Ye Qingqing frowned; having an ambiguous relationship with her ex-wife was the most difficult thing to handle.
"Lu Ziqun is not bad herself, why would she be so foolish as to marry a divorced man?" Ye Qingqing couldn't understand.
Dong Siyue explained, "That associate professor is a local from Pingjiang. His parents are both university professors, and his family is quite well-off, owning several houses. Moreover, this associate professor is gentle and refined, and he can help Ziqun in her career. At that time, there were quite a few men pursuing Ziqun, but this associate professor had the best overall conditions."
The others, though younger, included some who were not natives of Pingjiang, and others who, though natives, lived in cramped, dilapidated housing. In comparison, the remarried associate professor was outstanding in every way.
Ye Qingqing understood. Lu Ziqun was always quite realistic. She probably didn't have many aspirations for love and valued the benefits that marriage could bring her more. It was normal for her to choose an associate professorship.
Why did that associate professor divorce his ex-wife?
Dong Siyue said disdainfully, "His ex-wife is an artist, quite beautiful, and comes from a good family. But one day, the associate professor caught his ex-wife posing nude for a male painter. She was completely naked. The associate professor was very angry, and his ex-wife even said that he did not respect art. So they divorced. But even after the divorce, they were still very close. Ziqun suspected that the associate professor and his ex-wife were having an affair, but she had no evidence."
"Isn't that ex-wife prettier than Ziqun?" Ye Qingqing asked.
Dong Siyue nodded, "She is indeed prettier, knows how to dress, and speaks in a sweet, delicate voice. I met her once before; I think she had studied abroad."
Ye Qingqing sneered, "Studying abroad is nothing special. She's already married and has a daughter, yet she still works as a nude model for men. That's not how artists are supposed to be. That associate professor is just being shameless. He's being cheated on, yet he's still flirting with this kind of woman."
"Does Ziqun have children?" Ye Qingqing asked again.
Dong Siyue shook her head. "No, Ziqun also got married the year before last. She didn't use contraception, but she couldn't get pregnant. She went to the hospital for a checkup and everything was fine. The associate professor was even more fine, but there was still no sign of pregnancy."
"Why doesn't Ziqun get a divorce? What's there to miss about a man like that?" Ye Qingqing didn't understand.
"Ziqun won't get a divorce. She's at a crucial stage in her promotion. If she gets a divorce, where will she get support? Although this associate professor has an ambiguous relationship with his ex-wife, he's been good to Ziqun and has helped her a lot at work. Ziqun is already the deputy director of the publicity department. In a few years, when the old director retires, she'll be the director. She's quite promising at such a young age."
Ye Qingqing sighed, "Then Lu Ziqun has to be more open-minded. Nothing is perfect."
“Ziqun herself said the same thing. She said that when she got married, she thought that this kind of thing would happen, so she was not too sad. She was just worried about not being able to have children. Her in-laws had opinions about her and thought that she did not want to have children.”
The associate professor himself didn't have a wide network of connections. He was able to become an associate professor at a young age only because of his parents' help. Lu Ziqun was very successful at the school, and the leaders also respected her in-laws.
Fortunately, her in-laws were very satisfied with Lü Ziqun. Compared to his promiscuous ex-wife, the elderly couple naturally preferred the steady and honest Lü Ziqun. However, the fact that she had no grandson to hold made the elderly couple dissatisfied with Lü Ziqun again, putting a lot of pressure on her.
"Perhaps she's too stressed; too much pressure can also lead to infertility," Ye Qingqing analyzed.
“I think so too. I advise Ziqun not to overthink it. Having a child is something that happens naturally. The more you rush it, the less likely it is to happen,” Dong Siyue said.
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