Chapter 60: Ungentlemanly

Chapter 60: Chapter 60: UngentlemanlyThe two casually chatted, quickly relaxing in each other’s company, but they didn’t bring up the matter between them again. He Fangqing took the initiative not to mention it, and Li Yifei, of course, made every effort to avoid the topic. After over three hours, they arrived in Shen City.

He Fangqing might have never had many friends, and she had no one to share her marital issues with, but now she poured out her whole story to Li Yifei.

She and her husband were college classmates and started their relationship there. After graduation, they struggled together in Shen City. Relying on her abilities, He Fangqing quickly established her roots in Qingfeng Group, performing better and better, with her income increasing steadily.

Her husband also worked at Qingfeng Group, but his job was not as fulfilling, and he wasn’t given much responsibility. However, He Fangqing was completely devoted to her husband, using all her earnings to take out a loan for a house and marrying him.

For the first two years of their marriage, they were very loving. Although He Fangqing felt her husband had some shortcomings, such as laziness, never doing housework, and a bit of male chauvinism, she bore with it all.

To her surprise, her husband got involved with the daughter of a vice chairman at their company, and the two quickly became an item. Following this, his position at the company was rapidly promoted.

News of her husband’s affair with that woman soon reached He Fangqing’s ears, which she found hard to believe. Nonetheless, the affair was a fact, and after some calm reflection, she tried to save their marriage. To her shock, her husband was resolute in staying with the other woman and proposed a divorce.

Crushed, He Fangqing asked to delay the process, transferring to a branch office to avoid the strange looks at the headquarters. But just after arriving in Mile City, her husband incessantly pressed her for the divorce, intensifying her suffering. That’s why, on her first day in Mile City, she ended up in a bar, drowning her sorrows and then out of a desire for revenge, had a one-night stand with Li Yifei.

Just yesterday, she had finally gone through with the divorce. Unable to endure this emotional wound any longer, she had returned to the bar to drown her sorrows once more, and unexpectedly ran into Li Yifei again.

Although He Fangqing didn’t explicitly say that she ran into Li Yifei both times she went to drown her sorrows, but merely spoke of her pain on those occasions, Li Yifei knew he had coincidentally been there for both, which felt like quite a stroke of luck to him, yet also too coincidental.

"Whew, talking so much with you, I feel much lighter," He Fangqing said after finishing her story upon entering Shen City. Rather than being sad, she seemed to be at ease.

Li Yifei chuckled and said, "It’s good to feel lighter. One must always look forward, right?"

He Fangqing laughed lightly and said, "Hehe, I’ve shared my story. On the way back, you’ll have to share yours."

"I don’t really have anything to tell. My life has been pretty simple: school, military service, and then work."

He Fangqing gave Li Yifei a sardonic look and said, "Don’t give me that, you’re brushing me off. I’m not so easily fooled."

Following He Fangqing’s directions, Li Yifei soon found the headquarters. Before getting out of the car, He Fangqing said to him, "It’s past lunchtime now. You should find somewhere to eat first, as I probably will be busy for a while. Feel free to wander around. I’ll give you a call when I’m done."

Li Yifei nodded, watched He Fangqing enter the building, and then drove away.

Li Yifei had actually visited Shen City before, but that was during his school days, when his parents had taken him to have fun. Now, things were different; his parents were no longer with him.

After finding a small restaurant and satisfying his hunger, he then parked his car beneath the company building and closed his eyes for a nap. He had had a wild night with He Fangqing the evening before, and had not slept well the night before that. After two nights of poor sleep, it was the perfect time to catch up on some rest.

After sleeping for more than an hour and with no sign of He Fangqing, he waited another half hour until she finally called him. Shortly thereafter, He Fangqing came downstairs.

As He Fangqing approached the entrance of the company, a man and a woman got out of a Mercedes and happened to walk directly towards her, causing her expression to turn sour at once. She tried to leave, but the woman stopped her.

Since Li Yifei was smoking at that time with his car door open, he witnessed the scene and even heard their conversation.

The woman was wearing a mink coat and, despite heavy makeup, looked rather unattractive. She stood there pompously and spoke in a mocking tone, "Oh, if it isn’t He Fangqing. I heard you went off to a branch office." Her voice was grating, somewhat like a broken gong.

This appearance, combined with such a voice, was truly nauseating. Li Yifei wondered what kind of man could tolerate her. Turning his gaze to the man beside her, who was indeed rather handsome, tall and slim with a gentle demeanor; he awkwardly watched He Fangqing, opened his mouth, but said nothing.

Confronted with the trio’s expressions, Li Yifei could tell that this man must be He Fangqing’s ex-husband, and the woman was probably the vice chairman’s heiress from the headquarters. Money really does speak—such a woman ended up with a good-looking man.

He Fangqing took a breath and replied with a light smile, "I’m actually in a rush, I’ll be on my way."

"Don’t go yet," the woman said, stepping in to block He Fangqing, twisting her hefty frame, "I have news for you. Next month, we’re getting married."

He Fangqing glanced at the man, her smile unchanged, and said, "Then I must congratulate you."

"Giggle..." That woman suddenly burst into laughter, shaking like a tree in the wind, but her laugh was indescribably harsh to the ears, and not even her mink coat could hide the quivering of her plump body, "I also have a secret to tell you, our Mingsheng has been treating me so well, you know?"

He Fangqing’s face immediately darkened as she said, "I’m sorry, I don’t want to hear about such things between you."

"How can you not listen? After all, you are Mingsheng’s ex-wife. I am actually considering whether to post your ’specialties’ on the company’s intranet, haha..."

"You... you..." He Fangqing’s face turned extremely ugly, biting her lip tightly, the strong sense of humiliation made her forget the pain, biting her lip until it bled.

"What’s the matter? Feeling embarrassed? Don’t worry, although our dear Mingsheng doesn’t want you anymore, I think the men in our company will definitely be interested."

"Su Juan, I have already transferred to the branch office, far away from you, what else do you want?" He Fangqing asked with gritted teeth, her patience reaching its limit.

"Oh, getting angry, are we? I’m really happy, you know. I want to tell you, don’t think that just by transferring to a branch office everything is settled. I’m going to drive you out of our Group completely, so that you never appear before me again." The woman said with a fierce look on her face, revealing her true intentions.

"Fine, fine, Chen Mingsheng, is this what you want too?" He Fangqing looked at her ex-husband.

The man who once vowed eternal love to her, now had his head lowered, not daring to look at He Fangqing.

"Mingsheng, you answer her, what’s the matter? Do you still have feelings for her?" Su Juan glared at Chen Mingsheng, raising her voice suddenly.

Chen Mingsheng shook and raised his head to look at He Fangqing, gritted his teeth, and said, "That’s right, this is also what I want. I don’t ever want to see you again."

He Fangqing looked at the two of them, suddenly raised her hand, and swung it towards Chen Mingsheng’s face. It was anger that had been building up for a long time. Even during the divorce, she had never thought about striking this man, but today, in front of the company door and under the gaze of those people, she finally couldn’t hold back any longer.

"Slap!" A crisp sound rang out as He Fangqing’s slap landed solidly on Chen Mingsheng’s face, and the man didn’t dodge. Being slapped, his face revealed a trace of relief as if he still felt some guilt towards He Fangqing.

"Mingsheng, she slapped you, why aren’t you hitting back?" The woman looked at Chen Mingsheng with a sardonic tone.

Chen Mingsheng’s lips moved slightly as he said, "Let it be, if she hits me, then so be it."

The woman immediately shouted, "What do you mean, ’if she hits me, then so be it’? Hit her back! Do you still have lingering thoughts about her? I’m telling you, Chen Mingsheng, if you don’t hit her back, don’t even think about marrying me; just go back to being your low-level employee."

Chen Mingsheng’s body trembled, he looked at He Fangqing, his eyes conflicted, but in the end, he raised his hand. He Fangqing coldly watched the man she had once loved, waiting for his hand to strike her face, her heart truly dead by this time, but for the sake of her dignity, she still stared unwaveringly at Chen Mingsheng.

"Go on, hit me? If you don’t hit her back, you can’t prove that you have completely cut ties with her, that you can’t affirm your love for me," the woman continued to shriek.

Chen Mingsheng gritted his teeth, finally swinging his raised hand towards He Fangqing’s face.

But at that moment, a figure rushed forward, kicking Chen Mingsheng and making him tumble over, then with a swing of his hand, he slapped the woman hard across the face, glaring at her and shouted, "Where did this wretched hag come from, such shamelessness."

"You... you... you..." The woman covered her face, staring at Li Yifei in shock.

Li Yifei stood tall, commanded, "What are you saying ’you’ for, I just can’t stand to see a wretched hag like you, acting so high and mighty just because you have a bit of money. I may not know anyone here, but I just felt like hitting you." After saying this, he slapped the overweight woman twice more, then kicked her, sending her falling to the ground.

"Security! Security! Grab him for me, now!" The woman immediately cried out in a shrill voice.

The security guards at the entrance, who had been watching the commotion, immediately rushed over, trying to capture Li Yifei.

But Li Yifei was incredibly slippery, dodging the four security guards effortlessly and even gave each of them a kick, knocking all four to the ground, where they landed right on top of the hefty woman. The four men lay stacked like pagodas on the woman, pressing her down as she screamed.

In that moment, Li Yifei winked at He Fangqing, then turned and darted away from the entrance to the company, vanishing in the blink of an eye.

He Fangqing watched, stunned, almost trying to stop Li Yifei, but he moved too fast; before she could intervene, Li Yifei had already run off.