Chapter 271 Is she still wavering in her heart?
"Third Aunt, this time is different. Before, the enemy was in the dark while we were in the open, but this time, we're the ones hiding. He doesn't know we already know about his affairs and have linked that woman to him. We even have a rough idea of his income," Zhao Xiaojing reassured her. "Before, you were investigating alone like a headless fly, not knowing what to look for. You had no other recourse except for his own confession. But now you know the woman's name, her previous schooling, her approximate age, and her general past with Third Uncle. We've taken a breakthrough step forward."
Dong Mei was startled, then quickly looked up at Zhao Xiaojing, the dejected look in her eyes slowly fading. "That's right, that's right! We've made some progress this time. Before, I was completely clueless and couldn't find any flaws in Zhou Jianye, but this time I know where his flaw is, so I'll start my investigation from there! Since we know who this woman is, there must be traces of her existence. If there are traces, I don't believe I can't find anything..."
Tomorrow, I’ll wait for him to come back and investigate thoroughly. This time, I’m determined to uncover all his secrets…”
Dong Mei put down the towel and stood up, walking back and forth and reciting non-stop. Her expression became a little weird. Seeing this, Zhao Xiaojing quickly grabbed her.
"Third Aunt, you can't alert the enemy. He's so good at hiding things. Leaving two photos at home is already a big oversight. If you let him know you're investigating this woman, and he hides even deeper, we won't be able to find him.
"I know you're furious, but what's important right now isn't your momentary anger; it's the evidence you have. No matter how you decide to handle this, he's already gone this far, which means your friendship is no longer relevant to him. He'll definitely not give up until he sees the rabbit. You can't be soft-hearted either. Don't test him or give him any chances. Only by firmly grasping the evidence and completely destroying him can you control the situation."
When the system gave an uncertain universal tool and said that the final decision of the user needed to be determined, Zhao Xiaojing instantly understood what the system meant.
Although Dong Mei just said that she must divorce, Zhao Xiaojing didn't know whether she had really made up her mind to divorce or whether she was just speaking impulsively and still wanted to maintain the marriage.
Although Zhao Xiaojing herself believes that this kind of marriage has no meaning and divorce is the best, in the eyes of Dong Mei and her generation, divorce is a difficult and serious matter. If she doesn't want to divorce, Zhao Xiaojing cannot influence her final decision based on her own will. But if Dong Mei really doesn't want to divorce, she should at least have evidence and keep the money in her own hands. This is what is beneficial to her.
After saying this, Dong Mei saw Zhao Xiaojing's increasingly complicated expression. She put her arm around her shoulders, tears welling up in her eyes again. "Good girl, you've really grown up. You've thought so much about me... Third Aunt feels so bad for you. I didn't take good care of you, and I made you worry so much about me..."
Don't worry, although your third aunt is useless, she didn't endure these years in vain. I understand what you said. I will never act rashly until all the evidence is collected and they are ruined and pay back what they owe me for so many years. Even if it is for your hard work, I will grit my teeth and endure it!
Don't tell your sister Yanyan about this either. Tomorrow, whether she or Zhou Jianye comes back, just pretend you don't know about it and let things continue as they should."
Zhao Xiaojing nodded, and watched Dong Mei angrily rummaging through the bedroom for Zhou Jianye's old photos, yearbook, phone book and other things. She sighed inwardly and looked at the system backpack.
The backpack still shows that the universal XX usage right has been obtained once, but it has not been updated.
Although it's unclear whether the user of the system is Dong Mei or Zhao Xiaojing, ultimately, the tool is there to help Dong Mei. Regardless of who uses it, it all depends on Dong Mei's final decision. And with no updates now, is she still wavering? Zhao Xiaojing is deeply confused.
A day passed quickly. Dong Mei searched the entire house but found no clues related to Zheng Zihui. Even the yearbook and phone book were incomplete, with several pages obviously torn off.
"Haha, I was right about him, he is really careful. It seems that those two photos were not an oversight, but I had already seen them and questioned him about them. He was afraid of arousing my suspicion if he hid them again. It was also thanks to my quick hands that I quietly cleaned up every corner at home when we moved, and then I found the album and saw the photos." Dong Mei, who got nothing, mocked.
The next afternoon, just as Dong Mei said, a few hours before Zhou Jianye came back, Zhou Jianye's friends had already greeted Dong Mei and said they would drive to Yangcheng Railway Station to pick him up. When Zhou Jianye returned home, it was already twelve o'clock in the evening.
Zhao Xiaojing did not sleep, but nervously turned off the lights and listened to the noise next door. She only heard Zhou Jianye and Dong Mei called Dong Mei twice, and then seemed to push the door a few times, followed by some walking around, two thuds of shoes being kicked off, and then there was no more noise.
After a while, there was another light sound of footsteps, and Dong Mei's voice of cursing in a low voice was heard, saying things like "I'll drink you to death", "You're like this again when you come back", and "I'm not going to care about you this time". Zhao Xiaojing knew that Dong Mei had left the bedroom, so she got out of bed and quietly opened the door.
As soon as the door was opened, a strong smell of alcohol and foot odor invaded Zhao Xiaojing, making her almost nauseous. She saw Zhou Jianye lying on the sofa with his mouth open, snoring. Dong Mei was standing beside him with a frown, looking at him with a sullen face.
"Third Aunt." Zhao Xiaojing called softly.
Dong Mei suddenly woke up as if from a dream, turned her head to look at her and nodded, then carefully took out the mobile phone from Zhou Jianye's trouser pocket, and gently picked up the luggage on the side. She paused again after just lifting it up, and slowly put the luggage down. She took a cup on the side and directly filled a large cup of water from the tap and placed it on the coffee table next to Zhou Jianye, then turned on the small light in the living room, picked up the luggage again and tiptoed into Zhao Xiaojing's room.
"He will wake up soon and want to drink water, then fall asleep after drinking. If he doesn't get any water, he will cry for a long time. If he finds us by then, we're done for." Dong Mei walked in and explained in a low voice.
Zhao Xiaojing nodded and watched anxiously as Dong Mei entered Zhou Jianye's birthday and opened her phone.
"Auntie San, let's take a look at the photo album first." Zhao Xiaojing whispered.
She had just paid special attention to Zhou Jianye's mobile phone screen, which had a very normal blue sky and white clouds system wallpaper, so the first thing she wanted to find was the photo of Zhou Jianye's illegitimate son that Wang Jiandang mentioned as the screensaver.
"Okay, album..." Dong Mei's fingers trembled slightly as she slid across the page a few times, pointing at the icons one by one with great effort.
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