Chapter 344: Cracks

Finally, Luna walked out the door carrying a bag of garbage.

Seeing three men waiting for her at the door, she immediately put on a bright and innocent smile:

"Sorry, sorry, I just saw that the garbage hadn't been collected yet. I thought it would be bad to leave it overnight, so I collected the garbage. I'm sorry for keeping everyone waiting for so long."

Shen Qi and Gui Junmin praised her together:

"What did I say? Luna is still very attentive!"

"Luna, what would we three men do without you?"

Qiao Shiyan took the garbage bag from her hand and said, "Let me throw it away."

Luna lowered her head with joy and whispered, "Okay."

Under the street light, Qiao Shiyan looked at Luna's slightly lowered head, her bangs forming a soft arc on her face. Qiao Shiyan suddenly felt that Luna looked pretty at the moment.

It was a beauty that he had not noticed before.

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Suman was quiet for a while.

Ever since the last time he parted ways with Xiao Beisheng, Xiao Beisheng had not harassed Su Man again, nor had he given Su Man outrageous orders to summon her at will and dismiss her at will.

She thought that her words really hurt Xiao Beisheng and injured his self-esteem.

But unexpectedly, this moment of peace was just the calm before the storm.

As usual, after the dance troupe got off work, Suman rushed to the dance studio.

Now that there are more students signing up, she has increased her class schedule and she has to go to class almost every night.

When they arrived at the studio, Fang Zhiming had just finished a class. The students were sitting on the floor chatting, and he was sitting in a corner of the dance studio, wiping his sweat while looking at his phone.

As he scrolled through the content on his phone, his brows slowly furrowed.

When Su Man walked in and was about to hand over the course to him, he spoke first: "Su Man, I need to show you something."

"What's wrong? You look so serious." Su Man hadn't realized the seriousness of the situation.

Fang Zhiming handed the phone to Su Man.

This is a piece of gossip.

Su Man is very familiar with it.

The protagonists of this gossip are Su Man and Xiao Beisheng.

The picture above is a very clear capture of the scene. It was the night of Su Man’s birthday when she sent Xiao Beisheng home. At the hotel entrance, Su Man was forcibly kissed by Xiao Beisheng.

"This is……"

Fang Zhiming looked at Su Man worriedly: "You haven't broken up with Xiao Beisheng yet?"

Su Man scratched her hair in frustration. "You won't believe me if I tell you this, but he and I are really not like what the gossip says."

The gossip news said that Su Man had cheated on her with Qiao Shiyan while Xiao Beisheng was married.

As a result, she divorced Xiao Beisheng, married Qiao Shiyan, and then went back to having an affair with her ex-husband.

It says above that Su Man is "playing both sides and enjoying the favor of both", and that Xiao Beisheng and Qiao Shiyan are "two husbands sharing one woman".

Fang Zhiming asked, "How did you get followed? I feel like if someone wasn't intentional, they wouldn't have been able to take these photos. Did you offend someone?"

He deliberately led Suman in the direction of conspiracy theories.

Su Man thought: Yes, she is not a big star or a famous person. No matter how big the gossip is, it will not attract any traffic. The person who released this news probably did not do it to attract attention, but to destroy Su Man.

"Who has a grudge against me...?"

She thought about it and could only think of Xiao Beisheng and Luo Yan.

Luo Yan's methods are more direct and sinister than this. If she found Xiao Beisheng and Su Man "kissing passionately" on the roadside, it would probably not be as simple as posting a short essay online.

Then, it could only be Xiao Beisheng.

That night, Xiao Beisheng deliberately kept Su Man in order to cause Su Man and Qiao Shiyan to become "separated".

Something like sending a short essay can also cause Su Man and Qiao Shiyan to "separate themselves".

Seeing her like this, Fang Zhiming asked tentatively, "Is it Xiao Beisheng?"

Su Man looked at him, hesitant to speak.

Fang Zhiming added, "Actually, a few days ago, I saw your phone and saw that you've been receiving harassing text messages. If you didn't mention it, I wouldn't have mentioned it, but now that this has happened, I have to remind you. I suspect this was also done by Xiao Beisheng."

Su Man was speechless.

The whole person paused slightly, "So you knew..."

"When you were still married to him, he got revenge on me because I was too close to you. I knew then that he wasn't a good person. Now that you're separated from him, with his vindictive nature, he's definitely not going to let you off easily."

Su Mandi hung her head with a blank look in her eyes.

Suddenly, a hand was placed on her head.

Fang Zhiming gently stroked the top of her head. "If you have any troubles, don't keep them to yourself. I'm here for you. Don't forget, when you were in the yard downstairs from my house, you could tell me about any troubles you had."

Su Man looked at Fang Zhiming and pursed her lips: "Thank you."

"Now, your problem is how to explain this to your husband. I hope he doesn't misunderstand you because of this, and I hope he doesn't fall into Xiao Beisheng's trap and cause a rift in your relationship."

"Okay...thank you for your advice."

For the first time, Su Man let down her guard.

Fang Zhiming curled the corners of his mouth imperceptibly.

He was the one who sent the harassing text messages;

He took the photo;

He also asked the gossip media to disclose the gossip news;

But he reasonably attributed all of these to Xiao Beisheng.

Xiao Beisheng, Xiao Beisheng, it depends on how you deal with what is going to happen next.

…

After class, Su Man hurried to Manyuan.

In fact, Su Man was not worried about a rift in her relationship with Qiao Shiyan.

There was no emotion between them.

What Su Man wanted to explain was why she and Xiao Beisheng were still entangled with each other.

Since she couldn't hide it, she had to confess to Qiao Shiyan that she was coerced by Xiao Beisheng. She believed that as long as she explained it well, Qiao Shiyan would forgive her.

However, Suman was still optimistic.

It was already late when she returned to Manyuan, but Qiao Shiyan had not returned home yet.

In the past, when Su Man had classes, she was always the last one to get home.

Late at night, Su Man coaxed Doudou to sleep and asked Chen Ma to go to rest. She walked to the outer hall alone to wait for Qiao Shiyan.

In the past, when she came home late, Qiao Shiyan would wait for her at the door.

Now it's her turn to treat Qiao Shiyan like this.

Before she could reach the door, Qiao Shiyan came in from the main gate.

"Senior, is the law firm very busy? Why are you so late tonight?"

When Qiao Shiyan saw Su Man, his solemn expression became even more gloomy.

Su Man guessed that from the look on his face, he must have known about the gossip.

"I have something to tell you..."

"I have something to tell you, too."

Qiao Shiyan thought about Su Man's words and spoke in a cold and hard tone. He had never spoken to Su Man in such a tone before.

"Okay, you speak first." Su Man said.

He pulled out a few sheets of A4 paper from his briefcase and handed them to Su Man without looking at her. "I found this this morning at the law firm."

Su Man took the papers and found that they contained the pictures from the gossip news.

"Someone printed out these photos and stuffed them under the door of the law firm. The cleaning lady found them and handed them to me. Fortunately, the matter did not become a big deal..." Qiao Shiyan spoke with difficulty and tiredness.

It seemed as if it took a lot of effort for him to say these words.

Su Man said: "Senior, I have something to say about this matter."

"Manman, I know that the relationship between you and Beisheng won't end so easily. But why don't you tell me the truth?" Qiao Shiyan didn't let her finish her words and interrupted her forcefully.

"sorry……"

"Actually, you don't have to apologize to me about our relationship. But, Manman, since you've chosen to break up with him and start a new life, don't dwell on the past. If you get entangled with him, you'll not only hurt yourself, but also implicate others. This firm isn't just mine; there are other partners, and my situation is very difficult."