Jiang Ye, hearing the ’beep beep beep’ sound from the phone receiver, was completely stupefied.
Had his wife just given him the cold shoulder?
What trending search?
Jiang Ye, suspicious, opened the news app and indeed, he found some residual news left.
Even if they had been pulled from the forefront at the time, with so many people online, there were bound to be some that slipped through the net!
Shortly after, Jiang Ye saw those screenshots; his expression turned so cold and standoffish, practically screaming ’keep out.’
He didn’t continue to scroll down but exited the app directly, then dialed a number frantically.
Clearly, the person on the other end was busy, not answering the phone right away.
After quite a long ringing, the call was finally answered:
"What’s up with those news stories?" he cut to the chase.
"Bro, wait a sec, I’ll step out and talk to you."
It was obvious from the sound on the other end that he was in the middle of a gathering—the clinking of glasses could be heard.
About ten seconds later, the phone line finally went quiet.
"Bro, you still there?"
"What do you think?" he replied with a frosty counter-question.
Jiang Huai shuddered instantly on the other end:
"Bro, I haven’t done anything to offend you, have I?"
He was really scared!
Since childhood, Jiang Huai had always been careful not to provoke his elder brother, let alone offend him.
Otherwise, he’d surely be subjected to a miserable reckoning.
"Get to the point, what’s the deal with the news?"
On the phone, Jiang Huai then explained:
"Bro, it’s really not my fault, that woman stirred it up. We pulled the story as soon as we saw it.
Didn’t your agency step in later to vouch for you?"
Jiang Ye hadn’t seen the official message:
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Jiang Ye, running out of patience to look it up, asked:
"What did the unit say?"
"They confirmed you’re married and told everyone not to misunderstand, indirectly clarifying that there’s nothing extra between you and that female celebrity."
Now Jiang Ye understood why his wife had left without a word; she must have seen the news, right?
Seeing it and then not being able to reach him, he could now understand how she must have felt.
"Got it. Hanging up now."
Jiang Huai wanted to say, were you that quick to cut ties?
However, his brother didn’t give him the chance to speak, unilaterally ending the call.
Now that Jiang Ye understood the whole story, he obviously couldn’t just ignore it.
But first and foremost, he needed to coax his wife!
Everything else could wait to be resolved later.
That night, Jiang Ye really didn’t close his eyes at all, hurriedly finishing up all the accumulated work.
By dawn, once it was light, he stretched, rubbed the bridge of his nose, and stood up from his desk in the office.
Just as he descended the stairs, he ran into Old Qin:
"Hey, Old Jiang, did you pull an all-nighter working overtime?"
"Yeah, I had some personal matters to deal with, I’ll leave today’s training to you."
Old Qin naturally had no objections:
"Sure, are you going to find your sister-in-law?"
Understanding is one thing, but saying it out loud is quite another, get it?
Indeed, the very next second, someone’s piercing gaze shot over.
Old Qin immediately shrank his neck:
"Go on then, hurry up, don’t delay."
If he delayed any further, he might be the one to suffer the consequences.
Whenever this fellow was in ’that’ mood, he liked to have someone for sparring practice, and Old Qin had no desire to suffer with his old limbs.
Jiang Ye gave Old Qin a few deep, meaningful looks before walking away with a profound air.