Chapter 41 Chapter 41 Xia Li’s heart was beating like a tiger. It’s impossible.
Jiang Dong looked at the figure, which appeared before his eyes again after three years.
She looked the same as I remembered, or maybe a little different. The feeling was indescribable.
His right hand was clenched into a fist, so tight it turned white.
For some reason, I felt a little timid at that time and couldn't move forward.
He looked at Charlie, who was drying her hair so lazily, her eyes casually scanning the surroundings and also scanning where he was.
When Jiang Dong saw Xia Li looking at him, his throat felt dry and tight. He didn't know whether he hoped Xia Li couldn't see him or hoped she could see him at a glance.
But she didn't see it. She just took a quick look outside and turned back to the yard.
He now knew that his wife and children were in that yard, as well as a strange middle-aged woman whose identity he did not know.
Charlie seemed to be doing well, and he felt relieved. He resented Charlie for abandoning him and leaving without saying goodbye, but he was also worried about her lack of ability to survive in the outside world. He was always worried about how she, a woman, would survive in the outside world.
Xia Li truly exceeded his expectations. He had previously thought his wife was merely a young woman with a still-immature mind—beautiful and intelligent, charming and adorable, yet also possessing a bad temper and childlike nature. But only now, after seeing this different side of her, did Jiang Dong realize that perhaps he had never truly understood her. She must be incredibly capable and resilient to have been able to take care of herself in such a strange place, and now, to care for their child.
When Jiang Dong was following Jiang Zai before, he heard from behind them that his son was attending kindergarten here.
He is really derelict in his duty as a father. Even though it is too early for Jiangzai to go to school at his age in his hometown, this shows that Xia Li really takes good care of their son and considers his future.
But he left the child to his mother. Work time and going out to inquire about Xia Li's news occupied a large part of his life, leaving little time to accompany the child.
What kind of child care is this?
Are you still obsessed with taking the child away from Xia Li? Are you still going to question why Xia Li left?
He didn't know what to do, and his heart was filled with uncertainty and hesitation.
Can he do what he decided to do?
No, Jiang Dong ultimately did nothing. He didn't walk to Xia Li's door, knock on it, then stand before her and question her, asking her what she thought, whether she still had feelings for him, and if the two of them really couldn't make it to the end, then he would resolutely take the child and leave.
However, he found that he could not say such words at all, could not say such decisive words.
He was worried that once he told her, there might be no possibility for him and her anymore.
He used to think that it was simple for two people to be happy together, as they would have enough food and clothing and didn't need to worry too much about the future.
However, when he saw the current life of Charlie and the children, he suddenly lost confidence.
Was Charlie wrong? He wasn't sure, but he knew that as a man, a husband, if he couldn't give his woman the life she wanted, it would be his fault.
What if Charlie no longer had feelings for him and he just took the child back by force and left again? Letting the child lose the mother he had finally reunited with would be more cruel than never having her at all. He didn't want the child to lose his mother after having her now.
If Xia Li still had some feelings for him, would he have the heart to let her give up her comfortable city life and follow him back to her hometown where everything was inconvenient?
After seeing what happened today, how could he possibly bear it?
After a long while, Jiang Dong quietly left without leaving any words or traces, as if he had never been here.
He knew that he couldn't appear in front of Charlie like this, looking so dejected and empty-handed. Otherwise, he would lose all his self-esteem in front of Charlie.
Xia Li returned home muttering "How strange" and briefly told her aunt what had happened. Xia Pingzhi didn't take it seriously.
Xia Li stopped worrying about it and thought that it might be someone passing by, or a thief. She would have to check the doors and windows carefully before waking up at night.
The lives of the three of them are on the right track, they live according to the routine and enjoy a simple little happiness.
During this period, by chance, Zhao Qingqing's problem was also solved.
The turning point came from Aunt Xia Pingzhi. Because she often went to pick up Jiang Zai from school, she met an old lady who also picked up her granddaughter. The two of them got along very well. Neither of the two children was very naughty, so they played together in kindergarten, and the two old ladies started to interact more frequently.
During this period, by chance, the old lady talked about her son's factory and mentioned that it was also recruiting people. Xia Pingzhi came back and chatted with Xia Li and casually mentioned it. Xia Li thought of Zhao Qingqing and asked her aunt to ask more about it the next day.
She thought to herself, what if this was an opportunity?
Who knows it will really work.
Zhao Qingqing is a nice girl and has been in Guangcheng for some time. She stayed here very easily.
Now everything is truly perfect, and as for other people, it is no longer her concern.
Jiang Dong decided to stay in Guangcheng. The first step was to find a place for himself to live. If he stayed here for a long time, sleeping in the big bunk bed in the hotel was not a solution.
He eventually found a small house built between two houses in a village in the city. The room was dim, with windows that barely allowed for ventilation. Without the lights on, it was completely dark. This kind of house was cheap, and a man could live there without worrying about any danger. The rent was thirty-five yuan a month.
He missed his child, so he would quietly follow the child a few times and found that Jiangzai had become a little different from when he was at home. It was obvious that he was very happy to go to school and be with other children, but he had not noticed it before.
He saw the same middle-aged woman several times picking up and dropping off Jiang Zai from kindergarten, and heard his son call her "Auntie". If that was the right name, she should be Xia Li's aunt.
He remembered hearing Charlie talk about this aunt before, but he hadn't seen any contact between her and her since they got married. In fact, Charlie had very little contact with her family; she had no father and a difficult relationship with her mother.
It turns out that Xia Li's aunt is also in Guangcheng. Jiang Zai is lucky to have such an aunt who loves him so much.
Jiang Dong hardened his heart and did not recognize his son. They were living a good life now, and he decided not to disrupt this peace.
The weather in Guangzhou this year is very abnormal. There is even a typhoon in this month.
It has been raining for the past two days, and Xiali has to carry an umbrella with him when going to and from get off work, which is very inconvenient. Sometimes when the rain is heavy, half of his legs will be wet.
Now the weather forecast on TV is saying that a typhoon is coming.
People in Guangzhou are no strangers to typhoon weather. Almost every elderly household sits in front of the TV every night to listen to the local weather forecast and then take precautions.
Xia Pingzhi sent Xia Li out in the morning. There was no other way. Even if there was a typhoon, it would not arrive today. If the wind was not strong, it would just be a slightly stronger storm, and she still had to go to work.
Xia Pingzhi was complaining on the side. Xia Li knew that she was worried about her, so Jiang Zai would not send him there today, for safety reasons. After all, catching a cold would be a serious matter.
"Aunt, don't worry. Didn't the weather forecast say that the wind won't be strong? It's okay. I'll try to get home early after get off work." Xia Li held up the umbrella and turned back to comfort her aunt. "I'm leaving now. Don't go out in the rain."
She rarely complained while walking on the street with an umbrella. It was not that she didn't want to go to work, but sometimes she really didn't want to go out in this kind of weather.
All the way to the factory, although it was raining, the weather remained the same and didn't get much worse.
During this period, new workers also started work early. Two girls were assigned to Xia Li's group. However, Xia Li treated them all equally and did not give them any special treatment.
One time, when Zhao Haiyan was about to come over to say something to her rival, Miss Chen, Xia Li quickly made a gesture. This girl was smart and finally did not come over to talk to Miss Chen in front of her. Otherwise, if Miss Chen saw this, she would be very nervous.
In fact, on the contrary, if it were Xia Li herself, she would probably be the same as Miss Chen.
Xia Li had been feeling increasingly bored lately. The topic of a promotion was always on Fang Dechuan's lips, yet it seemed like a distant prospect. Last month, her team had been first among all the other teams, both in terms of assembly quality and speed. However, the director's praise was merely verbal. She received no salary increase for being first, but she was criticized for falling behind.
The new employees did not bring her any freshness, but instead reminded her that she was like this in the past. If she did not make any progress, these people would replace her one day.
She needs to think of a solution.
Before leaving work, the workers in the factory were all worried, especially those who were staying outside, because no one could have predicted the sudden change in the weather, the sudden change in the intensity of the wind and rain.
Charlie wasn't stupid enough to rush home in the rain right after work. Seeing a small lull in the rain, she hurriedly grabbed her umbrella and headed for the bus stop. If she waited any longer, she worried the bus would stop running. She'd known bus stops in bad weather before.
Xia Li was lucky enough to have a bus coming, so she didn't have to wait too long. However, when she got on the bus and closed her umbrella, the heavy rain poured down, soaking her hair and body. Although she wasn't completely soaked, it was still very uncomfortable.
She found a random spot to sit down, looking at the puddles on the road. She thought to herself, this typhoon is really strong. She can't even see clearly through the windows. If the typhoon had come later, how much more powerful would it have been?
It will be even more of a test after getting off the bus, but now that I have gotten off, I have no choice but to leave.
The wind was blowing hard and the rain was pouring down, practically pushing the rain along, soaking her pants. There was no way for Charlie to stop, so she could only hold the umbrella as tightly as possible, holding it over her head, afraid it would be blown away.
She was not the only pedestrian on the road. Many people probably did not expect such a situation. Everyone turned a blind eye to what was happening outside and was only focused on rushing home.
Xia Li was walking with an umbrella. She just glanced forward inadvertently. She didn't know what she saw, but her face turned pale in an instant. She immediately tightened her hands holding the umbrella and put them down to cover herself tightly.
Why does the person opposite look so much like that person?
Charlie's heart was beating like a tiger. Impossible, impossible, how could that person be here?
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