Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 875: Hesitant due to Concerns Over Valuables 3

Chapter 875: Chapter 875: Hesitant due to Concerns Over Valuables 3

Cao Hongzhu was indeed a clever woman, and upon hearing Li Shuitian’s words, she immediately grasped the situation.

"What a move by Lu Zhaodi, daring to scheme against me like this!" She could almost predict Lu Zhaodi’s next move, if she was as smart and adaptable as Li Shuitian had described.

"You plotted against others first, so you can’t complain when someone gets the better of you." Li Shuitian was not taking his wife’s side unconditionally, his concern now was that Lu Zhaodi might use this as leverage to blackmail both Cao Hongzhu and himself, "Hongzhu, tell me carefully, that newspaper article, did you write it, or did Lu Zhaodi write it herself?"

"Lu Zhaodi wrote it following the content I provided, after all, she’s not as well-informed as us. Most of the writing was done by her, because she is semi-illiterate, some words she can say but can’t write, so the words she couldn’t write were penned by me." Cao Hongzhu was filled with regret. She should have insisted on her initial approach, making Lu Zhaodi copy the words she couldn’t write herself from a paper.

At first, she was somewhat cautious, hence the suggestion to have her copy from what she wrote. But later, worn down by Lu Zhaodi’s pleading and overwhelmed with excitement, she let her guard down.

Li Shuitian sighed and said, "Hongzhu, Hongzhu, now you know what it feels like to be manipulated by others, don’t you?"

"Shuitian, could this affect you?" Cao Hongzhu was not worried about herself, she was concerned about her husband.

"That’s unlikely." Seeing the care and urgency in his wife’s eyes, Li Shuitian’s heart softened and he took her hand, "According to my guess, Lu Zhaodi wants to make Jiu Hong hesitate, afraid to act. In that case, the likelihood of that newspaper being made public is slim, and it won’t affect us much, unless Lu Zhaodi turns around and falsely accuses us."

Cao Hongzhu was startled, "Falsely accuse us? You’re saying Lu Zhaodi could falsely accuse us?"

"Exactly!" Li Shuitian sighed, "Prepare for the worst! If Jiu Hong and Lu Zhaodi don’t divorce after all, the couple will surely unite against a common enemy, and come after us. Jiu Hong’s vendetta against us would be for revenge, to take my position, while Lu Zhaodi’s antagonism would be to curry favor with Jiu Hong. Though Lu Zhaodi is quick to react and willing to fight Jiu Hong to the bitter end, her ultimate desire is not to divorce. Jiu Hong is extremely cunning, and he could likely sweet-talk Lu Zhaodi into targeting us."

Despite his silence outside of work, he was the one who understood Jiu Hong best in the whole department. For his own career, what did marriage count for? There was nothing Jiu Hong wouldn’t sacrifice, especially if it was merely maintaining a marriage with Lu Zhaodi.

Previously, Jiu Hong had harsh words for Lu Zhaodi and was insistent on divorce, thinking Lu Zhaodi was incapable of any significant actions.

Now things were different, Lu Zhaodi had resolved to fight him to the end.

Cao Hongzhu immediately panicked, "Are you saying there’s a chance for Jiu Hong and Lu Zhaodi to reconcile, and if they do, the first thing they’ll do is use the newspaper article I advised Lu Zhaodi to write to falsely accuse us, claiming we sabotaged their revolutionary feelings, or that we’re trying to bring down Jiu Hong to prevent him from replacing you. After all, with my record of false accusations, it would be easy for people to believe them."

"Now you realize how serious it is? Let’s see if you’ll meddle in these matters again!"

"What are we going to do, Shuitian? It doesn’t matter if I get into trouble, ever since we lost our son, half of my heart died with him, but I can’t drag down your career, you’ve worked so hard to get to where you are today, earning it through blood and toil."

Cao Hongzhu looked anxious, her eyes finally revealing a trace of regret.