Chapter 24 Go to Jiang'an and catch the mistress

Shi Huai fell asleep at night, but the man beside her tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.

He suffers from insomnia.

As soon as Zhou Jibai closed his eyes, his mind was filled with what Shi Huai said during dinner.

What if I cheated?

Zhou Jibai slowly sat up from the bed, lowered his eyes and looked at Shi Huai who was sleeping soundly beside him.

Shi Huai's sleeping posture is like an insecure cat, always rubbing against his side.

He couldn't help but reach out and touch Shi Huai's slightly pursed red lips. The soft touch of his fingertips made Zhou Jibai's body feel a little hot.

He would believe Shi Huai unconditionally. As long as Shi Huai said she didn't do it, he wouldn't have any doubts about her.

If you really cheated...

It doesn't matter, he is the queen.

At worst, I can secretly kill the despicable man who seduced Shi Huai.

As he thought about it, Zhou Jibai couldn't help but sneer, laughing at himself in his heart. Just a joke made him unable to sleep all night?

Zhou Jibai leaned forward slightly, his lips close to Shi Huai's, their warm breaths mingling like tender spring willows, "You can only have me."

…

Last night, Zhou Jibai and Zhou Xu had a video call. The woman who showed up at Big Brother's hotel in the dead of night had said something that was very tempting. Shi Huai silently worried about his sister-in-law.

Today, when she was alone with Ruoyu, she saw Ruoyu's distraught expression and asked tentatively, "Sister-in-law, why have you been so absent-minded lately?"

Ruoyu was stunned for a moment, then forced a smile: "Really? Maybe I didn't sleep well last night."

Shi Huai could tell that Ruo Yu was lying.

This sister-in-law just likes to pretend to be strong and swallow all the negative emotions.

Shi Huai: "Did something happen?"

Shi Huai's words hit Ruoyu, and she subconsciously turned her head away and bit her lower lip: "No..."

By the end of her words, Ruoyu's voice had become choked with sobs, tears like shattered diamonds gleaming in her eyes. She took a deep breath, her eyes flickering and wetting her long, feathery eyelashes.

Shi Huai saw his gentle sister-in-law's eyes suddenly turn red, and his heart tightened. He quickly took out a tissue from his pocket and handed it to Ruoyu.

"Ruoyu, you have to talk about the sad things. Tell me and I will help you solve them!"

Ruoyu clenched the paper handed to her by Shihuai. Her parents divorced and remarried when she was young. Since she married into the Zhou family, she was often criticized by wealthy wives of the same age because of her ordinary status that was not equal to that of the Zhou family.

She was originally a weak and timid person, and because she felt that her status was far different from Zhou Xu's, she was lucky to be able to marry him. In this marriage, she often felt very inferior, so she seldom went out to make friends, and the friends she could chat with gradually drifted away due to distance or work problems.

It can be said that Shi Huai is the only peer who can say caring words to me in recent years.

Now Shi Huai took the initiative to ask her the reason and wanted to help her solve the problem. Ruoyu's eyes turned red and tears rolled down.

"Your elder brother...seems to have cheated on his wife."

Ruoyu told Shihuai about the strange things she had discovered a few days ago.

She has several of Zhou Xu's friends on WeChat, and one of them posted a group photo of several university classmates, including Zhou Xu.

There was a woman sitting next to him. In the photo, the woman did not look directly at the camera. Her eyes fell on Zhou Xu beside her. The affection in her eyes when she looked at Zhou Xu was almost overflowing with soft tears.

Ruoyu even saved the photo and handed it to Shihuai to see.

With a woman's sixth sense, Shi Huai was certain that the woman in the photo must be the woman in the hotel yesterday.

Ruoyu said that this woman was Zhou Xu's newly hired secretary. She was currently accompanying him on a business trip to Jiang'an and was Zhou Jibai's college classmate.

She wasn't a petty person who was jealous. Although Ruoyu was weak and looked easy to bully, she had her own principles. She trusted Zhou Xu very much and would not doubt her husband's character because of some trivial things.

If it were just this photo and the identity of working together, she wouldn't be so sad and cry secretly for several days.

"A couple of days ago, I called Zhou Xu, and she was the one who answered the phone. She said Zhou Xu was resting and had fallen asleep, and asked me not to disturb him." Ruoyu sniffed and forced a smile. "Then she sent me a text message using her own phone number, giving me a photo of Zhou Xu sleeping on the sofa."

When Shi Huai heard this, his eyes widened involuntarily.

no……

"These past few days, I've been receiving all sorts of text messages on my phone."

Ruoyu lowered her eyelashes. What this woman said was very hurtful, but every word was true.

: [With your status, you are not worthy of being Zhou Xu's wife]

: [Zhou Xu needs someone who can work with him. Not someone like you who has nothing.]

"That's too much! Isn't this just firing right in front of you?" Shi Huai was so angry that he slammed the table and stood up.

Ruoyu saw Shi Huai's angry look and quickly held her hand: "Don't be angry, what if you get pregnant?"

Hearing Ruoyu's instructions, Shi Huai took a deep breath and slowly sat back in his chair, "Then what are you going to do, sister-in-law?"

Ruoyu wiped the tears from her face and said, "Let's wait until he comes back and gives me an explanation in person."

Shi Huai felt sorry for this silly sister-in-law.

Do you believe whatever your elder brother says?

"I mean, what if, what if Big Brother really has a mistress?"

Ruoyu's brain froze for a moment, and after a moment's contemplation, she finally answered, "Then let's get a divorce... I can leave the house empty-handed, but you have to give me pleasure."

At this point, Shi Huai told Ruoyu the clues he discovered during the video call between Zhou Jibai and Zhou Xu last night.

"Sister-in-law, are you really willing to suffer in silence?" Shi Huai held Ruoyu's hand again, "You are the wife that Big Brother married! You are a legal couple! This person is riding on your neck, and you can still tolerate it?"

Ruoyu sniffed: "I don't want to cause trouble for Zhou Xu, he's busy enough as it is."

"You're Zhou Xu's wife, why can't you bother him?" Shi Huai and Ruo Yu locked eyes, their gazes determined. "Sister-in-law, others look down on you because they're blind. They don't understand you and make presumptuous judgments. You have to live your life to yourself. If you let others look down on you, how tiring your life will be."

"Big brother chose to marry you, so he's definitely not some snob who's trying to curry favor with someone rich and powerful." Shi Huai hummed, hugging Ruoyu. "Besides, I just think you're so good, it's a bit of a waste to marry you with Zhou Xu. To be honest, I've never seen anyone more gentle than you in this world! Big brother just doesn't know how to appreciate what he has."

When Ruoyu heard Shi Huai's guidance and praise, her mood improved slightly and her cheeks turned red involuntarily.

Yes, she lived her life on her own. She was always concerned about what others thought of her, fearing she would cause Zhou Xu unnecessary trouble. Therefore, she lived cautiously in this marriage. Over time, she neglected her own thoughts and needs.

Ruoyu nodded gently: "Okay, I understand. Thank you, Xiaohuai."

Shi Huai: "Just saying you know is useless."

"Then, then, what should I do?"

"Let's go to Jiang'an now without delay. Show these photos to Big Brother and ask him about it in person."

Ruoyu was slightly stunned and opened her mouth: "Now?"

Seeing Ruoyu flinching, Shi Huai spoke more firmly, "Why should you be left alone at home feeling sad? And he's acting completely oblivious and continuing to flirt with this female secretary? This isn't fair to you."

Ruoyu pursed her lips.

The female secretary sent these text messages to herself. She cried every night and was afraid that her grandmother would see her red and swollen eyes and worry about her. She had not gone downstairs to have breakfast with her for several days.

Every day she was distracted and her mind was wandering. She wondered whether she should tell Zhou Xu, but she was afraid of disturbing his work. She also wondered what would happen to her and Huanyu if this was true.

She had been having a very torturous time these days, but Zhou Xu was completely unaware of it.

Just as Shi Huai said.

Not fair at all.

She should be braver.

Zhou Xu is her husband, why can't she bother him, but live cautiously by herself?

She wants to go to Jiang'an to ask for clarification.

"Okay, I'll book the ticket now."