The moment their eyes met, both of their pupils contracted.
Immediately, the person swiftly hid behind a tree and then vanished.
By the time Gu Jianing hurried forward to search for that person, he was already gone.
“Little sister, what’s wrong?” Gu Yunzhou asked.
“Third Brother, you won’t believe who I just saw.”
“Who did you see?”
Gu Jianing looked at her third brother with certainty and said, “It was Wen Zhuqing!”
“Wen Zhuqing?” Gu Yunzhou’s voice cracked slightly. “Impossible. In this school, aside from the teachers, there are only students.”
“Wen Zhuqing—isn’t he supposed to be at the farm? How could he be in the capital?”
“Little sister, is it possible you misidentified him?”
Gu Jianing shook her head. “Third Brother, there’s no way I could have mistaken him. I saw him clearly.”
“And that uncomfortable, hostile gaze I felt earlier must have been his too.”
“Though I don’t know why he’s at Capital University, I’m certain it was him!”
She was sure she hadn’t misseen him!
Moreover, aside from Wen Zhuqing, who else would harbor such intense malice toward her, her children, and her family?
She never expected that even after sending him to the farm, Wen Zhuqing could still reappear like a “reviving ember.”
This instantly filled Gu Jianing with a sense of crisis.
After all, in this lifetime, she and Wen Zhuqing shared a deep-seated grudge.
Hearing his younger sister speak with such conviction, Gu Yunzhou no longer doubted her.
“Alright, I’ll sketch Wen Zhuqing’s appearance later and ask around the school to see if anyone has seen him.”
“Okay, thank you, Third Brother. If it really is Wen Zhuqing, I’m afraid he might try to harm us.”
“Mm.”
Actually, Gu Jianing thought that as a professor, she had the authority to access student records.
But records from this era were extremely limited.
They contained no photos—only names.
So it was entirely possible for a name and the actual person to not match.
In her past life, Gu Jianing had heard of many cases where college admission spots were stolen.
And some weren’t exposed until much later—some never at all.
During this time, passing the college entrance exam could genuinely change one’s destiny.
Being replaced was akin to having one’s fate stolen.
If the person earlier really was Wen Zhuqing, there was no way he could be in the capital, let alone at Capital University, under his real name.
How had he managed this?
What schemes or plans did he have? Everything remained unknown.
But Gu Jianing couldn’t just wait passively.
She had to find him first!
Preoccupied with the matter of Wen Zhuqing, Gu Jianing had no more interest in strolling around. After eating a meal with her third brother and the children at the university canteen, they headed back.
…
Meanwhile, Wen Zhuqing—now going by the name Zhang Yutang—hadn’t expected to run into Gu Jianing and Gu Yunzhou at Capital University.
And those children holding their hands—were they Gu Jianing’s?
Gu Jianing and that officer Sheng Zexi’s children?
Probably.
That little girl looked so much like Gu Jianing!
To think Gu Jianing already had two children now.
She had also come to Capital University.
Why was she here?
And she had noticed him so quickly just now.
This made Wen Zhuqing feel extremely uneasy.
After all, Gu Jianing had repeatedly targeted and framed him in the past.
And the reason he had fallen to the point of needing to change his name and identity was all because of Gu Jianing.
Did Wen Zhuqing hate Gu Jianing?
Of course, he did.
Why couldn’t Gu Jianing have just obediently let herself be used by him back then?!
Wen Zhuqing thought that he needed to investigate and see what Gu Jianing was up to now.
Then, he would find an opportunity to take revenge!
…
Meanwhile, shortly after Gu Jianing returned to the courtyard house with the children, Sheng Zexi also came back.
Sheng Zexi immediately noticed that something was off about Gu Jianing’s mood.
“What’s wrong? Did something unpleasant happen at Capital University?”
Gu Jianing looked at him and didn’t hide it. “I saw someone unpleasant.”
“Who?”
“Wen Zhuqing.”
“Who?! Wen Zhuqing?!”
Sheng Zexi stiffened in an instant.
The name “Wen Zhuqing” was one Sheng Zexi knew he would never forget, even if he grew old and senile. Just hearing it made his teeth grind in fury.
After all, this was the man his wife had once liked—even her first love.
Of course, he wouldn’t blame Gu Jianing for that, but he would always despise Wen Zhuqing.
Especially since, back then, Wen Zhuqing had been nothing but a cold-hearted, scheming man who had tried to take advantage of his Ningning.
Thankfully, Ningning had later seen through that hypocrite’s true nature, decisively abandoned him, and chose Sheng Zexi instead.
But even now, years later, Sheng Zexi’s instincts still sharpened at the mention of “Wen Zhuqing.”
Sheng Zexi carefully observed Gu Jianing’s expression and asked, “Ningning, wasn’t he supposed to be at the farm? How could he be in the capital?”
Gu Jianing saw right through the man’s cautious probing but didn’t mind it.
“I don’t know either. There must be a reason behind it.”
“I only caught a brief glimpse of him.”
“And he disappeared almost immediately.”
“But the look in his eyes gave me a very bad feeling.”
“So… could you investigate? I have a feeling his reappearance isn’t for any good reason.”
Sheng Zexi immediately nodded. “Alright, I’ll look into it!”
Even if Gu Jianing hadn’t asked, Sheng Zexi would have investigated anyway.
But seeing that Ningning clearly had no lingering feelings for Wen Zhuqing, he inwardly sighed in relief.
Without delay, Sheng Zexi sent someone to investigate immediately.
However, they would have to wait for the results.
…
After finishing his classes at Capital University, Wen Zhuqing left the campus and headed toward a small house nearby.
When he knocked, a woman came to open the door.
The woman was obese, her face covered in thick, harsh lines that made her look domineering at first glance. Yet when she saw Wen Zhuqing, her face broke into a smile.
“Husband, you’re back.”
Wen Zhuqing responded indifferently with an “Mm.”
“I’ve already made dinner. Come in and eat.”
“Alright.”
After dinner, Wen Zhuqing took out a book to read. Some time later, Qin Honghua walked in.
“Husband, are you coming to bed?” Qin Honghua was wearing pajamas that were slightly revealing.
Wen Zhuqing glanced at her briefly before lowering his gaze, concealing the disgust in his eyes.
He said gently, “Honghua, you go ahead and sleep first. I still have some reading to do. It might take a while.”
Unexpectedly, Qin Honghua grabbed Wen Zhuqing’s arm and tried to pull him toward the bed with a firm grip.
“Husband, we only have Junjun, our daughter. My father says our Qin family still needs a son.”
“Husband, it’s been almost a year, and I still haven’t gotten pregnant.”
“I’m afraid that if I don’t conceive soon, my father will come here from our hometown.”
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