Hearing the noise, Xiang Wanwan walked to the doorway and saw the scene before her eyes.
A girl wearing a long dress, with two braided pigtails, stood there holding a lunch box, looking at Lu Jingnian with a sweet smile.
Lu Jingnian’s lover?
She leaned against the doorframe, arms crossed over her chest.
The girl walked up to Lu Jingnian and handed him her lunch box. “Brother Jingnian, breakfast!”
Lu Jingnian didn’t reach out to take it. Instead, he frowned and said coldly, “Fang Huimei, I’ve told you many times already. You don’t need to bring me breakfast.”
“I… I was just worried you’re too busy and won’t have time to eat breakfast.”
The woman lowered her head, looking as if she was about to cry.
“Thank you! I’ll take it for him. You won’t need to trouble yourself bringing it over anymore. I’ll cook for him at home from now on.”
Xiang Wanwan walked into the courtyard, directly took the lunch box from Fang Huimei’s hands, and smiled as she thanked her.
The woman stared at her now-empty hands, then looked up at Xiang Wanwan, feeling extremely uncomfortable inside.
“Brother Jingnian, this is…?”
“My wife, Xiang Wanwan.”
Xiang Wanwan also smiled openly at her. “Hello, Huimei, right? Thank you for bringing Jingnian food before. I was actually worried he wouldn’t be eating well here!”
As she spoke, she naturally linked her arm through Lu Jingnian’s.
Although she didn’t have much feeling for Lu Jingnian, as long as she and Lu Jingnian weren’t divorced, she wouldn’t allow other women to covet her man.
If Lu Jingnian truly liked this woman, then the two of them could separate earlier, and she wouldn’t stop them from being together.
However, judging from Lu Jingnian’s reaction, he probably didn’t like her!
“Sister Wanwan, don’t misunderstand. Brother Jingnian and I aren’t like what you’re thinking. I just feel bad that he’s busy with work and doesn’t have time to eat, so that’s why I come to bring him food every day.”
After hearing this, Xiang Wanwan immediately found it amusing.
She could practically smell the strong, old-fashioned green tea vibe right in her face—was this woman putting on a tea performance for her?
Saying she didn’t want her to misunderstand? More like she desperately wanted her to misunderstand, so she could sow discord between her and Lu Jingnian!
If she truly liked Lu Jingnian, she might have been a little angry, but right now, her heart was calm, without the slightest ripple.
She withdrew her arm from Lu Jingnian’s.
Lu Jingnian looked at the arm that pulled away and suddenly felt as if something in his heart had been emptied. His brows furrowed tightly, and a trace of impatience rose toward Fang Huimei.
“You should go back. Don’t come again in the future.”
Fang Huimei stiffened, finding it hard to believe.
Brother Jingnian had never spoken to her in this tone before. Was it because of this woman?
She looked at Xiang Wanwan with a trace of hatred and jealousy, though it disappeared in an instant.
After a moment, her eyes reddened slightly, and her voice sounded aggrieved.
“Brother Jingnian, now that Sister Wanwan is here, are you just going to ignore me?”
Upon hearing this, Xiang Wanwan instantly felt her hands itching.
“Wanwan, come over and eat breakfast. I made buns.”
From the other side of the wall, Sister-in-law Wang warmly called out to her.
Seeing Sister-in-law Wang, Fang Huimei’s eyes shifted slightly. Then she said to Lu Jingnian,
“But it’s only natural that Brother Jingnian likes Sister Wanwan. Brother Jingnian probably doesn’t know yet!”
“Yesterday, the wife from Commander Chen’s hometown came over and happened to run into Nurse Li at the house. The two of them got into a fight. Luckily, Sister Wanwan stepped in—she scolded Commander Chen and Nurse Li harshly and even got physical!”
Xiang Wanwan’s face immediately darkened.
Complaining about her right in front of her, huh!
Wasn’t the implication that she had caused trouble at the Chen household?
She turned her head to look at Lu Jingnian, and sure enough, his face sank.
Xiang Wanwan’s heart skipped a beat.
Was he angry?
Was he blaming her for meddling on her very first day?
She felt a bit upset inside.
If Lu Jingnian dared to say anything about her, she would definitely retort, and she wouldn’t give him a good face ever again.
Seeing Lu Jingnian looking displeased, Fang Huimei felt secretly delighted.
This woman dared to cause trouble for Brother Jingnian on her first day here, and she even hit Commander Chen and Nurse Li. Brother Jingnian would definitely hate her.
After a moment, Lu Jingnian spoke coldly, his voice deep. “Fang Huimei, matters in my household are not for you to comment on. Please leave.”
With that, he took the lunch box from Xiang Wanwan’s hands and returned it to Fang Huimei.
Then he looked at Xiang Wanwan and spoke gently. “Don’t casually eat other people’s food. Go back and sleep a bit more. I’ll go to the canteen and buy breakfast right away.”
Xiang Wanwan froze.
He wasn’t blaming her?
He was even going to buy her breakfast?
In an instant, Xiang Wanwan’s favorability toward this bargain husband of hers rose quite a bit.
Knowing how to protect his wife in front of outsiders—not bad!
Fang Huimei was filled with disbelief. How was this possible?
Brother Jingnian knew this woman had caused trouble at the Chen household—how could he have no reaction at all?
He even defended her!
And even said she was an outsider?
A surge of anger rose in her chest.
Right now, she wished she could immediately drive this woman off the island!
Fang Huimei was both furious and humiliated. She turned around and ran off crying.
Meanwhile, Lu Jingnian acted as if nothing had happened. After giving a few instructions, he went off to get breakfast for her.
Xiang Wanwan stood where she was, a smile on her face.
“Stop smiling. She’s already gone.”
Sister-in-law Wang came over from next door at some point. Seeing her grinning foolishly, she lightly patted her.
Xiang Wanwan immediately put away her smile and looked at the large buns in Sister-in-law Wang’s hands.
“Here, for you! Have a taste.”
“Anything Sister-in-law makes must be delicious!”
Sister-in-law Wang was delighted by the praise, but she still couldn’t help teasing her.
“Your partner is really good-looking. Standing together with you, you look just like a golden boy and jade girl.”
“And he treats you well too. Just now, when that woman spoke badly about you, he still took your side. Not like my own man…”
As she spoke, a slightly sorrowful expression appeared on her face.
Xiang Wanwan took the bun from her and comforted her. “Sister-in-law, don’t worry. Let’s first see how Commander Chen handles this. I think he’ll definitely choose you. After this is over, you can slowly straighten him out!”
Hearing her words, Sister-in-law Wang felt somewhat comforted.
After yesterday’s incident, she could already feel that Chen De was a little afraid of her.
Besides, she had two children—there was no need to worry about not being able to keep Chen De’s heart!
……
Not long after Sister-in-law Wang left, Lu Jingnian returned with the food.
There was coarse-grain porridge and a small side dish. Together with Sister-in-law Wang’s four big buns, their breakfast was fairly decent.
After the meal, Lu Jingnian asked her, “Was that woman just now Commander Chen De’s wife from his hometown?”
“Yes. Sister-in-law Wang never heard from Chen De back home, so she sold her land and came here to join him. Who would’ve thought he already had someone else!”
“Didn’t Chen De divorce his wife?”
Hearing this, Xiang Wanwan knew her guess from yesterday was correct.
That scumbag really had concealed his true marital status from the organization.
“No! They still even have their marriage certificate!”
Lu Jingnian frowned slightly, then spoke slowly. “You and Sister-in-law Wang seem to get along well. You can interact more, so you won’t be bored at home.”
She looked at Lu Jingnian in surprise. He actually agreed to her interacting with Sister-in-law Wang?
“Okay.”
After breakfast, Lu Jingnian went to get her a pile of firewood before leaving.
……
Not long after, Sister-in-law Wang came by again and asked if she wanted to go fetch water.
There was no running water here. One had to carry water back from the well.
In the family compound, it was mostly the women who fetched water every day.
Xiang Wanwan looked at her water jar. It was still full, and she could even take spiritual spring water out from her space to drink, so fetching water wasn’t really necessary.
Even though she wasn’t fetching water herself, she still planned to accompany Sister-in-law Wang to keep her company.