The Secret of Second Marriage

My nose stung, and I suddenly felt like crying.

I said, "Boss, I've finished meeting my friends and am ready to come back."

Mr. Jiang was waiting for me at the entrance of the hotel where we were staying on our business trip. He only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that I had returned safely.

I was touched, but also surprised: "Boss, why were you waiting outside?"

He walked over with a warm smile, touched my forehead, and said, "I'm your boss, and I'll make sure you all get back safely!"

I am truly moved to have such a conscientious and responsible boss who cares about the safety of his employees.

No wonder he has such a good reputation in the company.

He led me upstairs, and as the boss, he didn't do anything special. Instead, he stayed in a regular suite with us employees.

After I got back to my room, I locked the door, sat on the bed, took a deep breath, and thought about what had just happened. I felt a wave of fear.

Women my age are indeed quite lonely and have physical desires. Plus, my relationship with my husband is strained, and I almost had a relationship with Shen Xing.

He's so young, so strong, so handsome, it would be a lie to say I wasn't attracted to him.

But a woman's intuition tells her that falling in love with a man ten years younger than herself is a very dangerous thing.

Moreover, the timing of Shen Xing's appearance was too coincidental.

It just so happened that my husband was having an affair, and I discovered that our relationship was at its most dangerous point. I always felt that there was some secret hidden here.

But I don't want to think of people as being so bad.

Perhaps Shen Xing is just a very simple boy.

I took my pajamas out of my suitcase, went into the bathroom, took a shower, brushed my teeth, put on my pajamas, and lay down on the bed to go to sleep.

My phone rang again.

It was Shen Xing calling.

He only said two words: "Goodnight."

My mind is in turmoil.

I said, "Go back tomorrow. I'm very busy with work and won't have time to see you again."

Shen Xing said, "Sister Man, I know I've caused you trouble. Don't worry, I won't bother you anymore. I said I just wanted to see you one more time. I acted impulsively tonight. I'll wait for you to get a divorce... Goodnight!"

I hung up the phone and fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, General Manager Jiang informed us that we were going on a business trip to our partner company to continue discussing the project.

He was very confident of securing this big order.

Early in the morning, I went to the hotel's buffet restaurant, had some porridge and a tea egg, and then took a car with my colleagues to the partner company.

I've been busy all morning.

At noon, our partner company treated us to lunch.

At a very large hotel in Shanghai.

It wasn't until dinner that I noticed Mr. Jiang's gaze towards me was different.

I just noticed that I hadn't washed off the pink nail polish I painted yesterday.

My fair cheeks flushed instantly.

During the meal, President Jiang was entertaining clients, chatting and laughing.

I sat next to them, and when they toasted, I stood up and drank a glass too. The rest of the time I just picked up some food and ate by myself.

I've never been a very sociable person.

Wait until the social engagement is over.

Mr. Jiang, I'm going back to the hotel with a few colleagues.

We arrived at the hotel entrance.

Mr. Shen escorted the other colleagues back to their rooms, and I was the last one to be escorted.

He suddenly said, "Pink suits you very well."

"I just scribbled it on and forgot to wipe it off."

I'm a little embarrassed to say this.

President Jiang said, "No need to wipe it off, it looks great."

He escorted me back to my hotel room, then went to his own room to prepare materials for the afternoon meeting.

I suddenly felt that President Jiang seemed to care about me a lot, but we have always been friends.

I told myself not to overthink it. I went back to my room and glanced at my phone.

Shen Xing sent me a WeChat message saying that he has returned from Shanghai.

I learned that he had left.

I felt a little disappointed, but also a little relieved.

I rested at the hotel for a while when I suddenly received a call from my female neighbor, Zhang Yan.

She said, "Sister, are you home?"

I replied, "I'm away on a business trip."

Zhang Yan said, "Oh, sister, you're so good to me. I made some cookies and wanted to bring them to you. But you're away on a business trip, so maybe next time."

I said, "Okay."

As I was about to hang up, I asked her again, "Has my husband come back recently?"

Zhang Yan said, "No, it seems Mr. Xue didn't come home last night. Sister, your husband is so good to you; even though you don't go home, he stays at his workplace."

I gave a wry smile and hung up the phone.

What a load of rubbish, he's probably gone to see his mistress again.

During the next few days of my business trip, I worked very hard and diligently.

I want to use being busy to forget the unpleasant troubles in my marriage.

Mr. Jiang saw how hard I was working, and one day after get off work, he knocked on my hotel room door and found me still working. He said he wanted to take me out for a drink to clear my head.

I went out with him and we strolled around the Bund.

Shanghai has many Western-style buildings.

I suddenly asked President Jiang, "President Jiang, I've known you for so many years, why haven't you gotten married?"

President Jiang said, "Everyone has their own secrets."

I couldn't understand what he meant. What exactly is President Jiang's secret?