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

Chapter 68 Was I cheated on?
Ke and Tai paused, their expressions becoming complicated.

"But it's estimated that the molecular structure will need to be readjusted, which will take at least... a few weeks."

"Yes, indeed." Jiang Xia took a deep breath. The current progress was only small-scale, or to be precise, it was nothing, but it involved a very serious problem.

That's money.

All experiments and simulations require substantial funding.

She had rashly ousted Xin Rou before, and although she hadn't explained the specific reasons to Yan Guozhong and Xu Fei, the two of them tacitly didn't blame her or mention what would happen to the funds in the future.

Therefore, Yan Guozhong has not been at the research institute for the past few days; he must be out traveling around seeking sponsorship.

Jiang Xia frowned with worry: "It's only a few weeks, time is not a problem, and everything else is fine. You don't need to worry about anything. I have something to do this afternoon, so you can continue to push forward."

Ke Hetai nodded subconsciously: "Okay, I understand."

Xu Fei glanced at her again, but before he could say anything, Lou Yushi said, "It's Friday today. Didn't we agree to have dinner together after get off work?"

In fact, Jiang Xia ate with Lou Yushi almost every day.

At this moment, Lou Yushi's reminder wasn't about having a meal; rather, she wanted to introduce her junior to the school, but the school consistently limited the number of female graduate students, so she wanted to ask Jiang Xia for help.

Jiang Xia knew about this, so he said, "I remember. I think I'll be a little late tonight. You take your junior to eat first, and we'll talk about it when I get home."

"Okay!" Since there were still two days left over the weekend, Lou Yushi readily agreed.

After Jiang Xia finished dealing with the matters at hand, she went out in her wheelchair, but unexpectedly, Xu Fei followed her.

“Jiang Xia…” He quickened his pace, caught up with Jiang Xia, and circled around to the wheelchair. He also subconsciously lowered his voice: “Are you looking for sponsorship and investment? I’ve seen Teacher Yan has been busy with this lately.”

Since the topic has come up, Jiang Xia had no reason to hide anything, so he said seriously, "Yes, but Teacher Yan and I will definitely have a way, so don't worry about it. Just go back and keep an eye on them for me."

Xu Fei nodded, but still hesitated. In the end, he couldn't help but take out his phone: "Um, Deputy Director Song contacted me and said that if I have any concerns about funding, he can help."

“Deputy Director Song?” Jiang Xia’s mind flashed with Song Nanqi’s face, and she frowned in confusion: “How can he help? Never mind, I’ll ask him about it later.”

Xu Fei said, "Okay, contact me again if anything comes up. Oh, by the way, you ate lunch, but did you take your medicine?"

When Jiang Xia gets busy, she forgets to take her medicine and even eats. If there weren't a few people around, she would really forget about hunger. She can work from morning till night without feeling tired.

Jiang Xia laughed and said, "I forgot, but I'll eat it now, don't worry."

Xu Fei frowned, decisively telling her to wait a moment. He quickly went to his office, poured a glass of warm water, and brought it to her. He watched as Jiang Xia poured out a handful of medicine and swallowed it all before he watched her enter the elevator with peace of mind.

Why is someone taking so much medicine for just a fracture?
Xu Fei pondered this in his heart, and couldn't help but glance a few more times at the continuously descending elevator screen.

Jiang Xia hailed a car and went to the hotel to find Yan Guozhong.

Yan Guozhong had just finished dinner with several bosses and, as usual, drank a lot of alcohol. Unlike before, this time he needed their help, so he naturally had to abandon his scholarly integrity and got quite drunk, his eyes bloodshot.

When Jiang Xia arrived, Yan Guozhong had just vomited in the restroom and was being helped to the rest area by a waiter. "Teacher Yan, why did you drink so much?" Jiang Xia looked worried and quickly asked the waiter to bring her a glass of honey water, which she handed to Yan Guozhong: "Teacher, have some, it will make your stomach feel better."

Yan Guozhong took the water glass and drank most of it in one gulp. He sighed and leaned back on the sofa. "Drinking more is nothing. If only I could bring in the money, but... sigh!"

The Cortex-7 project does indeed have a promising future, but it has been stalled for seven years and abandoned by the university. Now that it has been restarted, the university not only does not have a positive outlook on it, but also does not provide any financial support, leaving Yan Guozhong to figure it out himself.

He's already in his sixties, what can a little old man do?
Jiang Xia said with a solemn expression, "Teacher, leave this to me, I'll think of a way."

"You?" Yan Guozhong rubbed his frizzy, drunken head, glancing at Jiang Xia out of the corner of his eye. "What can you do? Hey, aren't you afraid I'll blame you for driving Xin Rou away before?"

That perfectly good sugar daddy was just driven away by Jiang Xia like that. Isn't she afraid of being called vicious?

Jiang Xia rummaged through her bag and found some hangover medicine. She took out two pills and handed them to Yan Guozhong. "What are you afraid of? I haven't done anything wrong. If I lose my sugar daddy, I can just find someone else."

If Xin Rou is left unattended, the consequences could be even greater in the future!
When problems arise, focus on how to solve them; there's no need for internal conflict.

Yan Guozhong swallowed the pill and looked at Jiang Xia: "Tell me, what's your plan? You're not going to go find Xiao Song, are you? Forget it, I've already talked to him. He'll have to pay out of his own pocket, and he can only come up with a maximum of five million."

Five million sounds like a lot, but in practice, it's definitely... far from enough.

Jiang Xia took a deep breath. If Song Nanqi's side is failing, then...

"Let me think about it some more." She seemed thoughtful, but then said, "Teacher, I'll call your wife and ask her to take you home to rest."

If Jiang Xia didn't need a wheelchair and was able to walk, she would take her teacher home herself.

Yan Guozhong had no objections, but he advised Jiang Xia: "Don't be too anxious. Money, though it may seem vulgar, is a necessity. There's always a way. I'll look for someone again when I'm sober."

Jiang Xia nodded repeatedly. After her teacher's wife arrived and picked up Yan Guozhong, she also called Song Nanqi. Coincidentally, Song Nanqi was nearby and drove over to pick her up.

"I have arrived."

Jiang Xia listened to Song Nanqi's voice message on her phone but didn't reply. She then wheeled herself out of the lounge.

Completely unaware, Pei Li and his secretary walked down the elevator and caught a glimpse of Jiang Xia's figure from afar.

"Hey, Jiang Xia?"

Pei Li frowned, making sure he wasn't mistaken, and was about to go over to say hello.

But then he suddenly stopped.

He watched as Jiang Xia, in her wheelchair, exited the hotel through the revolving door. A handsome young man greeted her outside, and they immediately struck up a pleasant conversation...

Pei Li recorded a few seconds of video on his phone and sent it to Ruan Muhuai, along with a voice message: "I ran into my sister-in-law, but why is there a handsome guy with her? Bro, were you cheated on?"

(End of this chapter)