"I went to the company and found out you weren't at work at all today. Were you out gallivanting around somewhere?"
"Honey, how could I? The company assigns different tasks to everyone. You have to believe me, honey."
"Yes, I believe you."
"Honey, I knew it..."
Before the man could finish speaking, he noticed someone standing in front of him—his wife.
Xu Yunyin hung up the phone, and the man, his face pale, said, "Wife, let me explain..."
Xu Yunyin smiled dismissively, " Zhen Heshun, if you want to explain, you should take your hand down first."
It was only then that Zhen Heshun realized that his arms were still holding Xu Junhao.
He hurriedly let go, and Xu Junhao wished he could disappear into a crack in the ground.
Xu Yunyin looked at him indifferently and said, "This person looks familiar."
Xu Junhao said with a mournful face, "Sister."
With a loud slap, Xu Yunyin gave her a slap. "Don't call me sister! I'm not your sister! My brother wouldn't be so shameless as to try and sleep with his brother-in-law! Xu Junhao, how could you be so despicable!"
Xu Yunyin had never scolded Xu Junhao like this before. Xu Junhao's eyes welled up with tears as he anxiously said, "Sister, please listen to my explanation. I did all this to help you, sister. I was thinking about your happiness. What will you do if your husband really finds someone else outside, sister?"
[Huh? Cheating on your husband's wife with his brother-in-law doesn't count as cheating?]
" Xu Junhao, are you mute? Can't you speak? You're making excuses for your mistakes, all for me. If you were to kill someone in the future, would you say it was for me?"
Zhen Heshun was completely dumbfounded. The person he had contacted was actually his brother-in-law?!
So, these past few days...
"Wife, wife, I didn't know anything about it! I was scammed too."
"Oh," Xu Yunyin laughed in exasperation, "I forgot about you."
Xu Yunyin raised her hand and slapped Zhen Heshun again.
"You two, just wait until you're completely ruined."
Xu Yunyin left gracefully, without a moment's hesitation.
After finishing their gossip, the four returned to the dessert shop, where they ate cake and reviewed the situation.
Zhang Zili looked on incredulously. "Such a thing could actually happen?"
He Manhui said, "Of course such things happen. There are even more outrageous ones. Lili, you're still too naive."
Zhang Zili buried her head in her drink, trying to drink away her innocence as well.
"After today, I will be a completely new person, and no amount of drama can bring me down."
Chen Sui clenched her fists, her eyes resolute.
He Manhui and Zhang Zili exchanged a glance. Saying such things in front of Lin Tingyue, who was watching the drama unfold, was still too naive.
[ Suisui, don't get too excited yet. The gossip is more abundant than you can imagine. Take this case, for example: a wife hired a relative as a nanny, but the relative kept badmouthing her to her husband, trying to sow discord. In the end, the two had a falling out, and the relative took over.]
Chen Sui was dumbfounded. This... this...
Chen Sui took a big gulp of her drink, Lin Tingyue asked curiously, " Suisui, what are you doing?"
"I'm still a novice, I need to listen more."
Lin Tingyue: "?"
[What nonsense is this?]
Zhang Zili quickly changed the subject, asking, " Suisui, do you want to go shopping?"
Chen Sui knew they were still worried about her, so she said, "No need. Although that scumbag cheated on me, I just got my revenge, and besides..."
Chen Sui glanced at their faces and said with a smile, "I still have you all."
"Waaaaah."
The four of them hugged each other tightly.
"If you're really worried, then pack me a little extra cake later," Chen Sui said haughtily.
Zhang Zili: "I remember someone saying they wanted to give up sugar."
He Manhui: "He even said he wanted to lose weight."
Lin Tingyue: "They even made a weight loss chart."
Chen Sui: "..."
"I'll strangle you little devils who deliberately brought me to this dessert shop."
The three laughed and dodged away.
After seeing Chen Sui get into the car, the three of them left separately.
When Lin Tingyue returned home, Lin Rusong was sitting on the sofa, reading the newspaper.
Lin Tingyue leaned closer and asked, "Dad, what are you looking at so intently?"
" Tingyue's back," Lin Rusong adjusted his glasses. "Nothing much, just some policy stuff."
Lin Tingyue nodded, Lin Rusong said, "If you want to watch TV, just switch it yourself."
Lin Rusong likes to watch the news on TV, Bai Yaxin that this habit of his is quite peculiar, but he has never changed it.
"Good."
Lin Tingyue picked up the remote control, but her attention was drawn to the news that was playing.
"A 70-year-old CEO, having a child late in life, and his wife is only in her twenties???"
Lin Tingyue was shocked.
Lin Rusong vaguely remembered what Lin Tingyue mentioned, and said, "This seems to be his fifth wife."
The business district was in complete chaos, so Lin Rusong said, "Stop looking around, let's watch some TV dramas instead."
"Good."
Even after switching channels, Lin Tingyue was still thinking about what had just happened, so she checked it out.
[As expected, the child wasn't his at all.]
Chapter 63
Good grief, not only is the child not his, but the wife isn't his either.
ah?
What do you mean by saying his wife isn't even his?
Although it was his fifth marriage, he still had a grand wedding, and he even attended the banquet. Why is his daughter saying this now?
This is really strange," Lin Rusong thought, quietly pricking up his ears.
On his wedding day, the CEO drank too much and passed out, so the person with his wife that night was actually his son.
[This boss thought he'd struck gold on his first try and was bragging about it everywhere, but people in the industry could guess what really happened; they all knew he'd been cuckolded, and by his son.]
It's not quite right to say he knows everything, since he doesn't. But he remembers that the other party has three sons, so which son is with his stepmother?
The next second, Lin Tingyue answered Lin Rusong's question.
[And not just one, but three.]
Lin Rusong:?
Doesn't that mean all three sons are involved with their stepmother?
What a terrible thing to do!
[You can't entirely blame the son. The stepmother was originally his eldest son's girlfriend. It was this boss who, seeing how beautiful she was, became lustful and forced himself on her, making her his wife.]
Lin Rusong:...
Father steals son's wife?
The shopping district is definitely chaotic.
Lin Rusong coughed lightly, " Tingyue."
Lin Tingyue looked up. "What's wrong, Dad?"
Lin Rusong said, "You shouldn't go to your older brother's company anymore."
[ah?]
Why, Dad?
"Girls should try more things, not..."
But how do you know what suits you?
"Dad, I understand."
Lin Rusong breathed a sigh of relief.
[But I never planned to go to work at a company in the first place. I never want to be a corporate slave again. Does anyone understand?!]
Lin Rusong: "..."
Is he worrying unnecessarily?
However, he has two daughters, so it's only right that he spends more time and effort on them.
" Tingyue."
Lin Tingyue looked over and saw it was Lin Xiawan. She walked over and exclaimed with delight, " Sister Xiawan, you're home!"
Lin Rusong glanced over as well, and upon hearing this, he thought, "Not only at home, but he's been tinkering with something all the time. It seems to be for Tingyue. The two of them are really close."
"Okay," Lin Xiawan took Lin Tingyue's hand, "I'll take you to see something."
Lin Xiawan's mysterious demeanor immediately piqued Lin Tingyue's curiosity, and she excitedly asked, "What are you looking at?"
[It can't be a surprise, can it be a surprise, can it be a surprise???]
Lin Xiawan smiled and said, "You'll see when you see it."
Hopefully, I haven't disappointed Lin Tingyue's expectations.
After following Lin Xiawan for a few steps, Lin Tingyue suddenly stopped, her eyes crinkling with a smile, and asked, "Sister, don't you need to blindfold me?"
Lin Tingyue spoke softly, sounding almost like she was pleading, which softened Lin Xiawan's heart. She patted Lin Tingyue's head and said, "But I didn't bring anything to blindfold me."
"Sister, why don't you just use your hand?"
"Good."
Lin Xiawan smiled and, as instructed, blindfolded Lin Tingyue, guiding Lin Tingyue forward step by step.
[I'm so excited!]
"Arrive."
The sound reached Lin Tingyue's ears. Lin Xiawan lowered her hand, and Lin Tingyue blinked, her eyes adjusting to the light.
"This is!"
Lin Tingyue's eyes were shining; Lin Xiawan had actually carved out a space in the villa's garden and redesigned it.
The surrounding area was filled with beautiful flowers, and the color scheme was just like Monet's Garden.
In the center of all these flowers is a swing entwined with vines, and the shadow of a grapevine can be vaguely seen beside it.
She was just saying it casually, but she never expected her wish to actually come true today.
Lin Tingyue was so moved she almost cried. She hugged Lin Xiawan tightly, saying repeatedly, "Thank you, Sister Xiawan, sob sob sob."
Lin Xiawan gently patted Lin Tingyue's back and whispered, "I'm glad Tingyue is happy."
"I love it! I love it to death! I want to live here forever!"
"Shall we sit on it and try it out?"
"Good."
Lin Tingyue pulled Lin Xiawan over as well. After they sat down, they could see the lush green grape leaves when they looked up.
Lin Xiawan explained, "We can't have grapes this year, but we can next year."