Back in Xixia Village, Jiang Shuya entered the courtyard. Passing by Li Xiaoru's room, she glanced at her and saw her taking beautiful photos of herself with her newly bought phone. She didn't go in to disturb her and placed the set of cosmetics Huang Li had given her on her dressing table.
Upon opening the package and seeing all those bottles and jars, Jiang Shuya couldn't help but sigh; Huang Li is so thoughtful, she even brought her makeup remover. A smile involuntarily crept onto her lips.
"Xiaoya, could you help me with this four-piece outfit?"
Jiang Shuya turned around and found Huang Minghao standing at the bedroom door.
"Can't you put on a four-piece bedding set?"
Huang Minghao nodded; "The sheets are in the washing machine, and I'd like to change them. Could you help me?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Shuya didn't think much of it. After all, this man had helped her secure financing for her store opening, so it wasn't unreasonable for her to help him out.
"I'll teach you. It's very simple. You'll learn it after watching it once. Next time, you can install it yourself."
After saying that, he followed Huang Minghao to his room. The bed sheet and the disassembled quilt were crumpled together, which showed that he really hadn't put the quilt back on.
Remembering that he was a hands-off manager in his previous life, Jiang Shuya's lips curled into a mocking smile.
I taught him step by step how to smooth out the quilt, fix the four corners, stuff the quilt in from one end, and after stuffing it all in, hold the corners with both hands, stretch it out once, smooth it out again, and it's done.
Huang Minghao stood behind her, listening attentively, watching her shake the blanket with both arms, and then straighten it with a calm expression.
The two were quite close, and he could clearly smell her faint fragrance. He couldn't help but wrap his arms around her slender waist and hug her tightly from behind.
Jiang Shuya exclaimed in alarm, her expression panicked: "Huang Minghao, what are you doing?"
Huang Minghao buried his head in her ear, breathing heavily, his voice hoarse: "Xiaoya, I want... I want you."
His hands groped around her waist, and his lips kissed her earlobe.
Jiang Shuya quickly pushed him away with her arm:
"No, get out of here. I don't want to. Don't forget, we're divorced."
Huang Minghao didn't care about her resistance at all, his voice low and deep:
"So what? It's consensual, just the two of us, what's there to be afraid of?"
Jiang Shuya was pinned against the wall by him, her clothes torn and disheveled. She bit her lip tightly, knowing that Huang Minghao couldn't hold back any longer and was eager to satisfy the needs of a certain part of his body. But she couldn't let him have his way. If he succeeded, how would it be any different from her past life? She despised that version of herself.
So, in a fit of desperation, she turned away and said, "Huang Minghao, I'm not clean anymore, I'm dirty, don't touch me."
Thinking back to the night she had sex with Lin Moxiao, Jiang Shuya was certain that Huang Minghao couldn't accept that the man in front of her had a virginity complex.
He doesn't have to love Jiang Shuya. As long as the woman he's with is clean and can satisfy his needs, he won't look for other women outside. He once said that women he sleeps with casually are too dirty.
Huang Minghao's heated breath froze instantly, and he stared at Jiang Shuya in disbelief: "What did you say? You're dirty? Who touched you?"
Jiang Shuya exhaled, her heart racing, and casually straightened her clothes:
"Don't worry, it didn't happen during our marriage; it was my own choice."
Huang Minghao roared, "Who is he?"
Jiang Shuya sneered; "What's the point of asking this? I already said it was voluntary. He gave me the money, so I gave it to him."
Huang Minghao stepped forward and grabbed Jiang Shuya by the neck with one hand, his eyes blazing with anger; "Tell me, who is that man?"
Jiang Shuya closed her eyes; "If you're so capable, then strangle me. Don't try to blackmail me with any moral principles."
Seeing that she was unharmed, Huang Minghao suppressed his anger and resentfully released his grip. A moment later, a mocking expression appeared on his face:
"You finally did something shameful, selling your body for money. You're a disgrace to me, Huang Minghao. Get out, get as far away as you can."
Seeing that she had achieved her goal, Jiang Shuya looked utterly dejected and wisely opened the door. Just as she was about to walk out, she saw Li Xiaoru standing outside the door, her ears perked up.
When Li Xiaoru saw her cousin, she was extremely embarrassed and hurriedly stepped back and went down the stairs.
Jiang Shuya stood in the stairwell, stunned as she watched Li Xiaoru flee in panic. Her cousin must have overheard the entire conversation between her and Huang Minghao.
Li Xiaoru was as excited as if she had heard major news, gripping her phone tightly and her heart pounding wildly.
Jiang Shuya followed Li Xiaoru to her room, glanced at her wardrobe which was piled high with clothes and quite messy, then walked up to her and saw her carefully applying an eyebrow pencil. She opened the powder compact in front of her, looked at it, and said in a cold tone:
"Xiaoru, can you promise me you won't tell anyone what you just heard? It won't be good for you."
Li Xiaoru turned her head away, feigning ignorance:
"Cousin, I didn't mean to eavesdrop. I saw you come back with something, and I was just curious to see what it was. I didn't expect that when I passed by your husband's room, I really didn't hear anything. I swear to God."
Jiang Shuya stared intently at her cousin and chuckled softly.
"Xiaoru, you're very smart. I'm your cousin, so it's only right that I take care of you. I just hope you won't use your cleverness on me."
Watching her cousin leave, Li Xiaoru instantly breathed a sigh of relief.
Jiang Shuya went to Zhang Xiaohui's house and told her about opening the shop. She asked Zhang Xiaohui to be in charge of contacting her master's team and promised to customize a shareholding contract based on the chef's level.
They then contacted Sun Qi to help them find a shop.
Just as she was running around looking for a shop, Jiang Shuyue called her. It turned out that her cousin had escaped her misery and wanted to celebrate together. Hearing that there would only be three people, Jiang Shuyue readily agreed.
That evening, the three of them met at a famous food stall in Hexi. The older cousin arrived late, and Wang Ziliang poured her a glass of red wine and told her to punish herself by drinking one.
Wang Ziliang looked radiant and had a big smile on his face. Looking at the clothes he was wearing, which were clean and stylish, Jiang Shuyue immediately teased him.
"Tell me, have you fallen in love lately? You're smiling so happily."
Wang Ziliang grinned, revealing his white teeth, and laughed twice before looking at Jiang Shuya.
"I also want to thank my cousin; she introduced me to Xiaoru, and yesterday she agreed to be my girlfriend."
Jiang Shuya's smile froze. If she remembered correctly, her cousin had never said she wanted to develop a romantic relationship with Wang Ziliang.
"Ziliang, Xiaoru, I've agreed to date you."
Wang Ziliang nodded earnestly, his expression honest and simple, his eyes revealing undisguised joy.
"I was planning to ask her to come with me today, but she said she had to work and it was difficult to switch shifts. I promised to pick her up after get off work."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Shuya and her cousin raised their glasses in congratulations: "Congratulations, Ziliang, on successfully finding a partner!"
The three of them drank heartily. Jiang Shuya, who didn't drink alcohol, continued to give instructions while holding her juice:
"Ziliang, treat Xiaoru well. She's suffered a lot at home and hasn't seen much of the world. You need to be understanding."
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