Chapter 112: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 112

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Liu Xiaoli hurriedly stood up and went outside; she did not want Wang Zhanggen to come in and cause trouble. If Wang Zhanggen caused trouble in front of her partner and many relatives, then she would truly be finished.

So she came before Wang Zhanggen and immediately begged in a low voice:

"Changgen, whatever you have to say, let's go outside to say it. Don't cause trouble in my home, okay? I'll explain everything to you."

Wang Zhanggen endured the anger in his heart, sneered, and nodded:

"Fine, fine, fine. I want to see how you explain this."

Liu Xiaoli secretly breathed a small sigh of relief.

As long as Wang Zhanggen did not cause trouble, she still had a chance to keep everything hidden.

She hurriedly took Wang Zhanggen to the corner of the wall outside the courtyard to talk.

"Liu Xiaoli, you're something else. During the more than half a year you lived with me, you were actually seeing two men at once, dating another man, and now you've even brought that man home to marry him. You're something else!"

Wang Zhanggen's face was full of sneers and self-mockery. He actually did not have true feelings for Liu Xiaoli; what he felt for her was more physical need. But now Liu Xiaoli had deceived him and kept secrets from him, leaving him feeling unbalanced in his heart.

"Changgen, don't be like this. How could I not want to be with you? But we simply cannot be together! You have a wife and children. Would you be willing to divorce her and marry me? You definitely are not willing!"

As soon as Liu Xiaoli said this, Wang Zhanggen was speechless for a moment.

Because he knew Liu Xiaoli was right.

He definitely would not divorce Li Xiulan. Although his relationship with Li Xiulan was not good, if they divorced, what would happen to the three children?

He could not support the three children himself, and if he gave all three children to Li Xiulan, he would not be willing.

He had actually always wanted to keep this shameful relationship with Liu Xiaoli. He was a selfish bastard who wanted to take advantage of Liu Xiaoli but did not want to take responsibility for her!

Liu Xiaoli was not an innocent young girl. She had been married before, and she had long seen through everything!

That was why she kept it from Wang Zhanggen while looking for a better option.

It could only be said that both were adults who valued their own interests more, so that although they appeared harmonious and loving on the surface, they were actually dreaming different dreams in the same bed.

"Changgen, over these past six months, you haven't lost out, right? I've been with you for half a year. Not only did I wash your clothes and cook for you, but I also let you sleep with me for free for half a year. Over these past six months, we each took what we needed. Now it's time to let go. You need to return to your wife's side, and I should find a home for myself. My current partner is a very good person. He is an honest man. Don't ruin our relationship, okay? I'm begging you."

Liu Xiaoli spoke in a pleading tone, begging humbly.

Wang Zhanggen's face was full of gloom. He said coldly:

"If you want to leave me, you should have told me directly. The way you've deceived me, I can't swallow this anger!"

Liu Xiaoli was afraid Wang Zhanggen would act recklessly. Since the soft approach didn't work, she would try the hard approach.

So her expression changed, and she said coldly:

"If you ruin my current relationship, then don't blame me for giving as good as I get. You come here to cause trouble, and I will go to your wife's side to cause trouble!"

Hearing this, Wang Zhanggen felt even more displeased in his heart.

Originally, although he was gloomy, he had not intended to continue pursuing the matter.

But now Liu Xiaoli actually threatened him like this, so he could not swallow this anger.

"Are you threatening me?"

Wang Zhanggen grabbed Liu Xiaoli's collar with one hand and slapped her face, then cursed loudly:

"Slut!"

Liu Xiaoli covered her red, swollen, burning face and burst into tears.

"How could you hit me?"

She had originally thought that since she and Wang Zhanggen had lived together for more than half a year, even if they had no name as husband and wife, they had the feelings of husband and wife. But she never expected that now Wang Zhanggen would mercilessly slap her.

"Why can't I hit you? I'm hitting you, you slut!"

Wang Zhanggen raised his hand to hit Liu Xiaoli again.

But just then!

"Stop!"

Liu Xiaoli's partner Guo Zheng'an arrived!

He pushed Wang Zhanggen away angrily, protecting Liu Xiaoli.

"Who are you? How dare you hit my wife!"

Guo Zheng'an looked at Wang Zhanggen with a face full of anger.

Wang Zhanggen was not afraid at all; instead, he sneered:

"Are you Liu Xiaoli's partner? Do you know that Liu Xiaoli is a widow whose husband died? Do you know she brings bad luck to her husband?"

Guo Zheng'an said coldly:

"What's it to you? I've long known Xiao Li is a widow, but that doesn't stop me from loving her!"

Liu Xiaoli had indeed confessed to Guo Zheng'an that she was a widow, and Guo Zheng'an indeed did not mind Liu Xiaoli's past. This time he came to Liu Xiaulan's home during the Spring Festival to visit, having already made up his mind to marry Liu Xiaoli as his wife.

Wang Zhanggen looked at Guo Zheng'an and couldn't help but feel some sympathy.

This stupid man was being played by Liu Xiaoli in the palm of her hand, yet he didn't know it at all!

"Then do you know that over the past six months, Liu Xiaoli and I..."

"Changgen! Don't say it. I'm begging you, okay!" Liu Xiaoli shouted loudly, stopping Wang Zhanggen from continuing. The look in her eyes as she looked at Wang Zhanggen carried humble pleading.

If Wang Zhanggen told Guo Zheng'an that over the past six months, she, Liu Xiaoli, had not only been dating Guo Zheng'an but had also been living with Wang Zhanggen, then her relationship with Guo Zheng'an would definitely be finished.

Seeing Liu Xiaoli's tearful pleading expression, Wang Zhanggen finally softened his heart.

Most importantly, he was actually also afraid that Liu Xiaoli would run to his home to cause trouble.

He wasn't afraid that Li Xiulan would argue with him over this; he and Li Xiulan had already quarreled many times, one more time wouldn't make a difference.

What he feared was that the whole village would mock him, would make him lose face.

He was just this kind of person — incapable, yet obsessed with face!

"Forget it, this time I'll let you off! Liu Xiaoli, from now on let's act like we don't know each other!"

Wang Changgen dropped this sentence, then turned around and left in a huff.

Guo Zheng'an, however, had already sensed something was wrong; he hurriedly chased after him and grabbed Wang Changgen's hand:

"Speak clearly — what happened between you and Xiaoli these past six months!"

Wang Changgen shook off Guo Zheng'an's hand, and even issued a stern warning:

"If you dare bully Xiaoli, I won't let this go!"

Having said this, he swaggered off.

Although Guo Zheng'an was simple and kind, although he was an honest man, he wasn't stupid; seeing Wang Changgen's reaction, although he didn't spell things out, he could guess seven or eight parts out of ten.

After Wang Changgen left, he hurriedly turned and asked Liu Xiaoli:

"Xiaoli, what exactly is the relationship between you and that man these past six months? When we were in Dongguan, I kept wanting you to move in with me, but you wouldn't agree, and you wouldn't let me come to where you lived — what exactly was going on?"

Facing Guo Zheng'an's questioning, Liu Xiaoli panicked; she could only hurriedly explain:

"He and I are just ordinary friends; he pursued me and I didn't agree, so he came to my house to make trouble — you mustn't listen to his nonsense!"

Hearing this, Guo Zheng'an, although still somewhat suspicious in his heart, ultimately chose to believe Liu Xiaoli's words — after all, he truly loved Liu Xiaoli.

If he didn't truly love Liu Xiaoli, he wouldn't have tolerated her past as a widow.

Wang Changgen left Liu Xiaoli's house alone; he returned to Shangou Village dejected.

Family poverty, career failure, plus romantic setbacks outside — all this left him battered by setbacks, his personality growing increasingly gloomy.

He didn't want to say a word; he just wanted to be alone.

Seeing him like this, Li Xiulan couldn't be bothered to pay him any mind.

As long as he didn't initiate a quarrel, that was already burning high incense.

Why bother paying him any mind?

This led to the two of them, though under the same roof, being no different from strangers — not exchanging more than a few sentences all day, both gloomy, without any communication.

Even when sleeping at night, the couple sharing the same bed lay back to back, each sleeping their own way.

If the house had one more bed, they would definitely have slept in separate rooms.

It's just a pity the family was poor, couldn't afford a new bed.

Poverty forced them to maintain an "intimate relationship."

Both laughable and tragic.