The Secret of Second Marriage

I never imagined in my life that I would be tricked by someone.

After Mr. Jiang and I finished checking the accounts at the company, I got home and received a text message around 2 p.m. that told me to go to room 183 of the Sujin Hotel immediately.

My first reaction was to guess that it was sent by my ex-husband's mistress, Yang Yufei, asking me to catch my ex-husband cheating on me with my beautiful neighbor, Zhang Yan.

But I have no contact with my ex-husband anymore. Even if he cheated on me with Zhang Yan, it would have nothing to do with me.

While I was still hesitating, the other party seemed to know I wouldn't go and sent me another photo.

The blurry photo shows two figures, a man and a woman, from behind. The man appears to be President Jiang, and the woman is Xia Weiwei.

Seeing this photo was like a bolt from the blue. I realized then that the other person was trying to warn me that President Jiang and Xia Weiwei had gone to a hotel behind my back.

Without saying a word, I immediately took a taxi there to catch them in the act.

But to my surprise, when I knocked on the hotel room door, the person inside was my best friend's husband, Liu Peng, who is a complete lecher.

He came out of the shower and, seeing me, assumed I was trying to seduce him. He grabbed my hand, pushed me onto the bed, and prepared to take advantage of me.

Just then, Ju Xiaoya, looking pitiful, took Juan's hand and came over to catch them in the act of adultery.

Juan pushed open the door to the hotel room and saw me and Liu Peng.

I instantly realized, what's going on? I've been set up.

Someone is trying to sow discord between me and my best friend Juan.

I don't know where I got the strength, but I pushed Liu Peng away. Heaven continued to scratch and bite him, slapping him more than a dozen times with both hands.

Juan looked at me with a shocked, angry, and heartbroken expression.

Ju Xiaoya said, "Sister Juan, it seems like your husband is having an affair?"

Juan was shocked. Such things are too common in this day and age, but they are common when they happen to others, but when they happen to you, they are like a bolt from the blue.

Liu Peng said nervously, "Wife, let me explain! This woman seduced me. And she's your best friend! She secretly threw herself at me and knocked on my hotel room door!"

She's divorced and unhappy with her love life, so she deliberately seduced me!

Honey, you have to believe me!

I almost laughed out of anger. These two scoundrels, taking turns putting on an acting show, their acting skills are really good.

If Juan hadn't hired a private investigator to find out the real mistress's identity beforehand, she wouldn't have known that her husband had hidden his mistress so well.

Juan and I exchanged a glance. Because we've been best friends for years, we knew what the other was thinking in just one look.

Acting? Anyone can do that. I'm still an actress now.

I looked aggrieved and said, "Juan, I'm not that kind of person. You have to believe me, I didn't seduce your husband!"

"Then why are you at this hotel? Jiang Man, I really misjudged you. I considered you my best friend, and you actually seduced my husband!"

"You dare to sneak into a hotel with my husband behind my back, what else wouldn't you do!"

Juan came up and slapped me.

However, although her force seemed heavy, it actually lessened considerably when it landed on my face, so my face only hurt slightly from the slap, but it wasn't a big deal.

I covered my face, pretending to break ties with Sister Juan: "Fine, you dare hit me? We're best friends, how dare you hit me! From now on, I, Jiang Man, am cutting ties with you. From now on, you are you, and I am me!"

"Jiang Man, I never thought you were this kind of person! You better watch yourself from now on, or you might get hit by a car and die. You dared to steal my man, I won't let you get away with it."

Juan's eyes were red as she spoke.

Seeing our falling out, Ju Xiaoya just stood there pitifully shedding tears, then looked at Juan with incredibly aggrieved eyes and said, "Sister Juan, why don't you listen to Jiang Man's explanation? You two are such good friends. What if it's a misunderstanding?"

Sister Juan sneered: "Who is her best friend? From the moment she and my husband checked into this hotel room, I have never had such a friend!"

Jiang Man, do you think I'm doing better than you? Do you think I'm richer than you? Do you think I drive a Maserati? You can only take your daughter and get divorced, struggling to make ends meet.

You're unhappy, so you're jealous of me behind my back and deliberately seducing my husband, hoping to see my marriage fall apart, right? Let me tell you, the more you do that, the better my relationship with my husband will be!

"I've been framed. Believe it or not, I'm not your husband's mistress!"

I say.

Ju Xiaoya felt guilty upon hearing my words and immediately said, "Man, why don't you just admit it! You went into a hotel with Juan's husband and slept in the room? What is this if not having an affair at this time? Stop pretending to be innocent!"

Luckily, I happened to be shopping nearby today and saw you and Mr. Liu flirting together, otherwise I wouldn't have dared to bring Juan here to catch you in the act!

This is a classic case of the thief crying "stop thief!"

I suddenly realized that this was a trap deliberately set by Ju Xiaoya, waiting for me to fall into it and become her scapegoat. It was probably because Juan had been spending lavishly lately, buying a new luxury car, and was no longer willing to have a marital relationship with Liu Peng that caught the attention of this despicable couple.

So they're trying to pin the blame on me!

That's absolutely disgusting!

Unfortunately, what they didn't know was that Juan and I were also putting on an act.

Juan stared at me blankly, her eyes filled with hatred and despair.

She couldn't help but come over, put her hands on my shoulders, and shook my body repeatedly, questioning me: "Why? Why did you do this? I considered you my best friend, why did you steal my man?"

Jiang Man, we were classmates in college. You were there for me during my most difficult time. We promised to be sisters for life!

How could you do this to me?

My mind was completely blank.

Because Juan's acting at that moment was truly superb.

I exchanged a glance with her and immediately said, "I don't want to explain this anymore. I know I have no evidence right now, and you won't believe me no matter what I say. Juan, just like you see, I betrayed you, okay?"

"Get out of here! I'll never have a best friend like you in my life!"

Juan suddenly pointed to the door and said to me.

I knew this play was about to end.

I pretended to tidy my clothes and left the hotel in a fit of rage.

……

I don't know what happened after I left the hotel. It wasn't until that evening that Juan secretly called me and said, "Man, I'm sorry, I didn't hurt you properly at the hotel this afternoon. Do you want to go to the hospital to get it checked out? Should I put some ice water on it?"

I'm sorry, I had no choice at the time. I couldn't let the scumbag and the other woman find out that I had discovered their affair, so I had to play along and stage a scene of sisterly estrangement with you.

But Man, listen to me, I won't let you suffer this loss for nothing!

"Once I get my divorce settlement and all the money, I'll help you open a studio and invest in your acting career. How about that?"

"Juan, we've been friends for so many years, it's too formal for you to say that to me!"

I never expected what happened today. This afternoon I inexplicably received a text message asking me to meet in a hotel room. I thought it was because President Jiang and Xia Weiwei were having an affair.

I wanted to go see if President Jiang had betrayed our relationship, but when I got there I found out it was your husband waiting for me inside. And then I learned what happened…

I say.

Juan said indignantly, "I'm so angry! I underestimated this mistress. Not only was she very secretive, but she even deliberately called me to catch her cheating."

She really just wanted me to witness my best friend and my most trusted husband hooking up... She wanted to break me down, to make me suffer from depression, to cause my relationship with my husband to fall apart so she could take my place!

What a cruel and selfish heart! She deliberately made me sad, trying to drive me insane, making me fight and become a resentful woman.

But she underestimates me. One day I'll show her what happens when you offend me.

I could sense that Juan used to hate her husband, Liu Peng, more than she hated the mistress, but after this incident, Juan would no longer be soft-hearted towards the mistress.

Ju Xiaoya is really a very cunning girl; no wonder she was able to get into a top experimental primary school in Beijing from that small town.

I said, "Juan, you need to be careful. That scoundrel made us break up just to leave you isolated and helpless, so they can force you to get a divorce. You need to carefully read that fake divorce contract before signing it."

Also, gather evidence as quickly as possible; if it doesn't work out, get a divorce!

After so many years of struggling in the business world and figuring out people's hearts, Juan is no longer the carefree, love-loving young girl she once was.

She has moved beyond the impulsiveness of living or dying for love. When faced with a problem, her mind immediately clears up – yes, clear-headed and calm – and she must calm down as soon as possible!

She touched the cute little plush cat on the keychain I gave her and said to me, "Since they're courting disaster, let's face it bravely! Who wins and who loses is still uncertain!"

She hung up the phone after she finished speaking and went to prepare for her step-by-step plan.

……

The next day, I received an interview invitation from the film crew.

But it wasn't my agent who notified me; it was Director Zhang who notified me about the resources his own people wanted.

After having dinner with Director Zhang that day, he gave me the agent's WeChat contact.

I heard that this agent has managed many artists and is quite senior in the company, so as a newcomer, I took the initiative to add the agent on WeChat.

My agent, Xie Xue, only accepted my WeChat application the night before last. After that, when I asked her for the script and the interview notification, she didn't reply to me on WeChat.

I instinctively felt that this new agent was ignoring me, as if he had some kind of prejudice against me.

I thought it was a good thing that I was assigned an agent, but I didn't expect that they didn't take me seriously at all.

I told myself it was okay. Even if my agent didn't help me, I could find connections to get acting roles myself!

I glanced at the script.

This short drama project is quite popular, and the female lead they are recruiting for has a very significant role.

I took a deep breath, put on some light makeup early in the morning, and went to the film set to report for duty.

The stylist picked out clothes for me and then designed a look for me like an urban white-collar worker.

After she finished her makeup, she glanced at me and said with satisfaction, "You're really beautiful and have a great presence. Miss Jiang, you're a natural-born actress."

I smiled and said thank you.

After I finished my makeup, I went to the studio where the film crew was auditioning, found a stool outside, and continued to memorize my lines, letting my script help me understand the character.

On the same day, several actors came to apply for leading roles.

Like them, I was registered with the Screen Actors Guild and had a work permit. There were four actresses applying for the lead role, all of whom were relatively unknown actresses who had made a name for themselves in the entertainment industry.

After taking a closer look, I realized that I was slightly more popular among them.