Chapter 8 – Chen Xueru in Turmoil (1)

Chapter 8 – Chen Xueru in Turmoil (1)

Su Xiue had just returned home from supervising the evening self-study session. Before she even had time to shower and change clothes, the phone rang.

"Liwu, answer the phone!" Su Xiue said.

"It's definitely my sister calling. She already called earlier—must be asking about little Yingying's studies again!" Chen Liwu said with a cigar in his mouth, smiling. It was rare for him to be home waiting for his wife to get off work. Everything at the Xiue Nightclub in the port area of Haihong District was running smoothly, and sending the Black and White Fiends to retrieve the jade pendant and silence witnesses was practically a sure thing. At this moment, he leisurely admired his wife's outfit.

Her jet-black hair was still loosely tied up. Her plump, jade-like body was wrapped in an expensive coffee-colored teacher's uniform suit, elegantly tailored yet still full of feminine charm. On her long, round, beautiful legs was a faint layer of high-end flesh-colored transparent crystal-like stockings, making her look both refined and alluring, dignified yet gentle.

Her suit jacket was open, revealing a semi-transparent white blouse underneath, faintly outlining a pair of full, soft breasts restrained by a pink bra. Beneath the skirt, her legs were long and fair, smooth and delicate, wrapped in stockings as thin as cicada wings. On her feet were light blue strappy sandals, and her toes wrapped in sheer stockings looked small and exquisite—such irresistibly enticing legs.

There was a slit on the side of her skirt, through which one could see the thin stockings clinging to her long legs all the way up to the roots of her thighs. As she moved, the slit opened and closed, revealing the lace-trimmed stocking tops tightly hugging her tender thighs. At the junction where the lace met her skin, the flesh was slightly indented by the tightness of the stockings. She wore two-piece thigh-high stockings, clearly revealing the fair, smooth skin at the top of her thighs.

Looking further down, her feet were in light blue strappy sandals with high, slender heels. The soft straps wrapped around her feet, making them appear delicate and graceful. Her ten toenails were neatly trimmed, visible from the front of the shoes, painted a glossy pink like ten tiny petals—extremely sexy.

Her feet were slender and tender, faint veins visible beneath the skin. Her heels were rosy and crystalline. Wrapped in the sheer stockings, they became even more alluring, making one unable to resist the urge to reach out and touch them.

"Xueru-jie, I just got back from school. Has Yingying come home yet?" Su Xiue held the phone in one hand while rubbing her ankle with the other. Four classes during the day and two at night—standing all day was indeed exhausting.

"She's taking a shower. Xiue, teaching really is hard work. Given our family's situation, you could easily stay home and enjoy life as a housewife. But I know you don't want to be idle. You're like me—you don't want to stay home and depend on a man, haha! Though really, isn't being a teacher even more admirable than what I do?" Chen Xueru laughed charmingly.

"As the chief of the police bureau, maintaining peace in the region—you're the real heroine among women!" Su Xiue winked playfully at her husband Chen Liwu. She had always liked flattering Chen Xueru, knowing her sister-in-law loved to see herself as a heroic figure. Keeping her pleased brought nothing but advantages when it came to restraining her husband. She added coquettishly, "Xueru-jie, Liwu spends all his time outside drinking and fooling around. You have to help me keep an eye on him! I can't control him—he just bullies me!"

Hearing his wife complain to his sister and unable to resist the temptation of her uniform, stockings, and beautiful legs, Chen Liwu walked over and sat beside her. One hand wrapped around her slender waist, the other pretending to pinch her neck. Startled, Su Xiue hurriedly begged for mercy, gesturing toward the phone to remind him that Xueru was listening and he shouldn't fool around.

"Liwu runs such a big operation—it's inevitable he socializes with all sorts of people. It's all just for show. In the end, he still loves you, his beautiful teacher wife!" Chen Xueru teased. "If he dares become another Chen Shimei, I'll become a female magistrate and deal with him. Don't worry, I know my brother. There may be many beauties in the nightclub, but none can compare to you, the number one beauty of Huahai No.1 High School!"

"Xueru-jie, you're teasing me again. Everyone knows you're the most famous beauty in Huahai!" Su Xiue said happily, not forgetting to flatter her sister-in-law. "Otherwise, why would brother-in-law be so obsessed with you? Even when campaigning for a seat in the Imperial Legislative Council, traveling to Huahai, Suzhou, and the capital, he always takes you along like a pair of lovebirds."

"Alright, alright, let's stop flattering each other." Chen Xueru didn't want to talk too much about her husband and shifted the topic. "How has Yingying been doing in school lately? Everything okay?"

"Little Yingying is doing great! Excellent academically, stable grades, good behavior, and she gets along with me very well—she's even closer to me than Xue'er is!" Su Xiue laughed sweetly.

"Liwu mentioned earlier that Xue'er is already asleep, right?" Chen Xueru said. "I haven't seen her for days. Why don't you all come over this weekend? Our elder brother, sister-in-law, and eldest sister called a few days ago—they want both our families to go back home during summer vacation to escape the heat. It's been a long time since we've been back to the capital, hasn't it?"

"That sounds great! Yingying and Xue'er haven't been back to the Chen family in the capital for years. Xue'er always goes to bed early—she's not as diligent as Yingying. She's always pestering me to go play with Yingying, but I'm afraid she'll distract her from studying…" Su Xiue said.

"Let them relax together over the weekend!" Chen Xueru paused, then asked softly, "Xiue, has Yingying been acting strange at school lately? Recently she spends ages dressing up in the morning—sometimes she sings happily, sometimes she smiles to herself, sometimes she stares at the mirror, sometimes she sprays perfume… I'm starting to suspect she might be in puppy love."

"Puppy love? That shouldn't be the case, right?" Su Xiue glanced at her husband Chen Liwu before carefully replying. "She has been spending time with a male classmate, but she hasn't been secretive about it. She always told me in advance—said it was for studying together, exchanging academic help. They both like music and painting, so they have a lot in common. Just ordinary friends."

"A male classmate? What kind of boy? Do you know him?" Chen Xueru asked with concern. If her intuition was right, she couldn't help but feel anxious. She would never allow her daughter to fall into early romance in her second year of high school.

"Oh, I know that boy. His name is Ye Chen."

"Ye Chen…" Hearing that name, Chen Xueru's heart skipped a beat: what an ill-fated coincidence!