Seeing Qin Cheng speak about his wife like that, the Female secretary next to him immediately showed a hint of schadenfreude on her face.
She primped herself a little and was about to proactively climb onto him.
After all, she had almost gotten there earlier, and now she felt restless all over.
However, before the Female secretary could swing her leg over, Qin Cheng irritably pushed her away: "Get up, I don't have time."
Seeing her advances rejected, the Female secretary couldn't help but feel humiliated and angry.
Recently, she had gained some benefits from Qin Cheng.
Becoming increasingly greedy, she often couldn't resist the urge to take the wife's place.
Seeing that Qin Cheng was in a foul mood, she couldn't help but deliberately complain.
"It's that Tigress again. Brother Qin, why are you so afraid of her? She's old and ugly and causes trouble all day long. Can't she just stay home? What a buzzkill. If you ask me, you shouldn't marry someone like her; you get no freedom at all. Someone like me is different. I won't care how many women you want; I'll only give you respect and freedom..."
Qin Cheng couldn't be bothered to talk to her; his face full of impatience, he got up and quickly put on his clothes.
Seeing the Female secretary's aggrieved expression, Qin Cheng continued, "I'll find you next time. You are not allowed to appear at the company recently, understand?"
Hearing the warning, the Female secretary's expression became even more resentful.
Recently, she had been inflated by the flattery of some female employees in the company.
She thought that by staying by Qin Cheng's side, she could eventually push out the original wife and become the company's new proprietress.
"Why? I really don't understand. You are the Chairman of the company, yet it seems like the entire company belongs to her. If people didn't know better, they'd think you were truly living off your wife's wealth. Do you know what people in the company say about you? Do you want to spend your whole life..."
Before she could finish speaking, Qin Cheng slapped her directly: "Shut up! Who do you think you are to talk like that?"
Qin Cheng used extreme force in that slap, sending the Female secretary tumbling to the floor.
The Female secretary covered her face and sobbed, "You actually hit me??"
The reason Qin Cheng suddenly became enraged was exactly as she had said.
The company had indeed been built up with the help of his wife's family.
And he really had climbed the ranks by being a gigolo, which was why he reacted so strongly to what she was about to say.
Although he was now the boss of the company.
The company was currently in a stage of stable development.
If he were to break ties with her, given the strength of his wife's family, he would certainly not fare well.
That was why he always acted like a subservient grandson in front of his wife.
Normally, seeing his large-chested, big-hipped woman sitting on the floor crying with tear-stained cheeks.
He would have long since pulled her up for a round of passionate lovemaking.
But Qin Cheng was currently preoccupied with troubling matters and had no time for such things.
Even though she was crying and making a scene, Qin Cheng didn't spare her a glance, quickly put on his shoes, and immediately left the apartment.
After getting into the mercedes-benz parked downstairs, Qin Cheng told the driver to head toward his home.
He immediately pulled out his phone and called the manager of China Construction Bank.
The call was quickly answered.
Qin Cheng immediately said cheerfully and politely into the phone, "Hello, Manager Li, it's Qin Cheng."
The person on the other end had clearly guessed the purpose of Qin Cheng's call.
He cut straight to the chase: "Boss Qin? I'm busy right now. The bank has a lot of things I need to handle today. If you're asking about your real estate loan, I don't have time to go into detail with you. We will be issuing a notice soon, and a dedicated staff member will liaise with you then. Sorry, I'm too busy. Contact me when I'm free."
Before Qin Cheng could speak, the call was abruptly hung up.
The China Construction Bank manager's abnormal attitude made a certain thought pop into his head, but he quickly suppressed it.
He shook his head and gave a sarcastic laugh.
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Thinking this, he dialed the number again, but the call went unanswered for a long time.
After more than ten seconds, there was only a busy signal.
Helpless, he immediately picked up the phone and dialed his assistant's number.
"When our company was securing the mortgage loan before, we also spoke to other banks. Contact them. If China Construction Bank blocks our loan, we'll cooperate with other banks."
"Yes, Boss, I will contact the other banks immediately."
The car soon arrived at a high-end residential area.
As soon as Qin Cheng got out of the car, he hurried toward his house.
After pressing the doorbell, the housekeeper quickly opened the door.
Seeing that Qin Cheng had returned, the housekeeper cleverly used the excuse of taking out the trash and immediately slipped away.
Qin Cheng couldn't be bothered to maintain his dignity in front of her; after all, he had long lost any standing in this house.
After adjusting his expression, Qin Cheng walked toward the living room, speaking ingratiatingly as he went: "Wife, I'm back. Look at my hand... Ouch, it hurts so much."
Unexpectedly, before Qin Cheng even reached the living room, a glass cup flew straight toward him, followed immediately by curses: "You coward! Why don't you just die outside?"
Looking at the shattered glass, Qin Cheng's face hardened, and a flicker of killing intent flashed in his eyes.
But he quickly hid it, and then said miserably, feigning woe, "Wife, aren't you afraid of crippling me? Then..."
Qin Cheng continued walking inside while speaking.
Before he could finish his sentence, he realized that sitting in his living room were not just his wife, but also his Father-in-law and his wife's Elder Brother-in-law.
Seeing these two great figures suddenly arrive at his house, Qin Fen's heart sank again.
After being married for so long, these two were usually impossible to invite over.
During holidays, it was only his duty to bring gifts and visit them; trying to get them to step foot in his own house was harder than reaching heaven.
He truly hadn't expected both of them to show up today.
At this moment, he couldn't help but wonder if his years of philandering were now common knowledge.
Surely they wouldn't come here just to hold him accountable for such a minor matter?
Without allowing himself time to think, Qin Cheng immediately stepped forward, smiling and flattering them: "Father-in-law, Elder Brother-in-law, what brings you to visit today? Wife, you didn't tell me beforehand. It looks so bad that I came back empty-handed."
After Qin Cheng finished speaking, all three people stared intently at him.
Seeing their grim expressions, Qin Cheng was completely confused.
Logically, given what had happened today, his usually fierce wife should be aggressively rushing up to him now, hitting and cursing him.
However, contrary to his expectations, she didn't.
Aside from the cup she had just smashed, she was now sitting quietly, wiping her tears, her eyes revealing despair and helplessness, without saying a single word.
Qin Cheng looked into her eyes, and a complex emotion welled up in his heart.
He knew that he had never been good enough to her.
Due to her family background, Qin Cheng always felt inferior to her.
Only when he was cheating outside did he feel like he could be her equal.
And he knew she had been silently enduring all of this, for the sake of their home and their children.
Just then, she suddenly spoke. Her voice was low and hoarse, as if it were being squeezed out of her throat.
"Let's get a divorce."
Qin Cheng had long grown tired of hearing this phrase and didn't take it seriously.