The children rarely go out at night, and they find the streetlights and colorful neon lights fascinating.

By the time they returned to the compound, it was already 10 p.m., and they washed up and went to rest.

Zhang Hongmei had already sensed Zhang Shouyi's note inside the ring, but she didn't read it.

I locked the door, went into the room, took a nice shower, and then lay down to sleep.

She had no idea that Zhang Shouyi had already been notified to return to the compound, and that he was still waiting in Fuzeyuan.

Zhang Shouyi felt a little uneasy. Had he gone too far? He hurriedly returned to the compound, only to find his home completely dark.

"Boss, should I go and tell them to prepare dinner for you?" Xiao Li asked cautiously.

Zhang Shouyi waved his hand, indicating that his wife was asleep. After washing up in the bathroom outside, he pushed open the door and found it was locked.

He pushed it, but it wouldn't budge. His fear grew stronger. Yet he dared not break down the door.

But I couldn't resist knocking on the door, but there was no response from inside.

I sat slumped on the sofa, wondering what was wrong with me.

I think I just went with Wei Tongtong on a whim. There was absolutely no interaction between them. I don't know what I was thinking when I chose her. I've never had a female assistant before. It's like someone gave me an order. I promoted her and put her by my side without really understanding what was going on.

The daughter-in-law must be angry about this. She never knew that Zhang Hongmei would act this way when she didn't care about her.

The next day, Zhang Hongmei woke up, stretched comfortably, and got out of bed to wash up.

Upon opening the door and seeing Zhang Shouyi sitting on the sofa, she turned her face away and went straight to the kitchen.

Zhang Shouyi didn't sleep a wink all night. He wanted to call out to his wife, but Zhang Hongmei's indifferent glance stopped him in his tracks.

I checked the time; the children should be here soon. I quickly got up and went back to my room to wash up and change my clothes.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was as cheerful as ever, with Zhang Hongmei smiling as she watched the children eat.

"Mom, where are we going to play today?"

"You'll have to ask your great-grandfather and grandfather about this; they'll have to decide."

Gu Chuanming thought for a moment, "How about we go and take a look at the military base?"

Zhang Hongmei had no objections. They were going to the military base, and she could rest for a day. There were many things to arrange.

"Dad, what's wrong?" Xiao Liu asked Zhang Shouyi.

"It's okay, you guys go have fun. Have a good time. I'll treat you to dinner tonight."

"Dad, I want to eat seafood. Let's go eat some."

Zhang Shouyi smiled and nodded, "Okay, see you at the restaurant tonight."

Zhang Hongmei ate with her head down, while Zhang Xingguo frowned. He sensed that there was something wrong between the couple.

"Dad, I won't go to the army. I'll go to the computer company here today. I don't like going to the army," Zhang Hongmei said to Zhang Xingguo with a smile.

"Alright, then let's all nine of us go." Zhang Xingguo didn't know what to say, so he decided to wait until the children left before having a proper talk with Hongmei.

He glared fiercely at Zhang Shouyi, convinced that something must be wrong with his son.

Zhang Shouyi smiled awkwardly. In his heart, however, he was thinking that he would get Wei Tongtong out of here today.

When it was time to go to work, Zhang Shouyi had no choice but to look at Zhang Hongmei pitifully. However, when he saw his wife's calm and unwavering eyes looking at him, the fear in his heart reached its peak.

"Xiao Li, go get the documents. I'm not going today."

The children looked at each other in confusion. Zhang Hongmei smiled at them and said, "Grandpa, when are you leaving? I have to go now, otherwise I won't be able to manage all day."

Gu Chuanming finally sensed that there was a problem between the two of them, and stood up with a smile, "Let's go, let's go take a look."

After seeing the elderly off, Zhang Hongmei said, "Ganlu, you drive. Lu Jing, tell Huang Yanqiu and the others to wait for me."

"Yes, madam."

Zhang Hongmei returned to her room, and Zhang Shouyi followed closely behind her, saying, "Wife, wife, don't be angry."

I really didn't do anything to betray you.

Zhang Hongmei remained silent and went into the dressing room. Zhang Shouyi was left outside; he truly dared not act recklessly now. He had never seen Zhang Hongmei like this before.

After getting dressed, Zhang Hongmei came out and saw Zhang Shouyi standing outside the door, but she didn't even glance at him. In fact, she didn't know what she was thinking.

He was grabbed by the hand as he passed Zhang Shouyi.

"Wife, wife, please don't do this, I'm scared."

Zhang Hongmei didn't speak or struggle; she simply turned around and calmly looked at him. Zhang Shouyi was completely bewildered by her gaze.

Lu Jing came over at this moment and said, "Madam, everything is arranged." After saying that, she looked at the atmosphere between the couple and felt that she shouldn't have come in.

Zhang Hongmei stopped looking at Zhang Shouyi and instead looked down at the hand Zhang Shouyi was holding.

Zhang Shouyi knew that if he didn't make things clear today, he wouldn't have a good life in the future.

Suddenly, Zhang Hongmei shook off Zhang Shouyi's hand, glanced at him with a hint of disgust, and turned to leave.

Zhang Shouyi was hurt by his wife's gaze, but he quickly recovered and hugged Zhang Hongmei from behind.

"Get out, everyone."

Lu Jing shuddered in fright and instinctively wanted to go out, but Gan Lu beside her remained motionless, staring at Zhang Hongmei.

Lu Jing also realized that she was Zhang Hongmei's person, and if it really came down to something, she would really have to stand by the lady's side.

Zhang Hongmei looked up at the two of them and said, "You two go outside and wait for me."

When only the two of them were left, he said, "Let go."

"Wife, wife, please don't be like this. I really haven't done anything to betray you," Zhang Shouyi explained in a panic.

"I told you to let go."

The complete lack of emotional response alarmed Zhang Shouyi, who didn't let go but instead held on even tighter.

“Honey, listen to me, I really didn’t do anything. As for Wei Tongtong, it’s really because she’s quite capable at work. I transferred her up here half a year ago, and she was only in charge of external liaison work. We didn’t have any contact at all.”

After Zhang Shouyi finished explaining, he thought his wife would question him or understand him. But he found that his wife's body in his arms had become even stiffer.

"Wife, I'll put her down right now. Don't be angry, don't treat me like this."

Zhang Hongmei felt unusually calm. She was thinking that she had really fallen behind. She was always at home with the elderly and children and had completely disconnected from society. She had not realized her own value.

It started after I came back from abroad; I shouldn't have confined myself to this circle.

The children are all grown up now, so I'm only worried about the elderly. I'm sure I can take care of them, so I'll have to focus on my family from now on.