"Before, in mainland China, the environment constrained me, so this idea was just an idea. Now that I'm here, the environment 'allows' it, and this idea... has become 'reasonable'?"
Qian Shuzhen was really speechless after hearing her words. She looked at the pain and helplessness hidden under Liu Rumeng's calm face and felt uncomfortable in her heart.
She couldn't understand, let alone agree, and could only murmur, "This... this is ridiculous! Rumeng, you're wronging yourself! Lin Huowang... he should be devoted to you! He's so capable, how could he still..."
"He has talent, so he attracts more people."
Liu Rumeng interrupted her softly, her tone carrying the weariness of someone who had seen through the world. She said, "Rather than letting him sneak around, or having to back down someday because of some powerful person, why not... I take the initiative and be the generous wife. At least... I chose the person, and I gave him the status."
After hearing this, Qian Shuzhen didn't know what to say.
Perhaps in later generations, many women held this view. Especially wealthy women, who all knew there was no such thing as a cat that didn't steal fish. As long as the man came home on time, didn't bring people around to bother him, and was responsible for his family, most wealthy wives would turn a blind eye.
But for Chinese women in the 1970s and 1980s, how could a wife actively help her husband to have an affair? This was too challenging for Qian Shuzhen's cognition and values.
The living room suddenly fell into silence.
Outside the window, it was already completely dark, and the lights in the villa lit up one after another, illuminating the two women with different thoughts.
Qian Shuzhen took a few deep breaths, trying to process the overwhelming amount of information. She looked at Liu Rumeng's face, still breathtakingly beautiful under the bright lights, yet tinged with a lingering melancholy, and a mixture of emotions washed over her. Ultimately, she could only sigh helplessly, "Hong Kong Island... This place has a truly terrifying effect on people. It can distort even our most deeply held beliefs."
Liu Rumeng didn't refute, but just smiled faintly and changed the subject: "Sister Shuzhen, it's dark outside, how about...you stay here and sleep tonight?"
"Stay...stay here and sleep?" Qian Shuzhen's heart skipped a beat. Her face flushed instantly and her eyes avoided in panic. "No...no! I...I'm not ready yet!"
Liu Rumeng was stunned by her overreaction and looked at her strangely: "It's just a one-night stay here, what else do you need to prepare? The bed is new and the toiletries are complete. Are you still picky about your bed?"
Qian Shuzhen then realized that she had overreacted and let the cat out of the bag. She was so embarrassed that she wanted to find a hole to crawl into. She quickly covered up, "Ah? No, no! I mean... it's not very convenient to sleep here, right? Lin... Lin Huowang has to come back at night, right? I'm an outsider..." Her voice became softer and softer as she spoke.
Liu Rumeng suddenly realized something, and looking at Qian Shuzhen's embarrassed look, she couldn't help but burst out laughing: "So that's what you're worried about? Well, don't worry! It's really unfortunate today, even if you wanted to see Awang, you can't."
"He's not in Hong Kong Island?" Qian Shuzhen was stunned, feeling inexplicably lost.
"Yes," Liu Rumeng nodded. "He returned to the mainland early this morning. He invested in a large industrial park in Shekou, Bao'an County, called the Shekou Industrial Park. They say it's almost complete. It's a crucial part of his overall strategic plan, a huge investment, and he has to be there to oversee it personally."
"Shekou Industrial Park?" Qian Shuzhen was shocked again. "He even bought such a large piece of land in mainland China to build an industrial park? Oh my God... He... How can he be so powerful? It's not enough that he has created such a big situation in Hong Kong Island, but he also..."
She really couldn't find the words to describe Lin Huowang's ability to turn the tide. The news she had heard about him in the past six months was truly more shocking than the last.
This is an entire industrial park!
Qian Shuzhen, who has interviewed people in various places in Northeast China, is not an ignorant woman. She knows very well how big a piece of land must be to be called an industrial park and how much attention it must receive from the state and local governments.
However, Liu Rumeng didn't say much, nor did she continue to ask.
However, since she couldn't see the forest fire today, she felt empty in her heart again.
With the regret of not being able to meet each other and the shock of Liu Rumeng's "big house theory", Qian Shuzhen finally agreed to stay in Villa No. 3 in Repulse Bay.
And right after that, Qian Shuzhen witnessed what the luxurious life of the rich in capitalism really was like!
The dinner was extremely sumptuous. The long dining table was covered with a snow-white tablecloth, and the silverware gleamed in the light. Servants moved silently and efficiently, placing each exquisite dish on the table.
Even though Qian Shuzhen's life in the mainland was not bad and her father was a high-ranking official in the province, even in the most difficult times, if their family wanted to eat meat, they could have it at any time.
But these living conditions are considered very good compared with those of ordinary people in the mainland.
Compared with the life of the rich in Hong Kong Island, it is like heaven and earth.
"Sister Shuzhen, try this. Foie gras flown in from France, and the chef sautéed it in port wine."
Liu Rumeng introduced it enthusiastically. A few days ago, when she first arrived at Repulse Bay Villa No. 3 to live permanently, Liu Rumeng felt a little uneasy and guilty while eating these sumptuous meals.
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