Chapter 6: Searching for his ex-wife only to find her gone.
The east bedroom had a private bathroom, where Yu Yan took a comfortable hot shower.
The residential compound has been under constant renovation over the years. The building where my grandparents live is the oldest, at least twenty years old. She has lived here since she can remember. The compound has suggested moving the two elderly people to a different building several times, but they have righteously refused on the grounds that "their granddaughter is picky about her bed." She is indeed picky about her bed, and they are indeed too lazy to move. As they have lived here for a long time, they have accumulated more and more things and have developed an attachment to the house.
This building is probably the smallest in the entire residential compound; it's a small two-story building with a small footprint and only two bedrooms.
She used to live in the east bedroom, which was bigger and had a private bathroom, making it more convenient for a little girl like her. Her grandparents lived in the west bedroom.
Currently, Shao Muyan lives in the west bedroom.
The toiletries were all brand new and unopened, and there were even some women's skincare products on the table, all from expensive brands.
Could it be that Uncle Yan's girlfriend also lives here?
Yu Yan took out her makeup bag, rubbed her face a couple of times, and was about to rub her clothes when she heard Shao Muyan call her.
"immediately!"
Yu Yan quickly tidied herself up and went downstairs.
When Yu Yan put on the women's slippers, she couldn't help but feel grateful for her uncle's thoughtfulness; he had even prepared new slippers for her.
However... Yu Yan once again confirmed that Uncle Yan definitely has a girlfriend.
Perhaps it was prepared by that aunt? Girls are indeed more thoughtful.
Shao Muyan stood by the dining table serving soup, looking at Yu Yan, who was dressed in a white T-shirt and black pants and was thin and frail, and his brows furrowed slightly.
Yu Yan is not a particularly sensitive person, but Shao Muyan has an aura that is hard to ignore when he is expressionless.
She subconsciously looked down to check if she had done anything inappropriate.
"What's wrong?" she asked nervously.
Shao Muyan gazed at her and sighed softly, "Too thin."
"..."
So Yu Yan was fed like crazy during the meal, "That's enough, Uncle Yan... that's enough..."
There's a kind of hunger that only your elders can tell you're hungry.
Yu Yan ate until she was stuffed, but she was also very satisfied.
Seeing Yu Yan's satisfied expression, Shao Muyan smiled and asked, "The taste is alright?"
"Mmm." She hadn't had such authentic local food in a long time, and it tasted very homey.
Yu Yan can also cook.
Her family are all researchers, and she spends more time in the lab than at home. Since no one cooks for her, Yu Yan has been too lazy to go to the cafeteria, so she has been making her own food at home since she was little.
She has a real talent for cooking. After getting married, Xiang Jingheng and Xiang Chu became increasingly picky eaters, so she even enrolled in a chef training course and obtained a Level 1 chef's certificate.
But what's the point?
It turns out that the saying "the way to a man's heart is through his stomach" is wrong. If his heart isn't with her, there's no point in trying to win him over.
Yu Yan answered her phone; it was the security guard calling.
"Ms. Yu, a man claiming to be your husband wants to come in..."
Shao Muyan sat opposite her and glanced up.
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Xiang Jingheng missed his target.
The Dongyu Hotel did not register Yu Yan's check-in information. It took some effort to find out that Yu Yan did not stay at the hotel with the others, but went home instead.
Home?
Xiang Jingheng had no choice but to have his assistant drive to Lin'an Road.
He hadn't been to Lin'an Road in a long time; the last time he came was apparently for his homecoming banquet shortly after his wedding.
Yu Yan was already quite pregnant at the time, so they didn't have a wedding. After all, it was premarital pregnancy, which the Xiang family felt was shameful. The Yu family, considering Yu Yan's health, didn't make any demands.
They only said they'd make it up later, but who could have imagined that this seemingly solid marriage would only last three short years...
In fact, Xiang Jingheng had always had a knot in his heart about Yu Yan's pregnancy.
That day, Gan Xiaoxing officially announced her engagement ring with her fiancé on her WeChat Moments. She was originally indifferent, but she couldn't stand the teasing from her friends in the private room. She got carried away and wanted to have some fun and end her abstinent life.
Yu Yan somehow barged in...
He must have done it, but he was so drunk he blacked out and couldn't remember anything.
But after Xiang Chu was born, he had someone do a DNA test, and it turned out to be his child.
However, Yu Yan was never his type. Later, he accepted the marriage. The two families were already engaged, and they were well-matched in terms of social standing. The Xiang family needed the Yu family's connections in the scientific research circle.
Xiang Jingheng wasn't quite sure how Yu Yan was qualified to attend this scientific research conference; he figured she probably got in through connections.
After all, half of the scientific research community consists of students of the Yu family, and the other half probably also have intricate connections with the Yu family.
Thinking of the cold treatment Xiang's Technology had received in the scientific research circle in the three years since his divorce from Yu Yan... Xiang Jingheng felt a headache coming on, closed his eyes and rubbed his temples.
The car was parked at the entrance of the residential compound, but I couldn't get in without a access card.
Assistant Jin Fan got out of the car to register information, giving the name Yu Yan. The security guard glanced at the registration information and asked expressionlessly, "What is your relationship with Ms. Yu?"
Xiang Jingheng said in the car, "I am her husband."
Three words were omitted: "the past".
The security guard glanced at Jing Heng through the car window. "Wait a moment, we need to call and confirm."
Xiang Jingheng frowned, recalling the last time he drove Yu Yan here, the security guard happily let them in.
Over a period of six years, the difference in treatment was like night and day.
Jin Fan admired the beautiful, park-like place and waited for the gatekeeper to let him through. Unexpectedly, after making the call, the gatekeeper made a "please go back" gesture with a stern face.
Ms. Yu said that she was widowed and had no husband.
Xiang Jingheng's face darkened.
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