The Kitty Became a Cutie and Was Pampered in the 80s
Chapter 759: Returning to One’s Ancestral Roots (15)_1

Chapter 759: Chapter 759: Returning to One’s Ancestral Roots (15)_1

Fortunately, the exam started quickly and Qi Lian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, finding an excuse to walk away.

He really hadn’t expected that Ruan Jiaojiao and her group would be from the Ruan Family. His feelings about Shu Jiao were complex, because, in fact, he had met her even earlier than Jianguo, but back then Shu Jiao’s status was extraordinarily different, and under such circumstances, even if he had feelings for her, he wouldn’t dare to express them.

Later, both of them got married to different people; he took Huang Li as his wife and was promoted before she was.

Huang Li probably sensed his past affections and made a big fuss about it, and she only stopped after he used his influence to get her promoted along with him, on the pretense that he had taken Shu Jiao’s opportunity.

Back then, how could he have known that one day there would be vindication for those upheavals?

If he had known...

Qi Lian sighed, but it was too late for regrets. He looked up and saw the couple standing there, talking about something and appearing somewhat intimate, and he just felt that she was wronged by marrying such a useless man.

Right before the end of the exam, Huang Li hurried over, and when she saw Shu Jiao standing outside the principal’s office, she was stunned.

Over a decade had passed and she didn’t expect this woman to look even better than when they had worked together; unlike her, Huang Li had lost her figure after having two children.

Thinking of Qi Lian’s past thoughts about this woman made her very wary of Shu Jiao. The moment she saw her, she instinctively looked at her own husband, her eyes filled with vigilance as if Shu Jiao might come over and steal him away.

Shu Jiao also noticed her but only gave her a casual glance before looking away.

However, it was this casual glance from Shu Jiao that made Huang Li uncomfortable. She missed the moment Qi Lian walked over to say hello, "Shu Jiao, long time no see, after so many years, you haven’t changed a bit, still so beautiful."

As if anyone couldn’t pretend, Shu Jiao also stood up, glanced at her, and said with a noncommittal smile, "Indeed, it’s been a long time, but you, on the other hand, have changed quite a bit." Her gaze deliberately lingered around Huang Li’s midsection, immediately causing Huang Li’s face to flush with anger.

But Huang Li soon laughed, staring at Jianguo with full disdain. "This is your husband?" After asking, she shook her head, with a look of pity, "Ah, you were unfortunate back then, otherwise, why would you end up marrying someone like him."

"Who’s to say who is unfortunate? After all, at least I married someone, but you..." Shu Jiao glanced at Qi Lian approaching from the other side, clicked her tongue, and left the sentence hanging, but the implication was clear to Huang Li.

This time, Huang Li was truly angered beyond reason and swung her hand to slap Shu Jiao, but before it could land, her hand was caught.

"What are you doing?" Qi Lian rushed over in a few large strides and grabbed her hand, shouting forcefully.

On the other side, Jianguo immediately protected Shu Jiao behind him.

Just then, the principal announced from the office that the exam time was over. Without further entanglement, Shu Jiao turned and knocked on the office door, only entering after the principal said, "Come in."

Behind her, the quarreling couple took a while to disentangle themselves before following her inside.

As the slots for the mathematics competition needed to be submitted by early tomorrow, the principal invited all six math teachers from the school to grade the papers, and they finished grading all the exam papers within ten minutes.

The teacher grading Qi Weixin’s paper was not Mr. Gu but a teacher from the ninth grade, who shook his head throughout the entire process. Qi Weixin stood by, her eyes already brimming with tears.