Be Careful, Scum Dad! Mommy Is Back!-Chapter 166 - Youve Overstepped

Chapter 166: Chapter 166: You’ve Overstepped

Chapter 166: Chapter 166: You’ve Overstepped

After Ji Chao finished the call, Ji Ze also came over, his eyes lighting up when he saw Ji Muye and Lu Xining together.

“Dad, did you go after mom?”

Compared to Ji Chao’s understanding of Lu Xining’s future partner, Ji Ze firmly hoped that his mom and dad would get back together.

Ji Muye didn’t answer immediately.

He glanced at Lu Xining, who was by now speechless, and then at Zhou Jiawang, softly responding, “Hmm.”

To prevent his younger son from asking more awkward questions, Lu Xining took his personal phone away from him and walked to a quieter place to continue video chatting with their two sons.

Ji Chao mentioned that the kindergarten was holding a parent-teacher meeting and required both mom and dad to participate, so he inquired whether Lu Xining was available.

Hearing his son’s words, Ji Muye tensed up for a moment, his eyes filled with profound meaning as he looked at her.

Lu Xining hesitated slightly.

Given that she and Ji Muye were now divorced, attending the parent-teacher meeting together might lead to unnecessary speculations. However, seeing the anxiety in the eyes of her children, she smiled and nodded.

Lu Xining: “Mom will definitely be on time for the parent-teacher meeting.”

Zhou Jiawang clearly felt the man next to him tense up for a moment.

He relaxed upon hearing her response.

Lu Xining, with her hands on the railing of the terrace, holding Ji Muye’s phone, tenderly looked at their two sons across from her. Even with her hair simply tied back, her refined side profile and superior bone structure made her beautifully ethereal.

In that moment, he acutely realized how many things stood between him and her.

Over a decade of time, so difficult to bridge.

And among all that time, Ji Muye had occupied the most important five years of it.

Hearing Lu Xining’s response, Ji Ze and Ji Chao looked at each other, their eyes unable to hide their delight.

Ji Ze, more excited, said, “Mom, when you come to the parent-teacher meeting, can you wear your prettiest dress?”

Lu Xining curiously asked, “Why wear a dress?”

Ji Ze hurriedly explained, “Because Shen Jibai’s desk mate said his mom is the prettiest mom in the world, but my brother and I think you are the most beautiful!”

Ji Chao, standing beside him, shyly nodded, also believing his mom was the prettiest mom in the world.

Lu Xining laughed at her two children’s antics while Zhou Jiawang was asking Ji Muye. His voice was warm, unhurried, making it comfortable to listen to him speak.

“President Ji, it was you who sent those materials to Zhong Heyang, right?” He didn’t even bother to clarify who Zhong Heyang was, certain that Ji Muye knew.

Zhong Heyang was no minor figure, yet to gather that much information in just two days seemed peculiar to Zhou Jiawang.

This issue was related to Lu Xining, and she herself did not wish to be involved any further. Thus, the information couldn’t have come from her.

Looking at the people around her, the most capable and most likely person was none other than Ji Muye.

When Zhou Jiawang mentioned this, seeing that Ji Muye did not deny it, he was certain that this man was responsible.

“President Ji, I don’t understand.”

Zhou Jiawang looked at him in bewilderment, “If you care about her so much, why were you involved with another woman in the first place?”

The sudden question threw Ji Muye back into the past, his heart quivering; he shot a sharp, knife-like glance at Zhou Jiawang.

“President Zhou should better manage the Zhou Family’s issues first.”

Contrary to his coldness, Zhou Jiawang’s expression remained gentle, a bitter smile appearing, “I’ll give Ningning an explanation. But before that, I also have something I want to tell President Ji.”

“Considering Ningning’s temperament, if you hadn’t pushed her to the brink, she wouldn’t have been so decisive in getting a divorce, she…”

Here, Zhou Jiawang paused.

“She actually craved a complete family more than anyone else.”

Even though it was a question that felt unworthy of Lu Xining, Zhou Jiawang spoke in a calm and soothing tone.

He knew he had no right to judge the marriage between Ji Muye and Lu Xining, but the thought of her, so desiring of familial warmth, leaving Jingzhou alone made him ache.

If only he could have returned to the country a bit earlier.

Ji Muye detected the concern in his voice for Lu Xining, his gaze lingering on the woman video-calling with her two sons.

His cold voice emerged, “This is between her and me.”

Ji Muye withdrew his gaze, looking directly into Zhou Jiawang’s eyes and spoke with a stern expression, “President Zhou, you are overstepping.”

Zhou Jiawang couldn’t see through Ji Muye.

His demeanor appeared devoid of any love for Lu Xining, yet he repeatedly showed up by her side, and clearly showed displeasure towards other men around Lu Xining.

It was contradictory, leaving his true feelings obscure.

Unable to contain himself, Zhou Jiawang asked, “Did you ever truly love her?”

In the end, he never heard an answer from Ji Muye because Lu Xining had already ended her video chat and was walking towards them.

She placed her phone on the high table in the terrace, avoiding contact with Ji Muye’s fingers, nodded at Zhou Jiawang, then turned and left.

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Inside the door of the terrace, Fu Junhang was idly leaning against a column. He opened the door for her while casually glancing at the two outstanding men outside.

He moved closer to Lu Xining, lowering his voice, to say that the man responsible for disposing Cheng Jin had been found, and the specifics were also elicited.

A year ago, Cheng Jin had violated the sister of that man, leading her to despair and her subsequent suicide in the river. He had been seeking an opportunity for revenge.

After Ji Muye’s men had knocked that man out and bagged him, he saw an opportunity for revenge, cut off Cheng Jin’s “tools of crime” with scissors, and threw them into the river where his sister had killed herself.

Fu Junhang suddenly smiled, continuing, “He also poured salt on all of Cheng Jin’s wounds after he passed out.”

By the time Cheng Cang found him, Cheng Jin had been in and out of consciousness from the pain for several rounds.

Just the thought of that scene was painful, but considering the crimes Cheng Jin had committed, this was letting him off easy.

Hearing Fu Junhang say that if Cheng Cang knew the truth, he would definitely not let this ‘Brother Scissors’ off, Lu Xining shook her head.

As she walked she said, “It’s not necessarily unknown to Cheng Cang.”

As the local tyrant in Fuxian, with power sprawling for years, it was impossible for things they could find out to be unknown to Cheng Cang.

Lu Xining continued, “Moreover, someone like Cheng Cang, even if he truly is protective of his brother, would never show it.”

People who live on the edge, once they show who they care about, only invite retaliation from their enemies.

Fu Junhang’s eyes flickered. “Are you suggesting Cheng Cang did it on purpose?”

Intentionally exposing his care for Cheng Jin to let opponents use Cheng Jin as a pawn to control him, subject to beatings, kidnapping, threats… These had probably become common occurrences for Cheng Jin.

Even so, he could use Cheng Jin to cover up the real people he wanted to protect. Thinking this, Cheng Cang was truly ruthless.

Lu Xining advised Fu Junhang, “Keep an eye on Cheng Cang. I have a feeling that his real motives haven’t yet surfaced.”

In her mind, she noted: Cheng Cang is smarter than he appears.

Fu Junhang agreed.

The pair then returned to the banquet hall.

The conversation among everyone still lingered on the recent heroic rescue by Ji Muye, which Lu Xining found disinteresting. After chatting briefly with others, she left early and returned to her hotel room escorted by bodyguards.

When she entered the elevator, there was already someone inside.