Chapter 153 The Ex-Husband is Ready to Take Over

Before leaving, Yu Yan and Shao Muyan led Shao Yun, Xiang Chu, and Su Rui up the mountain to say goodbye.

Su Men's medicine is quite remarkable. After taking the medicine for the past two days, along with morning exercise, Yu Yan and Shao Muyan's complexions have improved significantly. They used to struggle to climb mountains when they came, but after two days, their steps are lighter.

"Good medicine tastes bitter, so I'll have to keep drinking it when I get back."

Su Rui took their pulses again and instructed them, "You only need to finish this dose of the Chinese medicine I prescribed, but you need to take the pills for a full course of treatment."

Yu Yan and Shao Muyan nodded repeatedly, both agreeing.

Su Rui turned her gaze to Shao Yun and Xiang Chu, who were studying ants in the yard.

Xiang Chu had never seen an ant nest before and found it very novel. Shao Yun explained to him which ant was the queen ant.

"This extra-large one is the queen ant."

Xiang Chu nodded, said "Oh," and asked, "What about the ant queen?"

"The ant king and ant queen are two different titles, but both refer to the core leader of the ant colony."

Xiang Chu: "Huh? Is the queen ant the king?"

"right."

Shao Yun quickly retrieved information from a book he had read before: "The reason why the queen ant can become the boss is because it is a powerful production machine; all it does is eat and lay eggs."

Xiang Chu seemed to understand, but not quite. "So, whoever can have many, many children is the eldest?"

Shao Yun thought for a moment, "That's how it is in an ant colony."

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. Male ants can't reproduce on their own," Xiang Chuyi said, shrugging.

Shao Yun chuckled: "Those are called worker ants. Worker ants are actually female, but the presence of the queen ant suppresses their reproductive ability. Once the queen ant's hormones disappear, the worker ants will regain their reproductive ability. Through competition, the winner becomes the new king of the colony, and the rest will be exiled."

Xiang Chu listened intently, "So ant colonies are this cruel too, they all need to compete."

“They’re all animals, they’re all the same,” Shao Yun concluded.

The children's conversation reached the adults' ears, and Yu Yan and the others listened quietly without making a sound to disturb them.

Su Rui smiled gently. He could see the changes in Xiang Chu and her dependence on Shao Yun, which was not necessarily a bad thing.

Why are there so many ants here?

Xiang Chu felt like she had stirred up an anthill.

"Many kinds of ants have medicinal uses, I remember that." Shao Yun wasn't quite sure, so he turned to ask Su Rui, "Dr. Su, is that right?"

Su Rui looked at Shao Yun with admiration in his eyes, "Yes."

He then turned to Yu Yan and Shao Muyan and said, "This little guy really knows everything, he's a little encyclopedia."

Shao Muyan smiled slightly, but one could also see the pride on his face.

Yu Yan was also quite curious, "Are there any special considerations when raising ants?"

Su Rui shook his head: "There's nothing special about it. My daughter keeps it as a pet. She likes to do experiments, and many of the medicines are made using the secretions of ants."

Upon hearing this, Shao Muyan and Yu Yan both looked at Su Rui in surprise.

"You have a daughter?"

They had always assumed that Su Rui was unmarried and had adopted many children, but they thought they were all his apprentices. They never expected that he also had a daughter.

"Yes, her name is Su Yin. She had a fight with me and ran away from home."

Su Rui spoke casually, with an expression that suggested he was used to it.

Yu Yan and Shao Muyan were speechless for a moment. No wonder Grandpa always said that Doctor Su was a miracle worker, and that his whole family was full of strange and eccentric people.

It's perfectly normal for strange things to happen in their family.

This time when they came down the mountain, Su Rui didn't give them anything, only a word to each of them.

He said to Shao Muyan, "Remember to take your medicine."

He told Yu Yan, "Learn to let go."

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The two elders of the Yu family carried large and small bags and put them into the car, filling the trunk to the brim.

Yu Yan asked in surprise, "Grandma, why did you prepare two portions?"

The old lady blurted out, "Aren't you living separately now?"

Shao Muyan and Yu Yan stood by the car, completely stunned.

The two elders had known about this for a while, but neither of them had mentioned it in the past two days.

Old Yu snorted lightly, "Old Mu called and laughed for a long time, saying that you two had a fight and Ayan was kicked out. Later he called again to say that everything was fine and that you two left the teachers' apartment together again."

He glanced at the two of them briefly, "I don't know what to say."

Shao Muyan and Yu Yan both ended up with their faces covered in mud.

Yu Yan took the initiative to admit her mistake, saying, "I was too willful."

Shao Muyan took the blame upon himself, saying, "We're fine. Teacher, Teacher's wife, you don't need to worry."

Originally, the Yu family elders were worried, but after seeing how the two got along these past two days, they realized it was very stable. They are both adults, so they have nothing to worry about.

If you really have to worry about everything, then you'll never have enough to worry about.

Old Master Yu patted Shao Muyan on the shoulder, "Don't bully Yan Yan. If she suffers any grievances, I'll deal with you."

"I know, teacher." Shao Muyan looked at Yu Yan and smiled slightly: "I wouldn't dare."

Yu Yan continued to blush.

Xiang Chu leaned against the car, watching the scene intently.

Although he is still a child, he is no longer a three-year-old and can understand what this means.

Putting everything else aside, he had never seen his mother show such an expression in front of his father.

Her expression was both shy and joyful.

We're doomed.

Xiang Chu silently lamented for her father; it seemed that her father's chances were truly over.

...

Xiang Jingheng spent several days in the research lab.

After returning from Mesopotamia, he went into workaholic mode, practically sleeping at the company, with work on his mind whether he was awake or asleep.

Mei Nan watched from the side, feeling sorry for him, and repeatedly advised, "Young Master, don't put so much pressure on yourself. You've already done a fantastic job!"

Xiang Jingheng's expression softened for a second upon hearing these words that sounded like he was coaxing a child, but he quickly tensed up again.

You don't need to comfort me.

Xiang Jingheng took a sip of tea and said calmly, "Compared to Shao Muyan, I am still far behind."

Mei Nan was taken aback.

She originally wanted to ask the young master why he wanted to compete with Shao Muyan, but she understood without even asking.

Because of Yu Yan.

His current desperate efforts are to prove to Yu Yan that he is no less capable than Shao Muyan.

"Actually, I reflected a lot after returning from Mesopotamia."

Xiang Jingheng unconsciously shared his inner thoughts with Mei Nan, “In the past, I was always full of pride in front of Yu Yan because I felt from the bottom of my heart that she still cared about me. Her leaving me and divorcing me back then was just a rash decision. She couldn’t find a more suitable marriage partner than me. I also didn’t think that the Shao family could accept Yu Yan, but I was wrong. Both Shao Muyan and the Shao family are very sincere towards Yu Yan.”

At this point, Xiang Jingheng laughed self-deprecatingly, "Just because I have almost nothing doesn't mean others don't have it either. I'm just too narrow-minded."

Mei Nan felt waves of pain in her heart.

She couldn't say anything and could only listen quietly.

"Right now, I still can't give Yu Yan much."

Xiang Jingheng said, "My world only has a small part of emotion, and I can give that to Yu Yan. But I know it's far from enough for her, so I can only try to make up for it in other ways. That way, she will see me again. Even if... even if she really gets together with Shao Muyan, the world of emotions is ever-changing. Who can guarantee they'll be together forever? If they ever break up, I can always step in!"

Mei Nan looked up in surprise at her young master.

Does he really love Yu Yan that much?