The third floor of the villa belongs to Jiang Ci. Her jewelry is taken to the collection room by her personal assistant for storage, and then styled by a fashion stylist according to her daily schedule.
The small box next to the bathtub is just for decoration; there's never anything extra in it.
The Shi family's most classic Little Swan is quite popular among women in their twenties.
But Jiang Ci has never bought such a necklace.
No one else is allowed into this villa except when invited by the owner.
She summoned the housekeeper to inquire who had visited the villa recently.
Besides Zhou Mingli, there was only one woman, one of Zhou Mingli's assistants, who had come back with Zhou Mingli to retrieve documents.
That's what the housekeeper said.
Jiang Ci checked the surveillance footage, and Zhou Mingli and his assistant went upstairs together.
Jiang Ci didn't recognize the assistant at first, but when she saw him in person at Zhou Mingli's company, she remembered who he was.
Who is this assistant?
She and Zhou Mingli were classmates in university.
During the break between the first long class after the start of the semester, Jiang Ci put down a bracelet she had just bought and went to the restroom. When she came back, the bracelet was on someone else's wrist.
The "naive" female classmate raised her hand and shook it, and Jiang Ci's bracelet slid across her wrist.
The female classmate said happily, "Jiang, your bracelet is so pretty! It looks good on me too. Where did you buy it? How much did it cost? I want to buy one too."
Jiang Ci watched as she adored the bracelet on her wrist, and said casually, "It came from an auction at Chrisrie's in Hong Kong for 500,000."
The female student's smile froze on her face, and the entire lecture hall fell silent.
Jiang Ci tilted her head. "Aren't you going to take it off? I don't like other people touching my things."
The female student blushed and quickly took off the bracelet on her hand.
Jiang Ci took the bracelet from her hand, threw it on the ground, and stomped on the sparkling bracelet until it was crushed.
Five hundred thousand was shattered at Jiang Ci's feet.
That kick was even more humiliating for her than slapping her in the face.
Because she couldn't afford such an expensive bracelet, nor could she afford to pay for it.
Jiang Ci and she didn't have much contact after that. She didn't live at school and wouldn't waste her energy on a classmate like that.
Unexpectedly, after graduation, this woman ended up working at Zhou Mingli's company as his assistant.
When the woman at the company saw her, she showed no fear or apprehension. Instead, she smiled at Jiang Ci and greeted her, "Hello, President Jiang."
The voice was so familiar; it was exactly the same as the woman's voice she had heard outside that day.
She stood in front of her, holding Zhou Mingli's watch and tie clip. She didn't ask how much they cost, nor did she say she wanted them either. The woman simply clutched the items in her hand, her smile carrying a hint of provocation.
During her university years, Jiang Ci slapped her in the face with a bracelet, and she dared to barge into her home, climb into her bathroom, and take her man.
Jiang Ci raised her hand, pinched the woman's face, and swayed it from side to side, asking the woman, "Do you like leftovers?"
His slow, deliberate tone, utterly disdainful of the woman, said, "If you wanted my things, you should have said so earlier."
Jiang Ci used to be able to casually crush a bracelet worth 500,000 yuan, but now she can also abandon a man and demolish a villa.
Jiang Ci released the woman's face, took the handkerchief offered by her assistant, and walked past her, her voice cold, "She's in my way."
She would never want anything that was stained or dirty.
Jiang Ci didn't inquire about what happened to the woman behind her.
She has too many things on her mind, and she won't pay much attention to a woman who has interfered in her relationship.
It was precisely this insignificant woman who easily stirred up endless arguments between her and Zhou Mingli before their divorce.
Jiang Ci turned over, not looking at Zhou Mingli, but staring at the dark brown wooden beam. Perhaps it was because she wasn't observant enough that she hadn't noticed the woman sooner.
Even though she's transmigrated into a book, her relationship with Zhou Mingli should end there; she absolutely cannot allow herself to be betrayed by the same person twice.
The two children struggled to climb onto the bed. Jiang Ci glanced at them and then picked up Zhou Miao and Zhou Yang.
"Mom, I'm sleepy," Zhou Yang said softly, rubbing his eyes.
"Lie inside and sleep, Miaomiao, you too."
"oh."
The two children pushed Zhou Mingli further in, and he lay down between Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli, falling asleep in no time.
Jiang Ci felt her fingers being gripped. Zhou Yang was sleeping next to her. Although the child was a bit naughty, he was quite well-behaved when he was asleep.
Jiang Ci pinched his dark cheeks, closed her eyes, and quickly fell asleep as well.
...
Something's not right with Jiangci.
Zhou Mingli watched her eat, talk, work, and chat with Sister-in-law Yu, as if nothing was amiss.
But Zhou Mingli sensed that something was wrong with Jiangci.
Jiang Ci is a very talkative person. In order to urge him to work, Jiang Ci would praise him without reservation after finishing his own work.
They praised her in every possible way, never repeating themselves.
In the evening, he made fish potstickers. Jiang Ci loved this dish and would always give him a thumbs up, her lips curving upwards and her eyes full of praise whenever she ate it.
But today Jiang Ci only ate one pancake and drank one bowl of soup.
Jiang Ci put down her chopsticks and watched Zhou Yang and Zhou Miao eat with gusto, reminding them, "Be careful not to eat fish bones."
Zhou Yang and Zhou Miao: "No way."
They are very careful when eating fish and have never choked on a fish bone.
Zhou Mingli silently observed Jiang Ci's movements, his brows furrowed deeply.
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