Chapter 144: Ex-mother-in-law urged her to move out of the villa
Cheng Qian looked at him with an indifferent expression and replied, "No."
Li Zhinan felt like a stone had fallen on his heart, making it difficult for him to breathe. He would never have even thought of those words before, yet he actually bowed his head and begged for peace with her.
His mind went blank because of her cold rejection, and his self-esteem did not allow him to continue to be humble.
The man's face turned stiff and he turned and went downstairs.
Cheng Qian returned to her room, took a shower, and came downstairs.
The aunt finished cooking, then mumbled to Li Zhinan, "Sir, Madam ordered me to go back to the old house to work tomorrow. She said she would send a new aunt to take over my job."
Li Zhinan was feeding his son. When he heard this, his brows furrowed. "You're doing well here. Why would my mother transfer you away?"
"This... I'm not quite sure." Aunt Wu shook her head.
Li Zhinan has never been involved in family affairs. His mother has always been in charge. Recently, because of Cheng Qian's matter, his relationship with his mother has become a little distant.
Since this was his mother's arrangement, he would not interfere.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work over the years. I will give me a bonus." Li Zhinan said.
When Aunt Wu heard this, she couldn't help but feel delighted and quickly thanked him.
Cheng Qian lowered her head to eat, but seemed to have heard something from their conversation.
She picked up her phone and took a look. It seemed that she would have to move out soon.
However, the villa deal has not been finalized yet, so Cheng Qian decided to move into a commercial house in the city first.
Since the school is very close to her children's school, she also hired a full-time driver to pick up Xiaoye and her aunt to and from school.
That night, Cheng Qian slept peacefully, hugging her son's little body that smelled of milk.
In the master bedroom, Li Zhinan had been rehashing the old things from the previous night. When he woke up in the morning, there was a hint of gloom in his eyes.
He never expected that Cheng Qian's attitude after the divorce would be so cold.
Not to mention friends, I'm afraid we are not even as good as strangers.
Men only say they are cruel, but women are cruel in their hearts.
Li Zhinan tasted the feeling of being abandoned.
After he changed his clothes and went downstairs, he heard Cheng Qian's voice coming from the kitchen: "Xiao Ye, don't climb on the chair. I'll bake the bread soon. Wait."
Li Zhinan was startled, and quickly went downstairs, walked into the kitchen, and saw Cheng Qian making breakfast.
"Where is Wu Ma?" Li Zhinan asked curiously.
Cheng Qian said: "I don't know, maybe he has returned to the old house to work."
Li Zhinan frowned, took out his cell phone and went out to call his mother.
Jiang Meng said on the other end of the phone: "The newly hired aunt may need to be trained here for a while. If your life is inconvenient, you can go back to live in the old house."
"Mom, what do you want to do?" Li Zhinan strode out of the living room with a hint of coldness in his voice.
Jiang Meng said calmly: "I didn't do anything."
"Don't you want Auntie Wu to make breakfast for Cheng Qian and the child? You are Xiaoye's grandmother, how can you do such a thing?" Li Zhinan was angry and depressed. His mother was too fussy.
"Of course I am Xiaoye's grandmother. Xiaoye is a child of our Li family. Isn't this all your fault? If you hadn't given her the custody, would I treat my grandson like this?" Jiang Meng complained angrily.
"Mom, your behavior is too petty and unworthy of your status." Li Zhinan found that he seemed to need to get to know his mother again.
"Who told her to stay here? She has taken so much money, why can't she find a house to live in? Why does she have to stay here and eat and drink for free?" Jiang Meng called Wu Ma away because he wanted Cheng Qian to understand that if she was not a member of the Li family, she could not enjoy the Li family's services.
Li Zhinan didn't want to say anything more. After hanging up the phone, he called his assistant Wang Rui directly: "Go to the housekeeping company immediately and find two housekeepers to come to my place to work at home."
It was early in the morning and Wang Rui didn't know what difficulties his boss had encountered, so he responded immediately.
Li Zhinan returned to the living room holding his phone and saw the mother and son eating bread.
Li Zhinan walked over. Cheng Qian was really not very good at doing housework.
"Don't eat yet. I'll fry steak and eggs for you." Li Zhinan found that the bread baked by Cheng Qian was burnt and hard and could not be swallowed at all. Xiao Ye changed places several times but could not bite it.
Cheng Qian put down the bread and stood up: "Then you make it for Xiaoye, I'm going to work first."
Seeing her about to leave, Li Zhinan forcefully grabbed her arm and said, "How can you have the energy to work if you don't have enough to eat?"
"I have some food in my office." Cheng Qian shook off his arm and held her son's face in her hands to apologize: "I'm sorry, Xiaoye, Mom will definitely learn to make delicious food for you next time."
Ono nodded blankly: "Okay, Mom, I believe you can do it."
Cheng Qian lowered her head and kissed his forehead: "Mom is going out first."
"Goodbye, Mom." Ono waved his little hand.
When Li Zhinan saw Cheng Qian leave without even saying goodbye, he felt an indescribable sense of loss.
In her eyes, has he really become air?
Cheng Qian hurried out and worked in the laboratory until eleven in the morning, and then hired a housekeeping company to clean her four-bedroom, two-living-room apartment in the city center.
Cheng Qian drove to the mall at noon and bought all the necessities for the home as quickly as possible.
With his thin body, he dragged bags of various sizes and walked back and forth like an ant moving house, and finally bought everything he needed for the family.
Back in the laboratory, I continued my afternoon work, but the research progress slowed down again. Cheng Qian still had several scientific research projects on hand, so she really felt that twenty-four hours in a day were not enough.
At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Cheng Qian asked her aunt Ye Zhu to help pick up the child and take the child to her place to play. At around six o'clock, Cheng Qian drove over to pick up the two of them for dinner.
At the dinner table, Cheng Qian told Ye Zhu about her move out, and she was surprised.
Xiao Ye raised his hands happily: "Yeah, we are going to live in a new house. I love my mother so much."
Cheng Qian gently touched his little head and said, "Mom's house doesn't have a big garden or a playground. I don't know if you can get used to living here."
Ye Zhu realized what had happened and asked Cheng Qian to move out in a hurry, but she did not ask in front of Xiao Ye.
In the evening, Ye Zhu packed a bag and followed Cheng Qian to her new home.
Turn on the lights, and the warm lights make the whole space look extremely cozy.
"Wow, it's a tall building." Xiao Ye ran to the French window and looked out: "Mom, is this our new home?"
Cheng Qian put down her bag, walked behind her son, and looked at the lights of thousands of homes outside the window.
"Yes, Xiaoye, Mom will give you a better living environment in the future. Now is just a transition period."
"What about Xiaobai and Xiaohei? When can they come over?" Xiaoye asked, blinking his black eyes.
Cheng Qian smiled and said, "I'll go pick them up and let them live here tomorrow."
"Do you want Dad to send them over? Does Dad know that we have a new home?" Xiao Ye is too young and doesn't know what separation means. In his little heart, mom and dad are still together.
Cheng Qian was stunned for a moment, then immediately comforted her, "Dad is quite busy, he may not have time to send it over."
"Okay, then mom must pick them up tomorrow." Ono was coaxed.
Cheng Qian went into the master bedroom to tidy up when Ye Zhu came in. She asked with concern, "Xiao Qian, you moved out so suddenly. Did something happen?"
"It's okay, auntie, I just think we shouldn't continue to disturb him." Cheng Qian didn't dare to say that it was because Jiang Meng had transferred the aunt at home, which was also indirectly urging her to leave.
"Well, this house is beautiful and big enough for us to live in." Ye Zhu also likes it here.
Cheng Qian smiled reassuringly and said, "Aunt, you can live here from now on. I need you."
"Silly child, just don't mind your aunt's nagging." Ye Zhu felt warm in her heart.
"No, my aunt looks a lot like my mom. I feel safe knowing you are here." Cheng Qian said what was in her heart.
Ye Zhu's eyes were filled with tears. Yes, if her sister and brother-in-law were still alive, the child's life would definitely be different.
Fortunately, she has the ability and the confidence to fight against fate, and her life will only get better and better in the future.
The night was as dark as ink. After a busy day, Li Zhinan returned to the villa.
The lights in the villa were on, and Li Zhinan's heart was beating wildly.
He felt happy at the thought that he could continue to live here with Cheng Qian, just like a couple.
He got out of the car and two puppies jumped down the steps to greet him.
Li Zhinan reached out and touched their puppy heads, then stood up and walked towards the living room.
The aroma of dinner came from the kitchen. It was the aunt Wang Rui invited who came to cook.
"Sir, you're back." Auntie came forward to greet him stiffly. "It seems the wife and the children haven't come back yet. Do you want to wait for them to come back before serving the food?"
Li Zhinan's gentle and handsome face froze in an instant, and he strode towards the second floor.
But I found that the guest rooms on the second floor were quiet.
If it were in the past, Xiao Ye would have thrown himself into his arms and asked for a hug. Cheng Qian was either reading in the guest room or doing experiments in the study, but at this moment, except for the lights in the corridor being on, there was no other sound.
She didn't come back. Did she know something?
Li Zhinan's shoulders sank, and he leaned weakly against the wall of the corridor.
Although Cheng Qian is quiet in nature, she is sensitive and delicate in mind.
The mother called Wu Ma away, and she must have guessed the real intention behind it.
So she moved out quietly, without even saying goodbye, and disappeared quietly from his side.
Li Zhinan never felt that this home gave him a sense of suffocation.
Li Zhinan opened the door of the guest room and lay on his back on Cheng Qian's bed.
There was a faint fragrance on her bed, and the clean light pink sheets seemed to still retain her scent.
Li Zhinan reached out and took out his cell phone and called Cheng Qian directly.
The phone was answered, and her clear and pleasant voice came: "Is there anything wrong?"
Li Zhinan looked at the coldness of the room and asked her in a hoarse voice, "It's so late, why haven't you gone home yet?"
Cheng Qian was silent for two seconds on the other end, then said, "I'm telling you, I won't be going back. I'll go home to get some things tomorrow at noon, and I won't be coming over anymore."
Li Zhinan's heart skipped a beat, and he said in a low voice, "Why didn't you say goodbye before you left?"
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