Xiang Pengfei made an excuse to leave simply to see Zhou Yuxiang. If Zhao Ping came along, it would definitely affect him. If he didn't take Zhao Ping with him, she would inevitably become suspicious, which would show that he didn't care about her.
After much deliberation, Xiang Pengfei decided to take Zhao Ping with him.
So he smiled and said to Zhao Ping, "Let's go!"
The two had just reached the door when they ran into Zhao Hai. As soon as Zhao Hai saw Xiang Pengfei and Zhao Ping, he said, "What? Are you two going out?"
Xiang Pengfei quickly explained, "I'm going to check on my cousin and see if he's eaten!"
"Oh, that's only right. We can't forget our old relatives just because we have a new wife!"
"Yes, that's right!"
"Go ahead! Bring my beautiful sister along, I promise she won't embarrass you!"
"Okay, then I'll take Zhao Ping there?"
"Wait a minute!"
Xiang Pengfei, who was about to leave, was startled at first, but then smiled and said, "What's wrong, brother!"
"You bought too few crabs! My second sister ate them all, and I haven't even had any yet!"
"Really? Then I'll go buy a few more!"
Zhao Hujiang stopped Xiang Pengfei and said, "Pengfei, ignore him. Ugly people are always causing trouble. If he wants to eat it, let him buy it himself. We can't spoil him!"
"Since Brother Zhao likes to eat crabs, I'll buy some! I can't let myself go hungry. If it weren't for Brother Zhao, I'd still be stranded on the way! It's only right that I treat him to crabs!"
"Then just buy him two or three to satisfy his craving!"
Xiang Pengfei said to Zhao Ping, "Let's go! Let's buy some crabs for my brother first, then we can talk about visiting my cousin!"
"OK!"
Although Xiang Pengfei was worried about Zhou Yuxiang, he didn't want to force the issue, so he accompanied Zhao Ping to the small restaurant again. This time, he ordered two servings of crab and lobster.
Zhao Ping looked at Xiang Pengfei in surprise and said, "Why did you buy so much? My brother can't eat this much, and you even bought two portions. Don't let my second sister eat too much!"
"It's not just yours, it's my cousin's too! My cousin and his wife!"
"Oh, that's alright, but my brother's words cost you several hundred yuan. I'm really sorry!"
"It's nothing, it's all part of the job!"
After the boss packed their bags, the two returned to the hospital. This time, Xiang Pengfei finally found an excuse and said, "Zhao Ping, you can take this to Brother Zhao. There will be plenty of opportunities after you get to know my cousin, so this one won't make a difference."
Zhao Ping nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll take it to my older brother!"
"Um!"
So the two of them split up in the middle of the corridor, one going left and the other right.
When Xiang Pengfei arrived at Zhuang Tunan's ward, he found Huang Zijuan there as well, and said with a smile, "Sister Zijuan, you're here!"
As soon as Huang Zijuan saw Xiang Pengfei carrying things in, she said, "You, Xiang Pengfei, really know how to care for Brother Tu Nan. After dropping off Auntie, you came to bring him food. You're always so worried about him!"
Xiang Pengfei explained, "It's embarrassing to admit! I was taking my aunt to school, but I ran out of gas halfway there, so I had to get her a different car!"
"How can there be no fuel? You're the big boss of the transportation company. If even the big boss doesn't have fuel, how can the transportation company continue to operate?"
"Sister, don't laugh at me, but Zhou Yuxiang and I are divorced. The transportation company belongs to her, and it has nothing to do with me now!"
"Sigh, there's nothing I can do. I saved Zhao Ping's sister, and Zhao Ping brought me food out of gratitude. Zhou Yuxiang saw it, got jealous, thought I was having an affair, and wanted to divorce me!"
Huang Zijuan asked incredulously, "Just because of a meal?"
"Um!"
"That's impossible. That's just an excuse. There must be something else going on, otherwise it wouldn't have happened so suddenly!"
"Maybe! I don't want to think about it too much anymore. If she says she wants a divorce, then so be it. Her heart isn't with me anymore; there's nothing I can do to stop her!"
"Alright, don't be discouraged. There are plenty of girls in our tax bureau. I'll introduce you to a pretty one another day, how about that?"
Xiang Pengfei blushed and said, "No need. Zhao Hujiang was grateful that I saved his second daughter, so he betrothed my classmate, Zhao Ping, to me as his wife!"
"What?"
Zhuang Tunan and Huang Zijuan exclaimed almost simultaneously, looking at Xiang Pengfei with incredulous expressions.
Huang Zijuan immediately said, "No wonder Zhou Yuxiang divorced you, so you've found someone else! Oh my, Xiang Pengfei, I never expected that someone as honest as you would have such good luck with women. You haven't even gotten the divorce certificate yet, and a beautiful woman is already throwing herself at you. You even said she divorced you out of jealousy, but I think you did it on purpose!"
"Sister Zijuan, you've really wronged me! It wasn't me who found a new client beforehand; it was Zhou Yuxiang who found one—Mayor Luo's second son, Luo Ming!"
"Luo Ming? Then they must have some kind of exchange of interests. The mayor's son marrying the deputy mayor's niece... Hmph, hard to say, hard to say!"
"I just saw Zhou Yuxiang being wheeled into the hospital by the doctor. Something must have happened to her. I want to go see her!"
Huang Zijuan rolled her eyes at Xiang Pengfei and said, "What kind of people are you men? You don't know how to cherish what you have, but when you lose it, you start to worry about it. I'm really fed up with you!"
Xiang Pengfei said somewhat indignantly, "Sister, why do you say that? There's absolutely nothing between Zhao Ping and me. It's Zhou Yuxiang who's jealous and wants a divorce. What can I do about it?"
"Alright, I won't argue with you about anything. Do you want me to go with you to see Zhou Yuxiang?"
Xiang Pengfei smiled and said, "Great! If Sister Zijuan is willing, of course I'd love to!"
So the two of them left the ward and went to the emergency room. They didn't see anyone at the door of the emergency room, so Xiang Pengfei asked Huang Zijuan to wait for him at the door while he went to the nearby nurses' station to inquire about the situation.
When Xiang Pengfei arrived at the nurses' station, he asked the nurse, "Nurse, there's a patient here named Zhou Yuxiang. Where is she?"
The nurse typed on the computer for a while, then looked up at Xiang Pengfei and said, "Zhou Yuxiang is in room 405 of the gynecology ward. It seems to be an attempted rape case. There are police guarding the ward and no visitors are allowed. You might not be able to see her!"
He nodded to Pengfei and said thank you, then ran to the entrance of the emergency room.
As soon as Huang Zijuan saw Xiang Pengfei, she stood up anxiously and asked him, "How did it go, Pengfei? Did you find out?"
Xiang Pengfei nodded and said, "Yes, I found out. It seems he's being watched by the police!"
"Looks like it? What do you mean?"
"I don't know either. The nurse said it was attempted rape and injuries from beatings. The police are watching over them now. Since the police are watching, we naturally can't watch!"
"Are you even a man? Even if you're divorced, you can't just abandon them! Remember, even a day as husband and wife is a hundred days of kindness. Besides, you knew they were in the hospital and even saw them. Wouldn't it be too heartless of you not to go?"
"Then what should I do? Should I go see her?"
Huang Zijuan rolled her eyes at Xiang Pengfei and said, "If you're a man, then go. If you're not, then do as you please!"
After Huang Zijuan finished speaking, she ignored Xiang Pengfei and walked away.
Xiang Pengfei stood there for more than ten seconds, as if waking from a dream. He suddenly looked up and said to Huang Zijuan, "Sister, sister, Zijuan, wait for me, wait for me!"
Huang Zijuan, who had been walking faster and faster, suddenly stopped, turned her head, and said, "You coward, what do you think you're doing?"
"Sister, can't I go see Zhou Yuxiang?"
So the two of them went up to the third floor and found room 402. When they saw the police officers standing guard at the door, Xiang Pengfei swallowed hard and stopped a short distance away, too scared to move.
Huang Zijuan tugged at him and said, "What? Are you afraid of the police?"
Although Xiang Pengfei felt very guilty, he still said, "Why would I be afraid of them?"
"Don't worry, just hurry up and go in to check on Yuxiang!"
Xiang Pengfei then stepped into ward 402.
The police officer stretched out his hand and said, "This is a restricted ward; unauthorized personnel are not allowed in!"
"I am Zhou Yuxiang's ex-husband, the ex-husband who just got the divorce certificate this morning."
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