The Secret of Second Marriage

After thinking it over calmly, I put my husband's phone back where it was and pretended that I didn't know anything.

The next morning, at the breakfast table, my husband said, "Honey, it's almost the end of the year, and there are a lot of projects at the company. I might have to go on a business trip for half a month. Please take good care of our daughter."

I paused for a moment, then said, "Another business trip?"

The husband said, "Honey, you know the economy hasn't been doing well these past few years, so I have to work even harder to give you and our daughter a happier home."

"Then don't work too hard, take care of yourself."

I say.

My tone was still as gentle and caring as ever. But somehow, a hint of feigned politeness had crept in.

To be precise, I don't care about him anymore.

My husband hasn't come home for a whole week.

Shen Xing was giving Niu Niu private piano lessons for a month, and my husband saw her only a handful of times.

Therefore, he is quite familiar with our situation.

My husband hasn't touched me for several months.

If the male protagonist of a family is always away from home, there's bound to be some problem.

I looked at Shen Xing with a hint of admiration in my eyes.

Men, regardless of age, all like pretty 20-year-old girls.

Actually, we women are the same; who doesn't like young, handsome, and beautiful boys?

However, we women don't easily express these emotions.

That's how I felt about Shen Xing. At first, I just appreciated him as a painting.

He was youthful, sunny, healthy, handsome, and fair-skinned.

When I saw him, it was as if I saw the school heartthrob I admired during my student days.

I am a 30-year-old woman.

To be honest, my feelings for Shen Xing are like seeing a beautiful flower—I like it, but I don't want to possess it. This is probably the biggest difference between my husband and me.

Shen Xing taught my daughter to play the piano very diligently.

His youthful face sometimes makes me temporarily forget the troubles of life.

Occasionally, he would look up and meet my gaze, then smile slightly.

I think his smile is particularly sunny and handsome, and it makes me relax instantly.

I live in a high-end community like Junlan Waterfront, where luxury cars come and go every day, and I encounter all sorts of wealthy women.

A beautiful woman suddenly moved into the room next to mine.

Her name is Zhang Yan.

She was indeed quite good-looking, with a slim figure and fair skin, somewhat resembling a flight attendant.

She was very beautiful; even I, a woman, was attracted to her. When I went downstairs to take out the trash, I ran into her in the elevator and couldn't help but glance at her a couple more times.

When I got home from get off work, my husband had returned from his business trip ahead of schedule.

He was sitting on the sofa at home playing on his phone.

After I got home and finished dinner, I started sorting through his dirty clothes from his business trip, preparing to put them in the washing machine.

I subconsciously sniffed the white shirt he had taken off.

Unsurprisingly, there was still a faint scent of jasmine perfume on the clothes.

I also found a movie ticket in his pocket.

It's a newly released movie.

I came out with the movie tickets and asked him, "Honey, who are you going to the movies with? Is it a late-night showing?"

"It was a colleague's birthday, and I happened to be free, so I went to see a movie with him."

The husband quickly explained.

What is he trying to hide because he feels guilty?

"Oh, I see. Male or female?"

"Male"

I really want to question him about whether he has broken off contact with his mistress, but I have no evidence.

Even if we argue, I'll be the one who suffers.

My husband always presents himself as a good husband in front of others.

Who would know he was cheating on his wife?

My husband came over, gently hugged me, and used his fingers to brush the stray bangs from my forehead to my ear, saying, "Honey, if you want to see a movie, I'll take you and Niu Niu this week."

"OK"

I say.

Although I don't want to go to the movies with my husband, my daughter will be very happy. Her dad and I will go to the movies with her.

Late at night, my husband and I took a shower and went to bed.

Ever since he tried to sleep with me last time and I refused, he hasn't had any physical desire for me.

I feel nothing but disgust towards him.

I drifted off to sleep into the night, and I thought I heard some noise, the sound of arguing.

I woke my husband up and asked him, "Can you hear people arguing outside?"

My husband said, "It's none of our business."

It was already December, and he didn't want to go out in the middle of the night to watch people argue in the freezing cold.

A moment later, I heard the door to the next room slam shut.

I also heard crying in the hallway.

I put on my slippers, opened the door, and went outside.

A beautiful woman stood deep in the stairwell, her long hair flowing over her shoulders, shivering from the cold, her long legs exposed.

The hallway light shone on her head, and her face was deathly pale; I almost thought I was seeing a female ghost.

Her eyes were red and she was crying, tears streaming down her face. She said to me, "Sister, I forgot my house key and I'm locked out."

I know she's lying.

She must have been kicked out of her home by the men in her family.

I didn't want to get involved in other people's business.

But she didn't bring her phone, had no money, and it was freezing cold outside.

Out of kindness, I brought her into my home and sat her on the sofa. I put a coat on her and made her a cup of hot tea to warm her up.

Her eyes were red and swollen, and tears streamed down her face as she cried as she said to me, "Sister, you are a good person. I will never forget your kindness."

she says.

My husband heard a noise in the living room and came out too.

She was wearing a red bodycon dress, black stockings, and high heels.

A typical mature young woman's attire.

I told my husband, "Honey, she's a new neighbor who forgot her keys and got locked out. I thought it was too cold outside, so I brought her home with me."

My husband acts like a perfect gentleman in front of me.

He politely greeted the beautiful woman: "Hello, my name is Xue Fan."

I introduced the beautiful woman to her husband: "This is my husband."

The beautiful woman said, "Sister, my name is Zhang Yan. I can tell that you and your husband are good people."

My husband said, "Honey, it's too late today, and it's cold outside. Shall we prepare a room for Miss Zhang?"

They even offered her a guest room to sleep in.

In the past, I definitely wouldn't have agreed to let a beautiful stranger stay overnight at our house.

I will send her to a hotel.

But after my husband cheated on me, I didn't care anymore.

I prepared a guest room for Zhang Yan to stay in.

The next morning, I was surprised to find that my husband had actually gotten up and cooked poached eggs and vegetable noodles.

After my female neighbor Zhang Yan finished eating her noodles, her maid came to knock on the door to pick her up. She thanked my husband and me and then went home.

I became familiar with Zhang Yan.

She has a 4-year-old son.

My husband went to work after he finished eating.

After returning home and putting on her down jacket, Zhang Yan brought some fruit in to express her gratitude.

During our casual conversation, we learned that her husband seemed to be some kind of real estate tycoon.

She used to be a flight attendant.

After getting married, her husband asked her to quit her job and stay home to take care of the children.

However, judging from her husband's gloomy face, he didn't seem like a good person.

Zhang Yan suddenly asked me what my husband does?

I was taken aback for a moment, and a woman's intuition told me that she seemed to have some interest in my husband.

I said, "He's a senior executive at a listed company."

Zhang Yan said, "Sister Man, your husband seems like the kind of cultured and refined man. He's handsome, gentle, and has excellent manners. He treats you well too. You're so lucky!"