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

Chapter 64 Reclaiming Dignity
Jiang Xia raised an eyebrow and asked Lou Yushi to hurry up and pick up the takeout.

Seeing her wheelchair already inside the office, Lou Yushi pouted, "What's with the fuss? Ordering people around! She's not even fully recovered and she's already running back home, what's she thinking!"

Muttering to herself, she still ran downstairs, picked up two takeout orders, and came back.

Jiang Xia's original office had long been given to Xu Fei. When she returned, Yan Guozhong wanted Xu Fei to vacate the office, but Jiang Xia refused. So now she shares an office with Lou Yushi, Ke Hetai, and Tai.

Ke Hetai and Xu Fei went out to dinner, and there was no one else in the office.

While unpacking the fast food box, Jiang Xia poured two cups of hot water, handing one to Lou Yushi. He wasn't in a hurry to eat anything himself, just holding the cup of water, his eyes clear: "Thank you for that video."

Lou Yushi paused in her chopsticks-breaking motion, never expecting Jiang Xia to say such a thing. She pursed her lips helplessly: "What... what are you doing? Instead of blaming me, why are you thanking me?"

"Why should I blame you?" Jiang Xia asked with a smile, but also spoke the truth: "If you didn't genuinely consider me a friend, why would you get involved in this mess? Aren't you afraid of being blamed?"

A few words struck a nerve with Lou Yushi, making her expression even more unnatural.

"I didn't..." she stubbornly refused to finish her sentence.

Jiang Xia's smile continued; he had long since realized that Lou Yushi was not only outspoken but also stubborn yet soft-hearted.

"Now that we have that video, I won't hide it from you anymore. My husband's name is Ruan Muhuai, and he is also from one of the four major families in Haicheng. He is the current CEO of the Ruan Group. Xin Rou is his ex-girlfriend, and they were each other's first love."

Lou Yushi had guessed it, but she was still somewhat surprised to hear Jiang Xia be so frank.

"Are you in Versailles?" She blinked, biting her chopsticks. "Showing off that you have a super rich husband, that you're the legal wife, and Xin Rou is the concubine?"

Jiang Xia: "..."

These hurtful words, spoken by Lou Yushi, didn't provoke offense; instead, they left people speechless.

"Your thought process is really unique," Jiang Xia couldn't help but say, then put a chicken leg from her lunchbox into Lou Yushi's hand. "He's not my husband anymore, he'll be my ex-husband soon..."

Before she could finish speaking, Jiang Xia, seeing Lou Yushi's astonished expression, hurriedly added, "It's not because of that video call you made, really not."

Lou Yushi felt a little relieved and accepted the chicken leg Jiang Xia offered, taking a bite: "Don't you have children? Who gets custody of the children if we get divorced?"

“Him.” Jiang Xia picked up her chopsticks and prepared to eat as well.

Lou Yushi looked at her in surprise: "Don't want the child? You're a heartless mother! I think your ex-husband is handsome enough, but that's all he is. His true nature is probably greedy and lustful, and then there's Xin Rou!"

As if she had discovered something important, she decisively abandoned the chicken leg and said very seriously, "What is that? She's a philanderer, shameless and without any morals! You'd really trust such a shameless woman to be your child's stepmother?"

These words struck a chord with Jiang Xia.

Her frozen expression was quickly masked by a smile: "What does it matter if I'm worried or not? I have to take care of myself first. As for my son... we'll talk about that later."

If the illness can be controlled, if there is any hope of survival...

But that's a story for another time.

Jiang Xia couldn't worry about the future for the time being, so she could only take it one step at a time. She urged Lou Yushi to eat and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. But it's quite a coincidence that you ran into them yesterday." "There was a seminar..." Lou Yushi unconsciously let slip again. She was embarrassed but also admired herself. She decided not to hide it anymore: "The Cortex-7 project has been restarted. The school needs to give an explanation to the industry. Yesterday's meeting mainly discussed this project."

"Oh, okay." Jiang Xia wasn't surprised. Xu Fei had mentioned the seminar to her in a previous message. She simply asked, "Did it go smoothly? Were there any mishaps?"

"Well..." Lou Yushi hesitated for a moment, but quickly admitted, "I don't think so. It's just that Xin Rou used all the data you calculated and mentioned you in the end. Then Professor Zhong and the others seemed to be dissatisfied with you. Professor Yan kept saying good things about you, and that's why I treated them to lunch today."

It turned out to be the case.

Jiang Xia nodded in realization, without showing any remorse, but she slowed down her eating pace considerably.

Lou Yushi frowned when she saw that she had nothing to say: "What's wrong with you? You've caused Professor Yan so much trouble, and you haven't reacted at all?"

"It's already like this, what else can I do? Go find Teacher Yan, or go to Professor Zhong and the others to apologize?" She put down her chopsticks and started tidying up her lunchbox.

Lou Yushi looked at her and said, "Aren't you going to eat it? What a waste."

Jiang Xia packed everything up and put it in the wheelchair. He turned to leave, but then, thinking of something, he turned back and gave Lou Yushi a knowing look: "Don't ever follow my example."

This statement has a deeper meaning.

But Lou Yushi only thought it meant not to follow her example and waste food.

Jiang Xia took the remaining food downstairs and gave it to the security guard. She also gave him several hundred yuan and asked him to buy some cat and dog food from a pet store to feed the stray cats and dogs in the neighborhood.

After finishing all that, she was about to go upstairs when she bumped into Yan Guozhong, who had just finished eating and was returning home.

"Jiang Xia?"

Yan Guozhong, having had some drinks, thought he was seeing things. Even as Yan Guozhong approached, he was still somewhat surprised: "Why are you here? Why didn't you say you were resting at home? By the way, besides your leg, where else are you injured?"

The gauze on Jiang Xia's head was removed when she was discharged from the hospital. Fortunately, the doctor was considerate of the patient's appearance during the operation and did not shave all her hair, only a little bit on the back of her head. Since her hair was long, it was not noticeable when she covered it.

"I only injured my leg, but after a few days of rest, I'm fine now," she said with a smile, and followed Yan Guozhong into the building in her wheelchair.

They didn't say anything on the way, until Jiang Xia followed him into the office. "Teacher Yan, is it too lenient to say thank you?"

Yan Guozhong was about to drink water when he heard this and paused, looking at Jiang Xia in surprise.

“Then I will express my gratitude to you with practical actions, and try my best to help us regain some of the face we lost,” Jiang Xia said.

Yan Guozhong hesitated for a moment before belatedly realizing what Jiang Xia was referring to.

Seven years ago, Jiang Xia resolutely gave up her promising future and irresponsibly abandoned the project she had developed, all for the sake of marriage, family, and her unborn child.

This stain is like a mark on her reputation, making her not only disliked by everyone in the industry but also subject to much criticism. She has long felt ashamed and guilty about it.

(End of this chapter)