"Thank you for thanking Sister Susu," Kang Xi said with a smile. "Ya Nan and I have the legal adoption papers for this child. Even if his biological parents were alive, they couldn't take him away without our consent."
In fact, the child increasingly resembled Yang Sijie. Sometimes, when Kang Xi saw the child, it was like seeing Yang Sijie in his childhood.
He also constantly reminded himself to raise this child well, to make him an upright person when he grew up, and never to repeat Yang Sijie's mistakes.
Tianyi thought about the recent progress at the pharmaceutical factory and said, "Kang Xi, regarding the Huangfu Sisong couple stealing the medicinal formulas from that medical book and claiming them as new drugs developed by the factory, the experts have already made their assessment. There's also a former researcher from the factory willing to testify. I think we can have Song Jiaping file a lawsuit against the Huangfu Sisong couple for this matter."
"I'll ask my colleagues in this field to see if intellectual property infringement, such as stealing ancestral secret recipes, is illegal," Kang Xi said. "You should have Song Jiaping sue. If it's illegal, the court can convict them during the trial while also filing the lawsuit."
"Okay, then let's split up and act. First, let them repay what they owe Song Jiaping and his family."
...
In the evening, after everyone in the group had left work, Tianyi remained in his office and contacted Song Jiaping.
He hoped Song Jiaping could sue the Huangfu Sisong couple as the heir to the medical book.
Song Jiaping agreed to return to Lancheng for a period after arranging some matters abroad.
After discussing this matter, Tianyi hesitated whether to tell him about Mengyao's recent situation, but still felt it wasn't appropriate to tell him.
As Tianyi was about to hang up, Song Jiaping took the initiative to ask, "President Qin, do you know... do you know how Mengyao is doing recently? Is her married life going well?"
"She's probably not doing very well. You'll know when you get back," Tianyi said, fearing that if he said it now, Song Jiaping would be very worried while abroad.
Upon hearing this, Song Jiaping felt that something must have happened to Mengyao and pressed further, "President Qin, what exactly happened to her? Tell me quickly. If you don't tell me, I'll worry even more."
Tianyi had no choice but to tell him about Mengyao's miscarriage and Jiaxi having another woman outside, which were some of the things they had just found out.
He fell silent on the other end of the phone, with no response for a long time.
"Doctor Song, Doctor Song, are you still listening?"
"I know," Song Jiaping replied, then hung up.
Tianyi knew that Song Jiaping must be feeling bad after hearing this and felt sorry for them.
If Song Jiaping had ended up with Mengyao back then, setting aside the enmity between their families, the two of them should have been very happy.
...
After being discharged from the hospital, Mengyao returned to her parents' home.
She learned that Song Jiaping had left her a letter, but it couldn't be found. Upon returning home, she personally went to Mengqi's room to search for it, rummaging through all the drawers but still couldn't find it.
Wu Xiufang pretended to know nothing and said while helping her search, "Why are you and your sister both looking for a letter? What kind of letter is it? You won't tell me when I ask."
"Mom, it's nothing. It's just from a friend of my sister's, and she felt it was very precious. She wanted me to help her find it after I returned."
Wu Xiufang said "oh," realizing that her two daughters were colluding to keep something from her. Fortunately, neither of them had read the letter. "Then you can look for it yourself for Mengqi. I'm going to get busy now," Wu Xiufang instructed her. "Don't search for too long. You still need to rest in bed."
"Okay," Mengyao replied and continued to check every corner to see if the letter was there.
Since learning about this, her heart felt like it was holding a blind box, and she really wanted to know what Song Jiaping had written in the letter he left for her.
But she searched every corner and still couldn't find it.
Perhaps it was fate, and she and Song Jiaping were truly destined to be apart.
...
Wu Xiufang received a call from Jiaxi's mother in the living room.
From Jiaxi's mother's tone, she still didn't know that her son had done something wrong, causing Mengyao to miscarry and lose her grandchild.
"In-laws, now that Yaoyao is back home, she probably won't easily return to your Hong family. Furthermore, we are preparing to hire a lawyer and file for divorce," Wu Xiufang said coldly.
Jiaxi's mother felt that their Huangfu family was being a bit overbearing and said with suppressed anger, "I believe I haven't treated Yaoyao poorly. I treated her like my own daughter. Our family is also very heartbroken about her accidental miscarriage. The elder is also upset about this matter, but Mengyao can't divorce Jiaxi just because of this, can she?"
"It's not convenient to explain everything over the phone. How about you come to our house tomorrow?" Wu Xiufang felt that some things were inconvenient to say over the phone and reminded her, "If you want to save their marriage, don't tell anyone about your visit to our house tomorrow, including Jiaxi."
"Okay," Jiaxi's mother hung up.
In fact, she also wanted to visit the Huangfu family and talk to Mengyao properly in person.
A married daughter is like spilled water. If Mengyao keeps staying at her in-laws' house so often, what face would their Hong family have?
However, these were not things she could say over the phone. It was good that they could meet tomorrow and clear the air.
...
The next afternoon, Jiaxi's mother was invited to the Huangfu family's mansion.
When she arrived at the gate, the butler picked her up in an electric cart and took her to the garden, saying that Wu Xiufang was waiting for her in the flower room.
Wu Xiufang did not want Jiaxi to know about her visit to the mansion, nor did she want Mengyao to know.
Wu Xiufang was arranging the freshly cut flowers in the flower room, thinking about how to arrange them in a vase. She casually looked up and saw Jiaxi's mother walking towards her.
She pretended not to see her and didn't go to greet her, continuing to arrange the flowers in her hands.
When Jiaxi's mother walked into the flower room, Wu Xiufang didn't look at her and simply said, "You're here."
"In-law, I want to see Mengyao and find out what she's thinking. If she keeps staying at her parents' home like this, I..."
"I won't let you see her now," Wu Xiufang began trimming the flower branches and said to her, "I asked you to come today because there's something I need you to do. If you handle this matter well, I'll consider helping Jiaxi persuade Yaoyao."
"What can I do to help you?" Jiaxi's mother didn't understand.
Wu Xiufang smiled and said, "You still don't know about your son's good deeds, do you?"
"Jiaxi, what did he do?" Jiaxi's mother's heart tightened.
Wu Xiufang took out a photo and placed it on the table in the flower room for her to see.
Jiaxi moved closer and looked at the photo. She didn't recognize the girl in it and had no idea who she was. She asked curiously, "Why are you showing me this photo? Is she a celebrity? She looks quite ordinary."
"Her name is Tong Xiaoli, and she's the woman Jiaxi is keeping outside," Wu Xiufang continued, regardless of her expression. "This woman doesn't have a father and has a seriously ill mother. After graduating from vocational high school, she never had a proper job. She worked as a cashier at a supermarket and also as a hostess."