is wife flipped through a magazine and said this bag looked nice. That night, Mr. Gu immediately called him to order it.There was no stock domestically, so I still had to go through someone abroad to...This statement is full of empty rhetoric.

While others might seek women for pleasure, he does so because his wife is in a vegetative state and unable to satisfy him. He is left with no choice but to seek women elsewhere.

It now makes sense why they would act this way.

Humans are not animals, so what physiological needs

Or is it that men, when faced with infidelity, are all so brazen and shameless They place all the blame on women

"If my mother is still alive, I would absolutely not look for another woman. I built the company with her, sharing both joy and hardship. That kind of feeling cannot be replaced by anyone else."

If he hadn't been so anxious to divorce right after He Yurou's accident that year, Qiao Ruoxing would have believed his nonsense!

If it weren't for the fact that she was now married to Gu Jingyan and still useful to the Yu family, he wouldn't care about He Yurou's life or death. Not divorcing her was just a way to keep her tethered under the pretense of taking care of He Yurou.

Qiao Rou's face didn't show much expression, she just asked, "What's that woman's name"

Qiao Xusheng's figure froze for a moment, "What do you call her If you don't like her, just stop seeing her."

Joe Hsiu-sheng obviously didn't want to continue this topic and changed the subject, asking, "Have you delivered all the things I asked you to send before"

qiao jo stared, "Mhm," she replied.

"Did you come out with Jingyan"

"No, with friends."

Qiao Xusheng frowned, "Married people shouldn't just play all day long. You should use this time to think about how to please Jingyan. It's been so many years since you got married, and you don't even have a child. How can you make the Gu family look up to you"

These words made Qiao Ruoxing physically sick. Every word reminded her of the nature of this marriage. She and Gu Jingyan had never been equals. Her job was to please her husband, in hopes that he would protect the Qiao family.

With such a marriage of convenience, how could Gu Jingyan ever look up to her

Joe Xusheng wanted to continue lecturing, but his phone suddenly rang. After answering the call, he turned to Joe Ruoxing and said, “I have something to attend to at my company, so I'm leaving first. You should go home early too. Jingyan works a full day; at least make him a hot meal.”

After Qiao Xusheng left, Tang Xiaoxiao, who had been hiding in the shadows, ran out and shouted, "Your dad is really something. He doesn't care about his own daughter going missing, but he dotes on his son-in-law and stepson... no, his stepson like a blood relative! Gu Jingyan clearly likes women. If he liked men, your dad would probably want to fight him himself!"

Qiao Ruoxing was used to Qiao Xusheng's snobbery. She turned to Tang Xiaoxiao and asked, "Is the dashcam in the car on"

"Is it on What's up"

Joe put the recording instrument on top of his car and set up the screen to show its feed.

Because the angle was bad, she only managed to capture a fleeting glimpse of the woman's face who was with Qiao Xusheng. Qiao Ruoxing cropped that picture and stared at the woman, wondering what she could be thinking about.

"Is something wrong" Tang Xiaoxiao asked.

Joe Xing fell silent for a moment, then spoke in a low voice, "I always feel like the woman who was with Qiao Xusheng just now, I seem to have seen her somewhere."

Especially when she asked Qiao Xusheng the name of that woman, his evasive answer made her feel even more that it wasn't her mistake.

"Where have I seen you before"

Qiao Qiao shook her head. “I can’t remember.”

"Let's eat first. We can think about it while we eat. If we still can't figure it out, we can hire a private investigator to look into it and get some revenge for Auntie."

Qiao Ruo chuckled. If He Yu Rou was awake, she'd probably cause a huge uproar, turning everything upside down. She wouldn't let anything stand in her way, not even her own destruction.

and Qiao Jixing herself wouldn't escalate the situation to that point. She just wanted to figure out who that person was and why she felt so familiar with them.

The next day, Qiao Ruoxing was woken up by her phone while she was still asleep.

She frowned and pressed the answer button, her voice drowsy, "Hello Who is this"

"Ruoxing, haven't you gotten up yet"

That steady female voice startled Qiao Ruoxing instantly. She scrambled off the bed in a panic, cleared her throat, and whispered, "Mom Is something wrong"

Zhong Meilan said softly, "A few friends are coming to my place today to play. Would you come over and help me entertain them"

Qiao Ruoxing wouldn't go for a hundred refusals. Zhong Meilan's friends were all wealthy wives, those women she had always struggled to get along with, so naturally, she didn't want to go. She declined and said, "Jingyang is at home, isn't he Jingyang is better at communicating with these aunts than me. I'm not very good at talking, and I'm afraid of awkward silences."

"Jingyang went out to play with friends, otherwise I wouldn't call you. You should accompany Jingyan out in the future, there are many places you need to interact. Could it be that you avoid them every time If this gets out, outsiders will think our daughter-in-law from a good family is so unpresentable."

Qiao Ruo Xing closed her mouth.

"Come over as soon as you're ready."

After uttering those words, Zhong Meilan hung up the phone.

There was no other choice, Qiao Ruoxing could only pack up and go to Zhong Meilan's residence.

Zhong Meilan was a renowned socialite in Jiang City even before her marriage. After marrying into the Gu family, she rose to prominence within the upper echelons of society as the Gu family's influence grew. She frequently organized gatherings with other wives connected to the Gu family's business dealings. While ostensibly meant for fostering camaraderie, these meetings were actually veiled opportunities for exchanging information and assessing each other.

Men don't like to say things directly. It's best for women to pass messages around privately.

> More than 10 o'clock in the morning, three ladies arrived. Mrs. Li and Mrs. Chen had met Qiao Ruoxing before and were considered acquaintances, while another was Mrs. Bai, whom Qiao Ruoxing had never met before. Looking at her, she seemed quite unfamiliar.

At first glance, Mrs. Bai didn't seem any different from the other two ladies in terms of her attire. However, when they spoke, she clearly felt that Mrs. Bai had a stronger presence. Mrs. Li and Mrs. Chen seemed to give way to her, and even Zhong Meilan treated her with more familiarity than others.

When Qiao Ruo Xing presented the fruit platter, Mrs. Bai raised her eyelids and swept over her from top to bottom, saying leisurely, "Lan Jie, this is your daughter-in-law, she's quite beautiful."

Zhong Meilan gave a faint smile, but did not respond.

Qiao Ruoxing put things down and went back.

Mrs. Chen saw her leave and then spoke, "Lan Jie, how's the medicine you got before Any news"

"Haven't heard that."

"She's seen so many doctors by now, surely she should be pregnant by now. Is there something wrong with her"

Chung Mei-lan lowered her eyelids and said slowly, "The checkup showed no problems. I don't know why either"

"This is bad, she couldn't possibly be incompatible with your family Jingyan, could she"

Mrs. Li said, "Is it even necessary to look at their birth charts From family background to upbringing, in what way is she a match for the Gu family I don't even know which aspect of hers the old lady favors."

"I heard that she and her mother were in a car accident together back then. The co-pilot suffered the most severe injuries at the time. She, who was sitting in the co-pilot's seat, was completely fine, but her mother became a vegetable. Isn't that spooky"o Ruoxing instantly. She scrambled off the bed in a panic, cleared her throat, and whispered, "Mom Is something wrong"Zhong Meilan said softly, "A few friends are coming to my place today to play. Wou...