Upon hearing this, Huang Minghao's lips twitched, while Jiang Shuya stood to the side, looking at him in disbelief.
Huang Minghao sneered: "Sun Qi, so you admitted it after all, right? Tell me, did you sleep with her?"
Sun Qi was completely bewildered, finding his words incredulous: "Brother Hao, I'm not as despicable as you think. I was just being delusional."
Huang Minghao's cold gaze gradually calmed down, and he slowly released Sun Qi, then pointed at Jiang Shuya;
"You think you deserve to like a woman like that? Sun Qi, are you out of your mind? She admitted it herself, cheating on her husband and sleeping with other men, saying it was only for money. How can you accept someone like that?"
Sun Qi turned her head and took a deep look at Jiang Shuya, who had remained silent, before turning her head to look directly at Huang Minghao;
"She went with someone else for money because you weren't good enough! Hao-ge, you've always been good to everyone, but you know better than I how you treated her!"
He handed the nearly melted popsicle to Jiang Shuya, his gaze gentle; "Eat it, it'll melt soon."
Sun Qi opened the packaging of the cold drink herself and said casually;
"Brother Hao, I've never been married, but I know that most women who do that kind of thing for money are unhappy. For a man, being considerate to the woman he loves is fundamental, while working hard to earn money to support the family is his responsibility."
If you've done both of those things, no one else will have a chance. I believe Jiang Shuya isn't the kind of person you're describing. But how good you are to your childhood friend—you'd even spend a whole day talking to his wife rather than glance at Jiang Shuya. She's so beautiful, and you didn't even notice?
Huang Minghao stood there stunned. Every word Sun Qi said felt like a knife piercing his heart. He thought that even though he had divorced her and left her in Xixia Village, she was still his wife. When she asked him to see Huang Li to get the financing, she still considered him her husband.
But he was wrong. When Jiang Shuya refused his demands, he realized that there was no possibility between them anymore. She was even willing to sell her body to others, even if it was just for money. But what could Huang Minghao give her? He should despise and be disgusted by such a dirty woman.
Thinking of this, Huang Minghao raised his eyes and looked at Jiang Shuya;
"So, you'd do anything as long as you're paid, right?"
Jiang Shuya bit her lip tightly, the popsicle in her hand shrinking smaller and smaller; "I'm not casual, I'm expensive."
Huang Minghao sneered; "How much did that person give you?"
Jiang Shuya snorted, took a bite of her ice cream, and casually picked out a number: "One hundred thousand."
Sun Qi realized Jiang Shuya might be sulking; "Brother Hao, stop talking, your wife is doing it on purpose."
Jiang Shuya turned to look at Sun Qi, her face serious.
"I'm not making this up, it's true. I spent the night with him, and I didn't lose out, it just hurt a little."
Huang Minghao was furious. How could he have harbored fantasies about such a shameless woman? He raised his hand to slap her, but Sun Qi grabbed him.
The two pushed and shoved each other, but Jiang Shuya noticed that they were deliberately avoiding her, so she stopped paying attention and continued eating her ice cream.
Back in Xixia Village, Huang Minghao was like a walking corpse. When he passed the small shop at the bridgehead, he didn't even respond to Boss Tan's greeting. At that moment, all he wanted to do was lie down and stare at the ceiling, quietly closing his eyes and thinking.
The suspicions of the past few days were confirmed by Sun Qi's words:
"Brother Hao, if you really want to win her back, you shouldn't treat her like this. From what I understand, you were the one who started the problem. Everyone has a heart; no one is willing to wait for you in the same place."
Upon reaching the upper floor, he suddenly heard a noise coming from the next room, and he was curious enough to go and take a look.
Just then, Li Xiaoru came out of Jiang Shuya's room with a happy look on her face. She was carrying a gift bag and several bottles and jars of skincare products.
Huang Minghao immediately recognized the cosmetics Huang Li had given Jiang Shuya that day, and the exquisite gift bag in his hand was probably clothes that Jiang Shuya had bought herself.
Standing there, Li Xiaoru hadn't expected her brother-in-law to see her like that. Feeling guilty, she stammered, "Sister, brother-in-law, this was bought for me by my cousin. She's not home, so I came to get it myself."
Huang Minghao frowned, glanced sideways, and sneered:
"You're lying, give it back."
Li Xiaoru, looking aggrieved, muttered relentlessly, "It was my cousin who bought it for me, really. You can ask her later. I'm leaving."
Huang Minghao's tall figure blocked her view; his hands were in his pockets, and his face was extremely unpleasant.
"I'll say it again, return it. This wasn't bought for you; it was a gift from my cousin."
When her lie was exposed, Li Xiaoru was speechless. She had finally seen such a beautiful dress from her cousin today, and she hadn't even had a chance to try it on yet. How could she miss it? She had originally planned to wear this yellow dress to the company training session.
So he opened his mouth and prayed;
"Brother-in-law, I borrowed this dress from my cousin. She's given me so many clothes, really. Why don't you ask her? She might have bought this for me."
Huang Minghao frowned and glanced at the clothes;
"Call her now and ask. If she agrees, you can take it."
Seeing his tense face and unapproachable demeanor, Li Xiaoru angrily took out her phone and called Jiang Shuya.
When Jiang Shuya received the call, she asked what it was about. When she learned that Li Xiaoru wanted to borrow the dress her cousin had given her, she hesitated.
She hasn't worn this dress yet, and she really likes it. She's very sensitive about wearing clothes that other people have worn, so lending it to her would be like giving it away. She doesn't want clothes that other people have worn.
"No, everything else is fine, just that one."
Upon hearing this, Li Xiaoru stared at her phone in disbelief, even doubting whether she had misheard. Since the phone was on speakerphone, Huang Minghao had also heard it. She reluctantly put everything back in her hands.
That evening, Jiang Shuya dragged her tired body back to Xixia Village. Seeing that Jiang Shuhuai had also returned late, she asked with concern, "Shuhuai, is the market stock plentiful lately?"
Jiang Shuhuai changed his shoes and went to fetch water for a bath. He squinted, his eyelids drooping, and muttered, "It's alright, not busy. Summer's here, it's the off-season."
Jiang Shuya knew that her younger brother had been very tired lately, having to deliver meals at noon, ship goods at the mall in the afternoon, and attend classes in the morning, so she took the basin from his hand.
"Go upstairs to shower; there's hot water and the shower room has everything."
Jiang Shuhuai agreed, grabbed his change of clothes, and followed behind, still complaining under his breath;
"Sister, that Li Xiaoru has been here for over two months and hasn't helped us deliver meals even once. She hasn't helped out at Sister Xiaohui's house either. Doesn't she only work half-days?"
Jiang Shuya chuckled: "She's busy with important life events lately, let's leave her alone for now."
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