Chapter 70: Caught Cheating? – The Daily Gossip of a Sickly Young Woman in the Compound

Chapter 70: Caught Cheating? - The Daily Gossip of a Sickly Young Woman in the Compound

Sure enough, the next day, apart from discussing Zhou Qin and Qin Xianglian's affair, everyone was also talking about Jiang Yang hiding in his room like a turtle in its shell!

Just like Lin Qing, even though the news of job recruitment had them all excited and they didn't mention the morning's events in the compound to their family members who were at work during the day, once they had a moment to think, they all shared the story with their families.

Jiang Yang became the talk of the town, just as Lin Qing and Mother Li had anticipated!

When Cen Xi arrived at the research department's office, it wasn't yet the official start of work, and Xiao Yifan came over from his workstation.

"Cen Gong, I heard there was some excitement in your compound yesterday?" His eyes lit up with the thrill of gossip!

Cen Xi had already deeply realized Xiao Yifan's love for gossip the day before, so it wasn't surprising to see him approach early in the morning. In fact, it felt quite normal, except that usually, it was others who were the subject of his gossip, not himself.

Cen Xi nodded, "Yes!"

Xiao Yifan's eyes burned with anticipation, waiting for him to continue. Cen Xi knew that if he didn't hear the whole story, Xiao Yifan wouldn't let it go.

"Yesterday, after Zhou Qin returned, he strongly expressed to Qin Xianglian in the compound that he would definitely marry her. He even suggested a 'shoot first, ask questions later' approach, saying they should keep it from his father, get married first, and then his father would have to accept it even if he didn't like it."

"How on earth did he come up with that?" Xiao Yifan couldn't help but give Zhou Qin a thumbs up for his boldness. You're really going all out to win the beauty!

"How should I know?"

Cen Xi then roughly explained the process, including how Zhou's father brought news of a blind date for Zhou Qin upon his return.

"So he just gave up like that?" Xiao Yifan, like Lin Qing initially, thought that since Zhou Qin had gone to such lengths for Qin Xianglian, he must be determined to marry her. Who would have thought there would be such a twist?

"Yes, he just gave up like that!" Cen Xi nodded.

Xiao Yifan had expected a fight to the end, but it turned out to be over just like that.

After that, he brought up Jiang Yang again, "That so-called turtle, is he also from your compound?"

Cen Xi raised an eyebrow, remembering what his wife had said the night before, "You already know about that?"

"Hey, who in the machinery factory's residential compound doesn't know about this by now?" Xiao Yifan waved his hand dismissively.

"Oh!" Cen Xi felt that Mother Li and the others were one step closer to making Jiang Yang the talk of the town.

Xiao Yifan looked around, leaned in closer, and whispered, "That guy who hid in his room like a turtle, did he really have an affair with his wife in broad daylight?"

Just then, someone walked into the office and overheard their conversation, "Oh! Xiao Gong, what are you gossiping about now? Share it with everyone! Don't be so stingy!"

"Eh? Cen Gong? You're gossiping with Cen Gong?" The newcomer looked surprised, as if the image didn't match the person.

"What's wrong with that? Everyone loves a bit of gossip. Is it strange for him to be curious?" Xiao Yifan's words were not only an explanation for Cen Xi but also for himself.

"Not strange, not strange, just a bit surprising!" Then, as if remembering something, he suddenly realized, "Oh, right, are you guys gossiping about the No. 4 Courtyard in Osmanthus Alley?" He remembered that Cen Gong had just moved there.

And recently, there had been quite a few incidents in the No. 4 Courtyard.

"You know about it too?" Xiao Yifan and Cen Xi looked at him.

"Know, know. My mom told me, about the old bachelor Zhou Qin and the turtle Jiang Yang!"

Cen Xi and Xiao Yifan raised their eyebrows, yet another person who knew!

"Hey, are you guys talking about how the turtle Jiang Yang and his wife were caught having an affair in their room by his ex-mother-in-law?"

Cen Xi's face twitched, never expecting the rumors to spread this far!

"What's this about 'catching them in the act'? They're a legitimate couple!" Xiao Yifan retorted.

After a moment, he shook his head again, "No, what 'caught in the act'? It's just daytime escapades, isn't it?"

"No, they were caught in the act. That's what everyone is saying."

Xiao Yifan stuck to his story, "Impossible, they were just indulging during the day, there was no 'caught in the act'."

"How could this not be true? I got this from my mom, who heard it from her old friends!"

"I heard it from my wife, who was told by an old lady she chatted with at work."

The two started arguing right in front of Cen Xi, who looked from one to the other, seriously, what's the big deal? Just ask him directly!

Maybe they sensed his thoughts, as they came to their senses, suddenly remembering that the person beside them was from that courtyard. They exchanged glances and then turned to stare directly at Cen Xi: "Cen Gong, you're from that courtyard, right? So, who's got it right?"

Cen Xi looked at their eager eyes, adjusted his glasses, and then said, "My wife witnessed the whole thing, and I can assure you, there was no mother-in-law catching them in the act. No, wait, as Xiao Gong said, they are a couple, there's no 'caught in the act'. They were just hiding in the room like cowards, not coming out, and doing that thing, and their noises were overheard."

"Really? Is that really the case? No 'caught in the act'?"

"No, really not. At that time, Jiang Yang was the only man in the courtyard, everyone else was either at work or school, only he was there. But when his former mother-in-law came with a few strong men, he just hid in the room like a coward, leaving his mother to deal with it alone." Cen Xi laid out the facts again.

"Seriously, what kind of man is that?" Xiao Yifan and his colleague couldn't help but scorn.

"I heard his sister-in-law scared them off with a kitchen knife!"

"Mm-hmm." Cen Xi nodded.

"He's just too irresponsible."

As men, they felt ashamed for such a man!

"Alright, alright, it's almost time for work, let's chat about gossip when we have time!" Cen Xi was very calm, after finishing the gossip, he urged them to go to work!

"Man, why do you have to be such a buzzkill?" Xiao Yifan teased, this guy really knows how to kill the mood, always pouring cold water on the excitement!

The other colleague nodded in agreement.

Cen Xi didn't waste words with them, "Our next phase of research is about to start, hurry back and get ready!"

"Ah, got it, got it, going now, going now!" Xiao Yifan knew Cen Xi was indirectly reminding him that today they would start the next phase of research, and materials and such should be prepared.