Chapter 978: Your Sister-in-Law Went to Do Her Hair

On the other side.

Zhao Fei brought Zhao Chen to a housing complex.

“Why are we here?”

Zhao Chen frowned.

Zhao Fei said, “That female teacher’s husband is on a business trip. Of course, these things are better done in her home for more excitement.”

Zhao Chen grunted and said no more.

Moments later, the two arrived at the door of an apartment and rang the doorbell.

Before long, the door opened.

A young woman in jeans and a white shirt stood at the door.

At the sight of this woman, Zhao Chen’s eyes lit up.

She wasn’t as striking as Yuxiu, but the mature housewife feel she exuded was very enticing.

Not to mention, as the saying goes: women always seem more appealing when they belong to someone else.

“This is my big brother. Take good care of him.”

Zhao Fei threw a stack of money to the woman and pointed at Zhao Chen.

“Young Master Zhao, don’t worry. I’ll serve the young master well.”

The woman said with flirtatious eyes, her tone filled with suggestive meaning.

“Big bro, enjoy yourself. I’ll be on my way.”

Zhao Fei said to Zhao Chen.

Since his marriage, Zhao Chen hadn’t had any fun on the side for a while. Seeing this lovely housewife, he couldn’t wait any longer and waved Zhao Fei away.

Zhao Fei winked at the woman before leaving.

“Young Master, come in and have a drink first. Should I change into something else?”

After Zhao Fei left, the woman invited Zhao Chen into the house with a soft and gentle demeanor.

“No need, just stay like that. Does Zhao Fei come here often?”

Zhao Chen exclaimed, he preferred this domestic, married-woman vibe. Changing outfits would ruin the feeling.

However, what bothered him a bit was the thought that Zhao Fei had already been with her, which made him rather uncomfortable.

“Young Master Fei rarely comes. I’ve only recently gotten to know him.”

As the woman leaned down to pour Zhao Chen water, her curves were fully on display. She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, adding even more to her charm.

“What does your husband do?”

Zhao Chen asked casually, surveying the room while making small talk.

In reality, he was checking for any hidden cameras. Given his status, he couldn’t afford to be careless.

While having an affair wouldn’t be a big issue for someone of his standing, it would be considered gallant even. Yet, his wife was overly sensitive. If she found out, he’d have endless problems to deal with.

“My husband works in finance and is often away on business trips. Just give me a call ahead of time if you ever want to come over, Young Master.”

As she spoke, the woman began peeling an apple for Zhao Chen, acting as though he was her husband.

Zhao Chen couldn’t hold back anymore. Amid her surprised gasp, he picked her up and carried her into the bedroom where the whole room began to shake.

Of course, Zhao Fei hadn’t installed any cameras in the room. The key to the plan didn’t lie in that.

One simple recording wasn’t enough to make Yuxiu despise Zhao Chen. After all, Yuxiu had wronged him too and would feel guilty, so she wouldn’t hold Zhao Chen’s infidelity against him.

The advice from Xu Shaochen required patience. If things went right, they’d see results in about ten days.

Zhao Chen was unaware of all this as he focused on the alluring female teacher.

The battle between the Deng and Zhao Families had turned into a long-standing tug-of-war ever since Xu Shaochen and Ye Shilong got involved.

No outcome would be decided anytime soon.

Neither side dared to use extreme or illegal means. If someone slipped up, they’d be relentlessly attacked.

That evening, at the Zhao family.

“You guys couldn’t even handle such a simple task. I’m truly amazed.”

Ye Shilong sat on the couch, his voice heavy with sarcasm.

“Young Master Ye, this should have been foolproof. But who knew Deng Tianwen was already prepared? Someone must have tipped him off!”

Zhao Chen gritted his teeth, but thanks to venting earlier, he felt somewhat calmer.

“Someone leaked the information? That just proves how incompetent you all are. You can’t even manage your own people!”

Ye Shilong said coldly.

Zhao Chen was speechless with shame.

Zhao Lianghe coughed lightly and cleared his throat. “Young Master Ye, rest assured, we won’t disappoint you. We’ll fight the Deng Family to the end.”

“Enough. Stay low for a while. There’s a meeting coming up soon. Don’t cause any trouble.”

Ye Shilong impatiently dismissed them and then got up to leave.

The three Zhao family members respectfully saw Ye Shilong to the door.

“Dad, only a handful of people knew about this. Who could’ve leaked it?”

After sending off Ye Shilong, Zhao Fei frowned and voiced his suspicions, trying to shift the blame off himself instantly.

“We need to find this person. Otherwise, what’s the point of making any plans if the Deng family gets wind of every one of them in advance?”

Zhao Chen growled. This time, not only had he been humiliated, but his face had been publicly slapped.

“Dad… could it have been someone outside Zhao family? Ye Shihu also knew about this…”

Zhao Fei’s eyes flickered as he glanced at Zhao Lianghe, now purposefully speaking in a much lower tone.

“Who knows? It’s not impossible. Ye Shihu is nowhere near as competent as his brother and is unreliable. Maybe he let it slip without realizing.”

Zhao Chen agreed with Zhao Fei’s suspicion. After all, Ye Shihu, being less trustworthy, seemed like a more plausible leak than someone from their own family.

Zhao Lianghe’s face shifted colors as he struggled with his thoughts before sighing. “Let’s put this aside for now. Even if it was him, so what? Are we expecting Ye Shilong to discipline his own younger brother?”

“By the way, didn’t Young Master Ye mention an upcoming meeting? What’s it about?”

Zhao Fei suddenly remembered and asked, looking puzzled.

“Apparently, a high-ranking official’s coming down to inspect. The meeting’s about environmental regulations. This year, the government’s been pushing environmental protection across the country.”

Zhao Lianghe, being more informed on such matters, immediately responded to Zhao Fei’s question.

After saying that, he seemed to recall something and added, “Shut down all of our factories that haven’t passed environmental inspections. We can’t let the Deng family use that against us.”

Zhao Fei nodded thoughtfully, then promptly relayed this information to Xu Shaochen.

“Big bro, is Sister-in-Law at home?”

After sending the message and getting no reply for a long time, Zhao Fei turned to Zhao Chen.

Zhao Chen casually said, “Your sister-in-law went out to get her hair done. She hasn’t come back yet. I’ll have to pick her up later.”

Zhao Fei knowingly nodded. No wonder Xu Shaochen hadn’t replied.