This statement was flawless, and even Sang Tianen, who was good at finding faults, could not find any fault with it.

Sang Tianen showed a toothache expression. Although Qiao Sirui behaved respectfully to her from beginning to end and took the initiative to write IOUs and repay debts, she still had no good feelings towards this person.

Call her paranoid or say she has a problem, she just feels that this person is not a good person.

After a moment's thought, she said, "Come to our company. I'll give you the passbook before 1:30."

After the last quarrel, she casually put the passbook in her purse. She had another quarrel with Yan Zheng last night and had forgotten about it. Since Qiao Sirui was willing to return her money, she accepted it generously.

"Okay, I'll come over later and contact you." Qiao Sirui said.

"Hmm!" Sang Tianen hummed softly, then hung up the phone and threw it on the table.

Shi Zhou, who was standing by, looked at her unhappy expression and said, "What's going on? Who are you calling a 'thousand-year-old vixen'?"

Sang Tianen didn't bother to explain the whole story and just said, "It's my brother. He found a girlfriend, and our whole family disapproved. We thought this woman was worthless, but he was so stubborn that he insisted on being with her. No matter what I said, it didn't make sense."

"Oh, isn't that just like my cousin?" Qian Xiaodou's eyes widened as he interjected, "Some people are just like that. Once they fall in love, they wouldn't even glance at each other even if the sky fell. You don't make sense."

"Take my cousin for example. He's handsome, has a good job, but he insists on falling in love with a married woman in her forties. Don't you think he's crazy? What's his intention?"

"My aunt's belts have been broken several times. It's useless. It's like she's been poisoned."

Qian Xiaodou kept shaking his head and sighing as he spoke, looking extremely helpless.

"So what happened to your cousin?" Shi Zhou asked curiously, "Did your aunt agree?"

Qian Xiaodou gave Shi Zhou a look that said, "You're sick!" and said, "Although our Qian family isn't a prominent family, we still know the basic principles of propriety and honor. After such a scandal, not breaking my cousin's legs was already a kindness. How could we possibly agree to this?"

Shi Zhou seemed to realize he had spoken out of turn. He cleared his throat and said, "I mean, how did your aunt's family deal with this matter? Did they ignore it or did they resolutely stop it?"

"Let him be. He's a grown man, who can control him? But..." Qian Xiaodou changed his tone and said, "His life was pretty miserable later on. He lost his job because of that woman's husband. He got pregnant and lived in a rented house. That woman didn't care about him much either."

"My aunt only has this one son. My uncle cried so much over this that his eyes are almost gone. Now my aunt refuses to acknowledge this son. My uncle felt sorry for my cousin and secretly gave him money. Later, my aunt found out about this and is now asking for a divorce."

After Qian Xiaodou finished speaking, he couldn't help but sigh, looking quite sad.

Hearing this, Sang Tianen felt a little puzzled and said, "I can understand your uncle secretly giving money to his son out of pity for him. After all, he must have felt bad for giving birth to a child after ten months of pregnancy."

"If your aunt is angry, she can just refuse to give you the money. Why did she want to divorce your uncle? Isn't this reason a bit far-fetched?"

After hearing what Sang Tianen said, Qian Xiaodou couldn't help but be stunned, and murmured: "Yes, my aunt and uncle have a good relationship. Even if they are angry, they shouldn't get divorced."

Then he fell into deep thought.

Chatting is like this. Often, you lose track of where the conversation is going and get stuck on some strange points.

"I think the real reason for your aunt's divorce is definitely not because her son is not doing well, but definitely because of other reasons." Shi Zhou showed a thoughtful expression.

"Then can you tell me the reason?" Qian Xiaodou leaned forward, looking curious.

Shi Zhou bit the chopsticks in his hand, looking a little hesitant. Qian Xiaodou urged him impatiently, "Hurry up and tell me!"

"Don't scold me if you tell me." Shi Zhou's voice was a little weak, and then she leaned over and whispered, "According to my sixth sense, your aunt is most likely with someone else and is looking for a reason to divorce."

Upon hearing this, Qian Xiaodou glared at her and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? My aunt would never do such a thing."

"Look at you. You said we shouldn't be angry, but you acted like this. Who will dare to tell you the truth in the future?" Shi Zhou showed an expression of expectation.

Sang Tianen was listening to the gossip attentively, but when he saw the atmosphere between the two suddenly become tense, he started to smooth things over: "Xiaodou, you have to listen to Shi Zhou on this matter. She has experience."

Shi Zhou: “…”

"Experience? What experience?" Qian Xiaodou paused and looked at the two of them with a puzzled look.

Shi Zhou's face flushed slightly. He glared at Sang Tianen angrily and said to Qian Xiaodou, "You're talking about your cousin's matter, why are you bringing it up with me again?"

"I have to ask my aunt about this. If she really does something to let my uncle down, I will not recognize her." Qian Xiaodou said angrily.

Sang Tianen picked up the stainless steel soup bowl he had never drunk from and said, "Young man, don't be so excited. Drink some soup first to calm down."

Qian Xiaodou pushed her soup away, stood up suddenly and said, "I don't want to eat anymore. I have no appetite." Then she left angrily with the plate.

Not long after Qian Xiaodou left, Sang Tianen immediately glared at Shi Zhou and said, "Why did you tell her this? You know Xiaodou's temper."

Shi Zhou hadn't expected that his mere guess would cause Qian Xiaodou to have such a violent emotional upheaval. He said awkwardly, "Isn't this obvious? I wasn't wrong."

"Even if it's obvious, you shouldn't say it so openly. Xiaodou is a simple child. This will subvert her worldview."

Shi Zhou was also getting a little angry. "I know you taught Xiaodou for a while, and she's half your apprentice. You have a deep bond as master and apprentice, but this is how the world is. You may protect her for a while, but can you protect her forever? If you can't even handle this bit of human darkness, how can you still live like this?"

"No, why are you so angry?" Sang Tianen looked at her depressedly, and recalled his words in his mind. He didn't say anything inappropriate.

"I'm not throwing a tantrum, I just... forget it, I'm not going to eat anymore!" Shi Zhou also left with the plate.

"No, why are you all so angry? It's because of endocrine disorders!" Sang Tianen cursed at Shi Zhou's back, attracting the attention of many other colleagues who were eating.

She lowered her head in dismay, and reached for the ribs with her chopsticks, but suddenly stopped. For some reason, she recalled Shi Zhou's words, "You can protect her for a while, but can you protect her for a lifetime?"