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Chapter 1473 Husband, say something!

"So that's it."

“I was wondering why Xiao Shen is like this lately, he’s not usually like this, he’s a really nice person. It turns out there’s been such a big change in his family.”

"Hey! I knew it all along. A while ago, Xiao Shen was busy all the time. As soon as he got off work, he would come home to cook soup and meals, and then he would rush to the hospital with his insulated box and not come back until very late. It turns out he was taking care of his mother-in-law. This son-in-law is so filial."

"Prolonged illness tests filial piety, let alone that of a son-in-law! No wonder he's a civil servant!"

"He gave all his savings to treat his mother-in-law's terminal cancer, which was incurable, and even went into debt. He still took good care of her at her bedside for a long time. What a good person he is!"

"Didn't you hear what this handsome guy said? Xiao Shen is usually a kind-hearted person."

"Xiao Shen is so kind and good, how come his wife seems so cold and heartless? She's so willing to treat such a good husband like this."

"What's so strange about that? Those who know, know."

"You mean...yes!"

"..."

"This is a matter between my husband and me, you have no idea what the truth is!" Xie Meilan, trembling with anger and cold, was particularly sensitive. She seemed to hear the whispers of the neighbors around her, and her mind was filled with images of countless neighbors standing by, pointing and whispering at her. She knew she couldn't continue like this.

"I don't know the truth, but if you do, then tell me which of my words isn't true? Which of them didn't happen?" He Chen felt quite pleased to see the neighbors' forceful observation causing Xie Meilan to lose her composed and indifferent demeanor.

Xie Meilan, you want to end things gracefully, you want to end things as soon as you want, and you can't wait to change the shell and go public. Isn't that just because you're guilty and afraid of having your plans ruined?

If the enemy doesn't want you to do something, then you must do it, and do it unexpectedly and on a large scale.

The neighbors aren't fools.

I've lived here for several years now. Even though neighbors in big cities are often indifferent, this is Beijing, where locals are very good at chatting. Everyone knows a little about their neighbors.

Everyone has seen Shen Lei's consistent personality and behavior.

He Chen's words aligned with their consistent understanding of Shen Lei. Furthermore, Xie Meilan's evasiveness and reluctance to make the first move and create a positive first impression led everyone to tend to believe He Chen's account when the marital conflict was exposed.

"Is it because Brother Shen didn't spend all his savings and go into debt to treat your mother's illness, or because he didn't take care of her by her bedside and handle her affairs before and after her death, or because he didn't live frugally and couldn't even afford to fix the horn on his electric scooter when it broke down, but when he saw that you looked unwell, he felt sorry for you because you had lost your mother and made you some nourishing soup?"
Or did he not refuse to move out of here after spending all his savings and going into debt for your mother, wanting to live in a better, bigger house, refusing to let you continue to go into debt to buy you a car, or to pay hundreds of thousands for your mother's grave, which is a pipe dream, making you very unhappy and causing you to resort to emotional abuse towards him?

So what are you really thinking?

He's already spent all his savings and is in debt, and you still want him to keep going into debt for things that aren't urgent or essential? What's the truth behind this that we don't know?
Are you sure it's not that you've changed your mind and are just looking for an excuse to throw a tantrum?
No matter how I look at it, this is the only truth I see!

You can't possibly be indulging in extravagant spending just to respond to the national call, can you?
Even if you respond to the call, at least spend your own money!

Why is she forcing her husband to go into debt like this?
"Don't these debts need to be repaid?"

He Chen's words were still like knives piercing her heart, but Xie Meilan could still hold on. However, when a light but meaningful murmur drifted over from somewhere, "She does have a way to avoid paying back," it broke her defenses.

"Shen Lei, say something!!!"

no way!
If she continued, He Chen and the others would strip her bare, exposing her true nature and dark thoughts in public.

Lies won't hurt, the truth is the sharpest knife!

He Chen had previously questioned her husband about where he got so much money, implying that he stole, robbed, or sold it, with the last word clearly mocking her. As for buying a grave as a sign of filial piety, it was all fake filial piety; she hadn't been dutiful to her mother while she was alive, and now she felt guilty and uneasy, so she wanted to spend a lot of money to maintain a respectable appearance.

This hurt her deeply.

Without him!

Why do this?

It's not for her deceased mother to see, but for the living world. The purpose is to let everyone know that she is very filial, to accept her filial persona, and then to understand her inhuman, 'female version of Chen Shimei' behavior that is utterly despicable.

Now, all of this, her beauty filter turned off, was instantly ruined by He Chen's words.

Her true, ugly self was exposed to everyone.

This feeling is similar to those "beautiful women" who do live streams online. They are initially confident and aloof, but when the beauty filters are removed and their true appearance is exposed to everyone, they immediately break down and start swearing.

It can even break through defenses more!

Those who do live streaming online, no matter how high and mighty they seem, are actually well aware of their true nature, just like their viewers. They all have some self-awareness to some extent.

But Xie Meilan isn't like that!
She was always concerned about appearances. Not to mention facing her neighbors, even when her husband drove her to work on his electric scooter, she wished no one would look at her. She kept telling her husband to buy a car, saying that riding an electric scooter to their CBD was not respectable.

Despite her respectable appearance, even if she had some self-awareness deep down, she felt that outsiders would never know what kind of person she really was.

Compared to those female live streamers who use beauty filters, seeing their peers fail is a completely different level of emotional distress when it's their turn to fail.

The female anchor's mishap will be resolved quickly, perhaps not even in one night.

But now her respectable image has been shattered, especially in front of so many acquaintances. What if it gets back to the company and is exposed to the domineering CEO who's going to take her over? She's carrying too much of a burden of 'idol image'.

The classic scene of "Husband, say something!" appears, but unfortunately Shen Lei doesn't even deserve to be called "husband" and is addressed by Xie Meilan's name.

He wanted to react and help his wife out of the predicament, but he had drunk too much and it was already difficult for him to control his body, not to mention that he was being supported by He Chen. Naturally, He Chen would not let him actually respond to Xie Meilan and would let Shen Lei help Xie Meilan out of the predicament by denying and belittling himself.

Xie Meilan, you are indeed beautiful, but what beautiful things are you dreaming of!

Chen Shimei also had the character "Mei" in his name, implying he was always thinking good things, but in the end, he was beheaded.

Shen Lei is now fully conscious, watching He Chen argue with his wife the whole time, but he can't control his body and can't react at all, as if his consciousness is trapped inside his body.

Do not!
Even more amazing than that!
It was more like an out-of-body experience.

Because he could hear his neighbors' whispers more clearly than usual.

He certainly couldn't have imagined that this was caused by He Chen's powerful magic; he simply thought it was the result of drinking too much.

Things that people can't imagine or have never seen before.

Moreover, the feeling after drinking too much is indeed very similar to this, but with his current mental capacity, he simply cannot perceive the subtle differences.

Seeing He Chen's wife speechless after being confronted, he felt sorry for her and struggled to regain consciousness and help her out of the predicament. However, after several unsuccessful attempts, he could not resist and could only accept it. Yet, he also felt a unique kind of pleasure that he could not tell others.

(End of this chapter)