"Iāll go with you. Itās just that itās getting cold, so Iāll send a few clothes to my brother too."
Wang Tianyu and Lin Jiadong are about the same age and height, so itās convenient to pick clothes for them.
Wang Tianxue and Lin Chuxia have similar tastes, and in no time, they picked out several pieces.
Lin Chuxia directly packed them in a bag and tossed them on the car, planning to give them to Lin Jiadong after his exam.
Meanwhile, Wang Tianxue planned to mail them directly.
Although the post office wasnāt close by, there was a little road behind the mall, and it would only take about ten minutes on foot.
The weather was quite nice today, so Lin Chuxia accompanied Wang Tianxue for a walk over.
The two chatted idly as they walked, and when they reached the depths of the alley, they suddenly heard some strange noises.
Especially the womanās voice, which seemed a bit familiar.
"Take it easy, whatās the rush? You act like you havenāt had any in years."
"Well, I havenāt had any for years. Lili, Iāve missed you so much."
"Come off it, I donāt believe you donāt hook up with your wife at home. I heard sheās quite pretty."
"Donāt even mention her. Ever since the child was born, she hasnāt let me touch her."
"Oh, so youāre sneaking around because you canāt get any at home? Then Iām not letting you touch me either."
"Oh, Lili, my dear, if you say that, Iāll be heartbroken. My wife at home always has a stern face like someone owes her a lot of money. Even if she lets me touch her, itās a turn-off. Not like you... come here, let me give you a kiss..."
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Wang Tianxue and Lin Chuxia exchanged a glance.
On both sides of this alley, there were residential houses with a few side rooms against the wall, their doors facing the alley, and the side rooms also had windows.
Lin Chuxia knew that after the market opened, the housing market did too, and people would rent out side rooms to earn rent.
And the voice was coming from the side room next door.
This alley was already remote, and most people were at work at this time. The window of the side room was even left ajar, so the sounds inside were crystal clear.
Lin Chuxia was still wondering if it might be a common name, as the name Lili was quite ordinary.
Then she heard the voice continue from inside, "You sly devil, I canāt be with you so ambiguously. What about the last thing you promised me?"
"No problem, letās take care of our business first, baby. Iām dying here. Donāt worry, after weāre done, weāll talk seriously."
"No, talk first. I donāt want to stay in the storeroom. The work there is inhumane."
"I think the storeroom is quite good. Anyway, thereās that Yang fellow helping you out. You can slack off, make money, and get cozy with both..."
"Donāt bring up that Yang fellow. I get mad just thinking about him. Say it first, if you lie to me like he did, I wonāt let it go."
"Relax, why would I fool you? Iāll move you to the front tomorrow. Come on, my dear. Arenāt you afraid that Yang might come back suddenly if you bring me to your place?"
"He wonāt. He hasnāt finished his work, and if he slacks off again, even Manager Wang wonāt tolerate him... take it slow..."
"Going slow, will that be enjoyable? Am I better, or is that Yang fellow better? Did you choose him initially because you thought he was better in bed?"
"I... I was tricked by them, of course, youāre... better. Iāve given you my heart, what more do you want from me?"
"I want you to see my prowess again..."
Vulgar words and intimate sounds kept coming out.
Lin Chuxia and Wang Tianxue quickened their pace.
After walking quite a distance, Wang Tianxue spat angrily, "Serves him right."
Lin Chuxia also thought Yang Rui deserved it.
An unfaithful marriage where the husband cheated while his wife was pregnant, and then got cheated on in returnāthis ending truly brought things full circle.
"Yang Rui got demoted by Manager Wang. This time, he caused a significant loss for the Department Store, and they reclaimed his house. Word is, he and Tang Lili were both sent to the warehouse to move goods."
Clearly, Tang Lili was dissatisfied with her current job and was hooking up with someone else to change jobs.
A woman always thinking of trading her body for benefitsāWang Tianxue despised Tang Lili from the bottom of her heart.
But a Tang Lili like this being together with Yang Rui only made her feel vindicated.
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Lin Chuxia accompanied Wang Tianxue to send off the stuff, and seeing that it was about time, she headed to City No.1 Middle School.
She happened to see the students coming out of school.
Standing at the gate for a while, she spotted Lin Jiadong.
Lin Jiadong looked for his second sisterās figure the moment he came out of the gate. Although he was told in the morning not to wait for him and that after the exam heād return to An City with his teachers and classmates.
He still couldnāt help but look around, and when he saw Lin Chuxia, his face immediately broke into a smile.
"Second sis!"
He said a word to his classmate beside him and jogged over.
Lin Chuxia asked how he did on the exam. Hearing him say it was alright, she knew he must have done well.
She turned around to take down the big bag of clothes from the car.
"Youāre really not coming to my place?"
"No, I have to return to school in the evening for self-study," Lin Jiadong said, taking the bag of clothes with a silly grin, "Second sis, I told you, no need to buy me clothes. Youāre really nice."
"Take them. Itās getting cold, so take care of yourself. Health is as important as studying."
Lin Jiadong nodded vigorously, "I know. Iām off then, second sis."
He saw that his teacher was approaching as well.
Lin Chuxia nodded, "Be safe on the way."
There were two other boys and a girl who came to the city for the exam today. Lin Chuxia recognized one of the boys as Jiadongās roommate.
And it was that boy waving to Lin Jiadong.
Seeing Lin Jiadong join the group, Lin Chuxia didnāt linger any longer and turned to get into her car.
On the other side, Lin Jiadong returned to the group and first greeted the teacher, "Teacher Tian."
Teacher Tian responded, "Is everyone here? Letās go then."
In those days, it was impossible for students to have a car pick them up when they went out together. They would take public buses or trains led by the teacher, and the tickets would be reimbursed by the school.
Teacher Tian led in the front, followed closely by several students.
Li Youmin looked back once more, but the jeep was already out of sight.
With a face full of envy, he asked Lin Jiadong, "Is that your real sister?"
From afar, he couldnāt make out her face, but she seemed to be dressed very fashionablyācompletely different from the people in their village.
"Yeah," Lin Jiadong replied.
"So you went to the city yesterday to see your sister?" Li Youmin asked again.
"Yeah."
"So this morning your sister drove you here?"
"Yeah."
After asking for a while, Li Youmin was unhappy with just receiving three "yeahs" from Lin Jiadong.
"Why do you just keep saying yeah? You have such a rich sister. Why didnāt you mention it to us, your brothers? And why didnāt you ask your sister to drive us back? Itād be so cool to ride in a car."
After he said this, another boy also looked over.