Zhao Yan's face instantly turned a deep red, as though Liu Zhizhong had exposed something.
However, she immediately snapped in anger, "Are you out of your mind? What about men and women? It's so annoying! I'm done talking to you!"
With that, she stomped upstairs to pack her things.
Liu Zhizhong secretly sneered, sure that there was an issue.
He knew his wife Zhao Yan very well; her emotional world had always been pristine, and he was the one who had taken her virginity.
Lu Yumei's family had always been strict. The idea of Zhao Yan having an affair with another man seemed unlikely.
In Yangzhou's officialdom, which was not too big yet not too small, if someone as famously beautiful as Zhao Yan were involved with another man, it would have surfaced in the public eye long ago, wouldn't it?
So, could it be true, as Luo Yanling had suggested, that she might have a woman on the side?
Contemplating this, Liu Zhizhong sat in the living room on the first floor, peeling bamboo shoots, waiting for Zhao Yan to come downstairs.
Soon after, Zhao Yan came down struggling with two large suitcases.
Liu Zhizhong offered to help, but she told him to stay away, insisting it was her business to handle alone. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵~𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖~𝙣𝙚𝙩
Liu Zhizhong experienced the cold shoulder but resigned himself to it and continued peeling bamboo shoots on the sofa, adding, "So you just suddenly decide to move out, not even having dinner to say goodbye to everyone?"
"I have dinner plans!" she retorted.
"What do I need to do for you to take an interest in me, to stop bringing up divorce?"
"You don't need to do anything, our marriage is over!"
After saying that, Zhao Yan dragged her suitcases out the door.
Liu Zhizhong was truly depressed. "Ah... so this is my wife, the cold goddess who has never provided a happy married life, alas!"
Of course, that evening, Lu Yumei, Lu Yuqing, and Zhao Han had no choice but to accept Zhao Yan's decision to move out.
That night, everyone had dinner together. Liu Zhizhong's cooking was still very popular, and they enjoyed some drinks, creating a not-so-bad atmosphere.
Lu Yumei went to bed after drinking, staying out of further affairs.
Lu Yuqing also returned to her own home, choosing not to sleep at her sister's place considering the ordeal with Big Baby Liu. It was too much for her to handle!
In the late night, Liu Zhizhong naturally slipped into Zhao Han's room, holding the delicate young woman and enjoying life to the fullest. Since his wife had moved out and his mother-in-law was sound asleep, drunk, there were no obstacles—just enjoyment.
Zhao Han, now with no psychological burdens, fully engaged with Liu Zhizhong, doing whatever he asked; her skills in entertainment only improving.
Of course, they did not know that Zhang Hongyang was staying in a single room in the hospital, suffering from insomnia!
He had been tormented by Liu Zhizhong during the day and now lay in bed, looking at the pretty nurse, desiring but physically unresponsive.
Zhang Hongyang painfully realized that this condition might be permanent, likening himself to a powerless eunuch for life.
If a man ended up , what was the meaning of life?
Worse, he didn't have children, a thought that pained him even more.
If his inability to conceive ever leaked, it would disgrace both his family and himself!
Suddenly, he found himself resenting Zhao Han, yet feeling helpless.
What he didn't know was that his wife Zhao Han, in Liu Zhizhong's arms, was enjoying herself and had agreed to try for a pregnancy—whatever the outcome, it would be attributed as Zhang Hongyang's, who would have no choice but to acknowledge the child.
By Monday morning, Liu Zhizhong was having breakfast with Lu Yumei and Zhao Han. Lu Yumei casually mentioned, "It's Monday again, Liu Zhizhong, your new job must be confirmed by now?"
Liu Zhizhong nodded, but before he could comment, the phone rang.
The call was personally from the director of the City Organization Department, informing Liu Zhizhong that Minister Zhang would like to meet him at 9 a.m. to discuss his upcoming job assignment.
Liu Zhizhong took the call on speakerphone and agreed politely.
Lu Yumei's face lit up, breaking into a smug and pleased smile, "Wow… Liu Zhizhong, you've really made something of yourself now! Your past leader was taken down, but it hasn't affected you. Now even the head of the City Organization Department wants to discuss your new job, you're definitely moving up in the world!"