“I’m Lin Yunshi!”
Su Wanqing’s mental alarm bells rang loudly—the female lead of the book had appeared! The book described their reunion at the Research Institute, so she had no idea how they ended up meeting here.
Perhaps it was because she hadn’t died, altering the plot.
Lu Changfeng said expressionlessly, “So it’s Comrade Lin. What brings you to Jiangcheng?”
A year ago, Lu Changfeng had performed a heroic act in Su City, helping Lin Yunshi drive away the local thugs who were bullying her.
Lin Yunshi had engraved this incident in her heart, but he himself didn’t have a deep impression of it.
Lin Yunshi said softly and weakly, “I was just transferred from Su City to your Research Institute yesterday. I’ll need your guidance and support from now on.”
The way Lin Yunshi looked at Lu Changfeng was practically dripping with affection. Su Wanqing glanced at Lu Changfeng beside her, but he remained cold and indifferent, acting as if he barely knew Lin Yunshi. Su Wanqing rubbed her eyes, thinking she must have seen wrong.
Lu Changfeng said, “Oh, so we’ll be colleagues from now on. My wife and I are heading home first.”
He announced his identity so casually that Su Wanqing’s jaw dropped in shock.
Lin Yunshi looked Su Wanqing up and down as if she were a monster, her voice trembling slightly, “She’s your wife?”
How could someone as handsome as Lu Changfeng marry such a fat woman? It was simply unbelievable.
Lu Changfeng offered no explanation. “Yes, we’ve been married for five years. Enjoy your meal. We’re going home to take care of the children.”
With that, he quickly walked out of the state-run restaurant, leaving Lin Yunshi alone in a state of confusion.
This was the man she had been longing for all year—how could he already be married?
Once outside, Su Wanqing mounted the 28-inch bar bicycle, with Lu Changfeng sitting behind her.
The contrast between their figures was stark, making Su Wanqing look even more like a towering mountain. Su Wanqing’s physical stamina was exceptionally good, pedaling the bicycle with ease and comfort. This made Lu Changfeng feel utterly despondent—compared to her, he felt like a useless burden.
From behind, Lu Changfeng asked quietly, “How did your English suddenly become so good?”
Su Wanqing made up a random excuse, “I learned it by listening to VOA on the radio. I have a natural talent for languages.”
She casually spoke a couple of sentences in Russian to Lu Changfeng—she only knew “hello,” “thank you,” and “goodbye” in Russian, but it was enough to impress him.
Lu Changfeng sighed, “All these years, it was me who held you back.”
To Su Wanqing, these words sounded particularly strange. After all, it was the original host who had held back this future tech giant.
“You don’t need to feel guilty. I brought this upon myself. Don’t worry, after I start working, I won’t neglect the children. But it’ll be hard on you to take them to school.”
Lu Changfeng said happily, “Yes, I’ll go sign them up this afternoon.”
He only had three days of leave. Su Wanqing reminded him, “Remember to go to Su Daqiang’s house tomorrow to ask for the money.”
Lu Changfeng was surprised that she referred to her father by his name directly. “Why do you suddenly hate your family so much?”
Su Wanqing said nonchalantly, “I’ve just come to my senses. I’ve been exploited by them for over twenty years. If I don’t fight back now, I’d be a fool.”
Not only would she fight back, but she would also completely cut off those bloodsuckers. A wise person doesn’t stand under a crumbling wall—who knew if Su Daqiang’s family would go crazy once their source of money was cut off?
Lu Changfeng sighed inwardly. If he had treated her better back then, perhaps she would have realized this sooner, and their three children wouldn’t have suffered for so many years.
“From now on, whenever I’m on leave, I’ll come back to see you all and help lighten your burden.”
“Okay, thank you!”
Su Wanqing thought to herself that he might eventually return to the plot, falling madly in love with the female lead, while she would remain the cannon fodder ex-wife.
Better to focus on her career first. In a few years, when things had fully opened up, she could really spread her wings. Raising three children would be a piece of cake.
When she got home, the three children had already eaten lunch at Zhang Cuifen’s house and were playing marbles in the yard.
Su Wanqing waved the lunchbox in her hand. “Kids, I’ve got something delicious.”
Hearing there was something tasty, the three children immediately gathered around.
Lu Tiantian said, “Mom, you’re so good. You actually remembered to bring us food.”
Lu An’an immediately chimed in, “Mom remembers us in everything she does now.”
Su Wanqing laughed. “Little flatterer.”
Lu Changfeng took the three children home to eat, while Su Wanqing went to the market to buy groceries for dinner.
She walked there, wanting to increase her calorie burn so she could lose weight faster.
Just after buying the groceries, she ran into Lin Yunshi again at the intersection. Su Wanqing wondered, why was this woman haunting her like a ghost?
Lin Yunshi looked at her as if she were trash. “How could someone like you ever deserve a man as outstanding as Lu Changfeng?”
She was, after all, a university student from Suzhou University. How could this fat woman ever compare to her!
Su Wanqing said expressionlessly, “Whether I deserve him or not isn’t for you to decide. As long as I hold the title of Lu Changfeng’s wife for even one day, you won’t have a chance.”
In those days, being a mistress carried enormous risks. Everyone called extramarital affairs “worn-out shoes.” If Lin Yunshi insisted on wrecking their marriage, Su Wanqing wouldn’t mind helping her along.
She had a virtue for helping others.
Lin Yunshi turned pale with anger. “I’ll wait for Lu Changfeng to divorce you.”
Seeing Lin Yunshi so furious she was almost distorted, Su Wanqing was amused. “Then I’ll shamelessly refuse to divorce him and drag it out until he’s thirty. By then, you’ll be an old maid. Do you think he’ll still want you?”
She actually had no intention of doing this. If Lu Changfeng wanted to love the female lead, so be it. When he asked for a divorce, she’d just make sure he paid her enough.
She would raise the three children herself. After all, they were mother and son.
With that, Su Wanqing left. Lin Yunshi trembled with rage. “You fat pig, just you wait. I’ll definitely make Lu Changfeng divorce you.”
She was pretty and considered a favored child of heaven. She was confident she could steal a man from a fat woman.
When she returned home, Lu Changfeng had already taken the children out.
They were going to enroll in school. Lu Tiantian wasn’t too keen on going, but Lu Changfeng said, “Mom has to work and can’t stay home to look after you. You’ll be back in the evening anyway.”
Lu An’an also supported the idea. “Exactly. Once Mom starts working, she’ll have more money to buy us delicious food.”
At the mention of food, Lu Tiantian’s eyes lit up like lightbulbs.
They followed their father. The preschool and daycare were very close to the Family Compound, just a ten-minute walk away.
After Lu Changfeng helped them enroll, he paid a semester’s worth of meal fees.
Then he brought the children home.
Just as they reached the door, they heard Su Wanqing arguing with someone.
Su Wanqing was yelling, “Did someone in your family die? Why do you keep dumping your filthy water over here?”
She was cursing at their next-door neighbor, Chen Lixia. Chen Lixia had a hard life—her husband’s rank wasn’t as high as Lu Changfeng’s, his salary was several levels lower, they had many children, and her mother-in-law constantly oppressed her.
Unlike Su Wanqing, who threw tantrums all day long, constantly sending money to her parents’ family, yet still had a good man to provide for her.
She had always disliked Su Wanqing, who lived a life of luxury every day. Today, hearing that Lu Changfeng had decided not to divorce her, she grew even more furious.
She had often bullied the original host before, who was weak-willed and never fought back.
But Su Wanqing couldn’t stand such humiliation and started cursing right away.
In this era, unlike the civilized future society, whoever acted more aggressively was seen as in the right.
Chen Lixia shouted, “You fat cow, you drove your man out of the house! What’s wrong with me splashing water into your yard?”
“What’s wrong?” Su Wanqing sneered, taking three steps in one and grabbing the scrawny Chen Lixia, lifting her up.
Chen Lixia was less than 1.6 meters tall, and her feet dangled in the air.
She gasped, “What are you doing?”
Su Wanqing glared at Chen Lixia with sharp eyes. “I’m telling you, if you dare splash water here again, I’ll slap you dead.”
Chen Lixia trembled like a leaf. “I won’t dare anymore.”
Only then did Su Wanqing put her down. Lu Changfeng, who had been watching from the side, didn’t step in since Su Wanqing had the upper hand.
After entering the house, he asked Su Wanqing, “Did she often bully you before?”