The wife, who declined to be named, told the Chinese daily that she and her husband had been married for more than 30 years.

The couple, who are in their 50s, have three children, who are now adults.

She said she had always believed that he was a loving husband and father who would never have an affair.

So she was shocked when she found pictures of him with the otherwoman.

'AVID HIKER'

She said her husband was an avid hiker who often travelled with a group of buddies to places like Nepal and Sarawak.

She said: 'I always thought he went overseas with his male colleagues, so I felt assured and never suspected him.

She continued: 'That was until I went through his bag and computer one day and found intimate pictures of him with another woman. I was so shocked.'

She immediately confronted her husband. He denied it at first, but eventually confessed he was having an affair.

It is understood that the alleged mistress is his colleague.

Said the wife: 'He claimed that the woman had seduced him. He said she went to his room and threw herself at him, and he could not resist the temptation.'

She said that when her husband confessed to having sex with the woman, she blew her top.

She decided to confront the alleged mistress and pressed her husband for her whereabouts.

When told that she was at Bukit Timah Hill, the wife went there immediately to confront her.

Lianhe Wanbao reported that when its reporter arrived there in the afternoon, the wife was screaming at a woman in sports attire.

The woman in sports attire looked as though she were going for a hike.

She also looked awkward and embarrassed, said the report.

Several other hikers were standing around with shocked expressions,

When the wife did not stop verbally abusing the mistress and kept questioning why she had seduced her husband, the woman allegedly shot back: 'If you keep making a scene, I will call the police!'

The threat made the wife even more furious.

That's when she took out a photo album with the intimate pictures and started brandishing them for all for see - all the while shouting how her husband had cheated on her.

Upon seeing the pictures, the alleged mistress left in a hurry.

The wife told Lianhe Wanbao that she was not afraid of making a scene, as it was her husband who had let the family down.

But she declined to let the paper speak to him.

This article was first published by The New Paper on Jan 12, 2008