"I want more..." Lu Zhu was insatiable and kept adding more.
Nan Zhu lowered her head as she put on her leather shoes, the dim shadows obscuring her facial expression.
The door, now separated from the beloved wall, lay forlornly on the floor, allowing unobstructed gazes from gossipy onlookers to eagerly watch the couple display their affection.
"Zhuzhu, I'm leaving now." Nanzhu walked over and kissed Lü Zhu.
As they pushed through the crowd, some men patted Nan Zhu on the shoulder and said, "Brother, well done."
Nan Zhu smiled faintly, like a warm spring day. With her delicate features, she didn't appear imposing, but rather approachable and kind.
"Wow, he's so handsome!" The women around Lu Zhu were both envious and jealous. She must have accumulated good fortune over several lifetimes to snag such a good man.
After Nan Zhu left, the crowd gradually dispersed.
Lu Zhu looked at the damaged door, cursed for a while, turned around and went inside, picked up her phone and dialed the property management office, asking them to send someone to repair her door.
The repairman arrived late, inspected the items, and said it would take several days to fix them.
Lu Zhu was furious. Seeing that the repairman's skills were not up to par, she hurled insults at him and cursed his ancestors for eighteen generations.
"Useless trash, out of sight, out of mind." Lü Zhu threw a handful of coins at the repairman's face, telling him to take the money and get lost.
The repairman, young and impetuous, was hot-tempered and hot-blooded. He grabbed a hundred-yuan bill and rudely shoved it into Lü Zhu's mouth. A gentleman uses words, not fists; men rarely hit women. Lü Zhu was the epitome of a woman, and the repairman slapped her twice. Before leaving, he spat at her and went off laughing.
Kind people are often bullied, and good horses are often ridden.
"Stop! Stop right there! Are you out of your mind? How dare you hit me?" Lu Zhu was all bark and no bite. She stood rooted to the spot, but shouted at him.
"Aunt Li, Uncle Zhao... that man is bullying me, a weak woman."
As soon as Lü Zhu said this, the people who had been craning their necks to watch suddenly shrank back.
The door to Lü Zhu's house is broken, and everyone has to hear and see what's going on inside, whether they want to or not. The repairman was innocently insulted and humiliated, so what's wrong with him fighting back? They can't bring themselves to aid and abet wrongdoing; their conscience isn't dead.
"Heartless bastard." Lu Zhu's eyes were red, and for the first time she felt that it was difficult to get away from home.
Feeling wronged, Lü Zhu immediately called Nan Zhu to complain. Nan Zhu was flustered; this was the most crucial moment in the negotiation and signing process. His phone rang, but he couldn't answer it. He hung up, but a few moments later, the persistent, noisy ringing started again.
Nan Zhu was late because the door was broken, and the other party in the negotiations had been waiting for a long time, their mood already sour. The cell phone kept ringing incessantly, the jarring noise making their expressions increasingly grim.
There are priorities, so Nan Zhu had no choice but to hand over the contract that was about to be signed to his subordinates, while he went to a corner to answer Lu Zhu's phone call.
After Lu Zhu finished recounting the whole story in tears, Nan Zhu felt a surge of anger stuck in her throat, unable to vent or let it out, as if someone were choking her.
"You kept calling just to tell me this?"
After four years of relationship, Nan Zhu hoped for a turnaround and didn't want it to be ruined.
"He hit me, and my face still hurts." Lu Zhu, oblivious to the deeper meaning in Nan Zhu's words, said in a soft, coquettish voice.
"Enough," Nan Zhu snapped, hanging up the phone with a sullen face.
Back in the meeting room, Nan Zhu found that her subordinates had already finalized the contract. She suppressed her anger and disappointment, putting on a smile. With the contract secured, it was time to celebrate, and Nan Zhu invited her partners for drinks. The partners exchanged glances and unanimously declined Nan Zhu's invitation. After all, it was still early morning, and they hadn't left work yet; they still needed to go back to the company to explain the contract details.
Nan Zhu saw off her business partner and returned to the company with her subordinates.
The successful signing of this contract is of great and far-reaching significance to the company's development. The company's senior management is very pleased and has promoted Nan Zhu's subordinates to higher positions.
When Nan Zhu signed the contract, he had something come up and did not participate, disregarding the company's interests. However, considering his diligence and hard work, he was neither punished nor rewarded.
When the news spread, Nan Zhu learned of it and, in a fit of anger, smashed the cup in her hand.
Nan Zhu had spent countless sleepless nights preparing for this contract. Now, with the fruits of her labor stolen and her subordinate now a peer, Nan Zhu's resentment burned ever brighter.
When Nanzhu returned home from get off work, she had nothing in her hands except her briefcase.
She was beaten up, and her husband didn't comfort her or buy her a cake. No one cooked dinner for her, and she had nothing to eat. One thing after another, she felt extremely wronged.
"Nanzhu, why didn't you buy a cake? Don't you know I wanted one?" Lu Zhu said, her voice trembling with anger, her face flushed and her neck thick, showing no trace of femininity.
Nan Zhu ignored him and walked to the living room, where the dining table was empty.
"I'm hungry. What about dinner?" Nan Zhu asked calmly.
The two stared at each other in silence; it was the calm before the storm.
---Aside---
Thank you Shenyu_Qingchen for the flowers! Thank you Tangzhu QQ48b1d7388c22f3 for the flowers and diamonds!
Thank you Shenyu_Qingchen for the flowers! Thank you Tangzhu QQ48b1d7388c22f3 for the flowers and diamonds!
Thank you Shenyu_Qingchen for the flowers! Thank you Tangzhu QQ48b1d7388c22f3 for the flowers and diamonds!
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