Su Fan had intended to hide, but Li Jian emerged so suddenly that she didn't have time to react, and they ran into each other.
"Little Fan, you're back? Have you eaten? If not, how about your Uncle accompanies you for a meal?"
After speaking, Li Jian raised his hand to cover his left cheek, which bore some red marks, obviously left by Bai Man's scratches.
"No need, I've already eaten. Uncle, is Auntie okay now?"
Li Jian's expression was very gloomy as he spoke.
"Adult matters are none of your concern. Furthermore, she won't be your auntie any longer. In a few days, once I've completed the procedures with her, I'll have her move out of here."
"If there's nothing else, I'll head back to school first."
Su Fan nodded understandingly.
"There's nothing else. You go ahead, Uncle. I see you're busy."
Li Jian then strode away from the courtyard.
Su Fan watched Li Jian's retreating figure, her feelings complex.
To think that Liu Ye was right, Li Jian chose to divorce Bai Man to save his own skin, and he did so quickly and coldly.
If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, Su Fan would have never believed that the gentle and kind uncle could be so heartless.
Could reality really be this cruel?
And that matter Uncle mentioned, what was it?
"Did you hear all that?"
As Su Fan was lost in thought, the door curtain was lifted.
Bai Man looked at Su Fan
Su Fan also looked towards Bai Man.
Bai Man was dressed in a white short-sleeve shirt, blue jeans, flat shoes, bare-faced, with eyes red and swollen and severe dark circles, looking extremely worn and haggard. Her once passionate and beautiful eyes were now filled with red veins, giving off a feeling of fragility.
Who would have thought that Bai Man, who had been so high and mighty just days before, could suddenly fall from grace and reveal such a vulnerable and disheveled side?
She called Su Fan's name.
"Auntie, are, are you alright?"
The next moment, Bai Man suddenly flung herself at Su Fan, burying her head in Su Fan's embrace and clinging tightly to her, hugging Su Fan's neck and bursting into tears.
Su Fan stood befuddled, unsure of what to do.
More than ten minutes later, Bai Man's tears finally stopped.
"Did you hear all of my conversation with Li Jian?"
Bai Man wiped her tears away, her expression one of grievance as she looked at Su Fan.
She should have felt schadenfreude at Bai Man's misfortune, yet at that moment, Su Fan couldn't bring herself to smile. In fact, she felt a bit of heartache for Bai Man and couldn't help but offer words of comfort.
"Uncle, he, he was just impulsive, speaking out of anger. Don't take it to heart. I think, after a few days, once he has calmed down, he will change his mind."
Bai Man let out a self-deprecating chuckle.
"Although he's your uncle, you haven't had much interaction with him. Can you understand him as well as I do? Besides, he's spent a lifetime working towards those goals; he won't give them up easily."
"What matter is so important that it outweighs years of marriage?"
Su Fan asked, curious.
Bai Man seemed about to speak, but then shook her head.
"Don't ask about it. The more you know, the worse it could be for you."
"I'm a bit hungry. Could you go buy me some food?"
After speaking, Bai Man returned to her room.
Su Fan went out to buy food and then came back to Bai Man's room.
Bai Man only ate a little, clearly lacking appetite.
"Auntie, how are things at home?"
Unable to restrain her curiosity, Su Fan asked.