Chapter 16 A Man with a Famous Double Standard
I was surprised. "Xu Zhengnan? Did you see him?"
"You are still playing dumb. I saw you guys in the live broadcast." Shen Yixiao's face was gloomy. "If Su Ying hadn't told me, I would still be kept in the dark. Do you regret choosing me?"
I looked at his changeable face, which revealed a kind of inferiority and paranoia, because he knew too well that his background was not as good as Xu Zhengnan's. I had suffered a lot following him, and he was afraid that I would regret it.
After all, if I choose Xu Zhengnan, my life will really be smooth sailing.
I do regret it, but I can't say it.
Shen Yixiao's background and experience destined him to have flawed character, and he would never be able to accept the facts.
Then I would be even less able to leave.
"Show me the chat history between you and Su Ying." I stretched out my hand.
Shen Yixiao opened the chat history between him and Su Ying. It turned out that someone was live streaming at the exhibition. Su Ying couldn't go, so she watched the live streaming at home. As a result, she saw Xu Zhengnan and me.
But Xu Zhengnan and I were standing one after the other, and there was no interaction at all, just like strangers.
The only scene of greeting was not captured.
I looked surprised, "He really was there too, I had no idea, I went there alone, you should have seen it, I didn't even have any contact with him."
"Really?" Shen Yixiao didn't believe it. "I gave you two invitations. Su Ying was watching the live broadcast at home, so she definitely didn't go. Who did you give the other one to?"
I took out the remaining invitation from my bag and looked directly into Shen Yixiao's eyes without any guilt, "The other one is here. I didn't want to go with Su Ying, so I went alone."
Looking at the invitation letter I took out of my bag, Shen Yixiao was stunned at first, and then the expression on his face relaxed a little.
I really didn't know Xu Zhengnan was there, so I have a clear conscience.
I just thought it was funny. Shen Yixiao had already cheated on me physically and mentally, but he was extremely harsh on my every word and action. Even when Xu Zhengnan and I appeared in the same scene, he would rush over to take me away.
What a double standard! Sometimes I admire those couples who play with each other, at least they give each other freedom.
Shen Yixiao couldn't be wholeheartedly devoted to me, and he was afraid that I would cheat like him.
The selfishness is so vivid.
"I'm sorry, I was too nervous." Shen Yixiao couldn't see anything wrong with my face, and finally breathed a sigh of relief. He took the invitation with a helpless look on his face and changed the subject, "Why don't you go with Su Ying?"
I frowned, "She was the one who ruined my dress when she tried it on. I almost made a fool of myself. She denied it, so I'm angry."
Shen Yixiao didn't like Su Ying. He might be a little enthusiastic towards a woman he was interested in, but he would be very repulsive to a woman he didn't like but who flirted with him from time to time and tried to get close to him.
He is not a fool. He can see that Su Ying occasionally reveals her true feelings, but he remains polite just for my sake.
After all, I haven't officially confessed my feelings to you.
Hearing what I said, he got angry again, "Why should she try it on? Honey, you are just too good to her, just let her pay the price!"
"She can't afford it. By the way, Yixiao, the white dress Secretary Lu wore that day was similar to mine. I heard that they are from the same brand. How much salary did you give her? How could she afford it?" I suddenly changed the subject to Lu Xiaoyun.
Shen Yixiao's expression immediately changed, "Really? I didn't even notice her when she was next to me."
"She wanted to give me her skirt, and you didn't notice?" I looked incredulous.
Shen Yixiao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Wife, you were so beautiful that day, how could I care about looking at other women? Secretary Lu might have bought imitations, and imitations should not be expensive."
I pretended to be suddenly enlightened, "Yes, it must be a knockoff. So I found that I don't like wearing clothes that others have worn, so I just throw them into the trash can."
Shen Yixiao's brows knitted together. That skirt was very valuable, and it was a gift for Lu Xiaoyun. He would definitely feel bad if he threw it away.
What if Lu Xiaoyun asks him for compensation for this?
His love for Lu Xiaoyun is more about physical stimulation. As for money, he can give it, but there will definitely be no limit.
These are what he confessed to me in his previous life after I found out he was cheating on me.
"Well, just throw it away. If she needs compensation, I'll just give it to her directly." Shen Yixiao obviously didn't want to continue this topic. He threw the invitation aside and looked at the painting in my hand. "What did you like today?"
I nodded, without saying much to Shen Yixiao, I just opened the painting and prepared to find a place to hang it up.
This is an ink painting in a somewhat black style, with a withered red rose and a crying woman. The distant sky is covered with haze, and the black coastline seems to swallow her.
Shen Yixiao was a little surprised when he saw the painting, "Why do you like this style now? It looks... quite gloomy, wife, I'm very worried about you like this, how about I accompany you to see a psychologist?"
"I just think this story is worthy of people's attention. A woman who was abandoned by love and suffered betrayal, her world is like this. Although I have not experienced her story, I feel inexplicably distressed." I deliberately told the story behind the painting and observed Shen Yixiao's reaction.
As long as Lu Xiaoyun was not mentioned, Shen Yixiao was very calm. He sighed, "Yes, but don't worry, my wife, I will never let you suffer the same pain as her."
After saying that, he put the painting away and said, "Don't hang it in our house. It's unlucky. You are more suitable for sunny styles. Don't touch such depressing things."
I said nothing and watched him hand the painting to the servant and tell him to find a place to put it away.
When Shen Yixiao went to the study to get busy, I asked the servant to take the painting back, then went to my studio and hung the painting in the most conspicuous place, because I thought the woman in the painting really looked like me.
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After Lu Xiaoyun went on vacation, Shen Yixiao's time to go to the company was postponed again.
He stayed in bed like he did long ago. He hugged me from behind, his breath hitting my ears, feeling wet. His body was hot, like a piece of hard iron. I felt a little uncomfortable, but didn't avoid him.
"Honey, it seems like we haven't had sex for a while, and you always reject me." He whispered in the crook of my neck. His hoarse voice must have sounded very sexy to others.
But I felt stressed out when I heard it, as if I had been touched into a restricted area, and the fire in my heart was suddenly ignited.
Shen Yixiao was also so lustful when he was on Lu Xiaoyun's bed, right?
I opened the quilt, broke free from Shen Yixiao's arms, and then got up with my back to him, "I told you I'm taking medicine and can't have sex, why don't you feel sorry for me at all now?"
Strike first and catch him off guard.
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