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Yan Ke and Lu Hong's expressions immediately froze!

They both dislike Jiang Mian, and probably find Lu Bozhou quite annoying as well.

But I still like Lu Chaochi.

Previously, because of a conflict with Jiang Mian, the children were also hurt, and she didn't visit them for a while.

They felt a pang of unease, like a cat scratching at their hearts.

Jiang Mian's words immediately silenced them.

Lu Chaochi quickly went to greet them, preventing them from making things difficult for Mianmian.

Anyway, Mianmian didn't plan to stay here for long.

As Lu Chaochi pushed his grandparents inside, he turned back and waved to Jiang Mian, "Bye-bye, Mianmian!"

Jiang Mian smiled and waved to him.

But Jiang Mian always felt that Yan Ke's expression when he looked at her earlier was a bit off.

It didn't seem like anger or any other kind of emotion.

It's more like a deeper meaning, such as... schadenfreude.

Although Jiang Mian felt something was off, she had never encountered a kind face from Yan Ke in all these years.

So I didn't think too much about it. When it was almost time, I came to pick up Lu Chaochi and take him back to rest.

Knowing that they were going fishing the next day, Lu Chaochi was unusually cooperative when he slept. Normally, he would roll over to the left and right before getting into bed and would need to hear two stories.

But I went to bed early tonight.

After Jiang Mian coaxed him to sleep, she went to prepare the food they would need for their outing the next day.

I spent a lot of time frying and baking, and I was busy until very late.

After preparing the last food container, I put it in the refrigerator's crisper drawer.

As soon as Jiang Mian closed the refrigerator, everything went black!

She almost lost her balance, but she quickly reached out and grabbed the table to steady herself.

For a moment just now, my vision went black, I don't know if it was from being scared, my heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of my chest.

I felt a tightness in my throat.

Seeing that it was almost two o'clock, Jiang Mian quickly tidied up and went to bed to rest.

She didn't even know if she fell asleep or fainted after getting into bed. She didn't even have a dream. When she opened her eyes, it was already the next morning.

Lu Chaochi had already woken up early, excited, and was singing outside.

"Oh! Fishing! Yay! Picnic! La la la la! And camping!"

"Ah! Picnic! Hey! Barbecue! Hehehehehe! And setting up tents!"

The sound wasn't loud, but it drifted in faintly through the crack in the door, and Jiang Mian's eyes crinkled with delight.

When I woke up, I saw Lu Chaochi packing his little schoolbag.

He turned to his head and asked, "Dad, can I bring my Super Wings toy?"

"You can only bring one," Lu Bozhou said in a low voice.

Jiang Mian then noticed that he was standing in the corner, tidying up a long, rectangular box, which was probably a fishing rod.

He was wearing a black windbreaker that was perfect for camping, making him look both dashing and sharp.

Lu Bozhou was inspecting the blade of a knife, holding it in his backhand and examining its sharp, menacing appearance.

"When did you get back?" Jiang Mian asked.

"This morning." He had already sheathed the sharp blade in his hand. "Let's get ready to go."

Before Jiang Mian could react.

Lu Chaochi excitedly shouted, "Oh! Oh! Let's go fishing!"

Lu Chaochi looked at Jiang Mian, "Mianmian, hurry up and get ready, we're waiting for you!"

"Oh..." Jiang Mian nodded blankly, her gaze fixed on the man's back as he carried the fishing rod and the insulated box out, feeling a little strange.

But Jiang Mian couldn't quite put her finger on what was wrong.

She gently bit her lip, not thinking much of it. Not wanting to disappoint her child, she quickly changed her clothes and set off.

Lu Bozhou chose a very good campsite where you can fish and have a barbecue.

Lu Chaochi had a great time, and the smile on his face never disappeared.

Everything seemed harmonious, as if nothing was wrong.

But Jiang Mian still felt something was strange, as if something was wrong, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what it was.

Since even they couldn't pinpoint what was wrong, they naturally couldn't ask, and therefore had no answer.

Life went on as usual. She was busy attending classes, reviewing her studies to improve herself, and taking care of her children by picking them up, cooking, and cleaning.

Lu Bozhou is also very busy with work, and sometimes he doesn't come back until very late.

Perhaps because they were both busy with their own things, Jiang Mian gradually had no time to think too much.

When Jiang Mian went to see Gong Yan, she brought some cookies and snacks to Gong Yan and casually mentioned this matter.

Gong Yan's answer was like a chisel, piercing into Jiang Mian's ear and waking her up.

"Something's not right? What's not right?" Gong Yan said, popping a piece of almond cookie into her mouth. "Isn't this how he always treated you? He didn't care what you were busy with, but you didn't know what he was busy with."

Gong Yan swallowed a biscuit and then stuffed a snowflake crisp into her mouth. Her cheeks were bulging as she mumbled, "Then the two of them only had one activity together."

Gong Yan glanced at Jiang Mian and uttered four words, "Bed exercises."

But what she saw was Jiang Mian's stunned face.

Gong Yan waved her hand in front of her eyes, "What's wrong?"

Jiang Mian came to her senses and smiled, "It's nothing, I just think... you're right."

Gong Yan was truly remarkable; she instantly realized what was wrong with what she had been thinking all along.

There was nothing wrong with Lu Bozhou; he was indeed as Gong Yan had said, just like how she had treated him in her previous life.

But she felt something was off about him, simply because he had seemed so different to her during that period.

During that period, Lu Bozhou made Jiang Mian feel that he was a living, breathing person, and he also treated her as a living, breathing person.

But after he returned from his business trip, this feeling seemed to gradually disappear.

But only Jiang Mian felt something was wrong; to others, they probably wouldn't have noticed much difference.

Jiang Mian couldn't help but wonder what exactly happened during his business trip.

She thought about it for a moment and decided to cook something delicious tonight and then talk to him about what was wrong.

Jiang Mian is now worried about his condition, because this man has a history of drug overdose.

Now that he has stopped taking the medication, Jiang Mian is somewhat worried about his emotional state.

To everyone's surprise, he returned home very late that night.

Jiang Mian ate with Xiao Shitou, gave him a bath, and put him to sleep. She then sat at the dining table waiting.

Looking at the cold food on the table, Jiang Mian suddenly felt as if she were walking the same path she had come from.

She frowned. What do you mean by the way back! She was no longer the Jiang Mian she once was.

He picked up his phone and dialed the number.

"Beep...beep..."

After a few rings, the phone was answered.

"Working overtime again? You..." Jiang Mian hadn't finished speaking.

It was then gently interrupted by a voice from the other end.

Upon hearing that voice, Jiang Mian's voice abruptly stopped. In that instant, she felt as if all the blood in her body had turned cold! Her mind went blank...

"Hello? Bozhou isn't here right now. Call back later."