novelhk Chapter 151 The Adultery Squad
Chapter 151 The Adultery Squad
Lin Chuxue slowly walked out from behind the old locust tree, her steps extremely light. Her gaze was fixed on the backs of Qi Jianjun and Bao Ya as they walked away side by side. Those two figures walking away side by side were like fine needles, densely piercing her heart.
A surge of jealousy nearly overwhelmed her; her nails dug deep into her palms, sending sharp pain through her, but even that couldn't make her look away.
She slowly raised her eyes, looking towards the grove of trees. A fierce glint flashed in her eyes, and the cold smile on her lips gradually became genuine and icy. Tomorrow afternoon, she must go, she must catch them in the act, she must make Lin Baoya lose all face, and she must throw her into the mud and trample her a thousand times.
That evening, Bao Ya told Wang Xiao about someone following her that day, and told him to go to the grove again tomorrow to lure the person out. She also specifically instructed him to go from another direction.
The following afternoon, the sun hung obliquely on the treetops, casting dappled light through the dense foliage of the grove.
Lin Chuxue arrived half an hour earlier than the time she had heard. Instead of rushing in, she hid behind the bushes on the outskirts of the grove, waiting for Bao Ya to appear.
A short while later, Bao Ya was seen walking into the woods alone. After watching her walk a distance away, Lin Chuxue emerged from the bushes and followed behind at a distance.
After entering the woods, Bao Ya didn't go looking for Wang Xiao or Qi Jianjun. Instead, she changed direction, ran a few steps, found a thick tree, and climbed up in a few quick movements. Sitting on a branch, she was completely hidden by the dense foliage.
Qi Jianjun, who had just seen Bao Ya approaching, was about to come out to greet her, but seeing her movements, he quietly retreated. He chuckled and shook his head; climbing trees was still as nimble as ever.
Lin Chuxue emerged from the bushes and followed furtively behind, her entire attention focused on Bao Ya, unaware that someone was also following her.
Following behind her was Zhang Xiangqian, the deputy battalion commander and son of the old lady Zhang.
"Who are you? What are you doing here?"
The sudden sound from behind almost scared Lin Chuxue out of her wits. She froze, turned around abruptly, and met Zhang Xiangqian's sharp, hawk-like eyes. She panicked instantly.
"Deputy Battalion Commander Zhang?" Lin Chuxue's voice trembled, and she subconsciously shrank into the shadows of the bushes. Then she calmed down. She was there to catch her husband cheating, so what was there to panic about?
"I just saw someone sneaking into the woods. They didn't seem to be from the military, so I thought I'd follow them to see what was going on."
Lin Chuxue lowered her voice and spoke to Zhang Xiangqian, while glancing into the woods as if afraid of disturbing the people inside.
It would be perfect to have Zhang Xiangqian as a witness to confirm the fact that Lin Baoya seduced a married man, leaving her with no way to defend herself.
In the woods? Zhang Xiangqian hesitated. He seemed to have heard that the higher-ups had ordered people to investigate something in the woods. Could there really be spies there? Wang Xiao and the others went there yesterday.
His mother hadn't gone out these past two days, and she wouldn't tell him the rumors his sisters-in-law were spreading, so he hadn't heard about the gossip surrounding Bao Ya. He just assumed that Lin Chuxue had discovered something.
"You go back first, I'll go in and take a look."
"No, I've found it, I have to go in and check."
Just kidding, she came to catch them cheating. Now that she's back, how will she see Lin Baoya's ugly behavior?
"you……"
Zhang Xiangqian wanted to scold her, but he was afraid that the noise would alert the people inside, so he told her to follow behind and run back to report if anything happened.
The two were talking at the intersection when Bao Ya saw them from the tree and immediately recognized Lin Chuxue.
Yeah, how could I forget her? She must have spread the rumors. Now they're all here to catch her in the act.
In this book, Lin Chuxue is the female lead, and I am the villainous supporting character. Does this count as following the plot? Okay, then let's all catch the adulterer together.
After they had walked a distance, Bao Ya quietly climbed down from the tree and went around to the row of houses closest to them.
Bao Ya saw a group of women washing clothes by the pool and deliberately swaggered past them, heading towards the woods.
When the other women saw her coming, they pursed their lips, exchanged glances, and then went back to their work. Sister Zhang couldn't help but ask:
"Bao Ya, where are you going again?"
"Let's go to the grove."
As he spoke, he kept glancing towards the woods, looking very anxious.
"Going to the grove again, you silly girl, what's wrong with you...?"
Zhang's husband has a good relationship with Jiang Tao, so she couldn't help but say a few words to Bao Ya, "The gossip has spread so far, why are you still running to the grove?"
"Shh... Sister-in-law, keep your voice down. I just saw those two go inside again."
Bao Ya gestured for Zhang Saozi to be quiet, then leaned closer to her and whispered, as if afraid of being overheard.
However, the women washing clothes there all heard it. "Saw it again"? What does that mean? Have you seen it before?
Upon hearing that there was adultery, the women's eyes lit up instantly, and their minds raced faster than usual.
We'd only heard that Bao Ya went to the grove with some people, but nobody knew exactly what they did. She said those two went again? Did she see something last time that led her there? Judging by her completely shameless demeanor, it seems like that's the case.
Thinking that they might have the chance to observe in person today, they were all as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood, rolling up their sleeves and eager to follow Bao Ya.
"It's settled then, no one makes a sound. I need to see clearly who those two people are today."
Bao Ya once again instructed her sisters-in-law behind her, "Isn't Lin Chuxue spreading rumors about me? Well, today I'll lead a group to catch them in the act, and the rumors will be dispelled."
"Got it, we have experience with this."
"That's right, hurry up and leave, or they'll all be done soon."
"Hurry up, stop talking, walk quietly, watch out for the branches on the ground, don't make a sound."
The women, relying on their experience, reminded each other. The group walked silently into the grove.
Qi Jianjun, hidden in the shadows, frowned when he saw Lin Chuxue and Zhang Xiangqian. He wondered why they were together. When he turned back to look for Bao Ya, he found that she was gone.
After the two had gone far away, he came out from his hiding place and went to check under the tree that Bao Ya had climbed. There was no one up there.
He assumed Bao Ya had already caught up, and without thinking twice, he followed in the direction Lin Chuxue and Zhang Xiangqian had gone.
Wang Xiao was already waiting inside, in the same place Bao Ya and Wang Muchen had brought him last time, hiding in a big tree.
He first saw Zhang Xiangqian and Lin Chuxue approaching one after the other, maintaining a distance of about two steps between them.
Less than two minutes later, they noticed Qi Jianjun was secretly following them. What did that mean? Was that woman Qi Jianjun's wife?
Were they here to catch someone cheating? But the two people in front of me seem to be looking for something, not like they're having an affair.
Before long, Bao Ya followed from behind with five or six of her sisters-in-law. They all moved quietly and looked more professional than scouts.
Seeing these three groups of people, Wang Xiao felt a bad premonition. Thinking back to the rumors his wife had told him, he suddenly felt a headache coming on. He was certain: today was a day to catch someone in the act of adultery.