Chapter 337

Chapter 337

"Wasn't she going home? Why is she knocking at Ji Feng's door?" He Ming asked her, puzzled, laughing inwardly. Looks like she really did it, didn’t she, He Huihui?

He had been thinking that if He Huihui didn’t come, he’d end up treating He Wei to a free meal.

Unexpectedly, He Huihui didn’t waste any time.

He Wei was so furious she was ready to storm over.

But He Ming held her back. "Where are you going?"

"I want to ask her, what is she looking for Ji Feng for? She said they barely knew each other, right?" He Wei was so angry she lost her rationality, and the unease in her heart surged up again.

"Now, now, what are you thinking? If they were up to something, wouldn’t they meet at night instead? And not so publicly, right?

Maybe she’s just checking on you, so she came to talk to Ji Feng about it.

Don’t stir things up. If you cause a scene, Ji Feng might get upset."

He Ming deliberately said these magnanimous words. Big brother was right; He Wei’s temper was such that if he went along with her, she might rush over angrily. Then, when the other party explained,

He Wei would blame him and lose trust in him.

If he went along with her, any small doubt would linger in her mind.

With this seed of doubt planted, the next steps would fall into place.

He had been waiting for that seed of doubt to take root, and it happened faster than he expected!

He hoped everything would unfold as his brother and sister-in-law had planned. If it did, then He Wei and Ji Feng’s relationship wouldn’t work out.

Thinking this, He Ming acted even more earnestly. "Alright, listen to me. Let’s pretend we didn’t see anything, go eat first, and then come back for a good rest.

Our family has been through a lot lately, and I don’t think anyone has rested well."

After hearing He Ming, He Wei’s suspicions lingered, but she calmed down and didn’t rush over to confront her.

She prepared to go eat with He Ming.

She had jumped to conclusions about He Huihui before, and this time, it was likely another misunderstanding.

He Huihui, on the other hand, had no idea that He Wei and He Ming had passed by her. She was anxious and knocked repeatedly.

Soon, someone opened the door.

It was Grandma Ji who opened the door. Seeing He Huihui, she looked a bit disdainful. "It's Huihui, why are you here?"

"I'm looking for Ji Feng, Grandma Ji. Is he home?" He Huihui looked inside eagerly.

"Ji Feng is home, but... I have to say, with Wei Wei and Ji Feng about to get married, you should avoid coming to see Ji Feng alone. You don’t want people to get the wrong idea.

It wouldn’t be good for you, and it would affect Ji Feng too."

Although Grandma Ji said this, she still called Ji Feng out for her.

Ji Feng, hearing it was his beloved, came out without even properly putting on his shoes.

He closed the door and took He Huihui away from the courtyard. "Why are you here? Did... someone bully you?"

"No, I just wanted to see you. You're getting married to He Wei soon." He Huihui said, her eyes red with tears.

Seeing her like that caused Ji Feng a pang of heartache. "Huihui, don't be like this. If it's causing you pain, maybe I shouldn't go through with the marriage. I don't need her things anyway."

"How can you say that? My family has nothing, and your grandmother would never agree. Ji Feng, I really envy her. She’s so fortunate. Her parents are successful, which is why she gets to marry you.

I have nothing, and no matter how much I like you, or how much you like me, we can't be together.

And yet, with all her good fortune, why isn’t she content?

She wants to delay the marriage a bit more, saying she'll bring more dowry from her family and try to win you over.

She..."

He Huihui cried as she spoke.

Her tears tipped the scales, turning Ji Feng's lingering hesitation into resentment toward He Wei.

He had been thinking that what they were doing was unfair to her.

But who had been fair to Huihui?

Since childhood, Huihui had been at He Wei's beck and call.

Because He Wei's family had better conditions than Huihui's, they had bullied Huihui.

Even if only to stand up for Huihui, he felt he had to marry He Wei.

"Don't worry. I will never agree to delaying the marriage. I've already decided. After marrying her, I'll divorce her as soon as possible, and make sure she leaves with nothing.

She'll be in the wrong, and the He family will have nothing to say.

Then I'll marry you."

Ji Feng's resolve was firm.

Only then did He Huihui feel relieved. She had feared Ji Feng would agree to delay the marriage...

She had already planned how to ensure Ji Feng divorced He Wei, so there was no need to worry about any feelings developing between them.

Now, all they needed was for Ji Feng and He Wei to marry quickly.

"Alright, I'll take you for a walk around." Ji Feng soothed his beloved.

Meanwhile, after He Ming had taken He Wei for breakfast, as they came out, He Ming observed He Wei, who had calmed down but was still clearly unhappy. He couldn’t help but think his brother and sister-in-law had read the situation perfectly.

Everything unfolded just as they had predicted.

He Wei would be upset but wouldn't bring up the suspicions again.

Tomorrow morning, he'd have to go to his brother's house for a meal again.

And discuss He Wei's situation with them.

Community office.

Unaware of the plans He Ming had already put into motion, Bai Xiuxiu was still asking Lin Yan and Lu Fang for advice on handling her tasks.

The two women were frustrated by Bai Xiuxiu’s questions but couldn’t say no.

They wanted to get ahead of the situation by lodging a complaint, but Bai Xiuxiu still had a pile of work to deal with, which was their weak spot.

Their only option was to get Sister Zhang to back them up, but they didn’t know where Sister Zhang was now.

When they went to the place Sister Zhang used to live, she had already moved, and the new address was unknown.

Even after asking around, they couldn’t find her.

If things kept going like this, they’d have no choice but to accept it.

Bai Xiuxiu could see how upset the two were and knew what they were thinking.

Like them, she also needed to find Sister Zhang, hoping that if anyone asked, Sister Zhang would be honest.

She already had a plan to find her.

From the attitude Director Gao had towards her, she got the sense that Director Gao knew something.

Since Director Gao was Sister Zhang’s former boss, she might know where Sister Zhang was now. She decided to take a chance.

The morning flew by, and as soon as Bai Xiuxiu finished work, she hurried after Director Gao, who was heading to grab lunch.

“Director Gao, I have something I’d like to consult with you.”

Bai Xiuxiu said hurriedly.

When Lin Yan and Lu Fang saw her walking together with Director Gao, they were scared out of their wits.

“Sister Lin, what should we do?” Lu Fang wished she could rush over and stop them from talking.

Lin Yan was also frustrated: “What can we do? Take the afternoon off. I don’t believe we can’t find Sister Zhang.”

Director Gao was really impressed with Bai Xiuxiu. Yesterday, someone came over to thank her for handling the fieldwork.

So at this moment, she was quite pleasant: “What is it, Xiaobai? What don’t you understand?”