"Why lock the door?" Huo Zhengye asked.

When Shu Wan saw that it was Huo Zhengye, her frown relaxed and she took a half step back to let the person in.

As he walked inside, he answered, "You're not coming back, and I'm the only one home, so it's safer to lock the door."

Huo Zhengye followed behind, his cold and hard face looking a little silent.

He forgot that if he didn't go home, Shu Wan would be the only woman at home. Thinking of this, Huo Zhengye suddenly felt that he was a bit of a nobody.

After entering the house, Shu Wan asked again: "What's the matter with coming back?"

"You went out this morning?"

"Um."

Huo Zhengye's emotions, which had just calmed down, surged again, and he warned with a dark face: "It is a serious crime to destroy a military marriage. I don't care who you want to be with after the divorce. Now please be careful about your words and actions!"

Huo Zhengye said this with gritted teeth.

Shu Wan was confused as to how it came up with the topic of destroying a military marriage.

This morning...could she be talking about her meeting Du Wendong this morning?

Shu Wan pursed her lips and said, "You misunderstood. He and I are not in that kind of relationship."

"Du Wendong is a friend of my eldest sister. I met him many times at my eldest sister's request. He and I have nothing to do with each other."

Huo Zhengye looked at her deeply and said, "You better not lie to me."

Shu Wan finally understood that the original owner's credibility in front of Huo Zhengye had dropped to negative, and there was no trust at all.

Shu Wan was helpless, "Whether you believe it or not, this is the fact. Anyway, I will never see Du Wendong again."

Shu Wan's eyes were calm when she spoke, and she didn't sound perfunctory.

Huo Zhengye said: "Give me a key to the front door."

"Oh." Shu Wan didn't think much about it and got up to give it to him. This house is not hers, so what's wrong with giving the key to the owner?

After giving the key, Shu Wan saw that Huo Zhengye was not about to leave, so she couldn't help but said, "There's nothing to eat at home, so I won't keep you for dinner."

Huo Zhengye frowned. Why did he feel like Shu Wan was trying to drive him away?

Huo Zhengye felt that he must be wrong. In the past, Shu Wan had fought all over the compound, borrowed money, and ruined her reputation in order to force him to return home. How could she not be happy for him to come back?

"I'm going to the cafeteria." Huo Zhengye said this and left.

When he came back again, he was carrying a full box of lunch.

Huo Zhengye opened the door and came in. Inside the house, Shu Wan heard some noise coming from the yard. She came out and saw Huo Zhengye who had just left. She asked in confusion, "And..."

"Come and eat."

Huo Zhengye put the lunch box on the table and asked Shu Wan to come over.

Shu Wan looked at the full box of rice and was about to say no when her stomach started to growl.

It is particularly loud in the quiet hall.

To refuse again would be hypocritical.

Shu Wan took it with a blushing face, and said, "Thank you."

Huo Zhengye looked at Shu Wan in surprise. He didn't expect that there would be a day when he would hear the other party politely thank him.

Huo Zhengye thought for a moment and took out twenty yuan from his pocket, "Use this money."

Seeing that Shu Wan still wanted to refuse, Huo Zhengye frowned, "Now you don't even have money to eat, do you want to starve to death?"

Hearing this, Shu Wan hesitated for a moment, but still took it.

"To be honest, I feel embarrassed to take this money since you are not coming home for dinner, but I really have no money right now, so I will consider this twenty yuan as a loan from you."

Shu Wan had the habit of keeping accounts. She ran back to the house, took out the account book, and quickly made a few entries to record the money.

On October 11, I owed Huo Zhengye twenty yuan.

Huo Zhengye had very good eyesight and could see the words on the paper clearly. In addition to the debt just written, there were also debts of other people, ranging from a few cents to more than ten yuan.

Huo Zhengye pursed his lips. Could it be that Shu Wan really wanted to pay back the money?

As soon as the thought came to his mind, Huo Zhengye immediately dismissed it. He gave Shu Wan 40 yuan every month as living expenses. If she really wanted to pay it back, she would have paid it back long ago.

This is just another pretense for him, in order to avoid divorce...

Thinking of this, Huo Zhengye's expression, which had just relaxed, immediately froze again and he walked away in a cold breath.

Shu Wan let out a long sigh of relief. This man was so oppressive that his aura made her feel breathless.

As soon as the person left, Shu Wan couldn't wait to open the lunch box.

There was stir-fried shredded potatoes, scrambled eggs with lettuce and two big chicken legs in the box. It was a full box, and Shu Wan's belly was full from eating so much.

The original owner had been hungry for a long time and had a small appetite. Shu Wan was full after eating half of the meal. She put the remaining food away and planned to heat it up for breakfast tomorrow.

After dinner, Shu Wan lit the kerosene lamp and sat at the table to sort out the account books.

Shu Wan copied down a separate copy of Du Wendong's expenses on a piece of paper, proofread it carefully, and only turned off the lights and went to bed after confirming that it was correct.

The next day, after Shu Wan finished her breakfast and locked the gate, three or four sisters-in-law came up to her and greeted her warmly.