Chapter 175 - All Because of You (1/2)
Chapter 175 (All Because of You) Murdered His Brother Because of His Wife
“Time flies! It has been twenty years! Now everything between us is over. Educating an outstanding son for me, plus your life can make up for my hatred toward you for taking my woman away!
“When I fell in love with Huang Xiya, she was only seventeen. I had been courting her for seven years! When I was twenty-seven, she finally agreed to marry me.
“We used to be brothers! We went to school together, went back home together, ate together, and we even wore the same trousers! When we were sixteen, we joined the army together. After that, we tempered ourselves in the army together. Because we forged ahead with determination, both of us were promoted and given loyal subordinates…
“After retiring from the army, from a delivery man you became a clerk, while from a communications technician I became an official staff member of a state-owned enterprise.
“Later, we both became members of government offices. Although we had different politics, we were still sincere toward each other and never cheated on each other in dark officialdom. I thought in such a harsh environment, at least I had a brother to clean up the dirty water of officialdom with me.
“We shared the same ideals, but we did things in different ways. I admit that I wasn’t as smart and capable as you were. That was why you always got promoted faster than I did, but I didn’t admire or envy you at all. I even kind of adored you for your composure. You could always solve problems by surprise inadvertently. You loved the masses and treated them as your own children. Although you were young, even your elders called you ‘Brother Wei.’ You were both virtuous and disinterested, and enjoyed a good reputation among the officials!
“As your brother, I had always been proud of you.
“But you also admired me because I also had something you liked but couldn’t get.
“Everyone knew that I had a pretty, gentle, and adorable girlfriend. Since we didn’t work in the same town, I had been trying to transfer her job. I looked forward to when we would work in the same town and my unit would allocate me an apartment. I would be able to afford the betrothal gifts and marry the one-in-a-hundred talented woman rightfully. Her parents were snobs, and in order to marry her, I put in great effort. In those seven years, I missed her so much whenever I couldn’t see her. I, Chen Tianjiao, only loved Xiya in my life. If it wasn’t for my parents and the work, I wouldn’t have married my current wife, Deng Yifei. She loves me, but I have never loved her!
“On my way to purchase materials for the army, I passed by a bookstore. The first time I saw her there, I was deeply attracted to her.
“It wasn’t enough to describe her as ‘stunningly beautiful’, because she was not only beautiful but also a well-known talented woman who could write beautiful poetry and articles as well. I regarded myself as a literary young man, but compared to her, I was nothing at all. You were only a rough man, how could you be worthy of her? I was so lucky to have met her and won her heart.
“In those seven years, Xiya and I didn’t have much time to be together. I didn’t know that you had written many letters to her during that period. You spent all your salary and subsidies in a year on writing letters! Xiya loved me and she had never written back to you. If someone else hadn’t mentioned it to me, I wouldn’t have believed that the moment you saw Xiya’s photo, you fell in love with her!