Before Zheng Hejie could say anything, Cao Weikun gave a cold snort from beside her.
"My dear, you mustn't let her off.
She started trying to seduce me years ago.
You were pregnant back then. I didn't dare tell you, for fear the shock would harm the baby.
I've avoided her so many times, but she's like a cockroach that just won't die. The more I avoid her, the harder she tries to seduce me.
Shi Weiwei, what exactly do you see in me? Can't I just change it?"
Zheng Hejie looked at Cao Weikun in disbelief, then at Shi Weiwei kneeling on the floor. Raising a trembling hand, she pointed at Shi Weiwei and asked:
"She started trying to seduce you that long ago?
And you never felt even the slightest temptation?"
Cao Weikun hurriedly took Zheng Hejie's hand and said:
"No. I have no taste for affairs with my wife's best friend.
Besides, Shi Weiwei is Lord Kong's daughter-in-law. Even if I'd swallowed a bear's heart and a leopard's gall, I wouldn't dare lay a finger on her.
If the Kong Family found out, our entire Cao family would die without even a place to be buried!
I'm not about to dig my own grave."
Shi Weiwei knew Zheng Hejie was softhearted. Since she had already sworn an oath, she had thought she could muddle through today.
She hadn't expected Cao Weikun to step in, pull the rug out from under her, and say all that.
Shi Weiwei knew she was finished!
Zheng Hejie walked over and slapped Shi Weiwei across the face several times, cursing:
"Shi Weiwei, you've certainly opened my eyes.
From this moment on, our friendship is over. Let's pretend we never knew each other.
And I'll tell your mother-in-law about you trying to seduce