"Smart!" Shangguan Wu praised her, "Thank you for your help, Rongrong."

Rongrong was happy to be able to help, but as she took out her phone to make the call, she said, "The head of the family must be very busy; he might not answer my call..."

Before she could finish speaking, Ji Mingjing's gentle voice came from the phone: "Rongrong."

Rongrong was stunned.

Yan Yirou's mouth dropped open in surprise, forming an "O" shape as she looked at Rongrong teasingly.

Rongrong's face grew increasingly red as she was stared at, and she quickly handed her phone to Shangguan Wu.

Shangguan Wu smiled, her eyes crinkling, but didn't answer the phone. Instead, she put it on speakerphone: "Patriarch Ji, I'm sorry, I'm not Rongrong."

Upon hearing the unfamiliar female voice on the other end of the phone, Ji Mingjing quickly glanced at the screen again and saw that it was Rongrong's number. He immediately frowned and asked, "What do you want?"

His tone was incredibly cold.

Yan Yirou opened her mouth, silently uttering two words: double standards!

Whether she's watching dramas or reading novels, she just loves male leads with double standards; they're so adorable!

Rongrong was stunned, not understanding what she was saying.

But Shangguan Wu understood immediately and clicked his tongue: "Patriarch Ji, as Rongrong's family member, I'm quite happy, but as a half-friend, isn't it a bit much for you to hang up the phone so quickly?"

Rongrong was stunned.

She has no family left, but Wubao says she is her maternal family...

Tears gradually welled up in Rongrong's eyes.

Seeing this, Yan Yirou raised her hand and put her arm around her shoulder, gently nuzzling her head to comfort her silently.

Ji Mingjing asked through the phone, "Half a friend?"

"Ahem, my husband is your friend, right?" Shangguan Wu didn't necessarily want to be friends with Ji Mingjing, but he was her husband's friend, and they all knew each other, so it shouldn't be a problem to consider him a half-friend, right?

Ji Mingjing sneered: "I broke off all ties with him five minutes ago."

Shangguan Wu's lips twitched: "..."

She inexplicably felt like she had been dragged into this mess and was an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire.

But since it concerned her husband, Shangguan Wu asked, "Can I know what happened?"

Ji Mingjing's tone was laced with sarcasm: "He's had his fun, and then he leaves me with this mess. Do I look like a sucker to him?"

Shangguan Wu and Yan Yirou were both speechless.

What kind of confusing statement is this?

Shangguan Wu said speechlessly, "What you're saying makes me think my husband is cheating on me. But my husband would never cheat on me, so it's not nice of you to slander him behind his back like a gossip."

Ji Mingjing's face darkened on the other end of the phone!

He, a gossipy woman?

He thinks she's just as cunning and shameless as Gu Si!

Out of consideration for Rongrong's presence, Ji Mingjing refrained from saying anything unpleasant.

He stated the facts: "He beat up Ji Xianli, then left without a word, but this caused Ji Xianli to implement his plan ahead of schedule, forcing me to return to Xizhou City to deal with the situation."

Ten minutes ago, he called and criticized me for being unfair as the head of the Ji family and for not upholding justice even against family ties.

Haha, not only did he use someone else to do his dirty work, but he also blamed the knife for not being sharp enough. He's the first person in history to do that!

"Do you even think this kind of guy is human?"

no.

Shangguan Wu thought to herself, although her husband had gone a little too far, he was still her husband. She could hit and scold him, but others couldn't!

However, Ji Mingjing was clearly furious with Gu Yunzhen.

No matter how eloquently she explained, he probably wouldn't listen, so she had to find another way.

Looking up at Rongrong, Shangguan Wu said meaningfully, "Oh, so you don't want to leave the capital. The food is delicious, the scenery is beautiful, and the people are a once-in-a-century find. Am I right?"

Ji Mingjing remained silent.

Suddenly, Shangguan Wu changed the subject: "Have you ever heard the saying, Patriarch Ji? If the malignant tumor is not removed, the harm will not stop."

Ji Xianli is like a malignant tumor. You don't take action against him because of family ties and reputation, but do you know what he does behind the scenes?

Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to bear the irreparable pain you cause later?

Yan Yirou nodded in agreement with her words.

Rongrong looked at Shangguan Wu, then at Yan Yirou, puzzled. Why did they all think Xianli was a cancer? Was he really that bad?

Seeing Rongrong's confused expression, Shangguan Wu immediately changed his mind: "Patriarch Ji, think it over carefully. I hope you won't hang up on me tomorrow."

After saying that, she hung up the phone before giving Ji Mingjing a chance to refuse.

Yan Yirou looked at her in surprise.

Shangguan Wu returned the phone to Rongrong and casually made up an excuse: "He's angry right now and he's prejudiced against me. If I ask him for help, he'll definitely refuse."

Yan Yirou believed these words.

Rongrong had no more doubts.

Shangguan Wu and Yan Yirou didn't leave Hua Rong Ju until 3:30 PM, while Du Wei and Liu Kui each carried a pot of flowers.

Yan Yirou didn't go straight home, but went to the Chinese medicine pharmacy. At 4:30, Wu Xiumei came over to drink her medicine, and Pei Kaiwen also came.

As per the regulations of the traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy, Pei Kaiwen waited at the door as usual.

He became acquainted with Yan Yirou.

However, Yan Yirou did not let him harass Wu Xiumei because of this.

Wu Xiumei expressed strong resistance and did not want to see Pei Kaiwen, but the Chinese medicine pharmacy respected her wishes.

Meanwhile, Shangguan Wu returned to the Gu residence and did nothing but go to her bedroom to take a nap.

It was nearly 7 p.m. when Ji Moyan came in to call her for dinner, and she slowly woke up.

When Ji Moyan first saw her sleepy-eyed look, she thought it was so cute that she wanted to pet her. She reached out and pulled her daughter-in-law to sit up, saying, "Good girl, Wu Bao, you can't keep sleeping, or you'll have insomnia tonight."

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