"Wife, we..."
Bie Yunzong wrapped his arms around Su Yanxi's waist, happily trying to lead her to the bed.
"Are we—"
Before he could finish speaking, Su Yanxi shoved him away forcefully with a backhand.
Immersed in tender affection, Bie Yunzong was caught off guard by his wife's strong reaction. In his shock and confusion, the beauty he had been holding tightly in his arms managed to escape.
"Get out." Su Yanxi cursed in a deep voice, quickly grabbing several tissues from the bedside table to wipe her hands. "Shameless! Even after things have come to that point, you still have the nerve to play dumb and ask me for favors?!"
Su Yanxi had her back to Bie Yunzong, so Bie Yunzong couldn't see his wife's expression. In addition, his wife often scolded him in a reproachful tone, so he didn't quite understand the situation when he was scolded this time—he even thought his wife was joking with him!
"Wife...?" Bie Yunzong, unaware of the situation, tentatively called out, "What's wrong? Are we not continuing?"
"You can continue by yourself!"
Su Yanxi crumpled the dirty tissue into a ball and angrily threw it at Bie Yunzong's face, splattering the scoundrel's face with it.
"Do it yourself—I'm not playing along!" Su Yanxi pointed to the bedroom entrance. "Get out. I don't want to see you tonight. Sleeping in the same bed with you makes me sick!"
"Huh...what?" Bie Yunzong frowned. He didn't understand his wife's words, nor did he understand what she was angry about. "Was it because I was too rough when you were preparing it for me and made you choke?"
Bie Yunzong's way of thinking is simple. When his wife said she felt nauseous, he naturally connected it with what had just happened, assuming that he hadn't controlled his movements well and had caused his wife to choke on the taste and feel nauseous.
However, it would have been better if he hadn't brought it up. The more he did, the angrier Su Yanxi became: he had served this wretched husband so kindly, and what was the result? This wretched husband repaid him with such a despicable and shameless act as physical infidelity!
"You're not leaving, are you?" Su Yanxi laughed in exasperation, turning around to grab her phone from the dressing table. "Fine—no problem. You don't want to leave? I'll leave!"
Bie Yunzong was so startled that he froze. When he came to his senses and tried to chase after his wife, she had already disappeared, leaving only her back view: "Wife, wife! Wife, wait!"
"What, you've finally come up with a reason or excuse? You can explain to me now?" Su Yanxi stopped in front of the guest room door with a dark face and turned around. "Starting today, we'll be sleeping in separate rooms. From this moment on, don't try to talk to me."
Even someone as aloof and proud as Su Yanxi can't really get angry. A dark face and a few harsh words are the limit; she can't bring herself to argue or make a scene. Throwing dirty paper balls in Bie Yunzong's face was the most extreme thing Su Yanxi could do.
Perhaps because Su Yanxi finally stopped in front of the guest room, Bie Yunzong actually thought there was still a glimmer of hope?
He racked his brains but couldn't understand why Su Yanxi was angry. The only explanation he could come up with was that his wife was under a lot of pressure. And as her husband, he not only failed to comfort her but also took her services for granted. No wonder he angered his wife!
"Honey, please don't be like this. You can scold me however you want if you're not happy with me, but please don't—"
"You don't understand what I'm saying? I told you not to talk to me."
Su Yanxi didn't even glance at Bie Yunzong. The purpose of stopping and turning around in front of the guest room was to bring her cat son, who had followed her all the way, with her.
"Sleep with whoever you want, I'm not going to." Su Yanxi sneered, holding the cat, and arrogantly raised her chin, pointing to the bedroom, "Get out, go back and find someone who's willing to sleep with you!"
Without waiting for Bie Yunzong's reply, Su Yanxi slammed the door shut, isolating herself from her cat son.
The other villas had excellent soundproofing; once the doors were closed, you could barely hear anything outside. However, judging from the constant vibrations in the floor, there must have been quite a commotion outside the guest rooms.
Su Yanxi had no desire to sleep. After washing her hands and rinsing her mouth, she lay on a recliner where she could see the moonlight and petted her cat.
Nubi yawned carefree on Su Yanxi's lap, then burrowed sleepily into the blanket. Su Yanxi rubbed her cat son's head, her heart filled with restlessness, unease, anger, and displeasure.
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night; neither he nor Bie Yunzong will be able to sleep.
He was suffering from insomnia because he couldn't vent his emotions and felt a tightness in his chest. Bie Yunzong, on the other hand, was so anxious outside the guest room that he couldn't sleep either, constantly trying to get him to leave.
This kind of midnight argument about sleeping in separate beds is quite childish, but Su Yanxi had no other choice. He was feeling too stifled, too wronged, and desperately needed some space and time to be alone.
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He understood Bie Yunzong's lustful nature. After all, without Bie Yunzong's lustful and lecherous nature, there would be no Su Yanxi, the young mistress of the Bie family; he was just one of the thousands of beauties that the philandering young master Bie had seen, and he couldn't presume to completely control Bie Yunzong's true feelings.
Therefore, in her seven years with Bie Yunzong, Su Yanxi also paid attention to knowing when to give and when to take.
"Letting go" means indulging. As his former boyfriend and now the second young mistress of the Bie family, he allows Bie Yunzong to indulge in his desires outside. Whether it's drinking a little or holding hands, let Bie Yunzong do as she pleases! As long as it doesn't cause trouble for him, he can ignore the unfamiliar perfume scent on Bie Yunzong's clothes, her strange whereabouts, and her occasional late returns.
But when it's time to back down, you should back down—back down when you should.
First, you can't make a scene in front of him; second, you can't make a scene in front of other family members; and third, you can't cross the line and have any physical contact with "outsiders"!
From a practical standpoint, physical infidelity can easily escalate into serious trouble. One slip-up and it can turn into a melodramatic scenario where a mistress with a child out of wedlock tries to blackmail you into marriage. From a moral standpoint, physical infidelity can also easily lead to sexually transmitted diseases!
From Su Yanxi's perspective, Su Yanxi genuinely found it dirty—very dirty!
Of course, besides the reasons mentioned above, Su Yanxi also had another reason for being angry: she was unwilling to accept it.
The reason he dared to adopt a strategy of both restraint and release was because he was proud and arrogant, and had complete confidence in his beauty and taming skills.
Just as most dog owners firmly believe that if they loosen the leash and shout their dog's name, the dog will turn around at the sound, Su Yanxi also firmly believes that he can definitely bring Bie Yunzong back after letting him out.
This confidence comes not only from the seven years he spent with Bie Yunzong, but also from his clear understanding of his own appearance.
He has never failed in his quest to use his beauty as a weapon of attack. He easily won over powerful figures like his in-laws, so what are a few insignificant women to him?
but……
"We lost." Su Yanxi rubbed Nubi's ear and smiled bitterly, "We actually lost..."
Su Yanxi and Bie Yunzong both stayed up all night, working out until after 4 a.m. Su Yanxi fell into a deep sleep on the recliner, and Bie Yunzong stopped his "greetings" every half hour and went back to the bedroom to rest.
Unlike Bie Yunzong, who often falls asleep and never wakes up again, Su Yanxi only slept for less than two hours before suddenly waking up from her dream.
It took him half a minute to regain his senses, then he found his phone and bought a ticket for the earliest flight to Guangzhou.
Early in the morning, before the domestic helpers had even officially started work, Su Yanxi fled her home as if she were escaping a disaster, heading towards Guangcheng.
His departure was sudden, and his return was equally sudden. When he arrived at the film crew's hotel around 11 a.m., Lin Xiaohai, who had stayed behind in Guangcheng, was still sleepy and yawning as he greeted him outside the elevator.
"Young Madam, why did you suddenly return?"
Lin Xiaohai asked curiously, and when he went to help carry the bag, he was surprised to find that his wife was not carrying a bag!
"Hey, where's your handbag? Did you leave it at the airport?"
"I didn't take my bag." Su Yanxi said coldly, walking towards the room without looking back. "You have my room key, right? Open the door, and I'll talk to you in the room."
Seeing that the young mistress's face was ashen, Lin Xiaohai didn't dare to say anything. He weakly said "oh" and quickly went to get the spare room card to open the door for her.
As soon as she entered the room, Su Yanxi tossed her phone onto the table and sat down on the soft sofa as if all her strength had left her: "Come here."
Lin Xiaohai stood respectfully in front of Su Yanxi.
Su Yanxi glanced at the young male assistant in front of her and sighed softly, "Sit down, there's no need to be so reserved."
On the plane to here, Su Yanxi took a nap, which helped him catch up on sleep and stabilize his emotions. Otherwise, his complexion would probably have been even darker than it is now.
"Okay." Lin Xiaohai sat down obediently.
He knew why Su Yanxi had come home, so he could guess to some extent why the young mistress was angry.
"Madam, was the result of this surprise inspection... not satisfactory?"
“More than that,” Su Yanxi sneered, “it’s absolutely terrible and utterly absurd.”
He paused, swallowed hard, and added.
"—Don't allow physical infidelity."
This news was like a bolt from the blue for Lin Xiaohai! He stood up in shock, his jaw nearly dropping: "No, no way? Young Master clearly likes his young master so much—"
"It's all a lie." Su Yanxi said indifferently, as if she had seen through everything. "I tested it myself, there's no mistake."
"But..." Lin Xiaohai still refused to believe it.
As a younger brother from a neighboring village who had always been taken care of by Su Yanxi, Lin Xiaohai naturally believed in and sided with Su Yanxi; however, from the perspective of a working-class person, he also understood that his opportunities and circumstances were given to him by others.
It would be best if the young mistress and the young master could get along harmoniously, so that he could enjoy the benefits from both sides! But what if an emotional crisis arises between the young mistress and the young master? What would he do then?
This is like getting divorced from your parents. Do you want to stay with your dad or your mom? It's a life-or-death choice! There's no way to choose!
"Young Madam, is your method really accurate?" Out of reluctance for his parents to separate, Lin Xiaohai advised, "The young master's kindness to you is so genuine that even an actor couldn't portray it! You've never had a heart-to-heart talk with the young master, so it's not good to just make such a conclusion like this."
"What if... what if there's some kind of misunderstanding?"
Lin Xiaohai's speaking skills are average, but the fact that he managed to utter such a long speech shows that he is already trying his best to maintain his parents' relationship!
"Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding could there be?"
Su Yanxi snorted coldly, having 100% confidence in her measurement method.
"So what if he opens up and talks? Do you really think he's stupid? You think he'll just tell the truth if you ask him directly?"
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"But..." Lin Xiaohai wanted to say that no matter whether it was useful or not, he should ask first! Even if it was just going through the motions, at least he would have asked, right?
The young mistress was furious, and even though she tried her best to control her anger, her beautiful face was still contorted with rage. Lin Xiaohai was an outsider and dared not jump into the fire.
“I’ve emphasized before that being good to me and being good to only me are two different things. His kindness to me is certainly genuine, but the problem is that there’s a high chance he’s not just this kind of good to me.”
Su Yanxi finished speaking in a huff and let out another long sigh.
Seeing his wife like this, Lin Xiaohai felt deeply distressed. He stopped trying to persuade her to talk to the young master and instead asked, "So, young mistress, what do you plan to do now?"
"I?"
Su Yanxi lowered her eyes slightly, and when she raised them again, there was less anger and more ruthlessness in them.
"I want a divorce."
Author's Note:
When parents argue, children worry. (No)
Nubi Cat: Meow?
17# Playing around makes me even better at fishing, creating, and spending money.
"divorce--!?"
Su Yanxi, as the person involved, didn't react much, but Lin Xiaohai beat him to it and started wailing on the verge of tears.
"Madam, you can't get a divorce!" Lin Xiaohai desperately squeezed out tears, almost kneeling down and hugging Su Yanxi's legs. "If you get a divorce, then..."
What am I going to do with your dear younger brother?
Su Yanxi glanced at Lin Xiaohai strangely: "I only said one sentence, why are you in such a hurry?"
Lin Xiaohai's strange attitude made Su Yanxi suspect that he had taken money from Bie Yunzong. If he hadn't taken money, why did his words just now seem to be siding with that nemesis?
Before Lin Xiaohai could answer, Su Yanxi noticed a document in front of the door and quickly gestured for Lin Xiaohai to take it: "Someone is putting something in the room. Open the door and see who it is."