Huo Li picked himself up from the ground and charged at Bao Junyan, at the same time hollering in disbelief, âYou hit me because of that woman!â
âShe is your sister-in-law and my wife. If you donât like her and want her to look bad, then itâs no different from not liking me and wanting me to look bad,â Bao Junyan said icily.
âWhatâs this?! What do you mean by this?! Initially, it was because of you that I gave in and gave up Ling Wei! In the end, you didnât wait for Ling Wei to return and you married this other woman instead! And youâre treating this woman so well! How could you be so unfair to me?!â Huo Li shouted with reddened eyes.
Although Ling Wei was partly at fault, still, he shouldnât have just dropped her like that!
âThis is a warning. The next time you find trouble with your sister-in-law, youâll find yourself put in confinement.â Bao Junyan did not address his questions.
âI do not accept this sister-in-law! I certainly will not!â
âShe doesnât need your acceptance.â That was his wife; it was enough as long as he liked her.
At the Bao residence that night.
âHubby, try this. This is one of my best dishes!â Mu Huan picked up some food for Bao Junyan.
âOkay.â Bao Junyan tried it.
Mu Huan looked at him expectantly as she waited for him to finish. With anticipation, she asked, âHow is it?â
âPassable.â
Mu Huan was crestfallen. Only passable.
When Bao Junyan noticed her bright expression darken, he seemed to realize something and then added, âItâs really tasty.â
Mu Huan: â...â
That was obviously patronizing.
âIâm not fussy about food.â What he meant was that she didnât really have to be too bothered with culinary skills. The food could turn out however it did and it wouldnât matter.
Mu Huan: â...â
He wasnât fussy about food and felt that her best was only passable.
Her culinary skills were hopeless!
âHubby, Iâll work hard at this!â she vowed, her head lifted.
Bao Junyan: â...â
âYou really donât have to bother about culinary skills, we have a chef at home.â He did not understand her obsession with culinary skills and her insistence on personally cooking. It was obvious she didnât enjoy cooking.
âThe chef is the chef. As a wife, as a dutiful wife, how could one not be proficient at cooking?!â Being proficient at cooking is the mark of a good wife!
âGood wife?â
âUh-huh!â
Bao Junyan said, âYou?â
âUh-huh!â
Bao Junyan: â...â
âOh, has there been any outcome from the investigation concerning Professor Wang?â
âYes, there is.â
âWho did it? I think it must be a bigshot, but I didnât offend any big shots!â
âItâs because of me.â
âBecause of you?â Mu Huan said in shock. The personâs target was Bao Junyan? Was it his enemy? He couldnât get the man so he tried to ruin his wifeâs reputation to shame him?
This was too despicable!
âUh-huh.â
âWhoâs this person? Why is he targeting you? And why...â
âItâs been dealt with.â Bao Junyan did not intend to provide details in his answers.
Given this, Mu Huan didnât dare to pursue further.
After a while, she felt compelled to ask, âThat personâs out to ruin my name to shame you, so he made Professor Wang trade in his own life?â
This was a dangerous enemy!
âHe only made Professor Wang include your name on the list. Professor Wang jumped to his death because, in the past, he had pushed someone off the building and killed the person. The evidence had been turned in and he would have faced a death sentence anyway.â
âWhat? Professor Wang killed someone?â Mu Huan was shocked. Freaking hell! One really couldnât judge a book by its cover!
âThat girl with depression who supposedly jumped off the building was actually pushed because he was afraid of a possible conspiracy to expose him.â
âSo he wasnât forced to his death, he took his own life?â
âYes.â