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Xie Zhong is a qualified husband. He earns money, takes care of the family, loves me, and cherishes me. I am very satisfied. However, sometimes he unintentionally does things that make me feel uneasy. For example, the last time he got drunk, he mentioned Xia Ranran. He even told me that Xia Ranran contacted him. I was confused at that moment, but I pretended to be nonchalant and asked him, "What did she contact you for?"
"She said thank you for giving her a home."
I was taken aback for a moment, then quickly realized. Xia Ranran is married to another man and has a child. She thanked Xie Zhong for giving her a home. This is strange, isn't it? Why would she thank Xie Zhong when she has a child with another man? Could it be that the child isn't her husband's but Xie Zhong's?
I was startled by my own thoughts and didn't dare to think further. I reassured myself that I must be overthinking it. Xia Ranran was simply expressing her gratitude to him after all; Xie Zhong had treated her well in the past. It was only natural for her to thank him. Yet, I couldn't shake the feeling that something was off.
I spent the whole night tossing and turning, staring at the ceiling, replaying Xie Zhong's words over and over in my mind. My heart raced uncontrollably. I couldn't believe he would suddenly bring up Xia Ranran unless she had always been a part of his life, and I had been kept in the dark all along.
Thinking of this made me feel suffocated and panicked. While Xie Zhong was still fast asleep, I quietly took out his phone.
I opened his WeChat and found the chat history with Xia Ranran. I discovered that besides the last message, there were several others sent by Xia Ranran to Xie Zhong. One of them read: "Xie Zhong, I'm pregnant. It's your child." Another said: "Xie Zhong, when can we meet?" And another one stated: "Xie Zhong, thank you for giving me a home."
Reading these messages left me in shock. My hand trembled as I held my phone. Xia Ranran was actually pregnant, and the child was Xie Zhong's. This news hit me like a bolt from the blue. I never expected that Xie Zhong would have a child with Xia Ranran. When did they get together? How did they end up having a child? I had no way of knowing the answers to these questions. All I knew was that my heart ached.
In the middle of the night, I woke up to find Xie Zhong back home. He was lying on the sofa with his eyes closed, looking quite uncomfortable. I could smell a strong mix of smoke and alcohol on him. I felt a surge of anger. We were trying to conceive, and he should know better than to smoke and drink. Yet here he was, reeking of smoke and alcohol. How could he do this? How could he treat me this way?
Despite my anger, seeing him so drunk made my heart ache for him. I walked over to his side and gently patted him, saying, "Honey, why don't you go take a shower?" He shook his head and replied, "I don't want to." I sighed and said, "Then let me run you a bath." He shook his head again and said, "I don't want to bathe."
He looked a bit wronged.
This was the first time I had seen him looking so pitiful after getting drunk.
I gently touched his face and softly comforted him, "Honey, you've had too much to drink. You should rest early."
"Don't call me honey!" he suddenly shouted, startling me.
I looked at him and realized he still had his eyes tightly shut.
It turned out he was just talking nonsense.
I smiled helplessly and continued to comfort him, "Okay, I won't call you honey. I'll call you A Jin, alright?"
"A Jin, you should get up and take a shower. After that, you can sleep well," I whispered in his ear.
His body suddenly trembled, and then he murmured, "Ranran..."
Ranran?
It was Xia Ranran again!
I was momentarily stunned.
He was drunk and calling out Xia Ranran's name.
Could it be that he still loved Xia Ranran?
Tears streamed down my face instantly.
I felt an unprecedented sense of panic and fear.
I secretly glanced at his phone.
I found a message from someone marked as "Supplier Xia" in his WeChat.
The message read: "Mr. Xie, I went to the hospital for a check-up today, and the doctor said both me and the baby are healthy."
"Mr. Xie, thank you for giving me a home."
"Mr. Xie, when can I see you?"
"Mr. Xie, honey, I miss you."
Seeing these messages made me feel cold all over.
Who is this "Supplier Xia"?
Why does she call Xie Zhong "honey"?
What does she mean by "home"?
What is her relationship with Xie Zhong?
These questions were beyond my understanding.
The only thing I can be sure of is that this "Supplier Xia" refers to Xia Ranran. Among the people Xie Zhong knows, only Xia Ranran has the surname Xia. Moreover, Xie Zhong specifically marked her name as "Supplier Xia" to prevent me from discovering it. Why is he going to such lengths to hide this? What exactly happened between him and Xia Ranran?
I couldn't sleep all night, staring at the ceiling and repeatedly recalling the interactions between Xie Zhong and Xia Ranran. The more I thought about it, the more uneasy I felt.
The next day, I called Lizi to ask if she knew about Xia Ranran's recent situation. Lizi said the last time she heard from Xia Ranran was a month ago when Xia Ranran got divorced. Furthermore, Xia Ranran left with her three-month-old son.
I asked Lizi if she knew where Xia Ranran was living after the divorce. Lizi said she hadn't found out. Upon hearing this news, I became even more convinced that there was an issue between Xie Zhong and Xia Ranran. Otherwise, how could Xia Ranran leave with a child?
What exactly happened between her and Xie Zhong? Suddenly, I remembered that when Xie Zhong and I moved into our new home last year, he suggested lending our previous house to a major client of the company. That client was a wealthy man who was keeping a college student who hadn't graduated yet.
Xie Zhong said that if we lent him the house, he would be grateful and would introduce us to more business opportunities in the future. At that time, I was reluctant to lend out the house, but Xie Zhong kept persuading me, saying this opportunity was rare and it would be a shame to miss it. After thinking it over, I eventually agreed.
But now that I reflect on it, I realize that the so-called major client Xie Zhong mentioned wasn't really a major client at all. He merely used our house to keep Xia Ranran.
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