World 1: Green Tea Novice Abuses a Scumbag and Stomps the Mistress

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After Jiang Mu left, Xu Yujie’s legs went weak, and she nearly collapsed to the ground.

How did Jiang Mu become like this?

She wasn’t like this before. Was it because of Chu Shuo’s cheating and her own betrayal that she turned out this way?

Xu Yujie didn’t dare think too deeply, and she had no idea what Jiang Mu might do next.

That afternoon, after picking up Chu Ying from kindergarten, Jiang Mu brought her home. Chu Shuo wasn’t there, and Jiang Mu didn’t care—he wouldn’t die anyway.

She had assigned the task of collecting evidence of Chu Shuo’s cheating to Xu Yujie, who didn’t dare refuse.

But Jiang Mu didn’t believe Xu Yujie would obediently carry it out. She was just afraid she’d run to Chen Feng.

Jiang Mu still had her own ways.

Chu Ying was a bit clingy today. She held onto Jiang Mu’s skirt and followed her around. “Mommy, what are we eating tonight, ya?”

“Is Yingying hungry?”

“Not hungry.” Chu Ying shook her head.

“Then sit and wait a while. Mommy will go cook.”

Jiang Mu was a good cook. The fridge was well-stocked with ingredients she had bought a few days ago, so making a few dishes wouldn’t be a problem.

She took out two eggs and a bit of scallion to make scallion omelette, then pulled a piece of pork rib from the freezer to thaw and stew with potatoes. Lastly, she made stir-fried celery with shrimp.

Nutritious and all Chu Ying’s favorites.

Chu Ying was very happy, tagging along to help, though she didn’t really do anything. Still, the atmosphere between mother and daughter was very warm.

Smelling the delicious food, Chu Ying started to feel hungry. She stared at the dishes without blinking, almost drooling, looking so adorable it made one want to pinch her cheeks.

“Mommy, is Daddy coming home for dinner tonight?”

Chu Shuo hadn’t had dinner at home for months. At first, the original owner would call or text to ask, but eventually she got used to it and simply assumed he wouldn’t come back.

But Chu Ying didn’t. Whenever she thought of it, she would ask.

The original owner would always say Daddy was busy with work, working hard to earn money.

But Jiang Mu didn’t say that today.

“Your daddy won’t be coming back for dinner. He’s eating outside.”

Chu Ying pouted and lowered her head, thinking for a long time before asking, “Mommy, does Daddy not like us anymore?”

Jiang Mu’s eyes lit up. She almost clapped her hands and said: You’re so smart.

But remembering that Chu Ying was still a child, Jiang Mu held back and said, “What should we do if Daddy really doesn’t like us anymore?”

Chu Ying didn’t expect her mommy not to answer, but instead asked her a question.

That stumped her.

Though she was smart, she had never thought about this before. She frowned and pondered for a long while.

Jiang Mu looked at her little face all scrunched up like a bun and found it a bit funny.

She and Chu Shuo were definitely getting divorced, and she would never give Chu Ying to him. Bringing up the topic with Chu Ying earlier might not be a bad thing.

This child needed to be protected, but Jiang Mu felt there were some things worth telling her, something that couldn’t be avoided.

“If Daddy doesn’t like us, then I don’t like him either.” After thinking for a long time, Chu Ying finally spoke.

Hearing this, Jiang Mu reached out to pat Chu Ying’s head. “Good girl, Yingying. Let’s eat first, weren’t you hungry?”

Chu Ying said, “Mommy, since Daddy doesn’t come home every day, does that mean he has another family now and doesn’t want us anymore?”

She had heard it from other kids at kindergarten. One boy’s parents had recently gotten divorced. His dad never came home, and when he did, he would argue with his mom. After arguing for half a year, they divorced. That boy said his mom told him his dad had someone else outside and didn’t want them anymore.

Chu Ying thought of her own dad. Chu Shuo was like that, too. He came home very late every day.

But her mommy and daddy didn’t argue.

She didn’t want to be without a dad.

Seeing her pitiful expression, Jiang Mu comforted her, “It’s not that he doesn’t want us. It’s that we don’t want him. He didn’t behave and did something wrong, so he has to be punished.”

Chu Ying half-understood, looking a little dazed, but she did feel comforted. At least she wasn’t the one being abandoned; it made her feel a bit better inside.

“Then does that mean I won’t have a daddy anymore?” Thinking about that made Chu Ying unhappy again. She didn’t want others to say she didn’t have a dad.

Jiang Mu: “How could that be? Mommy can find you better daddies, ones who can play with you, tell you stories, and take you to eat yummy food…”

Chu Ying didn’t respond. She still felt like Daddy loved her and loved Mommy too, and wouldn’t leave their family…

“I want to call Daddy.”

“Okay, ah.” Jiang Mu didn’t object.

To be honest, if Chu Ying insisted on staying with Chu Shuo, Jiang Mu wouldn’t strongly oppose it either. As long as she fulfilled her responsibility, that was enough.

Jiang Mu placed the phone on the table and dialed Chu Shuo’s number.

She put it on speaker so Chu Ying could hear and speak to Chu Shuo directly.

At that moment, Chu Shuo was in the apartment he had rented for Shen Mo.

He had gotten injured in the morning and had gone to the hospital for a check-up. It wasn’t serious, just a sprain, but he still felt quite uncomfortable when he went to work. That afternoon, Shen Mo called him, and he mentioned it.

Shen Mo was extremely worried and went to wait near his office early just to see him.

Compared to Jiang Mu’s indifference, Shen Mo’s concern tilted the balance in Chu Shuo’s heart once again.

Jiang Mu hadn’t cared about him in the morning, and she hadn’t called all day. Without much hesitation, he went to Shen Mo’s place.

He didn’t even bother to say anything about not coming home for dinner.

At that moment, Chu Shuo and Shen Mo were having a candlelight dinner together.

Shen Mo had set the mood, lit candles, brought out some red wine, cooked a full table of dishes, and was gentle and thoughtful, making it all quite irresistible.

The two had been drinking, and just as things were about to get intimate, Chu Shuo’s phone rang.

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He looked at the caller ID and hesitated for a moment.

Beside him, Shen Mo gently said, “I’ll go check on the soup in the kitchen.”

Looking at Shen Mo’s slender figure walking away, a flicker of satisfaction passed through Chu Shuo’s eyes.

Shen Mo was still so understanding, never putting him in a difficult position.

He pressed answer and expected to hear Jiang Mu’s voice, but he didn’t expect it to be Chu Ying.

“Daddy, are you coming home for dinner? Mommy cooked dinner.”

Chu Ying’s voice no longer carried the same sweet, affectionate tone as before, but there wasn’t anything wrong with her tone either.

Chu Shuo looked at the table full of dishes in front of him and said, “Daddy’s busy with work. You and Mommy go ahead and eat. No need to wait for me.”

“Daddy just knows how to be busy with work every day.” Chu Ying complained.

It was the first time Chu Shuo had ever heard her say something like that. He chuckled and said, “Daddy works to earn money to buy new clothes and new toys for Yingying ah.”

Who would’ve thought Chu Ying would say, “Yingying already has lots of clothes and toys. Mommy bought a lot. I don’t need new ones. I just want Daddy to come home for dinner.”

Just as Chu Shuo was about to agree, a cry of surprise and the sound of a bowl shattering came from the kitchen.

Frowning, he quickly stood up and rushed over, only to find Shen Mo sitting on the floor, her hands covered in blood, dripping onto the shattered pieces of a bowl—visually striking and alarming.

Shen Mo held back from crying, but her eyes were filled with tears. That pitiful, fragile appearance stirred a wave of sympathy.

Chu Shuo had no choice but to say into the phone, “Daddy can’t leave right now. Be good and obedient, Yingying.”

After that, he hung up the call, not hearing Chu Ying on the other end shout, “Stinky Daddy! Yingying doesn’t want you anymore!”

Chu Shuo didn’t return home that night. He only sent Jiang Mu a message on WeChat, saying he had to entertain a client, drank a little, and stayed at a hotel.

Jiang Mu thought: Ghost would believe you. Then, she replied with a smiley emoji.

When Chu Shuo received that smiley, he fell into deep thought.

Was that a gentle, understanding smile? Or was it more like “hehe, mmp”?^[1]Abbreviation for 妈卖批 which is a vulgar curse that means eff your mother.

Jiang Mu had never sent this kind of emoji before.

And she wasn’t so young that she wouldn’t understand the hidden meaning behind it.

But Chu Shuo didn’t have time to dwell on it. Just then, Shen Mo came out from the shower wearing a white lace camisole she’d just bought a few days ago. The length barely covered the tops of her thighs, and her glowing, pale legs were blindingly eye-catching.

Chu Shuo was no saint, so when he saw her, he tossed the phone aside.

The next day, Chu Shuo came back early in the morning. The first thing he did was head to the master bedroom. As he pushed the door open, he was worried Jiang Mu might have locked it again. To his surprise, it wasn’t locked, but Jiang Mu wasn’t inside.

He was startled and quickly went to Chu Ying’s room. There, he saw Jiang Mu asleep, holding Chu Ying in her arms, and finally let out a sigh of relief.

He didn’t know why, but he had been feeling uneasy these past two days.

As soon as he entered the room, Jiang Mu opened her eyes.

When she saw Chu Shuo, she made a “shh” gesture, signaling him not to wake Chu Ying.

Then she quietly and carefully got out of bed.

Jiang Mu was wearing a purple nightdress, also a lace camisole style, but it looked elegant and alluring, completely different from Shen Mo’s style.

She used to wear simple cotton pajamas at home. It was the first time Chu Shuo had ever seen her in something like this.

The moment he laid eyes on her, he couldn’t look away. People were visual creatures after all. When they saw something beautiful, they couldn’t help but admire it longer.

And besides, such a beautiful woman was his wife. Why wouldn’t he want to look as much as he pleased?

However, Jiang Mu glanced at him, then picked up the jacket lying by the bed and put it on, wrapping herself up tightly.

She walked out of Chu Ying’s room.

In a low voice, Chu Shuo said, “Wife, I drank too much last night.”

Jiang Mu smiled and asked, “How much did you drink?”

Chu Shuo: “Two bottles of baijiu, one bottle of red wine.”

Jiang Mu walked up to him with a smile and said, “You drank that much and don’t smell like alcohol at all. Impressive.”

“I took a shower at the hotel and had my clothes dry-cleaned,” Chu Shuo’s excuse was watertight.

“Who were you with? You weren’t alone, right?” Jiang Mu asked with a smile, staring straight into his eyes.

Chu Shuo replied, “I was with You Chenguang.”

“You Chenguang was there too? So he stayed at the hotel with you?” Jiang Mu pretended to be clueless, though she knew exactly what was going on.

You Chenguang was Chu Shuo’s close buddy, two years younger than him, but already the general manager of the You Group. The You Family and the Jiang Family had known each other for years. Chu Shuo had met You Chenguang through Jiang Mu. The two eventually hit it off and became good friends.

“No, he didn’t stay. The project is a collaboration between our company and the You Group. He called a driver to take him home.”

Their family’s driver happened to be on leave, which made it easier for Chu Shuo to lie without blushing.

After all, the driver being on leave was true.

“Then I really ought to scold You Chenguang. How could he just leave you there? He didn’t even give you a ride? Having his driver drop you off wouldn’t be any trouble,” Jiang Mu said with a straight face.

“It’s me who didn’t want to trouble him,” Chu Shuo said seriously.

“Husband, don’t defend him. I need to call You Chenguang and ask why he left you behind. What if something had happened? You were drunk. What if you got kidnapped? What if they asked for ransom and then killed you…”

Chu Shuo: “…”

Why did it feel like his wife had been cursing him to die lately?

“Do you know there are people out there who target drunk rich men like you? Look at you, you’re good-looking. What if some woman took advantage of your drunken state and slept with you? You’d be filthy.”

Chu Shuo’s face darkened: Filthy???

Jiang Mu put on a righteous, reasonable expression. “If I didn’t trust you, I’d definitely suspect that you didn’t come home all night because you were with another woman.”

Chu Shuo felt a chill down his spine, his face growing darker by the second.

“No, I have to call You Chenguang and scold him. He nearly got you killed,” Jiang Mu said as she reached for her phone.

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The author has something to say:

Chu Shuo: Flthy???

Jiang Mu: You’ve been filthy for a long time. Ugh

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