CHAPTER 550: CHAPTER 545: A COMPARISON OF TWO WIVES (THIRD UPDATE)

"Smart." Xu He looked at Luo Zhiming approvingly and specifically instructed, "Remember not to give him the medicine tomorrow. Wait until we’ve left on the second day before you give it to him. Even after taking the medicine, he definitely won’t get better immediately. By the time we come back from the provincial city and have taken care of everything, even if he knows, there will be nothing he can do about it."

Luo Zhiming nodded, saying such a simple task he could handle, but he also expressed his concern, "But, can you and my mom really get the money from Fang Pingying? Fang Pingying is no pushover."

Xu He’s main task this time wasn’t to get money, and she had also listened to what Zhou Yunmei said in front of Luo Dashan. She guessed that Zhou Yunmei might not necessarily go to make trouble with Fang Pingying.

Moreover, Shuanzi had said last time that because of her, they could give Luo Zhiming a few months extension to repay the debt, so she wasn’t in a hurry about this.

But she couldn’t let Luo Zhiming see that, so she pretended to comfort him, "No matter what, we have to give it a try, otherwise with your debt unpaid, we’ll be anxious every day and can’t have peace of mind."

Luo Zhiming nodded, but for some reason, he felt that this time it wouldn’t be so easy to get the money, and he asked again with growing anxiety, "But if we can’t get the money, what do we do about the debt?"

Seeing him so scared, a trace of impatience flashed in Xu He’s eyes.

But remembering that she still needed Luo Zhiming’s cooperation inside and out for this matter, she held back the impatience in her gaze, and sweetly coaxed him, "If we really can’t get the money, when I come back, we’ll go find work together and pay it off slowly. There will always be a time when we can pay it off."

Seeing Luo Zhiming getting tense at the mention of not getting the money, she hurried to comfort him, "But don’t worry, since my mom and I are going, we’ll have to bring back some money no matter what."

"Hehua, you’re really good." Luo Zhiming rarely saw such a gentle Xu He and reached out to embrace her in his arms.

As the woman’s soft body pressed against Luo Zhiming, and having not touched Xu He for a while, Luo Zhiming’s heart warmed, and his hand began to wander on Xu He’s back. Eventually, it even slipped under her clothes, accurately grasping Xu He’s softness.

Xu He, realizing Luo Zhiming’s moves, instinctively wanted to push him away, but then she remembered the matter of the child in her stomach and withdrew her hand.

No matter what, before she got together with Luo Zhiyong, she needed to have a cheap father for the child in her womb, and the best candidate for that was naturally Luo Zhiming.

But if she constantly refused Luo Zhiming’s intimacy, even if he was foolish, he would know that the child wasn’t his.

Therefore, Xu He withdrew her hand that was about to push Luo Zhiming away and instead embraced him, whispering softly, "Be gentle."

"Okay." Luo Zhiming’s voice trembled slightly as he gently laid Xu He down on the bed.

Although Luo Zhiming couldn’t have children, his performance in bed was still impressive, and the women who had been with him were very satisfied, including Xu He previously.

But this time, for some reason, not only did Xu He not feel anything, but in her mind, the image of that day in the woods when she was violated kept surfacing.

She couldn’t help but reminisce about Shuanzi’s strong arms, powerful muscles, and the fiery heat inside her body...

Compared to Shuanzi, Luo Zhiming was indeed somewhat frail.

Due to Xu He’s lack of cooperation, Luo Zhiming also didn’t enjoy himself much. After they finished, Luo Zhiming lay beside Xu He, stroking her body gently and asked somewhat unsatisfied, "Hehua, what’s wrong today?"

Xu He, feeling somewhat annoyed, moved Luo Zhiming’s hand away and said, "Nothing, just thinking about having to get up early tomorrow to hit the road, got things on my mind."

Upon hearing this, Luo Zhiming laughed, "What’s there to think about? It’s not our first time going to the provincial city, we..."

In the midst of talking, Luo Zhiming became excited again.

But this time Xu He didn’t want to deal with him at all. She pushed him towards the edge of the bed and said somewhat irritably, "Stop it, let’s sleep, we can talk more after we’re back."

After finishing, she turned over and stopped paying attention to Luo Zhiming.

Luo Zhiming stared blankly at Xu He who had turned her back to him, feeling a bit uncomfortable. Was this woman’s change of face a bit too sudden? Luo Zhiming had his share of experiences with women, but none were as heartless as Xu He.

But what could he do? In front of Xu He, he never had a say, between him and Xu He, it was always her way.

Suddenly, at this moment, Luo Zhiming found himself reminiscing about Fang Xiu from the past.

When Fang Xiu was with him, although she spent money lavishly, she was always good to him. Even when truly angry, it was like a playful quarrel between a couple, quickly blowing over, just like ordinary husbands and wives, fighting at the head of the bed and making up at the foot.

She never refused him when it came to marital matters; it was always as he pleased.

Plus, while Fang Xiu was with him, she managed his life in perfect order, always having his seasonal clothes ready when the time came. Even if she was tight-fisted with money, he always had some pocket money, unlike Xu He. If it weren’t for the fact that they slept in the same room, he wouldn’t even feel Xu He taking care of him like a wife should.

Thinking back on Fang Xiu’s betrayal, the past Luo Zhiming refused to admit his fault. But now, looking back, if it hadn’t been for his involvement with the divorced woman and getting her pregnant, the affair between Fang Xiu and another man would never have happened.

All in all, when he now recalls the time spent with Fang Xiu, he feels more sweetness than fear.

But ever since he married Xu He, Luo Zhiming now thinks that apart from an initial novelty and the satisfaction of vanity, flaunting in front of the villagers that he married a beautiful and educated wife, as time went on, life became harder day by day, living in constant fear, dreading making even minor mistakes to be scolded by Xu He.

When he had money, it never stayed with him for more than a day. Sometimes Zhou Yunmei secretly gave him some pocket money, and even that would be taken by Xu He.

Not to mention being able to join his rowdy friends for a drink occasionally, as he used to.

He suddenly felt that his current life had lost all meaning.

And one most important thing, he was sure that if Fang Xiu had been by his side, he would not have ended up not daring to come back after owing money, letting the borrowed US$500 roll into over two thousand yuan.

Or, to put it another way, if it had been Fang Xiu from before, he wouldn’t have gotten into debt. If it hadn’t been for pretending to be a rich man in front of Xu He, he would not have ended up in this situation.