《Changing My Fate At Age 30》 Chapter 1 - The Wife Got into the Bentley Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Outside the paternity testing center, I clung to the bag in my hand. As soon as I stepped foot in there, it wouldn¡¯t be long before the truth would be revealed! However, if everything was what I had expected, what should I do?! I¡¯m Zhang Teng, and I¡¯m thirty years old. I¡¯ve been married to my wife for eight years and we have an adorable son. Normally, she would only throw occasional tantrums and rarely lost her temper. Our marriage was considered a happy one. The only misfortune that struck was that not long ago, my investment failed. That had cost me all my savings! Now, I can only rely on my connections to enter a property management company. I lived a repetitive and boring life at work with a meager fixed salary a month. Fortunately, I had a beautiful wife and my son was obedient and sensible. My life wasn¡¯t ruined because of this. I was grateful to have such a wife. If it weren¡¯t for what happened a week ago, I think I would have lived a happy life! A week ago, on the overwhelmingly popular Confession Day, I couldn¡¯t escape the tradition. So I bought 99 roses and went to my wife¡¯s company. She would definitely be very surprised! During our eight years of marriage, I was never a romantic person. Giving gifts to my wife on occasions has always been a problem. So it would never have dawned on her that I would pick her up from work with flowers, to give her a huge surprise! However, when I arrived, I saw my wife and a bald, greasy-looking old man holding hands as they got into a Bentley! I have seen that old man before. He seemed to be the vice president of a real estate company. I couldn¡¯t help but call out to my wife. However, no matter how hard I tried, she wouldn¡¯t answer! Why didn¡¯t she answer? What was my wife doing? Or was that bald old man doing something to her?! Pain, struggle, anger, despair¡­ Countless emotions brewed and surged in my heart and expanded crazily! In the end, she actually switched off her phone! Countless imaginary scenes flashed across my mind! Too many things could happen in the car! In my muddled state, I could only go to the kindergarten to pick up my son alone. In the end, a new female teacher commented behind my back. ¡°Qiqi doesn¡¯t look like him¡­¡± At that time, I almost collapsed in front of everyone! However, in the end, I could only suppress my emotions and bring my son home. I watched as he jumped around and played. My heart felt heavy. The more I watched him, the colder my heart felt. Why did it feel like he resembled the bald vice president?! If my son belonged to my wife and that bald vice president¡­ That was going to break my last strand of tolerance. I was suspicious. I was furious. I was terrified. In the end, I chose to bring my son¡¯s hair to the paternity testing center. Eight years! After eight years of marriage, was I really going to let them take me for a fool, keep me in the dark, and make me into a cuckold without my knowledge?! Just as I was about to step inside, my phone rang¡­ Startled, I stopped and took out my phone. On the screen, the name ¡°Qiqi¡± was displayed! It was my son who had used his smartwatch to call me! My heart softened. I gritted my teeth and picked up the phone. I put it to my ear. ¡°Hello? Qiqi? What¡¯s wrong?¡± My son¡¯s weak and hoarse voice came from the other end. ¡°Daddy¡­ I feel so uncomfortable¡­¡± I was shocked. ¡°What happened to you, Qiqi?¡± The voice on the other end changed instantly, and it was my mother-in-law who was yelling. ¡°You still have the cheek to ask! Your son is running a high fever! Where did you go? Are you still fit to be his father?! You don¡¯t even care about your son¡¯s life or death, are you still human! Even a dog knows to protect its puppies. You¡¯re worse than a dog!¡± Hearing her voice, fury surged within me! But in the next moment, worry quickly suppressed my anger. I asked anxiously, ¡°Mother, where are you now?¡± Indeed, for the entire week, I struggled with my worries and doubts and focused on the matter at hand while ignoring my son. My wife had also mentioned yesterday that he had been coughing a little for the past two days. He was probably sick too. My mother-in-law said angrily, ¡°Don¡¯t call me Mother! I don¡¯t have a scumbag son-in-law like you! If you still have some humanity left, hurry to the hospital!¡± Beep¡­ Beep¡­ The call ended. Looking at the cute photo of my son on the screen, my heart softened. Gritting my teeth, I turned around and rushed there. After all, we had been father and son for six years. Thinking of how he would call me Daddy every day, my heart really couldn¡¯t take it anymore! What if I was just making a wild guess? What if Qiqi was really my son? The hospital was not far from the paternity testing center. It would be more likely for me to be stuck in a traffic jam if I took a taxi. I simply ran all the way to the hospital. I was panting and sweating profusely. But just as I was about to enter, I suddenly froze and stopped. Outside the hospital, about ten meters away from me, a Bentley stopped. The door of the front passenger seat opened and a graceful figure stepped out. Shockingly, it was my wife! That car belonged to the bald vice president! Chapter 2 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios When my wife got out of the car, I could clearly see his huge hand moving away from her waist! In other words, before she got out of the car, that huge hand had been on her¡­ My head exploded and I almost fainted from anger! He actually drove my wife here! Could it be that Qiqi was really his son? Was that why he had specially brought my wife here to show concern for his son?! ¡°Stop fooling around!¡± My wife protested coquettishly as she turned around and glanced at the bald man in the car. ¡°There are people around!¡± ¡°I just want to remind you to take your stuff.¡± The bald man smiled cheekily as he took a box from the back seat and handed it to her. My eyes widened! The box had words written in a foreign language. However, I could clearly see the huge Louis Vuitton logo! This fellow was actually so generous to gift my wife a Louis Vuitton bag?! My wife smiled and took the box. She wasn¡¯t embarrassed at all! Furious, I laughed instead. I laughed and smiled bitterly! The initials LV sounded like the Chinese pinyin for being cuckolded. I was still lying to myself. I told myself that they had a professional working relationship and I convinced myself that my wife and I were truly in love. It turned out that everything was bullshit! Who in their right mind would give a colleague a Louis Vuitton bag?! The more I watched them, the angrier I became. Just as I rushed towards them, the Bentley had already sped away. Only my wife stood there with the box in her hand. She waved goodbye to the car with a sweet smile. ¡°Yu Qing!¡± I growled and rushed to her, shouting my wife¡¯s name. ¡°Ah! What are you doing?! You scared me!¡± My wife was shocked and she grumbled. ¡°Who is that man?!¡± I growled. ¡°Which man?¡± The wife was momentarily stunned before she pretended to be confused. ¡°The man who drove you here!¡± I gritted my teeth. ¡°The man who gave you the Louis Vuitton gift!¡± I didn¡¯t mention that I knew him. In fact, I secretly hoped that she would confess on her own. That way, maybe things weren¡¯t so bad. ¡°So you saw everything.¡± My wife¡¯s expression quickly turned cold. ¡°That¡¯s Splendid Sun Real Estate¡¯s Vice President Lu. What¡¯s wrong? He likes to send me gifts, and I can¡¯t stop him from doing that.¡± ¡°You¡¯re my wife!¡± I trembled as I blurted. ¡°How could you accept his gift!¡± ¡°Enough! Stop letting your imagination run wild. It¡¯s just a small gift. Quickly go and settle the hospitalization procedures. My mother told me that the doctor said our son has bronchitis and needs to be hospitalized for an infusion.¡± My wife rolled her eyes at me with annoyance and prepared to walk away. Just as she was about to leave, she stopped and took out her exquisite purse. She took out a card and said, ¡°You don¡¯t have any money left, do you? We have to pay for the hospitalization fees. Take this card and pay. You know the password.¡± She threw the card at me and it slapped my face. I was stunned and I clenched my fists! The wife¡¯s eyes widened and she hissed angrily, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Can¡¯t I accidentally hit you? What kind of attitude is this! Do you want to hit me?¡± I felt like my body was about to explode! However, I still relaxed my fists in the next moment. I lowered her head silently and bent down to pick up the card that had fallen to the ground. I can¡¯t hit her. And I didn¡¯t dare to hit her! Her words were hurtful, but they were the truth. My wife snorted in disdain. Turning around, she ignored me and strode into the hospital. I held the card and almost wanted to break it on the spot! Fury raged and attacked my rationality! But I endured it and entered. It¡¯s just a hospital. Can¡¯t I afford the fees? However, if Qiqi was really the child of my wife and that bald man, then why should I waste my money?! After a few steps, I suddenly felt that something was amiss. I scrutinized the card. I¡¯ve never seen this card before. Although I hadn¡¯t paid attention to my wife¡¯s bank card, this card was obviously more classy than an ordinary one. The design was more unique. Its black base was adorned with gold designs and there were dragon patterns on it. The texture was also very different. It didn¡¯t look like an ordinary bank card. I flipped the card over and froze. The card was embossed with the impressive golden words ¡°VIP¡±! This was a VIP card! According to what I know, ordinary people couldn¡¯t apply for a VIP card even if they wanted to! The amount of money and transactions had to reach a certain requirement before applicants were qualified to apply. However, my wife¡¯s usual salary was only about ten thousand yuan. How could she be qualified to apply for a VIP card?! Suspicion quickly rose within me. ¡°What are you waiting for? Go and settle the paperwork. I¡¯ll go upstairs to see Qiqi first.¡± My wife turned around and shouted. I snapped back to reality and rushed inside. I had to bear with it! Qiqi was sick. His health was more important. I had to settle his hospitalization first! The hospital was particularly crowded at this time, and there were many people at the counters. Everyone had to queue for a long time. Half an hour later, it was finally my turn. I didn¡¯t go to my son¡¯s ward immediately. Instead, I found an automated teller machine nearby. I inserted the card and slowly entered my wife¡¯s password. I was feeling extremely nervous. It was just like how I felt the first time I became intimate with my wife. My wife¡¯s password was a no-brainer. It was our son¡¯s birthday. I pressed the numbers one by one, and finally, I pressed the final digit. Then, I took a deep breath and pressed the enter button. The screen quickly switched to the control panel. With trembling fingers, I pressed a button to check the balance. On the screen, the notification message ¡°Please wait a moment¡± appeared. A few seconds later, the result appeared on the screen. My body stiffened instantly! My mouth was agape and I could hardly believe what I was seeing! Even when I had worked for years and accumulated a lot of savings, I had never seen so many zeros in my life before! Trembling, I counted them one by one, afraid that I would make a mistake. After counting once, I counted again! It wasn¡¯t until the third time that I confirmed the amount. My heart sank! There was actually thirty million yuan on the card! Chapter 3 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios What was going on! How could my wife have such a huge sum of money?! She had only been working for a few years and had only become the company¡¯s public relations manager. Not to mention her position, even her superior or her boss might not be able to earn so much money! There was only one possibility! My chest burned with fury. I found it hard to breathe! It was from that bald vice president! It had to be! But he wouldn¡¯t give a mistress so much! There was only one possibility! Qiqi was indeed his son! That money was for his mistress and son! It took me several minutes to subdue my emotions. I wiped my eyes, pulled out my card, and turned to leave with my head bowed. I didn¡¯t go upstairs. Instead, I left the hospital and bought a bottle of liquor from a convenience store. After paying, I unscrewed the cap and started drinking from the bottle as I walked out of the convenience store. I had lost all hope in this world. Now, I just want to get myself drunk and make myself forget everything! Gulp gulp! In the blink of an eye, the entire bottle was emptied! Countless images flashed across my mind. Every image was of my wife and the bald, greasy vice president entangled together! I had no idea how many times they had met behind my back. I imagined them inside his car, his office, hotels¡­ Perhaps even in my house, on our huge bed¡­ As for me, I was kept in the dark like a fool! The people passing by looked at me in surprise. Burping, I grabbed my empty bottle and collapsed under a tree. I leaned against the tree and laughed bitterly. A thought struck me. I don¡¯t want to live anymore. But I couldn¡¯t allow them to continue to lead a carefree life in this world! Qiqi was innocent. I shouldn¡¯t implicate him. However, that f*cking vice president and my wife had to pay! Just as this crazy thought flashed across my mind, several other faces suddenly appeared. My parents, brother, and sister¡­ I came from the countryside. I made my mark in this city by finishing college and working my way up. In the eyes of others, I¡¯m a true phoenix. All I knew was to be good to my parents, to help my siblings, and to take responsibility for everything. As for my wife, she was from the city. Her family was already biased against me, as I came from a village. Thus, I endured quietly without a word. After all, I did spend a lot of money and time on my parents and siblings. They were my family! And I was their pillar of support! If I died, what would happen to them? My younger siblings had no way of supporting themselves, much less supporting our parents. Once I died, they would all be doomed! I couldn¡¯t hurt myself and my entire family because of that adulterous couple! My mind started to race. I took out the card and looked at it. My eyes gradually lit up. That¡¯s right! I can¡¯t let this slide! Being impulsive wouldn¡¯t punish them. In the end, it would only make my family and me suffer. I wanted to gather evidence and divorce my wife! My wife must have received this thirty million yuan after we got married. Then this sum of money shall be our shared assets then! Once we get a divorce, half of this¡ªfifteen million¡ªwould belong to me! With this money, wouldn¡¯t I be able to make a comeback? When that time arrived, I would be able to find more beautiful, gentle, and loyal women, and maybe even a wife! I pressed against the tree and stood up. I was a little shaky. I took a deep breath and turned around to walk back to the hospital. ¡­ In the ward, my wife wasn¡¯t around, only my parents-in-law were there. The moment I entered the room, my son jumped into my arms. ¡°Daddy! I don¡¯t want an injection. It hurts¡­¡± Despite my blazing fury, my heart couldn¡¯t help but soften and I hugged my son. He was innocent after all. Besides, it¡¯s still possible that he was my biological son. Otherwise, why was he so close to me? I couldn¡¯t take it anymore. I hugged my son tightly as tears streamed down my face again! He had to be my son! ¡°Are you crazy? Why are you suddenly crying?¡± My father-in-law frowned. ¡°If the boy sees you, what will you look like?¡± ¡°A grown man crying in front of a child. What a useless bum! Come here, Qiqi!¡± My mother-in-law dragged my son away and glared at me with disgust. My wife quickly strode in and said, ¡°I¡¯ve already called a friend and contacted the best pediatrician in this hospital. He¡¯ll be here to check on Qiqi shortly. Dad, Mom, don¡¯t worry. With him around, Qiqi will be fine soon. Zhang Teng, did you drink? Why are you¡­¡± Before she could finish, she stopped as she suddenly remembered that our son was present. She stopped talking and glared at me. I turned around and walked out of the hospital room. Taking a deep breath, I felt the alcohol burning inside of me. Leaning against the wall outside, I smirked. A friend? Who was my wife¡¯s friend? It was probably that bald vice president! To be able to contact the best doctor in the hospital to help, that fellow was really capable! The thoughts in my mind started to swirl as the alcohol kicked in. Why did my wife have an affair with the bald jerk? Was it because of money? Or was that fellow outstanding in bed as well? He would definitely enjoy asking my wife to call him Daddy when they were in bed! After all, he was almost old enough to be my wife¡¯s father! Or was it simply because my wife was perverted? After all, none of her family members were normal! I witnessed her father entering a bar with his arm around an eighteen-year-old girl. Her mother used the excuse of dancing to fool around with other men! There was once when she brought her ¡®dance partner¡¯ home. However, I didn¡¯t say anything. But now, it didn¡¯t seem to be a coincidence. My wife and her family were all abnormal! They looked refined, but in reality, they were immoral. All of them were extremely disgusting! What morals did I have to talk about when dealing with such disgusting people? When I reached home at night, I went to the kitchen and began to cook. My wife and parents-in-law were talking in the living room. ¡°Anyway, this house is definitely not good. It¡¯s terrible, small, and the schools in this district are not good.¡± My mother-in-law¡¯s voice sounded. ¡°That¡¯s right. Qiqi is going to school soon. A lousy school will ruin the child!¡± My father-in-law¡¯s voice echoed. I was cutting vegetables in the kitchen when my body stiffened again. I clenched the kitchen knife in my hand! I bought this house. Their words were equivalent to criticizing me! However, I told myself not to be angry. I had to endure it right now. ¡°Dad, Mom, don¡¯t complain anymore.¡± My wife¡¯s voice sounded. ¡°Coincidentally, I was about to say that I have a spare amount of money on hand now. I¡¯ve been looking at a few condominiums these few days to get a new place. It¡¯s a big one, and it¡¯s located on South Avenue. Moreover, Qiqi can attend an elite school there.¡± As soon as she said this, everyone inside the house fell silent. An elite school was the best elementary school in the city! Therefore, the price of houses in an elite school district had increased substantially over the past few years. The price movement alone was a sight to behold! Not to mention, it was a condominium. That would most likely cost millions! Needless to say, if my wife wanted to buy a condominium, she would definitely use the thirty million yuan in the card! I suppressed my emotions and lowered the knife. I¡¯ll do the paternity test tomorrow! If I can confirm that Qiqi wasn¡¯t my biological son, I will confront and divorce her before she can buy the condominium! She wanted to buy a condominium? Sure! She could purchase it with the remaining fifteen million yuan! But the more I thought about it, the angrier I became. Using the money of the adulterer? Buying a new house? Listening to their family discussing fervently and ignoring my presence, I finally can¡¯t help but pick up the kitchen knife again. I shall confront her tonight! Chapter 4 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Late at night, I entered the bedroom after I had sorted out my thoughts and speech. Just as I was about to confront my wife, she suddenly threw away her phone and hugged me gently. ¡°Hubby¡­¡± Her voice sounded as if it was laced with honey, and it was so sweet that it made me tremble. I instantly understood what she wanted. ¡°I¡¯m going to take a shower. You¡¯re not allowed to sleep. Wait for me, okay?¡± My wife breathed into my ear, her voice filled with seductive charm. With that, she chuckled and released me before turning away. Looking at how she swayed, I felt a myriad of emotions rushing through me. Honestly speaking, after being married for so many years, not only am I not tired of my wife, but on the contrary, she has become even more charming. Although I was furious now, I couldn¡¯t suppress my desire for her after seeing her act like this! She was really too talented in certain areas! It was no wonder that the bald man was willing to give her thirty million yuan. He was most likely infatuated with her body! At the sudden thought of the bald vice president, my anger rose again! F*ck! How many times had she behaved in the same way to him? Did she sway before the b*stard before entering the bathroom? He might even chase after her eagerly to take a bath with her! Or perhaps, they could simply skip the bath and rush towards the main act! I, on the other hand, had always thought that she was mine alone! The more I thought about it, the more livid I became. Damn! Wasn¡¯t she with that ugly old man today? Perhaps she came to me because she wasn¡¯t satisfied! Was she using me as a tool?! She had thrown the card in my face and humiliated me during the day. But at night, she acted so wantonly, wanting to use me to satisfy herself! Furious, I turned around, grabbed the blanket, and threw it to the ground! F*ck! Before long, my wife came out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around her. She ambled into the bedroom. ¡°Hubby!¡± My wife¡¯s voice was soft and was inexplicably seductive. As she walked, she threw off her slippers and leaped onto the bed. I leaned against the bed coldly and looked at her with a stoic expression. ¡°Tell me, what is the relationship between that old man and you?¡± My wife, who was about to pounce on me, was startled and froze. After scrutinizing me for a while, her face fell. ¡°Zhang Teng, what are you talking about? What old man? Vice President Lu from Splendid Sun Real Estate? Let me tell you, don¡¯t let your imagination run wild. We¡¯re just business partners!¡± ¡°What kind of business partner would be so generous to give you thirty million yuan?¡± I sneered. My wife said in shock, ¡°How did you know¡­ Oh, you checked my card!¡± At this point, I was ready to risk everything. I yelled, ¡°Do you dare to say that he didn¡¯t give you the money? Yu Qing, do you dare to swear to God that he didn¡¯t give you the money?! Was that to compensate you for being willing to give birth to his illegitimate child?!¡± Slap! My wife¡¯s face turned red as she slapped me hard across the face! In that instant, I froze, raising a hand to my face. She actually¡­ slapped me?! If I really intend to retaliate, two of her wouldn¡¯t even be my match. Pulling hair and scratching faces wouldn¡¯t work on a grown man like me. However, I hadn¡¯t expected her to slap me and I was caught off guard! After that, flames of rage surged madly. F*ck! She cheated on me, and she still dared to hit me! My wife pointed at me and screamed, ¡°You¡¯re so disgusting! In your eyes, I, Yu Qing, is that kind of woman?! Zhang Teng, I¡¯m really blind to have married a useless piece of trash like you! Not only did you malign me, but you even criticized your own son! Are you even human!¡± My anger was raging, and I was shaking with fury. I clenched my fists. My wife continued yelling hysterically, ¡°You don¡¯t have any capability at all! What right do you have to lecture me!? If you¡¯re capable, buy me a Louis Vuitton bag! If you¡¯re capable, give our family a better house! If you¡¯re not capable, don¡¯t think so highly of yourself! You don¡¯t earn as much as I do and you don¡¯t even know that your son is sick. How dare you yell at me!¡± Her words made me even angrier! Every word of hers stabbed through my heart! It was only recently that she surpassed my earnings. Before the investment failed, all the expenses were paid by me! But her words seemed to imply that I was a freeloader who had never earned money! My wife was obviously furious. She laughed mockingly. ¡°Fine, if you think I¡¯m that kind of woman, then consider me one! Since you doubt that Qiqi isn¡¯t your son, then that can be the truth. What are you dissatisfied with? Haha! Someone is helping you to support your wife and son. Shouldn¡¯t you be grateful to him?¡± I stiffened! I was indeed a failure. But I wasn¡¯t a man who could be humiliated by anyone! I suddenly jumped off the bed and surveyed my surroundings with bloodshot eyes. I grabbed a fruit knife from the table next to me. I wanted to kill her! ¡°Zhang Teng, what are you doing!¡± When my wife saw me, she was shocked and hurriedly jumped off the bed. I whirled around, gasping and shaking. However, the moment before I acted, my parents and siblings flashed across my mind. The impulse disappeared in an instant. I let go and the knife fell to the ground. No, I can¡¯t kill her! But looking at her, I really couldn¡¯t take it anymore! Emotions surged and I took a few steps back. I leaned against the wall and sat down. I hugged my head and buried it between my knees. My tears flowed uncontrollably again! It was said that men didn¡¯t cry easily. All these years, I¡¯ve never really cried. I always felt that I was a strong man. No matter what trouble or setbacks I faced, I wouldn¡¯t succumb to tears. But after these few days, I knew¡­ Even if I didn¡¯t want to cry, there would always be something in this world that would make me cry! Those things that you thought would never happen to you would always happen in the blink of an eye! ¡°You¡¯re really a useless bum! I thought you were a man!¡± My wife¡¯s voice sounded. Not only had her shock vanished, she even sounded disdainful. ¡°Why are you crying? If you want to cry, go outside and cry! Stop affecting my rest!¡± I held my head tightly and fought the urge to cry! If not, I would really rush over and strangle her to death! But I also knew I couldn¡¯t do that. Perhaps, as she had said, I was just a useless bum¡­ A phone suddenly rang. It was my wife¡¯s cell phone! Moreover, the tune was very different. I subconsciously looked up and saw my wife picking up her phone from the bedside table. On the screen flashed Vice President Lu¡¯s name! She actually¡­ she actually delegated a personal ringtone to that fellow! My wife ignored me and picked up the call. She leaned against the headboard and said softly, ¡°Hello Vice President Lu. Yes, thank you for your concern. Qiqi¡¯s fever has gone down. The doctor said that he should be fine after another day of IV drip tomorrow! You don¡¯t have to worry. I¡¯ll take care of him¡­¡± My eyes widened and I stood up. She actually dared to flirt with that old man in front of me! My breathing grew heavier, and my eyes glinted with fury as I glared at my wife. Her back was facing me and she was still talking. Her tone was gentle and charming, unlike how she had yelled at and mocked me earlier! It was as if she was the old man¡¯s wife and not my wife! She acted so brazenly. Did she really think that I was a useless bum?! ¡°Oh, you¡¯re so bad¡­ I wasn¡¯t in a good mood initially, but after hearing your voice, I feel better¡­ Really? Don¡¯t break your promise!¡± Every word was like a needle that stabbed into my heart! Suddenly, I growled and leaped onto the bed, leaping behind her! I flipped her onto the bed! ¡°Ah! Zhang Teng, what are you doing! Don¡¯t¡­ Oh! Don¡¯t¡­ Let¡­ Let go of me!¡± My wife screamed and dropped her phone as she struggled desperately. Chapter 5 - The Property Developed by the Adulterer Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios However, she was ultimately a fragile woman. How could she overpower me?! With rage burning in my eyes, I ignored her protests and attacked her crazily! F*ck! Did she treat herself as that old man¡¯s wife? Then I shall torture her properly in front of her ¡®husband¡¯¡ªno, with him listening. I¡¯ll let him hear how the woman he loved moaned while with another man! Let me demonstrate to that old man with erectile dysfunction. I¡¯ll show him that there was no way he could pleasure my wife to climax¡­ The battle didn¡¯t end until the next morning. My wife fell into a deep sleep with exhaustion and satisfaction. She didn¡¯t wake up until nearly noon to make a call. She then informed us about her purchase of the apartment that she had chosen. She said that the contract had been prepared and that we can go and take a look at the apartment. She took action so quickly that I was caught off guard. I had originally planned to go for the paternity test today and to bring up the divorce before she could buy a house. But now, it was too late. All I could do was suppress my emotions as I drove my family to the district. My wife probably thought that after last night¡¯s passion, I had calmed down. So she had regained her usual attitude towards me and didn¡¯t dwell on it. She was probably a little excited about getting a new house, so her attitude towards me had improved instead. On the way, my parents-in-law chatted excitedly behind me. It almost made me want to hit the accelerator and smash into the pavement! ¡°Our Qingqing is still the best! She can afford such a good school district!¡± ¡°Yeah, unlike some people who don¡¯t have any capability at all. They¡¯re already 30 years old but they have nothing to their name. They only earn a few thousand yuan every month and go to work without any future.¡± ¡°Sigh, back then, it was really like a fresh flower stuck in cow dung. I really don¡¯t know why I was blind to agree to Qingqing marrying such a useless bum!¡± My expression was grim and my lips were pressed tightly. My hands were clutching the steering wheel. My wife acted as if she hadn¡¯t heard the two of them. She hugged Qiqi and teased him. Or perhaps she was deliberately allowing the two of them to insult me? Forget it, I¡¯ll endure it! After I¡¯ve done the paternity test and confirmed that Qiqi wasn¡¯t my son, I¡¯ll settle the score with her! The district that my wife had chosen was named Magnificent Coast, which was a high-end condominium district. When I arrived at the destination, I was about to drive towards the main entrance of the estate when I saw the words on the wall outside¡ªSplendid Sun¡¯s Magnificent Coast! This district was actually developed by the real estate company that Vice President Lu was working at?! ¡°Wow, this neighborhood is so exclusive. It¡¯s much better than our run-down neighborhood!¡± My mother-in-law exclaimed from behind. I fought to keep my anger in check as I continued to drive. I had to bear with it! When we finally reached our destination, the sales representative was already there. He was very friendly and eager. ¡°Miss Yu, welcome! Come, this way, please. Be careful, there¡¯s a small stone here. Don¡¯t trip¡­¡± He completely ignored my existence! My parents-in-law held Qiqi¡¯s hands and led him inside. After they left me behind, I parked the car and trailed after them with a grim expression. Was it possible that this sales representative was sent by that bald old man to mock me? Was that why he was so enthusiastic towards my wife and completely ignored me? At four in the afternoon, I was alone. I leaned against the car, smoking and staring at the sky with a heavy heart. My only true companion was the car behind me. It wasn¡¯t a good car, but it never complained or looked down on me! The sales representative had prepared a perfect reception. He had even prepared a sumptuous lunch. He even considered the fact that Qiqi was sick and couldn¡¯t eat certain food! Every factor was taken into consideration, except for me! Instead, he had arranged many dishes that I hated. I had no more doubts now. That old man must have planned this! During the contract discussion in the afternoon, it was even more unbearable. He asked my wife everything and ignored my existence completely. It was as if I was air! In the end, I couldn¡¯t take it anymore. I found an excuse and slipped away. Of course, I believed that even if I didn¡¯t find an excuse to leave, they wouldn¡¯t even realize that I wasn¡¯t inside. They might even be hoping that I would leave! I looked at the clear blue sky and smiled bitterly. I was a piece of trash! My phone suddenly rang. I pulled out my phone and saw my mother¡¯s name on the screen. Suddenly, I burst into tears. It was my mother! ¡°Hello? Son, why haven¡¯t you called back for so long? Are you very busy? Don¡¯t neglect your health. Earning money is important, but your health is more important! You have to be more concerned about Yu Qing. She is your wife¡­¡± Over the phone, my mother rattled on as usual. I listened silently with tears streaming down my face. All this time, I was afraid that my parents would be worried, so I didn¡¯t say a word. I only assured them that everything was fine. I know. They¡¯re honest, simple people who weren¡¯t that expressive with their love. However, I came from my hometown, and I was able to establish my roots in such a huge city. My career can be considered to be successful. I bought a house, married a beautiful wife, and had a cute son. I was already their pride! I might not be able to bring honor to our ancestors. But I made them proud! But if they knew that I had already ended up in this current state, how sad would they be! Endless bitterness attacked my nerves. After a long while, my mother finally asked, ¡°Why aren¡¯t you saying anything? Do you think that I¡¯m too long-winded?¡± My lips trembled as I finally blurted, ¡°Mom, I can¡¯t live anymore¡­ I might¡­ be getting a divorce¡­¡± An explosion instantly sounded from the other end. ¡°What!¡± After the call, I leaned against the car and squatted down, crying. Over the phone, I still didn¡¯t dare to tell the truth. The truth that would break them! I only said that there were problems in my marriage. My mother tried her best to advise me. In the end, I promised her that I wouldn¡¯t let my imagination run wild before I hung up. I was the only one who knew the entire truth! Not far away, sounds of people walking past could be heard. ¡°What happened to this man?¡± ¡°Who knew that a grown man would cry in public? How useless!¡± ¡°What do you know? If a man isn¡¯t in agony, why would he cry in public?¡± ¡°That¡¯s why men like you have to suffer for your pride. You only dare to cry when you¡¯re at your wits¡¯ end!¡± Ignoring them, I grabbed my phone and scrolled through the photos in my phone. I kept changing my phone, and every time I did, I would copy the photos over to my new phone. These photos were the complete memory of my wife and me after knowing each other for so many years! From getting to know each other, to being in love, to getting married, to having a child¡­ Every memory was what I cherished dearly! But now, all of these memories were like poison that kept attacking my heart! Every smile, every hug, and every kiss was no longer happiness and beauty. It was the catalyst for sadness! ¡°Eh? Hubby! Why are you crying here? Get in the car! It¡¯s so embarrassing!¡± A voice suddenly sounded. It was my wife! ¡°Leave me alone!¡± I cried desperately. ¡°You¡­ Hubby, stop throwing a tantrum. Get in the car, all right? Listen to me¡­¡± My wife held a thick folder and looked around at the people around her uneasily. She dragged and pulled me up, before she opened the door, and shoved me in. I sat weakly in the back seat, leaning against the closed door. Tears streamed down my face. My wife followed suit and closed the door. She chided, ¡°We just bought a house. Why are you crying?! Stop crying. Come, let me show you your gift. Guess what my gift is?¡± I ignored her and leaned against the window, staring blankly ahead. My wife clearly didn¡¯t know what to do with me. She said, ¡°This is the most expensive gift I¡¯ve ever given you! The new house will be under both of our names! The relevant documents for the house are here. Take a look.¡± Despite my sadness, I couldn¡¯t help but be taken aback. Finally, I turned to look at her. With a sweet smile, my wife wiped the tears from my face. She poked her head over and kissed me hard on the lips. ¡°We can finally live in a big house in the future! That apartment will be our love nest in the future. It represents our brighter future! Come, be good, and don¡¯t cry. I came out especially to tell you this good news. Don¡¯t ruin the mood!¡± I stared at her coldly. She wasn¡¯t such a thoughtful person! She knew that it didn¡¯t matter if my name was included or not. That was why she wanted to use such a tactic that didn¡¯t require much money to fool me! Seeing that I wasn¡¯t excited or happy, her eyes darted around. She suddenly put down the documents in her hand and took out a bank card from her wallet. It was another bank card that I¡¯ve never seen before! However, this time, she handed it to me and said softly, ¡°Stop crying, okay? I know that I¡¯ve been feeling upset lately and my attitude towards you has been bad. But I really only have you in my heart. You were short on money recently, right? Your parents aren¡¯t doing too well, and they need to spend a lot of money to treat their illnesses. Zhang Yue needs to take the graduate entrance examination, and Xiao Yun has just graduated. She hasn¡¯t even found a job yet, and she needs money too. Take this card. There¡¯s three hundred thousand yuan inside. You can use it as you wish. You don¡¯t need to update me on how you¡¯re going to use the money.¡± I couldn¡¯t help but tremble. But I didn¡¯t raise my hand to take the card. Three hundred thousand yuan! Chapter 6 - An Unexpected Lawyer Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios A long time ago, that sum of money meant nothing to me. But now, it was a huge sum of money! Moreover, it could indeed resolve my family¡¯s current predicament! My wife was indeed smart. She knew my parents and siblings¡¯ situation very well. She was aware of what she could do to touch my heart. So the moment she made a move, the amount of money was calculated so accurately! However, that bald man gave her thirty million yuan, and she just wanted to give me three hundred thousand yuan to appease me?! Was I really a beggar!? Wait, why did she give me this sum of money? After all, she wasn¡¯t usually such a gentle and considerate person. Was she trying to make it up to me? Or could it be¡­ that she wanted me to turn a blind eye to her affair with that old man whose head was as bald as a rubber ball?! This money was simply used to seal my mouth! So that I could be cuckolded in silence! Blood rushed to my face as I grabbed the bank card and threw it away. ¡°Zhang Teng, what are you doing!¡± My wife screamed in fury. I whirled around, opened the door, and jumped out of the car. ¡°Zhang Teng, stop right there!¡± My wife was furious. She chased me out of the car and pointed at me while screaming, ¡°If you dare to leave, don¡¯t you dare enter my house again!¡± I jolted and stopped. The onlookers hadn¡¯t dispersed yet, and they were all surprised and delighted. They pointed and whispered among themselves. ¡°Aren¡¯t you ashamed! Get in the car now! Let¡¯s go!¡± My wife couldn¡¯t stand being pointed at and yelled angrily behind me. ¡°What happened?¡± My mother-in-law asked in her unpleasant voice. She and my father-in-law pushed their way through the crowd with Qiqi. ¡°You¡¯re embarrassing yourself in front of everyone again. You¡¯re really a useless bum,¡± his father-in-law added eccentrically. ¡°It¡¯s such a joyous occasion to purchase an apartment, and everyone is ecstatic about it. Only you would insist on making a fuss here, it¡¯s as if we have wronged you.¡± Furious, I whirled around. F*ck! I couldn¡¯t bear to listen to any of this! Since all of them want to fall out with me, fine! I¡¯ll cooperate! Just as I was about to explode, Qiqi suddenly broke away from his grandparents¡¯ grip and ran to me. He grabbed my hand. ¡°Daddy, what happened to you?¡± Looking at his adorable face and hearing his startled cry, my anger disappeared. I squatted and hugged him tightly. Tears streamed down my face uncontrollably again as I sobbed silently. In this family, the only thing that I was worried about was my son. He would never despise me, nor would he be a snob who mocked and criticized me! Was he really the son of the bald man who stole someone¡¯s wife? No, I don¡¯t believe it! He had to be my son. Otherwise, how could he be so close to me?! ¡°You¡¯re crying again! You don¡¯t find it embarrassing, but I do!¡± A distance away, my wife stomped her feet and stormed away, her face livid. My parents-in-law also looked disgusted as they came to drag Qiqi away. ¡°No, I want to be with Daddy!¡± Qiqi struggled and writhed, and he started to cry. ¡°Useless! You¡¯re just like your father! You¡¯re a grown man, yet you¡¯re wiping your tears in public! Don¡¯t you feel ashamed!¡± My mother-in-law cursed angrily and pulled her husband along with her. Only the two of us were left, hugging and crying. The onlookers shook their heads and sighed. Some were gloating, while others were sneering with contempt. I ignored them and hugged my son as I cried for a long time. The onlookers gradually got tired of watching us and left. ¡°Daddy, why are you crying?¡± Qiqi asked me amidst his sobs. As I regained my composure, I let go of Qiqi and wiped my tears. Then I looked at my son. My son cried together with me. When I stopped, he naturally stopped and he gazed at me too. How could he be the child of that bald man? Although he didn¡¯t resemble me at first glance, as long as people observed carefully, they would notice that my son and I had similar facial features. Unfortunately, I was so livid that I lost my mind. I actually thought that my son resembled that bald man! How was that possible! Even if that bald jerk were to undergo plastic surgery, he wouldn¡¯t be able to produce such a good-looking son! Guilt surged in my heart. I actually thought of using my son to force that sl*t to get a divorce! In this family, he might be the only one who still cared about me! Moreover, he was so sensible. If I really used him to do that sort of thing, how would I face him in the future?! Even if he wasn¡¯t my biological son, he was still innocent! ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Qiqi¡­ I¡¯ve let you down!¡± I choked out. ¡°Daddy, don¡¯t cry. I¡¯m afraid¡­¡± My son hugged me as he choked on his words. ¡°I will stop crying. Come, let¡¯s go home!¡± I sniffed and wiped away the tears on our faces. Then, I held his hand and stood up. I had already decided. The paternity test might work, but it would also hurt Qiqi. There were other ways to resolve this matter. It wasn¡¯t necessary to take the test. For example, I could continue to endure and think of ways to gather evidence of the bald man and my wife¡¯s affair! But before that, I had something else to do. When we got home, my wife and parents-in-law hadn¡¯t returned just yet. I asked Qiqi to play by himself for a while while I scrolled to look for a contact on my phone. In the past, when I was investing in businesses, I met some friends, including one who worked at a law firm. Whenever I had legal issues involving my investment, I would seek his help and he would arrange for someone to settle them for me. There was too much at stake if I were to file for a divorce. I wanted to figure out the consequences first. The best way was to consult a lawyer. Over the phone, my friend promised to help me to look for an experienced lawyer who specialized in divorce proceedings. Relieved, I hung up. At this point, there was no point in dwelling on other stuff. I had to get custody of Qiqi. But I wanted to get that fifteen million as well! And this had to happen quickly. I was afraid that my wife would transfer her assets. Back then, I had also thought of transferring the money away from her account. However, if there was a request to transfer such a huge sum of money, the bank would definitely request further confirmation. Such a move would do nothing but alert her. So in the end, I could only return the card to her. Now, the best solution was to obtain concrete evidence of her affair with the vice president and force her to give in! After all, she and the bald vice president were both people with reputations to uphold in their respective companies. So such a scandal would ultimately affect them. A few minutes later, my friend called me back and said that he had arranged for me to meet someone tomorrow to have a talk. The next day, I arrived at the law firm on time. I reached the meeting room and waited for a few minutes before the lawyer that my friend had arranged arrived. I was stunned and cried out, ¡°Why is it you?!¡± It was a woman. One could tell from her eyebrows that she was smart and pretty. She had shapely eyebrows, cherry lips, fair skin, and a voluptuous figure. It was a familiar face! Although it had been years since we last met, I couldn¡¯t be mistaken! Liu Xin! She was my university classmate! Incredibly, she was the one who would be helping me. The awkward thing was that she¡­ wooed me during our university days! But I didn¡¯t accept her! At that time, I was hot-blooded and I had yet to mature. Although she had a good personality, I had eyes for the beautiful Yu Qing. Thinking about it now, I was indeed blind. I missed such a good woman. Now I¡¯m really regretting it! If I had accepted her back then, I wouldn¡¯t have ended up like this today! Chapter 7 - I Wasnt Worthy Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Liu Xin smiled. ¡°I thought you had already forgotten about me.¡± ¡°How is that possible?¡± I replied awkwardly. She invited me to sit down, and as if she was trying to ease the awkwardness, she started chatting with me. I heaved a sigh of relief. After chatting with her for a while, I blurted out, ¡°Are you¡­ married?¡± She was stunned. Then, as if she remembered something, her face reddened. She lowered her head and shook gently. Her expression shocked me and my heart skipped a beat. She wasn¡¯t married yet. Was it because of me? ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about this anymore. Let¡¯s talk about the matter at hand. I want to know what exactly is your situation now.¡± Liu Xin snapped back to her senses and changed the topic as if she was a little afraid to continue. ¡°With me around, I definitely won¡¯t let you suffer any losses.¡± I immediately returned to reality and sighed as I explained the situation briefly. Halfway through, Liu Xin interjected angrily, ¡°How could she do this to you!¡± After hearing that, her expression turned even more livid, as if she was the one who had been betrayed! ¡°Don¡¯t worry about this matter! I¡¯ll definitely settle everything properly for you.¡± Liu Xin said calmly, ¡°There is no problem with your previous plan. Endure everything and get the evidence. Legally, an affair can¡¯t be used as a basis for assets division. But logically, it¡¯s useful.¡± I nodded and discussed more details with her before bidding farewell. I strode out and suddenly heard a shout from behind. ¡°Zhang Teng, wait! You forgot your phone!¡± I turned around in surprise and saw her running towards me. Just as she was about to reach me, she suddenly twisted her leg and she yelped before falling. Startled, I wrapped my arms around her swiftly. ¡°Are you okay?¡± I grabbed the phone in her hand to prevent it from falling to the floor. I then realized that her lips were less than ten centimeters away from mine, and I couldn¡¯t help but enter a daze. Liu Xin gazed up at me. Her face was flushed and her rosy lips were like fire as if she was waiting for me to kiss her. Just as I was about to give in to my impulse, I jolted awake and quickly let go of her. If I were to do that, how different would I be from my wife! At the very least, I couldn¡¯t do that before the divorce! Liu Xin was also embarrassed as she stammered, ¡°I¡­ I¡¯m fine.¡± I took a deep breath and tried to calm myself. ¡°I have to go.¡± I turned around and was about to leave. ¡°If¡­ if you get a divorce, will you consider me¡­?¡± At this moment, I heard a voice behind me. I jolted and stopped. But I stopped for only a moment, I didn¡¯t say a word as I took another step and marched forward! Would I? I don¡¯t know! However, I rejected her before. How am I qualified to ¡®consider¡¯ her again?! I wasn¡¯t worthy! I walked two streets before I could recover from my muddled thoughts. Just as I was about to head back home, my phone rang. I took my phone out and saw ¡°Wang Zhongtian¡± displayed on the screen. He was a little older than me. He was the manager of one of the stores in the chain of real estate properties I had invested in. Because of our affinity, I was on good terms with him. Even after my investment failed and I ended up in my current state, he contacted me often and we can be considered friends. ¡°Hey, Zhang Teng! Liu Wei has been found!¡± As soon as the call connected, he sent me an earth-shattering message! ¡°What?!¡± I exclaimed in surprise. Liu Wei was my investment partner. Back then, he approached me to join the investment. In the end, after I invested all the money I had, the stores had just begun to bring in profit. He took all the investment and clients¡¯ money, which amounted to more than twelve million yuan, and ran away! That incident had plunged my life into the depths of the abyss! It could be said that he was one of the main reasons for my current predicament! The police have been searching for him for a long time. There was no news of him at all. I thought that we would never be able to catch him. Unexpectedly, we did! ¡°But there¡¯s bad news.¡± On the phone, Wang Zhongtian said solemnly, ¡°The money is gone¡­¡± I started to tremble, but then I thought better of it. ¡°That might not be true. I know him. He¡¯s not the kind of man who would spend all his money in such a short time.¡± Wang Zhongtian pressed on, ¡°I heard that he¡¯s addicted to gambling. You should know how much debt one can incur. However, I have the same opinion as you. Let¡¯s meet at night and eat dinner. I know a place, I¡¯ll send you the address later.¡± I hesitated. Dinner? That would be a little late. My wife and parents-in-law would probably grumble again. But on second thought, I agreed. At this point, would I still need to care about their feelings? This was important. Since Wang Zhongtian said he wanted to meet, then it had to be something important. I had to go! Around 9:00 p.m., I arrived at the barbecue place he suggested. Wang Zhongtian was there when I arrived. He beckoned for me to sit and ordered more food. I studied my surroundings. We sat at a table facing the glass wall. We could clearly see the street outside. After ordering, Wang Zhongtian said, ¡°Liu Wei had most likely transferred his assets beforehand. Therefore, he would rather go to jail than cough up the money. And there is only one person he can trust.¡± ¡°His wife!¡± I replied solemnly. Wang Zhongtian laughed heartily. ¡°Yes! You haven¡¯t forgotten how well he treats his wife!¡± The image of Liu Wei¡¯s wife flashed across my mind. Her looks were above average and she could be considered pretty. However, her figure was really voluptuous. She especially liked to wear sexy and skimpy clothes, and she was a sight to behold. Hence, there were plenty of rumors circulating behind their backs. Wang Zhongtian suddenly leaned forward and whispered to me, ¡°Do you know why I invited you to this barbeque spot?¡± He didn¡¯t mention anything, and I didn¡¯t care. I just assumed it was a nice place to eat. But since he brought it up, there had to be a reason. I studied my surroundings curiously. ¡°What is special about this place?¡± Wang Zhongtian looked across the street and said, ¡°This shop happens to be outside Liu Wei¡¯s apartment. About ten minutes ago, Liu Wei¡¯s wife got into that car with a man.¡± I turned around in surprise. Across the street, it was indeed a small district. At this moment, there was an SUV under the trees by the road. After taking a closer look, I immediately noticed that the car was shaking rhythmically! How could I not understand what was happening? I frowned. Liu Wei¡¯s wife was cheating on her husband! This scene felt familiar. My wife and that bald vice president were also in the Bentley¡­ Did these adulterers enjoy being in the car so much?! Wang Zhongtian added happily, ¡°They¡¯ll still take a while. Let¡¯s eat first.¡± Half an hour later, the door opened and Liu Wei¡¯s wife alighted from the car. She said goodbye to the man in the car reluctantly and gracefully sauntered back. ¡°I¡¯ll continue to keep an eye on this woman. In the future, I might be able to work on her to get the money back,¡± Wang Zhongtian said calmly. I have to admit that his methods and attitude are much better than mine. But my mind kept replaying the shaking of the car, and I could only manage a few perfunctory replies as I focused on drinking. It was nearly midnight when I drove home slightly drunk. In the underground parking lot, I sat in my car and didn¡¯t get out. I stayed seated for at least five minutes before I took out my phone and dialed my wife¡¯s number. ¡°What happened to you?! Why aren¡¯t you home in the middle of the night!¡± My wife growled. ¡°I¡¯m in the parking lot. Come down for a second. It¡¯s important.¡± I did my best to stay calm. With that, I hung up. When I ended the call, I noticed that my hands were shaking. I couldn¡¯t help it! This was the first time I¡¯ve done something like this in a place like this! However, I couldn¡¯t forget those images! I remembered that back then, I once thought of having fun with her in a car before. However, she would always refuse or even become upset with me. But she allowed that disgusting, bald vice president to act recklessly with her in the car? Why wasn¡¯t I qualified to do that with her in a car? A few minutes later, my wife entered the parking lot in her nightgown with her phone in her hand. I opened the door and let her in. ¡°You drank again?¡± She realized immediately. I looked at her as my eyes slowly turned red, and my breathing quickened. This was my wife! I¡¯ll do whatever I want! ¡°Zhang Teng, what are you doing!¡± My wife probably sensed that something was wrong, and her expression changed slightly. I pounced on her! Chapter 8 - I Quit! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Although she rejected my advances initially, my determination soon made her give in. After that, my wife fell into a deep sleep in the backseat of the car, feeling exhausted and satisfied. But I didn¡¯t follow suit. I picked up her phone. I had planned these for days. Since I needed evidence, the easiest way was to use her phone! Twenty minutes later, I returned the phone to her and shook her awake. ¡°I¡¯ll let it slip this time. If you dare to do this again, I¡¯ll be really angry!¡± My wife grumbled at me as she got out of the car with me to go home. I wasn¡¯t annoyed with her complaints. Instead, I was delighted. She had no idea that I was ready! From now on, I could use my phone to track her whereabouts on her phone at any time. Moreover, I had installed recording software on her phone. Whenever she was in a phone call, the software would automatically record the conversation and upload it to my designated cloud! After that, I would be able to listen to her conversations and take evidence of her affair with the bald old man! The next morning, my wife received a call at breakfast and left for work with a smile. I knew that it was the bald jerk calling, and my heart sank. I quickly finished the meal and prepared to leave. ¡°Hey, where are you going? How can you just leave after eating? Wash the dishes!¡± My mother-in-law stopped me and came to stuff the bowls into my hands. ¡°Useless men should do these household chores!¡± Furious, I slammed the bowls on the table! Slap! She was shocked. ¡°What are you doing!¡± I glared at her coldly but didn¡¯t say a word. I walked away quickly. I was the one who made breakfast, and she even wanted me to wash the dishes? Am I her f*cking dog? Furthermore, things had already come to this point, and we were just about to fall out with one another. Why would I still wash the dishes for her? Damn it! When I reached my office, the manager threw me a pile of work as usual. I was too busy to even check my wife¡¯s whereabouts. This manager used to have a minor conflict with me. Now that I landed under his charge, he assigned the toughest tasks to me every day. But I had to put up with it. I had no choice but to endure the humiliation! It was almost noon when I finally finished what I was doing. I wanted to take a nap in the lounge, but I suddenly froze. The television on the wall was showing the news. It was an interview with Splendid Sun Real Estate. And the people being interviewed were none other than the bald vice-president and my wife! Of course, it wasn¡¯t a live broadcast. It had been pre-recorded. However, this reminded me of something. I took out my phone and quickly opened the software. I was shocked! My wife was actually at Cloudy Deer Resort! Shouldn¡¯t she be at work now?! Why was she at that kind of place?! Could she and that old fellow be¡­ ¡°Zhang Teng! You¡¯re being lazy again! Go to the entrance of the district and help the water delivery man transport the water here! His car broke down there!¡± The manager¡¯s voice suddenly sounded behind me. I ignored him and continued to stare at my phone as my breathing quickened. ¡°Are you f*cking deaf?¡± The manager was furious and started cursing. I shot to my feet, spun around, and clenched my fists as I glared at him. The coward shut his mouth in fright and retreated a few steps. ¡°What are you trying to do?!¡± I gritted my teeth. ¡°If you want to move the water, do it yourself! I quit!¡± I suddenly raised my feet and stormed past him! I¡¯ve had enough! No matter how long one stayed in this lousy company, one would have no future. I won¡¯t work for them anymore! I had more important things to do! At one in the afternoon, I arrived at Cloudy Deer Resort. The resort wasn¡¯t far from the city and was considered to be a well-known place in the city. The business was booming every day and the parking lots were filled with all kinds of cars. My wife¡¯s phone was still there. However, I could only locate the general location, and it was very difficult to pinpoint her exact location. I could only confirm personally if the bald man had followed her here! Frankly speaking, this was quite troublesome. After all, no one knew exactly where my wife was right now. But I had an idea¡­ In the parking lot, I searched high and low. After five minutes, I suddenly jolted. Ten meters away, the bald vice president¡¯s Bentley was parked! Despite the scorching sun hanging high in the sky, my body had turned icy! Indeed, this adulterous couple came here together! At this moment, a voice was heard. ¡°Why do you have to come and get it right now?¡± It was indeed my wife¡¯s voice! I was shocked and darted behind a nearby car. I hid and peeked. I saw my wife and Vice President Lu walking towards the Bentley from the other end of the parking lot. ¡°You¡¯ll know when you get in the car.¡± The old man held my wife¡¯s hand with an evil smirk. ¡°Hmph. You must be up to no good again.¡± My wife rolled her eyes at him. She spoke coquettishly. As I desperately told myself to be patient, I took out my phone and secretly recorded them. Evidence! This was the most important thing now. I had to record everything! I watched as the two of them approached the car and got into the backseat. Then, they closed the door! I hesitated. Should I go over? There might be evidence inside the car! However, I had no idea when they would come out. If I went over and bumped into them, I would be exposed! Abandoning the thought, I waited for a while. But why would they close the door if he just had to get something? And why would he want both of them to go inside the car together? Time ticked by. In the blink of an eye, five minutes had passed. The two of them still hadn¡¯t exited the car. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that the car wasn¡¯t shaking, I would have thought that they were doing something immoral in the car! Two minutes later, the door finally opened and the two of them got out. My wife seemed to be a little disheveled, but she was far away, so I couldn¡¯t be sure. Swallowing my anger, I continue to record the two of them walking away. I waited until both of them had disappeared in my sight before I stopped and stepped out from behind the car. The evidence wasn¡¯t enough! However, it was also a start. I glanced at the Bentley with hatred. This car had witnessed countless scandalous acts from this adulterous pair! Damn! The more I thought about it, the angrier I became. Even if I obtained the most crucial evidence and got a divorce, what was going to happen? That old jerk who cuckolded me with my wife would remain unaffected! All of a sudden, a thought flashed across my mind. What if I sent the evidence to his wife? I¡¯ve heard rumors that this fellow wasn¡¯t very capable either. He had gotten his achievements because he had a good wife! His wife was all right, but his father-in-law was a high-ranking official! With this connection, he smoothly rose to his current position! If his wife knew that her husband was cheating on her, then¡­ Thinking of that, I couldn¡¯t help but feel excited! Suddenly, a hand slapped my shoulder.. ¡°Got you!¡± Chapter 9 - Taking the Initiative to Plan Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios My soul almost left my body. I yelled and turned around! A beautiful face with a playful smile appeared. ¡°It¡¯s you!¡± I cried out, my heart sank. The woman in front of me was my wife¡¯s best friend, Sun Lin! It was over! She actually saw me here! If she told my wife that she had seen me here, the fact that I was investigating my wife would be revealed! ¡°What are you doing here snooping around?¡± Sun Lin tilted her head and studied me. I heaved a quiet sigh of relief. I reckoned she didn¡¯t see me recording them. ¡°Nothing much. The company sent me here on a job, so I came here to work. And I saw Yu Qing.¡± I thought about it and probed, ¡°Sun Lin, why is Yu Qing with a man?¡± Sun Lin was taken aback. But after a moment, she suddenly snapped to her senses. ¡°Oh, you¡¯re talking about Vice President Lu, right? What¡¯s so strange about it? Their companies have a meeting here today, and they all have to participate. It¡¯s a coincidence.¡± This time, it was my turn to be stunned. What? A meeting? Did that mean that they weren¡¯t here to have a rendezvous? Sun Lin and Yu Qing were from the same company, so she should know about it. Disappointment exploded within me. If it wasn¡¯t an affair, then everything recorded just now was redundant. ¡°I say, aren¡¯t you too lacking in confidence? You actually suspected that Yu Qing was with someone else¡­¡± Sun Lin chuckled. ¡°Don¡¯t spew nonsense. I¡¯m just asking.¡± I felt a little guilty. ¡°I¡¯m her husband. Can¡¯t I even ask?¡± ¡°Come on! You can¡¯t hide it from me. Zhang Teng, be a little more confident. With your physique, are you still afraid that you can¡¯t keep Yu Qing¡¯s heart?¡± Sun Lin¡¯s smile became a little ambiguous. ¡°I heard from her that you¡¯re quite ¡®capable!''¡± Even though I wasn¡¯t in the mood, I couldn¡¯t help but blush. Sun Lin was usually very open-minded and direct. But to think that she could be so brazen! To be honest, I was indeed quite confident in that aspect. After being married for so many years, I had never once disappointed my wife in that aspect! ¡°I have something on,¡± I said quickly, afraid that she would say something unpleasant. ¡°Why are you so anxious? Are you afraid that I will eat you up?¡± Sun Lin narrowed her eyes into slits and circled around me. When she was behind me, she suddenly pinched my butt. ¡°What the hell! What are you doing?!¡± I jumped in shock and pressed my hand against my butt. ¡°Pfft, you¡¯re really useless. You¡¯re scared of me?¡± Sun Lin chuckled. ¡°Then if I¡¯m serious, won¡¯t you be scared to death?¡± F*ck! This flirtatious woman was too daring! I admit defeat! I didn¡¯t dare to drag this out with her, so I quickly turned around and fled. Otherwise, if she really jumped into my arms and we were seen by others, they would think that I was cheating on my wife! But seriously speaking, if it was Sun Lin, perhaps¡­ After all, she was beautiful, and she had a voluptuous figure¡­ I jumped at the thought. No, no! If I really did that, I would be no different from my wife, that sl*t! I arrived home before four in the afternoon. I had been officially fired by that assh*le manager. Naturally, there was no need for me to head there again. And I couldn¡¯t find any evidence against my wife today. Today, I had really suffered a double loss! My parents-in-law were both at home. They were surprised to see me return early. I ignored them and locked myself in my bedroom, contemplating my options. Liu Xin had said before that there had to be sufficient evidence and that it had to be done quickly. This wasn¡¯t a solution. If I waited passively, who knew when I would have another opportunity. All of a sudden, a thought flashed across my mind. Since being passive didn¡¯t work, why don¡¯t I take the initiative? Just as I was pondering, the door swung open. It was my mother-in-law. She barged in and yelled, ¡°Zhang Teng, are you crazy?! You¡¯re a piece of trash! You even lost your job at the property firm! I knew you were a piece of trash! You can¡¯t even hold a job!¡± From the looks of it, she must have called my company and found out about it! I was angry and ready to fight back. However, I ultimately endured it. I had to endure it! She could scold me as she wished. Before my new plan succeeded, I shall treat it as listening to a dog bark! That night after my wife came home, surprisingly she didn¡¯t berate me for losing my job. I had no idea what she was up to, but I deliberately said, ¡°Darling, I¡¯ve thought about it. I have no future in that job. However, I have a friend who owns a company in a neighboring city. He wants me to go over and help. I want to go over and take a look. I¡¯ll be back in two to three days. I heard that the job is good, but if it works, I can only come back on the weekends¡­¡± My wife said happily, ¡°I was worried that you wouldn¡¯t be able to pick yourself up! Since you¡¯re so determined. I¡¯m relieved! Go ahead! My parents and I will be at home. Qiqi will be fine.¡± I was both delighted and disappointed. I was delighted because she would definitely think that she could do whatever she wanted without me here. But the truth was, I wasn¡¯t leaving. I would simply hide in the dark and wait for the right opportunity. What was disappointing was that she had agreed so quickly. Obviously, it was because it would allow her to carry on with her affair with that bald man with fewer restrictions! However, since the matter had reached this point, it was useless to be sad and disappointed. Most importantly, I had to obtain evidence! I had time to download the recording of my wife¡¯s phone calls while she took a shower. Today, my wife made more than twenty calls. I listened to them one by one. Five of them were related to the bald vice president. The more I listened, the angrier I became. I almost couldn¡¯t stop myself from rushing into the bathroom and strangling her! Out of the five calls, only one was about work. The other four were all private conversations! F*ck! Normally when she called me, she would talk as if she was in a rush to be reincarnated. She would rush me to end the call. But she actually spoke so long to that adulterer! Moreover, the content of the calls was getting more ambiguous! The longest conversation lasted for twenty minutes! That jerk! He might not even last two minutes in bed, yet he could actually talk on the phone for so long! ¡°I already have a son. I should have a daughter as well!¡± Suddenly, something he said made me tremble. He already had a son? Could he be referring to Qiqi? Did he want another daughter? Did he want my wife to give birth to another daughter for him?! My wife chuckled and flirted with him. It made me feel terrible. After listening for a while, I suddenly heard something else. ¡°Right, do you remember the huge bed you saw the last time? Yes, the red one with a heart shape. It¡¯s super huge! I¡¯ve already bought it. It¡¯s in the villa in the south of the city. I haven¡¯t had the chance to try it yet. This weekend then!¡± I shuddered! Finally, there was progress! This weekend, he wanted to test the bed with my wife! This was a great opportunity! But when I was delighted, a surge of fury rose within me. He wanted my wife to test the bed with him?! F*ck! Ten minutes later, my wife came out of the bathroom. She dried her hair and entered the bedroom. She asked in surprise, ¡°Why did you change the bedsheets?¡± On the bed were the red bedsheets and blankets I had just changed! Didn¡¯t she like red bedsheets? I don¡¯t have a huge bed, but I do have red bedsheets with red blankets! Without a word, I stepped forward and pulled her over, tossing her onto the bed. ¡°Ah! Zhang Teng, what are you doing!¡± My wife exclaimed. Pop! I uncorked the bottle of red wine that I had prepared beforehand and poured it all over her! ¡°Let¡¯s have some fun tonight!¡± I hissed fiercely. ¡°You¡­ You¡¯re crazy!¡± My wife said with a trembling voice. I laughed, threw the bottle aside, and pounced on her. Wasn¡¯t she ready to have a rendezvous with her adulterer? I¡¯ll let her have a taste of it tonight! Chapter 10 - The Family in the Hotel Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The next day, I pretended to set off for the trip and left home. I had no idea if I was imagining things, but I felt like it wasn¡¯t just my wife. Even my parents-in-law seemed happy that I was leaving. It was odd. Weren¡¯t they usually eager for me to do all the household chores? After all, once I left, they won¡¯t have anyone to order around. They had to deal with it themselves. However, I didn¡¯t have time to dwell too much about it. I went outside and got into Wang Zhongtian¡¯s car. ¡°Be mentally prepared. Don¡¯t get too worked up later,¡± reminded Wang Zhongtian. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t kill him. At least not in front of the police!¡± I gritted my teeth. The police requested for me to cooperate with their investigation of Liu Wei¡¯s crimes and asked me to meet them. Ever since he took the money and vanished, the clients couldn¡¯t find him. All of them looked for me instead. I tried my best and returned a portion of the money. I ended up using all my savings, but it was still insufficient! Almost every day, someone would call me to pay up. There were even people who called me with death threats, sent emails to threaten me, and tried all sorts of methods to force me to return the money. Now, the only solution was to find Liu Wei and take back the money he had taken! When we arrived at the police station, the police arranged for me to meet Liu Wei alone. ¡°Zhang Teng, it¡¯s been a long time.¡± Liu Wei didn¡¯t feel guilty at all when he saw me. Instead, he was smiling! I was furious. I stood up abruptly and wanted to flip the table to get to him! The police officer in charge of supervising us quickly stopped me from what I was about to do and tried his best to persuade me against it. After a long time, I finally suppressed my anger and sat back down. ¡°You¡¯re still so impulsive and willful,¡± Liu Wei said, clearly not afraid of me at all. He was still grinning. ¡°You have to remember that being impulsive doesn¡¯t solve anything.¡± ¡°Return the money back to me!¡± I hissed through gritted teeth. ¡°Since you came to see me, everything is negotiable except for the money. I¡¯m sorry, I really can¡¯t return it.¡± Liu Wei sighed dramatically. ¡°It¡¯s all gone¡­ It¡¯s my fault. Once I had the money, I lost it. I was set up and I fell for it!¡± ¡°Stop pretending!¡± I growled. ¡°You couldn¡¯t have spent all the money!¡± ¡°Not only did I spend it all, but I also have a debt of hundreds of thousands.¡± Liu Wei smiled bitterly. ¡°If you don¡¯t believe me, you can ask the police. They¡¯ve checked. If I¡¯m lying, you wouldn¡¯t see me in such a dire state now. You can try and get the money, but the money is really gone!¡± How could I possibly believe him? I was furious, but there was nothing I could do. I knew clearly that this fellow would never cry until he saw death in front of him. As long as there was no concrete evidence, he would never admit defeat! However, Wang Zhongtian didn¡¯t manage to find any evidence against Liu Wei¡¯s wife. ¡°Don¡¯t be angry anymore. I¡¯m very angry too! You have to know that not only am I in prison, but I¡¯m also in debt. At least you don¡¯t have to go to jail, right? You¡¯re much more fortunate than me.¡± Liu Wei sighed sadly. ¡°Your wife can still see you every day. My wife is the one who is suffering the most. She can¡¯t even see me. She cried countless times. Sigh¡­¡± ¡°You¡¯re still dreaming!¡± I was furious and blurted out, ¡°Do you think your wife is really worried about you? Let me tell you, she is just waiting for you to be caught!¡± ¡°What?¡± Liu Wei was taken aback. I was delighted to see his shocked reaction. Unfortunately, my phone was temporarily confiscated by the police when I entered the room. Otherwise, if I showed him the video that Wang Zhongtian had recorded and sent me back then, his expression would definitely be even more interesting! ¡°Let me tell you something. I bumped into your wife yesterday and she was in an SUV with a man for almost an hour!¡± I gloated. ¡°The windows are closed, and you can¡¯t see what¡¯s inside from the outside, so I naturally have no idea what happened inside. However, I wonder what two people can do in an hour in a secluded place? Were they simply chatting inside?¡± ¡°You¡¯re lying!¡± Liu Wei was shocked and furious as he sat up ramrod straight. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that his hands were cuffed, I bet he would have rushed over and grabbed me by my collar right now. ¡°Hmph! Don¡¯t you know if I¡¯m lying to you?¡± I mocked. ¡°Don¡¯t you know better than me what kind of person your wife is?¡± Liu Wei¡¯s face turned pale as he clenched his fists. I empathized with him. This kind of situation was extremely detrimental to any normal man¡¯s ego and pride! But he deserved it! And I was innocent. In the end, Liu Wei didn¡¯t say a word. The police had no choice but to stop us from talking when the time was up. Wang Zhongtian and I continued to discuss for a long time, but we didn¡¯t have any other solution. We could only keep an eye on Liu Wei¡¯s wife. Liu Wei was clearly determined to exchange jail time for the money. Perhaps I could find the whereabouts of the money from his wife. After parting ways with Wang Zhongtian, I found a cafe and spent the entire day there. I only did one thing and that was to use the tracking software. However, my wife¡¯s phone was in the office the entire day. That didn¡¯t make sense. How many times had she met that bald man behind my back? Why did she miss such a good opportunity today? Was she really innocent? Or was it because of a special situation today that they couldn¡¯t meet? My wife worked at her office until 8:00 p.m. before leaving. At this moment, something surprising happened. She didn¡¯t go home! Instead, she went to a five-star hotel! Finally, she couldn¡¯t take it anymore! She was definitely going to the hotel to meet that adulterer! I was sad and delighted at the same time. I immediately left the cafe and rushed to the hotel! I was feeling extremely nervous! Finally, there was a chance to obtain iron-clad evidence! Although I hadn¡¯t thought of a way to find out the exact room my wife had gone to, it wouldn¡¯t be too late to think about it when I arrived there! Anyway, she would probably stay for a long time. I had enough time to think of a plan! When we reached the hotel, I was about to walk towards the main entrance when I passed the surrounding wall. I froze and stopped. The first floor of the hotel was the restaurant. Moreover, the wall was made up of floor-to-ceiling glass. One could see everything inside from the outside. My heart instantly turned cold! In a corner of the restaurant, my wife and the bald vice president were sitting there! And they were sitting on the same side! But what really made me turn cold from head to toe was the people sitting across them. There were two adults and one child sitting there! Shockingly, it was my parents-in-law and¡­ Qiqi! Other than Qiqi, they were all talking and laughing. My parents-in-law were very friendly to the vice president! Why! I froze, my mouth agape, and I couldn¡¯t move! Wasn¡¯t it an affair? Why was this happening? Because there was greenery blocking the view outside the wall, they didn¡¯t notice me. However, from the reflection on the glass, I could clearly see the ugly expression on my face, as if it had been corroded by strong sulfuric acid! All of a sudden, I realized something. They weren¡¯t here to have a rendezvous¡­ But what I was seeing right now was even more terrifying than that! Chapter 11 - Could She Be Pregnant Again? Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Trembling, I approached the glass exterior wall and pressed my hands against it. I was like a dying beast, filled with despair! All this time, I thought I was family with them and that they were my family. But in reality? Perhaps, the people inside were the real family all this time. And in their hearts, I was only an outsider! My parents-in-law might have known about my wife and the bald man long ago! I was the only one who was kept in the dark! I hit my head against the glass wall, but the thick glass only made a muffled sound. Coupled with the fact that it was night, the lights inside were even brighter. The people inside didn¡¯t realize that there was a desperate man outside! Behind me, I heard the sound of rain. It was raining¡­ The rain was getting heavier! I was so worked up that I couldn¡¯t control my body. My head struck the glass wall again and again! The sound of the rain completely drowned out the sounds! The rain poured on me! However, the coldness of my body was nothing compared to the coldness spreading throughout my heart! It seemed as if I was the only one left in the world, alone in the cold. Compared to the warmth, joy, and happiness in the restaurant, I feel like I¡¯ve been abandoned by the entire world! By the time I snapped back to my senses, I was already walking stiffly on the streets. Everything around me¡ªno¡ªnothing seemed to matter. I¡¯m the most redundant person in this world! No one took pity on me or was willing to look at me! Every drop of the rain felt like a small knife as it repeatedly pierced my body. Then, the raindrops landed on the ground along with my soul and life. Suddenly, I begin to enter a daze. Had I really been truly living for the past thirty years? Or could it be that I was just a zombie? I had never owned anything and was only at the beck and call of others? If I really died here, would my wife and her family shed a tear for me? No, they wouldn¡¯t. To them, I was nothing¡­ After returning home, I took out the leftovers from the fridge and ate them lifelessly. They tasted like wax. My heart had been pierced and shredded. Was there any meaning even if I could taste it? The door flung open and they came back. ¡°Eh? Zhang Teng, when did you come back? Didn¡¯t you say that you would be gone for a few days?¡± My wife¡¯s surprised voice was heard. ¡°Hmph! Look at him! He¡¯s so wet and he¡¯s in a terrible mood. Moreover, he came back so early. Most likely, he was rejected the moment he got there! I told you, he¡¯s useless!¡± My mother-in-law¡¯s voice was filled with scathing mockery. ¡°Get him to clean the floor later. Look how wet it is here!¡± My father-in-law complained. ¡°Did he do it on purpose? He knows that we¡¯re old and it¡¯s dangerous for us to slip. The floor is so wet. Does he want us to fall and die? How vicious!¡± The couple kept talking, and every word stabbed my heart. Other people would at least comfort their son-in-law when they saw his misery, but definitely not them. After all, they didn¡¯t treat me as their son-in-law! With my back facing them, I clenched the chopsticks in my hand so hard that my knuckles trembled! I¡­ wanted to kill them! However, Qiqi¡¯s voice softened my heart instantly. ¡°Daddy!¡± I hung my head, my face was expressionless. I could only smile bitterly in my heart! Perhaps my son was the only one who treated me as his family. ¡°Forget it, it¡¯s all right. If you didn¡¯t get the job, there are other chances. Let¡¯s take it slow.¡± My wife waited for a long time before she finally spoke. Although she sounded like she was consoling me, her tone was brimmed with disdain and disappointment. I knew exactly what she meant. Fury flared again in my icy heart. Originally, if I succeeded, I would only return every weekend. She could naturally be with the bald man openly. But now that I¡¯ve ¡®failed,¡¯ how could she not be disappointed? But looking at Qiqi who was walking towards me, I managed to keep my temper in check. I vowed to take revenge for all of this. But not now! Once I obtained evidence, all of you can count on me. If I, Zhang Teng, didn¡¯t let all of them suffer a fate worse than death, my surname wouldn¡¯t be Zhang anymore! Late that night, when I reached my bedroom door, I heard voices. ¡°No, I think he¡¯s been acting a little weird lately¡­ I¡¯m afraid that he might have realized something¡­ When are you getting a divorce with your wife? I¡¯m just waiting for you to settle everything so that I can divorce him!¡± I shivered and almost wanted to kick the door open! It turned out that she was also prepared to divorce me at any time! Divorce was inevitable. But how could I allow the two adulterers to achieve their goals so easily! With a solemn expression, I pushed open the door. On the bed, my wife saw me enter and frowned. ¡°That¡¯s all. I¡¯m going to bed.¡± She hung up. Without saying a word, I rushed forward and pinned her down! ¡°What are you doing! Get off me!¡± My wife pushed me away and hissed angrily, ¡°Zhang Teng, you¡¯re too much! You don¡¯t even care about me recently, you only cared about your own¡ª¡± Suddenly, her expression changed. She scrambled to her feet and covered her chest before scrambling out of the bedroom and into the bathroom. I didn¡¯t expect her to push me away! This had never happened before! My wife had greater needs than me in that aspect, so even when she was angry with me, she would still likely agree. But this time, she resisted! I couldn¡¯t help but sit up and subconsciously follow her to the bathroom. She was sitting beside the toilet bowl and was retching non-stop. However, she didn¡¯t vomit anything. My heart jolted. Could it be¡­ could it be that she was pregnant again?! How was this possible?! She had always been very careful. Out of respect for her, I was also more concerned and mindful as well. Even if we failed to use protection, she would still take contraceptive pills after the deed. In other words, there was only one possibility for her to be pregnant! She was willing to! Suddenly, the recording I had overheard previously flashed across my mind. The bald man said that he wanted a daughter. Could it be¡­ Anger suddenly rushed through my blood! No! I had asked her many times to have a second child, but she had always rejected me! And now, she was willing to give birth to another one for that fellow! My breathing quickened as I slammed the door and locked it. Startled, the wife turned to me. Then, she revealed a terrified expression. ¡°Zhang Teng, what are you doing! Get out!¡± From the corner of my eye, I could clearly see my current expression in the mirror. It was ferocious and aggressive. This was my wife! Why should she give birth to a child for another when asked to? Why would she refuse me¡ªthe legitimate husband¡ªwho wanted to have another child with her?! She wanted to have a baby, right? Fine, I¡¯ll let her have enough babies! My wife was probably intimidated by me, and her voice softened. ¡°Zhang Teng, don¡¯t be like this. I¡¯m getting scared¡­¡± Normally, I would have softened at the sight of this. But at this moment, I felt that her face was so ugly and fake! I growled and pounced on her! My wife was shocked and wanted to get up. I pressed her back against the toilet bowl. ¡°No, don¡¯t¡­¡± She lowered her voice and didn¡¯t dare to speak too loudly. I didn¡¯t know if it was because she was afraid that my parents-in-law would overhear us or because she was afraid of alerting Qiqi, who was already sleeping. I ignored her and quickly entered combat mode! And then, there were muffled and desolate sounds in the bathroom! Chapter 12 - Accompanying Her for the Prenatal Examination Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The next morning, after my wife woke up, she yelled at me for half an hour. I lay on the bed with my head bowed and didn¡¯t fight back. ¡°Zhang Teng, I¡¯m warning you. If you dare to repeat what you did last night, I¡¯ll sue you for rape!¡± My wife finally ended angrily. I turned around and with my back against her, afraid that she would see the twitch in my face. She was my wife! However, she wanted to sue me for rape! This was the most sorrowful thing in the world¡­ No, what¡¯s even sadder was that she didn¡¯t yell at me because I forced myself on her. She was afraid that I would hurt the child inside her! I buried my head in the pillow to hide the tears that leaked out of my eyes. After my wife vented her anger, she packed up and left the house in a hurry. Only then did I get out of bed, pull out my phone to locate her whereabouts. If everything was as I suspected, then her destination today wouldn¡¯t be to go to work. Indeed, her location confirmed my guess. She went to the Women¡¯s and Children¡¯s Hospital! I tidied up the bed and room quickly. Then, I left the house alone and drove to the Women¡¯s and Children¡¯s Hospital. In the carpark, in a very conspicuous position, I saw the car I expected to see¡ªthe Bentley! The bald man had also come¡­ It made sense. After all, it was his child. If he didn¡¯t accompany her, who would? I held my breath, put on my cap and sunglasses, and marched into the hospital. Soon, I spotted them at the waiting area. I remained calm and collected as I stood a distance away. With the crowd to conceal me, I secretly recorded the scene. These recordings could be used as evidence in the future. They didn¡¯t leave the hospital until noon. When they left, the bald vice president was grinning until his face was about to split open. He was hugging my wife. I even heard a nurse calling for her husband to enter as well. The bald man answered shamelessly and entered the room. We haven¡¯t gotten a divorce, and this fellow was really treating himself as my wife¡¯s husband? At that instant, I almost had an urge to stop recording and rush over to push him and my wife down the stairs! Their whole family could reunite in hell! However, I could only stop myself. I wanted to take revenge on them, but I can¡¯t ruin myself. There were many things in life that one had to choose. The consequences of recklessness were often unbearable. Although I could do that, my parents and siblings couldn¡¯t bear the consequences of losing me. I couldn¡¯t be so selfish! Watching as they walked towards the exit a short distance away, I was about to follow them. ¡°Hey! You are¡­ Brother Zhang Teng?¡± A hesitant female voice suddenly sounded from behind. I froze. Holy shit! I¡¯ve already disguised myself and put on a cap and sunglasses. Yet, someone still recognized me?! I subconsciously turned around and saw a young female doctor in a white coat. She was adorable and charming. Her eyes were huge and she looked delicate. She was staring at me in surprise. I was momentarily stunned before I recognized her. ¡°Ah, Lin Xiaoyun!¡± Lin Xiaoyun was from my hometown. She was well-educated and was a few years younger than me. In the past, we were very close. When we were young, she would often run behind me and call me ¡®Brother Zhang Teng¡¯ in a cute voice. She was really adorable. However, after she went to college, we basically stopped staying in touch. All I know was that she attended medical school and later graduated and accepted a job at a hospital. I had no idea that she actually worked here. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect to meet you here. Brother Zhang Teng, what were you looking at just now? You seemed very engrossed.¡± Lin Xiaoyun poked her head around and took a look. ¡°I¡­ I wasn¡¯t looking at anything,¡± I replied, feeling a little guilty. I was afraid that she would realize that I was observing the bald man and my wife. After all, it¡¯s private and an ugly secret. If anyone found out, how should I raise my head high? ¡°Don¡¯t lie to me. I knew it. You¡¯re looking at that beauty.¡± Lin Xiaoyun pursed her lips and smiled. ¡°All men are like that. There¡¯s nothing to be embarrassed about. However, she has a husband.¡± ¡°You know her?¡± I quipped. ¡°I was the one who gave her the results of her check-up.¡± Lin Xiaoyun replied with an envious expression. ¡°Her husband is really rich. He even dotes on her. Although he is a little old, and quite ordinary-looking, she is really lucky to be able to marry such a good husband.¡± I turned to look at the two of them. By now, they had stepped out of the building. I felt terrible. The ¡®husband¡¯ that Lin Xiaoyun was talking about was that bald scum! She had no idea that I was Yu Qing¡¯s real husband! What a joke! My wife and her adulterer entered the hospital openly, but as the legitimate husband, I could only follow them discreetly! My face darkened and turned grim. ¡°Brother Zhang Teng, are you okay? You don¡¯t look too good.¡± Lin Xiaoyun noticed my expression and asked with concern. ¡°I¡¯m fine. I was just reminiscing about our childhood. Time flies.¡± I snapped back to reality and quickly added, ¡°I still have something on. Give me your phone number. I¡¯ll contact you soon.¡± When Lin Xiaoyun heard that, she suddenly blushed crimson. But she didn¡¯t say anything and gave me her number. It felt odd, but I didn¡¯t dwell on it as I scurried away. It wasn¡¯t until I was back in the car about to start the engine, that I suddenly jolted. Hold on! I suddenly remembered why she was blushing! When we were young, we used to play pretend together. Every time we played, she would insist on pestering me to be her husband. She even declared that she would marry me when she grew up. I remembered on a few occasions¡ªwe even slept under a blanket together. Of course, I was still young at that time and I didn¡¯t have any other thoughts. As for being mischievous and lifting her skirt at times, I¡¯ve done that plenty of times. Now that I pondered about that, it was inevitable that she would feel a little embarrassed. Sigh, Xiaoyun was a good girl too. If I waited until she grew up before wooing her and not choosing Yu Qing, how would I have ended up in this state today? I grimaced bitterly. A person had many choices in his life. Sometimes, a choice didn¡¯t always involve making a good decision. But damn it, I chose the most disastrous one! I roamed the streets in a depressed mood for the entire day. When I returned home at night, my parents-in-law yelled at me the moment I entered the house. They complained that I didn¡¯t clean the house nor did I throw out the trash. It was as if I was their slave and I should do their every bidding! I kept a straight face and didn¡¯t argue with them. I just wanted to go back to my room. ¡°Stop right there!¡± my mother-in-law shouted at me. ¡°Don¡¯t forget to pick her up tomorrow!¡± ¡°Pick up someone?¡± I stopped and turned to look at her. ¡°You¡¯re really useless. You really forgot!¡± My father-in-law said in an odd tone. ¡°Yu Lan is coming here tomorrow to apply for a job at Xiaoqing¡¯s company. She¡¯s unfamiliar with the place and we¡¯re all busy. You have nothing to do at all. Of course, you have to go and pick her up! I just told you recently, but you forgot. Your memory is really worse than a dog!¡± I almost wanted to slap his face! They grumbled and complained all day long, and they said at least a few thousand sentences. Who the hell would remember every sentence for no reason! But in the end, I endured it and turned around to return to my room. But when he said that, I recalled it too. Yu Lan was the niece of my father-in-law. She had just graduated and was looking for a job. She was preparing to apply for a job at the company my wife was working at. It was said that they had already confirmed her for the job. I was aware that my wife¡¯s company was very strict with its hiring process. If Yu Lan could secure a job so smoothly, there was no way she could have done it with her connection to a public relations manager! It was likely that the bald man had helped her again! Forget it. Endure it.. It¡¯s not time to completely shed all pretenses just yet! Chapter 13 - Picking Her up at the Train Station Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The next morning, I went to the train station. ¡°Brother-in-law!¡± A clear and delicate voice made me freeze. At the entrance of the station, there was a young and pretty girl with fair skin. She was dragging a suitcase with all her strength as she approached me. At that moment, I was almost transported back to how I had been dumbstruck the moment when I laid eyes on my wife for the first time years ago. ¡°You are¡­ Yu Lan?¡± I hesitated. ¡°Yeah!¡± The girl in front of me was flushed and a little shy. Her eyes were innocent and curious as she studied me. ¡°You¡¯ve seen me?¡± I asked, puzzled. I only found out about Yu Lan a few days ago. I¡¯ve never met her before, as I¡¯ve only seen her in photos. However, in the photos, her hair was braided and she wore glasses. Her skin was a little sallow and she looked so different with her huge, sparkling eyes. Wait a minute. That photo should have been taken when she was studying in her hometown. It had to be a few years ago. A girl really transformed drastically when she morphed into a lady. They became more beautiful! ¡°I¡¯ve seen your photo before. You¡¯re as handsome as you are in the photo.¡± Yu Lan smiled sweetly, and her face turned even redder. ¡°Ahem, stop talking about that. Come, I¡¯ll help you with your luggage before I send you back.¡± I couldn¡¯t help but feel a little pleased with her compliment. Her behavior was completely different from my father-in-law and his family. She didn¡¯t look down on me because of my ordinary clothes. Instead, she seemed friendly. In the car, I started chatting with her before finding out that she had luggage that she forgot to bring with her. She didn¡¯t have any clothes to change into. So I simply took her to a nearby mall and asked her to choose a few sets of clothes. I have been feeling depressed recently. But with her, my mood couldn¡¯t help but improve. I insisted on paying for her. After all, her family didn¡¯t seem to have any money and she had just graduated, so she probably wasn¡¯t doing well. So it would be good if she could save some money! After all, she addressed me so affectionately. I have to act like a brother-in-law no matter what. This little girl was still unwilling and insisted on paying. ¡°How can I let you pay when I¡¯m your brother-in-law?¡± I asked with a straight face. ¡°Are you looking down on me?¡± ¡°Then, I¡¯ll give you a gift in return, okay?¡± Yu Lan had no choice but to give in. I agreed readily. What kind of gift could a little girl give? Girls their age would probably choose something small. It shouldn¡¯t cost much. A few minutes later, I was frowning as I held the bag she had given me. It was a box of branded men¡¯s underwear! Yu Lan blushed and chuckled. ¡°You promised to accept it!¡± My heart lurched. Who would give underwear as a gift to a person they had just met? Was this girl interested in me? But of course, I didn¡¯t dare to flirt with her. So I pretended that it was just an ordinary gift and reluctantly accepted it. It wouldn¡¯t be a good idea to behave ambiguously in public. When we reached home, my wife wasn¡¯t around. But my parents-in-law were rather friendly and warm towards her. Especially my father-in-law. I had a feeling he was being overly friendly. Yu Lan had just come to the city and she hadn¡¯t managed to rent a place yet. She would be staying with us for the time being. Fortunately, my parents-in-law and I each had a room. Qiqi had a room to himself. Yu Lan will share Qiqi¡¯s room temporarily. That night, when my wife came back, we gave Yu Lan a welcome dinner and dined outside. Yu Lan had a very easygoing personality and she became close to everyone quickly. Even Qiqi was quickly ¡®charmed¡¯ by her. Before going to bed at night, he even asked her to tell a story. All of us finally went to bed late at night. In the middle of the night, I had to pee. As soon as I got up and opened the door, I froze and stopped suddenly. The door was only slightly ajar, but it was enough for me to see what was happening outside. The lights in the living room were switched off, but with the faint light from the balcony, I could clearly see a black shadow squatting at the entrance! F*ck! There was a thief! But after a moment, I recognized him and was taken aback. It was my father-in-law! I saw that he was holding a pair of high heels and sniffing them! What the heck! What was that old pervert doing!? That pair of high heels was the pair that Yu Lan had worn earlier in the day! I stared at the sight in shock and stopped in my tracks. My mind was in a mess! Yu Lan was his niece and they were from the same village! They were related! Normally, it was one thing for him to go out and hook up with women, but right now, he was at home, and that was his niece. He was¡­ Gross! Pervert! As these words kept running through my mind, my father-in-law suddenly stood up with the heels and crept towards the bathroom. My suspicion grew as I carefully opened the door and stepped out. Outside the bathroom, I listened for a moment before my expression changed! All men were experienced with the sounds inside! This old fellow was practicing his ¡®skills¡¯ inside! He had used his niece¡¯s heels! If I wasn¡¯t mistaken, he was definitely visualizing himself with the young and pretty Yu Lan! I felt nauseous and quickly turned around to return to my bedroom before shutting the door. F*ck! If he could do such a thing, what else wouldn¡¯t he be capable of doing? Wait, could he have even done that to his daughter¡­ I felt another wave of nausea. The ugliness of humans could really shock me time and time again! Fortunately, I only had a son. Otherwise, would this old fellow also lust after his granddaughter¡­ The thought was too revolting, and I couldn¡¯t sleep. I sat in the bedroom for half an hour before I heard the sounds of a door opening. The old fellow returned to his room. Only then did I dare to go to the toilet. When I came back, I couldn¡¯t sleep. I tried my best to think of other things to forget the disgusting sight. If Yu Lan knew, I wondered how she would react to that old pervert! Right at this moment, an idea suddenly struck me. Hold on, Yu Lan¡­ My heart skipped a beat as I thought of something else. Yu Lan¡¯s future job at my wife¡¯s company inspired me. Now that I was investigating aimlessly, it was hard to get any concrete evidence. But if I could enter my wife¡¯s company like Yu Lan, wouldn¡¯t I be able to investigate her in close proximity? I might even have the opportunity to interact with her colleagues and gather the information I want. Thinking of the possibilities, I became excited. I spent the night tidying up my resume. I looked for Splendid Sun Real Estate¡¯s website, found the recruitment page, and submitted my resume. After sending my resume, my agitated emotions gradually calmed down as I contemplated the problems. How would my wife react if she found out that I had applied for a job at her company? I have accumulated some experience in real estate when I invested in property previously. Logically speaking, based on my experience, education, and capability, I was quite confident that I would be qualified for the position of sales manager. After all, I¡¯ve been working for years, and I had connections as well. But would my wife agree to it? Even if she didn¡¯t agree, she naturally couldn¡¯t impact the decision. However, that bald man was another headache! If she asked the bald jerk to eliminate me, wouldn¡¯t I have wasted my effort?! Of course, my wife wasn¡¯t from the human resources department, so she might not know. But, what if? After two days of hesitation, worry and anticipation, I suddenly received a call on the third day. When I answered it, I nearly leaped in excitement! They had approved my application! They wanted me to go for an interview the next day! I was delighted. It seemed like my wife didn¡¯t know that I would be joining her company! Here comes my chance! I was confident about the interview. All these years, I don¡¯t claim to be an eloquent speaker, but I can definitely speak confidently. It wouldn¡¯t be a problem for me to pass the interview. As long as there were no unexpected hiccups, I would definitely be able to enter Splendid Sun! At that time, my chance would have arrived! The place where my wife and the bald man had the most contact was definitely within the company. That place had always been a forbidden zone that I had no access to! But as long as I could access it, would I still worry that I wouldn¡¯t be able to find any evidence? Chapter 14 - Here Comes the Chance Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The next morning, half an hour after my wife had left, I tidied up and changed into a suit. When I scrutinized my reflection in the mirror, I couldn¡¯t help but be more cheerful. Back then, one of the reasons why my wife promised to marry me was because I had a good physique and appearance. When walking on the streets with my wife, no one would think that she was a fresh flower stuck in cow dung. Compared to the old me, I looked more mature and steady. Coupled with the years of work experience, I could be considered a charming man inside out. ¡°Brother-in-law! Eh? You¡¯re¡­¡± Yu Lan suddenly opened the door and barged in. When she saw me, her eyes lit up and she froze. I was startled and felt a little embarrassed. ¡°Nothing, I have something on. What is the matter?¡± Yu Lan blushed crimson and clicked her tongue. ¡°You look even more handsome than usual when you dress up! I just wanted to ask if you¡¯re free today.¡± Hearing her compliment, I couldn¡¯t help but feel a little smug. I blurted out, ¡°Even if I¡¯m not free, I would still have to make time for you.¡± I wasn¡¯t patronizing her. She had been staying at home for the past few days, and she was the only person who had been kind and respectful to me. As long as it wasn¡¯t troublesome, I was fine with it. ¡°I¡¯m going to Splendid Sun Real Estate for an interview today. Can you send me there?¡± Yu Lan asked me bashfully. I was startled. I then replied swiftly, ¡°Of course!¡± I had almost forgotten that although she had been confirmed internally, she still had to go through the interview process. Naturally, it was also today. I was also headed there anyway, and since we had the same destination, why not? When we reached Splendid Sun¡¯s building, I parked the car and followed her out. ¡°Eh? You¡¯re not going home?¡± Yu Lan asked in surprise. ¡°I have an interview too.¡± I smiled. Only then did realization dawn on Yu Lan. She was aware that I was looking for a job. Naturally, she didn¡¯t need my explanation. I was about to enter the elevator when she suddenly grabbed me to arrange my crooked tie. I was grateful. I stood obediently in front of her and allowed her to do whatever she wanted. ¡°Eh?¡± After Yu Lan arranged my tie. she suddenly seemed to have noticed something. She reached out and lifted my shirt. ¡°What are you doing?!¡± I jumped in fright. ¡°I thought you threw it away.¡± Her face was flushed as she chuckled and pointed at my pants. I looked down and was embarrassed! I had lost some weight lately. My pants had gotten a little loose and they were falling a little. As a result, my underwear underneath had peeked out. Moreover, what I¡¯m wearing today was the underwear she gave me previously! Unexpectedly, she saw it! I quickly turned around and tidied up before letting out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Yu Lan didn¡¯t say anything. However, she looked much more pleased than before. She held my arm and walked towards the elevator. I was shocked. ¡°This isn¡¯t very appropriate, is it?¡± Yu Lan replied matter-of-factly, ¡°You¡¯re my sister¡¯s husband, so you¡¯re my brother-in-law. You¡¯re just like my brother. What¡¯s wrong with me holding my brother¡¯s arm?¡± I was speechless. She and Yu Qing were related to each other. Usually, they would also address each other as ¡®Sister.¡¯ Hence, ever since she came here, she had been addressing me as Brother-in-law. But ultimately, we weren¡¯t very close relatives. It wasn¡¯t appropriate for us to be so intimate. When we reached the elevator, I took the opportunity to quietly pull my arm out before pressing the button. She glanced at me but said nothing. After we went upstairs, we went our separate ways to the different interview rooms. The moment I stepped into my interview room, my expression changed as I cried out in alarm inside of me! There were three interviewers in total. One of them was Sun Lin! Sun Lin looked even more shocked than I was! After I sat down, she finally snapped back to reality. She informed the interviewer beside her, probably looking for an excuse to slip out. As she walked out, she took out her phone. My heart sank. Needless to say, she must have gone to call my wife! It was over. If my wife knew about this, she would definitely get the bald adulterer to eliminate me! I wasn¡¯t entirely focused during the entire interview. I answered the questions in a daze. The interview that was supposed to take at least half an hour ended in less than five minutes after Sun Lin returned. Before leaving, the interviewer informed me politely that he would contact me if there was any news. I knew that it was over. Yu Lan happened to come out at the same time as me, and she looked relaxed. It wasn¡¯t surprising to hear that she had passed the interview. They had fixed a date for her first day of work. ¡°Brother-in-law, what about you?¡± Yu Lan asked. I was about to answer when my phone rang. It was a call from my wife! My face fell and I stepped aside to answer the call. ¡°Zhang Teng! What¡¯s wrong with you! Why did you suddenly come to my company to apply for a job?! If you want to work here, why didn¡¯t you tell me!¡± On the phone, my wife yelled angrily. ¡°Why? Are you afraid of me coming here?¡± I asked coldly. ¡°What nonsense are you talking about! If you have told me in advance, I could have helped you by using some connections in the company!¡± My wife¡¯s voice sounded a little guilty. I sneered coldly. She sure was quick-witted. Why was she giving me such a hypocritical excuse? Damn it, I couldn¡¯t enter Splendid Sun because of her. How come she could still pretend to be a good person?! ¡°You think I¡¯m not qualified or experienced enough to join your company?¡± I asked slowly. ¡°I¡­¡± My wife was speechless. Of course, she knew that if she didn¡¯t resort to bribery or connections. With my experience, I would totally be qualified! I started everything from scratch before I was thirty years old. I accumulated wealth and was able to invest in my own business. This wasn¡¯t something that could be achieved with luck! Back then, she chose to marry me because of my capability! Furthermore, after I invested in real estate, I gained a deeper understanding of this field than her, who was in charge of public relations! I said nothing else and hung up. Just now, I was just bluffing. In reality, this path of mine was already severed. My wife would definitely call the bald man! After I returned home, I downloaded her phone calls and listened carefully. Indeed, she had called the bald man. Over the phone, the bald scum sneered and promised her that I would never get in. It seemed like the opportunity to enter Splendid Sun Real Estate and investigate them had failed¡­ I was depressed all day and I didn¡¯t speak to my wife that night. Instead, she acted as if nothing had happened and instead, put on an act and comforted me. That was because she was sure I couldn¡¯t enter her company. Otherwise, how could she be so collected right now? The next morning, not long after my wife left for work, my phone suddenly rang. ¡°Hello? Who is this?¡± I answered the call. ¡°Hello? Hello, are you Mr. Zhang? This is the HR Department of Splendid Sun Real Estate. I¡¯m sorry to disturb you, but I have something to inform you¡­¡± I froze. After a moment, my eyes widened involuntarily. This call wasn¡¯t to inform me that I was rejected. She informed me that I was hired! What was going on?! I thought I had lost the opportunity. I assumed that I had no way of getting close to my wife and the bald man to investigate them. Unexpectedly, everything changed and I was hired! And on the phone, she asked me to head down to the office immediately. I was confused, but something unexpected happened. I quickly tidied up the room, changed into my formal wear, and rushed over. When I arrived, there was someone waiting for me. I followed him to the top floor. I was then led to an office. Knock, knock, knock. ¡°Vice President, he is here,¡± the staff knocked on the door and said politely. My heart sank. Vice President? Wasn¡¯t that the bald man? Unexpectedly, a delicate voice sounded from inside. ¡°Let him in.¡± I was startled. It was a woman¡¯s voice! And she sounded especially sweet. Just by listening to her, one would visualize a dainty and pretty girl! Someone opened the door and let me in. In the luxurious office, a petite beauty was sitting on a sofa in a corner. Under her extremely short skirt, a pair of beautiful legs were displayed in front of me generously. I glanced at the sign on the desk next to me. ¡°Assistant General Manager Xu Xiaomei¡± was written on the sign. She was on the phone and although she was looking at me, she wasn¡¯t talking to me. ¡°Sister, that woman¡¯s husband is already here. Yes, I understand. I¡¯ll report to you later.¡± She spoke into the phone. But I was dumbfounded again. Sister? Report? This young and beautiful female assistant general manager could be considered a high-ranking position in the company. Who was qualified to make her do a ¡®report¡¯? Could it be the company¡¯s boss? Right at this moment, an idea suddenly struck me. Hold on! Perhaps I was overthinking stuff. But could it be that the person this woman was talking to over the phone was¡­ was the bald man¡¯s wife?! Chapter 15 - The Beautiful Assistant General Manager Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios That bald man¡¯s achievements were all thanks to his wife and father-in-law. It was rumored that his wife was not someone to be trifled with. Furthermore, she wielded more power than him. Could she have sensed that her husband and my wife were fooling around?! So she was using Assistant General Manager Xu Xiaomei to test me? That was very likely! After all, I didn¡¯t know who Assistant General Manager Xu Xiaomei was at all. She had no reason to help me. Moreover, my resume wasn¡¯t that outstanding to the extent that someone would make an exception to hire me! Xu Xiaomei had already ended the call and she threw her phone onto the sofa. ¡°Come and take a seat,¡± she commanded. I steeled my heart and walked over. After sitting across from her, Xu Xiaomei studied me for a moment before saying slowly, ¡°You were originally rejected, do you know?¡± I nodded subconsciously. She raised her right leg and placed it over her left leg. As I sat across from her, my eyes were blessed. However, she wasn¡¯t bothered at all. ¡°But I can give you another chance. You only have one chance to answer. Do you agree or not? I want your answer immediately without delay!¡± I couldn¡¯t help but be stunned. That was strange. She didn¡¯t sound as if she was going to question me. Instead, it looked as though she was really giving me another chance. I recovered quickly and nodded again. However, she said unhurriedly, ¡°I need a secretary. I¡¯ve seen your resume. With your capability, you should be able to handle the job. Are you willing?¡± I jerked and almost blurted out! What! Secretary?! I was a grown man, and this beauty actually wanted me to be her male secretary! Besides, I had applied for a sales manager position. Even if I wasn¡¯t selected, I should still be offered a job within the sales department! Why was I transferred to a job with the assistant manager? I didn¡¯t state any related secretarial work experience in my resume either! But I couldn¡¯t help but hesitate to say no. If I agreed, I could investigate the affair closely within the company premises! Furthermore, Assistant General Manager Xu Xiaomei was part of the top management. If I became her secretary, she would definitely give me some privileges. It might be useful for the investigation! Should I agree or reject her? Xu Xiaomei asked coldly, ¡°Answer me, yes or no?¡± ¡°I came here to find a job, not to let people treat me like a monkey.¡± I rose suddenly and turned to leave. ¡°What do you mean?! When did I treat you like a monkey?¡± Xu Xiaomei was stunned. ¡°If you¡¯re not playing a trick on me, then with my resume, what makes you think that I¡¯m suitable for the job of a secretary?¡± I added coldly. ¡°I may not be smart, but I¡¯m definitely not stupid.¡± It was indeed a risky move to be so bold. But I couldn¡¯t let her lead me by the nose again! Xu Xiaomei stared at me for a long time before revealing a meaningful smile. ¡°If you want to know why I made an exception and hired you, sure, I can tell you!¡± She picked up her phone and dialed a number. She put the phone on speaker and placed the phone on the coffee table between us. I glanced at the screen on her phone and was shocked. On it was the name ¡°Lu Derui¡±! Lu Derui was the bald man¡¯s name! ¡°Hello?¡± A greasy male voice sounded from the other end. The bald jerk¡¯s voice! I¡¯ve heard his voice countless times during the phone calls with my wife. I can¡¯t be wrong! ¡°Lu Derui, explain to me. The human resources department said that you want to eliminate a candidate named Zhang Teng. I think his abilities and resume are outstanding. What¡¯s the reason?¡± Xu Xiaomei asked in an unfriendly tone. I was even more shocked. Her tone didn¡¯t sound as if she was on the same team as the bald man! ¡°Oh! I just happened to know that person. He has a problem with his character. He previously invested in real estate and his partner absconded with the money. Now, he still owes a few million yuan to the clients, so I asked the human resources department to eliminate him.¡± The bald lady pretended to be relaxed. ¡°This is a small matter, so I didn¡¯t want to alarm you. After all, you¡¯re so busy.¡± I almost cursed out loud. He stole my wife and he actually claimed that I have a problem with my character! ¡°His partner embezzled the money and fled, what has that got to do with him? That¡¯s enough! Don¡¯t you dare touch the human resources department! I¡¯ll keep this guy!¡± Xu Xiaomei retorted bluntly. ¡°Of all people, why would you have to keep him? No, I don¡¯t agree¡­¡± the bald man protested vehemently. However, Xu Xiaomei couldn¡¯t be bothered to listen anymore and ended the call swiftly. Xu Xiaomei raised her eyes to look at me. ¡°I¡¯m not afraid that you¡¯ll know. Anyway, quite a number of people know about it already. I¡¯m in charge of the Upper View Garden project. Not only that, but I¡¯m also in charge of the Summer Garden in the east of the city and the Bright Spring River project in the south.¡± Although I hadn¡¯t worked at a real estate development company before, I had invested in a related industry, so I heard a little about these projects. The three projects she was talking about were all in the shabby districts! As the person in charge of these three projects, it was a miracle that Xu Xiaomei could still hold the position of assistant general manager! Especially since it seemed like she wasn¡¯t capable enough, to begin with, it was even more shocking that she wasn¡¯t fired just yet. It seemed like her backer was really powerful and could even protect her to this extent! Xu Xiaomei explained, ¡°Splendid Sun Real Estate is a subsidiary of the Bright Creation Group. Lu Derui used to be in charge of sales at the main company, but he was transferred here a year ago.¡± Of course, I knew about the background of Splendid Sun Real Estate. It was the subsidiary of the Bright Creation Group, the largest local private corporation in Nanzhou City. The latter was a large comprehensive corporation that even had a place on the national corporation rankings. Its assets were close to a hundred billion and it was a celebrity company in Nanzhou city. After Xu Xiaomei explained, I had an idea of what was going on. The mess that Xu Xiaomei had created over the past few years had impacted the company. However, for some reason, they couldn¡¯t fire her. That was why the higher-ups had transferred the bald man over to undermine her power. It was even possible that he would gradually take over the power in her hands. Just as she had said, he would eventually kick her out. ¡°I¡¯ll sign it,¡± I replied solemnly. The enemy of my enemy was a friend! Since the bald assh*le and Xu Xiaomei were considered enemies, why can¡¯t I work for her and infuriate him?! Moreover, I was indeed very curious about the power behind Xu Xiaomei. I was as helpless as an ant to the bald man. If he wanted to step on me, I¡¯d be dead and end up without a body. If I wanted to fight him, how could I do it without any help? Perhaps Xu Xiaomei helped me because she wanted to get back at him, or perhaps she had other intentions. None of that mattered anymore. Most importantly, she will be on my side! That night, my wife came home and summoned me to the bedroom. ¡°Zhang Teng! Tell me clearly! What happened?!¡± My wife¡¯s pretty face fell.. Chapter 16 - Where Did You Get Thirty Million? Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°Honey, what are you talking about?¡± I pretended to be confused. ¡°Why did you accept the job and become the secretary of that sl*t in our company?!¡± My wife was livid. Unexpectedly, my wife found out. That bald scum was probably worried after the call and went to verify it again. He had been fooled by Xu Xiaomei. Looking at her angry expression, I was delighted. The more unhappy she was, the happier I was! To be able to make this adulterous pair this upset, it was enough to prove that I was right to accept Xu Xiaomei¡¯s offer and to use her to my advantage! However, I still sighed. ¡°How would I know? Initially, I heard that I¡¯ve already been rejected. Someone used their authority and secretly rejected my application. I wonder who¡¯s so ruthless and inhumane. Did I provoke someone and that was why he insisted on cutting off my path?¡± My wife revealed an uneasy expression. However, she could only remain silent and swallowed her protests. She didn¡¯t dare to reveal her emotions, or she would immediately expose the fact that she had sought the bald adulterer to reject my application. ¡°I don¡¯t care! You¡¯ll resign tomorrow!¡± the wife quipped with a solemn face. ¡°That woman is famous for being flirtatious. I¡¯m worried about you working with her!¡± ¡°Darling, don¡¯t you know me? I will never do anything to let you down!¡± I reached out and grabbed her shoulders. I said earnestly, ¡°Didn¡¯t we make an oath when we got married? Whoever betrays the other will get struck by lightning and die a horrible death. I don¡¯t want to die a horrible death.¡± My wife shuddered and her expression darkened. Getting struck by lightning and dying a horrible death. Saying it out loud was equivalent to cursing her, but she could only endure it! I was delighted and pleased. I felt as if I had vented my frustration! I would never have thought of cursing her in the past! Even when I spoke harshly, I was afraid! But now, I felt that I wasn¡¯t vicious enough! If not for the fact that it wasn¡¯t time for us to fall out completely, I would have pointed at her face and cursed her for three days and nights! ¡°Don¡¯t patronize me with that! In any case, you have to resign tomorrow!¡± my wife exclaimed angrily. ¡°If anyone finds out that my husband is Xu Xiaomei¡¯s male secretary, how will I hold my head high in the company!¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t you just quit?¡± I asked hesitantly. ¡°Look, she really offered me a high salary.¡± I didn¡¯t lie to her about that. Although Xu Xiaomei didn¡¯t offer me any commission, my annual salary was four hundred thousand yuan! And it wasn¡¯t as stressful as doing sales and I didn¡¯t have to travel around. It was relatively easy. This was much higher than my wife¡¯s annual income! ¡°Zhang Teng, what do you mean?! You want me to resign?!¡± My wife¡¯s eyes widened. ¡°Anyway, you have thirty million yuan in your account. That¡¯s more than what you would earn by holding your job for a hundred years.¡± I took the opportunity. ¡°By the way, honey, I haven¡¯t asked you. How did you get that thirty million?¡± My wife didn¡¯t panic at all and snapped aloud, ¡°It¡¯s none of your business!¡± She turned around and strode out of the bedroom. I looked down at my hands. My hands were trembling slightly! Just now, I almost couldn¡¯t help but want to strangle her! She didn¡¯t offer any explanation, it was as if I didn¡¯t deserve even a single lie! After eight years of marriage, all I got, in the end, was this humiliating treatment! After a long time, I recovered and went to my son¡¯s room to sleep with him until dawn. The next day, I arrived at the office. Slap! Someone suddenly slapped me on my back. ¡°Brother-in-law!¡± A woman¡¯s voice sounded. ¡°You scared me! Why are you here? Are you officially starting work today?¡± I sighed in relief. ¡°Yeah. Brother-in-law, you¡¯re hired too?¡± Yu Lan scrutinized me. ¡°You look so handsome in this outfit!¡± That morning, I didn¡¯t do anything important. I just went to the human resources department to complete the rest of the administrative paperwork. Then I collected the work suits Xu Xiaomei had specially customized for me. They were all suits and there were a few sets. The material and craftsmanship were fine and they must have cost a lot. What I was wearing now was a set of blue suits. When I surveyed myself in the mirror, the suit was tailored and fitting. I looked exceptionally fine. Coupled with my good looks, I looked pretty handsome at a glance. ¡°Let¡¯s go. I¡¯m in a good mood today. I¡¯ll treat you to a meal.¡± I smiled. ¡°That¡¯s great!¡± Yu Lan jumped in delight and hugged my arm. I couldn¡¯t help but feel a little embarrassed. This lass was cheerful and outgoing, and she loved to smile. Furthermore, she wasn¡¯t as snobbish as my wife and mother-in-law. Whenever I saw her, my mood couldn¡¯t help but improve. However, she had a habit of acting intimately and it made it easy for people to gossip. However, it was obvious that she didn¡¯t think too much about it. Thus, it would be a little odd if I mentioned it. I had no choice but to pretend that nothing had happened and strode to the elevator with her. I then pressed the button and retracted my arm quietly. Although it was inevitable that my wife and I would get a divorce, I was still a married man. I had to consider the opinions of others. Fortunately, Yu Lan didn¡¯t mind and continued to rattle on about her new job at the company. She and I headed to a nearby fast-food restaurant when I stopped in shock. Ten meters away, a Bentley was leaving the company¡¯s underground car park. From my view, I could only see the person in the passenger seat. Who else could it be other than my wife?! I was so familiar with that car that I didn¡¯t even need to look at the license plate to know that it belonged to the bald adulterer! It seemed like the two of them were headed out for a meal. Despite knowing that I was already working at Splendid Sun, they still went out for a meal openly! This was a good thing though. This way, they wouldn¡¯t have any qualms and continue to have an affair in the office. Only then would I have an opportunity to get evidence! ¡°Brother-in-law?¡± Yu Lan asked curiously, ¡°Why do you suddenly look so stunned?¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay. I was just wondering what to eat.¡± I snapped out of my trance and walked forward with her as if nothing had happened. Ten minutes later, I used the excuse of needing to pee to go to the washroom. The contents of the phone call between my wife and the bald adulterer in the morning were downloaded from the drive. I put on my earphones to listen. In the morning, the two of them made two calls. One was about half a minute, and the other call lasted more than five minutes. The first call was all about fixing an appointment for lunch. There was no concrete content. However, in the middle of the second call, I heard something that made my heart race. ¡°I really can¡¯t wait any longer! You said that you wanted to divorce your wife. You¡¯ve said it for so long.. When will it happen?¡± Chapter 17 - The Recordings Werent Enough Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°Baby, don¡¯t be anxious. This can¡¯t be rushed. You know clearly that I definitely want to be with you. I¡¯ve had enough of that sallow-faced hag.¡± ¡°Then quickly get a divorce! I can divorce him any time. You saw everything the last time we had a meal. My family approves of our relationship, and my son didn¡¯t reject you. As long as you get a divorce, we can build a better family any time.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯m making arrangements.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve heard that more than a thousand times! Now that Zhang Teng has entered the company, if he discovers anything and makes a fuss, it will affect you more than me!¡± ¡°What do you mean by that? Are you threatening me?¡± The bald man¡¯s voice turned cold. ¡°No, no. I just wanted to remind you.¡± My wife softened her tone. ¡°All right, I¡¯ll arrange it. Be patient¡­¡± Slam! As I listened to their conversation, I was so angry that I kicked the door! She was so impatient to marry that bald scum! From the conversation, whether or not she would divorce me now would depend on the bald man¡¯s decision. Once he was done with his business, she would immediately divorce me and marry him! But there was one thing that really hurt me. My son didn¡¯t reject him. They were probably talking about the time they had the meal at the hotel restaurant. No, that was impossible! I knew exactly how much Qiqi loved me. Even now when I brought him out, whenever I acted a little friendlier to other children, he would yell, ¡°This is my daddy!¡± as if he was afraid that other children would steal me away. I still remember that time on the street when a little kid who was only three years old, probably recognized the wrong person and called me daddy. However, Qiqi hugged me and exclaimed, ¡°This is my daddy, not your daddy!¡± His protective behavior at the time made my wife and I laugh out loud. How could a boy like him acknowledge a thief as his father and call another man his father?! I reckoned that they probably didn¡¯t tell my son that they wanted the bald man to be his new father. My son was only six years old, so he naturally assumed that the bald man was just a friend who ate together with them. And that was why he wasn¡¯t hostile towards him. I stayed in the washroom for a long time. When Yu Lan couldn¡¯t help but send a message, I finally calmed down and went out. Now it seemed that as long as the bald man didn¡¯t get a divorce, I wouldn¡¯t have to worry about my wife bringing the topic up. The most important thing now was to obtain ironclad evidence! Liu Xin had told me before that a recording could be used as part of the evidence, but ultimately, it was just verbal. For example, the recording I have now was enough to prove that my wife is thinking of divorcing me. However, it didn¡¯t mean that she was having an affair with the bald man. Legally, it wasn¡¯t enough. The best evidence was a video recording. This was what I really had to get now! That night, I arranged to meet Wang Zhongtian and booked a room at a small restaurant. After we met, I didn¡¯t beat around the bush. ¡°Zhongtian, I need to get something, but I can¡¯t leave a trace and let people know it¡¯s what I want.¡± Wang Zhongtian asked solemnly, ¡°What is it? Tell me.¡± ¡°I want to buy a set of pinhole monitoring equipment!¡± I whispered. Wang Zhongtian didn¡¯t even ask why and simply quipped, ¡°Sure, I can help. I¡¯ll give it to you tomorrow night.¡± He didn¡¯t ask why I wanted one, and it made me grateful. After all, my wife¡¯s affair was a family scandal. I didn¡¯t want anyone to know. After I said goodbye to Wang Zhongtian and returned home, I realized that there was only one pillow left in the bedroom. ¡°This is¡­¡± I was flabbergasted. Normally, we would sleep with two pillows.. What did she mean by leaving only one pillow on the bed? Chapter 18 - Sleeping in Different Rooms Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°Nothing much. Since you insist on working with that woman, from now on, you shouldn¡¯t sleep here either,¡± my wife quipped with a stiff expression. I looked at her and immediately understood what was going on. She also knew that it was already too late to change anything. Hence, she used this incident to express her dissatisfaction. Moreover, she could avoid me and I wouldn¡¯t be able to affect her pregnancy! She had killed two birds with one stone! ¡°What are you looking at me for? Get out!¡± My wife glared at me. I struggled to suppress my emotions. After a long time, I forced a smile. ¡°Then rest well. I¡¯ll sleep with my son.¡± With that, I turned and stormed out. However, the moment I stepped out, I wasn¡¯t unhappy at all. Instead, I felt relieved. She had no idea that when I looked at her face and voluptuous figure now, I no longer felt the way I did in the past! Thinking of how many times that bald adulterer had slept with her, I felt disgusted! Previously, because of my anger and impulse, I only wanted revenge and so, I forced myself on her a few times. But now that I have calmed down, my feelings for her had changed. I was no longer a hot-blooded young man. I no longer lust after her beauty and body and let my desire eclipse everything. Even the humiliation of being cuckolded was suppressed! Right now, I only had one thought. That was to do my best to seek revenge on this adulterous pair! Now that she had forced me to sleep in separate rooms, that was also good. I didn¡¯t have to face the face I loathed every day or to suppress the urge to tear her to pieces! Late that night, after Qiqi had fallen asleep, I checked her phone calls again. There were a few more useful ones. I listened to the recordings. After listening to them, I almost wanted to rush to the master bedroom and strangle her to death! So it wasn¡¯t her idea to force me to sleep in another room! It was the bald assh*le¡¯s idea! Moreover, on the phone, he had clearly instructed her not to let me touch her again. And my wife immediately obeyed him! How ironic. I, the legitimate husband, was actually robbed of my right to sleep with my wife by an adulterer! I was afraid I would wake my son, so I got out of bed and stood by the window. I opened the window and let the gentle breeze wash over my rage slowly. Looking at the ground far below, a thought rose unconsciously. Was my life the only one that was so pathetic, or has anyone else ever suffered like this? I knew that I wasn¡¯t a good person, but I had never done anything evil. Why did God want me to experience all of this?! I gritted my teeth so hard as I was afraid I wouldn¡¯t be able to stop myself from screaming. My hands that were grabbing the window sill made creaking sounds due to the sheer force of my grip! This was the 14th floor. If I jumped right now, I could end everything right now and I wouldn¡¯t have to worry about anything anymore! But I, Zhang Teng, had never been a cowardly person! I swore to return all the humiliation they gave me a hundredfold! The next night, Wang Zhongtian brought me a set of equipment as promised. When I asked how much it cost, he said that he had borrowed it from a friend and that he didn¡¯t need any payment. I was grateful but I didn¡¯t elaborate. I just patted his shoulder. Anything said between friends at this time was unnecessary. After reading the manual carefully, I didn¡¯t go home. Instead, I brought the equipment to the Splendid Sun building. During the past two days at the office, Xu Xiaomei didn¡¯t arrange any important tasks for me. Every day, I would familiarize myself with the company¡¯s operations and finish some administrative work. Actually, Xu Xiaomei already had a secretary, to begin with. She was a woman in her thirties. Her name was He Caixin, and she was smart and capable. She was her most trusted aide. So basically, she was in charge of everything important. However, in my opinion, she was just more scheming and knew how to curry favor the right way. But Xu Xiaomei completely approved of her, saying that she was a wonderful subordinate! I suspected that the reason why Xu Xiaomei was so overbearing was because of He Caixin. Of course, I didn¡¯t care. They were all using me as a pawn to vent their anger on the bald man, and I was happy to relax and concentrate on my mission. At 10:00 PM, there was an overseas video conference. I had no choice. The technical consultant was overseas and the time zone was different. We could only accommodate the other party¡¯s timing. I volunteered to come early to help with the equipment setup and the printing of documents for the meeting. He Caixin was originally unwilling to do such chores. So when I took the initiative, she immediately advised Xu Xiaomei to agree. There was still an hour before the meeting started. It was enough for me to do something else before I was supposed to prepare the equipment. I went straight to the top floor. At this time of the day, the office was quiet, and almost everyone had left. Of course, that included the bald man. I quietly traipsed to his office and after confirming that no one was around, I entered. If I set up the pinhole surveillance cameras here, I would have the best chance of obtaining evidence! Chapter 19 - She Went to the Bald Adulterers Place Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Before long, I was done. I went straight to He Xiaomei¡¯s office, took out my phone, and used an app that was compatible with the surveillance equipment to operate it. The set of equipment that Wang Zhongtian had lent me was not only wireless but was also capable of recording in high definition. I had installed it on the decorative bookshelf in that bast*rd¡¯s office. Judging from the dust on the shelf, I knew that he wouldn¡¯t touch it. With the help of the thick management books, even if he walked past the bookshelf, he wouldn¡¯t be able to detect anything amiss. Soon, I had everything prepared, and I took a deep breath. Everything was ready! When he arrived at work tomorrow, all the secrets in that office will be exposed to me! After that, I called the technical department and asked them to come up and install the conference equipment. Twenty minutes later, after settling everything at Xu Xiaomei¡¯s office, I said politely, ¡°Thank you for your hard work.¡± The staff from the technical department smiled. ¡°It¡¯s okay. It¡¯s my job. With your help, it¡¯s much easier for me. My colleague had to go to Vice President Lu¡¯s villa. It¡¯s much more troublesome than this.¡± I was stunned. ¡°What? Vice President Lu? He wants to participate in this video conference too?¡± The technician nodded and said, ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s a three-way meeting. I¡¯ll go down first. I¡¯ll be over in my office. If there are any problems later, call me, and I¡¯ll be right back.¡± I didn¡¯t expect the bald man to participate in the meeting tonight. This fellow was rather smart. He actually chose to participate in the meeting at home. Unlike Xu Xiaomei, who had to make a trip to the office, At 9:55 PM, Xu Xiaomei and He Caixin had both arrived and were ready. I helped Xu Xiaomei to connect to the conference on her laptop. Just as I was about to step aside, I was stunned. There were three screens on the computer screen. One was a picture of the ocean, the other was Xu Xiaomei herself, and the other was the bald man. However, at that moment, I saw a familiar figure beside him! Although the figure wasn¡¯t completely caught on screen, and only part of her waist and left shoulder was seen, I was too familiar with that figure to be mistaken about it! That was definitely my wife! Why was she there?! It was ten at night! After all, the bald man was now at home! Moreover, I¡¯ve seen the main topic of the meeting before. It had nothing to do with the public relations department! The bald man had yet to turn on his microphone and I couldn¡¯t hear what they were saying. However, one could see the bald bast*rd¡¯s expression on the screen. He was squinting and his lips were moving. From the shape of his mouth and expression, I could tell that he was definitely flirting with my wife next to the camera! ¡°Zhang Teng, you¡¯re blocking me,¡± Xu Xiaomei protested. I snapped back to reality and quickly stepped aside to leave the office. I had told myself repeatedly to not be so depressed about that cheating couple again. But telling myself was one thing. At this moment, thinking about how my wife was actually at the bald man¡¯s place at night, I felt as terrible as if I had swallowed a fly! F*ck! I had previously informed her that I would be working overtime tonight and that I might go home late tonight. Unexpectedly, when I mentioned that I would work overtime, she went straight to the bald adulterer¡¯s house! I couldn¡¯t take it anymore. I took out my phone and called my wife. The phone kept ringing but no one picked up. Before long, the call ended. My face fell as I dialed again. After dialing thrice, the call finally connected. My wife¡¯s cold voice came from the other end. ¡°Hello? What¡¯s the matter?¡± I gritted my teeth. ¡°Where are you now?¡± My wife replied impatiently, ¡°I¡¯m at a friend¡¯s place. What¡¯s wrong?¡± I almost wanted to smash my phone! She was lying too unabashedly! She had blurted out without any hesitation! ¡°It¡¯s so late. Why aren¡¯t you home?¡± I asked, holding my breath. ¡°Why should I go back? To continue to be angry with you? Anyway, you don¡¯t care about my feelings now. Why should I go back?¡± My wife said stiffly. ¡°Since when did I not care about your feelings?!¡± I almost growled in response. ¡°Listen! Listen to your tone! Zhang Teng, you¡¯ve changed!¡± My wife retorted angrily. ¡°If you cared about my feelings, why would you insist on being He Xiaomei¡¯s secretary?! If you cared about my feelings, why would you yell at me?!¡± I was speechless. It wasn¡¯t because I had nothing to say, but because I was enraged! Women were indeed women! It didn¡¯t matter who was being unreasonable, women would always speak as if they were the reasonable ones and you were the unreasonable one! ¡°Are you really at your friend¡¯s house?¡± I asked through gritted teeth. ¡°What do you mean?! Are you suspecting that I¡¯m lying? Zhang Teng, you¡¯ve opened my eyes! Fine, if you don¡¯t believe me, don¡¯t call me!¡± My wife hung up the phone angrily. I was shaking with anger. I whirled around and strode to the elevator. I didn¡¯t want to act anymore! I¡¯ll f*cking go to the bald man¡¯s residence right now and see how she could explain herself! Chapter 20 - Disgusting Mother-In-Law Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios However, before I could take more than a few steps, the door to Xu Xiaomei¡¯s office suddenly swung open. He Caixin poked her head out. ¡°Zhang Teng! Why isn¡¯t there any sound? Quickly come and help!¡± I stopped in my tracks. My agitated emotions quickly spread to my limbs, and my legs and hands trembled slightly as a result. Then, it gradually dissipated. My rationality returned too. I took a deep breath and turned around, following He Caixin into the office. So what if I went there? I reckoned that I wouldn¡¯t even be able to enter the district where the bald man¡¯s villa was located! Moreover, I had no idea where exactly was that old man¡¯s villa was! I needed to calm down. Being impulsive would only make things worse. But why did my mind keep replaying what she had said on the phone? ¡°Right, do you remember the huge bed you saw the last time? Yes, the red one with a heart shape. It¡¯s super huge! I¡¯ve already bought it. It¡¯s in the villa in the south of the city. I haven¡¯t had the chance to try it yet. This weekend then!¡± My wife would definitely not return home tonight. Tonight, that heart-shaped red bed would probably quiver and rock like a small boat¡­ The next morning, my wife returned home. She came back to change her clothes. Without a word, she changed silently. Before she left, she said, ¡°I¡¯m going to work.¡± My mother-in-law was at home, and she didn¡¯t find it odd that she hadn¡¯t returned for the entire night. As usual, she ordered me around and asked me to cook breakfast for her. With a solemn expression, I ignored her and left the house with Qiqi. Cook for her? How about she tore that fat face off of hers and eat it? Anyway, she was shameless! Her daughter went behind her husband¡¯s back to seduce a man around her age, and she had actually approved of it? Was there a mother-in-law as shameless as her in this world?! After breakfast with Qiqi, I sent him to school. On the way, Qiqi widened his eyes and asked, ¡°Daddy, why won¡¯t you talk to Mommy anymore?¡± I felt bad and brushed it off. ¡°No, it¡¯s not like that. Mommy worked late last night and she didn¡¯t want to talk because she was tired.¡± Qiqi nodded and stopped asking. I glanced at him from the rearview mirror, and my heart ached even more. Such an obedient and sensible child had to undergo such unhappiness at such a young age. Was my wife¡¯s heart really that hard? She had never thought about how much harm our son would suffer in the future! After sending my son to kindergarten, I rushed to the office. As soon as I arrived at Xu Xiaomei¡¯s office, I heard the sound of things being smashed. I knew that she had lost her temper again. After working with her for two days, I got to understand more about the position of ¡®Splendid Sun Real Estate¡¯s Assistant General Manager¡¯ once again. I had once seen her preside over a meeting. Throughout the meeting, she did only one thing¡ªsitting there. He Caixin was in charge of the meeting. When everyone spoke, Xu Xiaomei seemed to be listening intently. However, I could tell from her eyes that she was in a daze and never understood a single thing! I really didn¡¯t expect that a general manager of a large corporation would be such a person! But on the other hand, I had a vague feeling that it wasn¡¯t as if she didn¡¯t want to do things right. The problem was that she not only did not have the knowledge to work in this industry, but she also lacked the ability to understand and use people properly. For example, she was in charge of the Upper View Garden project. She appointed a manager named Hu Lei to take charge. It was Hu Lei who turned Upper View Garden into a dilapidated neighborhood. What was even more miraculous was that Xu Xiaomei had never punished him. Instead, she still trusted him very much! To me, that fellow¡¯s greatest strength was his ability to brag. He only knew how to brag, and what was worse was that he spoke without actions or results. Unfortunately, the project could not be completed with mere talk! Hu Lei was the one who chose the construction company at Upper View Garden. It didn¡¯t have the necessary qualifications or capability to handle such a huge project. I was certain that this fellow had gotten a commission. That was how he had allowed the construction company to win against several large competitors to eventually win the bid. Now, no one had any idea where the boss of the construction company had gone. It was said that he had gone overseas¡ªand he took the money that was supposed to be paid to the foremen and workers! In the end, the whole issue dragged for three years, resulting in the crumbling demise of the initially promising scenic park. Most importantly, Hu Lei was still working for Xu Xiaomei. He was even assigned to be in charge of planning a new residential area! After a day of working, I didn¡¯t do any substantial work. In the evening, I went to the kindergarten to pick up my son. The two of us went home together. My wife had yet to return from work, and the old couple was idling at home. Once they saw me, they urged me to quickly prepare dinner. They were both hungry. What the heck?! I¡¯ve been busy working the entire day, and the two of them were lazing around. I also had to send my son to school, and they want me to cook for them? Both of them stayed at my house and acted like kings, under the pretext of taking care of my son? Eventually, I gnashed my teeth and went to the kitchen. One¡¯s impatience will spoil one¡¯s grand plans. I told myself to bear with it for now. When we tear off these pretenses in the future, they better watch out! The sound of their conversation traveled to my ears. ¡°Look at his expression! It¡¯s as if someone owes him two million! Isn¡¯t it just cooking dinner?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. Who cares about eating his food? All he knows is to cook those same dishes. And he doesn¡¯t know how to cook other dishes. I might as well cook dinner myself!¡± I was in the kitchen, breathing heavily as I chopped the carrots. How I wished that these carrots were them. I would chop them into pieces and make them into dumplings! Even if they weren¡¯t grateful to me for cooking for them, they should at least be thankful! Why were their mouths so ungrateful? The sounds of them and my son talking kept coming from the living room. ¡°Qiqi, did the teacher praise you during the parent-teacher meeting today?¡± In the kitchen, I froze. A parent-teacher meeting? Today? Why wasn¡¯t I aware of this? Chapter 21 - Exposed Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios They continued to talk, but they didn¡¯t continue the topic of the parent-teacher meeting. Feeling suspicious, I excused myself and left the house by saying that there was no more vinegar at home. After I went downstairs, I took out my phone and dialed the number of my son¡¯s teacher. Before long, the call was connected and the teacher¡¯s polite voice came from the other end. ¡°Hi, Mr. Zhang, what¡¯s the matter?¡± I made some small talk before apologizing, ¡°I¡¯m really sorry. I had an emergency and I couldn¡¯t go to the parent-teacher meeting today.¡± The teacher smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay. Anyway, Qiqi¡¯s mother was here.¡± I was stunned! My wife had attended! Then, the teacher said something that made me freeze. ¡°And that uncle, he seems nice. He¡¯s also very concerned about the child¡­¡± I didn¡¯t listen to her at all after that! My wife went to the parent-teacher meeting and she brought a man with her?! Without a doubt, it was that bald man! My mind was buzzing! He was my son! The father wasn¡¯t the one attending the parent-teacher meeting. Instead, my wife and that bald vice president attended! My son was my only oasis in this family! The bald scum had taken my wife, and even her parents approved of him. And now, he wanted to steal my son?! The last time, he met my parents-in-law and family behind my back. This time, he went to the parent-teacher meeting. In the future, would she simply tell Qiqi to call him Daddy?! I hung up the call and got into the car. With reddened eyes, I drove out of the district! I¡­ wanted to kill him! I wanted¡­ But as soon as I hit the main road outside, the wind rushing in through the window knocked me out of my trance. No, I can¡¯t be so impulsive. In the end, I would still have to sacrifice myself and it simply wasn¡¯t worth it! When I get my hands on the evidence, that would be the end of everything! I went for a long ride before I could control my emotions. When I returned home, it was more than an hour later. My wife had returned home, and she kept complaining about how hard it had been for her the entire day. She grumbled about how she couldn¡¯t even have a hot meal when she came back. All these years, regardless of whether I was rich or not, or if I was busy or not, as long as I was at home, I would definitely cook for my family. My wife didn¡¯t like to do household chores, so I did. There was no other reason other than that I loved her. However, this sacrifice had always been one-sided. She enjoyed my sacrifice and had never shown any gratitude. She had taken me for granted. It was as if everything was where it was supposed to be. Later on, when I became busy, I couldn¡¯t take care of everything at home. So she asked my parents-in-law to help. However, those two would only cook occasionally or do some household chores. Sometimes, they would pick up my son from school. Most of the time, I cooked and would still be the one who would do the household chores! No matter how late I returned at night, I would always see a mess in the living room. I had to clean up everything. They never helped me at all. I had practically two more giant babies who needed to be taken care of! But I had no complaints all this time. It wasn¡¯t that I had no complaints, but I was willing to give my all for my wife and child! It was often said that a man had to dote on his wife, but how many people could do what I¡¯ve done? And what did I get in return? Our relationship hadn¡¯t deepened, instead, I was cuckolded! However, this wouldn¡¯t last for long. The next morning, before I could get out of bed, I heard a scream from the bedroom next door. ¡°Zhang Teng! Are you dead?! Something happened to your wife over here! Come here, now!¡± Shocked, I jumped out of bed and ran to the bedroom next door. The sky had yet to brighten, and the lights in the bedroom were switched on. I saw my mother-in-law sitting on the bed, while my wife was still lying on the bed. But her face was a little pale, and her expression didn¡¯t seem right. Her eyebrows were deeply furrowed, and she looked a little uncomfortable. Why did I feel inexplicably happy seeing her like this? An evil thought flashed across my mind. Did she have some terminal illness that would result in her death today? However, that was obviously unlikely. I played along and drove my wife to the hospital. On the way, my mother-in-law kept berating me, saying that I didn¡¯t even know that my wife was feeling uncomfortable and that I wasn¡¯t fit to be her husband. She also wondered if I was attracted to a vixen in the company. I didn¡¯t say a word and concealed my anger as I made my way to the hospital. The clinic at the hospital wasn¡¯t open yet, so I had no choice but to bring her to the emergency department. After the doctor in the emergency room gave my wife a detailed checkup, he gave me a list. ¡°Take this to the counter and fill in the forms for the hospitalization procedures.¡± ¡°Doctor, what exactly is wrong with her?¡± I asked casually. The doctor said, ¡°She¡¯s just suffering from an early pregnancy reaction. She¡¯ll be fine after receiving some nutritional fluid.¡± The three people present were stunned when they heard that. My wife had yet to tell me about her pregnancy. The last time she went to the hospital for a checkup, she came with the bald man behind my back. However, the doctor was clueless, so he blurted it out casually. After a long while, I said, ¡°All right, I¡¯ll go and settle the paperwork.¡± My wife¡¯s early pregnancy symptoms were indeed serious. Back when she was pregnant with Qiqi, she had been hospitalized and had to recuperate for some time. With mixed feelings, I went to the counter to settle the paperwork. She wasn¡¯t sick. In the past, I would have jumped up in joy. But now, she had become like this because of the child she was carrying. How could I be happy?! Ten minutes later, I completed the paperwork and returned to my wife, who was sitting in the waiting area. Beside her, my mother-in-law¡¯s expression was also a little odd. ¡°Honey, you¡¯re pregnant? Why didn¡¯t you tell me?¡± I tried my best to look surprised.. Chapter 22 - Taking Two Lives Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°Have you ever cared about me?¡± My wife asked with a darkened expression. ¡°You leave early and end work late every day so that you could be with that woman, He Xiaomei. So what if I told you? Would you even care?¡± I had assumed that she would be troubled about explaining it to me. Never would I have thought that she would push all the responsibility and blame onto me! Damn! I really wanted to push her down the stairs and kill her and the baby! I was finally free at about nine in the morning and I left the hospital, leaving my mother-in-law to take care of my wife. After getting off the building, I suddenly remembered that I had left my car key in the ward, and I rushed upstairs to get it. However, when I reached the door, I overheard my wife and mother-in-law¡¯s conversation. ¡°Have you informed Little Lu?¡± It was my mother-in-law¡¯s voice. ¡°I told him, but he¡¯s busy now and doesn¡¯t have time,¡± replied my wife. I was so disgusted that I almost spat out the food I ate last night! The bald man might even be older than my mother-in-law. Her calling of ¡®Little Lu¡¯ was really simply too gross! ¡°Sigh, seriously, it¡¯s not good to drag this matter. Hurry and urge him.¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t I doing that already? The situation over his side is more complicated. It¡¯s not that simple.¡± ¡°Anyway, you have to hurry up. I don¡¯t want to see that piece of trash¡¯s face again. The sooner you two get a divorce, the sooner we can move to a new house. Isn¡¯t that better than living in that small and terrible house?¡± Outside, I hit the wall with my fist, my face livid. Beside me, a nurse who passed by jumped in fright and stumbled two steps back. I took a few deep breaths to stabilize my raging emotions. I had to calm down! No matter what they said, it didn¡¯t matter as long as they hadn¡¯t reached that step. I was very close to getting the evidence. Before that happened, I had to stay calm! ¡°Honey?¡± I composed myself and pushed the door open. The voices inside stopped. Both mother and daughter looked at me in surprise. ¡°Why are you back?¡± My mother-in-law asked in a panic. She was obviously afraid that I had heard her. ¡°I forgot my car key.¡± I walked to the bedside table and picked up the keys. ¡°Here it is! Right, Honey, I¡¯ll come and see you later during my lunch break. What do you want to eat? Tell me and I¡¯ll buy it for you.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want to eat anything.¡± My wife had calmed down and regained her usual cold expression. ¡°Do you need me to bring any clothes? I¡¯ll go home and get them. You are pregnant now, so you have to take care of your body. Nothing must happen to you,¡± I said earnestly. Playing the role of a doting husband wasn¡¯t a problem for me. Because before that, I had been a model husband for eight years! I didn¡¯t want her to be suspicious, so I had to play my role well and try not to display any unusual behavior. ¡°All right, leave quickly. It¡¯s not as if I¡¯m not going home. I don¡¯t need anything!¡± my wife snapped coldly. The hospital was close to our house, and staying here was naturally not as comfortable. Therefore, we had already discussed it earlier. She would come here to get the drip and go home to sleep at night. I agreed and left. My smile vanished instantly when I left the hospital room. With a solemn expression, I hurried away. How much did she loathe to see me? That was why she didn¡¯t want me to stay there for even a moment! For the next few days, my wife would go to the hospital every day. Other than picking her up at night and dropping her off at the hospital in the morning, I also took advantage of my lunch break. I took care of her at the hospital and only left the hospital after my lunch break to return to work. My wife¡¯s condition was delicate now, and she could only take a temporary period of leave. This way, the surveillance cameras installed in the bald man¡¯s office were naturally useless. If the ¡°female lead¡± couldn¡¯t go to the company, how could I possibly film anything? Two days later, during my lunch break, I went to the hospital again. After parking the car in the parking lot, I was about to get out when I froze. About ten meters ahead on the left, a conspicuous car was parked there! I¡¯ve only seen it a few times, but I¡¯ll never forget it! That bald man¡¯s Bentley! He had actually come to the hospital! It took me a while to get out of the car. I walked to the hospital building and looked up. If I were to go up now, I¡¯ll probably meet that bald jerk! I felt a surge of nausea at the thought of his greasy, disgusting face. What should I do when I see him? Should I smile politely and address him as Vice President Lu for formalities sake? ¡®I can¡¯t do it!¡¯ My breathing couldn¡¯t help but quicken as I clenched and unclenched my fists repeatedly. I was afraid. I was afraid that I would not be able to stop myself from strangling him if I saw him! I whirled around and went outside the hospital. I bought a pack of cigarettes and went back to the car. I started smoking one cigarette after another. Half an hour later, three figures suddenly approached from afar. My hand stiffened and I crushed the cigarette in my hand! Shockingly, it was the bald man and my parents-in-law! Chapter 23 - The Definition of a Snob Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The bald scum walked ahead, while my parents-in-law trailed behind him obediently as they talked eagerly. But they were too far away for me to hear what they were saying. That bald man kept a disgusting smile on his face but other than that, he didn¡¯t respond. He only nodded occasionally, which was enough to make the old couple delighted. I stared hard at them with the cigarette still burning in my hand as I clenched into a fist. A burning sensation came from my palm, but I didn¡¯t let go. They always chided their legitimate son-in-law. But to that adulterer, they acted like a pair of loyal dogs! What was the definition of a snob? They were the epitome of snobs! Slap! I gripped the wheel tightly, my body trembled and quivered. I had the urge to start the car and hit them! However, my rationality suppressed my urge. Zhang Teng, Zhang Teng, so what if I sent the three of them to hell? It was still not worth it to sacrifice myself for these three b*stards! After a while, the bald man got into his car and drove away. The couple was still standing there, looking in the direction of the Bentley. They had expressions of envy on their faces as they conversed. I took a deep breath, opened the door, and got out of the car. I walked towards them. Both of them had their backs to me and didn¡¯t notice me approaching. The voices that spoke, however, became clearer when I was about five meters away. ¡°That car is really unforgettable after just one ride.¡± My father-in-law said enviously, ¡°When Qingqing gets married to him, I¡¯ll get him to buy one for us too.¡± ¡°Our daughter has finally found the right person this time. He¡¯s nothing like that useless bum. Look at how poor he is now. Is he driving a second-hand car?¡± My mother-in-law snorted. ¡°He is indeed from the countryside. How did he manage to squander all his money from an investment? What else can he do? Our girl has made the right choice and found the right man!¡± My father-in-law sneered. I was furious and deliberately stomped heavily towards them. The two of them were shocked and whirled around. When they saw that it was me, their expressions changed slightly. ¡°Zhang Teng, why are you here? When did you arrive?¡± asked my father-in-law subconsciously. ¡°I just arrived. Dad, Mom, why didn¡¯t you accompany Yu Qing? What if she needs someone to take care of her in the ward?¡± I pretended to be shocked. ¡°Oh, yes, yes, yes. Quickly, let¡¯s go up!¡± My mother-in-law immediately signaled her husband with her eyes. The two of them were a little flustered. They had lost their composure because of my sudden appearance. I didn¡¯t expose their lies and followed them to Yu Qing¡¯s ward. ¡°Why are you all here together?¡± My wife looked surprised to see us. ¡°We met Zhang Teng in the parking lot,¡± my mother-in-law quickly explained. ¡°Honey, someone came to visit you?¡± I turned to see the giant fruit basket on the nightstand. I deliberately pretended not to know that someone had been here. ¡°Yeah, why?¡± My wife had already regained her composure and asked coldly. ¡°Who is so generous to buy such a huge fruit basket?¡± I asked as I walked over. ¡°Vice President Lu,¡± my wife said calmly. I jolted slightly. I assumed that she would think of someone else to patronize me. Unexpectedly, she had said it so openly! Could it be that she wasn¡¯t afraid that I¡¯ll find out that she was having an affair with that guy? Was that why she dared to say his name? Hold on! Over the past few days of phone calls, it was obvious that she had no intention of confessing everything to me. She was still waiting for the bald man to divorce his wife. Could it be that¡­ that fellow had promised her something earlier on? That was why she had dared to admit he had visited her?! At this moment, my wife suddenly sniffed hard and hissed in disgust. ¡°Why are you smoking again? Go away! Don¡¯t come near me!¡± She pressed her nose in disgust as she spoke. I snapped out of my shock and quickly retreated a few steps. ¡°No, I didn¡¯t. Two of my colleagues asked me for a ride and they were smoking in the car. The smoke must have gotten onto my shirt. The smell will disperse soon.¡± My wife didn¡¯t like it when I smoked. However, when it came to doing business, cigarettes and alcohol were a necessity. So I had always smoked outside. Gradually, I¡¯ve stopped smoking. I hadn¡¯t smoked much in the past year or two. Until recently. Because of my wife, I picked up smoking again. I had smoked in the parking lot for a long time just now, and it was inevitable that she smelled something. With my wife¡¯s sharp nose, it was indeed very difficult to hide it from her. ¡°You knew that Qingqing can¡¯t be close to smokers, yet you still smoked! You really don¡¯t know how to care for your wife!¡± My mother-in-law glared at me. ¡°He really can¡¯t be compared to Vice President Lu! He smokes too, but he stubbed out his cigarette before he entered the ward, afraid that it would affect our daughter and the baby.¡± My father-in-law¡¯s usual eccentric tone appeared again. I almost wanted to slap his face! Did I smoke in the ward? At the very least, I only smoked in the parking lot. The Lu fellow only threw away the cigarette when he was outside the ward. Why was I the one who was in the wrong? ¡°By the way, where are the nourishment tonics that Vice President Lu brought?¡± My mother-in-law suddenly perked up. ¡°In the drawer,¡± replied my wife casually. My mother-in-law opened the cabinet and took out four to five beautifully packaged nutritional health supplements and tonics. I didn¡¯t know if these would be beneficial to my wife¡¯s pregnancy, but just by looking at the packaging, I knew that it was definitely expensive. That fellow was really concerned about his child! ¡°Look! This is all good stuff! I¡¯ve seen this nutritional powder before. Aunt Wang¡¯s son-in-law brought it back from abroad last time. He said that it can¡¯t be bought locally. It costs several thousand dollars per box overseas!¡± My mother-in-law said excitedly. ¡°And this one. I saw it at the People¡¯s Emporium previously. The price was 12,000 yuan!¡± I stood aside, my expression was grim. I watched as she complimented everything the bald adulterer had brought. My father-in-law didn¡¯t remain mum. He added his praises along with hers. I had no idea where they had learned so many praises from! It didn¡¯t matter if they had complimented or praised him, but they even aimed sarcastic remarks at me! Although I had already made up my mind to endure it and not fall out with them before the truth was exposed, my heart started to hurt uncontrollably again. As their son-in-law for the past eight years, I¡¯ve given more to them than to my parents! Even though I didn¡¯t shower them with concern every day, I would do it every other day. I would also send them red packets and gifts during festive holidays. All of these were mandatory. After that, they moved to my place to help take care of my son. Although I did the most in the end, I still gave them nearly ten thousand yuan each month. I definitely didn¡¯t treat them badly. However, my eight years of effort only resulted in their disdain! My wife was well aware of all of that. However, she acted as if she was deaf and lay there resting with her eyes closed. She had no intention of defending me at all! ¡°Right, why don¡¯t we do this? When the child is born, let him acknowledge Vice President Lu as his godfather?¡± My mother-in-law suddenly asked with a grin. ¡°Of course! Zhang Teng, you should be fine with that, right?¡± My father-in-law looked at me provocatively with a roguish smirk. ¡°What can he say? He is the Vice President of Splendid Sun Real Estate! It¡¯s his blessing that he¡¯s willing to be the child¡¯s godfather!¡± My mother-in-law pouted. My face stiffened! Godfather?! A blessing? At that moment, my wife suddenly opened her eyes and wore an unhappy expression. ¡°Enough! Stop making a fuss. All of you, go out of the room for a while. I have something to tell Zhang Teng..¡± Chapter 24 - Sh*t! She Was Going to Have a Confrontation! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios I jolted, coming to my senses. My heart clenched. This wasn¡¯t good! Was she trying to lay her cards on the table once and for all?! Before I could speak, my mother-in-law beat me to it and interjected anxiously, ¡°Qingqing, you¡¯re still on the drip. Why are you in such a hurry? Do you have to talk now? Why don¡¯t you wait till you¡¯re home?¡± As she spoke, she winked at my wife desperately. I pretended to keep my gaze on my wife, but in fact, I could see my mother-in-law¡¯s actions clearly from the corner of my eye. Clearly, she knew what my wife wanted to say! Moreover, she didn¡¯t want my wife to say it now! That¡¯s right. My wife was definitely going to have a confrontation! My heart rate increased swiftly. This was trouble! It wasn¡¯t time to reveal everything! My father-in-law added anxiously, ¡°Yes, right. I don¡¯t think it¡¯s the right time to talk. Lass, even I can understand that you need a good rest. A smart person like you should know it more than me.¡± I deliberately asked in surprise, ¡°Father, Mother, what are you talking about? What happened?¡± My wife¡¯s expression changed repeatedly. Finally, she said, ¡°It¡¯s not an urgent matter. Let¡¯s talk about it later.¡± The three of us were relieved to hear that. I quickly made an excuse and left the ward in case my wife changed her mind. When I got outside, I leaned against the wall and exhaled a long breath. That was close! Although my wife hadn¡¯t mentioned it, judging from the two elders¡¯ reactions, she most likely wanted to spill out the truth. However, I hadn¡¯t achieved my goal. My wife must have gotten a promise from the bald adulterer, that¡¯s why she was suddenly so bold. Could the bald man have gotten a divorce? Impossible! He had relied on his wife and father-in-law to obtain his current status. It could be said that once he left them, he would be nothing! How could he divorce his wife so casually? However, I would be able to solve this doubt in a while. My mind flashed to the phone I had placed on the little table before I left. When the three of them weren¡¯t paying attention, I secretly turned on the recording on my phone and placed it next to the fruit plate. Now that I¡¯m not in the room, they¡¯ll definitely say something that they didn¡¯t want me to hear. In a while, as soon as I get my phone back, I¡¯ll know what they had said! When my lunch break was almost over, I took my phone and left the ward. After returning to the parking lot, I got into the car as quickly as I could. I closed the door and put on my headphones to play the recording file I had just recorded. ¡°What are you guys saying? Acknowledge him as the godfather? What will that look like?!¡± My wife sounded displeased. ¡°I was just kidding to tease that guy, I wasn¡¯t really asking the child to acknowledge him as her godfather.¡± My mother-in-law clearly didn¡¯t take her wife¡¯s displeasure to heart and chided. ¡°But why did you suddenly change your mind just now? What is wrong?¡± ¡°Yeah, didn¡¯t we agree that you would reveal your cards after Little Lu gets a divorce?¡± my father-in-law added. ¡°I can¡¯t wait anymore!¡± My wife was raging. ¡°Both of you don¡¯t understand at all. If I don¡¯t resort to any tricks, he will keep dragging this on. How can that happen! I¡¯ll get a divorce first and move to his house to coerce him to divorce!¡± ¡°But what won¡¯t Little Lu get angry if you do this?¡± The recording fell silent. Clearly, my wife had similar concerns. ¡°Didn¡¯t Little Lu assure you that he is almost done with all the arrangements? Now we have to wait for the right time. Lass, don¡¯t be anxious. Don¡¯t cause any trouble. The gains won¡¯t make up for the losses!¡± ¡°It¡¯s almost time. Don¡¯t turn back and end up with nothing!¡± My parents-in-law took turns persuading my wife. After a while, my wife spoke again. ¡°All right, don¡¯t say anymore. I¡¯ll wait.¡± I turned off the recording and looked up. In the rearview mirror, I saw my own ferocious expression. My feelings were extremely complicated! I was happy because she had given up on spilling the truth. But I felt terrible because she was really determined to divorce me. I was furious, but I could only use my rationality to control myself. I couldn¡¯t be impulsive! After a long time, I calmed down, started the car, and left the parking lot. Now, we could only bid our time. Let us see who would gain the upper hand first! Would I get the evidence first? Or would my wife¡¯s wait for the bald man and his wife to get a divorce be over first? A few days later, my wife was discharged and she returned home. Her attitude was still as cold as ever. However, I was already used to it. I still took good care of her and fulfilled my duty as a husband. At least, I couldn¡¯t be too anxious before we confronted each other. One day, Xu Xiaomei specially prepared champagne in her office. ¡°From today onwards, you¡¯ll take over Hu Lei¡¯s position. You won¡¯t be my secretary anymore. Instead, you¡¯ll be the project manager at Splendid Sun Real Estate.¡± Xu Xiaomei revealed a playful smile. ¡°What?!¡± I cried out. ¡°Don¡¯t yell yet, wait for me to finish.¡± A mischievous glint flashed across Xu Xiaomei¡¯s eyes. ¡°You¡¯ll be taking over the project at Upper View Garden. Don¡¯t let me down after I¡¯ve recommended you.¡± ¡°What?!¡± I yelled even louder than before! Chapter 25 - I Wont Become a Manager Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°Of course, we¡¯ll also sign a new employment contract.¡± Xu Xiaomei continued, ¡°I¡¯ll give you two project bonuses, but don¡¯t expect too much, because Upper View Garden will definitely not make a lot of money. However, if you¡¯re fully responsible for the next project from the beginning, I believe the outcome will be different, right?¡± I stared at her, dumbfounded, and I couldn¡¯t say a word. Project manager! This was definitely an exception! My wife had worked at Splendid Sun Real Estate for so many years before she became the public relations manager. I¡¯ve only been here for a few days, and I¡¯m already on the same level as her! If she knew about this, would she die of jealousy? Across the table, Xu Xiaomei had already taken a sip of her drink. ¡°Why aren¡¯t you drinking?¡± I snapped back to reality and took a deep breath. I put down the wine glass and apologized. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± Xu Xiaomei was startled. ¡°What are you sorry for?¡± I smiled bitterly. ¡°I¡¯m very grateful for your offer, but I really can¡¯t accept such an important position right now. I¡¯m sorry, but I have to reject it.¡± Xu Xiaomei¡¯s expression stiffened. My skin crawled as I waited for her to get angry. But it wasn¡¯t a good time for me to take over now. My wife¡¯s betrayal was all that mattered to me right now. If I really took over the managerial position and the Upper View Garden project, I would have to be on the field every day for long hours if I wanted to do a good job. After all, everyone had their eyes on this project and the deadlines were tight. Furthermore, they had only solved the management level problem now. As for the specific challenges, they still needed to spend a lot of effort to handle that. I didn¡¯t have the energy right now! Moreover, if I really accepted the project, I¡¯ll have to work at the construction site for a long time. How would I have the time to obtain the evidence? Therefore, although Xu Xiaomei had offered me a very generous offer, I didn¡¯t dare to accept it. Especially the two bonuses from the projects, they were like the golden apple in the Garden of Eden. It was almost irresistible! As long as I could be in charge of two projects in a year, I could live a life that most people in this world would envy! But I could only decline. ¡°Why?¡± Sure enough, Xu Xiaomei¡¯s expression darkened. ¡°I like my current job right now,¡± I braced myself. ¡°You like it so much that you would rather give up a job with a higher salary and prospects?¡± Xu Xiaomei frowned slightly. It didn¡¯t make sense. But I had to push through. ¡°Yes.¡± An odd expression suddenly appeared on Xu Xiaomei¡¯s face as she scrutinized me. My skin crawled at her stare. ¡°What is it?¡± Unexpectedly, Xu Xiaomei didn¡¯t get angry. Instead, she revealed a meaningful smile and chuckled. ¡°Fine! If you want to stay with me, that¡¯s up to you. However, for a period of time in the future, I¡¯ll be spending more time on the projects at Upper View Garden. Since you¡¯re my secretary, it¡¯s only right that you¡¯ll be my chauffeur as well.¡± I was startled. Why did it feel like she had deliberately emphasized that I wanted to stay with her? Could she have misunderstood something? However, my attention was diverted by the rest of the sentence, and I nodded. ¡°Sure.¡± From that day on, I lived a life of leaving home early and returning late. Xu Xiaomei had clearly made up her mind to fight for a chance to turn the tables on the project at Upper View Garden. Although she had assigned a new project manager, she still traveled to the construction site every day. She worked hard and put her heart and soul into the project. I became her personal chauffeur. I picked her up around six every day and usually ended work at nine or ten at night. She spent much less time in the office. A few days later, the Upper View Garden project was selecting a new construction company. Xu Xiaomei was very distressed by this. The last time something had happened, and it was because she didn¡¯t choose a suitable partner. Furthermore, she didn¡¯t have much experience in this area, and she didn¡¯t dare to casually appoint a new project manager, which might cause delays to the overall progress of the project. Xu Xiaomei flew into a rage at the construction site project office and smashed everything she could. ¡°None of these pieces of trash can help me!¡± Xu Xiaomei yelled angrily. She looked at me and said, ¡°Do you think it¡¯s time for me to fire all of them?¡± ¡°I have a more suitable candidate, but¡­¡± I trailed off. ¡°You¡¯re finally willing to speak!¡± Xu Xiaomei¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°Who is it? Tell me!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be in a hurry to be so happy. I have to talk to him first. If it works, we¡¯ll talk about it later,¡± I said calmly. That afternoon, I asked Wang Zhongtian out and talked to him. He had been in the industry for so many years and had experienced many storms. He knew many people and was almost capable of understanding everything. After Wang Zhongtian heard that, he pondered for a while and said, ¡°I can arrange this. I know a few reliable construction companies. They¡­¡± I interrupted him. ¡°No, I want you to be in charge of this project. Can you do it?¡± Wang Zhongtian exclaimed, ¡°What!?¡± Chapter 26 - Twenty Thousand Yuan Reward Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Upper View Garden was a revolutionary project for Splendid Sun Real Estate. Even if it were bound to incur losses, she would definitely put in the effort to build it well. Therefore, the partner she was looking for had to be very reliable. Wang Zhongtian was the only person I could trust completely! The best part was that before he entered the property industry, he had once managed a construction company. However, he went bankrupt and became a property agent. Therefore, doing this was equivalent to returning to his old job and doing what he was best at. I briefly explained the situation to him. ¡°Personally, I think you¡¯d be more assured working with Splendid Sun than anyone else if you set up your own company. How does that sound? Are you willing?¡± Wang Zhongtian¡¯s brows locked tightly, revealing a thoughtful expression. I didn¡¯t rush him and waited quietly. After a long while, he finally nodded forcefully. ¡°Fine, I¡¯ll do it!¡± I said cheerfully, ¡°In that case, find a suitable company as soon as possible. You¡¯ll be the person in charge. I¡¯ll arrange for Xu Xiaomei to meet you. I believe that with your capability, she¡¯ll never choose anyone else after meeting you once!¡± Wang Zhongtian smiled wryly. ¡°You¡¯re putting a square peg into a round hole. But Zhang Teng, thank you very much.¡± I smiled and patted his shoulder. ¡°You¡¯re my real friend. You don¡¯t have to thank me for that.¡± To be honest, many companies were fighting over this project and wanted to work with Splendid Sun. With his capability, it was impossible for him to obtain it without taking a shortcut. Just this project alone would sustain his income for years! Of course, he understood that I would give this project to him because he was my true friend and a brother to me. When I was in trouble, he helped me a lot. How could I forget him when I had bountiful prospects? We had gone through thick and thin together, and we should share our fortune together too. That was how true friendship should be! The next morning, I arranged for Xu Xiaomei and Wang Zhongtian¡¯s meeting. The latter was already well-prepared. After chatting with her for two hours, he still looked as if he wasn¡¯t quite done. I arranged for a meal and went to the dining room. After a detailed discussion, Xu Xiaomei pulled me aside and said, ¡°I have to say, this Wang Zhongtian is really brilliant. Arrange for him to meet with the project team this afternoon. I want to sign the contract with him by today!¡± Xu Xiaomei was a woman of her word. She signed the contract on the same day and especially found a luxurious Chinese restaurant that night to hold a small feast to celebrate their cooperation. The project manager and the rest were also present. After all, Wang Zhongtian would be the one interacting with them in the future. During the meal, I went to the washroom. The project manager followed me and thanked me in the washroom, ¡°Brother Teng, thank you so much!¡± I was surprised. ¡°Why are you thanking me?¡± To be honest, I was worried that he would blame me for crossing the line and recommending Wang Zhongtian. The project manager sighed. ¡°If you didn¡¯t find such a suitable person, the assistant general manager would have killed me! You have no idea how grateful the entire project team is to you!¡± I understood him and replied modestly. After that, I drove Xu Xiaomei home. When she arrived, she threw an envelope over to me. ¡°This is your reward. It¡¯s from me personally.¡± I picked it up in surprise. There was a thick stack of notes inside! ¡°It¡¯s not a lot of money, so don¡¯t keep it if you find that it¡¯s too little,¡± Xu Xiaomei said earnestly. ¡°I just want you to know that I¡¯m very grateful to you. If it weren¡¯t for your help, I wouldn¡¯t be at Splendid Sun Real Estate anymore.¡± I hesitated for a while before ultimately keeping it. On the way home, I slit the envelope open and counted the amount. Twenty thousand yuan. To her, it was probably a small red packet. But to me, it can indeed solve some urgent problems. At least I don¡¯t have to worry about food. At least I could pay for Qiqi¡¯s piano lessons. After returning home, the family had already gone to bed. But my wife wasn¡¯t home. I looked around the empty bedroom and felt my blood surging. But soon, I suppressed my anger. Nonchalantly, I went to the living room balcony and smoked a cigarette. My emotions gradually calmed down. My wife didn¡¯t even call to give me an excuse that she was working overtime. It seemed like she had completely lost her patience with me. If the bald jerk had not dragged out his divorce, my wife might have moved to his villa long ago. I laughed at myself. I didn¡¯t exactly fail to improve. At least now that I knew that she was with that old fellow, I could control my temper and not be so impulsive anymore. Hah! Was that a good thing or a bad thing? I really had no idea. Most of the time, life was so chaotic. All I could do was to accept the tumultuous tide of life. When I was halfway through my cigarette, I suddenly heard a low voice talking from the window of my parents-in-law¡¯s room. The living room¡¯s balcony was closer to the two guest rooms, especially the one where my parents-in-law were in. If the curtains were drawn, one could even see the scene inside from the balcony. At this moment, it was obvious that the two of them had not fallen asleep and were talking in the room. In the dead of the night, coupled with the fact that the two of them didn¡¯t deliberately lower their voices, I could almost hear their conversation from the balcony. ¡°I¡¯m furious just thinking about it. Why should we? Just because we¡¯re getting a divorce, half of everything will belong to that useless bum?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. The new house doesn¡¯t come from that fellow¡¯s money. He didn¡¯t even fork out a single cent, yet we still have to split half with him!¡± ¡°Not only the house but also half of Qingqing¡¯s money!¡± ¡°Sigh, I really feel bad for Qingqing. She married a useless piece of trash and it¡¯s so troublesome to get a divorce! Is there any way so that she doesn¡¯t need to split the money with him?¡± ¡°A way? The law is so strict nowadays, what choice do we have? But if he dies, Qingqing won¡¯t have to split the money with him..¡± Chapter 27 - They Wanted to Silence Me? Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios At this point, the sounds in the room vanished and everything fell silent. At the balcony, I listened until I clenched my fists so hard that I crushed the cigarette! These two old fellows! We haven¡¯t gotten a divorce yet and they¡¯re already thinking of ways to deal with me! Wait, why did they suddenly stop talking? Could they have realized that I was on the balcony and I had overheard them? While I was feeling puzzled, they finally spoke again in the room. ¡°Old Yu, are you thinking what I¡¯m thinking right now?¡± She usually addressed my father-in-law as Old Yu. However, I heaved a sigh of relief. I understood that the two of them hadn¡¯t discovered me. It was just that they suddenly thought of something and they stopped talking. ¡°How would I know what you¡¯re thinking? Anyway, I think it¡¯s meaningless for this kind of trash to live in this world as he is only dragging our family down. If he dies, it might really benefit society.¡± ¡°You really think so? But murder is illegal!¡± ¡°What are you afraid of? Get some rat poison and add it to his food. If the police want to investigate, tell them that he is suicidal. No one will know the truth!¡± I was shaking with anger on the balcony! It was fine if these two people wanted to deal with me, but now they were thinking of ways to silence me?! ¡°Don¡¯t. I¡¯m still a little afraid. It¡¯s human life after all!¡± My mother-in-law hesitated. ¡°Cowards will starve to death, while the bold will thrive. If we¡¯re not ruthless, when Qingqing gets a divorce, that scum will enjoy millions of yuan from our family! Are you willing to do that?¡± My father-in-law sneered. ¡°No, wait for me to think about it. Anyway, there isn¡¯t any news from Little Lu yet. Let me think about it¡­¡± My mother-in-law said hesitantly. With a livid expression, I turned around, rushed past the living room, and into the kitchen! Swoosh! I took out the largest kitchen knife from the knife holder! They helped my wife who had betrayed me behind my back. And now, they wanted to kill me! I couldn¡¯t take it anymore! At most, after I had killed them, I would rush to that jerk¡¯s house to drag the adulterous couple down to hell! Panting heavily, I turned around and rushed out of the kitchen, straight to my parents-in-law¡¯s room! Just as I was about to rush to their door, a door squeaked and suddenly swung open. But it wasn¡¯t their door. Instead, the door to Qiqi¡¯s room opened a few steps away. I was shocked and stopped. I quickly hid the knife behind my back. I saw my son rubbing his sleepy eyes as he ambled out of his room and staggered sleepily to the bathroom. It turned out that he needed to pee. The little boy was in a daze. The lights in the living room were off, so he didn¡¯t notice me. I sighed in relief and looked at the kitchen knife in my hand. My rage vanished instantly. I grimaced bitterly. Right. If my son hadn¡¯t woken up to go to the toilet, my hands would have been covered in blood by now! A moment later, my son came out of the toilet, yawned, and stumbled back to his room. He still hadn¡¯t noticed me. I heaved a sigh of relief and was about to return the knife to the kitchen when the door suddenly opened! I was shocked and quickly hid the knife behind my back again! I saw my father-in-law walking out of the room with his phone in hand and a mischievous smile on his face. He obviously didn¡¯t expect me to be outside the door. When he saw me, he jumped in fright and blurted, ¡°Zhang Teng, why are you standing at our door?¡± As he spoke, he hid the phone behind him as if he was afraid that I would see its contents. With my hand behind my back, I almost couldn¡¯t suppress the urge to stab him in the face! But in the end, I endured it and said, ¡°Father, I want to tell you guys that I have something on tomorrow and have to wake up early. Can you send Qiqi to school?¡± My father-in-law replied impatiently, ¡°All right! How troublesome. You won¡¯t send your son off yourself and insist on making us help! Make way, I want to go to the bathroom!¡± I stepped aside and watched as he entered the bathroom. That old fool was the one who said that he would kill me with rat poison! If I continued to endure after this, my name won¡¯t be Zhang Teng! However, I definitely couldn¡¯t kill him. I couldn¡¯t take revenge or I would end up hurting myself. For my parents, for my siblings, and for Qiqi, nothing must happen to me! However, revenge was only one way. I will definitely find a suitable opportunity to teach him a lesson! Not only would it not hurt me, but I would also skin him alive! I went to the kitchen to put the kitchen knife away. When I came out, my father-in-law was still in the bathroom. He didn¡¯t come out. I crept to the door and listened. I immediately heard a low voice inside saying some obscene words that were unbearable to listen to! I noticed who he was chatting with just now. It was probably the woman he had hooked up with him. Visualizing how he looked right now, I felt disgusted and quickly walked away. It was really a waste of oxygen for a person like him to exist in this world! A few days later, on a Friday, I came home a little earlier than usual. I reached home at eight. After playing with my son for a while, the doorbell rang. ¡°Zhang Teng! Go and see who it is!¡± My wife shouted impatiently from the bedroom. ¡°Okay, honey!¡± I pretended to be relaxed and quickly agreed before opening the door. Two police officers and a staff member stood outside the door. ¡°You are¡­¡± I looked at them in surprise.. Chapter 28 - The Guilty Father-in-Law Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°Hi, Mr. Zhang. I¡¯m sorry to disturb you. These two police officers received a report and are about to do an investigation. They will only talk to you for a few minutes. It will be quick,¡± explained the staff. ¡°It¡¯s okay, it¡¯s fine. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. I¡¯ll definitely cooperate,¡± I was a little puzzled as I replied politely. It turned out that around 8:30 PM last night, a girl in her twenties brought her poodle out for a walk. In the end, she was molested by an old man in a deserted area in the district! However, the lights were too dim at that time and the old man had disguised himself, so the girl couldn¡¯t see his face clearly. After that, the old man ran away. Furthermore, it was obvious that he was very familiar with the surroundings of the district. He specialized in picking places with no lights or angles that the surveillance cameras could capture. Soon, he disappeared into the night. The girl then called the police. That was why the police came to the district today to investigate every household. Unfortunately, the police couldn¡¯t find any witnesses or photos, and the surveillance cameras only captured a blurry image of the perpetrator. It was quite difficult to find him. One of the policemen suddenly took out a photo and asked, ¡°May I ask if you recognize the old man in this photo?¡± I took the photo and studied it. It was late at night and the camera¡¯s quality was low. The photo was rather blurry and one could only vaguely make out an old man wearing a cap. ¡°I¡¯m not sure. I can¡¯t see clearly.¡± I hesitated before I answered. ¡°Do you recognize this outfit?¡± another cop asked me, pointing at the old man¡¯s clothes in the photo. I shook my head. It was a pretty ordinary set of casual clothes. It was a dark blue shirt. ¡®The two policemen looked a little disappointed. One of them asked, ¡°Can you ask your family members to come out and let us look at them?¡± I nodded and summoned my wife, son, father-in-law, and mother-in-law. I paid attention and immediately noticed that the two police officers were paying close attention to my father-in-law when they saw him. They seemed to be comparing him to the photo. My father-in-law seemed a little guilty. He pretended to be calm, but there was unease in his eyes. After discussing it, the two policemen walked away and talked quietly. I was close to the two policemen and I could hear them talking about things like, ¡°Does he look like that?¡± and ¡°I think he¡¯s skinnier.¡± The two policemen came back after a discussion. One of them said politely, ¡°Mr. Zhang, right? Please come out. I have something to discuss with you.¡± I followed the two policemen and the staff member. When we were a few meters away, one of the policemen asked me seriously, ¡°Mr. Zhang, I hope you can answer a question honestly. Don¡¯t hide anything.¡± I was puzzled. ¡°Officer, I don¡¯t understand what you mean. I¡¯ve been cooperating with you all this time.¡± Another policeman nodded and said, ¡°Yes, we know how cooperative Mr. Zhang is. We want to ask if you were at home between eight and nine last night?¡± I nodded. ¡°Yes.¡± The first police officer immediately asked, ¡°During this period of time, was your father-in-law at home or outside?¡± Indeed, they were suspicious about my father-in-law! At this time, I vaguely remembered that my father-in-law went out and wasn¡¯t at home. Did my father-in-law do something illegal last night? My mind whirled. ¡°I remember he was at home. He was watching TV in the living room.¡± The two policemen frowned and didn¡¯t say anything. After thanking me, they left with the staff. I watched as they went to our next-door neighbor before I turned around and headed home. The moment I entered, the entire family gathered around me. I said, ¡°They asked me if Father was home between eight and nine last night.¡± His father-in-law replied in shock, ¡°What did you say?¡± ¡°Of course, I said you were at home!¡± I laughed. My father-in-law laughed and patted my shoulder. ¡°Good son-in-law, you¡¯re finally useful.¡± I sneered. There was definitely something fishy about this matter. I would definitely investigate it. The next day, I took a day off. When there was no one at home, I went to my parents-in-law¡¯s bedroom. I put on gloves and rummaged around.. Chapter 29 - Here Comes the Opportunity Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Half an hour later, I finally found evidence. My father-in-law did have the blue casual shirt that was shown in the photo! Furthermore, it was placed together with a few masks, a cap, and a pair of black pants. They were wrapped in a bag and placed in the most difficult concealed compartment of the wardrobe! This fellow actually had all the equipment he needed to commit his crime. He probably did it often. However, this was a little embarrassing. The women who had been taken advantage of by him in the past might have avoided calling the police because they were afraid that it would affect their reputation. Unfortunately, he met a tough lady this time. I put everything back in its original spot and slipped out of the house. Then, I contacted an acquaintance and bought an unnamed phone card. I spent a hundred yuan on an old phone and inserted the card. Looking at the phone in my hand, I sneered coldly. It was time for this old fellow to suffer! I called the police and mentioned the molestation case. I told them everything I knew. Of course, I didn¡¯t mention who I was. When I spoke, I deliberately adjusted my voice to sound older. I wanted to prevent the police from realizing who the whistleblower was. After that, I split the phone, the card, and the battery. I found three places to throw them away. After that, I exhaled. There was going to be a good show today! At 3 PM, my wife called and pestered me to hurry home. She said that the police had found my father-in-law and had arrested him! I pretended to be shocked and promised that I would rush back immediately. However, I leisurely walked for half an hour before asking Xu Xiaomei for a personal leave, so I could head home. Halfway back home, my wife called again, saying that I didn¡¯t have to go home. She asked me to go to the police station instead. My father-in-law had already been taken away. There was no use going home. When I arrived at the police station, my mother-in-law was crying in my wife¡¯s arms, screaming that the police had framed her husband. I was delighted. The more helpless they were, the happier I was! However, I had to finish my act. I quickly pretended to be anxious and walked forward. We didn¡¯t get home until 8 PM. In the end, nothing happened. My father-in-law was still detained in the police station, and my mother-in-law made a scene for a few hours. Other than attracting many onlookers, it didn¡¯t help at all. The police had already gotten hold of the clothes that my father-in-law had worn to molest the poor girl. They had also asked the girl to identify the clothes. In the end, they had even used the fingerprints and bits of fingernails collected from the girl¡¯s bra to test for my father-in-law¡¯s DNA. Without a doubt, he would definitely be convicted for his crime! ¡°I really don¡¯t know which idiot leaked the news!¡± When we reached home, my mother-in-law shouted angrily and glowered at me. ¡°Zhang Teng, was it you!? The person knew where Old Yu has hidden his things, he must be one of us!¡± I looked at this weird woman speechlessly. Her husband had caused such an ugly scandal that was truly shameless. Not only was she not angry, but she was thinking of investigating the truth and had even suspected me as the spy? ¡°Mom, I don¡¯t think so. The last time the police came to investigate, Zhang Teng even helped Dad with a lie.¡± My wife shook her head. They were all present at that time and they naturally knew about it. My mother-in-law cursed angrily and didn¡¯t pursue the matter. She only said, ¡°You have to save your father quickly! We can¡¯t count on Zhang Teng, you¡­¡± My wife cut her off. ¡°I¡¯ll think of a way.¡± I knew better than to expose her. My wife was afraid that my mother-in-law would mention that adulterer and cause me to be suspicious! After everyone fell asleep, I browsed through my phone in the living room. I was overjoyed. The various communities on the Internet had exploded. Many people witnessed the process of the police arresting my father-in-law! This time, even if my father-in-law could be released, his reputation would be completely tarnished! Over the next few days, the scandal continued to ferment. Not to mention my father-in-law, even my mother-in-law couldn¡¯t raise her head in the district anymore. The friends she usually played cards with, started to mock her behind her back. My wife, son, and I were fine. After all, we weren¡¯t in the district during the day and we stayed at home at night. We didn¡¯t interact much with the people in the district. However, my mother-in-law¡¯s social circle was basically the entire neighborhood in the district. Now, even her friends were gone. In the beginning, she had been cooped up at home, crying and cursing non-stop. She had scolded my father-in-law, the police, and even the girl who had been molested. The middle-aged and elderly female friends she had made in the past had all failed to escape her vicious tongue. When my wife went home, she couldn¡¯t bear to hear her ranting anymore. She said a few words to my mother-in-law to remind her to be careful. After all, our son was at home. It would affect him if she cursed and swore every day. Now, my mother-in-law had even cursed my wife, calling her heartless and useless. Her daughter had failed to find anyone to save my father-in-law. My wife was furious, but she couldn¡¯t do anything to her mother-in-law. She put on a glum expression every day, be it at home or in the office. What made me happiest was that I even saw it once in the surveillance footage in the bald man¡¯s office. She complained to him that he was useless and that he couldn¡¯t save my father-in-law! At first, the bald man was still tolerating her. Later on, he couldn¡¯t take it anymore and started to argue with her. In the end, they parted on bad terms. I couldn¡¯t help but be amused by this unexpected development. However, my wife clearly quickly realized that she couldn¡¯t allow the bald man to be angry with her. She took the initiative to apologize to him this morning. I was furious again. All these years, I had been her slave, and she had never apologized nor compromised to me like this! When the bald man got angry, she immediately relented! The bald man couldn¡¯t withstand her gentleness and his anger quickly dissipated. He actually hugged her and started kissing her everywhere! My heart ached at the same time, but at the same time, I was excited. These two never had any passionate activities in his office. Could it be that the opportunity was finally here today?! Chapter 30 - The Beautiful Piano Teacher Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Seeing that the two of them had already twisted around each other on the screen, I became even more nervous as I held my phone tightly. This was the first time that I saw two of them interact so intimately. But I knew that this was just the beginning. My wife¡¯s alluring body was finally going to have the most intimate contact with the bald man in front of my eyes! It was also hard evidence that I had always yearned to get my hands on! I felt so conflicted. I had waited a long time for this opportunity. However, seeing my wife being intimate with another man still made my heart ache! She was my wife! For the past eight years, she had been my precious and beloved wife! To be honest, I treated her a hundred times better than how I treated my mother! Usually, she was only willing to do it in the master bedroom. If I had any other requests, she would be unwilling. As for other places such as in cars, that was impossible. If I mentioned it, she would berate me for half an hour! But now, she was actually doing such a thing with this greasy, disgusting, and pig-like man in the office! Just as the two of them were reaching the height of their passion, suddenly¡ª Knock, knock, knock. There was a knock on the door! I nearly smashed my phone! Someone was knocking on the door of the bald man¡¯s office. It ruined their intimacy and I lost the opportunity to obtain the most powerful evidence! On the screen, the two of them were also shocked and hurriedly adjusted their clothes. I closed the surveillance app on my phone, and my heart twisted. It seemed like I shouldn¡¯t watch such ¡°live shows¡± after all. I should check it every night. If I only saw a recorded video, I shouldn¡¯t feel too much discomfort. By the end of the week, I was still following Xu Xiaomei around, while my wife sent my son to his piano lessons. It was almost noon. After finishing my work, I had some minutes of free time and so, I called my son. At this time, his piano lesson should have ended by now and my wife should have already accompanied him home. However, after I made the call, my son didn¡¯t answer. I found it a little strange. Normally, my son¡¯s phone wouldn¡¯t be away from him unless he was bathing or sleeping. Usually, there shouldn¡¯t be any missed calls. I couldn¡¯t help but call him again. This time, the call was finally connected. ¡°Hello?¡± A soft voice came from the other end. ¡°Are you Qiqi¡¯s daddy?¡± ¡°Who are you?¡± I asked, feeling puzzled. She was Qiqi¡¯s piano teacher. It turned out that Qiqi had left his phone in the piano class and the teacher found it. She was about to call us, but I happened to call. When I called her, the screen displayed ¡°Dad,¡± and she immediately knew who I was. I quickly thanked the teacher. ¡°Teacher, I will go and get it now.¡± The female teacher said, ¡°You should still be at work, right? Why don¡¯t I send it to you since I have no classes today?¡± I was stunned. ¡°This¡­ Isn¡¯t this a little too troublesome for you, Teacher?¡± The teacher said, ¡°It¡¯s fine. I was about to leave anyway.¡± I considered her offer. ¡°Okay, I¡¯m at Upper View Garden. Do you know where it is, Teacher?¡± The place where Qiqi was taking piano lessons wasn¡¯t far from here. The teacher would take at most ten minutes to arrive here. However, that place was almost thirty minutes away from home. Besides, I truly couldn¡¯t leave since I was still in the middle of work. In addition, my wife would probably be unwilling to travel all the way there just to retrieve a phone. I might as well trouble the teacher to make a trip. At most, I would thank her a few times. The teacher replied happily, ¡°Of course, I know! My home is in the Blossom Garden District. I can pass by Upper View Garden on my way.¡± I was stunned. It was a two-minute journey to Blossom Garden District. However, this Blossom Garden District was no ordinary district. It was filled with large and small buildings. Back when I was working in the property field, I once sold a house there for nearly ten million yuan! That place wasn¡¯t inferior to the district where my wife had recently bought a new house. For ordinary salaried people, even the rent would be a huge sum of money, not to mention purchasing an entire property. Unexpectedly, this female piano teacher lived in such a luxurious place. This wasn¡¯t a place where a piano teacher could purchase with her own money. However, since this was someone else¡¯s personal matter, I didn¡¯t dwell on it. Ten minutes later, I met Qiqi¡¯s piano teacher at the entrance of the construction site. I was stunned. I met Qiqi¡¯s teacher before when I sent him there. She was a middle-aged woman who was slightly plump, wearing black-framed glasses. She was a little short as well. However, the person who sent the phone was tall and young. She was slim and curvy. Although she was also wearing a pair of black-framed glasses, she exuded an air of intellectual beauty, giving people the feeling that she was well-educated and refined.. Chapter 31 - My Son Was Missing Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°You must be Qiqi¡¯s father? Hello, my surname is Qin. I was transferred here recently to teach Qiqi¡¯s class.¡± The young and beautiful female teacher got out of the car and gestured for me to shake her hand. ¡°Hello.¡± I snapped out of my trance and quickly shook her hand. I smiled and said, ¡°No wonder that little fellow has been so active in piano lessons recently. He was so excited about going to piano lessons early in the morning. It turns out that he has a new beautiful teacher!¡± Teacher Qin smiled slightly and said, ¡°It turns out that Qiqi is so sweet with his words because he is like his father. Qiqi loves to learn, and that¡¯s a good thing. It is the charm of the piano, not mine.¡± I regretted saying that. It was a man¡¯s nature to subconsciously tease a beautiful woman. But in my current situation, I really shouldn¡¯t do such a thing. I quickly hid my smile and thanked her before taking the phone she offered. Just then, my phone rang. I took out my phone and glanced at it. It was a call from my wife. ¡°Hello? Honey? What¡¯s up?¡± I apologized to Teacher Qin and quickly answered the call. ¡°Zhang Teng, did you go and fetch Qiqi?¡± My wife on the other end sounded a little anxious. ¡°What?¡± I was stunned. ¡°Didn¡¯t you fetch Qiqi long ago?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t!¡± my wife snapped. ¡°I was so busy today that I only remembered to pick up Qiqi now. Why didn¡¯t you call to remind me?¡± I jerked and almost spat out a mouthful of blood! She didn¡¯t fetch our son, and now she was blaming me for not reminding her! It was the weekend and I was still at work. She was obviously free right now and she was putting all the blame on me? Teacher Qin asked, ¡°Qiqi¡¯s daddy, what¡¯s wrong?¡± I forced myself to suppress my anger and asked anxiously, ¡°Teacher Qin, is Qiqi still at the school?¡± Teacher Qin said in surprise, ¡°No, he left after class. I thought you guys took him away.¡± My entire heart turned cold. That made sense. If Qiqi were still there, would the teacher need to return his phone? In that case, Qiqi had disappeared! My wife¡¯s voice came from the phone. ¡°You¡¯re at the school now? Why are you talking to the teacher?¡± I replied with an ugly expression. ¡°Qiqi left his phone at the school. Teacher Qin kindly sent it to me. Quickly ask if your mother brought Qiqi back home!¡± However, my wife replied, ¡°I¡¯m outside with a friend. I just had a fight with my mother and I don¡¯t want to talk to her. Give her a call and ask.¡± I was shocked. ¡°What did you say? You¡¯re outside with a friend?!¡± Under normal circumstances, she should either be waiting for her son to end lessons or resting at home. Why would she go out with her friends and forget to fetch her son?! Who was she with? Could it be¡­ My wife sounded displeased. ¡°I work every day. What¡¯s wrong with me hanging out with my friend on the weekends?¡± I didn¡¯t waste any more time talking to her. I hung up and dialed my mother-in-law¡¯s number again. Across from her, Teacher Qin also looked anxious. She seemed to have thought of something. She took out her phone, walked to a corner, and made a call. A moment later, the call connected and I asked anxiously, ¡°Mother! Did you pick Qiqi up?¡± My mother-in-law¡¯s cold voice answered. ¡°Do I have nothing better to do? With you guys fetching him, why would I waste my energy?¡± I gripped the phone tightly as my breathing quickened. Qiqi had really disappeared! I ended the call and opened the GPS app on my phone. Soon, I located the location of my wife¡¯s phone. She was at a huge shopping mall in the city! I was so angry I almost threw my phone on the floor. She actually went shopping instead of fetching her son! Hold on! I looked at the dots on the screen. She actually had no intention of leaving the mall to find her son?! Teacher Qin walked back and said, ¡°I just called a colleague from the school to help confirm his whereabouts from the surveillance camera. After class, Qiqi left alone.¡± ¡°He left alone?¡± I asked in surprise. Fortunately, he wasn¡¯t abducted! Teacher Qin comforted me. ¡°Perhaps he wants to go home himself. If we follow the path back, we might be able to find him.¡± ¡°Perhaps!¡± I replied solemnly. The journey back was so long. He would definitely not be able to find his way back by walking. So he could only take a taxi. But if he had taken a taxi, he would have reached home by now! Moreover, what if the driver he met was a bad person? I had no intention of staying any longer. After thanking Teacher Qin again, I went back to ask for a day off from Xu Xiaomei. Then, I went to look for Wang Zhongtian. I didn¡¯t beat around the bush and asked him for some men to look for Qiqi together with me. Who knew which path Qiqi had taken. I could only try my best to find every possible route! Wang Zhongtian didn¡¯t hesitate at all. He made a few calls and said, ¡°Time is tight. I can help you to find about twenty people. Your child is important. Go first. I¡¯ll arrange for the others to join you.¡± I thanked him and drove as quickly as I could. I had no idea if Qiqi was my son. However, I knew that regardless of whether he was or wasn¡¯t, there was an inseparable relationship between us! He was my only pillar of support at home. If anything happened to him, I was afraid that I would really break down! I had to find him myself! More than an hour later, I stopped the car at an intersection. When I saw the intersection that led in all directions, I nearly went crazy! There was no sign of Qiqi! It was as if he had suddenly disappeared from this world. Wang Zhongtian, the helpers he had found, and I had searched the entire route from the kindergarten to my house, but we couldn¡¯t find him! I slammed the steering wheel hard and gritted my teeth. I had no choice but to call the police! However, it has only been a few hours at most since Qiqi disappeared. Would the police allow me to file a missing person¡¯s case? Just as I was about to drive to the nearest police station, my phone rang.. Chapter 32 - The Bridge of Hearts Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios I immediately answered the call, and a gentle voice came from the other end. ¡°Qiqi¡¯s daddy, I¡¯m Teacher Qin. Have you found Qiqi?¡± I was so disappointed I felt like crying. ¡°Not yet.¡± Teacher Qin said anxiously, ¡°I might have some clues. I¡¯m at school now. I initially wanted to help contact a few students who are in the same class as him to see if I could get any clues. However, I suddenly remembered something. During the break between classes in the morning, he mentioned a place to me. It¡¯s possible that he is there.¡± I was shocked. ¡°Where?¡± Unexpectedly, she didn¡¯t return home. Instead, she was helping me to find my son! Teacher Qin was indeed a nice person. If it were any other teacher, they would probably be afraid of being targeted by these troublesome matters. Why would they do something that took so much effort and might not be something that would benefit them? After all, they were only extracurricular teachers. They had no obligation or responsibility to help. Teacher Qin didn¡¯t say it immediately. Instead, he asked, ¡°Qiqi¡¯s daddy, may I ask if you and your wife have had any conflicts recently?¡± I froze. Why would she suddenly ask such a personal question? Most importantly, how did she know that my wife and I had conflicts? Before today, I didn¡¯t even know her! On the other end, she hurriedly added, ¡°Don¡¯t misunderstand, I just want to confirm it. You know, Qiqi is a very sensitive little child. In the past few classes, when he¡¯s resting, he always looked gloomy. I thought that he was in trouble, so I counseled him. He told me that Mom and Dad seem to be fighting all the time now.¡± My head buzzed, and I was tongue-tied! All this time, I had been thinking about myself and my wife. But I had never thought that although my son was still young, he would already have his own feelings! Although my wife and I would still try our best to maintain a normal interaction in front of him, he was very smart indeed. He still noticed the abnormality in his parents¡¯ relationship. However, Qiqi hardly mentioned this to my wife and me! His young heart had chosen to shoulder the burden alone! Heavens! I was an adult who was used to storms and waves. I couldn¡¯t even withstand such pressure. How can a mere child like him do it?! An intense wave of guilt surged within me. I sighed. ¡°There are indeed some small conflicts. But what has this got to do with where he went? Wait, Teacher Qin, don¡¯t tell me that he couldn¡¯t stand us anymore and ran away?¡± However, Teacher Qin said, ¡°Of course not! Qiqi is very sensible. I believe that he would never do a thing that would hurt everyone. But he told me about a place called the Bridge of Hearts. Do you know that place?¡± I was stunned. ¡°The Bridge of Hearts?¡± I repeated. I knew that place! It was a small scenic spot in the western suburbs of the city. There was a ten-meter-long arch decorated with barbed wire. Those who went there could spend twenty yuan on two specially-made universal locks. They could write the names of the people they hoped to be in love with, and intertwine the locks together before hanging them on the wire arch. That way, the person whose name was written would be happy forever. It was said that it was an imitation of a place overseas. Many people followed its trend. Recently, that place has been very popular. When I was working at the property management office, many of my colleagues were there. Every day, I would see them posting about the universal locks. There was even a period of time when I had thought of bringing my wife there. However, she didn¡¯t care about that. She said that it was only a scam and that she wouldn¡¯t go there with me. At that time, I was a little embarrassed. We were all highly educated, yet I still believed in such a childish thing. I was really embarrassed. Thinking about it now, did my wife really refuse to go with me because that thing was childish? Or could it be that she had intended to divorce me for some time now and didn¡¯t want the possibility of being together with me even though it was just a superstition? On the other end, Teacher Qin continued, ¡°Yes. I didn¡¯t really process it at the time as I thought that Qiqi was just curious. I even helped him check the address. In hindsight, Qiqi might have his own idea.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll go check it out right now!¡± The bridge was outside the city. Although it wasn¡¯t far, Qiqi was still a child! Putting aside the fact if he went there or not, even if he really wanted to go, he was still so young. What if he encountered danger along the way? When I arrived at the bridge, there were many couples. There were some stalls on both ends of the bridge. I searched the bridge as quickly as I could, and my heart turned cold! Qiqi was nowhere in sight! Panicking, I asked the vendors if they had seen Qiqi. Almost everyone answered unanimously. ¡°There are so many people, and we really didn¡¯t notice if there were children around.¡± With reddened eyes, I asked everyone from one end of the bridge to the other. I didn¡¯t spare anyone on the bridge. Everyone looked at me oddly as if I was a lunatic. I ignored them and asked everyone I saw on the bridge. No one gave me the answer I wanted! I couldn¡¯t blame them. With so many people, it was indeed difficult to notice a child. Furthermore, even if Qiqi had been here before, the people on the bridge were probably simply passing by. Those who had seen him earlier might have left by now. Moreover, it was also possible that Qiqi was never here in the first place! On the bridge, thousands of universal locks were locked there. There was no way to search every lock to confirm if Qiqi had been here! I sat down on the bridge and my tears almost flowed out! I couldn¡¯t cry in front of so many people! It was too embarrassing! However, that despair made it impossible for me to hold back my tears! My son, my last pillar of support at home, and the only person who cared about me! I couldn¡¯t imagine losing him! ¡°Daddy!¡± Chapter 33 - Unfeeling Mother Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Just as I was falling apart, a child¡¯s voice sounded. I jolted and turned to see a small figure running towards me! My eyes widened, and I couldn¡¯t believe my eyes! ¡°Qi¡­ Qiqi?!¡± I exclaimed in surprise and hugged Qiqi tightly. ¡°Daddy, I¡¯m sorry. I shouldn¡¯t have come here alone. I made you and Mommy worried,¡± Qiqi said with a sob as he bent over my shoulder. ¡°No, no, no! It¡¯s not your fault! It¡¯s all Daddy¡¯s fault!¡± I choked up and hugged my son tightly, afraid that he would disappear. It wasn¡¯t a dream! I didn¡¯t lose my son! A delicate figure quickly walked over. It was Teacher Qin! ¡°I came from there and happened to see Qiqi sitting at the stone tablet over there. He said that he didn¡¯t have the money to take a cab home and didn¡¯t know what to do. Fortunately, nothing happened,¡± Teacher Qin said with a smile. ¡°Thank you, Teacher Qin! Thank you, Teacher Qin!¡± I thanked her repeatedly with tears in my eyes. How embarrassing! How embarrassing! To cry in front of a beautiful lady, my image had probably been ruined in her heart. But I really couldn¡¯t control myself! If she hadn¡¯t bumped into Qiqi, I might have really lost my son forever! ¡°Don¡¯t cry anymore. Isn¡¯t Qiqi fine now?¡± Teacher Qin didn¡¯t mock me at all. Instead, she comforted me softly. I tried my best to keep my emotions in check. It took me a while to recover. I wiped my tears, feeling a little embarrassed. ¡°Teacher Qin, sorry. I¡¯ve embarrassed myself,¡± I said awkwardly. ¡°No one says that a man can¡¯t cry. You cried because of Qiqi. I think you¡¯re much better than many parents. This is a display of responsibility and duty,¡± Teacher Qin said gently. ¡°No wonder Qiqi usually performs so well in class. Now it seems that he really follows his father.¡± ¡°My daddy is the best!¡± Qiqi struggled out of my arms and turned to me. His expression and tone were as if he was talking about the most indisputable truth in the world. Teacher Qin and I couldn¡¯t help but laugh. After laughing for a while, I pulled Qiqi aside and asked him why he was suddenly here. Qiqi lowered his head and said in a low voice, ¡°Daddy, you and Mommy have been fighting a lot lately. Grandma said a lot of awful things. I¡­ I don¡¯t want you two to fight again. Lingling said that as long as I come here and put on the universal locks, Daddy and Mommy will be together forever. That¡¯s why I came here. Daddy, I¡¯m sorry¡­¡± I knew Lingling. She was my son¡¯s classmate in kindergarten, and she was his best friend. My heart melted. I couldn¡¯t help but kiss my son¡¯s face. ¡°It¡¯s okay. I don¡¯t blame you. In the future, Daddy and Mommy will definitely take note and won¡¯t quarrel any more!¡± Qiqi was delighted and asked excitedly, ¡°Can we go to the aquarium tomorrow?¡± Seeing how excited he was, I couldn¡¯t bear to refuse and immediately nodded with a smile. ¡°By the way, you haven¡¯t told Qiqi¡¯s mommy that you have found him, right? Quickly give her a call. Don¡¯t let her be worried,¡± Teacher Qin suddenly reminded me. ¡°Bring Mommy here! Look at the locks I¡¯ve hung there!¡± My son also cried out in excitement. I was stunned. However, I still took out her phone and called my wife. After waiting for half a minute, the call connected. My wife¡¯s voice came from the other end. ¡°Zhang Teng, how is it? Did you find Qiqi?¡± I thought of my son¡¯s words and softened my voice. ¡°I¡¯ve found him. She¡¯s at the Bridge of Hearts. My son has helped us to put a pair of universal locks. He hopes that we can have a harmonious relationship. Do you want to come and take a look?¡± Unexpectedly, my wife on the other end exploded in fury. ¡°Are you crazy! He¡¯s running around alone. What if something happens? Why don¡¯t you teach him a lesson? Why are you still looking at the locks?! All right, just bring him home!¡± I froze as if I had been drenched in ice water! That was her reaction! My son couldn¡¯t hear my wife over the phone. He pulled me close and asked expectantly, ¡°Daddy, when is Mommy coming?¡± My heart ached. Just as I was about to persuade my wife again, a weak voice sounded from the phone. ¡°Why are you still talking? Do you still want to try this ring?¡± Shockingly, it was the bald adulterer¡¯s voice! That person was obviously not close to her phone, so his voice sounded especially weak. However, I definitely couldn¡¯t have heard that voice wrongly! It was definitely the bald man¡¯s voice! My wife¡¯s voice turned into a whisper. ¡°Right away. Wait for me for a few seconds. I¡¯ll hang up after a few words.¡± It seemed like she had pressed her hand against the phone¡¯s speaker. I started to tremble. My wife wasn¡¯t shopping with her best friend. Instead, she was with the bald jerk! She shopped until she forgot about our son and almost lost him! Rage surged through my body! Chapter 34 - She Was With the Bald Adulterer Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios My wife¡¯s voice sounded from the phone again. ¡°I still have something on. I can¡¯t talk anymore. Quickly bring our son home. Don¡¯t lose him. If you lose my precious son, you can¡¯t even pay with your life!¡± Hearing her commanding voice, I almost fainted from anger! It was clearly her who almost lost our son. Now, it seemed like it was my fault! ¡°Wait! Honey, I thought you went out to find our son just now?¡± I grit my teeth and blurt out, ¡°Where are you now?¡± ¡°Zhang Teng, what do you mean by that?! Of course, I was looking for my son! I went to his favorite places and ran around until my legs were about to break. And now you¡¯re accusing me of not looking for him? Are you even human?! Do you have a heart?¡± My wife on the other end of the line acted as if I had lit a fuse and she became agitated. ¡°Just tell me where you are now!¡± In front of my son, I could only suppress my anger as I asked softly. ¡°Are you suspecting me? I¡¯m at the drinks shop he loves to go to on Sky Road. Do you want me to show you a video to prove that I¡¯m really here? Zhang Teng, don¡¯t go too far!¡± my wife yelled angrily. I almost screamed at my phone! However, looking at my son and Teacher Qin, I finally overcame my anger and said, ¡°It¡¯s fine. Let¡¯s leave it at that. I¡¯ll bring my son home.¡± Without waiting for her to respond, I hung up the call. I immediately opened the locator app to locate my wife. She wasn¡¯t at Sky Road. Shockingly, she was still at the same place as before, the huge shopping mall in the city! I had no more doubts and I almost vomited blood from anger! She had never looked for our son! Instead, she had been shopping with the bald jerk! Could it be that for this adulterer, she wouldn¡¯t even care about her son? Initially, I suspected that Qiqi was the son she and her adulterer had together. From the looks of it, I was probably overthinking. If Qiqi was the bald man and her child, how could she be so unfeeling? Qiqi¡¯s voice interrupted. ¡°Daddy? Is Mommy coming?¡± I snapped back to reality and turned off the app. I suppressed my emotions and forced a smile at Qiqi. ¡°Qiqi, Mommy is busy with something important right now. She can¡¯t come here. Why don¡¯t you bring Daddy over to take a look?¡± Qiqi revealed an obvious look of disappointment. Beside him, Teacher Qin interjected, ¡°I want to see it too, is that okay?¡± Qiqi was a child after all. He forgot his disappointment immediately and happily pulled me with one hand and Teacher Qin with the other. He jumped up and down the bridge. I felt a little embarrassed. In the eyes of others, wouldn¡¯t they misunderstand that Teacher Qin was Qiqi¡¯s mother and my wife? I stole a glance at her and noticed that although her face was slightly red, she didn¡¯t reveal any unusual expression. If I were to mention this matter now, it would seem a little intentional. I had no choice but to pretend not to notice and follow my son to look at the locks. Looking at the locks covering the bridge, I suddenly had an urge. I wanted to flip through all the locks on the bridge to see if my wife and the bald man¡¯s names were among them! But even if that was true, so what? I smiled bitterly. If it wasn¡¯t mine, then nothing was going to happen. After leaving the Bridge of Hearts and returning to the nearby parking lot, I said to Teacher Qin, ¡°Teacher Qin, I¡¯m really grateful to you this time. I made you travel so far.¡± Teacher Qin pursed her lips and smiled. ¡°How many times have you thanked me so far? I¡¯m a teacher. Of course, I can¡¯t let anything happen to my students. This is my duty.¡± I can¡¯t help but think wistfully. Such a teacher was probably more responsible than the numerous teachers in school. She was too rare! She was wise, kind, and generous. If I had met her instead of my wife back then, then¡­ I quickly threw that thought out of my head. How many what-ifs do people have in life? Life wasn¡¯t like a game. Once you made a mistake, you couldn¡¯t start over. No matter how arduous and difficult the path one had chosen, one could only continue walking it! Rumble¡­ There was a sudden rumbling sound. Teacher Qin and I looked at Qiqi in surprise. Qiqi said shyly, ¡°Daddy, I¡¯m hungry¡­¡± Teacher Qin and I glanced at each other and we laughed at the same time. Indeed, it was almost past noon. My son had rushed over here after class, and all his pocket money had been spent on buying locks and taking a cab. He definitely hadn¡¯t eaten yet, so of course, he would be hungry. He wasn¡¯t the only one. Now that my anxiety had disappeared, my stomach growled. He wasn¡¯t the only one that hadn¡¯t eaten yet. Teacher Qin and I also didn¡¯t eat anything as we rushed to find him. Teacher Qin suddenly clapped her hands and said, ¡°Ah, why don¡¯t we do this? Since everyone is hungry, why don¡¯t we find a restaurant and have lunch?¡± Since she had helped me to find Qiqi today, it made sense for me to treat her to a meal. I immediately said, ¡°Sure, there¡¯s a restaurant at Third Ring Road. It¡¯s very good. My treat!¡± Teacher Qin smiled sweetly. ¡°Then I won¡¯t stand on ceremony. I want to have a good meal today.¡± Seeing her sweet smile, I couldn¡¯t help but feel relaxed and happy. ¡°It¡¯s my honor to treat Teacher Qin to a meal. Normally, who knows how many people would wish to treat you to a meal..¡± Chapter 35 - I Want to Marry Teacher Qin When I Grow Up Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios This was not flattery. She was gentle and beautiful. There would definitely be a long queue of men wooing her. Wait. No, wait. She was so pretty. She shouldn¡¯t be single now. Most likely, some brat had already gotten lucky! Moreover, she lived in Blossom Garden District, which wasn¡¯t a place she could afford with her salary. Most likely, it belonged to her boyfriend or husband. A faint red blush appeared on Teacher Qin¡¯s face. ¡°There isn¡¯t.¡± Qiqi added, ¡°Every time I go to class, I see someone sending flowers to Teacher Qin!¡± Teacher Qin patted his head gently and pretended to be angry. ¡°Qiqi, how could you spill my secret?¡± I quickly picked up Qiqi and changed the topic. ¡°Let¡¯s go! We¡¯ll starve if we stay here any longer.¡± When we reached the restaurant I frequented, I made up my mind and asked for a private room. Since it was a treat, I might as well splurge. Especially since Teacher Qin helped to find Qiqi, I had to treat her to something good. Fortunately, I still had the remaining money from Xu Xiaomei. I could still afford a meal for three. ¡°One set of braised prawn, one set of fortune platter, and roast meat¡­¡± After entering the private room, I looked at the menu the waiter had brought over and started ordering. Unexpectedly, after ordering three dishes, Teacher Qin¡¯s face suddenly fell. She closed the menu in her hand and interrupted me. ¡°Qiqi¡¯s daddy!¡± I was stunned. ¡°What is it?¡± The sweet smile that seemed to have been carved on Teacher Qin¡¯s face naturally disappeared at this moment. ¡°Do you think that the more expensive something is, the more I will like it?¡± I used to patronize this restaurant when I was doing business. The prices were indeed not low. The meal would at least cost thousands of yuan. Because I was grateful to her, I had the intention to bring her here. All the dishes I had ordered were expensive signature dishes. Just the prawn dish alone cost 2888 yuan. The first three dishes added up to nearly five thousand yuan! According to my estimation, the three of us would order four to five dishes. I could still afford to pay eight thousand yuan. Teacher Qin shook her head gently. ¡°I know. You might think that I helped you, so you can only express your gratitude by ordering expensive dishes. However, gratitude is never expressed through money!¡± Although she was criticizing me, her voice was calm and composed. She didn¡¯t sound agitated, and I didn¡¯t feel angry. Instead, I felt comfortable. Right at this moment, Qiqi suddenly said in all seriousness. ¡°Teacher, don¡¯t blame my father. He¡¯s insensible. I¡¯ll teach him slowly.¡± Her words made the three people in the room, including the waiter, burst into laughter at the same time. I almost laughed until I slapped the table. This little fellow! Was I the son? He even wanted to teach me slowly! Fortunately, when he interrupted, Teacher Qin laughed again. After a while, she regained her composure and suppressed her laughter. ¡°Then, for Qiqi¡¯s sake, I won¡¯t fuss about it. However, I have to order the dishes.¡± I quickly nodded. ¡°Okay! I know my mistake! I¡¯ll listen to you.¡± In the end, she ordered four dishes and a soup. Together with the room fee, it only cost more than 600 yuan. After the meal, we left the restaurant. Teacher Qin bade us goodbye and left. Watching as Teacher Qin drove away in her brown car, Qiqi suddenly said, ¡°Daddy, I forgot to tell you something. When I grow up, I want to marry Teacher Qin!¡± I almost choked to death! This little guy acted as if he was old enough to ¡°inform¡± me. Did he really think that he was my father and I was the son? I slapped his forehead. ¡°When you grow up, Teacher Qin and her children will already be in high school!¡± Qiqi shook her head. ¡°Impossible! Teacher Qin said that she would wait for me to grow up!¡± I chuckled. ¡°She was just kidding!¡± Of course, Teacher Qin was only joking. When a child talked about marriage, it wasn¡¯t as complicated as an adult. It was purely because she was a good person and she treated Qiqi very well. That was why my son had such thoughts. Teacher Qin was a gentle and kind teacher, so naturally, she couldn¡¯t reject him. Just like when I was young, I liked my math teacher too. I thought about marrying her when I grew up. However, it was ultimately just an idea. As one grew older, one would naturally realize how childish they had been in the past. Thus, promises made in childhood were usually broken. After sending my son home, I rushed back to the construction site. Before we went for lunch earlier on, I called Wang Zhongtian to inform him. After returning to the construction site, I immediately looked for him and thanked him. He waved his hand. ¡°There¡¯s no need to thank me. Your problem is my problem.¡± My heart warmed and I was about to speak when my phone rang. When I saw the number, it was Teacher Qin. Wang Zhongtian gestured to me before he left to do his job.. Chapter 36 - I Would Never Forgive Her Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios I quickly answered the call and placed the phone in my ear. ¡°Hello, Teacher Qin? Is anything the matter?¡± Her voice came from the other end. ¡°Hello, have you reached home with Qiqi?¡± I quickly replied, ¡°I already sent Qiqi home. I¡¯m back at the construction site now.¡± But I was mumbling to herself. This pretty girl actually took the initiative to call me. Did something urgent happen? Teacher Qin was silent for a while before saying, ¡°Do you remember when you went to book a table at the restaurant, Qiqi was with me? You definitely wouldn¡¯t have guessed what that little fellow told me.¡± Of course, I remembered. ¡°What did he say?¡± Teacher Qin said slowly, ¡°He said to me, Teacher Qin, my father doesn¡¯t have money now. When we order food later, can you order cheaper food?¡± I couldn¡¯t help but shudder. I really had no idea! I didn¡¯t expect Qiqi to be so sensible! He was only six years old! Although Qiqi would reveal the little adult in him from time to time, I really didn¡¯t expect him to be that sensible. He had even begun to worry and care about his family! But I couldn¡¯t give such a sensible boy a happy and whole family! Suddenly, I felt a surge of guilt. He shouldn¡¯t have considered this stuff at his age. This was all my fault. If my business investment hadn¡¯t failed which resulted in problems with my family¡¯s finances, would he even have to worry about these? Teacher Qin continued, ¡°And because he¡¯s so sensible, I can¡¯t help but say things that I would never say normally. Qiqi¡¯s daddy, I don¡¯t know much about the conflict between you and his mommy. But I know that Qiqi cares about the two of you very much. I shouldn¡¯t interfere in others¡¯ private affairs. It¡¯s just that I really hope that Qiqi can have a happy childhood.¡± These words made me tremble from head to toe. I opened my mouth but I couldn¡¯t utter a word. I, too, wished to give Qiqi a happy childhood! However, the cruel truth had crushed my heart completely! Although I still don¡¯t have ironclad evidence regarding the affair between my wife and that bald adulterer. But various incidents had already proven that they were definitely having an affair. They were even expecting a child! I used to think that I could build a strong harbor for my family so that they could live carefree and happy lives. I thought I could handle any problem. Nothing could defeat me. However, life would always severely wound a person in the most direct and cruel way! My wife, the person I wanted to protect my entire life, had become the murderer who destroyed this family! There was no way I could forgive her. And this would definitely hurt Qiqi. After a long time, I managed to reply, ¡°Teacher Qin, some things are really not that simple. Thank you for the advice you¡¯ve given me. I will definitely do everything to make Qiqi feel happier and blessed in the future.¡± Some words were better left untold. As long as one wasn¡¯t that stupid, one would know what it meant. Teacher Qin was clearly not stupid. She paused for a few seconds before saying, ¡°All right, it¡¯s my fault for interfering in your private affairs. Goodbye.¡± The call ended. I could feel her getting angry on the phone. Clearly, she was upset because I couldn¡¯t resolve the conflict with my wife for Qiqi¡¯s sake. She clearly didn¡¯t know the harsh reality of the world and knew too little about the problems that could happen among people. She was probably still thinking that the world was an innocent and happy place! One day, society would teach her that such thoughts were adorable and childish. I pushed aside my thoughts and returned to my work. In the evening, Xu Xiaomei had to return to the office. As her chauffeur, I had to follow her. After arriving at the office, I spun an excuse and ran to the lounge. I downloaded the entire recording of my wife¡¯s phone calls during the day and listened with my earphones. As I listened, my blood surged again.. Chapter 37 - I Will Destroy Their Reputations Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Indeed, as I had expected, my wife had gone shopping with the bald jerk! Moreover, she had agreed to meet him on the phone to buy stuff that wasn¡¯t for her. Instead, she was going to buy some necessities for their activities in that bald man¡¯s bedroom! From their conversation, the two of them sounded like dogs in heat. They were so intimate that it seemed as though they were going to make out through the phone! However, putting aside the lewd and intimate content, what bothered me was that my wife was hinting at her adulterer. She wanted to move to his place. The new house was meant for my parents-in-law, while she planned to move in with the bald man! However, the bald man acted as if he didn¡¯t understand her. He kept changing the topic and didn¡¯t give her a direct answer. That made me angry, and I started to really mull over their relationship. From my wife¡¯s point of view, she definitely hoped to marry him. But what about the bald man? If that useless man who had relied on his wife and father-in-law to make it to this day, were to divorce his wife, what would happen? If his wife knew that he had divorced her for a younger and prettier woman, what would his wife do? Unless she was really a living Buddha, she would definitely resort to any means in order to ruin his reputation and make him lose everything! And she was certainly capable of that! The bald man¡¯s legal wife was currently the vice president of the Bright Creation Group. Because the Bright Creation Group¡¯s headquarters was in another city, that jerk usually didn¡¯t have the opportunity to meet his wife. It was said that she was a very strong and powerful woman. How could such a woman tolerate her husband betraying her? From a different perspective, would the bald man really have the guts to divorce his wife? It seemed very unlikely. A lustful man like him continued to lust after beautiful women at his age. He was definitely not a man who would risk everything for love. Most likely, he was with my wife because she was young and pretty! In other words, he was only fooling around with my wife. It was impossible for him to divorce his wife for her! If the bald man really rejected my wife, what would she do? Would she come back and pretend to lead a blissful life with me? No! I would never accept that! If I did not ruin the reputation of that bald man and my wife, how would I be able to vent my anger?! Just as I was getting emotional, a pair of soft hands suddenly reached out from behind me and covered my eyes. She deliberately lowered her voice and asked huskily, ¡°Guess who am I?¡± I shuddered! It was my wife? Didn¡¯t she go shopping with the bald man? Then it hit me. No, this wasn¡¯t my wife. However, I had been thinking about her, so I unconsciously assumed that it was her. The pair of hands that were covering my eyes were slender and warm. They weren¡¯t like my wife whose body was cold. Her hands were cold all year round. I tried my best to suppress my shaking emotions. ¡°Assistant General Manager?¡± Although her voice sounded very low, she sounded quite young. Furthermore, there weren¡¯t many young girls on this floor. Other than Xu Xiaomei, it couldn¡¯t be anyone else. She continued in a hushed whisper, ¡°Your guess is pretty accurate. You came here to slack off behind my back. Was the salary I offered you too high?¡± I was stunned. ¡°You¡¯re not the Assistant General Manager! Wait, who are you?¡± If she was really her, why would she pretend by masking her voice? And she also didn¡¯t let go of her hands. This proved that I was wrong just now. She was just pretending to be the Assistant General Manager. Strange, who was it? However, I heard a snort behind and she laughed. ¡°Brother-in-law, you¡¯re so stupid. You can¡¯t even recognize my voice?¡± I finally recognized who it was. I cried out, ¡°Yu Lan! Why are you here?¡± The girl let go of me and circled around me. Who else could it be but Yu Lan? I was too focused on my wife and the bald man earlier, so I didn¡¯t notice her entering the lounge! Fortunately, I was playing the audio and listening to it with my headphones. If I had played the surveillance video, she would have seen everything! I secretly heaved a sigh of relief but I pretended to be angry. ¡°How dare you trick me? I¡¯ll teach you a lesson!¡± I pretended to reach out to tickle her. Yu Lan yelped in surprise and quickly dodged with a grin. Unexpectedly, she didn¡¯t notice the coffee table behind her and tripped, falling to the ground. Startled, I reflexively leaned forward and reached out to pull her up. Yu Lan fell into my arms and pushed me back onto the sofa.. Chapter 38 - Sister-In-Law Acting Coquettishly Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°Ahh!¡± she screamed. When she looked up, her face was less than ten centimeters away from mine. She was so close that I could feel the heat between her breaths. Although she was my wife¡¯s sister from the same village and we could be considered relatives, it was still a little embarrassing to be in such close proximity with her. My heart lurched. I quickly helped her to her feet and asked, ¡°Are you okay?¡± Yu Lan¡¯s face was flushed red as if she was having a fever. ¡°I¡¯m fine. Thank you, Brother-in-law.¡± I changed the topic. ¡°Why are you here? I remember that you don¡¯t work on the weekends. ¡°As I spoke, I quietly took off my earphones and pocketed my phone. Yu Lan sat down beside me. She composed herself and said, ¡°This is my first time working overtime on a weekend. I heard that you¡¯ve returned to the office, so I came up to see if I could try to bump into you.¡± I was stunned. ¡°You were looking for me? What¡¯s the matter?¡± Yu Lan¡¯s expression suddenly became a little odd. She lowered her head and pinched the corner of her clothes, but she didn¡¯t say a word. I sat up straight and asked with concern, ¡°Yu Lan, did you run into any trouble at the company? If anyone bullies you, tell me and I¡¯ll help you.¡± Yu Lan was a good girl and had always been nice to me. I naturally had to help her with such a small matter. Yu Lan sighed. ¡°There have been so many annoying things lately. Uncle was arrested and I encountered this¡­ I don¡¯t know many people here, and I didn¡¯t dare to tell Sister, so I could only look for you.¡± I asked in a low voice, ¡°Who bullied you? Is it your team leader?¡± I met Yu Lan¡¯s team leader once. He was a man in his thirties. He was very handsome, but he was rumored to be especially unfaithful. He had some scandals with the female employees in his team. It was easy for Yu Lan to be taken advantage of if she worked under such people. If he really had designs on Yu Lan, then I definitely can¡¯t let him off. Although I¡¯ve only just joined the company, with my current influence with Xu Xiaomei, it won¡¯t be hard for me to teach him a lesson. Unexpectedly, Yu Lan shook her head forcefully. ¡°No, no. My team leader is very good to me. It¡¯s because of other reasons¡­¡± She hesitated again. This time, I was really curious. ¡°What is it?¡± Yu Lan looked at me with determination. ¡°Brother-in-law, you might have heard from Sister that I was able to enter Splendid Sun Real Estate because she sought someone for help. She asked General Manager Lu to help me, so I¡¯ve always been very grateful to him.¡± The bald man was now acting as the temporary general manager. Almost everyone in the company had changed his salutation to General Manager Lu. I frowned. ¡°And?¡± Yu Lan¡¯s expression became odd again. ¡°I don¡¯t know. General Manager Lu might have a misunderstanding? Or am I overthinking things? He¡­ seems to be taking special care of me now.¡± I was stunned. ¡°Special care?¡± I repeated. Yu Lan nodded. ¡°He bought me quite a number of gifts, and¡­ and he even told me that he felt that I was very capable and that I shouldn¡¯t just be an executive. He wanted me to be¡­ to be¡­¡± ¡°To be what?¡± I asked subconsciously. She revealed a complicated expression and finally muttered, ¡°He wants me to be his secretary.¡± ¡°What?!¡± Suddenly, I understood what she meant. That old man was indeed just having a fling with my wife. His lust had acted up and he had designs on Yu Lan because she was young and pretty! As his secretary, he would naturally have more time to interact with Yu Lan, and he could also better achieve his goal! My wife would definitely be clueless about this. Otherwise, how would she have gotten the bald man to help Yu Lan enter the company? Yu Lan said in distress, ¡°I don¡¯t dare to tell Sister about this because I¡¯m afraid she¡¯ll be in a dilemma. But I can¡¯t reject General Manager Lu. He has helped me to join the company. I really don¡¯t know what to do. Brother-in-law, can you help me?¡± I composed myself. ¡°You really want to say no?¡± Yu Lan replied without hesitation, ¡°Of course! General Manager Lu has a wife! And the age difference between us is so huge, he is old enough to be my father! Besides, I don¡¯t like his way of always buying gifts. It¡¯s really annoying.¡± I frowned. This matter was indeed a little troublesome. The bald man was still Xu Xiaomei¡¯s superior for the time being, and she was his enemy. Even if I could influence Xu Xiaomei, she wouldn¡¯t be able to do anything to that scum. However, Yu Lan was a good girl. I definitely couldn¡¯t let her suffer his harassment. I pondered about it. ¡°I¡¯ll think of a way for you.¡± Yu Lan was delighted. ¡°Thank you, Brother-in-law! I know you are good to me! You will definitely help me!¡± She jumped off the sofa and hugged me. She was soft and fragrant, and my heart fluttered. I coughed softly. ¡°Yu Lan, men, and women shouldn¡¯t touch each other so casually! You have to be more mindful. If you continue to be like this, I will definitely take advantage of you!¡± Yu Lan said with a flushed face, ¡°If it¡¯s Brother-in-law, I¡¯m willing. You are such a good person and you always help me!¡± I almost choked on my saliva and died! What did she mean? She rejected the bald man but she would say yes to me? Could this girl be interested in me? At this moment, the door to the lounge suddenly flung open. Someone walked in and saw the two of us.. ¡°Zhang Teng, what are the two of you doing!¡± Chapter 39 - She Asked Me to Return to My Room to Sleep? Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The two of us were shocked and quickly let go of each other. I turned around and realized that it was Xu Xiaomei. I heaved a sigh of relief and signaled to Yu Lan with my eyes. She quickly lowered her head and rounded around Xu Xiaomei before she scurried out of the lounge. Xu Xiaomei was displeased. ¡°I¡¯m so busy, yet you¡¯re flirting with a girl in the office?¡± I snapped angrily, ¡°Stop talking nonsense. She was my wife¡¯s sister. She needs my help.¡± Xu Xiaomei snorted. ¡°A help that requires a hug? You¡¯re not thinking of hitting on your sister-in-law, are you? Moreover, her face looked so red. It can¡¯t be that simple!¡± I felt a little embarrassed and quickly changed the topic. ¡°She¡¯s just grateful that I agreed to help and she¡¯s feeling emotional. By the way, it¡¯s time to knock off, right?¡± Xu Xiaomei clearly had something on her mind. She frowned and said, ¡°You can leave today. However, there¡¯s a meeting the day after tomorrow morning. You have to go with me.¡± I was stunned. ¡°What do you mean?¡± Xu Xiaomei sighed. ¡°This is the first review meeting after the Upper View Garden project has been officially reinstated. Someone from the main headquarters will be here to listen to the report on the re-establishment. You know more about the construction site than I do, so you have to help me with the reporting.¡± I finally understood and nodded. ¡°Sure.¡± When I returned home at night, my wife had already gone home. But she didn¡¯t seem to be in a good mood. She kept a straight face and I could feel her anger whenever she walked or spoke. I waited until Qiqi was asleep before I went to take a shower. While I was showering, the door of the bathroom suddenly opened. I jumped in fright and quickly used a towel to cover myself. I looked up and saw that it was my wife! ¡°Honey, you¡­¡± I was shocked beyond my wits! During this period, my wife had been very resistant to any form of physical contact with me. Normally, she would also deliberately avoid any intimacy with me. Even when she changed clothes, I was forbidden to enter the room. Of course, she wouldn¡¯t approach me. But now, she approached me while I was in the shower? She would definitely be able to hear me showering if she was outside. There was no possibility of her barging in by accident. ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Can¡¯t I brush my teeth? Why should you cover yourself? It¡¯s not as if there¡¯s something I haven¡¯t seen before,¡± my wife drawled nonchalantly. She picked up her toothbrush and started brushing her teeth. Feeling embarrassed and displeased, I quickly wiped my eyes and slipped out of the bathroom. Once upon a time, she and I held nothing back from each other. But as time passed, I was now extremely disgusted with being alone with her. Not to mention under such circumstances! ¡°Wait, Zhang Teng.¡± I had just slipped out of the bathroom when my wife suddenly called out, ¡°Come back to our room to sleep tonight.¡± I paused, turning around in disbelief to see her standing in the doorway of the bathroom. Because of the bald man¡¯s request and the fact that I had chosen to stay on at Splendid Real Estate, she had been giving me the cold shoulder and even kicked me out of the bedroom. And now, she was asking me to return to the bedroom? Oh my god, what happened? What shocked me, even more, was that the coldness in her eyes seemed to have diminished! My mind was a mess. ¡°Why?¡± My wife raised her eyebrows. ¡°What do you mean why? Don¡¯t you want to sleep in the same room as me?¡± Looking at her in her nightgown, whose curves were visible, I suddenly realized something. It seemed like she was deliberately seducing me? But how was that possible? There was definitely something wrong! Could it be that she had finally found her conscience and wanted to make it up to me? If it were in the past, I would have rushed over and carried her into the master bedroom. But now, looking at her, I wasn¡¯t interested at all. In fact, I felt a little disgusted. When I thought of what had happened between her and the bald adulterer, my stomach began to churn, and I felt like vomiting. Fuck! What did she think I was? She kicked me out of the bedroom when she didn¡¯t want to see me and summoned me back when she wanted to? Was I her dog! A surge of anger rushed to my head. I said stiffly, ¡°I better not. You¡¯re expecting a baby and you need to rest. It¡¯s getting late. I¡¯ll sleep first.¡± Ignoring my wife whose eyes had grown wide, I turned around and returned to Qiqi¡¯s room. After closing the door, I heaved a sigh of relief, feeling pleased. I never dreamed that I would have the opportunity to reject her advances! Outside, I heard my wife slamming the door. Clearly, she was furious. On Monday, after work, I left Xu Xiaomei¡¯s office and prepared to head to the conference room to prepare for the first review session of the project. I saw a beautiful figure entering the bald scum¡¯s office. I jolted slightly. It was my wife! Chapter 40 - Prenuptial Agreement Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios It wasn¡¯t even time for work yet, and she was already rushing to the office to look for her adulterer? Was their relationship really that passionate? I couldn¡¯t suppress my emotions, so I went to the washroom and found a cubicle. I locked the door, put on my earphones, and opened the surveillance software on my phone. The image of the bald man¡¯s office instantly appeared on the screen. He was sitting behind his luxurious desk while my wife was standing in front of it. Almost at the same time, his voice traveled into my ear. ¡°Take this card. There¡¯s 500,000 yuan on it. Go buy whatever you want to buy. Don¡¯t mistreat yourself.¡± My wife took it. I watched with fury. She was really willing to accept his money! But it was also a good thing. The more money she had, the more compensation I would receive when we got a divorce in the future! However, in the next moment, she did something unexpected. With a crack, she snapped the card in half in front of him! The bald man¡¯s expression froze. After a while, he managed to utter, ¡°Qingqing, what do you mean?¡± The wife threw the card on the desk and said coldly, ¡°Lu Derui, I¡¯ve had enough! You¡¯ve brushed me off again and again, and you¡¯ve used money and gifts to tie me down. Who do you think I am? Do you think all I care about is money? I¡¯ve endured all this time. But now, I don¡¯t want to endure it anymore!¡± The bald man¡¯s expression changed. ¡°Lower your voice! What do you want to do?¡± My wife said heavily, ¡°I¡¯ve already told you very clearly what I want that day! It was because of you that I ended up like this today. What do you mean by this now? You promised me that you would get a divorce, but you delayed it for so long! You have to give me a clear answer today!¡± I was dumbfounded. But at the same time, I realized why my wife hadn¡¯t gone to look for Qiqi the other day when he had gone missing. That day, she had confronted the bald man and forced him to divorce his legal wife! It was such an ¡°important¡± matter. No wonder she refused to leave to find Qiqi! Unfortunately, the bald man didn¡¯t give her a clear answer. At the same time, I understood why my wife had suddenly taken the initiative to ask me to move back to the master bedroom. It wasn¡¯t guilt or compensation! She was doing it out of spite! She was furious with him for refusing to get a divorce and wanted to use me to infuriate him! Unexpectedly, I rejected her and she didn¡¯t succeed! This was trouble! Was she really going to fall out with the bald man like this?! Wouldn¡¯t my plan fail then?! The bald man suddenly stood up, walked to the door, and locked it. Then he turned around and said unhappily, ¡°Yu Qing, since when did you learn to use such methods? You didn¡¯t mention it over the phone, you didn¡¯t mention it at my place, but you came to my office to make a scene?¡± My wife¡¯s eyes reddened. ¡°If I have a solution, would I need to say this? How long have you been delaying this matter?! Now that I have a child, my stomach will swell over time, but my child¡¯s biological father can¡¯t be with me. If I drag it out until the day the baby is born, will I let the child call that useless bum, daddy?¡± I clenched my teeth so hard that I was about to shatter them! After eight years of relationship, in the end, I was just a useless bum to her! The bald man walked to her and hugged her gently from behind. He said gently, ¡°Don¡¯t I always accompany you and the baby now? I¡¯ve been spending more time with you than with my wife lately. You should understand my difficulties.¡± My wife choked with sobs. ¡°What¡¯s the use of just being with me? What the child needs is a legitimate father! In the future, when the child is born, will others call him a b*stard then?¡± The bald man coughed softly. ¡°Why would that be the case? No one knows that this child is yours and mine. Even if we aren¡¯t married, don¡¯t you still have Zhang Teng with you? Let him be a substitute father for the time being. Everything will be fine.¡± My wife suddenly spun around and looked at him in disbelief. ¡°What do you mean? Are you not getting a divorce?¡± The bald man was shocked. ¡°Of course not! Sigh, I wanted to wait until everything was settled, but since you¡¯re so impatient, I better speak first.¡± My wife asked in surprise, ¡°What is it?¡± The bald man said seriously, ¡°You know that my wife is the reason why I managed to have my status and reputation today. So if you insist on getting a divorce now, there¡¯s only one outcome.¡± My wife subconsciously asked, ¡°What will happen?¡± The bald man said slowly, ¡°I will lose all my assets and status. In other words, I can get a divorce for you, but once we get a divorce, we will have to live a tough life. All the houses, money, and assets will disappear. We can only stay in the new house you bought and live an ordinary life. Moreover, I will definitely not be able to find a good job. Therefore, our living expenses will have to come from the money I gave you.¡± My wife asked in surprise, ¡°Why?¡± The bald man sighed. ¡°You¡¯ve heard of a prenuptial agreement, right?¡± My wife exclaimed, ¡°Could it be that you and she¡­¡± The bald man hissed hatefully, ¡°When I married her, she forced me to sign a prenuptial agreement. If I choose to get a divorce now, then I can only leave the marriage with nothing.¡± My wife¡¯s face turned pale and she didn¡¯t know what to say. How could I not understand her thoughts? She had chosen the bald man for wealth and status. If she lost all these, how could she accept living with an old man for the rest of her life?!