A charming widow in her 70s married a factory manager and raised his children.

Chapter 297 We Just Couldn't Help It

Li Weixing chased after Jin Guilan out and immediately spotted Zhuang Qingxiang standing in the main room.

She was fair-skinned and clean-cut, and although she was wearing an ordinary navy blue jacket, for some reason, the whole room seemed brighter.

They're both from rural areas, so why is there such a big difference?

Li Weixing felt that if he were Lu Congyue, he might also make the mistake of stealing someone else's wife.

If Lu Congyue were to die, he wouldn't mind and could take her in.

But the thought that Zhuang Qingxiang had seen him in this undignified state because of Jin Guilan filled him with anger and embarrassment.

"Jin Guilan, I'm warning you, don't spout nonsense in front of outsiders!"

"Comrade Zhuang, please don't misunderstand, this is all a misunderstanding, my wife made a mistake..."

Zhuang Qingxiang covered her eyes and walked outside, saying, "I didn't see anything, I don't know anything, please don't misunderstand..."

As they were talking, they walked into the courtyard.

Li Weixing dared not argue with Jin Guilan in the yard, lest he disturb the neighbors and have no way to explain himself.

Zhuang Qingxiang went out, but Jin Guilan was still there. Although she was in a state of confusion, she still remembered what Zhuang Qingxiang had said. Before Li Weixing could get dressed, she went up and scratched Li Weixing's face again.

Li Weixing was furious.

He still has to go to work. How can he explain to his colleagues that his face has been scratched like this by this crazy woman?

"Jin Guilan, I think you've really gone mad." He gritted his teeth. "Have you made enough of a scene? If you have, get home and take care of the kids!"

"Li Weixing, you did something like this, and you still say I'm crazy? Say I'm making a scene? Fine, fine, I'll make a complete scene for you today."

Jin Guilan turned and walked out, raising her voice: "Help! Someone come quick and check on this adulterous couple..."

"Shut up!" Li Weixing was so frightened that he quickly stepped forward, grabbed her, and covered her mouth.

Jin Guilan couldn't break free and kept making "ooh ooh" sounds as her mouth and nose were covered.

Hearing something was wrong, Zhuang Qingxiang ran over and stood at the door, saying, "Deputy Director Li, are you trying to kill me to silence me? If even a single hair on Sister Jin's head is missing, I'll immediately report you to the police station."

Li Weixing abruptly released his grip, and Jin Guilan finally caught her breath: "You bastard, Li Weixing! Were you trying to smother me? You beast! I'll fight you to the death!"

"Sister Jin," Zhuang Qingxiang hurriedly called out, "It's no use fighting him to the death."

Jin Guilan felt as if her heart was being torn apart when she thought about the suffocating feeling she had just experienced. Looking at her husband, with whom she had spent two or three decades, she felt only nausea.

"Li Weixing, what do you have to say?" she asked through gritted teeth.

Li Weixing frowned slightly, then looked completely calm.

He knew she wouldn't do anything; no matter how much she made a fuss, she would still obediently follow him.

He knew what she wanted and said directly, "Alright, I promise you, I won't have anything to do with Jin Lili anymore."

Jin Guilan slammed her hand on the table: "Words are meaningless. You can't just say you won't associate with anyone and then stop!"

"Then what else do you want?" Li Weixing said unhappily, "Jin Guilan, I've already given you enough face. Besides, I was seduced by Jin Lili; it's not my fault!"

"When...when did you start?"

"Just this once, and you even caught me." Li Weixing lied without changing his expression.

"You're talking nonsense!" Jin Guilan roared, furious. "You still want to lie to me now? Just this once... then explain to me why Jin Lili's sister-in-law works at the Second Department Store? And what you just said about arranging jobs for her father and older brother, why? Li Weixing, things have come to this point. If you still lie to me, believe me, I'll call all the children here and let them know what you've really done!"

Li Weixing was shocked to learn that Jin Lili had overheard his conversation in the yard. His face darkened, and he said, "You were following me? And eavesdropping on our conversation?"

"Pah! You guys don't even care about the gate and do those shameful things, why would I need to eavesdrop?" Jin Guilan spat on his foot.

Li Weixing was so angry he jumped up and down: "You're really... a shrew! A shrew!"

Just then, Jin Lili, who had put on her clothes, rushed out and knelt down in front of Jin Guilan.

"Auntie, it's my fault. You can hit me or scold me, just don't blame him... We... we just couldn't help ourselves..."

"Auntie, I don't want to compete with you for anything. As long as Uncle remembers me and comes to visit me occasionally, that's enough. I don't ask for anything else..."

Zhuang Qingxiang was very curious about how long she had practiced her refined and literary style.

Unable to resist? Without expecting anything in return?

Is she trying to say that she didn't want to ruin their marriage?

Zhuang Qingxiang couldn't help but mutter, "We've already arranged three jobs for your family, and you're still asking for more..."

Jin Lili was immediately speechless.

Jin Guilan stared at Li Weixing: "You swear you'll never see her again? If you truly mean it, then write me a guarantee, otherwise I'll make sure the whole city knows about your shameful affair. Imagine an uncle getting together with his niece, everyone's bound to be curious about what you were thinking."

"Jin Lili also has to write me a guarantee that she won't bother you anymore," Jin Guilan said, glaring at Jin Lili.

Li Weixing and Jin Lili naturally didn't want to write any guarantee.

Writing that thing would just give them leverage.

Jin Guilan cried and screamed, threatening to kill herself, and then rushed out shouting that she wanted everyone to see the two of them, this despicable couple.

The commotion was so loud it felt like the roof was about to be lifted when Zhuang Qingxiang said at the opportune moment, "Deputy Director Li, you know Sister Jin's character. She doesn't have a job, she can't live without you, and your child is already so grown up. What can she do? Why don't you just write her a guarantee? She just wants peace of mind, don't you think?"

When they came in, the door was not closed. Seeing the figures moving outside, Li Weixing was anxious. After hearing Zhuang Qingxiang's words, he felt that it made sense. Anyway, Jin Guilan had nowhere to go except home. She could just take the written guarantee home and hide it. He could coax her out with a few nice words at night.

Fearing that more and more people would gather outside and someone might rush in, he quickly agreed and urged Jin Lili to get paper and pen. The two of them wrote a guarantee.

After receiving the guarantee, Jin Guilan stuffed it into her pocket and pulled Zhuang Qingxiang away.

Stepping out of the courtyard gate, seeing so many people gathered around, he called out, "Everyone, disperse. There's nothing interesting to see here."

As soon as the two left, Li Weixing urged Jin Lili to close the courtyard gate.

I didn't dare to go out until evening, and hurried home with my head down.

After Jin Guilan and Zhuang Qingxiang left, they lost interest in going to the park. They took a car back to the compound, where Jin Guilan stood there blankly.

"Sister Jin?" Zhuang Qingxiang called softly.

Jin Guilan's tears streamed down her face: "Xiao Zhuang, can I come to your house for a while? I really don't know where to go right now..."