The Secret of Second Marriage

"How could it not be lavish? It took me almost two hours to prepare! You should try it."

I say.

I rarely cook anymore. It just so happens that I've been suspended by my company for the past two weeks because of the nude photo scandal, and my acting career has been put on hold. I've been at home with nothing to do, so it's quite rare for me to cook a meal for him.

Mr. Jiang was deeply moved. Before driving away, he took a picture with his black iPhone and posted it on his WeChat Moments. The caption read: "Thank you, my wife brought me food."

I blushed when I saw his post on WeChat Moments.

Mr. Jiang sat down next to me, picked up a piece of poached chicken with his chopsticks, savored it carefully, and said with a look of surprise, "Man, how come I didn't know you were such a good cook?"

Isn't that obvious?

I was a stay-at-home mom for seven years in my previous marriage, taking care of the children, my in-laws, and my ex-husband. After he got a promotion, he complained that I didn't have a job and that the whole family depended on him for support.

Looking back now, with my cooking skills, I could earn more working as a nanny outside than at home.

General Manager Jiang asked me, "Aren't you going to eat?"

"I only brought one set of chopsticks and a bowl, Mr. Jiang, please eat first, you can eat more when we get back."

I belatedly realized that I had rushed out and forgotten to bring a pair of chopsticks that I usually use.

"Don't go! Man, I want you to stay with me a little longer."

President Jiang pulled me to sit next to him, handed me the chopsticks, and said, "You eat first, I'll eat after you're done."

"Are you just going to watch me eat like that?"

I'm a little embarrassed.

Mr. Jiang said, "Wife, you've been busy all morning, you must be hungry, go eat."

I won't hold back either. I've been in a bad mood these past few days because of the rumors, so I've been eating much less and have lost several pounds.

As I sat on the large sofa in President Jiang's office, eating while gazing into the distance, I truly felt like I was surveying the landscape.

The office is decorated very luxuriously, with a high-end style and an air of grandeur.

However, I don't eat much. I ate about a quarter of the food and then couldn't eat anymore. Mr. Jiang didn't mind the rest. He sat in his office with a glass of water and ate in an elegant and refined manner.

I was feeling pretty bored, so I got up and sat down in his CEO office chair, which was large and soft. I accidentally pulled out his desk.

Inside the desk were Mr. Jiang's personal belongings, and at the bottom was a photo of a woman. I picked it up and glanced at it; it turned out to be a photo of me and Mr. Jiang taken when I first joined the company.

He actually kept the photos, which were almost ten years old.

Back then, I had fair, milky-white skin, a clean and refined appearance, delicate features, and a youthful, cheerful smile in my eyes. Now, I am a woman in my thirties.

I silently closed the drawer, then suddenly remembered that there was still fruit in the bag I had brought. So I opened a lunchbox, placed it in front of President Jiang, and said, "President Jiang, this is a fruit platter I made for you to aid digestion after your meal."

"It's so beautiful, Man, I almost don't want to eat it because you made it yourself."

When Mr. Jiang saw the fruit platter I made for him, it was neatly arranged with mangoes, strawberries, cherries, Shine Muscat grapes, kiwis... and also the peach flesh that I love to eat.

He pulled me by the hand and made me sit on his lap, then picked up a grape with a fork and fed me fruit.

Why do I have this strange feeling that I'm having an affair with my successful husband in the office? My God, is this something a normal couple should be doing?

Mr. Jiang put his arm around me, ate a bite of fruit for me, then ate a bite himself, and said sweetly, "Wife, thank you for being so thoughtful!"

"President Jiang, I should be the one thanking you!"

I said, "You witnessed all my vulnerability, weakness, and loneliness, as well as my glory. During the time I was divorced from my ex-husband, I was immersed in sadness and couldn't get out of it. It was you who stayed by my side the whole time. Thank you."

"Man, actually I have a secret."

President Jiang kissed my cheek and said, "You already knew, I've always liked you... I fell deeply in love with you even before you got divorced."

But back then I was nobody... I never dared to bother you!

Thank God... that the man who didn't cherish you left you... I'm with you!

"Hello, Mr. Jiang, there's a document that needs your signature..."

The door to the CEO's office was suddenly pushed open, and an elegantly dressed woman in a uniform with long, flowing hair entered, carrying documents.

Before President Jiang could finish his heartfelt confession, I was interrupted. I suddenly remembered that I was still sitting on President Jiang's lap, with my arms around his waist, being held in his embrace. My face instantly turned red, I coughed, and left his embrace.

I said, "Mr. Jiang, if you're still busy, I'll head back now. We can talk again later."

"Man, sit here for a while, I'll take you home later."

President Jiang seemed quite at ease. It was his office, his territory, and he didn't think much of it. So he got up and sat in his president's chair, carefully reviewed the documents on the table, offered a few suggestions, and then dismissed the female employee.

This female employee's English name seems to be Lucy. She's a female student who studied abroad and has excellent foreign language skills. She handles business with overseas clients.

She is quite capable; she achieved remarkable results in the year she joined the company and acquired several important clients.

I observed carefully and noticed that Lucy's eyes were full of admiration and appreciation when she looked at President Jiang. As a woman myself, I could tell at first glance that she was secretly in love.

She's very beautiful, tall, in her early twenties, and has an overseas education. If I were a man, I think I would be attracted to her too.

When Lucy was discussing matters with President Jiang, she deliberately stood very close to him, and there was a faint scent of rose perfume on her body, which was alluring and created a subtle ambiguity in the office.

I quietly watched this scene from the sidelines. I thought I would be angry, suspicious, jealous, or furious... but I was very calm. Having been through a marriage, I suddenly understood a principle.

No matter how tightly a woman holds a man, it's useless. The key is to see the man's character and where his heart truly lies.

I waited quietly. After Lucy finished her report, she made an excuse to stay and chat with President Jiang, saying in an admiring tone, "President Jiang, I will revise the contract according to your suggestions and then negotiate with the client again. If all goes well, you may have to fly abroad this Wednesday to discuss business!"

"Okay, if there's nothing else, you can go now. My wife and I still have something to discuss!"

President Jiang said.

When the girl named Lucy first entered the office, she didn't pay any attention to me, but at this moment her face turned awkward. She probably didn't expect that President Jiang seemed to be face-blind and didn't notice her carefully applied makeup at all.

Lucy awkwardly retreated and closed the door behind her.

President Jiang sat in his large office chair, rubbed his temples, and took a deep breath. This simple action, made so beautiful by his posture and good looks, made the entire office seem even more elegant.

I silently picked up my phone, took a picture of President Jiang, and saved it in my album, intending to take it out and look at it whenever I missed him.

Mr. Jiang said, "Man, I have a meeting this afternoon, so I can't be with you today. I'm sorry, I'll make it up to you another day."

It's okay.

I say.

I'm no longer the kind of woman who gets jealous easily...

President Jiang personally escorted me out of the office building, opened the car door downstairs, and watched me leave in a taxi.

……

The police contacted me in the afternoon and asked me to go over there. They said they had found the real culprit.

I had the driver take me to the police station.

Because I was dressed up carefully, even though paparazzi were taking pictures, I was protected by bodyguards and was able to get into the police station smoothly.

In the office, Officer Zheng very responsibly showed me the evidence he had collected over this period on his computer. He said, "Ms. Jiang Man, regarding the incident of your previously reported nude photos being leaked, it involves the privacy and safety of citizens, as well as the image of public figures."

We took this very seriously. We spent almost half a month conducting interviews and investigations, and even hired a professional computer expert to crack the original post's IP address. We found that the poster was your sister, Xia Weiwei.

"Thank you to the police for giving me justice."

I say.

I have no objection to the police investigation results, and in fact, it was all within my expectations. Xia Weiwei was behind this. The police not only retrieved her chat logs and discovered that she had sent my nude photos to a group, but she even contacted my former agent, Zhang Zhiwei, to discuss using the nude photos to completely ruin my reputation in the entertainment industry…

In that case, the innocent newcomer whom Zhang Zhiwei previously recommended to the director, who looks very similar to me, can get my resources and my role.

Sometimes, people in the entertainment industry really scheme against each other, resorting to any means to gain fame and resources, and even trying to ruin another female star.

Seeing the chat history between Xia Weiwei and Director Zhang Zhiwei sent chills down my spine. I didn't know when it started, but Xia Weiwei had already come to hate me this much.

It was simply because my return made her feel threatened in her position in the family, and she didn't want me to take away any of the Xia family's assets.

"Ms. Jiang, this matter involves your family affairs and your younger sister. Therefore, we would like to ask for your opinion: do you want to publish this information online? And do you intend to pursue legal action against your sister?"

"The police asked."

I nodded and said, "I believe the law should handle things the way it should and sentence people accordingly! Even if she is my own sister, she still has to pay the price for what she did wrong."

"Okay, Ms. Jiang, if you have no problems, please sign here and then you can wait for the results."

"OK"

I say.

After I signed the papers and returned home, the police released a public notice with a blue background at 8 p.m., which quickly cleared my name.

The moment the investigation results came out, I breathed a sigh of relief, feeling like I had been reborn after being exonerated.

Xia Weiwei's past has been exposed; the younger sister actually harmed her own older sister by releasing nude photos of her, all to ruin her.

How terrible can jealousy be to drive a woman to such madness?

That night, my name was all over Weibo's trending topics. Xia Weiwei's past was exposed. Her private life had become very difficult when she was studying abroad. She had dated many rich second-generation boyfriends... I never expected that she would suddenly become so bad and even frame her own sister!

Xia Weiwei was taken away for investigation... She called me from the police station crying and said, "Sister, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me this once. I really know I was wrong. Mom and Dad have already scolded me."

Those nude photos were given to me by your ex-husband Xue Fan... I was just jealous that you were doing better than me, so..."