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Chapter 399 - 199 (Enjoy Watching!) Domestic Violence? Liang Yaqi Meets Zhou Shumei!

Chapter 399: Chapter 199 (Enjoy Watching!) Domestic Violence? Liang Yaqi Meets Zhou Shumei!

Lin Beishan saw that Zhou Shumei had made a call and asked, "Why did you spend so much money today?"

Actually, under normal circumstances, Lin Beishan wouldn’t be too concerned about how much Zhou Shumei spent.

As long as she wasn’t buying luxury cars or mansions, he could accept it.

Perhaps feeling that Zhou Shumei was indeed a bit defiant this time, Lin Beishan took this opportunity to assert his status in the home.

But what Lin Beishan hadn’t expected was that at this moment, Zhou Shumei was...

After Zhou Shumei answered Lin Beishan’s call, she heard this and retorted, "I went to buy clothes, can’t I spend... spend money?"

She paused while speaking.

Of course, it wasn’t intentional.

She just couldn’t help it.

On hearing this, Lin Beishan was at a loss for words, "You spent several thousand in half a day; what kind of clothes are these?"

"I bought skincare products," Zhou Shumei explained.

Lin Beishan then criticized, "You need to face your age. When it’s time to accept that you’re getting old, you should accept it. Don’t think about maintaining your youth with skincare products; it’s all an illusion."

Zhou Shumei felt provoked by his words and, breathing heavily, angrily said, "Why do you care about what I do? I don’t meddle in your affairs, so why do you need to meddle in mine?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Beishan also got angry, "You’re my wife; are you saying I shouldn’t care about you? Do you believe I would cancel your family card?"

"Whatever! Hmm," Zhou Shumei said, barely containing her anger.

Then she hung up the phone.

Seeing her hang up, Gao Jun asked tentatively, "Did you two have a fight?"

"Never mind him, I spend a little money and..." Zhou Shumei gritted her teeth and insisted, "he spends so much on mistresses and lovers every day and doesn’t bat an eyelid. Such a despicable man, I must have been blindly in love with him in this life..."

She gazed at Gao Jun with deep affection, saying tenderly, "Now, I only have you in my heart..."

Hearing her words, Gao Jun smiled and kissed Zhou Shumei’s forehead, "Alright, then I’ll truly contribute."

...

Lin Beishan was very angry after Zhou Shumei hung up on him.

Yet, despite his anger, he felt that Zhou Shumei was acting a bit unusual today.

She was slightly out of breath when she spoke.

Lin Beishan had always been very observant of Zhou Shumei’s actions.

Even though the two no longer shared a marital life, her slight changes still raised Lin Beishan’s suspicions.

"I need to check into this."

...

After parting with Zhou Shumei, Gao Jun went to the office.

He wanted to see how Xiao Huiyu was adapting.

"Huiyu, are you adjusting well?" Gao Jun asked as he approached her workstation.

Xiao Huiyu was handling a document when Gao Jun arrived. She reported, "President Gao, I’m improving our Dachuan Yan Hotpot’s promotional plan; would you like to take a look?"

Gao Jun looked at her work report, then nodded, saying, "Not bad, quite good. You really have a knack for operations work."

Xiao Huiyu blushed shyly, "President Gao, you flatter me. I haven’t worked for a few years, so by all accounts, I should have been left behind by society. It’s you who didn’t despise me and asked me to come back to work; I should be thanking you."

"Well then, organize the plan well and if you need anything, talk to Manager Liang," Gao Jun replied.

"Okay."

Gao Jun then returned to his own office.

He refrained from visiting Liang Yaqi as he felt, since last night, that both women’s attitudes toward him had changed a bit.

Women, after all, tend to have emotional problems thirty days a month.

So Gao Jun didn’t pay much attention to it.

He sat in his chair, pondering.

Just then, a task popped up in the system.

[Main Task 12: Accumulate assets worth 600 million to earn a golf course valued at 170 million in Modu, current assets amount to 510 million.]

Seeing this, Gao Jun was energized.

Considering the current situation, his cumulative assets should reach 600 million in less than half a year.

Then, he’d also acquire a golf course worth 170 million in Modu.

Why wouldn’t he?

He could even bring Liang Yaqi or Sun Miao to play golf there.

It would also attract some business owners for commercial negotiations, making it a good choice.

Throughout the day, Gao Jun reviewed the system panel’s account balance.

It had grown significantly.

With the system’s deposit doubling reward, he could even afford to lie back and count his money.

On the other hand,

Xiao Huiyu, after getting off work, kept working at home because she hadn’t yet perfected the promotional plan.

She thought her husband, Wang Daguang, wouldn’t come home so early tonight, so she had time to cook.

Unexpectedly, Wang Daguang came home on time this afternoon.

Xiao Huiyu was quite surprised to see Wang Daguang return.

She asked, "Husband, don’t you have to work overtime today?"

Xiao Huiyu used polite language in addressing him,

highlighting the severe disparity in their familial status.

Wang Daguang clearly was not in a good mood today.

Seeing Xiao Huiyu hadn’t cooked but was playing on the computer by the table, he suddenly became angry, "What’s going on? Why haven’t you cooked yet?"

Xiao Huiyu hurriedly explained, "I thought you wouldn’t be back so soon tonight, so I decided to get some work done first. I’ll start cooking right away."

After speaking, she immediately stood up and walked towards the kitchen.

Upon hearing this, Wang Daguang, infuriated by the mention of work, said angrily, "I’ve noticed that since you started working, you’ve stopped caring about the home, haven’t you? Do you even care about this home anymore? Do you care about me, your husband?"

Xiao Huiyu didn’t dare to refute Wang Daguang’s words, she quickly answered, "I do, I do, I’m going to cook now..."

Even due to her extreme nervousness, she accidentally bumped into the corner of a table on her way to the kitchen.

Bearing the pain, Xiao Huiyu planned to enter the kitchen.

But the next second, Wang Daguang grabbed her hair with one hand.

"Ah!..." Xiao Huiyu cried out.

Wang Daguang angrily dragged her in front of him. "You say you’re going to cook, did you ask for my permission?"

Because her hair was pulled so painfully, Xiao Huiyu even started to plead, "I’m wrong, husband, I’m wrong. Please don’t hit me."

"Is this what you call hitting? I’m just teaching you a lesson," Wang Daguang seemed to enjoy seeing Xiao Huiyu plead.

He then slapped her in the process.

Xiao Huiyu fell to the ground from his slap.

"Whoo... Xiao Huiyu cried out, "Stop hitting, I was wrong."

Wang Daguang, increasingly excited by the beating, slapped her again on the face.

After enjoying the beating, he even declared, "You better make this home your priority, otherwise one day I will kill you."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Huiyu immediately began to tremble.

Soon after, Wang Daguang left the house.

Only Xiao Huiyu was left alone, lying on the ground, crying in agony.

She didn’t know how long these days would continue.

Originally, she thought that if she started working and had a financial foundation, her status at home would improve, and at least she wouldn’t be afraid of Wang Daguang’s threats.

But in reality, this was not the case, as Xiao Huiyu had no strength to fight back when Wang Daguang slapped her.

She went to the mirror, saw the bruises on her face, and immediately applied ice water to them.

Fearing that others might notice the next day.

The next morning.

Liang Yaqi had just arrived at the company.

She then received a message from Xiao Huiyu.

Xiao Huiyu: [Manager Liang, I’m sorry, may I take a leave today? I’m not feeling well.]

Upon seeing this, Liang Yaqi immediately replied: [Okay, no problem. Rest well. Hope there’s nothing serious with your health.]

Xiao Huiyu: [It’s nothing, thank you Manager Liang.]

An employee asking for leave isn’t a big deal for a supervisor.

So Liang Yaqi didn’t mention this to Gao Jun.

However, the next morning, Xiao Huiyu sent another message: [Manager Liang, could I take one more day off?]

Liang Yaqi hesitated for a moment, but ultimately agreed.

Liang Yaqi: [Okay.]

By noon, when Gao Jun arrived at the company, Liang Yaqi discussed the matter with him.

"Are you saying Xiao Huiyu asked for two days off?" Gao Jun asked.

Liang Yaqi nodded and answered, "Yes, she asked for two days off. I don’t know why."

Gao Jun thought about it; ordinarily, since she had just joined the company, as long as it wasn’t a serious illness, she should be able to persevere.

After all, it’s important to make a good impression on the leadership.

Gao Jun then sent a message to Zhou Shumei.

Gao Jun: [Meimei, is Huiyu sick? She hasn’t come to the office for two days.]

Zhou Shumei replied quickly: [Oh? I’ll go ask.]

Saying this, Zhou Shumei went to Xiao Huiyu’s home.

"Huiyu, Huiyu."

Soon, Xiao Huiyu opened the door, somewhat surprised that Zhou Shumei had come directly without notice.

Xiao Huiyu asked awkwardly, "What’s wrong, Shumei?"

"President Chen said you haven’t been to work for two days, asked if you were sick, and told me to check on you. What’s wrong?" Zhou Shumei asked with concern.

Xiao Huiyu gave a faltering explanation, "I’m much better now, just a little cold..."

The sharp Zhou Shumei noticed Xiao Huiyu was lying again, seeing that her left cheek was clearly more swollen; she immediately demanded, "Did Wang Daguang hit you?!"

Xiao Huiyu remained silent.

Zhou Shumei was very angry, "It seems he really hasn’t changed. I’m going to tell Lin Beishan about this."

"Please don’t," Xiao Huiyu quickly intervened. "If you do, he will kill me."

"What are you afraid of at this point?" Zhou Shumei then sent a message to Gao Jun.

Informing him about the situation.

When Gao Jun learned about it, he told Liang Yaqi about Xiao Huiyu’s domestic abuse.

Liang Yaqi was very angry upon hearing it.

She immediately called Xiao Huiyu, "Huiyu, where are you now, can President Gao and I come over?"

Xiao Huiyu, feeling embarrassed, could only agree: "Okay, I’m at home now, I’ll send you the address."

Zhou Shumei was happy to hear that Gao Jun was coming over, but hearing that another manager was also coming didn’t concern her much.

And Liang Yaqi was about to meet Zhou Shumei...