Chapter 543 What’s All the Noise About Here?

Chapter 543 What’s All the Commotion in There?

Xu Zhenzhen hadn't originally planned to have any further contact with Wei Nan.

But having already tasted the benefits, how could she easily give up the influential connection she had worked so hard to secure?

So what if Wei Nan couldn’t perform? At least he was still the Deputy Section Chief in the Propaganda Department. She just wanted to use him to gain advantages.

He was easy to handle now—cook him a few meals, feed him some sweet talk, and he’d dance to her tune like an idiot.

Fu Xiangyun stood at the door, stunned, watching the two of them getting cozy inside.

Xu Zhenzhen was her sister-in-law!

She wouldn’t judge Xu Zhenzhen’s past behavior, but since she was already married, why couldn’t she uphold some decency?

If Xu Zhenzhen liked this man so much, why even marry Fu Xiangyang?

Fu Xiangyun had to clench her teeth to hold back the fury inside her.

This matter was completely humiliating. She couldn’t cause a scene here and give others a reason to laugh at them.

Clenching her fists tightly, Fu Xiangyun forced herself to turn and leave.

She had classes in the afternoon, but she was in no mood to attend. She got permission to leave school early and went straight home.

Lin Hongxia was surprised to see her. "Why are you back so early?"

Fu Xiangyun said tonelessly, "I’m not feeling well. I’m skipping tomorrow too."

Lin Hongxia quickly stood up, concerned. "What’s wrong?"

Fu Xiangyun shook her head. "It’s nothing. I’ll be fine after some rest."

Lin Hongxia hadn’t forgotten the task she’d assigned her the day before and guided her to sit down.

"Did you ask your friend to check it out?"

Fu Xiangyun froze, the image of Xu Zhenzhen and Wei Nan embracing flashing in her head.

"Mom, let’s talk about it tomorrow."

"What?"

Fu Xiangyun said, "You’ll find out tomorrow."

Lin Hongxia thought she had already arranged it and smiled.

"Alright, no hurry. We’ll talk tomorrow then."

The next day, Fu Xiangyun made sure to catch Xu Zhenzhen before she left.

"Mom, don’t you think sister-in-law has been leaving the house a bit early these days?"

The factory allowed an hour and a half break at noon. Xu Zhenzhen would come home for half an hour, eat lunch, and then rush right back out.

Lin Hongxia hadn’t really noticed her and hadn’t given it a second thought before.

But with Fu Xiangyun’s reminder, she started to wonder.

"She’s been leaving awfully early. What’s she doing out this early?"

Fu Xiangyun said flatly, "I saw her at the hospital yesterday."

"The hospital?" Lin Hongxia was even more puzzled. "What was she doing there? Is she unwell?"

Fu Xiangyun shook her head. "Come with me—you’ll see."

Lin Hongxia clicked her tongue in annoyance. "Why’re you being so cryptic? Can't you just tell me now?"

"No matter what I say, it won’t compare to seeing it with your own eyes."

Fu Xiangyun led her out.

She knew Wei Nan’s room by heart and guided Lin Hongxia effortlessly to the door.

"See for yourself."

Lin Hongxia peeked inside and saw Xu Zhenzhen fussing over Wei Nan.

If it were just feeding him, that would be one thing—but Wei Nan kept pawing at Xu Zhenzhen, who didn’t resist and instead flirted back with a coy smile.

How could Lin Hongxia not understand what was happening?

Rage swallowed her, obliterating all reason. She only wanted to storm in and tear them apart.

She kicked the ward door open, startling the cheating pair inside.

"You damn cheaters! I’ll beat you to death!"

Xu Zhenzhen panicked. "Mom, let me explain—"

"Save it for hell!" Lin Hongxia grabbed her hair and cracked their heads together.

Seeing red, Lin Hongxia couldn’t control her strength.

The collision produced a loud *thud*, leaving both dazed and nearly knocked out.

Only then did Fu Xiangyun realize how serious things had gotten. She rushed to pull Lin Hongxia back.

"Mom! Mom! They’re not worth it!"

But just as she managed to drag Lin Hongxia away, Wei Xiuru arrived.

Seeing Wei Nan beaten half to death, she shrieked.

"Who the hell are you? Back off!"

Wei Nan had been attacked repeatedly, and Wei Xiuru now treated him like a treasure—if he so much as sneezed, it would distress her.

Her voice only stoked Lin Hongxia’s fury further.

"Who am I? I’m your worst nightmare! A whole family of trash, sneaking around with my family! Do you even know who you’re messing with? You think you can pull this shit on me?"

Lin Hongxia knocked Wei Xiuru out of the way without a second thought, dead set on pounding Wei Nan again.

Wei Xiuru rushed to block her, so Lin Hongxia went at her too.

Xu Zhenzhen howled in frustration—Lin Hongxia’s outburst had just torched all her scheming.

"Mom, don’t hit him! It's all my fault. If you want to hit someone, hit me!"

Fu Xiangyun was stunned to see her still defending Wei Nan, her eyes widening in disbelief as she scoffed bitterly.

"If you like him so much, why did you marry my eldest brother in the first place? From the moment you brought two children into our Fu family, my mother treated them as her own. Haven’t we treated you well enough?"

The onlookers outside the ward suddenly understood—this was a cheating scandal.

These days, you see all kinds of crazy stuff.

"Old man, what’s all the commotion in there?"

Factory Director Zheng said Wei Nan had been hospitalized for too long and needed someone to visit him again to check on his recovery.

Jiang Yu volunteered immediately—how could she pass up a chance to twist the knife?

But as soon as she arrived, she found a crowd gathered at the door, so packed she couldn’t even push through.

The tall old man in front of her stood on tiptoe, completely blocking Jiang Yu’s view.

"Shh! They’re busting a cheater! Even hospitalized, he still can’t behave—screwing someone else’s wife and getting caught red-handed!"

Jiang Yu gaped. "You mean the patient staying in here?"

The old man glanced at her. "Well, it can’t be someone outside, can it?"

Jiang Yu hurriedly said, "No way! He’s already been neutered, and he’s still not behaving?"

The old man froze. "You know him?"

"Of course! He’s from our factory. I’m here today representing the factory to check on him."

The old man licked his lips. "Wait, what did you just say? A eunuch? You mean... his junk doesn’t work?"

Jiang Yu slapped a hand over her mouth. "Forget I said anything. Just… act like you didn’t hear that."

The old man clicked his tongue, left in suspense.

"Come on, tell me. I won’t spread it around."

Jiang Yu: "..."

Couldn’t he see everyone gawking at her?

"Old man, he got his family jewels... chopped off before, for being a creep..."

Jiang Yu made a scissor-cutting motion, miming a snipping sound. The old man instinctively crossed his legs.

Dames these days—are they all this brutal?

Mopping his brow, he turned his attention back to the ward.

"A degenerate, preying on women, and stealing someone’s wife—how low can you sink? Why hasn’t the security department dragged him out for a struggle session?"

"A struggle session? This is full-blown counter-revolutionary behavior! He should be arrested and reformed!"

"What’s there to reform for someone like this? String him up!"

"Exactly, string him up! I’m reporting him to the Party Committee right now and have them arrest him!"

Jiang Yu watched as they grew more and more agitated. One man with a leg in a cast even limped around, shouting about reporting to the local Revolutionary Committee.

He kept muttering that he had his leg broken for having an affair with someone's wife, and Wei Nan should suffer the same fate—he shouldn’t be the only one to endure this pain.

Soon enough, things got out of hand, and the hospital had to send staff to intervene.

"Department Head Jiang, should we still go in?"

Accompanying Jiang Yu were two staff members from the logistics department.

Jiang Yu shook her head, "It's too chaotic. No use going in now. Let the hospital handle it."