Su Miao slapped Chu Suo Suo yesterday, but it was not a severe one, only half of her face was hit and the swelling was not that intense.
Obviously, someone took advantage of the situation.
Su Miao dialed Gu Nanyin's number and asked, "Nanyin, what happened to Chu Suo Suo's face?"
Gu Nanyin burst into laughter, laughing for quite a while before stopping and saying, "Last night, she went to the bar, drank until midnight, and on her way home, someone stopped her, pulled her out of the car, knocked her unconscious, and turned her face into a pig's head. She had a bodyguard with her, and even the bodyguard was knocked out. I can't hold it, let me laugh a little longer, hahaha."
After Su Miao waited for her to finish laughing, she asked, "Did you report it to the police?"
"Reported. The police checked the surveillance, but the cameras on that section of the road were malfunctioning, and the case couldn't be solved."
Su Miao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Regardless of who attacked Chu Suo Suo, the enemy of her enemy is her friend.
She fell into silence and asked, "Did you go to see her?"
Actually, she wanted to ask if Gu Beixian had gone to see her.
Some things are almost subconscious, beyond control.
Gu Nanyin seemed to guess her thoughts and said, "Sister-in-law, rest assured, my brother didn't go. He had something urgent yesterday afternoon and took a plane. I and my father went to see her. Chu Suo Suo cried miserably, serves her right!"
After chatting with Gu Nanyin for a while, Su Miao hung up the phone.
After washing up, she went to the living room.
Breakfast was set on the table, and Su Peilan had gone to the hospital.
The household register was placed next to the breakfast, with a note on top.
Su Miao picked it up and read it. The note said, "Dear daughter, I've found the household register for you. Happy divorce! Get out of the sea of suffering early! In a few days, Mom will arrange blind dates for you! One date a day, one earlier, one later! Anger Gu Beixian! Anger that old stubborn Gu Aoting!"
Su Miao chuckled and laughed, but as she laughed, she felt sad again.
She felt that after the divorce, she might not be able to accept another man for a long time.
After finishing breakfast, Su Miao put the household register and ID card into her bag, planning to go through the divorce procedure with Gu Beixian today.
Her phone suddenly rang. It was Gu Beixian.
His voice sounded a bit distant, "Yesterday afternoon, there was an issue with the overseas branch of the company, and I came over to deal with it. Let's talk about the divorce when I return."
Su Miao breathed a sigh of relief slightly, then quickly tightened again and asked, "How long will you be back?"
"Shortest is a week, longest is half a month."
Su Miao paused, "Then I'll wait for you to come back."
"Okay."
Just as she was about to hang up, she suddenly remembered something and said, "Chu Suo Suo's face was beaten last night, not by someone I arranged."
Gu Beixian's tone was calm, "I know."
Su Miao was slightly surprised, "You know?"
"Yes, and the person who smashed her left hand last time is probably the same."
"Who?"
"Ayao."
In just two words, it stabbed Su Miao's heart.
Her emotions suddenly became intense, almost instinctively shouting, "Not him!"
The usually gentle voice became sharp and brittle, even she felt strange.
After a moment of stunned silence, she softened her tone and said, "Not him, he passed away a long time ago, died in a fire. Last time at Grandpa's house, I took you to see his grave, do you remember?"
Gu Beixian didn't say anything, just nodded faintly.
Su Miao felt that he still didn't believe her words, spoke in a gentle tone, "Wait until you return to the country, call me."
"Okay."
A week later.
A young girl named Shen Yuan came to her door and greeted, "Hello, senior, my name is Shen Yuan, Shen Huai is my brother."
Su Miao had received a call from Shen Huai in advance and let her in.
After inviting her to sit down, Su Miao made tea.
Shen Yuan introduced herself, "I also studied archaeology at Kyoto University, but only for half a year. I went abroad as an exchange student to study international archaeology. I just graduated this year and now work at the city museum. I've heard about Senior's reputation for a long time. You were a legendary figure in our school."
Su Miao smiled, "You don't have to call me senior, just call me by my name. I started school early, skipped a grade in elementary school, although I graduated early, I might be younger than you."
The two checked their ages and surprisingly shared the same birthdate.
Su Miao is a few hours younger than Shen Yuan.
Shen Yuan came on behalf of the museum to invite Su Miao to participate in the restoration of an ancient painting.
When Su Miao followed her to the city museum, she learned that the painting to be restored was the "Retirement" by Wang Meng, a member of the "Yuan Si Family," the same painting that she was kidnapped to repair by a tall and bald man two or three months ago.
At that time, only the painting was revealed, and it had not been repaired yet before the case was solved.
Su Miao wondered, "Why has this painting not been repaired for such a long time?"
Shen Yuan sighed, "Stolen items have to go through procedures. After completing the procedures, they are transferred to the national treasury and then distributed to the museum. After entering the museum, experts need to come for identification and research, and then restoration experts will produce restoration documents. After this process is completed, two or three months have passed. This time, you are invited to participate in the restoration along with other restoration experts because you uncovered the painting. Of course, this is also my brother's idea."
Su Miao understood that Shen Huai did this for her own good.
In the folk, no matter how well it's done, there is always a hint of wildness.
Officially, it appears more formal.
Letting her participate in this restoration can add a layer of gold to her, although she doesn't really need it.
Arriving at the Department of Cultural Relics Protection, when Su Miao entered the restoration room, she saw a group of experts sitting inside.
The youngest present was at least in their forties or fifties, with mostly gray hair. They were elite talents invited from all over the country.
Su Miao was the youngest, but because she was Su Wenmai's granddaughter and had some reputation in the industry, no one dared to underestimate her.
After discussing restoration plans with these experts for the entire morning, it was lunchtime. Su Miao didn't want to have lunch with a room full of old men, so she left.
Outside, Shen Yuan was already waiting for her, smiling and saying, "Our director asked me to entertain you separately."
Both majoring in archaeology, having a common language, and being of similar ages, they quickly became familiar with each other.
Of course, the main reason was that Shen Yuan was lively and naturally sociable.
As they walked, Su Miao received a WeChat message from Shen Huai, asking about the situation today.
Su Miao replied to him while walking.
Suddenly, Shen Yuan's eyes lit up. Covering her mouth, she exclaimed, "Wow, a handsome guy! Our director is accompanying a super handsome guy, and he's walking towards us. My goodness, he's so handsome! What do you think? Is he interested in me?"
She frantically touched her face and adjusted her hair and clothes. Using her elbow, she nudged Su Miao, "Quickly, check if my makeup is still intact. How about my hair and clothes?"
Su Miao, focused on replying to Shen Huai's message, listened to her and glanced at her, saying, "It's fine."
Shen Yuan blushed, "He's looking over here and even smiled at me. Do you think he's interested?"
Su Miao followed her gaze.
The man was indeed quite handsome.
Young, handsome, tall and upright, with a cold and fair complexion, refined features like a sculpture.
Wearing a dark suit, he exuded elegance and extraordinary temperament.
But this handsome guy is her soon-to-be ex-husband, Gu Beixian.
His gaze was clearly directed at her, not Shen Yuan.
Perhaps women tend to be self-delusional, Su Miao thought.
Locking eyes with him, Gu Beixian smiled slightly, nodded towards her, exchanged a few words with the director, and walked towards them.
Shen Yuan suddenly stopped in her tracks, vigorously wiped her clothes, and looked flustered.
Su Miao also stopped and, watching her, said, "Why aren't you leaving?"
Shen Yuan grabbed Su Miao's arm and said with a smile, "She's my good friend. We share the same birthdate. It's the same if he's looking for you or looking for me."
Su Miao couldn't help but cry and laugh.
Unexpectedly, Shen Yuan's temperament was so amusing.
Gu Beixian, who had lost all patience, directly lifted his hand and hooked it around Su Miao's shoulder, pulling her into his arms, saying, "Having lunch together?"
"Sure." Su Miao responded.
Shen Yuan was dumbfounded, "Su Miao, do you know this handsome guy? Who is he to you? Why is he hugging you?"
Su Miao smiled and said, "We know each other, and our relationship is quite close."
In marriage, from intimacy to estrangement, when close, intimacy is unparalleled; when distant, it becomes like strangers.
Hearing that their relationship was quite close, Shen Yuan thought they were relatives. Her eyes lit up again, and she was about to speak.
Gu Beixian's patience had completely worn thin, directly lifted his hand, placed it on Su Miao's shoulder, and pulled her away, saying, "I'm looking for Su Miao."
Shen Yuan was left in confusion.