"The war between two women" continued yesterday, as many supporters of Lu Pei-ying (
According to Cheng's family, he has repeatedly refused to fire Wang over the past few days -- and the two left Taipei for southern Taiwan early yesterday morning in order to get away from the press.
PHOTO: CHIANH YING-YING, TAIPEI TIMES
"The Cheng family owes her [Lu] too much," said Cheng Hung-ni (
Some of Lu's supporters also said that the lawmaker's wife even delivered newspapers to support her family after Cheng lost some elections in the past, and that it's heartless for Cheng to betray her.
Cheng and Lu have been married for 31 years.
In response to local reports that the lawmaker is having an affair with Wang, Lu has unexpectedly volunteered to act as a legislative assistant in her husband's office since Tuesday -- while the two were on a trip to China together.
Although the two returned to Taiwan two days ago, Cheng refused to see his wife and stayed in Wang's apartment. He also issued a statement Thursday afternoon, saying that he regretted the extensive media coverage of his alleged affair.
The two reportedly destroyed several security cameras in Wang's apartment block and left for southern Taiwan yesterday morning.
On July 19, Wang was arrested for destroying the apartment block's closed-circuit television security system and the building's front door.
Wang, 39, was reportedly a secret lover of former Presidential Office Secretary-General John Chang (
Shih Ming-jing (施明進), a local faction leader in Hsinchuang City, Taipei County, who is a major supporter of Cheng said, "We have done our best to persuade Cheng to end his relationship with that woman, however Cheng has only ignored our request."
"The question is not whether Cheng has failed with Wang, the question is Wang's reputation. Any man connected with her risks losing his career."
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