CHAPTER 533: CHAPTER 297: THE CLOWN TURNS OUT TO BE MYSELF_2

The personnel office is about half as crowded as the administrative department. Today, the entire office had only him and another colleague, both staring intently at their computers as if they were very focused.

In reality, his colleague was likely playing cards online, while he was browsing forums, posting threads, and occasionally responding to some hot topics.

Just then, Tang Yue stormed in furiously.

"Kong Tianlu!"

Tang Yue shouted at Kong Tianlu and before he could react, she gave him a hearty slap.

Kong Tianlu was completely stunned by the slap, to the point that he forgot to cry out in pain, just staring at her in bewilderment.

"Speak! Who is Xia Xiaozhen?"

Tang Yue was crying as she angrily pointed at Kong Tianlu and shouted.

Her voice was loud enough for the entire floor to hear it. Many recognized Tang Yue’s voice, and the gossipers started gathering towards the source of the sound.

When Kong Tianlu heard Tang Yue’s words, it was as if he’d been struck by lightning, his mind went blank.

He thought he’d done an excellent job hiding his secret, and it was impossible for Tang Yue to know, let alone know about Xia Xiaozhen.

Seeing Kong Tianlu’s reaction, how could Tang Yue not understand?

The two had known each other since they were sixteen or seventeen, had been classmates for six years, and now they were husband and wife, understanding each other all too well.

"Kong Tianlu! I’m going to fight you! Do you think you’re worthy of me? Huh! You traitor! You Chen Shimei!"

Crying and wailing, Tang Yue launched into a violent attack on Kong Tianlu, using everything from cat’s claw moves to potsticker strikes, and finally yanking his hair, dragging him to the floor, and kicking him indiscriminately with her leather shoes.

Kong Tianlu played dead throughout, allowing her to hit and scold him without saying a word or crying out in pain.

At first, the onlooking colleagues were just watching the spectacle, but when Tang Yue picked up a chair ready to smash it on Kong Tianlu, everyone knew she was really aiming to kill!

The onlookers could no longer stand by and rushed forward to pull Tang Yue, who was completely out of control. First, a few women were easily brushed aside by her, then it took two male colleagues to barely hold her arms down.

"Tang Yue, this is too much. Can’t you just talk things over?" A woman chided Tang Yue, standing there as if it was easy for her to say.

"Go to hell! All of you get lost from me! I want to beat this bastard Kong Tianlu to death today, I had an abortion for him when I was seventeen, now I have fertility problems because of this. I even brought a house as dowry for him, how have I wronged him?

Kong Tianlu, touch your heart. Has it been eaten by dogs!? I’ve treated you with all my heart, and yet you cheat on me behind my back, you bastard! Dog-like mother!"

Tang Yue, at this point, was disheveled, her face smeared with tears and snot, her voice was almost hoarse from shouting.

Initially, those who came later didn’t understand what was happening, but hearing Tang Yue shout so loudly, they immediately got it.

The female colleagues around all looked at Tang Yue with sympathetic eyes and then turned their disdainful gazes to Kong Tianlu, who was still playing dead on the floor.

None of them expected someone like Kong Tianlu, who seemed so orderly and reliable, to cheat.

Indeed, there’s not a single good man in this world!

"What’s going on? What’s going on? It’s work hours, everyone get back to your positions."

The director of the office upstairs, who was also Kong Tianlu’s uncle, Kong Shuangxi, finally arrived. As the head of the unit, his words carried weight, so everyone obliged and dispersed.

"Kong Tianlu, Tang Yue, both of you come with me."

Kong Shuangxi frowned, glancing at his nephew on the ground, his face bruised and bloody, then at the equally disheveled and distressed Tang Yue.

He was even more dissatisfied with Tang Yue. The family scandal should never have been aired publicly, yet she had made a scene at the workplace, and now the whole unit knew. It wasn’t just an embarrassment for the couple but also for him as the director and their Kong family.

"Did you hear me? Come with me!"

When neither of them responded, Kong Shuangxi shouted angrily.

"Heard you."

Kong Tianlu, having always been intimidated by his uncle since childhood, quickly agreed and struggled to get up from the floor.

Tang Yue, on the other hand, looked utterly disheartened and didn’t respond to the director’s words.

Her mind was in a storm; she didn’t know what to do next.

She wanted to muster the courage to say she wanted a divorce, but with all the years of emotion and effort she’d invested, would it all go to waste if they divorced? Moreover, wouldn’t that just benefit Xia Xiaozhen?

"Let’s go!"

Kong Shuangxi urged again, leading the way out. Kong Tianlu tried to take Tang Yue’s hand but was shaken off.

He didn’t push further, kept his head down, and hurried after his uncle.

"Tell me, what on earth is going on? Did you really cheat on Xiaoyue?"

Upon reaching the director’s office, Kong Shuangxi questioned harshly.

Kong Tianlu kept his head down hard, honestly admitting, "I... I did."

"You little bastard! How could you do such a thing? Xiaoyue has had feelings for you for so many years, given you so much, and you can bear to betray her? You truly are ungrateful." Kong Shuangxi was furious.

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It was three or four minutes later that Tang Yue slowly arrived.

"Xiaoyue, Tianlu made a mistake in this matter. He said you could hit and scold him, but could you give him a chance to change?"

There was no choice, Kong Shuangxi felt a pang of sympathy for his nephew and personally pleaded for him.

"I don’t know. My mind is a mess right now. I want to go home first, stay at my parents’ for a while, and not deal with anything else. I want to apply for a month’s leave from the unit."

At this point, Tang Yue’s expression was relatively calm, but the more so, the more it showed the matter was far from over.

"Alright. Then take a month’s rest. Tianlu, the same goes for you. I’ll also give you a month’s leave. Let the impact of this matter die down before dealing with it."

Kong Tianlu nodded with his head down.

Tang Yue didn’t glance at him once and turned to leave.

Kong Tianlu had no intention to chase after her, seeing this, Kong Shuangxi could only sigh quietly. He could see his nephew had no feelings for Tang Yue anymore.

After leaving the director’s office, Tang Yue deliberately slowed her steps, but when she didn’t see Kong Tianlu coming after her, tears uncontrollably began to roll down again.

Earlier that morning, she had happily arrived at work early, intending to laugh at Shen Lin’s misfortune, mocking her choice in men.

Now, she who was initially the observer and bystander had become the one being watched and gossiped about.

The clown turned out to be me!

She suddenly thought of how first Yuan Dawei had an incident that morning and then she had her own.

The common trait shared between the two of them was their mutual disdain for Chen Feng, having just conspired to expose his scandalous material.

Does harming others harm oneself, and is retribution inevitable? Is there really such karma and retribution in this world?

Tang Yue felt heartbroken and confused, but she vaguely sensed that her and Yuan Dawei’s misfortune were in some way related to that Chen Feng.