Back to 1984: Earning Money, Raising Kids, and Keeping the Household Busy

Chapter 224 Discovering a Secret
"Chen Ruiyu... I really like him so much! He is so gentle, so pure, so wonderful. It's a pity that he can never belong to me." Xue Lingxue's voice gradually faded away.

Chen Xinyue was stunned for a long time, not knowing how she fell asleep.

The next morning, Xue Lingxue completely forgot what she had said the night before, and Chen Xinyue also subconsciously avoided the conversation. The two of them happily went to school, bickering and teasing each other.

It wasn't until she actually started living here that she truly understood what it meant to be an international student.

Prices abroad are significantly higher than in China; everything costs money, and even the food is different.

She couldn't adapt, so she had to cook for herself in her rented room. On her days off, she worked part-time, teaching children piano and dance, and also teaching Chinese to a rich person's child.

The schedule is packed full.

Chen Xinyue had just stepped out the door when Zhang Jingxuan arrived at the apartment. Looking at Xue Lingxue, who was standing and sitting improperly, his temper flared up again. "Is it interesting that you insist on going against me like this? I've already told you that the Zhang family's marriage partner is not necessarily your Xue family! If your parents see you like this, I don't think they'll have the face to let me marry you."

With a loud "bang!", an ashtray slammed against the door and fell to the ground, chipping a corner of it.

This ashtray was originally in the house; it's not used often, so it's fairly clean.

Zhang Jingxuan dodged in time and wasn't hurt, but his mood was extremely bad. "Xue Lingxue! Are you sick in the head?! If my parents hadn't asked me to find out about your friend's background, I wouldn't have come here today!"

"Inquiring about my friend's background? Ha! How ridiculous! What right do they have to ask? What right do they have to interfere?" Xue Lingxue said with a mocking expression.

Zhang Jingxuan, feeling embarrassed, started scolding again, "Why say such harsh things! It's only a matter of time before things get complicated between us! Everyone in the industry knows we're a couple! They're just concerned about you, afraid you'll associate with shady people. Tell me, who exactly is that woman?"

Ever since he learned that Chen Xinyue was also renting in this apartment, Zhang Jingxuan has been paying close attention to it.

After all, the apartment rent wasn't cheap, and the people living here were all well-off. If Chen Xinyue came from a good family, he would definitely apologize for his previous recklessness and try to build a good relationship with her.

Xue Lingxue refused to speak, and Zhang Jingxuan, angered, gave her another scolding before storming off.

Still seething with anger, he drove to a villa in the suburbs after leaving the apartment.

As soon as he knocked on the door, a blonde, blue-eyed woman with a curvaceous figure opened it for him, passionately throwing herself at Zhang Jingxuan and kissing him tenderly.

Chen Xinyue had just finished teaching a child, said goodbye to the child's mother, and was waiting at the door with her driver.

After getting in the car, she was about to close her eyes and rest when she noticed that the car parked on the side of the road looked very serious. She quickly turned around, stared at the license plate, and jotted it down.

After returning home, she packed her things and went to find Xue Lingxue. She saw that Xue Lingxue's room was in a mess and that Xue Lingxue was drinking. She couldn't help but frown.

"Lingxue, why are you drinking again in broad daylight! And the house is such a mess!" Chen Xinyue said as she tidied up. While cleaning, she saw the ashtray with a chipped corner, paused for two seconds, and then put it back in its place.

Xue Lingxue watched her pack up, and when Chen Xinyue walked up to her, she immediately hugged her and drunkenly whined, "Xinyue, you're so good to me, unlike that bastard Zhang Jingxuan who only knows how to make me angry. I must have been incredibly unlucky to be forced to marry him. Why doesn't that dog of a man just die already!"

Chen Xinyue immediately guessed what was going on and patted her back reassuringly, "You two had another fight, didn't you? If you're upset, I'll go with you to his house and give him a piece of my mind. I don't believe two women can lose a fight to a man!"

Xue Lingxue was amused and shook her head. "No, he lives in the company-provided dormitory. If someone like me, who is not a company employee, wants to get in, I have to go through layers of checkpoints. I'll be at a disadvantage from the start. If we cause a scene there, the security guards could throw us out and put us on their blacklist."

I can't let you do something so shameful.

Chen Xinyue smiled and hugged Xue Lingxue thoughtfully.

After that, she would keep an eye on that villa every week when she went to that villa area, and she found that the car was parked outside the villa very frequently. She would see it five times out of eight visits.

When she spotted the car for the sixth time, the driver who was picking her up finally couldn't help but ask, "Miss Chen seems to really like that car. I've noticed you staring at it a lot."

Chen Xinyue lowered her eyelids, smiled frankly, and pretended to be curious. She said shyly, "It's mainly because I saw an Asian face get off that car. It's rare to see someone of the same race as me in a foreign land, so I couldn't help but be curious. I was wondering if this person was from China or another Asian country, an overseas Chinese or someone who came here to study like me."

Just out of curiosity, Mr. John, do you think I'm being nosy?

The driver smiled kindly, "How could that be? It's only natural. If Miss Chen is curious, you can ask me. That car belongs to Mrs. Anne's husband. Mrs. Anne's husband is from China, just like you. He is indeed your fellow countryman."

"Wow! What a coincidence! But that gentleman looked very young that day, Mr. John, we're probably not talking about the same person!" Chen Xinyue joked innocently.

The driver, however, said with certainty, "No, that's Mrs. Anne's husband's car. He is indeed very young, probably not even thirty, maybe twenty-five or so. But Mrs. Anne is also very young."

They also have two lovely children. Her husband is a very family-oriented man, coming home almost every day. The couple has a very good relationship; whenever her husband goes away on a business trip for a day or two, Mrs. Anne always greets him with a passionate kiss upon his return. We've witnessed this several times.

John got more and more carried away as he talked, even recounting many scenes he had witnessed.

During this time, Chen Xinyue acted like a loyal listener, showing great curiosity and offering just the right amount of support.

Before they knew it, the two had been talking all the way to the apartment door. John said with a regretful look, "Ms. Chen, you are simply an angel. It has been a long time since anyone has listened to me ramble on like this. If you have any questions next time, please feel free to ask me. Goodbye."

"Oh! Of course, thank you, my friend." Chen Xinyue waved goodbye to John, but the smile on her face was gone when she turned around.

John's words were shocking, but without sufficient evidence, she remained calm and went about her business as usual, only paying special attention to Mrs. Anne's family when she went to the villa area.

Christmas arrived in the blink of an eye.