Thinking about all this, I couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
If this whole thing is true, then the boss asking me to go after Gu Xiaofei is basically suicide.
And then a memory suddenly popped into my head.
Liu Jing had once accidentally let slip that the boss wanted me to go after Gu Xiaofei for business reasons.
If Gu Xiaofei is a rich girl, then all of this makes perfect sense.
Could Gu Xiaofei really decide the fate of Zhang Zhiyuan's company?
Even though Zhang Zhiyuan's company isn't huge, it's still a decent size, with over two hundred employees.
For Zhang Zhiyuan to put in this much effort, then Gu Xiaofei's background must be pretty scary.
I'm just a nobody, really. My biggest wish is just to protect my own family.
Honestly, I've never even thought about dealing with a rich girl like Gu Xiaofei.
Because people's hearts are too complicated, and you never know what kind of fate is waiting for you.
And I definitely can't afford to play these kinds of games.
Coming here to catch a cheater, I originally just wanted to know the truth about whether my wife was cheating. But now the whole thing has changed.
I feel like I've gotten caught up in some kind of conspiracy.
Maybe to them, I'm just an insignificant little pawn, someone they can play with however they want.
At this moment, Gu Xiaofei was talking to the front desk staff, while I was smoking a cigarette in the lobby.
Maybe now is the time for me to calmly think about whether I should expose all of this.
If my wife and President Zhang really are having an affair, then the moment I expose it, I'll definitely get kicked out of President Zhang's company.
Coming from a school background, besides driving, I don't really have any special skills.
President Zhang currently pays me five thousand a month, plus benefits and pretty flexible work hours. A job like this is really hard to come by.
From a work perspective, I'm very loyal to President Zhang, but that's far from enough.
As a mature man, I have to consider all these aspects. After all, the issue of making a living is a very real one, and it's something I have to face.
At this moment, Gu Xiaofei seemed to have finished talking to the front desk staff and walked over to me.
Seeing her confident expression, I suddenly started to feel scared.
But Gu Xiaofei's expression seemed a bit smug as she said, "Today, this old lady is risking it all to play along with you, Zhao Jian. I just want to prove to you that I've never lied to you."
For some reason, I suddenly started to feel extremely insecure about my wife. Maybe it was because of Gu Xiaofei's strong presence.
I suddenly realized that my thinking wasn't mature enough, which is why I got myself into this mess.
But now that things have gotten to this point, there's no turning back.
"Alright, I've found out that they're in room 1705 right now. We can go in and watch the show now."
Hearing Gu Xiaofei say this, I felt a bit bitter inside.
I knew that tonight, I might ruin my lifelong happiness.
But then again, maybe that happiness was already ruined. What should I do?
Gu Xiaofei waved the room card she got from the front desk in her hand, as if urging me to take action.
If the man my wife was cheating with wasn't Zhang Zhiyuan, I would go in without hesitation. But it just had to be him, so what could I do?
Cold sweat started dripping from my forehead.
When Gu Xiaofei saw my appearance, she knew I was starting to chicken out.
"Zhao Jian, are you even a man? Your wife is going through something like this, and you don't even dare to do anything about it?"
Maybe Gu Xiaofei's words provoked me. I myself felt like I wasn't acting like a man.
Okay, fine. Forget the job, forget the love. All I want is what's right.
At that moment of decision, I said to Gu Xiaofei, "Okay, I'll go with you."
Gu Xiaofei seemed very familiar with this place. She led me into the elevator and we went up to the seventeenth floor.
For some reason, the closer we got to our destination, the more nervous I became.
I thought of that figure in the red cloak just now. She looked so much like my wife.
Coming out of the elevator, Gu Xiaofei led me to the door of room 1705.
At this moment, Gu Xiaofei gave me a strange look, her meaning clear: asking if I was ready.
All my attention was focused on room 1705.
At this moment, the entire room was quiet, and I couldn't hear any sound.
I knew that when my wife did that kind of thing, she rarely made noise, only deep breaths.
Such breaths would be hard to hear from outside.
Thinking about my wife inside, doing that kind of thing with another man, I suddenly felt a deep pain.
I couldn't imagine if my wife and I could ever go back to the way we were after I uncovered all this.
No matter what, even if this wound was deep, I still had to uncover it.
I nodded to Gu Xiaofei and said, "I'm ready."
Gu Xiaofei was very satisfied with my answer. Immediately, she used the room card to open the door.
The first thing that caught my eye was a couple on the bed.
My heart grew heavier and heavier.
Maybe they heard the sound of the door opening, because the man lying on the bed suddenly asked, "Who is it?"
That voice sounded very familiar to me. It was President Zhang's voice.
Although I still didn't know who the woman on the bed was, all the evidence pointed to my wife.
Maybe feeling it wasn't appropriate to suddenly barge into someone else's room, Gu Xiaofei and I stood at the door.
But Zhang Zhiyuan got out of bed and came to the door.
When he saw me and Gu Xiaofei, he was instantly stunned.
In fact, my current situation was also very awkward. I didn't even know how to explain this to him.
Come to think of it, there was no need to explain at all. Maybe after today, I would have to completely get out of Xingchang Technology.
Zhang Zhiyuan suddenly asked me, "Little Zhao, why are you here?"
I wished I could just disappear into the ground because I had no way to answer this question.
It seemed Zhang Zhiyuan wasn't angry about this.
Could it be that he didn't know the woman in the room was my wife?
My gaze drifted towards the room.
That woman seemed to still be lying in bed, with no intention of getting up.
I couldn't help but curse silently in my heart, what a shameless thing.
I even wished I could rush in and slap my wife twice across the face.
I work so hard, putting on a humble act outside, all for this family.
Now, the family is about to fall apart, and everything I have is about to be gone. How could I possibly feel good?
Usually, catching someone cheating leads to fighting and arguing, but I knew in my heart that I was a very rational person.
Even if we broke up peacefully, I would give my wife a choice.
I didn't answer Zhang Zhiyuan's question, but Gu Xiaofei said, "Zhang Zhiyuan, what are you doing here?"
I originally thought this guy would back down, but who knew the boss was very tough.
"Is it any of your business what I'm doing here? Aren't you busy with your little boy toy?"
It seemed he was determined to get rid of Gu Xiaofei.
Could it be that he didn't know that Gu Xiaofei had a very deep background? Did he really think Gu Xiaofei was just a poor kid from the mountains?
I thought that with Zhang Zhiyuan's shrewdness, this was absolutely impossible.
Just when I couldn't figure things out, my phone suddenly rang.
To be honest, at this moment, I didn't want to answer anyone's call.
I picked up my phone and looked at it, ready to hang up.
But when I saw the caller ID, I was stunned.
Five words appeared on the screen: "My dear wife."
Since she was in this room, why was she calling me? I couldn't understand.
I answered the phone, and Lu Wan immediately said, "Zhao Jian, where are you?"
Her tone was very stiff.
At this moment, I could only laugh coldly. Wasn't this a redundant question?
Actually, I didn't want to answer Lu Wan's question. I felt like our marriage had reached its end.
But I never expected that before I could even speak, Lu Wan suddenly said, "No need to say anything, I already know. You must be with Gu Xiaofei. Fang Min just told me everything."
I was stunned. Could it be that the person in President Zhang's room wasn't Lu Wan?
To confirm my guess, I quickly walked into the room.
I saw a woman in her thirties, not particularly pretty, sitting in front of the bed.
Someone as picky as President Zhang definitely had skills when it came to picking up women. He wouldn't possibly be interested in a woman like this.
And I felt that although this woman was in the same room as President Zhang, it didn't look like they were about to have an affair.
Because the clothes she was wearing were very proper, and she wasn't wearing any makeup. She was clearly a respectable woman.
I thought to myself, "Could it be that President Zhang's taste has changed?"
Seeing all this, I felt both happy and worried.
Happy that my wife had finally proven her innocence, worried that I would have to look for a job again tomorrow.
For someone like me who still had a mortgage to pay, life would undoubtedly become very difficult.
The most important question now was how I should explain all this to my wife, Lu Wan.
I guessed that my wife already believed that I was having an affair with Gu Xiaofei.
"Honey, about this matter, you have to listen to my explanation. Things are really not the way you think!" I started trying my best to explain everything to my wife on the phone.
"Zhao Jian, no matter what, you come back to me right now, and hurry!"
The calmer my wife was, the more I knew something was wrong because she was never an unreasonable person.
I didn't care about the way everyone was looking at me and just said to Zhang Zhiyuan, "President Zhang, my wife is calling me back. I'll take my leave first."
Walking out of the room, my steps became very fast. I didn't want to stay in a place like this for even a second longer.
As for what would happen next, I didn't care anymore. I only had one goal in mind: to make things right with my wife.
After all, a family is the foundation of the future.