【Don’t work overtime tonight, come home early】
【Okay】
With the affirmative reply, Su Man smiled faintly, then decided to order a bouquet of flowers online.
Half a month ago, Su Man’s husband, Wang Li, was noticed by a large company and received a high-paying job offer, marking the first peak in his career. Su Man was very happy for him and planned to prepare a candlelit dinner to celebrate.
She left work on time, bought ingredients, cooked, arranged flowers…
When she was about to light the candles, she heard footsteps in the corridor. Su Man heard keys jingling in the air, quickly turned off the lights, quietly moved behind the door, and unexpectedly opened it from the inside before the doorknob could be turned.
“Surprise! Honey…”
Outside stood a strange man.
Refined, handsome, exuding an air of nobility.
Su Man was stiff, caught off guard: “…Who are you?”
Zhou Chengjing’s lips moved slightly, but before he could speak, Wang Li’s voice came from below: “Director Zhou, why aren’t you going in?”
He was holding a box in his arms, climbed a few steps, saw the two of them facing each other across the door frame, and hurriedly introduced them.
“Xiao Man, this is Director Zhou from our company.” Then to Zhou Chengjing: “Su Man, my wife.”
Su Man then learned that Wang Li was now the secretary of this Director Zhou and usually received a lot of care from him. After work, Director Zhou said he wanted to eat some home-cooked food and asked Wang Li for recommendations for a good restaurant, so Wang Li simply invited him over.
Zhou Chengjing nodded and politely praised her: “Mrs. Wang is very beautiful.”
Su Man also smiled in response.
But in reality, she felt a little disappointed because the prepared candlelit dinner had gone to waste.
Su Man turned on the lights, welcomed them in, and made five dishes and a soup again. Zhou Chengjing brought a bottle of red wine, originally just as a gift, but Wang Li insisted on drinking it tonight.
Perhaps because it was after work hours, Director Zhou was very easygoing. Although he initially refused, saying he couldn’t drink much, he eventually followed Wang Li’s lead. After the two finished the red wine, they opened a bottle of white wine.
Midway through, Zhou Chengjing became drunk and, after staggering for a while, suggested saying goodbye. Wang Li was also feeling a bit tipsy himself and, worried about him, enthusiastically invited him to stay the night.
After a moment of silence, Zhou Chengjing agreed: “Is it convenient? Wouldn’t it be too much of a bother?”
“How could it be? Director Zhou, if you don’t mind, and are willing to stay here, I’m more than happy! “
Wang Li, tongue-tied, stumbled over to help Zhou Chengjing to the bedroom and even thoughtfully closed the door behind him. Turning back, he saw his wife standing in the empty living room, looking aggrieved and somewhat angry.
He chuckled and quickly went over to coax her, “Darling, Director Zhou is an honored guest, his first time visiting our home. Don’t I have to take care of him properly? Just bear with it on the sofa for one night for your husband, okay?”
Yes, there was only one bedroom in their home.
Su Man understood his desire to establish a good relationship with his boss in his new job, but she said, “But you can’t just ignore me.”
Having a stranger sleep in their bed, she had been busy all day and could only curl up on the sofa.
Moreover, there wasn’t even a door in the living room, which made her feel very insecure. What if Zhou Chengjing turned out to be a bad person and came out in the middle of the night…
Wang Li reassured her earnestly, “How could that be possible? Someone like Director Zhou, who can have anything he wants, would he stoop to such things? Besides, he drank so much, even if he wanted to get up in the middle of the night, he wouldn’t wake up even if there was thunder!”
“You’re just too vigilant, you suspect everyone isn’t a good person.”
Unable to hold on any longer, he comforted her a few more times before going to sleep in the study.
Su Man had things on her mind, but her body was too tired. After tossing and turning on the sofa for a while, she gradually drifted off to sleep.
Little did they both know, in the middle of the night, the handle of the bedroom door was quietly turned by someone.