The Secret of Second Marriage

Shen Xing closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and then said, "Actually, I hope you'll ask me to stay. Jiang Man, if you ask me to stay, I'll stay in this city and be with you, okay?"

"Oh no, Shen Xing, you're a top student who graduated from the Central Academy of Drama. Shouldn't you be trying your best to get into the entertainment industry? Since God has finally given you this opportunity, you should seize it firmly."

It's unlikely that there's anything between us; it's just your wishful thinking. Maybe in the future you'll enter the entertainment industry, become a popular celebrity, and have your own fans, then you won't like an older sister like me anymore.

Oh, right, I prescribed you some medicine. The doctor said you should take it on time, eat a light diet, and avoid hard rice recently. You can only eat some porridge, fruit, and eggs.

"I'll go to the water dispenser to get some water, then I'll go to the hospital cafeteria to get you some porridge."

I handed him the big bag of medicine.

He didn't take the bag, but stared at me for a long time before softly saying, "I won't forget you, Man. Do you think I'm handsome?"

"Of course he's handsome."

I said, half praising and half joking, "When you first came to my house, I saw you and I thought you were incredibly handsome. You were the kind of person who would stand out in a crowd."

You are a born star, and the kind of handsome with an artistic flair, bright eyes, a high nose bridge, delicate features, thin red lips, and a height of 1.89 meters.

You also have a melancholic air about you; you're the most handsome boy I've ever seen.

Shen Xing nodded and said, "Then why don't you like me, Jiang Man? Break up with President Jiang! Once I become a star, I'll only love you!"

"You don't need to worry about my affairs with President Jiang."

I suddenly put the item on the bedside table and then turned and left the ward like a gust of wind.

My heart is beating very fast.

Shen Xing is really handsome, the kind of handsome that is beautiful and refined. God gave him amazing looks and talent, but also a tragic background.

I walked downstairs to the hospital. A gust of cold wind blew by, and I felt much clearer-headed. I couldn't help but wrap my scarf tightly around my neck and cheeks, which made me feel that the outside temperature wasn't so cold.

I told myself, Jiang Man, stop daydreaming…

Shen Xing is such a bright and handsome young man, do you think you can have a future with him? It's impossible.

Ten years later, by the time he became famous for his acting, I was already a 40-year-old woman.

Can we still be together?

I dismissed these unrealistic thoughts and quickly went to the hospital cafeteria. I got a bowl of congee, a tea egg, and some vegetables. I didn't have much of an appetite, so I only ate half a bowl of rice and drank some soup before returning to my ward with the packed meal.

Shen Xing resumed her previous aloof and silent demeanor.

He stopped saying those silly things to me and obediently took his medicine.

He drank half a bowl of plain porridge and then put down his spoon.

I peeled an egg for him, broke it into pieces, and put it into his porridge. Then he ate all the egg in the porridge.

Shen Xing asked, "How much did the medical bills cost? I'll transfer it to you."

"No need, I can afford it."

I say.

Around 3 p.m., all the examinations were completed, and I returned to my ward to complete the discharge procedures.

I helped Shen Xing down from the hospital building, and then drove him back to his rented apartment from the parking lot.

After he got back, he packed several suitcases with his belongings and prepared to go to Hengdian.

I didn't say anything more, just told him to be careful on the road, and then I left.

.........

I just got home after picking my daughter up from school. I took some vegetables from the refrigerator and am preparing to cook in the kitchen.

President Jiang called.

He sent me several messages today, but I haven't replied to any of them.

We've been in a cold war.

I still can't forgive him for what happened last night.

President Jiang called to ask me, "Why haven't you accepted the red envelope yet?"

I said, "No need, Mr. Jiang."

President Jiang asked me, "Are you still blaming me?"

I said, "No."

President Jiang said, "If you don't have one, then accept the red envelope."

The thought of President Jiang's stern, yet excessively cold and beautiful face left me bewildered.

I said, "Mr. Jiang, if there's nothing else, I'll hang up now. I still need to make dinner."

"Then you go ahead and get busy. We can talk when I get back from my business trip tomorrow."

President Jiang said.

After receiving the call, I continued cooking dinner in the kitchen.

I made my daughter's favorite curry beef stew, stir-fried broccoli, and squeezed a glass of juice, then simply prepared dinner with my daughter.

My phone suddenly rang after I finished eating; it was Juan calling.

Juan said, "Man, look at the messages in the group. I don't know which student's parent brought your husband's mistress into the group. She posted a lot of photos of you in the group and spread rumors. It's disgusting."

The group admin just kicked her out.

"Let me check what she posted."

I quickly joined the group chat to check the messages and saw that Yang Yufei had posted a lot of intimate photos of me and my ex-husband. These photos were taken when my husband and I were on a trip and staying in a hotel, when our relationship was very good.

I never expected that Yang Yufei would post this in the group chat and even insult me, calling me a vixen, a mistress, and someone who seduced her current husband.

I don't know if this woman is crazy or what? She insists that the woman Xue Fan is talking to right now is me.

I didn't argue with her about coming to settle accounts with me late last night.

She even spread rumors in my daughter's student group today. How can my daughter hold her head high in class if she does that?

I was stunned, followed by a lung ache.

Fortunately, a few parents in my WeChat Moments knew about my situation and cursed Yang Yufei in the group: "You mistress are disgusting. You stole someone else's husband and paraded around like that. You even posted photos of other people's private lives in the group."

I think you're just narrow-minded; you have nothing better to do than to stir up trouble.

A restless woman like you, no relationship will last!

I was furious and drove to our former marital home. I moved most of our belongings out and smashed up the toilet and bathroom.

Unexpectedly, in just one or two months, Yang Yufei hired someone to renovate the toilet and bathroom, changed the locks, moved her belongings in, and brazenly became the new mistress of the house.

The photos are of my wedding photos with my husband, as well as the clothes, shoes, books, and other miscellaneous things that I didn't move out of this house.

They were all placed in the hallway near the stairwell. Some suitcases couldn't fit in the hallway, so they were simply thrown into the storage room at the back of the stairs on the first floor…

What hurt me the most was that my daughter Tangtang's many years of outstanding awards and photos of our family of three were thrown on the floor of the corridor and trampled on repeatedly, looking utterly disheveled.

When the property management staff saw me return, they greeted me warmly but somewhat awkwardly, saying, "Mrs. Jiang, we heard you haven't lived here for a long time."

Your husband's ex-girlfriend from his second marriage threw all your things downstairs. It's not good for them to be piled up in the hallway and fire escape; you should move them all out today.

"I know I can handle it."

After saying hello to the property management, I put on my black high heels and took the elevator upstairs.

I knocked on the door, and as soon as it opened, Yang Yufei, dressed in a sexy camisole nightgown, looked at me while applying a face mask.

I glanced at the woman, stepped forward, and slapped her across the face. Then I started yelling, "You filthy bitch! You're so cheap! You stole my husband, and I've already been lenient with you. I never expected you to throw my daughter's picture out the door for everyone to step on! You're a real piece of trash!"

"I haven't even come looking for you yet, and you dare to show up at my door. Let me tell you, although I only managed to get a picture of you and my husband going to a hotel from behind, the clothes she was wearing were exactly the same as the ones you posted in your selfies on social media—a red coat."

And your hair styles, shoes, and socks are exactly the same. You still dare to deny it? Who's more despicable, you or me?

Yang Yufei was slapped and said through gritted teeth in anger.

I couldn't be bothered with it, so I just kicked open the door to our old house, the house where I used to live for countless days and nights.

The house has been completely transformed. All the sofas, cabinets, and glass vases with lilies that I bought before have been thrown out.

I like light purple curtains, and I like to grow succulents, roses, lilies, and orchids on my balcony. I can smell the fragrance of flowers on my balcony all year round.

But all the flowers I grew were thrown into the trash by my mistress, and she turned the balcony into a place to play cards, with mahjong tiles, melon seeds, and chairs.

I thought of the home I had worked so hard to maintain, which was completely destroyed by this mistress.

She even threatened me repeatedly.

I was furious and smashed all the furniture in her house. I even went to the closet and took out the mistress's clothes and threw them away.

There were also the blankets and pillows that my husband and his mistress slept in, and all the sheets were thrown out the door and spread all over the floor.

……

After I finished my tantrum, I dragged a suitcase out to the hallway and carefully organized all the photos and notebooks of my daughter from when she was little to now, as well as her homework and cartoon drawings, and put them into the suitcase.

I lit the rest of the things with a lighter and burned them all in the stairwell.

Yang Yufei glared at me hysterically, angrily saying, "I'm the lady of this house! Jiang Man, what right do you have to come and cause trouble in my house? You smashed all these things, you have to pay for them. If you can't afford it, I'll put you in jail!"

I don't know where I got the strength, but I suddenly walked over and grabbed her clothes with such force that her eyes were filled with a hint of fear.

I dragged her to the windowsill, opened the window, and said to her, "Are you sick? You're taking advantage of my honesty, aren't you? It's one thing for you and my husband to kidnap my daughter, but you keep disrupting my life."

You're absolutely unreasonable! If you dare to touch my daughter again, or spread rumors in the group chat again, believe me, I'll throw you out that window.

With a hint of fear in her eyes, Yang Yufei said to me, "Jiang Man, do you dare?"

"What wouldn't I dare? If you push me too far, I'll pay with my life. You can hurt me, but you can't hurt my daughter!"

I stared at the mistress with icy eyes, not even blinking.

My ex-husband came back at this time.

As soon as he entered, he pulled Yang Yufei and me away from the dangerous window and said coldly, "I had something to do outside and was delayed for a while. You two women, are you ever going to stop?"