After that, Wan Chu’er traveled the world with Mao Xiaoyu and the twins, journeying from one island to another mountain, flying from one country to another, camel riding in deserts, chasing animals by car on the grasslands, paddling boats on lakes, flying hot air balloons in canyons... They were living it up and enjoying every moment, regardless of how Jiang Kechu was frantically worried back home, or how others might miss them.
During this time, Wan Chu’er occasionally called Mai Qiqi. Mai Qiqi, hassled by Chen Ke, mentioned Jiang Kechu’s regrets and longing. Although Wan Chu’er didn’t reject her, she didn’t respond to that topic at all.
Wan Chu’er merely described the places they were visiting and the interesting encounters they had, which soon distracted Mai Qiqi from the matters concerning Jiang Kechu, engaging her eagerly in their discussions.
Sometimes, Wan Chu’er would also send photos of Chuanqi and Hunter to Mai Qiqi. After some thought, Mai Qiqi believed that Wan Chu’er wanted her to show these photos to Jiang Kechu to convey that they, the mother and her sons, were living happily without him. Thus, Mai Qiqi would select some photos to send to Chen Ke.
After two months of continuous travels, the Jiang Family finally sensed something was amiss. Why hasn’t Wan Chu’er returned home with the children after so long?
Mrs. Jiang racked her brain and visited the old mansion, but couldn’t glean any information from Old Sir Zhong, eventually, she couldn’t help but call Jiang Kechu.
She tentatively asked, "Xiao Chu has been away with Xiao Ya and Xiao Zhuo for two to three months now; when are they coming back exactly? Xiao Zhuo and Xiao Ya ought to start kindergarten soon. It’s not okay to keep traveling ."
Jiang Kechu also wanted to know when Wan Chu’er would return. However, he couldn’t tell his mother the truth, lest she worry, he vaguely replied: "They’ll be back after a while."
"After a while? When is that?" Mrs. Jiang pressed on, not getting a straightforward answer from Jiang Kechu. Already harboring suspicions, she didn’t beat around the bush any longer and directly demanded:
"Is there something going on between you and Xiao Chu? Why else would Xiao Chu leave suddenly with the kids for another country without even informing anyone, not even calling home for such a long time? There must be something."
The more she spoke, the more convinced Mrs. Jiang became, her anxiety growing: "Kechu, you are often away, and Xiao Chu is alone with the two children; whatever it is, you need to yield to her a bit. You can’t be stubborn with her."
"What exactly happened between you two? You better apologize quickly to Xiao Chu and have her bring the kids home. Now is not the time for mistakes, and don’t try to uphold any arrogant pride. Apologizing to your wife is nothing shameful, this family must not fall apart.
If it comes to it, just give me Xiao Chu’s phone number, I’ll talk to her. Did Xiao Chu change her phone number? I can’t get through on her old one."
Listening to his mother ramble on, Jiang Kechu was almost at his wits’ end. He wanted Wan Chu’er to come back too, he wanted to apologize, but Wan Chu’er simply didn’t give him a chance.
But he couldn’t tell his mother all this; doing so would only make her worry more, better not to mention it.
Jiang Kechu perfunctorily responded: "Mom, don’t worry over nothing. There’s nothing wrong between me and Chu’er, she’ll bring Xiao Ya and Xiao Zhuo back after a while. I’ve got some stuff to handle here, let’s talk another time." He hurriedly hung up the phone.
Mrs. Jiang, however skeptical, felt that the way her son ended the call was rather flustered, becoming even more certain that there indeed was a real problem between Wan Chu’er and Jiang Kechu. But what the problem was, remained unclear.
She thought about it for a long time but couldn’t figure it out, so she called her daughter Jiang Xiaoxiao, asking her to come back home as soon as she had time. Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs novel_fіre.net
After Jiang Kechu hung up the phone, he pondered for a while, and then took out the photo sent by Chen Ke, which showed Xiao Ya and Xiao Zhuo playing on the beach.
Although the photo featured the two children and Chuchu was not directly visible, Xiao Ya wore a pair of adorable children’s sunglasses. He had someone edit the photo, and after enlarging it, he could see Wan Chu’er reflected in Xiao Ya’s sunglasses.
The photographer of the photo was Wan Chu’er, wearing a bikini, her pale skin exposed, stirring his anxious heart.
Even though he knew it was unavoidable to wear swimwear at the beach, the thought of Chuchu wearing something so revealing without him around, surely attracting the gazes of many men, made him barely able to contain his anger.
But now Chuchu was completely ignoring him, and he couldn’t find a way to even discuss this matter with her over the phone. He instantly regretted how he’d let himself be blinded back then, leading to this situation.
Although he often wasn’t home previously, and the times they didn’t see each other were even longer than this occasion, this time was completely different. Previously he knew Wan Chu’er was at home waiting for him, but now he constantly worried that Chuchu might truly leave him.
On the other side, Jiang Xiaoxiao went back to her parental home right after work that same evening.
Mrs. Jiang couldn’t wait to ask, "What exactly is the problem between your brother and your sister-in-law?"
Hearing this, Jiang Xiaoxiao was startled for a moment, guessing in her mind how her mother found out about it, while quickly masking it with a smile:
"There’s nothing going on between my brother and sister-in-law. Aren’t they doing well? Don’t just believe rumors, mom, and overthink things."
Unfortunately, Mrs. Jiang knew her daughter very well and had been closely observing her expressions. She immediately noticed the slight anomaly in her daughter just now.
"Don’t play dumb with me, there is definitely some conflict between your brother and sister-in-law. Otherwise, why hasn’t your sister-in-law come back for so long or even called? Your brother won’t tell me, so you better tell me what you know. Otherwise, if this drags on and your sister-in-law really disappears for good, let’s see where your brother can go and cry about it."
Jiang Xiaoxiao indeed knew about the issues between Wan Chu’er and Jiang Kechu. Li Shan didn’t hide it from Xiao Bai, and since Xiao Bai knew, she also knew. She often kept in touch with Mai Qiqi, so she was very clear about the situation.
However, she had never intended to let her parental family know about it, firstly, not wanting her mother to worry, and secondly, did not want other family members to know. Her grandfather had already a lot of complaints and dissatisfaction with Wan Chu’er. If the family found out about this issue, who knows what they might say – so, she simply chose to hide it from the family.
Therefore, Jiang Xiaoxiao still planned to play dumb, aiming to gloss over the issue. Matters of love should be handled by the couple themselves; making it public would only bring trouble.
"Mom, I really don’t know. Where did you hear that from? Don’t believe what outsiders say..."
Her words were cut off by Mrs. Jiang, who was already convinced that there were issues between her son and daughter-in-law, and was in no mood to entertain her daughter’s attempts at sugarcoating the situation.