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

Chapter 3 She's Not Serving Him Anymore
He received no response to this question. He had just come down to the second floor when he heard a slight noise coming from the kitchen.

He walked calmly into the kitchen, his tense expression already relaxed considerably.

"From now on, you need to control your temper..."

The kitchen door opened, and the face that appeared inside was familiar, but it was different from the face he had imagined.

Xin Rou wiped the water droplets from her hands and asked softly, "Mu Huai, how is Chao Chao now?"

Ruan Muhuai didn't reply. "What are you doing here?"

"I thought today was a special day, so I wanted to stay with you until midnight before leaving," Xin Rou said coquettishly. "Jiang Xia is such a kind person, she definitely won't mind."

But in reality, she knew better than anyone how much Jiang Xia minded.

"I just heard from Aunt Chen that Chaochao wanted to eat seafood porridge, so I specially made a portion for her. Would you like to try some?"

Ruan Muhuai glanced at the seafood porridge simmering in the stone pot. It looked good and smelled delicious, but he still felt it was far inferior to Jiangxia's cooking.

"No need, I'm not hungry." He poured himself a glass of warm water, but the taste just didn't feel quite right. "Did she reply to my messages this afternoon?"

she?
Xin Rou paused in her tasting of porridge, her smile fading slightly, but she quickly regained her composure.

"Sister Jiang Xia didn't say anything, she just told us to have fun."

"Don't worry, we've known each other for so long, we're good buddies, I'll definitely help you handle the relationship."

Ruan Muhuai heard a soft sob, and the moment he turned around, his heart felt like it was being gripped tightly.

The child on the bed was burning red with fever, murmuring, "Mommy...Mommy, save me...Don't go..."

He thought that Chaochao was calling Jiangxia.

But the next second, Xin Rou had already leaned over and sat on the edge of the bed, holding Chao Chao's little hand: "Auntie is here, don't be afraid."

Chaochao held on tightly, with terrifying strength, as if she were treating her as a lifeline.

"Mom...don't leave me..."

Ruan Muhuai felt uncomfortable upon hearing this. He frowned and was about to speak when the family doctor arrived.

A few minutes later, Nguyen Nguyen Thao had a thermometer inserted, but his temperature kept rising.

The family doctor instinctively scolded, "How could you take such a weak child to the beach? Your wife wouldn't be so negligent normally."

The suggestion to go to the beach was made by Xin Rou, which made her blush slightly as she was also by the bedside. She explained, "I didn't expect that Chaochao would still get sick so easily at his age. Children should go out more often, otherwise their health will definitely not be good."

"Are you the doctor or am I? I've already told you not to let your child be exposed to the wind. Children may not understand, but don't adults understand?" the family doctor retorted irritably. He hated people who wouldn't listen to advice.

Xin Rou's eyes reddened from the rebuke. She subconsciously looked at Ruan Muhuai, only to find him standing by the window, staring at the door downstairs.

Lying on the bed, Ruan Yuanchao tried hard to get up, "It's not Aunt Xinrou's fault, I also want to go to the beach..."

But he's so feverish that his vision is blurry, and he can only speak in broken sentences.

After the family doctor examined me and prescribed medication, my temperature finally came down after about half an hour.

Seeing this, Xin Rou was about to feed him some hot porridge when the quick-thinking family doctor stopped her.

"Doctor, Chaochao should be able to eat something by now, right? I specially made seafood porridge—"

The doctor paused for a moment, but didn't look up. He simply said calmly, "Seafood is considered a cold food. Avoid it for two days after the fever subsides, especially for children with congenitally weak lungs."

“How can the young master drink seafood porridge after his fever has just subsided? Mr. Ruan, your new nanny is really irresponsible.” He was helpless and could only ask, “Where is Madam? I have some things to tell her.”

Xin Rou's fingers were red from gripping the seafood porridge.

She didn't understand why the other party kept insisting on bringing up Jiang Xia!
She felt extremely wronged. "Mu Huai..." Ruan Mu Huai explained, "This is Chaochao's early childhood education teacher."

Upon hearing this, the family doctor looked at her with even more curiosity, but he didn't say much. After leaving instructions and medication, he hurriedly left.

Xin Rou wanted to continue taking care of Ruan Yuanchao, but Ruan Muhuai stopped her, saying, "You should go back and rest first. Aunt Chen and I are here."

He paused for a moment before continuing, "If Jiang Xia comes back later, she'll throw a tantrum again."

Xin Rou's heart skipped a beat, but she still had to maintain her usual gentle demeanor.

After she left, Ruan Muhuai sat on the sofa in the side room, remained silent for a long time, and then made a phone call.

At that time, Jiang Xia's plane had just landed, and as soon as he turned on his phone, he found more than a dozen missed calls.

Calls came from Aunt Chen, her friends, and even...

Ruan Muhuai.

This was a phone call she never expected.

Just then, my phone vibrated; it was him calling again.

Jiang Xia rubbed her aching back, which had been sore from sitting on the plane for several hours, and answered the phone.

"Have you made enough of a scene? Come back right now." Her tone remained icy. "Chaochao is sick, and you're not even going to care?"

Jiang Xia scoffed, "Just because he's sick doesn't mean I have to take care of him. Is your father dead?"

This was the first time she had ever confronted Ruan Muhuai in all these years of marriage.

Not to mention Ruan Muhuai, even Jiang Xia himself was stunned by those words.

"Jiang Xia, I'm warning you, don't cross the line." Ruan Muhuai's deep voice carried a strong warning. He sneered, "Do you think your tricks of playing hard to get will work on me?"

"I'm only giving you one chance. I need to see you within two hours."

Jiang Xia smiled and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Ruan, you may be disappointed this time."

Before the other person could speak, she hung up the phone.

After landing, Jiangxia took a taxi to the streets of the Chinese community, following her previous memory.

Before marrying Ruan Muhuai, she had her own studies and direction, but after deciding to marry Ruan Muhuai, she almost abandoned everything.

Jiang Xia looked at the address her senior had given her in the chat box, her heart pounding with excitement, and her fingers unconsciously tightened around her phone.

[Xu Fei: But Xiaxia, why did you suddenly come to the mainland? Didn't you leave the project team to get married and have children?]

[Senior Brother Xu Fei: After you left, Teacher Yan was heartbroken for a long time, and never accepted female students again after that.]

Jiang Xia: Senior brother, it's my fault. I've let Teacher Yan down. I will apologize to her.

Jiangxia's eyes welled up with tears.

If there was one person she most wanted to see at the end of her life, it would definitely be her mentor.

Before she even graduated with her master's degree, Professor Yan selected her from among thousands to join the project team and learn from her.

Teacher Yan praised her as a rare genius, saying that if she focused her energy on this medical project, she would definitely achieve great things within five years.

Unfortunately, she disappointed Teacher Yan's expectations and chose to fulfill her marriage agreement with the Ruan family.

This time, she didn't want to disappoint Teacher Yan again, and hoped to do some things she hadn't finished before in her final days.

(End of this chapter)