Peach Luck Village-Chapter 125: Inquiring about the Reasons

Mei Ping nodded and said, "Yes, I know her! What about it?"

Lin Tian teased, "I’ll tell you what it’s about in a bit, but first, tell me, how is your relationship with her?"

Mei Ping answered truthfully, "Not very close. It’s just that her husband Jiang Gui and my husband work for the same company. We’ve dined together and met twice."

"What’s up? Do you know her? Did she tell you that I’m now teaching at the county high school?"

Lin Tian shook his head and said, "No, it was Liu Jiao who told me!"

Having been messed around by Lin Tian, Mei Ping didn’t hold back and asked, "How did you know about me comforting myself in the office ten years ago, even calling your name?"

Lin Tian answered truthfully, "It was also Liu Jiao who told me!"

Worried, Mei Ping asked, "Aside from telling you, has she mentioned it to anyone else?"

Lin Tian replied honestly, "Her cousin was there at the time too, but Teacher Mei, you can rest assured, I will remind them not to talk about it carelessly."

"Mhm!"

Mei Ping’s suspended heart settled down.

Lin Tian continued to probe.

After learning that Mei Ping’s husband Yuan Kang was Jiang Gui’s boss and that Jiang Gui, a sycophant and brown-noser, was not in Mei Ping’s good graces, Lin Tian roughly understood what had happened.

At that moment, Mei Ping’s phone rang.

It was her husband Yuan Kang calling.

"What’s up?"

"Jiang Gui got promoted today and is hosting a dinner tonight, so you won’t be coming home for dinner."

"What a coincidence?"

No sooner had Lin Tian asked her about Jiang Gui than Jiang Gui got promoted.

It definitely had something to do with her husband.

The reason was simple.

Without Yuan Kang’s approval, Jiang Gui’s promotion would have been impossible.

But prior to this, she had never heard Yuan Kang mention anything about favoring Jiang Gui.

On the contrary, another man named Zhou Chang, who had connections and could greatly benefit Yuan Kang’s future, was within Yuan Kang’s considerations for support.

Instantly, Mei Ping understood that Jiang Gui must have offered something irresistible to Yuan Kang for him to forsake Zhou Chang and favor Jiang Gui instead.

And Jiang Gui didn’t have many things of value to offer.

What could make Yuan Kang’s refusal difficult was even scarcer.

Apart from offering his beautiful wife, Xu Wei, to Yuan Kang, Mei Ping couldn’t think of any other possibility.

Lin Tian’s sudden inquiry about Xu Wei further confirmed her suspicions.

To climb the ladder and amass wealth by sacrificing one’s own wife was not unprecedented through history.

Yet, it was unfair to her!

Recalling her own disloyalty to Yuan Kang made Mei Ping feel less burdened.

But letting it go was not an option!

She was forced into her disloyalty to Yuan Kang with no choice left.

Yuan Kang, on the other hand, had betrayed her willingly. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

After hanging up the phone, Mei Ping pressed, "Lin Tian, tell me the truth, why are you asking about these things, and what is your relationship with Xu Wei?"

Lin Tian decided not to hide anything.

Only by being honest could he possibly persuade Mei Ping to agree to join them.

Otherwise, why would Mei Ping consent to do it with Xu Wei?

Considering what he was capable of, having her do it with him again was already giving him plenty of credit.

Since Xu Wei wanted to do it with Mei Ping, he had no need to be secretive.

Lin Tian replied, "Let me first tell you about my relationship with Xu Wei."

"We’re from the same village, and she let me do it with her."

"Because of that, when she asked me to do it with you, I couldn’t refuse."

"As for why Xu Wei wanted me to do it with you, she didn’t explain."

"But now, I can almost confirm that it’s because your husband did it with her."

"Whether Xu Wei was willing at the time, it’s hard to say."

"She might have been willing, simply wanting you to betray your husband too, so nobody owed anyone anything."

"But I reckon, Xu Wei was most likely unwilling, forced into it, and for some reason, couldn’t call the police, so she has chosen this way to get back at your husband."

Pausing for a moment, Lin Tian added, "But Teacher Mei, don’t worry, I won’t tell Xu Wei that I’ve done it with you. I just promised her I’d find a way to do it with you."

"Besides, Xu Wei asked for my help with one more thing."

"Charged with a mission, I will strive to accomplish it faithfully."

Lin Tian asked, "Teacher Mei, do you want to know what the second thing Xu Wei asked me to do is?"

Mei Ping nodded, curious about what else Xu Wei wanted.

Lin Tian replied honestly, "She wants to do it with you and me together!"

"That’s also why I think she was unwilling at the time."

If she had been willing, there would be no need to do it together with Mei Ping!