My husband’s family-sponsored girl calls him “daddy”. She claims she can’t bear to see me being kept in the dark by my husband. She deliberately left her underwear in Adrian’s car, trying to lure me into catching him cheating. Afterwards, she even said: “Girls help girls.” It was 8:30 PM, and I was still working overtime at the company. I received a friend request on SnapChat from someone with the username “Microsoft”. The verification message read: “Adrian’s little sister.” Adrian Chen is my husband of two years, whom I’ve known for ten years. I don’t remember him having a sister. Puzzled, I accepted the request. “Mrs. Chen?” The message popped up on my screen. I frowned at the “Mrs.” part. Though I had taken a gap year before college due to poor exam scores, I was still the same age as Adrian. Having just finished my master’s degree and not yet had my birthday, I was only 25. Being called “Mrs.” made me feel like I was already in my thirties or forties. Before I could type “Hello, who is this?”, Microsoft sent another message: “I just met Adrian’s parents! Are you home? We’re on our way back now.” What the hell? My husband took another woman to meet his parents and now they’re coming to our home? “Who are you?” I asked. “I’m Wendy. Oh, Mrs. Chen doesn’t know about me? Does that mean you haven’t prepared a room for me?” I raised an eyebrow. The name Wendy sounded familiar. Glancing at how she added me, I realized Adrian’s mother had sent her my contact. Then it dawned on me. Adrian’s parents had sponsored many students over the years. Wendy was one of them. She got into a prestigious university and became Adrian’s junior. She was now a senior. A few days ago, I heard from my mother-in-law that Wendy was about to start an internship and wanted to visit Adrian’s parents to express her gratitude for years of support. Originally, my mother-in-law had invited both Adrian and me to go back. But since Wendy and I had no connection, and I had just started at the company and wanted to keep up with my colleagues’ progress, I decided to stay behind and work overtime on the project. So tonight, only Adrian went back. But I never expected Adrian to bring her out, let alone to our home. Forget a room, I hadn’t even prepared a sleeping mat. But since she was already here, I couldn’t just turn her away. “I’m working overtime at the company. Ask Adrian to make arrangements for you,” I replied. She quickly responded: “Oh… but Adrian is a guy. Is it appropriate for him to do household chores like making a bed?” “Why don’t I ask him to pick you up from work? He doesn’t seem to be planning to pick you up.” The tea-scented jealousy oozing from the screen stung my eyes. I couldn’t help but wonder if Wendy on the other side of the screen was truly a green tea bitch or just genuinely naive. But since we had never met, I couldn’t jump to conclusions about her. Maybe the young girl was just innocent and straightforward, speaking without thinking. Besides, Adrian indeed wasn’t going to pick me up today. So I directly refused Wendy’s offer. To my surprise, Wendy misinterpreted my intentions. “Are you mad at Adrian?” “He didn’t mean to forget to pick you up. It’s probably because I’m with him, so he forgot about it!” I sent a string of ellipses. “No, he knows I drove.” Adrian’s call came at just the right moment. After explaining tonight’s situation, he asked me to come home. After that, Wendy stopped replying. To be honest, after our earlier conversation, I was also curious about Wendy. So I immediately drove home. As soon as I entered, I saw a short-haired girl sitting on the couch. She turned her head and smiled sweetly at me. “Mrs. Chen, you’re back! Don’t be shy, come sit down.” Her tone and posture made it seem like I was the guest. I scanned the living room and asked, “Where’s Adrian?” Just then, the sound of a door unlocking came from the hallway. Adrian walked out of the room. Seeing this, Wendy suddenly stood up. She ran over and clung to Adrian’s arm. Her voice carried a hint of coquettish complaint: “Adrian, you left me alone in the living room for so long, long enough for Mrs. Chen to come back!” Adrian’s usually cold face was suddenly clouded with a layer of dark annoyance. He shook off Wendy’s hand. “Don’t you know better?” “You’ve been giggling non-stop since we got in the car. It’s annoying as hell.” Back in high school, Adrian had been nicknamed the “Mute Groom.” With an extremely cold and aloof face, he rarely spoke. He was once considered the unapproachable flower of our year. But whenever he did speak, 80% of the time it was to scold someone. I knew this all too well. As Wendy was being scolded, I even gave her a sympathetic look. Wendy pouted. Her watery eyes blinked twice. It seemed like something was about to fall from her eyes. “I… I was just so happy to be living with you, Adrian. Did I cause you trouble…?” Adrian crossed his arms and stepped back against the wall. “Don’t you know better?” “You were too scared to stay at a hotel, insisted there were ghosts and you didn’t have the guts, then changed your tune once we got in the car. If you’re not tired of it, I sure am.” I couldn’t help but cover my mouth and laugh. How did Adrian manage to rhyme while scolding her so seriously? Wendy tearfully looked down. “That’s because I’m scared to stay alone… If you don’t stay with me, that’s why I…” In all the years I’ve known Adrian, I’ve never called him “honey” or any pet names. Not only is it sickening, but there’s also a high chance of getting scolded. But Wendy obviously didn’t know this. She kept calling him “honey” non-stop. Meanwhile, I sat on the couch watching the show, even snacking on some sunflower seeds. Finally, he couldn’t take it anymore and grabbed a blanket from the guest room. He tossed it onto the long couch. “You’re sleeping here tonight, and first thing tomorrow morning, you’re going out to rent your own place.” With that said, Adrian glared at me resentfully, then angrily turned and went into the room. Wendy lowered her head and looked at me tearfully. “Mrs. Chen, are you just going to watch Adrian bully me like this?” “Adrian wants to kick me out, aren’t you going to talk him out of it?” “We’re both girls, aren’t you going to help me?” I paused in my sunflower seed snacking. What does this have to do with me? But since she brought it up, I had no reason not to help her. I grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds and put them in her hand. She blinked in confusion: “What does this mean?” While continuing to eat sunflower seeds, I said, “These are sunflower seeds from Adrian’s home. Take them with you tomorrow. Whenever you miss him, just eat some seeds. That way you’ll feel like he’s by your side.” Wendy’s mouth twitched visibly. Then she quickly regained her composure. She turned and said, “Then… can I sleep with you tonight?” I shrugged. Gladly accepting. I didn’t mind Wendy sleeping with me. But when she stepped into the room, she froze in place. I turned and asked her why she wasn’t coming in. She gave me a questioning look. “Mrs. Chen… don’t you sleep with Adrian?” Oh, so she wanted the three of us to sleep together. Too bad. Although Adrian and I have been married for two years, I went abroad for my master’s degree right after getting our marriage certificate, and only returned last month. Because the change in our relationship status was so sudden, and we rarely saw each other during that time, we didn’t know how to get along, so we’ve been sleeping in separate rooms. Wendy’s expression froze for a moment. Then she immediately put on a relieved smile. “Oh, so Adrian doesn’t sleep with Mrs. Chen.” I was just watching all this for entertainment. But her constant passive-aggressive meddling all evening was starting to annoy me. I casually covered myself with the blanket, keeping my head still but glancing down at her standing by the bed. Deliberately putting on a creepy cold face, I asked her: “Do you know why?” “Why?” I said lightly: “I have an aunt on my body that he can see after midnight.” As soon as I said this. Wendy froze in place. I decided to quit while I was ahead. “But don’t worry, you should be fine if you’re asleep.” No matter what Wendy was thinking. I didn’t have the energy to tease her anymore. After saying that, I started feeling drowsy. But at 3 AM. A loud crashing sound suddenly came from outside. It sounded like a door slamming into a wall, startling me awake. I instinctively reached under my pillow for a knife, but grasped at nothing. Then I remembered I was in China. Next, a woman’s crying voice drifted in from outside the door. “Waaah… Adrian, why did you push me? You didn’t lock the door, doesn’t that mean you left it open for me on purpose?” This logic would be considered explosive even in the world of arguments. When I came out. Wendy was sobbing non-stop, hunching her shoulders and trying to grab Adrian’s sleeve. Adrian was rubbing his brow, clearly struggling to contain his anger. “I don’t need to explain to you why I didn’t lock the door.” “If an armored truck’s door is open, are you going to go explore inside?” “If a hearse’s door is open, are you going to lie down in it?” I leaned against the wall. As they remained at an impasse, I yawned sleepily. Wendy’s little tricks were obvious even to Adrian. Let alone to someone like me who had pursued Adrian for years. The reason I couldn’t be bothered to deal with this mess Wasn’t just because I trusted Adrian wouldn’t cheat. More so, I was still upset with him. The reason I chose to go abroad for my master’s degree back then Was because of something he said. “Don’t rely on me too much, you need to learn to be independent. Your life belongs to you, not as an appendage of mine.” At the time I thought it was just an excuse for him to push me away. Later when my world expanded, I finally understood what he meant. I really was boy-crazy back then. Ever since my father who raised me passed away when I was in 9th grade, and I moved in with Adrian’s family. He became like a second father to me. His parents treated me like their own daughter too. So I continued on with my usual stupidity, being foolish and short-sighted. Thinking that as long as I could be Adrian’s wife, my life would be complete. But friends in college made me realize the world wasn’t like I had imagined. Women don’t have to rely on men, and I don’t have to rely on Adrian. So I gradually started trying to reduce my dependence on him. And when he said those words, it hit me right in the heart, making me think he really didn’t want me around. I gathered the courage to leave him. Who knew that after I got my grad school acceptance letter. He would drag me to the civil affairs office in the middle of the night to wait. We stayed up all night to get our marriage certificate. When I boarded the flight to Philadelphia that day. I still hadn’t recovered from the shock of suddenly being married. So not only did we not have a married life. We didn’t even have a dating process. It was as hasty as my 48-point math score on the college entrance exam. Even after I understood his intentions. Most of the reason I was still upset was just because I felt my past self was so embarrassing, and now I couldn’t back down. Wendy followed me back to the room. As soon as she came in, she wiped away her tears and looked up at me with a smile. “Mrs. Chen, how was my performance just now?” I was stunned. Seeing her very self-satisfied expression, I frowned. I don’t understand, is there a PhD who can interpret this? Wendy smiled smugly, Tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. “Mrs. Chen, you may be older, but you’re not as experienced as me.” “For a man like Adrian, if you want him to be interested in you, you have to learn to control his emotions.” “See, I’ve already made him have an emotional reaction to me.” Her words Were enough to make my expression turn into “subway, elderly, cell phone”. Even a PhD couldn’t interpret her meaning. We need a post-doc to explain. I was a bit speechless. But my phone buzzed just then. Adrian had sent me a message. “Come over, don’t sleep with her.” When in Rome, do as the Romans do. I was happy to comply. I thought Adrian called me over to lecture me. But to my surprise, the first thing he asked was: “Sorry, did I make you unhappy?” His sudden display of manners caught me off guard. I shook my head. Adrian continued: “She wasn’t like this before.” Wasn’t like this before? I don’t remember them knowing each other before. Adrian explained that years ago, he had accompanied his father to visit some of the sponsored students’ homes. Wendy was one of them. But Wendy wasn’t called Wendy back then. Her personality was also lively and cheerful. Before she turned 18, her name was Xiaojuan Wu. After 18 she changed her name. For some unknown reason, she became like she is now. I wasn’t very interested in Wendy’s past. Although she had been passive-aggressive towards me all night, verbal attacks couldn’t cause real harm. She was just a young girl who hadn’t entered society yet. Wasn’t I just as annoying to Adrian back then? Why should I bother with her? Besides, she was leaving tomorrow. She was supposedly going to intern at Adrian’s company. As long as she didn’t cause any trouble, I would try my best to ignore her. However, reality proved me wrong. On Wendy’s first day at work. She parachuted in as an executive assistant, causing a stir in the project department. Olivia, who sat next to me, nudged me with her elbow. “Zoe, did you hear? The new executive assistant was pushed in by the CEO’s office.” “Do you think she might be a big shot’s daughter coming to experience working life?” I was busy working on sketches for a new project and didn’t look up as I said I wasn’t sure. Olivia sighed softly. She was about to say something else when someone tapped her. She immediately turned her head and started gossiping in a low voice. After just a few minutes, she turned back to me and leaned in close. Lowering her voice, she said: “Zoe, I just heard some big gossip, but don’t tell anyone!” “The new executive assistant is actually Adrian’s fiancée!” Wait. What did she say? My interest was piqued, and I put down my stylus. “Which Adrian?” “THE Adrian! Adrian Chen!” Speechless. The gossip had come to my own doorstep. No one at the company knew about my relationship with Adrian. Even if I said it, no one would believe it. The wife of Adrian Chen was just a regular employee in the project department, not even a team leader. But everyone in the company knew Adrian was married. I tried to gently correct her, attempting to shake off the hat on my head. “Fiancée? But I heard he’s already married?” But as soon as I said this. The situation suddenly developed in an even more ridiculous direction. “Oh right! I forgot about that!” Olivia had a sudden realization: “So that means… the new executive assistant is Adrian’s wife!” I stared at her for a few seconds. I had zero desire to explain. When I looked back, I saw the door of the project department being pushed open from the outside. Wendy walked in carrying several bags of coffee. She smiled as she distributed coffee to her colleagues. However. I noticed her actions were very strange. Olivia noticed too. She leaned over and whispered to me: “Isn’t that the executive assistant?” “Why is she being picky about who gets coffee?” “Except for Manager Lee, she didn’t give any to the technical staff.” It’s not that we were craving her coffee. But in a row of workstations, everyone got coffee except for one person. This scene was inevitably awkward. But Wendy didn’t seem to think so. When she came to my and Olivia’s workstations, she had already given out all the coffee. She had clearly checked the number of people in the project department beforehand. She stood in front of me. Placing a stack of Starbucks paper bags on my desk. “Mrs. Chen, please throw these away.” ? I looked at her in bewilderment. “Why?” Wendy relaxed her shoulders, crossed her arms, and smiled with pursed lips. “Input and output should be proportional.” “Mrs. Chen has a high salary, so of course you should do more than others!” How did she know my salary was high? Oh. She’s the executive assistant to the project department manager, so she would have access to see the department staff’s pay stubs. Before I could speak. She put on a fair and just expression. Looking around at everyone, she said: “The technical staff have high monthly salaries, which other colleagues can’t compare to.” “So there’s no coffee for you today!” “Oh, and for fairness, to create a good work atmosphere and promote relationships between colleagues, I propose—” “From now on, the technical staff should pool money every afternoon to buy afternoon tea for the office colleagues.” Is this human speech? Even capitalists would be ashamed of themselves. Does Wendy have any emotional intelligence? Not only is she openly flaunting salary differences in the office. She also wants to exploit the technical staff. Does she think the computer will automatically generate our final draft that we’ve revised 800 times just by sitting in the chair? The whole industry knows. Us concept artists, 3D modelers and other technical staff earn hair transplant money. $3000 is what I deserve. I even think Adrian is paying me too little. I stood up and stuffed the stack of bags back into Wendy’s hands. “Miss Wu, you’re so kind.” I gratefully grabbed her arm. Taking advantage of her showing a smug smile, I blurted out: “Then please lead by example and buy afternoon tea for a month. I’ll definitely send you a banner calling you one of China’s most touching philanthropists.” As soon as I finished speaking. The previously quiet office erupted in a wave of murmurs. Probably seeing the tension between Wendy and me, Olivia tugged at me gently, signaling me not to offend her. At the impasse, a sudden booming male voice broke the deadlock. “I support Miss Wu’s proposal! I’ll be the first to do it!” The speaker was Manager Lee. Getting support, Wendy immediately puffed out her chest. “You—” she pointed at me: “Come to my office.” With that, she turned and left. Anyone with eyes could see the situation. The nail that sticks out gets hammered down. This Miss Wu was going to make things difficult for me. Her arrogant attitude really made it hard for me not to wonder who exactly gave her such great power. It was outrageous that as an intern, she shamelessly acted like an unscrupulous capitalist. I followed her into the secretary’s office. Wendy sat in the swivel chair, looking down at me haughtily. “Zoe Chen, I called you Mrs. Chen earlier out of respect for Adrian.” “But now I’m your superior, you’d better apologize to me in front of everyone before I get angry.” I couldn’t help but smile. I casually found a chair to sit down, looking her in the eye, and brought up another topic. “I’m very curious, why does everyone say you’re Adrian’s fiancée?” Wendy snorted lightly. “You still don’t know what my relationship with Adrian is, do you?” “I’m his child bride~” “What?!” I couldn’t help but exclaim in disbelief. “If not, then why would his family keep giving me money, let me go to school, and even help me get into Adrian’s company?” “Isn’t that basically acknowledging my relationship with Adrian?” ? By her logic. Anyone who was sponsored would be a child bride. Then Adrian would have a sea of “child brides”. She didn’t seem to realize at all that there was a problem with what she was saying. She looked me up and down. “Hurry up and apologize, or else when Adrian and I get married, you’ll be in for it!” I didn’t understand. I asked her back: “You know we’re married, so do you know what this behavior is called?” She shrugged, looking nonchalant: “You want to say I’m the other woman, right?” “But let me tell you, love doesn’t care who came first. The one who isn’t loved is the other woman.” “Adrian marrying you was a long time ago when he was young and didn’t know any better. He chose the wrong person. Besides, he’s realized now that I’m the best.” She leaned forward, smiling provocatively: “Just wait, soon you’ll be the other woman.” Life has taught me one thing. Education level, zodiac sign, etc. cannot determine a person’s character and personality. Some people are smart and hardworking, but their brains have problems. Because of Wendy’s past, Adrian and I had been trying hard to tolerate her. But she was getting more and more outrageous. When she said “I’m a dream girl”, I even doubted my own ears. But at this moment, I suddenly understood. So, she’s Adrian’s… delusional fan? When I told Adrian about this. He suddenly looked at me with clear yet stupid eyes. “You’re not a dream girl?” “…If it’s a fictional character, why would I be a dream girl? Moreover, you’re not a fictional character.” After I finished speaking
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