just a ploy by Jiang Ke?

After this suspicion, Wan Chu’er dialed a number, but it was not Jiang Ke’s. Instead, it was for Liu Yufang in the Northwest family district.

After hanging up the phone, Wan Chu’er’s face couldn’t get any colder, her chest filled with anger made her grip her hands tightly, itching to give Jiang Kechu a good beating.

To think he would deceive her with such a matter!

Does he know how scared she just was!

Then suddenly, Wan Chu’er froze. She could actually feel fear; upon hearing about Jiang Kechu’s injury, she was actually afraid.

She worried about him? Yes, she still worried about him.

So what does she count as now?

Wan Chu’er sat in a corner, hugging her knees and pondering, what does she count as now, after all?

Initially, it was because Jiang Kechu kept getting touchy-feely with Wei Feng over and over that she felt her heart turn cold, and that’s why she left without looking back. After more than two months of time washing over her, the initial anger and cold-heartedness were no longer as intense.

Having not contacted Jiang Kechu for so long, she felt like she was just swallowing her pride, feeling that this matter could not just be forgotten.

But her heart was no longer as determined as before. Thus, despite knowing Mai Qiqi was in touch with Chen Ke, knowing Mai Qiqi would tell Chen Ke about her and that Chen Ke would relay it to Jiang Kechu as is, she still sent Mai Qiqi a photo, even deliberately choosing one filled with machinations.

Why did she do this? It was merely because she still couldn’t get over her anger and intentionally wanted to provoke Jiang Kechu.

She still cared about Jiang Kechu.

With this realization, she could even understand Jiang Kechu’s actions; he loved her, so he was anxious when he couldn’t see her, thus he came up with such a lousy trick to get her to return.

This was the conclusion reached by Wan Chu’er, a conclusion that made her emotions churn, unsure of how to proceed into the future, her previous resolve also beginning to blur.

Because of this matter, Wan Chu’er’s mood, which had been clear, dipped again, and for a while, she felt slightly disoriented, as if walking in a sponge, always unable to find a solid foothold.

Mao Xiaoyu, being attentive, noticed this and took even greater care of Chuanqi and Hunter, while also secretly thinking of ways to cheer Wan Chu’er up.

However, Wan Chu’er herself was stuck in a dead end and did not wish to share her thoughts with Mao Xiaoyu for analysis, so Mao Xiaoyu’s attempts to console were of no use.

That day at lunch, as the four of them were dining at a holiday villa, a group of foreigners at the next table was having a lively birthday celebration for an elderly lady.

A lightbulb went off in Mao Xiaoyu’s head, and she said, "It’s Old Sir Zhong’s birthday in half a month, shall we find something nice to bring back for the old man’s birthday gift?"

Wan Chu’er paused, and upon thinking carefully, indeed her grandfather’s birthday was coming up.

If her grandfather was having a birthday, she would definitely need to return. Jiang Kechu, no matter how busy he was every year, would always find time to wish his grandfather well. Wouldn’t that mean they would meet? She couldn’t just stop Jiang Kechu from coming.

Moreover, at that time, Father Jiang and Mrs. Jiang would also come, and although she could confront and be cold-hearted towards Jiang Kechu, she couldn’t ignore her in-laws.

No matter the internal conflict, the preparations still needed to be made, so on one hand, Wan Chu’er was searching for a birthday gift for the old man, and on the other hand, she was even instructing Chuanqi and Hunter to also prepare gifts for their great-grandfather.