Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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"He Yuzhu, you've gone too far! Give me back the photos!"

He Yuzhu didn't say much, but silently handed over a paper bag.

Geng Feiyan took it and pulled out a photo from it.

In the photo, Geng Feiyan has her eyes closed, her pretty face slightly upturned, and she is passionately kissing He Yuzhu.

Although she was somewhat prepared, Geng Feiyan still blushed deeply and felt her cheeks burning when she saw the photos in person, wishing she could disappear into the ground.

Especially since there's only one photo, it's impossible to tell that she was being threatened.

On the contrary, it's clear they're somewhat intoxicated by each other; to an outsider, it would definitely seem like they're having an affair.

Enraged, Geng Feiyan ripped the photo in half with a tearing sound, and continued tearing until it was a pile of fragments, making it impossible to tell what the photo depicted.

He rolled down the car door and threw all the scraps of paper out. A northwest wind blew, and they disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

"Good, you tore it up. Are you satisfied now?" He Yuzhu asked with a grin.

Geng Feiyan's mood, which had calmed down, soured again.

He Yuzhu continued, "You don't think I only developed one photo, do you?"

Then he took another photo out of his pocket and handed it over, saying:

"If you're still angry, just tear off another one. I can guarantee you can tear off as many as you want."

Geng Feiyan's face contorted with anger, she breathed heavily, glared resentfully at He Yuzhu, and instead of taking the photo, asked:

"He Yuzhu, what do you want?"

"It's not what I want, but what you want."

"Of course I want the photos and negatives back."

Once Shuangfeiyan calmed down, she regained her senses. What was the point of tearing up more photos?

As long as the negative plate is not retrieved, He Yuzhu can develop countless photos.

While driving, He Yuzhu said, "Shall we find a place to eat and chat?"

"Do you dare go to the place I've arranged?"

He Yuzhu shook his head and said, "Who knows if you have 500 axemen lying in ambush?"

Having already been caught by the security department, He Yuzhu had to be careful that Geng Feiyan might act desperately, opening a pocket for him to jump into.

Once their movements are restricted, they will eventually have no choice but to hand over the photos and negatives.

If someone is in the hands of the Geng family, they could easily be accused of being a spy, and it would be very difficult to get away with it.

He Yuzhu drove the Jeep around twice to make sure no one was following him before heading to the courtyard.

Stopping at the entrance of the alley, He Yuzhu said, "Let's go, get out of the car and I'll cook for you myself."

"Can I not go?" Geng Feiyan asked pitifully.

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Sure, it's no problem. I'll take you home."

"How could you be so heartless to me?" Geng Feiyan said angrily.

"hehe."

He Yuzhu said, "When you were sending the materials to higher authorities, did you ever think about what would happen to me?"

In other words, He Yuzhu angered the Geng family so much that he was dismissed from his post and reduced to an ordinary citizen.

If He Yuzhu were still a deputy section-level cadre and was reported like this, the organization would definitely take action against him.

In that situation, even high-ranking officials wouldn't plead for leniency, since the violation of laws and regulations was a serious matter.

Fortunately, he has escaped unscathed for now, but he will no longer be able to hold an official position.

Geng Feiyan muttered under her breath, "That really wasn't me."

He Yuzhu asked with a grin, "Don't tell me you didn't know? Who else but your Geng family would do something like this?"

When questioned, Geng Feiyan dared not look at He Yuzhu, but stared straight ahead and said:

“He Yuzhu, that matter has nothing to do with me, you can’t bully me like this.”

"Stop talking nonsense, I'm just asking you whether you're getting off or not?"

Geng Feiyan took a deep breath, finally made up her mind, then opened the car door and got out of the car.

He Yuzhu locked the car and then led the way into the alley.

Geng Feiyan hesitated for a moment, but still gritted her teeth and followed behind. She knew that there was a tiger in the mountain and that she would lose her body if she went in, but did she have any other choice?

Geng Feiyan followed them to a small courtyard, entered the main room, and stood there motionless.

After closing the door, He Yuzhu said, "There's a kang (heated brick bed) inside, and it's already heated."

Geng Feiyan certainly didn't want to go inside, and said directly, "Let's talk here. What are your conditions?"

He Yuzhu didn't speak directly, but instead took her hand.

Geng Feiyan shouted, "You scoundrel, let me go!"

However, they were still pulled into the inner room, and immediately felt as if they had gone from the cold winter to the height of summer.

Inside the house, not only was there a heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed), but there was also a three-hole stove radiating heat.

The room was heated to a temperature of 20 to 30 degrees Celsius.

Geng Feiyan felt sweating after standing there for less than a minute.

"What are you standing there for? Take off your coat. Do you want me to help you take it off?"

Geng Feiyan glared at her, then took off her wool coat, and then her jacket, revealing a pink tight-fitting sweater.

At that moment, he deeply regretted why he had worn that outfit that morning.

The sweater clung tightly to her body, making her waist appear slender and her chest appear large, which seemed particularly striking.

But who knew He Yuzhu would heat the house up so much!

I'm only wearing a sweater now, but I still feel a bit hot. I can't just take it off and leave myself in my thermal underwear.

He Yuzhu took off his shoes and sat down on one side of the kang table, saying, "Come, sit down and let's talk about how to handle this matter."

After hesitating for a long time, Geng Feiyan finally sat down at the end of the kang (a heated brick bed), lowered her head, and remained silent.

He Yuzhu asked, "Geng Feiyan, how come I remember you don't have children? Is it because you can't have children, or because Jiang Hanyang can't have children?"

"you..."

Geng Feiyan immediately raised her head, her almond-shaped eyes glaring angrily, and shouted in a huff:

"none of your business?"

This is their biggest worry: after so many years of marriage, they still don't have children.

"Why are you in such a hurry again? I just wanted to chat with you."

"Stop talking nonsense, what are your conditions?" Geng Feiyan asked.

"Can you reverse the withdrawal of the report against me?"

Geng Feiyan shook her head. It was just a joke. The report had been submitted to the higher-ups, and then the family's influence was used to go to them and say they wanted to take it back and stop reporting.

It's absolutely impossible; my family wouldn't agree to it.

This would be even more wasteful of resources than reporting it. Moreover, if we actually did that, our superiors would ask why we wanted to withdraw the report.

Was some kind of agreement reached in private?

"I couldn't agree to this condition even if you killed me."

He Yuzhu said, "Then what do you think is the best way to make up for the punishment that prevents me from ever being an official again?"

"We can arrange for you to take up a temporary post, to..."

"Going to another place, right?" He Yuzhu interrupted.

Geng Feiyan said apologetically, "If you want to be an official, we can arrange for you to go to another place, but it would be best to change your name and make a new file. I guarantee that I can restore you to the section chief level soon, or even further to become a division chief."

He Yuzhu shook his head: "Do you think I need to immigrate to another place and develop a new career under an assumed name, given my current abilities?"

Geng Feiyan acted rashly without considering the consequences. He Yuzhu was no ordinary person; he was wealthy and had many women outside the home.

It would indeed be difficult to ask him to abandon his family, change his name, and move to another place.

"Why don't you stay at the machinery factory? Although we won't give you a rank, we can delegate authority to you and let you still enjoy the treatment of a deputy factory director."

"The current machinery factory, even after being split up, will have less than 2000 people. You still want me to work in this run-down factory?"

"you..."

Geng Feiyan shouted, "You've turned a perfectly good factory into this mess, who can you blame?"

"Isn't it because you want to seize my machine factory?"

"Who told you not to align yourself with us?"

Normally, the leadership team of He Yuzhu's machinery factory should be working closer to the newly appointed street director.

After all, a new emperor brings a new court; with a new leader in charge, the lower-level officials naturally have to change course.