After the divorce, my ex-husband and son lined up to pursue me.

Chapter 21 Aren't you feeling guilty?
Jiang Xia frowned speechlessly. Why was he taking his anger out on them?

Ke Hetai immediately rebuked Lou Yushi: "What are you doing? If you can't argue with me, why are you blaming Jiang Xia? Your thinking is flawed. We've done several tests already, and the data is different each time. Can't you see that?"

"I can't believe it! My thinking is correct! It's just that there's a problem with this document! I told you, we can't use frogs! Amphibians aren't mammals! We have to use mice at least!"

"We only have fifty-eight lab mice left! If you keep wasting them like this, what about Jiang Xia and Xu Fei? Don't you know we're short on funds?!"

Xin Rou, who had been listening in, suddenly interjected, "Now that you have money, I brought some with me. Let's buy some more lab mice, but I don't think the lab should use cats or dogs, right?"

"Where did you come from?" Lou Yushi exploded in anger, turning to glare at Xin Rou. "What's it to you? Get out!"

Jiang Xia frowned even more, but said nothing, and pulled Xin Rou out first.

"Don't mind her, she's not usually like this. She wasn't yelling at you just now. I'll talk to her later, and she'll apologize to you." As soon as they entered the corridor, Jiang Xia immediately explained to Xin Rou.

Regardless of Xin Rou's motives for joining the project team, and regardless of how much Xin Rou has affected or damaged her marriage, since Xin Rou has brought her own investment to the team, they will be colleagues from now on. Jiang Xia has no intention of pettyly scheming against anyone.

Xin Rou smiled, seemingly not taking it to heart, but then asked, "Jiang Xia, are you really planning to divorce Mu Huai?"

Jiang Xia didn't expect the topic to change, but she took a deep breath and said, "Yes, it's true. I've already contacted the lawyer."

“But…” Xin Rou didn’t finish her sentence, then suddenly caught sight of the person walking over, “Tingting!”

Jiang Xia was taken aback. Following Xin Rou's gaze, she saw Shan Shan's figure gracefully approaching from the other end of the corridor, backlit by the light. Her high heels clicked softly, and she was dressed in a Chanel-style outfit that was both exquisite and elegant.

It really is Ruan Muting.

"Sister Xinrou, it's your first day at work. I was worried that someone might have ill intentions towards you, so I came to check on you." Ruan Muting spoke to Xinrou, but her treacherous gaze was fixed on Jiang Xia.

Jiang Xia's face had also turned cold. Ignoring Ruan Muting's provocation, she simply said, "You two talk, I have something to do." She then turned to go back to the lab, but Ruan Muting grabbed her arm.

"Why are you running away? You're trying to run away as soon as you see me. Are you feeling guilty?"

Jiang Xia shoved her hand away. "If you're going to go crazy, go find your brother. I'm getting a divorce from him soon, and I'm not your sister-in-law anymore."

The implication is that she had been tolerant and accommodating towards Ruan Muting in the past, but only because of Ruan Muhuai and Ruan Yuanchao! She had been enduring it for the sake of the family.

But it will never happen again.

She could no longer indulge Ruan Muting!

"Oh, that's really great news!" Ruan Muting thought Jiang Xia was just saying it out of anger and didn't take it seriously at all. She even mocked, "So you came here? To work as a cleaner? To prove you don't need to rely on my brother anymore?"

Ruan Muting was already getting sarcastic and completely ignored what Xin Rou was about to say. She even pushed Xin Rou away with her hand, "How much can a cleaner earn in a month? A few thousand? Or tens of thousands? Ha, that's not even enough for a fraction of your monthly expenses!"

"What are you pretending for?" Ruan Muting snapped, glancing at Jiang Xia's T-shirt under his white coat. "Isn't this Armani's new collection for this season? It's not even on the market yet. Can you afford it? You keep saying you want to be independent and rely on yourself, but you're still wearing clothes bought with my brother's money!"

"Two-faced, hypocritical!" Ruan Muting spoke softly, but her speech was incredibly fast, especially when she was being sarcastic and sarcastic. Her little mouth went on and on like a machine gun, never stopping.

Jiang Xia had always been annoyed by her mouth, and now he wished he could slap her a few times and tear her mouth apart!
But her excellent self-control kept her from acting impulsively.

Jiang Xia lowered her eyes and sighed, "Ugh, those security guards at the gate, how come they even let the dog in? Oh wait..."

She lifted her eyes slightly and corrected him with interest, "How can you insult a dog?"

Ruan Muting's face turned cold, and she immediately stepped forward and grabbed Jiang Xia's collar: "Who did you say that?! You dare to insult me? Jiang Xia, who gave you the guts? Who gave you the nerve?!"

"Your ancestors should be burning incense in gratitude if you, a piece of trash like you, were to marry into my family! Instead of being grateful, you dare to boss me around like that. Who do you think you are!"

“I want to ask you that too,” Jiang Xia said, shaking off Ruan Muting’s hand and shoving her so hard she stumbled. “You have no respect for anyone, and who do you think you are?!”

"Having a sister-in-law like you is the worst luck my ancestors ever had!"

Jiang Xia's cold gaze flashed with a sharp edge as she looked at Ruan Muting, who was still angrily trying to pounce on her. "If you keep acting up, I'll call the police, you..."

Before he could finish speaking, a slap landed unexpectedly on Jiang Xia's face!
Snapped!
The sound reverberated throughout the empty corridor.

"What are you doing? Tingting! You can't hit people, she's still your sister-in-law!" Xin Rou hurriedly broke up the fight.

Ruan Muting ignored her completely, forcefully breaking free from Xin Rou and glaring angrily at Jiang Xia: "You called the police! You've really grown bold! Go ahead and call them if you dare! Let's see if my brother will care when he gets here!"

"If it weren't for the fact that your belly was cooperative enough to give my family a boy, do you think my brother would have kept you around until today?! He would have gotten tired of you long ago! And you still have the nerve to mention divorce! You don't know how to enjoy your good life, you're just bored! You're sick! You've already had a child, and my brother has already used you up! Your hips are all swollen! And there are still other men who want you?"

"What will you live on without a man! You're nothing..."

Ruan Muting's arrogant cursing didn't continue before Jiang Xia grabbed her chin with one hand and slapped her face repeatedly like a storm!

For a moment, not only Ruan Muting was stunned, but even Xin Rou, who was standing next to her, was dumbfounded.

Jiang Xia has always been gentle, kind, and easy to manage. She never loses her temper with anyone. Otherwise, she wouldn't have noticed the problem when Xin Rou tried so hard to get into the project team, and she would still be so happy and kind to Xin Rou.

How could such a foolish woman...

"Stop hitting him! Jiang Xia!" Xin Rou reacted and rushed over to try to pull Jiang Xia away, but she was too weak to do so.

Lou Yushi and Ke Hetai, who were still arguing in the lab, came out when they heard the noise. When they saw what was going on, they stared at each other in disbelief.

The sound of slapping continued, and Ruan Muting had long been beaten until... her mouth was covered in blood!

(End of this chapter)