Shocking! The seemingly useless ex-wife is actually an all-around queen!

Chapter 414: The Calm Before the Storm, Ningning Makes Her Move!

When people feel wronged, the first thing they always think of is confiding in their mother.

But as long as parents are alive, there is still a way forward in life.

With parents gone, life is only a journey home.

Unable to find his parents to confide in, Zhou Jinpeng could only go to his mother's grave, where he embraced the cold tombstone and wept bitterly. "Mother! I'm no longer of any use in this world. Please take me with you, please take me with you!"

No one knows how sad he is right now.

He has had enough of the bitterness of life.

I thought I would have a happy life in my later years.

Never thought.

In his later years, he experienced two betrayals.

She cried and cried.

Zhou Jinpeng fell asleep leaning against the tombstone.

this moment.

He seemed to have returned to his childhood, back to his mother's embrace.

When Zhou Jinpeng woke up again, it was already evening.

It was getting dark.

With no other option, Zhou Jinpeng found a bridge hole to stay in temporarily, and when he was hungry, he would rummage through the trash cans.

Half a month has passed in just a short time.

Zhou Jinpeng went from being a spirited old man to a slovenly one. He used to stand up straight no matter what, but now he's hunched over, afraid of being laughed at, and even afraid to make eye contact with people.

That evening, Zhou Jinpeng returned to the bridge archway, took out his broken phone, and cried, "Old Jiang, what are you doing now? I'm really reaping what I sowed! I don't even know if we'll ever see each other again in this lifetime."

It was summer, and although it was a bit hot, he could still eke out a living under the bridge for the time being.

What about in winter?

Winters are very cold here, with temperatures dropping as low as minus twenty degrees Celsius.

Moreover, after eating garbage for more than half a month, Zhou Jinpeng could sense that he wouldn't live much longer.

He has no other wishes now, except to see Grandpa Jiang and Jiang Ning one last time.

"God," Zhou Jinpeng's voice trembled, "can you...can you still grant me this wish?"

Rumble!

Thunder rumbled in the sky, and the downpour began as expected.

Tonight will be another sleepless night for Zhou Jinpeng.

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the other side.

Beijing.

The new school year is just around the corner.

Beijing University is more than 100 kilometers away from the Shi family manor, and it is not very convenient to travel back and forth every day. Although Shi Nanxing has purchased a property off-campus and hired a housekeeper, Jiang Ning wants to experience the long-lost university dormitory life, so she will live on campus.

These past few days, Si Huashang and Shi Nanxing have been preparing things for her accommodation.

When Jiang Ning returned from walking the dog, Grandpa Jiang came to greet her.

"Ning Ning."

"What's wrong, Grandpa?" Jiang Ning took off Chu Yi's neck collar.

Grandpa Jiang handed his phone to Jiang Ning, saying, "Could you check if my phone is broken?"

Jiang Ning took the phone. "What's wrong with it?"

"I haven't been able to get through to Old Zhou's phone these past few days."

Under normal circumstances, Grandpa Jiang would contact Zhou Jinpeng once a week.

Sometimes it was him who would contact Zhou Jinpeng.

Sometimes it was Zhou Jinpeng who would contact him.

But he hasn't been able to contact Zhou Jinpeng for the past two weeks.

He doesn't reply to my voice messages.

Don't even answer the phone.

This made Grandpa Jiang wonder if his phone was broken.

Because Zhou Jinpeng is not the kind of person who doesn't reply to messages.

"Can I call other people?" Jiang Ning asked, and then used Grandpa Jiang's WeChat account to call her.

soon.

Jiang Ning's cell phone rang in the air.

Jiang Ning hung up the video call and looked at Grandpa Jiang, "Grandpa, your phone is fine. Is Grandpa Zhou's phone broken?"

Grandpa Jiang shook his head. "I don't know either! Logically speaking, if his phone really was broken, it should have been fixed by now, after all this time! Even if he got a new phone, he shouldn't have changed his WeChat account."

At this point, Grandpa Jiang frowned slightly and voiced his doubts, "Ningning, do you think Old Zhou has run into some trouble?"

Grandpa Jiang met Zhou Jinpeng as soon as he arrived in City A.

The two got along very well when they shared an apartment; although they weren't brothers, they were closer than many blood brothers.

Now that Zhou Jinpeng has gone missing, Grandpa Jiang is truly very worried.

Jiang Ning raised her hand to press her temples and suggested, "Grandpa, how about this? I still have ten days before school starts. Why don't I accompany you to Grandpa Zhou's hometown during these ten days before school starts? You promised Grandpa Zhou that you would visit him in his hometown, didn't you?"

If she waits until Jiang Ning starts school, she won't have time.

Grandpa Jiang hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Alright, let's make a trip tomorrow."

He would only feel at ease if he went to see for himself.

So the next day, Jiang Ning and Grandpa Jiang boarded a plane to Sichuan.

After a two-and-a-half-hour flight, the plane landed safely at Chuanshi Airport.

However, Zhou Jinpeng did not live in Sichuan City. His hometown was in a township under Sichuan City. Jiang Ning had arranged a car in advance. After the grandfather and grandson got off the plane, they took a private car to Zhou Jinpeng's hometown.

The scenery outside the window was beautiful, but Grandpa Jiang had no time to appreciate it.

He always felt that something had happened to Zhou Jinpeng.

Sometimes having too much money isn't a good thing.

After a two-hour drive, we finally arrived at Zhou Jinpeng's hometown.

Because Zhou Jinpeng had previously told Grandpa Jiang Zhou Changyu's address, with the help of nearby villagers, Jiang Ning and Grandpa Jiang found Zhou Changyu's home.

But Zhou Changyu's front door was closed.

Grandpa Jiang went over and knocked on the door for a long time, but no one answered.

A neighbor who lives next door came out and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

Jiang Ning said, "We've come to find Zhou Changyu."

The neighbor continued, "Zhou Changyu? Zhou Changyu made a fortune recently and took his wife and kids on a trip abroad. He hasn't been home lately!"

Traveling abroad?

Upon hearing this, Grandpa Jiang immediately asked, "Did Old Zhou go too? I mean, Zhou Jinpeng?"

"Zhou Jinpeng?" The neighbor thought for a moment, then asked, "Are you looking for Zhou Changyu's uncle?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Grandpa Jiang nodded immediately.

The neighbor continued, "I don't know, I haven't seen him for a long time! He must have gone abroad with his family."

After saying that, the neighbor turned and went back inside.

Grandpa Jiang frowned deeply. "Impossible. Old Zhou couldn't have gone abroad! If he really went abroad for tourism, he would definitely send me a message. Otherwise, it wouldn't be like Old Zhou."

Jiang Ning thought Grandpa Jiang's words made a lot of sense. "Grandpa, don't worry. Let's look around the neighborhood this afternoon and ask around. Maybe we can find some clues."

Now that we're here, we can't just go back like this.

Grandpa Jiang nodded.

But in the afternoon, the grandfather and grandson walked around the village for a long time and only learned that Zhou Jinpeng's four nephews were not in their hometown. As for where Zhou Jinpeng went, no one knew and no one saw him.

Left with no other choice, Jiang Ning and Grandpa Jiang had to return to town and find a hotel to stay in.

The accommodations in the town were only so-so, but Jiang Ning was never one to be picky, so she asked for two rooms.

The driver is a local, so there's no need to book a room.

After booking the room, on the driver's recommendation, Jiang Ning planned to take Grandpa Jiang to try some local specialties.

Just as they arrived at the restaurant entrance, Jiang Ning's gaze was suddenly drawn to a figure standing next to a trash can.

The other person was hunched over, rummaging through a trash can next to the restaurant.

It was the height of summer.

As he flipped through the trash can, flies and mosquitoes kept flying out.

Although the distance was quite far and the other person was even wearing a mask, Jiang Ning still felt that the other person was somewhat familiar.

"Ningning, what are you looking at?" Grandpa Jiang stopped and turned to look at Jiang Ning, asking curiously.

Jiang Ning's gaze remained fixed on the figure rummaging through the trash can, and she called out, "Grandpa Zhou?"