Jiang Mo cuddled up to Wang Xia for a while, and just like that, they settled everything.
She planned to find the right moment in a couple of days to tell Su Yunjin about her resignation.
When Li Daming came back and got the full story, he smacked his lips and said, "Our daughter wants to change jobs. That’s no small matter. Why didn’t you all discuss it with me? After all, I’m the head of the family."
"Why, do you have objections?" Wang Xia shot back.
Jiang Mo looked at him. "Dad, don’t you support me changing jobs?"
“That’s not what I mean. I fully support you switching jobs,” Li Daming said, rubbing his hands together. “I just want to be involved in the discussion, maybe offer some advice.”
“Which law firm are you going to? Let me look it up online…”
Once she made up her mind to switch jobs, Jiang Mo decided to prepare a gift for everyone in the Gu family before she left.
She had been working at the Gu household for a while, and the family treated her well. She genuinely enjoyed her time there.
Su Yunjin returned from a beauty treatment outside, and Jiang Mo served her some tea.
She lowered her head, pondering whether she should tell Su Yunjin about her resignation now.
In the end, she decided to wait and mention it when she gave the gifts later.
Su Yunjin noticed Jiang Mo’s troubled expression and set down her teacup. “Xiao Mo, is something bothering you? You look worried.”
Jiang Mo smiled awkwardly. Since she was asked, she might as well be straightforward.
“Madam, I’m planning to resign.”
“You’re leaving? Why? Are you unhappy working at my place?” Su Yunjin was a little surprised. “I haven’t heard your mother mention this.”
“No, it’s because I passed an interview at a law firm and plan to work as an assistant there,” Jiang Mo explained. “You and Grandpa Gu have all been so kind to me. I’m really reluctant to leave.”
“If you’re reluctant, why don’t you stay?” Su Yunjin joked.
Jiang Mo chuckled. “If you don’t mind, I’ll come visit when I have time to keep you company.”
Hearing that Jiang Mo was heading to a law firm, Su Yunjin understood and didn’t stop her. After all, she was a young girl eager to explore the world outside — perfectly normal.
“Alright then, becoming a sharp legal beauty isn’t bad at all.”
Jiang Mo chatted briefly with Su Yunjin, and by nightfall, everyone at home — even the cats and dogs — seemed to know she was leaving in a few days.
Gu Xuan was genuinely reluctant. He trailed after Jiang Mo, “Sister Mo, why do you have to leave? Can’t you stay? Is it because Mom doesn’t pay you enough?”
If she left, he’d be so bored.
Who would make things for him, play games with him, help with homework...
“Because I have things I want to do and try,” Jiang Mo comforted him. “Besides, we won’t stop seeing each other.”
“But it’s not the same. At home, besides Second Brother, you’re the one I get along with best,” Gu Xuan said. “I’m really upset. No, I need to take a moment.”
Watching Gu Xuan slump on the sofa, Jiang Mo shook her head.
Gu Baotian was the only one who wholeheartedly supported her. “Do you need to meet any performance targets? Grandpa can help you with that — just consider it my way of supporting your work.”
“No need for that right now. If something comes up later, Grandpa, I’ll ask for your help,” Jiang Mo said without hesitation. She wanted to start building connections and resources now—just in case she’d need them in the future.
“That’s easy to say,” Gu Baotian waved his hand dismissively, then turned to send a message to Gu Ye. “Hey kid, when are you coming home?”
The guy was about to run off, yet still moving so slowly.
But maybe that wasn’t such a bad thing. Gu Baotian thought for a moment and decided not to tip him off this time.
Let the kid come back and find the house robbed.
Maybe in a moment of impulse, something good would happen.
Gu Ye received the message and replied, “I’ll be back in three days. What’s up, Grandpa?”
Gu Baotian: “Nothing, just asking casually. Don’t take it to heart.”
Gu Ye was already used to his grandfather’s behavior.
Jiang Mo was tidying up the room when she realized that, without even noticing, she had moved quite a lot of her stuff into the Gu household.
After packing her things, she found the room was more than half empty.
She loaded everything into her beloved car and drove it all back home.
The gifts she had bought had also arrived.
Not only for the Gu family, but Jiang Mo had also prepared presents for Liu Guochuan and the others.
Knowing she was about to leave, the elders—both the grandfathers and grandmothers—were reluctant to see her go. Such a rare friendship across generations—what a wonderful kid she was.
After all the goodbyes and formalities, everything that needed to be done was done.
Jiang Mo went to the cat room to scoop the litter, then scooped up the cats in her arms and cuddled them. “This is the last time your sister can pet you. From now on, I won’t be able to play with you anymore.”
The cats meowed softly, as if they understood, and quietly settled down without running away.
Gu Ye returned home from the airport. Just as his car entered the neighborhood gate, he caught sight of Jiang Mo’s car driving out. The two cars passed each other, narrowly missing a meeting.
At home, the family finished dinner together.
After showering, Gu Xuan came to find him. “Now that Sister Jiang Mo is gone, I can only play games with you, second brother.”
“What do you mean, Jiang Mo’s not here, so you can only play games with me? Sounds like she’s never coming back,” Gu Ye said, roughly drying his hair with a towel.
Gu Xuan blinked. “Ah, second brother, you don’t know? Looks like your relationship with Sister Jiang Mo isn’t as good as mine.”
“What are you talking about? Stop teasing and spill it.”
“It’s just that Sister Jiang Mo isn’t staying at our house anymore. Today was her last day. The stuff on the table? Those are the gifts she left for you.”
Gu Ye glanced at the table. He had been wondering who had put those things in his room—now the mystery was solved.
“Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”
“Well, you didn’t ask. I thought you already knew.”
No sooner had he finished speaking than Gu Ye went into the walk-in closet, changed clothes, grabbed his car keys, and rushed downstairs.
Gu Xuan called after his retreating figure, “Second brother, where are you going so late at night?”
