Seeing Zhu Weidong jump down, and then carefully reach out to help Ji Ling get out of the car, he seemed to be such a cold man on weekdays, but he also showed his gentle side when facing his wife.

Ji Ling avoided his hand and said, "I can go down by myself."

"Shall I hug you?" Zhu Weidong asked.

Ji Ling glared at him, but seeing that she couldn't convince him, she turned her head slightly and ignored him, but still reluctantly stretched out her hand.

What outsiders see is the woman throwing a tantrum while the man is coaxing her in a low voice.

Director Wang, who had received the news, rushed over, pushed through the crowd and walked up to the two men, "Where did you find them? Is the person okay?"

While asking, he looked around and saw that Ji Ling was fine. Without waiting for Ji Ling to speak, he said, "Xiao Ji, I didn't arrange things well, and you were wronged."

"Director Wang, I should be the one to apologize. I am sorry for causing you trouble."

"Hey, what's the trouble?" Director Wang had already asked about the cause of the incident. It was because of this that he felt even more embarrassed. "We've been out all night. Weidong, take your wife home to rest first. If there's anything, we can talk about it after you've rested."

Zhu Weidong said yes and took his wife back to the tent.

He held his wife's hand along the way. When someone greeted him on the road, he just nodded lightly and did not stop to speak.

However, everyone still noticed that Zhu Weidong's usually cold face had a hint of alienation, making people even more afraid to get close to him.

After entering the tent, Ji Ling was cut off from the gazes from behind. Her whole body softened. She sat on the bed and said, "If I had known I wouldn't have left last night, everyone would be looking at me now."

Zhu Weidong asked, "Do you regret it now?"

"I don't regret it. It was obviously me who was bullied and no one stood up for me. Now you are trying to help me find me with good intentions, but I don't appreciate it." Ji Ling raised her chin and glared at him.

Zhu Weidong squatted down. Before Ji Ling asked him what he was going to do, she felt her legs being lifted up. Then she watched Zhu Weidong help her take off her shoes. After they were taken off, he put the shoes under the bed and moved her legs onto the bed.

"I'll go get some hot water for you to soak your feet. Just sit on the bed and don't move." Zhu Weidong's voice was still cold, but he could not hide his concern.

Ji Ling wanted to stop him, but before she could say anything, her stomach started to growl.

She blushed and said, "I didn't eat anything yesterday."

Zhu Weidong was silent for a while and asked, "Didn't anyone bring you food?"

"Master Liu got into trouble, and everyone was just mad at me. They didn't even allow me to use water, let alone food." Ji Ling pouted, "I want braised pork, fried eggs, and rice."

Zhu Weidong said, "I have nothing to eat tomorrow, and the rice is hard, so I'll eat steamed buns today."

Ji Ling nodded like pounding garlic.

Zhu Weidong then got up and went out. Ji Ling was lying on the bed. She couldn't help dozing off after sitting in the car for the whole morning. Lying in the tent without the sun, it was very cool and comfortable, making her sleepy.

I fell asleep without realizing it.

In the kitchen, after Zhu Weidong came over, Master Liu followed him to apologize, "It was my own fault that I didn't pay attention. Your sister-in-law Lin also cares about me. I have criticized her, and she also realized that what she did was wrong and made Comrade Ji feel wronged."

"I'll make whatever you want to eat." Master Liu immediately took over. "Besides, you're not used to using this wood-burning stove. Your hands are used to holding pens, so how can you do these rough jobs?"

"Then I'll trouble Master Liu to give me one dish of braised pork, one dish of scrambled eggs, and some steamed buns."

"The steamed buns were steamed this morning, but the braised pork will take some time. The longer it stews, the more flavorful it will be. It will take about an hour. I'll have someone deliver it to your tent when it's done."

After Zhu Weidong thanked him, he turned and left.

Master Liu asked people to light a fire and cook.

He turned around and glanced at Zhu Weidong's back, and sighed inwardly. Just now when he mentioned Lin Xiang's matter, Engineer Zhu did not respond, which seemed to be a resentment.

Lin Xiang is not having a good time either. Since yesterday, people have been talking about her wherever she goes. They are not blaming her, but they are worried about her, after all, the matter has become so serious.

Her husband, who had been missing for half a month, came back and scolded her in front of everyone. Lin Xiang was so ashamed that she hid in the tent and didn't go out at all.

Hu Gang walked in from outside and saw his wife still lying on the bed. He lowered his voice with anger, "Engineer Zhu is back with his lover. How long are you going to lie there if you don't go over and apologize?"

Lin Xiang sat up and said in a muffled voice, "What's the point of me apologizing? You've already scolded me, so just leave it at that. I didn't do anything wrong. She should be thankful that Master Liu is okay, otherwise she would have suffered."

"Nonsense, Master Liu has already said that it was his fault for not paying attention, why are you still saying this?" Hu Gang was about to be mad at his wife, he pulled a chair and sat down, "You said that Engineer Zhu's wife came from a small county, right? You said she was spoiled, right? Does this have anything to do with Master Liu's injury?"

Lin Xiang opened her mouth and said, "I was so angry that I said everything. It's not like she made it up. She came from a small county town, so why should she be afraid of what people say?"

"Listen to what you said. Is that what I'm talking about? If you care about Master Liu, then you should just bring up Master Liu's business. Why are you bringing up other people's business? You're making a personal attack. Don't you think you're wrong at this point?"

Lin Xiang opened her mouth and wanted to defend herself, but was frightened by her husband's cold eyes and stopped talking. She lowered her head and said nothing.

"If you are wrong, you are wrong. Everyone is watching. You say I wronged you. The public's view can't be wrong, right?" Hu Gang stood up and walked over, begging in a low voice, "Auntie, please stop throwing a tantrum here. Don't you see what happened at this time? Because your engineer Zhu's wife has something wrong, we don't have to stay in the company anymore. Let's just pack up and leave."

He had also heard from others that Engineer Zhu's family was very powerful, but he was a low-key person, so people in the unit didn't know about it.

Lin Xiang complained, "It's not like I don't know."

I thought that Ji Ling was just a pheasant that had entered a phoenix's nest, otherwise she wouldn't dare to make such a fuss.

In the end, Lin Xiang followed her husband to Zhu Weidong's place. When they went there, Master Liu also came over to deliver food, and the smell of braised pork wafted from afar.

Lin Xiang came over and said, "Master Liu, why are you making braised pork again? Didn't she throw it away because she didn't want to eat it?"

"Engineer Zhu just came over and said he wanted to eat braised pork." Master Liu looked towards the small tent and his voice became a little softer. "You, don't stand up for me. This happened because of me, don't blame anyone else."

"You are kind-hearted." Lin Xiang said unwillingly, but finally nodded and agreed.

(End of this chapter)