Xu Zhitie's face turned red and then pale. He didn't say a word and turned to leave.

"Hey—" Zhang Xiao wanted to chase after him out the door, but was stopped by his father, "If you dare to go, then don't acknowledge me as your father!"

Xiao Bao huddled in Zhang Xiao's arms, terrified and crying.

Zhang Xiao complained, "Dad, I finally came all this way, and you cause this mess..."

"Old woman, soothe Xiaobao, Zhang Xiao, come in."

Zhang's father rarely spoke to Zhang Xiao in such a serious tone.

Once the study door was closed, Zhang's father sat in a rattan chair, looking somewhat dejected.

It was only then that Zhang Xiaocai suddenly realized that her father's temples were already gray, and his cheeks were covered with wrinkles...

Her nose tingled, and her eyes suddenly blurred. "Dad."

"If you still consider me your father, then divorce him."

"Why? Why do you all want me to divorce him?"

Zhang Xiao sat down opposite her father, looking dejected. "Dad, I already have a child. If I divorce him, how can I hold my head high in the eyes of everyone around me?"

Mr. Zhang keenly noticed the word "all" in Zhang Xiao's words, and asked, "Who else is telling you to get a divorce?"

"She's the factory manager of Zhitie's raw material plant. She and Zhitie had a conflict before, so I don't really believe what she says."

"Is it that female factory manager?"

Zhang Xiao nodded.

"I think what she said makes sense. Why don't you choose to listen to it?"

“Your dad has never misjudged people. Xu Zhitie is a wicked man. Look at him, he’s only just started to make a little progress in his career, and he already dares to sullenly treat me like this.”

"If he becomes successful, who knows how he'll treat you and me."

"Xiaoxiao, you're just too naive. You've never been in a relationship, so you're easily fooled!"

Zhang Xiao was almost split in two; one half chose to believe her husband, while the other half doubted his sincerity.

After sitting quietly for more than two hours, Zhang Xiao couldn't come up with a solution. She lowered her head and said, "Dad, let me think about it some more..."

After having dinner at her parents' house, Zhang Xiao took her child home.

Xu Zhitie was already asleep in bed when Zhang Xiao called out to him, "Zhitie, have you eaten? I'll make you something."

Xu Zhitie had his eyes closed and was fast asleep.

Zhang Xiao thought for a moment and then stopped calling him.

The next morning, Zhang Xiao left a note for Xu Zhitie and took a bus alone to Xujia Village.

She wore a hat that covered most of her face and knocked directly on Chen Yunyun's door.

Xu Jingrun was at home; he was the one who opened the door.

A young boy, barely out of his teens, stood in the doorway. He was quite handsome, but his eyes were icy cold. "Who are you looking for?"

"I'm looking for Chen Yunyun." Zhang Xiao and Xu Jingrun had met at the train station. She showed half her face and looked at Xu Jingrun.

The little boy simply said, "Wait."

A moment later, Chen Yunyun opened the door from the inside, her tone somewhat surprised, "Zhang Xiao?"

Chen Yunyun glanced behind her; seeing no one else, she opened the door. "Come in first."

It was lunchtime, and Chen Yunyun had just finished cooking the dishes. "Sit down and eat with us," she said.

"Ah, no need, you guys eat." Zhang Xiao then realized that she had come at the wrong time.

"It's nothing, just adding another pair of chopsticks."

Zhang Xiao sat down somewhat awkwardly. As the dishes were placed on the table, a mouthwatering aroma of meat wafted over, and she couldn't help but swallow. Chen Yunyun's cooking really smelled delicious.

She sat at the table and watched Chen Yunyun bring out a wooden bucket of rice from the kitchen. Her three children followed behind her, some carrying chopsticks, some carrying bowls, none of them idle.

The children are all obedient and sensible, and they even seem to be eager to do the housework.

Chen Yunyun is also divorced. She is a woman, yet she can raise three children who are not her own so well.

As Zhang Xiao thought about it, his admiration for Chen Yunyun grew even stronger.

She was preoccupied with something and didn't eat much. After Chen Yunyun cleared away the dishes, the two started chatting in the kitchen.

"What brings you here today? Didn't Xu Zhitie go back to the county? Why don't you spend more time with him?"

A bitter look flashed across Zhang Xiao's eyes. "Sister Yunyun, let me be frank. I want to ask you, why do you think Zhitie is bad?"

"As far as I know, you didn't have much contact with him. How did you conclude that he was a man like Chen Shimei?"

Chen Yunyun didn't explain. She just looked at Zhang Xiao with a mysterious smile and said, "I have a method. Do you want to try it? But you have to be prepared to accept the result."