Switched Marriage: The Coddled Little Wife

The end of the year is approaching, and various units are about to take their vacations in succession. It feels better to handle things a day sooner.

Prior to this, after the factory purchased the 121, Lin Chuxia found time to obtain her driver’s license.

Sitting in the driver’s seat, owning her own vehicle, Lin Chuxia actually felt a bit excited.

In her previous life, Lin Chuxia always liked off-road vehicles, and all her private cars were various SUVs and large off-roaders.

Not to mention, this model 212 quite fits her aesthetic.

It’s just that the sunlight reflecting off the snow was a bit blinding—she needed to consider buying a pair of sunglasses.

Now, there are fewer cars on the roads, and without the need to queue at each step, she managed to complete all the procedures in just half a day.

Having received the car license plate, Lin Chuxia couldn’t install it herself and simply placed it on the passenger seat to take it back for Qin Yang to handle.

Passing by Qin’s Restaurant, Lin Chuxia parked her car to the side.

At the same time inside the restaurant, though there weren’t many people, it was far from peaceful.

It had been several days since Liu Na last saw Feng Zhong. Today, after the breakfast rush, and when the shop quieted down, she couldn’t resist approaching Gao Lele, who was clicking away at the abacus at the front desk.

"Why would you do this?"

Gao Lele looked up, glancing around in confusion before looking at her former good friend. "Are you talking to me?"

"Don’t play dumb with me, of course I’m talking to you," Liu Na lowered her voice and questioned, "My relationship with Feng Zhong is a mutual choice, and the state even advocates for freedom of love. Why would you break us up? What good does that do for you?"

Gao Lele’s blank expression gradually grew colder.

She hadn’t failed to notice Liu Na’s coldness towards her these past days and had even wondered if Liu Na was taking out her anger on her because of Feng Zhong’s dismissal.

But she could never have imagined Liu Na would think this way.

"Why would I want to break you up? Liu Na, if you had any brains at all, you wouldn’t ask such a question. Feng Zhong was dismissed because he stole the money from the front desk. It was the manager who discovered and dealt with it. Why are you going mad at me?"

"But if this matter hadn’t been exposed by you, how would the manager have started an investigation? It’s you who reported it to the manager, isn’t it?"

Gao Lele was almost driven to laughter by the ridiculous accusation. What kind of bandit logic was this?

At that time, there was a shortfall in the accounts, and she was so anxious about what to do, it was Qin Jianjun who took her to see the manager.

She had faced tremendous pressure at that time, fearing that the manager would penalize her.

How did it become scheming and setting up in her mouth?

Gao Lele, growing up, had never encountered such people and such situations. For a moment, she didn’t know what to say, anger turning her cheeks red.

Just then, a voice came from behind.

"If you want to say something like that, it was me who brought Gao Lele to the manager."

Qin Jianjun stood not far away, watching the scene with a cold gaze.

Liu Na hadn’t expected anyone else to overhear their conversation and felt wronged.

As for Qin Jianjun, he wasn’t one to coddle her. Although he had only accidentally overheard their conversation, it was indeed him who had accompanied Gao Lele to see the manager that day.

"Feng Zhong’s hands were dirty, and it’s only right that he was punished for his wrongdoing. What does this have to do with Gao Lele? Instead of confronting Feng Zhong about why he stole the money from the restaurant, or talking to the manager who fired Feng Zhong, you blame Gao Lele, the victim here. If Gao Lele hadn’t gone to the manager, would you cover the shortfall of more than 30 yuan for her?"

Of course, she couldn’t afford it. Her monthly salary was only 40 yuan, and not even as much as Gao Lele’s.

Liu Na knew she was in the wrong but didn’t know what to do, and tears involuntarily flowed down her cheeks.

"I’ve been trying to find Feng Zhong too, but I can’t locate him. Ever since he was fired, I went to look for him and he was no longer in the dormitory, all his things were gone as well. I’m sorry, Lele, I didn’t mean to take my anger out on you, I really don’t know what to do anymore..."

Liu Na was crying uncontrollably, and Gao Lele’s heart softened.

"I don’t know what sort of relationship you two had, but if he left without even saying goodbye to you, it can only mean he didn’t take you seriously. Nana, I think it’s better to just let it go. You’re so young and beautiful, and you have a stable job. Can’t you find any kind of partner you want? Feng Zhong is not worth this for you."

Moreover, this guy has a history of stealing; in Gao Lele’s eyes, he’s just a bad person.

Liu Na should be glad for this incident coming to light, resulting in the manager firing Feng Zhong.

Otherwise, marrying such a man, how could she have happy days?

Liu Na shook her head while crying, "You don’t understand, you don’t know anything. I can’t be without him, I can’t turn back now..."

The noise here ended up disturbing Jia Liang, who paused slightly as he came over and heard Liu Na’s words.

"Manager."

"Manager!"

The surrounding waitstaff greeted him, and Liu Na’s crying stopped, but the tears continued to flow.

"Come with me to the office."

Jia Liang called Liu Na’s name and turned to head back to the office.

Liu Na looked around hesitantly, thinking that Jia Liang might be the only one who knew Feng Zhong’s whereabouts, and followed him with gritted teeth.

In the office, Jia Liang scrutinized the young waitress before him.

Although he was the manager and had hired these waitstaff himself,

he believed he was much older than them and never really paid much attention to them. Their interactions were just normal day-to-day work.

This girl was always so lively and bubbly in his memory, just like Gao Lele at the front desk, cheerful and optimistic, but now she was crying like a child made of tears.

"Stop crying first, tell me what’s going on with you and Feng Zhong."

Liu Na couldn’t hold back her tears. After Feng Zhong was fired, she went to the staff dormitory to find him and discovered he had vanished, it felt like her world was collapsing.

"Manager, can you tell me where Feng Zhong has gone? I must find him, he promised he would marry me."

Jia Liang couldn’t help but snort, "He didn’t tell you when he left?"

Liu Na shook her head.

"He left without even telling you, and you still expect him to marry you?"

Liu Na’s face turned even paler, "But... but he said he would take care of me for life, that he would marry me... He can’t just leave me like this, what should I do..."

Jia Liang’s expression turned darker as he listened to her repeating the same few sentences.

It was not that he was angry at Liu Na’s naivety, but at Feng Zhong.

These two obviously hadn’t been dating long, and he had personally warned Feng Zhong, but seeing the girl before him devastated, it’s obvious her attachment to Feng Zhong wasn’t due to a deeply entrenched affection.

He knew Feng Zhong’s true nature all too well, having thought he had reformed...

At this moment, Jia Liang felt an indescribable sense of defeat and anger.

Suppressing the fury in his heart, he comforted her, "Feng Zhong really isn’t someone you can entrust your life to, he has a track record of bad behavior, and you’re still so young..."

Liu Na couldn’t listen to these words anymore, and with a breakdown, she exclaimed, "If he’s so bad, why did you let him work at the Bun Shop? Aren’t you and he brothers of many years? If you knew he was such a bad seed, why let him continue to harm people..."