Chapter 5 — My Husband and My Best Friend

I handed the complete inventory of our household assets over to the attorney.

Please help me file all the necessary procedures as quickly as possible. Just let me know whatever documents you need me to provide.

After that, I sought out a lawyer specializing in criminal law. This attorney would take charge of the case regarding Xiao Xu murdering Lin Xun, while also demanding that Chen Yun be added to the indictment as a co-defendant.

During the course of their affair, my husband spent a total of three million five hundred and twenty thousand yuan on Chen Yun. Here are all the receipts and transaction histories.

I want to recover the entirety of our marital property.

The lawyer looked at me in astonishment.

In such a short span of a single day, you have managed to organize this vast amount of documentation.

Of course, I mean no disrespect. As the victim, this is undeniably your rightful claim.

I offered a bitter smile.

My husband never hid any of it from me.

The lawyer grew even more bewildered. His lips parted, but no words came out. Every time Lin Xun bought something for Chen Yun, he did so openly. Whenever I occasionally questioned him, he would simply flash a smile.

Yiyi, I treat her well because she is your friend. I am only doing this for your sake.

Can you please stop making a fuss? My work is already exhausting enough. Try to be a little more understanding, won't you?

I had not made a fuss. I had simply kept a meticulous record every single time. At that moment, my phone buzzed, pulling me back to reality. I glanced down. It was a message from a few of Lin Xun's friends. We are so sorry for our inappropriate jokes back then, sister-in-law, please don't take it to heart. Sister-in-law, Brother Xun and Chen Yun were just messing around. He said with his own mouth that the true mistress of his life could only ever be you. Sister-in-law, when is Brother Xun's memorial service? I want to come and see him off. I deleted every single person who had messaged me. Then, I called the funeral home.

We will not be holding a memorial service. I have no use for his ashes either.

I will come over shortly to sign the confirmation papers.

I enjoyed a rather pleasant lunch before heading to the funeral home to sign the paperwork. Upon returning home, I found Chen Yun standing right outside my door. After just a single day apart, her spirit seemed entirely drained. Her hair was messy, her lips were pale, and she wore only a casual t-shirt, radiating utter exhaustion from head to toe. The moment she saw me, her gaze turned venomous.

Lin Xun is dead, are you satisfied now?

Chen Yun spoke in a calm tone. Yet beneath that hoarse voice lay a brewing tempest. Seeing that I remained silent, she continued:

How could you be so cruel? He was your husband, and he treated you so well!

Even when we were together, at the height of our affections, he never once thought about leaving you.

Tears welled up in her eyes and streamed down continuously. It seemed her grief over Lin Xun's death was genuine. On the surface, Lin Xun truly had treated me exceptionally well. Whatever money he earned was given to me to spend, and he never interfered with my studies. Because of this, I had repeatedly given him chances. As long as he had been willing to leave with me before Xiao Xu arrived, none of this would have happened. I would have accepted the company's overseas transfer and filed for divorce before leaving the country. But he refused! He insisted on grinding my self-respect into the dirt, using it to prove that I could never escape him. I cast a sideways glance at the phone gripped tightly in Chen Yun's hand. The screen was still lit. She was recording a video. I steadied my emotions and lowered my voice:

That is right, he treated me so well. Why did you cause his death?

If you hadn't insisted on renting a hotel room with him that day, Xiao Xu would have come to the bar and brought you home safely. Wouldn't all of this have been avoided?

Chen Yun, it was bad enough that you seduced Lin Xun, why didn't you take precautions against Xiao Xu?

My voice rose a fraction, carrying a tone of intense interrogation. Chen Yun froze, completely caught off guard by my reaction. I stepped up to her, grabbed her wrist, and forced her phone into plain view. Taking advantage of her guilty panic, I leaned close to her ear and whispered in a low voice:

The truth is, I knew about the two of you for a very long time.

In fact, I even knew that Chen Yun was not the only woman in Lin Xun's life.

Chen Yun's body trembled as she stared at me in absolute disbelief.

You... What did you say?

You planned this on purpose! I am calling the police!

I released her, unlocked my front door, and stepped inside before turning back to look at her.

Before you do that, make sure you pay back every single cent he spent on you.

My lawyer will be in touch with you very soon.

Amidst her stunned expression, I closed the door. From outside came the sound of Chen Yun's frantic, piercing screams:

You will pay for this! Even if he turns into a ghost, Lin Xun will never forgive you!

That night, I dreamed of Lin Xun. His face was covered in blood as he stared fixedly at me. I met his gaze without a shred of fear. Until the scenery suddenly shifted to our high school days. He walked along right behind me.

Are you Jiang Yi? Let me protect you from now on, okay?

Back then, I paid him no mind. What was there to protect? I was perfectly capable of handling those people on my own. Later on, he carried his cafeteria tray over and sat down directly across from me.