Chapter 143: You're crazy, is this glorious?

「What flowers are blooming in the first lunar month？」

Zhang Xuemei returned home in a good mood, having just parked her bicycle against the wall corner, and upon turning around she saw her husband staring with eyes wide open like copper bells, glaring at her fiercely, which startled her!

「Head of the household, how come you walk without making a sound？」

She, who didn't take her husband's abnormal behavior seriously, had no idea what storm she would face next.

「In a good mood? Did you pick up money on the road？」

Lu Mingyuan asked in a sinister tone, his voice mixed with a dangerous storm.

「Not bad, this month I've been working for ten years, so my salary will go up by five yuan, giving me extra money later; when she's fully pregnant, I'll buy her a stewed old hen soup to nourish her body。」

Zhang Xuemei replied with a smile; in fact, this raise originally had no quota for her, but she pestered Director Zhou to ask for this benefit.

「Oh, Old Wang's wife has been working thirteen years this year and hasn't gotten a raise; what gives you the right to get one？」

Lu Mingyuan's gaze was gloomy, he fiercely stared at the obviously spring‑filled person beside him in bed, wishing in his heart to strangle her!

You think he's an idiot?

Easy to fool?

Just now he connected all the clues, only then realizing that the person beside him in bed has been dressing up flashily every day for the past half month, with expressive eyebrows and eyes!

Every day she comes home an hour later than before, her makeup subtly changes; moreover, her wardrobe now has several sets of bright clothes, and her dressing table holds several pieces of valuable jewelry!

「This, this doesn't even need saying? It's definitely because my work attitude is proactive; the higher-ups saw my effort and gave me the raise first。」

Zhang Xuemei's mind worked quickly; she soon found a good excuse for herself.

But in her heart she pounded anxiously; could Lu Mingyuan have discovered something?

No, he has no evidence; he's just testing her.

She must not lose her composure; she needs to stay steady.

「You're going crazy over this? I got a raise—isn't that a good thing？」

「This way you send subsidies to Sea Island, and my salary can just cover living expenses, right？」

Faced with the man's questioning, Zhang Xuemei became all the more confident and righteous.

What wrong has she done?

She merely succumbed to the temptation that no wicked woman in the world can resist!

Because of her husband's cold attitude and constant neglect, she felt disappointed; after accumulating enough disappointment, she sought some fun and excitement!

If there's blame to be placed, blame the husband; she is merely following her heart, seeking joy as the motivation to keep living.

Hmm, that's how it is.

「Zhang Xuemei, speaking plainly, don't change the subject—what exactly is going on between you and the workshop director at your unit？」

Or perhaps I should ask, how far have you developed things with that person?

Holding hands? Kissing, or have you gone to bed? 」

Lu Mingyuan snorted coldly; the bed‑partner's sharp wit actually made him look at her anew.

Does the one who cheated still have any justification?

Suddenly, he froze.

Does the one who cheated still have any justification?

He, too, was no exception—he had cheated in his first marriage...

Only fifteen years later did he realize that he himself had been the first to cheat.

「You, you're unreasonable! 」

Zhang Xuemei's eyes widened in panic; she never expected Lu Mingyuan to know about the workshop director!

The other party's questioning was prepared; there might be witnesses!

Oh no, she overlooked that there were also many military spouses working in the food‑processing factory, many of whom lived in the Military Region Grand Courtyard...

「Am I unreasonable? Zhang Xuemei, over these years, have I been too indulgent with you? 」

You've already gone to bed with that person, haven't you? Slut, scum! 」

Lu Mingyuan's anger flared, his reason utterly gone; without even closing the gate, he reached out and clenched her throat, then fiercely slapped her face with his right hand——

「Pa‑pa‑pa~」

「I let you cheat! 」

「I let you not be timid with your mouth! 」

「I let you make me wear a green hat! 」

「Cough cough cough. 」

「Let, let go of me! 」

「You're crazy, is this glorious? So loud, you don't care about face anymore? 」

Zhang Xuemei felt dizzy and vision blurred from the slap, the choking sensation in her neck making it hard for her to breathe.

She had imagined how, if the affair were exposed, she would make a graceful exit.

It certainly wasn't that, unprepared as she was now, she would be caught out and preemptively struck!

「Face, my face, my dignity—you've long trampled them underfoot; what do I have left? 」

Lu Mingyuan laughed like a madman, chillingly tight.

Suddenly, he released his grip on her neck, restored his usual calm expression, and warned:

「Since I can uncover your lover's identity, from now on you must obey me! 」

Otherwise, I have plenty of ways to silently kill you two adulterers! 」

Zhang Xuemei, being treated this violently for the first time, stared at her swollen face and hastily promised:

「Okay, I'll listen to you, don't kill me。」

She felt a vague regret deep down; if she had known she would provoke the other party like this, she wouldn't have seduced Director Zhou......

She would seduce a person of high status and power, leaving Lu Mingyuan not even daring to resist!

「Slut, why don't you go back inside and make dinner? Do you want to starve me? You'd better end up as a pair with your adulterer! 」

After shedding his refined facade, the gloom Lu Mingyuan now reveals is his true face.

「I'll go back now to cook, don't be angry. 」

Zhang Xuemei smiled nervously, unaware that her pig-headed look was quite off-putting.

「Get lost. 」

Lu Mingyuan felt a stifled bad breath in his chest; after venting it, he felt refreshed all over.

Since he's already been dragged into the mire by the other party, let's just rot together in it!

Nobody, don't even think about crawling out!

The commotion at the Lu household was also heard by the neighbors on both sides.

But they all tacitly understood, neither coming out to visit nor to mediate.

To be honest, back then Lu Mingyuan and Shen Qingluo, that golden couple, divorced—everyone knows it was caused by Zhang Xuemei crawling into bed!

Aside from the innocent Shen Qingluo, the other two are nothing but an adulterer and adulteress pair.

Not innocent, completely not innocent.

Even, someone among them had long noticed Zhang Xuemei's oddness, feeling disgusted.

But they just enjoyed watching the spectacle, not reminding Lu Mingyuan that he had a green grassland growing on his head.

Isn't this typical—what goes around comes around, it's not that it won't be repaid, it's just not yet time!

Speaking of which, Zhang Xuemei really has a gall, daring to have an affair!

Who knows if she'll get pregnant, making Lu Mingyuan an unexpected father?

If that day really comes, they'll definitely buy some pounds of melon seeds, cracking them while climbing the wall to watch the spectacle.