The Secret of Second Marriage

My husband simply grabbed my hand and left the coffee shop.

I saw a hurt expression on the mistress's face.

arrive home.

My husband sat on the sofa, loosened his tie, rubbed his eyes and brows, and said without changing his expression, "Xiao Yang and I are just ordinary colleagues. Her background is quite difficult, so don't make a fuss."

"Whose condoms are in your bag? Four are missing, and we haven't had sex in the past year?"

I say.

My husband looked surprised: "How could there be something like that in my bag? Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

"You read that right."

I said with a cold laugh.

My husband paused, walked up to me, took my hand, hugged me, and whispered, "Wife, you have to believe me."

"A friend of mine saw you attending a business event with your mistress."

I say.

My husband's eyes darted around for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure and said calmly, "Honey, don't overthink it."

There's nothing between Xiao Yang and me. We're both busy with our careers, and sometimes I take my secretary out for drinks to discuss business.

Xiao Yang is pretty and can drink a lot; the bosses all like her. Taking her along is just to appease clients, a purely businesslike courtesy.

Don't listen to gossip from outsiders; it will affect our relationship. We've been together for 10 years. You're not only my wife, but also the closest person to me in this world.

Don't you want to believe me?

He held my hand, his gaze warm and open, inspiring a sense of trust in me.

I think his acting is superb.

If I hadn't discovered the evidence of his infidelity, I might still be in the dark. I believe my husband is a good man and would never betray his family.

I said, "It's not that I don't trust you. How am I supposed to feel if a wife finds an opened condom in her husband's bag?"

"That's not mine."

My husband held my hand and gently said to me, "Honey, I love you, and I love our daughter too."

I've been so busy with work lately that I've neglected you. I'm sorry.

But we've been married for so long. Sometimes I'm reluctant to show these feelings. But you have to believe me, no one can replace you in my heart.

He truly lived up to his reputation as a business elite; when he spoke, he exuded a calm and resolute aura.

For a fleeting moment, I did believe him.

I think he truly loved me in his heart.

However, having reached middle age and achieved success in his career, he may not have been able to resist external temptations and stimulation, and his extramarital affair may simply be a way to seek physical comfort.

I said, "Honey, but that's not what your secretary said. She admitted that she's your mistress. She also said that you arranged her job."

My husband never expected that when I spoke to Yang Yufei alone, I would find out about their relationship.

He gently stroked my face and said, "Honey, she's talking nonsense. She was hired as a secretary through the company's proper channels. You can ask HR if you don't believe me."

I've taken her to a few business gatherings, and the girl might be interested in me. She's sent me a few flirtatious text messages, but I haven't replied to any of them.

You have to believe me, honey.

Even now, they're still lying to me.

He was afraid to admit his mistake and blamed everything on his mistress.

I suddenly realized that my husband, who appears to be a refined, handsome man, is actually very scheming and scary.

I said, "Okay, I believe you. But I don't want to see Yang Yufei."

She's already affecting our family and marital harmony. I think, as a senior executive, you should have the right to fire someone, right?

My husband pondered for a moment, gently stroked my face, kissed me on the cheek, and said, "Okay, honey, don't be angry, I promise you."

If not, I would have already obtained evidence of his infidelity. I might be moved by his sweet words now and truly believe that the man in front of me is innocent, that he just couldn't resist the temptation of the other woman, and that he will soon come back to me.

But right now, all I feel is a tingling sensation on my scalp.

Because my husband is such a good actor.

The reason he kept me calm was simply because I unexpectedly went to his company today to talk to his mistress.

He was just afraid of being disgraced.

Men, sometimes they are just very realistic.

I obediently nodded and continued to play along: "Honey, we've been married for so many years, how could I not trust you?"

My husband let go of me, and suddenly his phone rang.

He turned his back to me and went to the balcony of the bedroom to answer the phone.

They talked for about ten minutes, but they still hadn't returned. I couldn't resist my curiosity, so I secretly went to listen in.

I vaguely heard him say, "My wife is here. I don't know why she suddenly went today... Let's not see each other for a while."

The sound wasn't very clear.

When my husband came out of the bedroom, he saw the way I was looking at him and explained, "It's a male colleague from work. Honey, don't be so jealous all the time."

Do you eat lunch at home?

I glanced at the time; it was already past 12 o'clock.

"No"

My husband grabbed his coat and left.

My daughter eats lunch at school.

I went to the kitchen to cook a vegetarian dish, and went downstairs to the supermarket to buy a roast duck. I heated it in the microwave, put it on a plate, and made sure I was full even though I was alone.

After eating and drinking my fill, I felt energetic again.

In the afternoon, I went to the supermarket to buy some vegetables, and when I got home, I cooked pumpkin and millet porridge and also made my daughter's favorite sauerkraut fish.

At 5:30, I went to pick up my daughter from school.

I held Niu Niu's hand and walked back to the neighborhood. The evening sunlight shone on the glass. Some children were going to Go class, some were going to calligraphy class, and some were going to swimming class.

My daughter and I played on the slide downstairs in our apartment building for a while before going upstairs for dinner.

The daughter asked earnestly, "Mom, is Dad still not coming home for dinner tonight?"

I texted my husband to ask if he was coming home for dinner, but he didn't reply.

I asked him again, "Are you with your mistress?"

A few minutes later, my husband replied: "Honey, I've been busy with work lately, and I'm often in meetings, so I'm not allowed to bring my phone."

Ha ha.

At 8 p.m., I took my daughter to brush her teeth and wash her face, changed her into her pajamas, carried her to her small bedroom to put her to sleep, told her a story, and covered her with a blanket.

After I finished putting my daughter to sleep, I sat on the sofa and drank a glass of red wine. It was already past 9 o'clock.

I called my husband to ask him how things were going with getting rid of the mistress.

My husband received a call and said, "I have a business meeting with clients. Stop calling me all the time. Isn't it annoying? Can't I have some personal space?"

"Think this through carefully. You've worked so hard to get to where you are now, owning a house and a car. What family has children like that? Watch your behavior. Do you want your daughter to grow up in a single-parent household?"

I say.

My husband hesitated for a moment, then blamed himself and comforted me, saying, "Honey, there's really nothing between us. I've already spoken to HR, and she'll be fired tomorrow."

After my husband and I hung up the phone, I received another text message from an unknown number.

She said: "Old hag, I've lost my job, are you happy now?"

I replied to her, "Did you find a job based on your own abilities?"

She said, "Your husband says the person he loves is me!"

I stopped replying to the mistress's messages.

I am a soft-hearted woman.

I have an extreme aversion to my husband, but for the sake of my daughter's complete family, I still want to see if he is truly repentant and willing to return to the family.

I think I've done everything I could for the mistress.

She seduced my husband and destroyed my family. I only slapped her and fired her, without exposing her shameful deeds to the public, which was considered giving her some leeway.

I drank a glass of red wine in the living room and then went back to my room to rest.

My husband came home late at night.

After he finished showering, he wanted to get into bed and hug me, but I pushed him away.

Don't touch me.

I instinctively resisted him.

My husband said, "Honey, I'm sorry, it was my fault. I've already gotten rid of that Xiao Yang. I've been so busy with work these past few years that I've neglected you. I'll treat you better and cherish this family from now on."

There's still a long way to go, let's take it slow.

"You're the only wife I've ever considered. Even when I retire, I still want to hold your hand and stroll through the park with you."