Chapter 4

Chapter 4

I knew perfectly well why Chen Xingyue showed up at my daughter’s hundred-day banquet, and why she sent that text message.

She wanted to see me lose control in a state of shock and heartbreak, to watch me fall apart.

So I forced myself to keep my emotions in check and pretended I knew nothing at all.

At the same time, I asked a well-connected friend to help me look into the past between Chen Xingyue and Qin Jing.

The answers came quickly.

“Qin Jing and Chen Xingyue were college sweethearts. They were truly in love back then.”

“But later, Chen Xingyue’s mother got sick and needed a lot of money for surgery.”

“So she broke up with Qin Jing, married a rich heir, and went abroad.”

“A few months ago, she divorced that heir and returned to the city.”

As I listened, my heart felt as if it had been plunged into ice.

Before our marriage, I hadn’t skipped asking Qin Jing about his romantic history.

He’d brushed it off and said lightly, “Just one. I dated her in college.”

“She dumped me, yeah, because I was penniless back then.”

“Do I resent her? Probably… Nuonuo, let’s not dig up those old stories from ages ago. There’s no point, it’s all in the past.”

Now, all the clues started to connect themselves.

After graduating college, Qin Jing dove headfirst into making money as if possessed.

I’d urged him not to flaunt his wealth, but he liked posting his luxury watches and new cars all over his social media.

Turns out, it was just to show Chen Xingyue.

…

He’d been holding onto that grudge, desperate to prove himself.

And clearly, he’d never actually gotten over her. Not for one moment.