58: Chapter 58: Enemies on a Narrow Road!

58: Chapter 58: Enemies on a Narrow Road!

“What, the old County Magistrate died that day?”

He had drunk himself into a stupor, hadn’t taken any precautions, and ended up sleeping with Xu Shuman?

Xu Qianli tried hard to recall, but couldn’t remember a thing.

That day, he was supposed to be working at the County Government.

Suddenly he received the terrible news and, after seeing the old County Magistrate’s body at the funeral home, felt as if the sky had fallen down on him.

Afterward, he was in a daze, dragged by Wu Kai to drink.

After getting drunk, he knew nothing, only remembering waking up at home later.

Could it be that he really slept with Xu Shuman without any protection while drunk?

Speaking of which, there was a possibility; he was young and strong, and Xu Shuman was also willing.

When they were together before, except when Xu Shuman had her ‘visitor,’ almost every day involved that activity.

Almost no night went by without it; perhaps that evening, he clung to Xu Shuman out of habit and had relations with her.

But no matter how you looked at it, just one night’s time, and to coincidentally get pregnant?

On closer reflection, Xu Qianli suddenly thought of something, “No, I remember at the beginning of this month, you went to buy sanitary pads.

How could you possibly be pregnant?”

“How could I not be?

I did go to buy them, but they were for my sister, not for me!”

“You were out in the countryside for research those days and not in Jiang City.

You didn’t know that I didn’t get my period at all.”

“Let me tell you, Xu Qianli, no matter what, I’m already carrying your child.

Whether you acknowledge it or not, you’re going to be a father.”

“I shouldn’t have broken up with you before, but after all, I have your child, and you’re the only man I’ve been with in my life.

Can’t you forgive me just once?”

“What exactly do I need to do for you to forgive me?

Do you really want to drive both of us to our deaths?”

“Let me tell you, I’m standing on a bridge right now.

If you don’t agree to get back together with me, I’ll jump!”

Xu Shuman’s claims got more and more outrageous, and listening to her, Xu Qianli’s anger surged.

“Fine, let’s say you are pregnant, and it’s mine, then what?

You think having a child can force me to get back together with someone like you?”

“Even if I die, I wouldn’t take you back as my girlfriend, let alone marry someone like you!”

“You’re on a bridge, huh?

Who are you trying to scare?

I, Xu Qianli, don’t know about Xu Shuman’s personality?”

“For your own benefit, you’d kick me away.

Your mind is full of ulterior motives; you couldn’t bear to die, why would I believe you!”

“I’ve got things to do, so I don’t have time to deal with you!”

With that, Xu Qianli hung up the phone.

He thought he had ended things completely with Xu Shuman, but there she was, claiming to be pregnant with his child.

She wanted to use this to force him to reconcile with her.

The affair was too suspicious; Xu Qianli couldn’t believe it was true.

Even if it were true, he would never agree to get back with Xu Shuman, would never gamble his life on her.

The most urgent thing was to find out the truth.

Figuring out was simple.

Xu Qianli quickly made a call to Lele.

The call connected swiftly, and Lele’s shy, sweet voice came through, “Brother Xu, good morning.”

“Baby, good morning.

Did you miss me last night?”

“Not really, Brother Xu you’re so naughty, teasing someone so early in the morning, I’m going to ignore you now.”

Xu Qianli laughed, “Alright, I won’t tease you.

I have a question, at the beginning of this month, did you ask your sister to buy you sanitary pads?”

“Sanitary pads?”

“No way, at the beginning of the month, my period had just finished.

Why would I ask my sister to buy those for me?”

“Brother Xu, why are you suddenly asking me about this?

Has something happened?”

Xu Qianli said, “Nothing much, just asking casually.

Let’s not talk about that.

I have to tell you, I’ve been thinking about you all the time, even dreaming about you…”

Xu Qianli cooed sweet nothings to Xu Lele, the beauty, while inwardly cursing himself for having fallen so low, to the point of playing multiple women at once.

Looking back, he too had once longed to devote himself to a woman for a lifetime, yet his sincerity was always met with betrayal.

The recent events had kept pushing him forward, making it impossible for him to maintain his original intentions.

Well, now that things had come to this pass, he wasn’t willing to let go of any of those women!

From now on, he wanted power, wealth, and women—all of them!

After a good long chat with Xu Lele, which left the beauty overjoyed, Xu Qianli finally ended the call.

He had just been worried about whether Xu Shuman was really pregnant, but now, he was finally able to put his mind at ease.

After all this time, it turned out his suspicions were correct.

Xu Shuman was lying to him, trying to coerce him into compromise, into getting back together with her.

That woman, so utterly mercenary, so insidiously cunning, she could even come up with such tactics; Xu Qianli’s already low opinion of her plummeted further.

“Xu Qianli, the food is ready, come and eat.”

The tender voice of Sun Yan came through, interrupting Xu Qianli’s thoughts.

Casting the worthless Xu Shuman out of his mind, Xu Qianli hurried out to eat.

After breakfast, the pair went out hand in hand, ready to go to work.

No sooner had they left the house than a man with bloodshot eyes charged over, hand raised, ready to slap Sun Yan across the face.

“I’ll kill you, you whore!”

The man was Jiang Li, who had stood watch outside the door all night without leaving, eventually falling asleep in a daze.

Upon waking, he saw his wife, Sun Yan, all dolled up and radiant, walking out hand in hand with a man.

Thinking about how he had been locked out of his own house all night while his wife was inside fooling around with another man, Jiang Li was consumed with rage, wanting to kill her.

Seeing Jiang Li, Sun Yan was terrified, rooted to the spot.

Xu Qianli stepped forward, blocked Jiang Li, and shoved him away.

“What kind of man are you to hit a woman?

Come at me if you’ve got a problem!”

“What are you, and why should I come at you,” Jiang Li raged before suddenly recognizing Xu Qianli’s face.

Damn, wasn’t this the same guy who had barged into the private room in Tianran Residence and beaten him up last night!

“It’s you, so it was you!”

“I’m wondering why you come here out of nowhere to hit me, turns out you’re Sun Yan’s lousy lover!”

“You mess with my wife and dare to hit me, I’ll fight you to the death!”

Jiang Li, eyes blazing red with fury, threw caution to the wind and rushed to fight Xu Qianli for his life.

“Enough, Jiang Li!”

Sun Yan suddenly burst out shouting, slapping Jiang Li hard across the face and staring him down furiously as she berated him.

“How dare you claim I am your wife?

Ask yourself how you have treated me since we got married.

Can you even remember the last time you came home?”

“Three years, you haven’t been home for a full three years, you haven’t even seen me once, constantly living it up outside.

Did you ever consider me your wife?”

“I’ve been married to you for nearly ten years, the number of nights we’ve spent together I can count on both hands.

Every day alone, do you know how I’ve gotten through these ten years?”

“My youth, the best ten years of my life, just wasted by you.

And now you have the nerve to come question me, do you even deserve to?”