novellhall Chapter 23 How Dirty is the Heart?
Chapter 23 How Dirty is the Heart?
Realizing this, Zhuang Qingxiang's face turned so hot it could fry an egg.
For strangers, such a distance is indeed a bit too intimate.
The next day, Zhuang Qingxiang went for a stroll on the edge of the factory area without hesitation.
"Huh? You're...you're Factory Manager Lu's housekeeper, right? What are you doing here?"
The man in front of her was wearing glasses and spoke enthusiastically, but Zhuang Qingxiang didn't recognize him.
The woman next to him was sizing her up with obvious hostility. Zhuang Qingxiang didn't recognize her at all and didn't understand how she had offended her.
"H-hello." Zhuang Qingxiang hesitated for a moment before greeting them. "Who are you?"
"We're from the Production Technology Department. My name is Feng Wenhua. We met once at Director Lu's house, do you remember?" Feng Wenhua asked warmly.
Zhuang Qingxiang shook her head slightly.
"Oh, that must be because your bangs are too thick and long, blocking your vision," Feng Wenhua said with a smile, unconcerned. "This is my colleague, Lin Wei, technician Lin."
Zhuang Qingxiang immediately remembered who Lin Wei was. Wasn't she Factory Director Lu's girlfriend?
I can understand why she was hostile towards me; it must be because I moved into Director Lu's house.
She immediately put on a smile and said, "Hello, Technician Lin."
"..." Feng Wenhua protested, "No, I greeted you first, why did you greet Lin Wei first?"
Zhuang Qingxiang quickly greeted him again: "Hello, Technician Feng."
At this moment, Lin Wei sneered, "So you're that arrogant nanny from Factory Director Lu's house? Last time I went there, I called you several times but you never came out. Tch..."
She looked Zhuang Qingxiang up and down. Her thick bangs covered her eyebrows and eyes, making it impossible to see the shape of her eyebrows and eyes, but judging from her nose, mouth, and jawline, she wasn't ugly!
What angered her most was that the nanny was so dishonest; she never wore clothes that fit properly and always insisted on wearing clothes a size too small.
Look how taut her chest is, the buttons are about to pop open!
And the pants were so tight around my buttocks and thighs they looked like they were about to burst open.
She's dressed like that because she's trying to seduce Lu Congyue!
Lin Wei's tone worsened: "Zhuang Qingxiang, I heard you're a widow?"
"Hey... Technician Lin?!" Feng Wenhua exclaimed urgently, how could he possibly hit such a sore spot?
Lin Wei glared at him, ignored him, and stared at Zhuang Qingxiang, saying, "Since you're a widow, why don't you know how to avoid suspicion? Do you know that moving into Factory Director Lu's house like this will cause him a lot of trouble!"
"I……"
"I know women like you only think about themselves and never about others! Zhuang Qingxiang, Factory Director Lu has never been married before. Do you know how much damage this will do to his reputation? Or are you doing this on purpose to harass Factory Director Lu?"
Zhuang Qingxiang turned pale at Lin Wei's words and waved her hands repeatedly: "I didn't, I'm just here to take care of the child, I absolutely have no other intentions."
"Heh... That sounds nice, but who knows what you're really thinking? If you really don't have any other ideas, then hurry up and move out of Director Lu's house!" Lin Wei sneered.
Feng Wenhua, standing to the side, was sweating profusely with anxiety: "Lin Wei, don't say that. Comrade Zhuang and Director Lu... that's simply impossible. You're overthinking it."
"Shut up! What do you know?!" Lin Wei glared at him. "A country widow like her has a dirty heart; who knows what she's up to! Didn't you hear what people were saying about her when we went to Dongya Village the other day? A promiscuous slut!"
Even the gentlest person like Zhuang Qingxiang couldn't tolerate being splashed with dirty water like that in front of her.
"Comrade Lin Wei, please watch your words. I have nothing to do with Factory Director Lu, but your mouth and your heart are filthy! Even if you look down on me, you should at least trust Factory Director Lu, right? Or is Factory Director Lu really that despicable in your eyes?!"
Zhuang Qingxiang was furious, her chest heaving violently, which made Lin Wei even more annoyed.
"How shameless! Dressed like that, isn't it just trying to seduce men?! Of course I trust Director Lu's character, but I don't trust you!"
Lin Wei's voice grew increasingly shrill, "Even your mother-in-law says you're a slut who cheats on her husband, so what kind of good person are you? Your husband just died and you can't wait to find someone else, and you've even got your eye on Factory Director Lu. Don't you even look in the mirror and see if you're good enough for him!"
"I didn't!" Zhuang Qingxiang angrily tried to defend herself.
But Lin Wei didn't give her a chance to continue speaking: "You don't have one? Then leave Director Lu's house! You can take care of the child anywhere. That child isn't Director Lu's biological child. We'll give you money, why don't you take him back to your own home to take care of him? Why do you insist on living at Director Lu's house? Isn't that disgusting?"
Feng Wenhua was in a real bind. He had only seen Zhuang Qingxiang and wanted to say hello, but he never expected Lin Wei to react so strongly.
Seeing that passersby were watching the commotion, Feng Wenhua was afraid that things would escalate, and Lin Wei's words were becoming increasingly offensive, so she quickly pulled her away.
"Lin Wei, stop talking. If Director Lu hears you saying that, he'll be angry."
No matter how much Lin Wei struggled, Feng Wenhua firmly dragged her away, turning back to apologize to Zhuang Qingxiang as they walked.
"Comrade Zhuang, I'm sorry, Lin Wei is just... a bit blunt, but she didn't mean any harm. Please don't mind her, we'll be leaving now!"
A bit too blunt?
Zhuang Qingxiang was so angry she wanted to curse, but the two people walked away so fast that she swallowed all her words.
Factory workers passing by pointed and whispered about her, and she could even hear people discussing her relationship with Factory Director Lu.
Zhuang Qingxiang couldn't explain it to everyone, and even if she did, no one would listen.
Her status as a widow was her original sin!
She turned around and ran quickly back to Lu Congyue's house. She calmed herself down in the yard before putting on a smile and going inside.
When Zhuang Qingxiang ran home, Feng Wenhua and Lin Wei also returned to the office.
Lin Wei's expression was unpleasant, and Feng Wenhua couldn't help but say, "Lin Wei, why are you like this? Comrade Zhuang was someone Director Lu found from the village to look after the children. Why are you arguing with her? And why are you saying such hurtful things..."
"Feng Wenhua, don't tell me you can't see it!" Lin Wei glared at him. "That woman is dishonest. Letting her continue living at Director Lu's house will definitely cause trouble."
Feng Wenhua thought to himself, "What could possibly go wrong? Could it possibly ruin your plans?"
He couldn't help but mutter, "There's nothing we can do about it. Why don't you go help take care of the kids?"
Lin Wei frowned unhappily upon hearing this.
She's still a virgin, why should she take care of a child who has no blood relation to Lu Congyue?
However, Feng Wenhua is right. Since Lu Congyue is determined not to send the child away, she should say that she is willing to help. That way, she can come and go from Lu Congyue's house every day and keep an eye on that restless woman.
Most importantly, she can also develop a relationship with Lu Congyue.
Thinking of this, Lin Wei's lips curled up: "Feng Wenhua, you're not entirely useless! I need to see Director Lu, you go ahead and do your work!"