Chapter 4 The Ungrateful Childhood Sweetheart (4)

"Divorce is fine, but don't think about anything else." Chen Yao blew on her nails: "There's no such thing as a free lunch."

“My parents gave me all the money. I signed IOUs with them. The house was also my property before marriage. My parents were the ones who funded it.”

"If you want to divide it up, you can only divide the debts."

Chen Yao had long anticipated this would happen.

Ji Huaizhi glanced at the family of three and asked, "You plotted against me?"

"Didn't you plan this first?"

"You got a big son and a beautiful, rich wife for free, what more could you want?" Chen Yao said confidently. "Besides, you practically offered yourself up."

"To put it bluntly, you're the one who's profiting."

Chen Yao stood up: "If we're getting a divorce, we'll go tomorrow."

Hearing this, the original owner was so angry he laughed. It was as if he was still penniless and left with nothing.

How could he accept this?

So what has he been after all this time?

Second marriage status?

Chen Yao had long seen through what kind of person he was, and it was within her expectations that he didn't divorce her in the end.

The original owner told her to break up with the other man, and he pretended not to know about the child and her affair, but if Chen Yao wanted to have another son, he had to give him the original owner's surname.

For the sake of the Chen family's fortune, the original owner decided to swallow his anger.

He was unwilling to leave with nothing.

He thought he could take advantage of their guilt to benefit himself.

Chen Yao figured she was already tired of that man anyway, so she agreed to what Ji Huaizhi said.

The Chen family dared not let him take care of the child anymore, and coincidentally, the original owner also wanted to go out to work.

But unexpectedly, when he went out to work, the Chen family stopped giving him money. The original owner wasn't too stupid; he knew he had to go to work and earn money, otherwise, if he couldn't fight them one day and they kicked him out, he would have nothing left.

But after a long time, the child grew up, and Chen Yao never got pregnant again.

The original owner guessed that Chen Yao had done something wrong. Over the years, he had appeared to be successful, but only the original owner knew that he was just occupying the title of Chen family son-in-law, but had not gained any benefits.

As he grew older, he couldn't resist finding a woman outside the marriage to have his child.

Chen Yao never expected that the woman would file for divorce so soon after she became pregnant.

They even presented evidence of his infidelity and took half of the money he had earned from working over the years.

On the day she received the divorce certificate, Chen Yao turned around and got into a car with another man. Over the years, Chen Yao had never stopped cheating on him, nor did she intend to have children with him.

The original owner was so angry she laughed.

The other woman who agreed to have a child with the original owner ran off with half of the original owner's money.

She wasn't pregnant at all; she was just trying to make money.

To make matters worse, the original owner was laid off.

They truly had nothing.

Finally, upon returning to his hometown, the original owner saw Jiang Xiaomei.

She was holding her child's hand, and standing next to her was a dark-skinned man. Although he was not particularly handsome, it was clear from his gestures that he cared a lot about Jiang Xiaomei.

Time has left no trace on Jiang Xiaomei's face.

She's doing very well now.

Perhaps sensing the gaze, she turned around and saw the disheveled original owner.

Her face remained expressionless, as if she were looking at a stranger.

After divorcing Chen Yao and being cheated out of money by another woman, the original owner of the body felt like she had lost a gamble, but then she saw Jiang Xiaomei's family.

A wave of regret washed over me.

He took the wrong path from the very beginning.

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"Wake up! Wake up!" The man nudged Ji Huaizhi.

Seeing that he had opened his eyes, I breathed a sigh of relief: "I thought you had fainted again. Let's have the doctor take a look first."

After asking a couple of questions, the doctor looked at his eyes, put the things in the pocket of his white coat, and said, "He's fine now, just a slight concussion."

"You can be discharged now that everything is fine."

"Are you really alright? Should we stay in the hospital for a couple of days?" Jiang Xiaomei asked worriedly.

"No need, young people are tough." He then left the ward.

Jiang Xiaomei still had tears in her eyes, probably because she had arrived in a hurry. She was still wearing her restaurant uniform and her hair was a little messy. There was also a greasy smell coming from her.

"How could you be so careless? You scared me to death!"

Before she could finish speaking, her voice trembled with tears as she held Ji Huaizhi's hand and burst into sobs.

Ji Huaizhi shook hands with him back: "Isn't everything alright? The guy on the motorcycle was blind. Luckily, he didn't twist the throttle when he started moving."

Jiang Xiaomei looked at his head with teary eyes: "You're so mean. Your classmate said that person hit you and ran away. They didn't catch him."

"He will get his comeuppance."

Ji Huaizhi gently comforted her; she seemed terribly frightened.

The man standing next to them looked at their clasped hands and felt something was off.

They don't look like siblings at all.

They look more like a couple.

Ji Huaizhi looked at him and said, "Thanks, brother. You've helped me a lot."

"I'll treat you to a meal when we get back." Then, remembering his own circumstances, he added, "We'll eat at the cafeteria."

"It's nothing." Zhou Peng shook his head. "Since you haven't woken up, I've told the counselor and also notified your cousin. Do you want to come back to school with me?"

Ji Huaizhi shook his head: "No, I'll go to Xiaomei's place. Can you help me ask the counselor for leave? I'm in pain and can't attend class for the time being."

"Fine, if you don't go back to the dorm, you'll stay at your little sister's place, right?" That's weird, really weird.

They are still holding hands.

"Mm." Ji Huaizhi nodded.

Jiang Xiaomei realized what was happening and let go of Ji Huaizhi's hand, suddenly remembering that he had said he didn't want others to know about their relationship.

He stood up and took out the wages he had advanced from his boss: "Um... classmate, how much are my brother's medical expenses? I'll pay you. Thank you for today."

Ji Huaizhi stopped him: "No need, I'll give it to him when I get back."

As she spoke, she gave Zhou Peng a wink.

"No need, sister. Huaizhi can give it to me later." Zhou Peng waved his hand.

"Then I'll head back to the dorm first. Take your time."

"Thanks," Ji Huaizhi nodded.

After everyone left, Jiang Xiaomei gave the money to Ji Huaizhi: "Take this money back to your dormitory and return it to your classmate."

Ji Huaizhi looked at her, the white bandage on her head looking somewhat torn: "I remember you didn't have any money left."

Jiang Xiaomei: "I heard you had an accident. This is the salary I received in advance from the boss."

Ji Huaizhi leaned against the wall, his eyes lowered, seemingly lost in thought.

Jiang Xiaomei asked cautiously, "What's wrong? Are you unhappy?"

"I was just so worried about you that I held your hand."