It truly is a tangled mess, and only now did he understand what a midlife crisis felt like. He wasn't even middle-aged yet, and the crisis had arrived early, leaving him overwhelmed.
Mian Mian woke up and happily ran to another bedroom to find her dad. She teased him for being a sleepyhead. Upon entering the room and seeing it empty, she was immediately disappointed. She came out sadly and said, "I wanted to have breakfast with Daddy."
"He might have... left on an urgent matter," Jiang Mi said somewhat guiltily. She was now worried if she had been too harsh yesterday and if Jiang Jingxiu might have died.
She figured he must be alive since she hadn't received any news by now.
Thinking about how he had forced himself on her yesterday, all she wanted to say to him was, "Serves you right!"
"I'll call him," Mian Mian found her phone and called her dad. But after several rings, no one answered. The little girl couldn't help but grumble, "Wonder where he's off gallivanting again! I'll scold him properly when he gets back."
Jiang Mi's heart skipped a beat. Could she have really stabbed him to death? Or turned him into a vegetable?
She didn't dare to answer her daughter's remark. After sending her daughter to school, she decided to go to the hospital to check on Jiang Jingxiu's condition.
After breakfast, Jiang Mi drove her daughter to school. Looking at her daughter's tender face, she thought that if Jiang Jingxiu really died, their daughter would be heartbroken. Jiang Mi became agitated again.
As she turned a corner, she wasn't paying attention and collided with another car. Fortunately, it wasn't too serious. Mian Mian, seeing her mother's absentmindedness, asked, "Mom, is something wrong?"
"No, Mian Mian, we're only one intersection away from your school. Why don't you walk the rest of the way? I'll sort things out with the other party, alright?" Jiang Mi actually wanted to get to the hospital quickly to see how Jiang Jingxiu was doing.
"Sure, I can walk. Mom, you be careful too." Mian Mian got out of the car, slung her backpack over her shoulder, waved goodbye to her mother, and left first.
The other car owner was also a woman with good upbringing, so both parties quickly reached an agreement to fix their own cars.
Jiang Mi drove towards the hospital.
Jiang Mian Mian felt that both her parents were acting strangely, but she couldn't help. She felt powerless and was in a bad mood.
As she passed a small alley, someone suddenly rushed out and bumped into her. She looked at the person in surprise, like a startled cat.
Yun Buj i was ambushed. Seeing the people chasing behind him, he grabbed Mian Mian's arm and ran. Mian Mian was also startled and ran with him.
"Stop, Yun! If you've got the guts, don't run!" Five or six boys with brightly colored hair were chasing them frantically.
"You think I'm stupid!" Yun Buj i pulled Mian Mian into a small alley. After a few twists and turns, they finally lost their pursuers.
Mian Mian felt like her lungs were going to explode. Yun Buj i grabbed her backpack and threw it over a wall. He then squatted down and said, "Climb up?"
"Huh? Are you crazy? Why should I climb? They aren't chasing me!" Jiang Mian Mian finally realized what she was doing running around with him. Those people had no grievance with her!
"Fine, then I'll just leave you here. See if those guys grab you when they see you. What do you think they'll do to you if they catch you? You don't know anything yet, do you!" Yun Buj i bared his teeth and threatened.