Seeing his mother so angry, Sijun panicked and said quickly, "I...I'll go ask her what happened."

"But one good thing she did today was that before dinner she came over to ask me if I felt better today. This made me happy, but I was happy for a moment, and then nothing happened. What do you think happened to her? She was good for a while, then bad, and then she locked herself in her room. I don't know what she was up to. This girl is really hard to figure out."

Sijun said, "I'll go ask her too."

After saying that, Sijun opened the door of the room and walked in.

The room was pitch black. Sijun walked carefully to the bed step by step and saw Manxian sleeping soundly.

Sijun didn't dare to disturb her and sat quietly beside the bed.

Manxian didn't wake up, and Sijun didn't dare to wake her up.

But Sijun didn't dare to go out, because his mother was waiting for a reply. His mission in the room this time was to find out what happened to Manxian and why she didn't talk to her mother during the whole dinner.

Sijun just sat in the dark, sitting there in agony. An hour passed by like this. It was too hard for him.

Man Xian finally moved. She turned over twice and opened her eyes.

"Sijun, you're back." Man Xian rubbed her eyes and said.

"Please open the curtains. It's too dark in the room."

Sijun hurriedly followed Manxian's instructions, walked to the window and opened the curtains. The lights from thousands of homes outside shone in, and the room was instantly brighter.

Sijun wanted to turn on the light, but Manxian quickly said, "Don't turn it on. I just woke up. Let my eyes adjust first before turning on the light."

Sijun walked to Manxian without saying a word and sat down next to her.

"What's wrong with you? You look so sad. By the way, have you had dinner?"

"Not yet. You were sleeping. I didn't dare to call you, so I just sat there."

"Then go eat! Why are you waiting here for me to wake up? It's a waste of time."

"It's just... there's something I want to tell you..."

Hearing Sijun say this, Manxian began to feel annoyed again.

"If you have anything to say, just tell me. I'm afraid you'll hesitate. Whenever you do that, I know something bad is going to happen."

"It's just...my mom said you didn't talk to her during dinner tonight, and then...she..."

"I talked to her! I checked on her before dinner, just like I told you on the phone this morning. As you requested, I asked her how she was feeling today, and she said she was feeling much better."

"No, I mean, during dinner, you didn't talk to her at all, and then you went back to your room and closed the door right after dinner. She was very depressed."

Man Xian felt very annoyed, and she touched her hair with her hands and said, "Then...! What should I say to her? You know, every time your mother opens her mouth, she says the same thing. She either talks about how much money you spent on buying vegetables, or how good your blind date was before, or how good your family is, how many people praised your family, and how many people wanted to marry into your family.

You know what? What I heard in her words was fake! Fake! Fake! I really don't know how to chat with her! Also, if I had more free time and was in a better state, it would be fine, but today I was really tired, very annoyed, and had a headache. So I really couldn't say anything, and I didn't want to say anything. I just wanted to have a good meal and sleep well in my room.

Do you think I can sleep and nothing will happen? Do you know that I have something very important to deal with later? Do you know how bored I am now? "

Sijun was confused by Manxian's words, and he didn't know what to say. It seemed that he couldn't give his mother a satisfactory explanation.

Sijun thought for a few minutes but still couldn't say a word.

Man Xian looked at him and felt more angry and annoyed.

She quickly got out of bed, turned on the light in the room, and said to Sijun, "If you don't have anything to say, then go out first and have dinner first. I have something else to do."

Sijun became furious. He punched the wall hard and walked out of the room angrily.

Man Xian then quickly closed the room.

When Sijun's mother saw her son coming out with an angry face, she told him to hurry up and eat, and the food was already prepared for him on the table.

Man Xian was alone in the room. She picked up her cell phone and made a call.

"Xiao Xiang, I can only rely on you for help now. I know you are very busy, but I can only ask you for help now."

"Manxian, what's wrong with you? Don't be anxious, tell me slowly. By the way, I heard that you have been pregnant for several months. Congratulations! Come to our department for a prenatal check-up sometime! I will examine you personally."

"Thank you, I'm fine. The baby seems to be doing fine. I've had two checkups and both were done in your department. I didn't bother you because I knew you were busy. But this time..."

Manxian told Xiaoxiang everything.

"It's Qian Xiaoya again. She's really gone too far! How could she treat you like this! She knew you were in the second trimester of pregnancy, but she still treated you like this!" Xiaoxiang on the other end of the phone gritted her teeth.

"There's nothing I can do... We are in direct competition. It can be said that this year's paper publication opportunity will be either her or me. The possibility of both of us getting it at the same time is extremely small, so she must have tried every means to get me out."

"Manxian, don't worry, there will be a way. Although the field you are working in is relatively unpopular, there must be someone who can guide you."

"I heard that your husband's hospital also does this kind of thing, so I would like to ask you to help me see if there are any good mentors there who can give me some guidance..."

"Don't worry, leave it to me. I will ask him to find a better mentor for you!" Xiaoxiang said firmly.

"Thank you! I'll wait for your news." Man Xian said gratefully.

"Take care of yourself and protect the baby in your belly. I'm still working overtime, so that's all for now. Wait for my news." After saying that, Xiaoxiang hung up the phone.

After dinner, Sijun was still feeling upset.

He walked over to his mother and sat down, saying to her: "Manxian must have encountered difficulties at work, she is upset and very tired, so she went to her room to rest."

His mother glared at him and said, "If she is tired, then I am not tired too! Besides, I didn't ask her to do anything. Is it so difficult for her to just talk to me? She can also tell me about the difficulties she encountered at work, and I can comfort her."

To put it bluntly, it's impolite and ignorant!"

After hearing his mother say this, Sijun didn't know how to continue persuading her.

He stood up reluctantly, and suddenly, an idea formed in his mind.

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