Chapter 395: Inside Story

Chapter 395 The Inside Story

Back then, she only liked Mu Beicheng because of his good looks.

Who would have thought this man could put on such an act before marriage? After marriage, he was off with other men, and became cold toward her—now he wouldn’t even sleep with her.

“You still remember to come home? Which damn man did you go fool around with this time?” Qi Jiaojiao sneered.

She was completely fed up with this life. She had loved this man so much back then, but now everything about him seemed completely disgusting.

“Hah, who else could I be with? He’s dead—who else is there?” Mu Beicheng suddenly started laughing hysterically.

“Dead?” Qi Jiaojiao scoffed. “Mu Beicheng, what kind of bullshit is this?”

“What game? He’s dead. From now on, you don’t have to keep bringing him up in front of me,” Mu Beicheng mumbled.

Qi Jiaojiao didn’t know if he was telling the truth, but whether it was true or not, she thought it was good that the man was dead.

Fucking faggot, ruining her marriage, ruining her family. Wasn’t it because of him that her husband had grown so cold toward her? Because he thought that man was his true love?

What a fucking joke. Two men as true love—how fucking ridiculous.

“Now that he’s dead, you can just find another man to obsess over, right? I hope every man you like dies. What’s so great about men anyway? Mu Beicheng, what exactly do you find so lacking in me? If anyone should be disgusted, it should be me—disgusted by you, you filthy homosexual!” Qi Jiaojiao shrieked at him.

Mu Beicheng’s mother, who had come out upon hearing the commotion, afraid they might start fighting, overheard these words. She felt her vision darken, almost fainted right there.

But her son’s next words were even more outrageous. He said bluntly, “Qi Jiaojiao, let’s get a divorce.”

Her vision darkened again.

“Mu Beicheng, you’re divorcing me for a man?” Qi Jiaojiao asked in disbelief.

To be honest, she had never taken Liu Yi seriously.

After all, he was just a man. Mu Beicheng was only playing around—it wasn’t like he could marry him. He wasn’t even qualified to be a mistress.

If a woman had appeared by Mu Beicheng’s side, Qi Jiaojiao might have felt some tension. But a man? In this society, it wasn’t even recognized.

Yet it was this very man she had looked down on that Mu Beicheng was divorcing her for?

“Fine, let’s divorce. This marriage like living with a ghost—I’ve had enough of it too. But let me make one thing clear: once we divorce, the Qi family will cut off all business support for you. And your assets, your son, and your daughter—they’ll all come with me. That means you, Mu Beicheng, will be left with nothing. You’ll walk away empty-handed,” Qi Jiaojiao spat out every word.

“Fine,” Mu Beicheng agreed without hesitation, as if all strength had left him. He collapsed onto the floor and blacked out.

Furious, Qi Jiaojiao kicked him a few times. When he didn’t react, she ordered someone to carry him to the guest room next door.

Drunk bastard—she sure as hell wasn’t letting him sleep in their bed.

......

When Fu Tinghua came home from work, he noticed Su He seemed distant.

Only after they had both finished their tasks and gotten into bed did Fu Tinghua finally ask, “What’s wrong? Did something happen today? You’ve been spaced out all night.”

Su He turned to face him, her eyes full of sadness.

Her expression immediately put Fu Tinghua on edge.

“What is it? Tell me what's wrong, baby? Didn’t we agree we’d discuss things together?” Fu Tinghua pulled Su He into his arms, running his fingers through her hair.

“Ah…” Su He sighed, and Fu Tinghua’s whole body went rigid.

Seeing him so nervous, Su He felt a bit helpless and said, "What's gotten into you? I'm fine. It's just that I found out something today that left me feeling kind of sad and helpless."

"What is it?" Fu Tinghua wanted to know anything that made Su He uncomfortable.

"Do you remember Liu Yi?" Su He suddenly asked.

"I do. Why bring him up out of nowhere?"

Liu Yi had died over two weeks ago, so why was Su He mentioning him now?

More importantly, they didn't know him that well.

Given Su He’s personality, she usually wouldn't care much about someone she wasn’t close to.

"Mu Beicheng came to see me today," Su He mentioned someone even more unrelated.

"Mu Beicheng?" Fu Tinghua thought for a moment, finding the name somewhat familiar.

Thanks to his good memory, he quickly recalled that this was the husband of Qi Yunyang’s sister.

Back then, it was Fu Tinghua who had asked Qi Yunyang for help in finding a general store supplier, and Qi Yunyang had introduced his brother-in-law, Mu Beicheng.

"Isn’t he Qi Yunyang’s brother-in-law?" Fu Tinghua asked, puzzled.

"Yes. After Liu Yi’s death, the villagers started discussing why he committed suicide. You probably heard some talk about it, right?"

Su He hadn’t specifically mentioned to Fu Tinghua the village gossip about Liu Yi liking men, as neither of them was the type to indulge in rumors.

Su He and Fu Tinghua rarely talked behind others’ backs—they were the kind of people who focused on their own happiness.

Besides, Liu Yi was already dead, and speaking ill of the deceased would be just wrong.

But Fu Tinghua was surprised Su He brought this up today. He had indeed heard some of the details from the village chief.

Liu Yi had left a suicide note. Since most of the Liu family were illiterate, they had asked Fu Tinghua to read it to them.

At the time, only the village chief, Fu Tinghua, and the Liu family were present.

So only the people there knew what the letter said.

Fu Tinghua had no idea the gossip had gotten around so much that even Su He had heard them.

The Fu family also knew, but no one dared to gossip about it in front of Fu Tinghua.

Honestly, when it came to men liking men, the Fu family feared sullying Fu Tinghua’s ears—they wouldn't even bring it up with him.

The note basically said that Liu Yi didn’t want to marry and didn’t want to ruin a girl’s life, asking his family to accept it.

His decision to end his life was something he'd been thinking about for a while and wasn’t caused by any one person, so they shouldn’t blame themselves.

The letter didn’t outright say Liu Yi was attracted to men, but from its contents, Fu Tinghua could read between the lines.

So when Su He mentioned it, Fu Tinghua immediately understood. "Did Liu Yi and Yunyang’s brother-in-law have a relationship before?"

Quick as Fu Tinghua was, he could put two and two together fast.

"Yeah," Su He responded softly.

Fu Tinghua held Su He and gently fixed her messy hair before saying, "I’ll go talk to Yunyang tomorrow."

Hearing this, Su He looked up at Fu Tinghua.

In the darkness, his face was hard to make out, but she could still sense the chill coming off him.

One was a local guy about his age, the other was the brother of a friend’s sister—no matter what, Fu Tinghua wasn't about to let this slide, right?