Gossip spreads quickly in Xixia Village. In the past two days, Jiang Shuya noticed that many people were giving her strange looks when she passed by the convenience store. She felt it as soon as she went into the store to buy sanitary napkins. Despite the pain in her stomach, Wu Lan's gaze towards her became more gloomy.
Especially Cao Fang, who had nothing to do all day, had eyes like a sharp sword, always ready to pierce her with a cold light. Her expression was too obvious. Jiang Shuya tried hard to recall Cao Fang. In her previous life, Cao Fang had always had a crush on Huang Minghao. The two had been classmates since they were childhood friends.
Both families belong to Xixia Village and are close relatives of the Cao family across the street. They live opposite the convenience store and are separated from Huang Minghao's family only by a river. However, Cao Fang's father owns a hardware store and the Jiangdao Hotel at the ferry terminal and is quite wealthy. Cao Fang is an only child, and her parents know that their daughter has long been in love with Huang Minghao. However, Cao Fang's parents look down on Huang Minghao's family, especially Huang Guohua, who is the most unreliable, lazy, and fond of drinking, gambling, and whoring in the whole of Jiangdao. Although Huang Minghao has such an upright grandfather, he is still a generation removed and has not disciplined his son well, so he cannot be considered a successful father.
The most important fundamental reason is not external. Jiang Shuya remembers that Huang Minghao rejected Cao Fang twice in her previous life and had no scandals with her. In her more than ten years of marriage with Huang Minghao, although there was no love between husband and wife and most of the time they were indifferent, she never found out that he had other women outside.
Especially after the demolition, Cao Fang took the initiative to tell Huang Minghao that her family's demolition compensation was ten times his, which was tens of millions of yuan in assets. However, Huang Minghao was still unmoved and rejected her decisively. This once made her wonder if Huang Minghao had some physical or mental problems.
Although the couple had little communication in their past life, Huang Minghao was by no means a celibate person. He had always been very attached to Jiang Shuya's body, and he would show rare tenderness in such matters. The more Jiang Shuya resisted, the more patient he became, coaxing and begging her. After it was over, he would revert to his original cold and indifferent demeanor, not saying another word. This caused her to break down and cry many times. Once, Jiang Shuya directly asked him, "If you don't like me, why did you marry me and shamelessly touch me?"
Huang Minghao replied, "I married you out of a sense of responsibility. You are the only woman I've ever been with."
Later, Jiang Shuya realized that she and Huang Minghao had had sex before marriage. It turned out that deep down he felt indebted to her, which was why he took the initiative to propose marriage, but he didn't understand what love was at all.
But she's not stupid. Huang Minghao wasn't happy marrying her. Was it just for that one impulsive act? This era is no longer the ancient feudal period, but the 21st century. There's no need to pay for a lifetime for a mistake. It's really unnecessary.
Jiang Shuya took a deep breath, came to her senses, put the sanitary napkins she bought into the bag, and was about to say goodbye to Wu Lan when Wu Lan suddenly spoke up: "Isn't your Huang Minghao coming back in a few days?"
Jiang Shuya frowned and turned to ask, "How did you know?"
Zhou Lan gestured towards the inner room with her chin: "My husband, Lao Tan, said that he and your husband have been in contact recently."
She suddenly remembered that Huang Minghao had sent her many messages in the past two months, but Jiang Shuya had never replied to a single one. She raised an eyebrow and nodded indifferently.
Wu Lan glanced at Cao Fang and whispered to Jiang Shuya, "Did you propose to divorce him? He already told my husband, Lao Tan, and even asked my family what you've been busy with lately."
Jiang Shuya found it quite amusing. The issues between the couple could have been resolved by sitting down and talking to each other, yet others were making unfounded speculations. It seemed that Huang Minghao prioritized his friends above all else.
She said without hesitation, "Yes, I have this idea. Judging from the text message he sent me, he seems unwilling to agree, let alone agree. When he comes back, please ask your boss, Mr. Tan, to persuade him so that we can part amicably and not delay each other."
Hearing Jiang Shuya say this, Cao Fang, who was leaning against the side, showed a happy expression.
Upon hearing this, Wu Lan feigned shock and frowned, saying, "Oh dear, what are you saying? Xiaoya, who advises others to divorce? We advise reconciliation, not separation. We would never do such a thing. Since your husband doesn't want a divorce, it means he still has feelings for you, doesn't want to leave you, and wants to continue living with you. He can't bear to part with you. Your husband is handsome, and if you let go, won't all those women outside flock to him? Our Xixia Village will be demolished in a year or two. He's rich and good-looking, and all those young girls are after him. I'm telling you, you absolutely must not divorce him. You must hold on to him tightly."
Jiang Shuya, having lived a second life, could easily tell that she was trying to extract information from Wu Lan. She knew that Wu Lan and Cao Fang were close, and that finding out about their divorce would give Cao Fang some leverage. She relaxed her hand that was covering her stomach for a moment, then brought up her secret relationship with Huang Minghao from her previous life, and said confidently, "Am I that bad? Am I not pretty? He doesn't want a divorce, isn't it just that he still has feelings for my body? I remember once, he lay on top of me and said that he would never touch another woman in his life."
Upon hearing this, the two exchanged a glance, speechless, staring at Jiang Shuya in disbelief. She could speak so casually about such a private matter, without any restraint or shame—truly an oddity. But no one doubted her words. Who could say Jiang Shuya wasn't beautiful? She had a shapely figure, flawless skin, and rosy lips and white teeth. Even without makeup, she was instantly recognizable.
Jiang Shuya left with her things, forgetting what Ruo had just said. A strange sense of pleasure welled up inside her: Is it only you, Huang Minghao, who could utter such vulgarities in front of your group of childhood friends? Today, I'll see how they can see your true colors.
She felt there was absolutely no need to tell them about marital matters. In her past life, Cao Fang was just a minor incident. A few years later, Cao Fang was introduced to a man from another place, who became her live-in son-in-law.
She heard that he had many siblings, and the man went to university in Jinling and worked there after graduation. He met Cao Fang through an introduction. If Huang Minghao still rejects Cao Fang in this life, then Cao Fang's ending will be the same as in the previous life. If she successfully ends her marriage with Huang Minghao ten years earlier than in the previous life, will the ending be different again? Sigh! A series of possibilities and impossibilities made her head ache. In any case, she didn't want this person anymore. She would give him to them and let whoever wanted him take him could have him.
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