Chapter 1718: The lonely person comes and goes

Just as Fang Qing was plotting with Jiang Zhongping to deal with Wang Liu, Wang Liu was feeling depressed at home. There were many reasons for her depression: the program she produced couldn't be broadcast as scheduled, and her daughter had made many mistakes in her homework these past few days. That day, when she returned home, she saw her husband sitting in front of the TV playing games, as was expected.

However, what worried her most was Su Xinghui. For the past few days, the investigation team had been looking into the situation everywhere in Changshan County, seemingly with a determination not to stop until they achieved their goal. She was very worried about Su Xinghui. She worried about whether Su Xinghui had anything to eat alone at home, she worried that Su Xinghui was under too much pressure, and she worried about many, many other things.

She missed Su Xinghui immensely, but she also knew that at this time, she couldn't add to Su Xinghui's troubles. Therefore, she could only bury this longing in her heart.

She also knew that as a married woman, she shouldn't have such thoughts, but she couldn't suppress this longing no matter what, which had caused her to lose several pounds over the past few days.

She thought in her heart, *For him, I wither away, yet I do not regret it. * But she didn't know if Su Xinghui knew about her feelings.

She was somewhat anxious, hoping that Su Xinghui would know about her feelings, yet fearing that he would know. After all, this was immoral. She was afraid that if Su Xinghui knew, he wouldn't even pay attention to her at all.

Wang Liu worried that Su Xinghui had nothing to eat, but this was an unnecessary worry. Su Xinghui had been eating at Xue Xingyuan's house for the past few days. This evening, he was eating at Xue Xingyuan's house as usual. Ling Anguo also came to Xue Xingyuan's house, carrying a bottle of good wine, saying he was coming to Xue Xingyuan's house to sponge a meal.

The three of them started drinking. They didn't talk about the investigation team. There was actually no need to talk about such things. Xue Xingyuan and Ling Anguo sitting here drinking with Su Xinghui already indicated their attitude of fully supporting Su Xinghui.

For Su Xinghui, this attitude was enough. As for the investigation team, he wasn't worried. He was upright and didn't fear a crooked shadow; he didn't believe those people could conjure up evidence out of thin air.

Su Xinghui knew about Jiang Zhongping hitting a wall at the Zhenhua Leather Factory and Cao Jingui's home, and Xue Xingyuan and Ling Anguo knew about it too. They were all very gratified. It seemed that justice resided in the hearts of the people.

They drank and chatted, having a very good time. They talked and talked until past eight or nine o'clock, then returned home satisfied. Su Xinghui returned home, finished washing up, and made a routine call to Lu Xiaoya. Lu Xiaoya was living quite comfortably at home. She said her grandmother hadn't been feeling well for the past few days, so she had to stay at home for a few more days and told Su Xinghui not to worry.

After finishing the call, Su Xinghui prepared to read a book. For some time now, he had been too busy to even read. Now that he was alone at home, he decided to take this opportunity to read.

He picked up a book, got into bed, and leaned against the headboard to read. After reading only a few pages, his pager went off. He picked up the pager and saw it was a local Changshan number, so he picked up the phone on the nightstand and called back.

After the call was connected, Su Xinghui said politely, "Hello, I am Su Xinghui. Who is looking for me?"

Wang Liu's voice came through the receiver: "County Magistrate Su, it's me, Wang Liu."

Su Xinghui laughed and said, "It's Wang Liu. Why? Is there something you need from me today?"

Wang Liu asked, "County Magistrate Su, are you at home?"

Su Xinghui said, "Yes, I am at home. Where are you now?"

Wang Liu said, "I am on the street."

Su Xinghui said in surprise, "Why are you on the street again? It's already past nine o'clock."

Wang Liu was silent.

Su Xinghui asked, "Where are you?"

Wang Liu mentioned a place not far from the County Party Committee compound. Su Xinghui got out of bed, put on his clothes, went out, and went to the place Wang Liu mentioned.

Actually, Su Xinghui knew it was inappropriate for him to meet Wang Liu alone so late, but Wang Liu was alone on the street, and he couldn't just not go after knowing. If something happened to Wang Liu, he would feel guilty for the rest of his life.

As soon as he arrived at the place, Su Xinghui saw Wang Liu sitting on a long bench in the shadows. It was only because it was him; if it were someone else without his eyesight, they really wouldn't have seen her.

Su Xinghui walked over, sat down beside Wang Liu, and asked, "What's wrong? Are you having a spat with your husband again?"

Wang Liu suddenly lowered her head and started crying. Su Xinghui said, "Why are you crying? Comrade Wang Liu, I told you, quarrels between a couple shouldn't last overnight. Don't run away from home; running away from home is the most damaging to the relationship between a couple. Come, I'll send you home."

But Wang Liu put her feet on the long bench, her knees bent, her head buried in her legs, crying with her shoulders heaving. Su Xinghui felt something was wrong and asked in a deep voice, "What's wrong with you?"

Su Xinghui asked several times, but Wang Liu didn't answer, only crying. Su Xinghui said, "Don't tell me you had a fight with your husband?"

Only then did Wang Liu raise her head. In the moonlight, Su Xinghui saw a bruise on her left cheek. Wang Liu sobbed and said, "He hit me!"

Su Xinghui asked, "Why did he hit you?"

Wang Liu sobbed for a while before Su Xinghui finally heard clearly. It turned out that Wang Liu's husband, Xiao Xinlin, only knew how to play games at home every day and didn't do anything. Today, Wang Liu was in a bad mood and couldn't take it anymore. When Xiao Xinlin was playing games most happily, she pulled the power plug. Xiao Xinlin stood up and punched her in the face.

Wang Liu ran out crying at that time and sat on the street for a long time, feeling scared. She didn't know who to look for. Her parents' home was at Wangjiadawu, and she didn't want to call her parents' home; she didn't want her parents to know she wasn't living well.

Therefore, she had no choice but to call Su Xinghui.

Su Xinghui found it funny when he heard this. *How can this couple be like children? This Xiao Xinlin is also a thirty-year-old man, a veritable internet-addicted youth. And Wang Liu too, doesn't she know that the behavior men hate most is women pulling the power plug? Once the power is pulled, the boat of friendship can capsize at any time. *

However, Xiao Xinlin was still more responsible for this. He was a grown man who played games all day without working, and he even hit his wife. This was too outrageous.

Su Xinghui said, "This matter is your husband's fault, but you can't stay outside. Your daughter is still at home. With your husband like this, he probably won't take care of your daughter. For your daughter's sake, you should go home."

Although this was Xiao Xinlin's fault, Su Xinghui really couldn't manage it. *An honest official has a hard time managing family affairs. * If he went to her house with Wang Liu tonight and criticized Xiao Xinlin, who knows what it would be rumored to be the next day? Therefore, Su Xinghui could only persuade Wang Liu to go home first.

Wang Liu looked at Su Xinghui and said, "County Magistrate Su, I can't go on living like this. I want to divorce him."

Su Xinghui said, "Wang Liu, don't say the word 'divorce' easily. You have children. For the sake of the children, you shouldn't divorce easily. And according to what you said, your husband isn't a bad person, just a bit too fond of playing. This belongs to a manifestation of immaturity. As he gets older, he should become more and more mature." ===== CHAPTER 1720 =====