A life of financial freedom

Chu Fang? What's he doing here?... Wu Di was somewhat puzzled.

Since getting married, Chu Fang had become like a shy daughter-in-law, rarely stepping out of the house, and he had only visited Wu Di's company a handful of times.

Filled with doubt, Wu Di entered his office and saw Chu Fang sitting at his desk, clicking the mouse.

"What brings you here? You didn't even tell me," Wu Di said, sitting across from him.

Chu Fang raised his eyelids. "If I didn't make a surprise visit, how would I discover what you're up to?"

He glanced at the secretary, Ji Fang, beside him and said, "We're having a conversation. What are you standing here for? What's the matter? Trying to make yourself feel important?"

"Chu... Chu, I..."

Wu Di interrupted the secretary, saying, "Ji Fang, we're discussing something. You can leave now."

Ji Fang left the office in her high heels, closing the door behind her.

She breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Chu Fang had only visited Wu Di's company a few times, she had a good impression of him. He was mature and handsome, generous, and his assets far exceeded Wu Di's.

She always treated him politely, and Chu Fang always responded with a smile, without the arrogant air of a wealthy man.

But today, Chu Fang had completely changed his demeanor, treating her with a cold face.

Chu Fang's words just now had shocked Ji Fang, like a thunderbolt striking her heart, almost making her unable to breathe.

Inside the office.

"Did Ji Fang offend you? Why are you so angry?" Wu Di poured a glass of water for Chu Fang. "I apologize to you on her behalf."

"What's the matter? Feeling protective?" Chu Fang squinted at him.

"What are you talking about?"

"Human language!"

Chu Fang got straight to the point. "Ji Fang is probably not just your secretary at work, but also your secretary in bed, isn't she?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Di paused for less than a second, drank the water in one gulp, sat down, and remained silent.

"Say something, are you mute?" Chu Fang raised his voice slightly. "You have the guts to do it but not the guts to admit it, huh?"

"What about He Yi at home? What about Wu Yan? What about your father-in-law and mother-in-law? What about the vows you made at your wedding?"

"You said when you got married that if you cheated, you'd be struck by lightning. How is it that the heavens are blind and didn't strike you, you bastard?"

The office was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Wu Di was silent for at least half a minute, then gradually exhaled and said, "I'm sorry."

"What the hell are you apologizing to me for? Are you sick in the head?"

"What I want to say is, I didn't sleep with Ji Fang," Wu Di said. "I'm sorry to He Yi, I admit, but it's not something I can control."

"You can't control your lower body?" Chu Fang's face showed anger. "Since you can't control the big head, then just cut off the little head!"

"It's not really about desire."

"Then what is it?"

"It's routine," Wu Di said, holding his head in his hands. "Routine work, routine life, routine sex, routine meals, routine He Yi."

"From the moment I step into the elevator to go home, I know what He Yi is doing, wearing long pants, a T-shirt, with a string of English words in the middle, wearing slippers, her hair draped behind her, wearing a floral apron. She's cooking in the kitchen."

"She's making potato and cured meat rice. The potatoes are small and round, the cured meat is a bit salty, and there's a layer of crust at the bottom of the rice, a little burnt."

"She'll also stir-fry a few dishes, a green vegetable, a soup, a meat dish..."

"I can predict all of these things, with 100% accuracy."

"At first, I didn't feel anything was wrong, but as time went on, I suddenly realized that I felt so uncomfortable with this life that I could see the end of."

"I tried to change, to do some interesting things to fill the routine days, but I couldn't. I could only keep these things in my heart and let them be."

After he finished speaking, Chu Fang opened his mouth, unable to say anything.

He had checked Wu Di's daily life. He hadn't rented rooms with anyone, nor were there any records of casual encounters. His daily routine was just going to and from work, and taking Wu Yan out to play on holidays.

The only time he was alone was every night before going home, when he would sit in his car for a long, long time, until late at night before slowly going home.

Chu Fang kicked the table in frustration. "Damn it!"

He understood why Wu Di was like this. It was the so-called 'seven-year itch.' After two people have been together for a long time, life becomes very bland and boring.

This matter wasn't about desire. It was merely the loneliness of the soul. The former was just a matter of a shiver, and after the shiver was over, he would know that his own wife was more suitable for him. This was also the nature of many men.

The latter was a difficult confusion to solve, and he couldn't seem to find any way to help Wu Di solve it.

Wu Di held his head in his hands. "I'm sorry to He Yi. I've failed the promise between us."

Chu Fang didn't know what to do either.

It's easy for two people to fall in love. All it takes is a connection, money, or even a little physiological stimulation, and two people will fall in love. But to go on for a long time, a year, five years, ten years, or even fifty years, is very, very difficult.

Chu Fang put his hands in his pockets. "I'm leaving."

"Don't tell He Yi," Wu Di said, raising his head. "If we break up, this family is finished. Both our parents will be heartbroken, and the child will have a hard time accepting it."

Chu Fang turned back and asked, "You've considered everyone, but have you considered He Yi? Is that fair?"

"I won't cheat, or sleep with any girls."

"But you don't love He Yi anymore, and she has the right to know that."

After speaking, Chu Fang left straight away, leaving Wu Di holding his head, silent.

...

Chu Fang left the office, and the company's many employees and subordinates quickly retracted their gazes.

Just now, they had heard the noise coming from the office. Although they couldn't hear what they were arguing about, they knew that the matter was extraordinary.

It wasn't until Chu Fang left that the company's many employees slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

"What do you think Chu Chu and Wu Wu are arguing about?"

"How would we know?"

"These two can argue all they want, but they must not hurt their friendship because of this matter, otherwise we will also be uncomfortable."

"What's it to us?"

"That's right."

"Your pattern is too small. Who is Chu Chu? That is a big man. If he breaks up with Wu Wu, what if he wants to fix our company? As long as he takes action, our company will collapse and nothing will be left, and we will lose our jobs."

"That makes sense, it's so difficult to find a job in this world now."

"We are on the first floor, you are already on the fifth floor, awesome!"

...

Chu Fang walked out of the high-rise building and couldn't help but curse, "Damn, damn, damn!"

He wasn't cursing Wu Di, nor was he cursing He Yi, or even cursing anyone. He was just cursing.

It's like cursing his mother on the internet. He's not really cursing his mother. This mother is not that mother, it's just a negative attitude.

That's how he is.

In this matter, there is no right or wrong, and that's why it's even more difficult to accept.

...

As the sun set, Zhong Tingyue leisurely returned home.

As soon as she parked the car, Chu Jin opened the car door and bowed slightly, "Princess, please get out of the car."

Zhong Tingyue said, "Chu Jin, what do you want?"

She knew her own daughter. She was being unusually attentive, which meant she was up to no good.

"Mom, hehe..." Chu Jin said with a smile on her face, "I saw a doll, can you buy it for me?"

"How much is it?"

"One hundred and fifty thousand."

Zhong Tingyue walked away. "We're not familiar."

A doll costs one hundred and fifty thousand. What's the difference between that and robbing in broad daylight?

Zhong Tingyue entered the villa and didn't see Chu Fang. She asked the nanny, who said that Chu Fang was in the vegetable garden.

She went upstairs to change into casual clothes and then came to the vegetable garden, where she saw her husband squatting on the ground, pulling a hose to water the plants, while the water had already submerged the seeds.

"Mr. Chu, your seeds are going to die."

Hearing this, Chu Fang came back to his senses and quickly turned off the hose.

"Mr. Chu, what are you thinking about?"

"The feasibility and inevitability of cheating."

Zhong Tingyue: "???"