Chapter 1: New Marriage Infidelity (1)

Gao Han sat on the sofa, silently smoking.

He still wore his military uniform, and even at home, his posture was ramrod straight. His chest was puffed up, his back erect, and his long legs appeared exceptionally strong and powerful against the backdrop of the uniform.

Standing at six feet and one inch, his stature was considered tall even in the dry north. Combined with a body that seemed more robust than most due to his regular exercise, his presence was imposing, exuding an unmatched masculinity. On the other end of the sofa, a petite woman curled up, head down, her shoulders heaving silently and sporadic sobs indicating one thing—she was crying!

The intermittent, low weeping made Gao Han's dark face turn even uglier.

He chain-smoked one cigarette after another, his brows furrowed as deeply as Mount Everest, but still, he did not speak.

Looking back on everything that had happened today, the headache felt severe.

How could he never have imagined that his new bride, that woman too timid to even meet his eyes, would cheat on him after marriage, and even be caught in bed by him?

This mission had lasted two months; his superior had given him a week's leave.

If it were before, he would have stayed at the base or wandered alone.

But now, things were different; he was married, a husband, a family man.

Even though he was far from satisfied with his new bride, he couldn't deny the fact that they were married and had consummated the marriage.

Since he was young, he had firmly believed that as a man, he should take responsibility for his actions.

So he came back!

He returned with the traces of his arduous journey, still carrying the suppressive air from the mission, helped by his instructor, but nothing prepared him for what awaited at home—not a joyously welcoming wife, not a table full of steaming dishes, not gentle and considerate inquiries, but rather…

A man and a woman entwined and tumbling on his bed!

The man was a stranger, about twenty-five or twenty-six, with gold-rimmed glasses, who scrambled away at the first sight of him.

The woman, on the other hand, was all too familiar. Still petite, with the same timid eyes, it was his new bride, Ning Ruixi.

The expression on Ning Ruixi's face was one of confusion he had never seen before.

In his memory, ever since the first time he saw her, she would tremble with fear at the sight of him, as if he were some sort of monster. Such delighted expressions as she had now were extremely rare.

After the adulterer fled, it was just him and his new bride like this.

One sitting on this end of the sofa, and the other at the other end, neither speaking.

He kept smoking while she kept crying, the sound of her sobs vexing.

He detested women who could only cry and wail at the slightest issue. Had it not been for his family pressing him to settle down due to his age, he would have never chosen such a wife.

"Who is he? How long has it been?"

It was still Gao Han who shattered the suffocating silence.

After going through an entire pack of cigarettes, Gao Han felt his emotions should have cooled down enough.

At the very least, he was not in a rage, ready to strike his bride as if she were the enemy. With that, he began to speak.

His voice, made hoarse by the smoking, was deep and combined with his rugged, manly features, was quite charming.

Unfortunately, this charm went unappreciated at the moment.

Ning Ruixi's sobbing paused briefly, then resumed, yet she said nothing.

Even with Gao Han's patience, the situation drove him to snap—and he was never a patient man to begin. After her lack of response, his voice raised, "Tell me, who is that man? How long have you known each other? How many times have you brought him home like today? Have you—" The last question proved harder to ask, as it was a great humiliation for any man. Yet he couldn't hold back and forced the words out through clenched teeth, "Have you slept with him?"

Seeing Ning Ruixi still silent, he finally lost his temper. With a kick, he sent the coffee table flying and roared following the loud crash, "I'm asking you, have you slept with that bastard? Have you made love?"

His beast-like roaring echoed through the room, the injured rage vibrating in the air itself.

Frightened by Gao Han's towering anger, Ning Ruixi forgot to cry and just blinked her moist eyes, timidly watching the beast-like man before her, her husband.

"I…"

She subconsciously tried to say something in her defense, but she was startled into silence by Gao Han's next move.

"We're getting a divorce!"

Seemingly impatient for her answer, Gao Han stood up, threw down those words, and stormed out in a fury.

Ning Ruixi sat on the sofa, completely shocked by the phrase, "We're getting a divorce."

Divorce... divorce... How could this happen?

If her parents asked why they were getting a divorce...

Her already large eyes widened with terror.

No, a divorce was unacceptable. If her parents found out...

She was about to chase after him on instinct, but she didn't even stand up before she gave up.

She collapsed on the floor, curled up, and began to sob uncontrollably in the empty room.

Sorry... sorry... sorry...

After she finished crying, a disheartened Ning Ruixi stood up and then slowly walked toward the bathroom.

Her gaze was empty, filled with despair as if there were no longer any hope to continue her life!

"Hiss."

Gao Han woke up with a headache from a groggy sleep. He hadn't been this hungover in a long time, his head so swollen it felt like it might burst.