Out of the corner of his eye, Xu Ping caught sight of the graceful figure standing at the doorway and froze on the spot.
This was a classic showdown between the ex-girlfriend and the current wife.
Why did he have to stay sober and witness this drama unfold?
He absolutely did not want to watch!
“Linlang, let go of Yushen.”
Although he felt that Gu Linlang and Zhou Yushen suited each other better, the reality was that Shen Nanyue was now Zhou Yushen’s lawful wife.
No matter what, no one should interfere in a legal marriage.
He tried to separate Gu Linlang from Zhou Yushen, but she ignored him completely.
Holding Zhou Yushen tightly, Gu Linlang leaned her head intimately against his shoulder.
When she turned to look at Shen Nanyue, her gaze carried a trace of provocation.
Feigning surprise, she looked toward the woman at the door.
“Miss Shen, you’re here? I’m sorry, Ah Shen threw himself at me. I didn’t want this either.”
Her sweet tone carried undisguised hostility toward Shen Nanyue.
Xu Ping frowned.
He hadn’t expected Gu Linlang to act like this.
Suddenly, Shen Nanyue laughed.
Carrying her handbag, she calmly walked into the private room.
Her face was stunningly radiant, so exquisite that even the slightest blink of her eyes seemed to ripple like autumn waves.
When she looked at Gu Linlang, the disdain emanating from deep within her bones spread across her smiling face.
“Miss Gu, my ears aren’t deaf. Didn’t you hear whose name he called while hugging you?”
There was no music playing in the room.
Thanks to the excellent soundproofing, even a pin dropping could be heard clearly.
The moment Shen Nanyue arrived at the door, she had already seen Zhou Yushen throw himself into Gu Linlang’s arms— Softly calling out her name.
Gu Linlang’s face instantly turned pale, and deep hatred for Shen Nanyue gradually filled her eyes.
Shen Nanyue walked up to her, her gaze suddenly turning cold.
“What’s wrong? Does hugging someone else’s husband feel that good?”
Gu Linlang clenched Zhou Yushen’s clothes tightly, unwilling to let go.
In his drunken haze, Zhou Yushen vaguely heard Shen Nanyue’s voice.
Straightening up, he immediately pulled himself out of Gu Linlang’s embrace.
His unfocused eyes searched around before landing on Shen Nanyue.
“You came.”
He turned directions and tried to throw himself toward her.
Shen Nanyue casually grabbed Xu Ping beside her and yanked him forward.
Xu Ping ended up blocking Zhou Yushen and steadily caught his body.
Looking at the drooping fluffy head hanging down again, Shen Nanyue spoke with obvious disgust.
“You reek of alcohol. There’s no way I can drag you around! And this outfit of mine can’t be washed, so don’t get it dirty.”
Xu Ping was speechless.
“He’s already drunk like this. As his wife, since you came to pick him up, can’t you at least take some responsibility?”
“A husband who can’t even recognize his own wife and cuddles up with another woman—what responsibility do I owe him?”
Shen Nanyue’s words were as venomous as poison, leaving Xu Ping utterly speechless.
“Lawyer Xu, you’re his good friend, and you’re also a man. Please help me carry him to the car.”
Hearing Shen Nanyue’s voice faintly, Zhou Yushen seemed reassured.
He closed his eyes and drifted into a drowsy sleep.
Helplessly, Xu Ping tightened his grip on Zhou Yushen, whose body had gone limp like water, and followed Shen Nanyue out of the room.
Gu Linlang remained standing where she was, stomping her foot fiercely.
The faint sandalwood scent lingering from Zhou Yushen still clung to her body.
Just one step away!
She had been only one step away from getting Zhou Yushen!
Yet Shen Nanyue had come barging in again.
And on top of that, she deliberately kept flaunting the words “husband” and “wife” in front of her.
Was she trying to infuriate her to death?
But Gu Linlang would never back down because of difficulties.
Sooner or later, Zhou Yushen would be hers!
Just then, her phone rang.
She glanced at the caller ID.
Suppressing the emotions that were almost exploding out of her, she answered the call.
“You handled the Qian family matter very well. As a reward, I ordered a wedding dress from Shen Nanyue for you. When you have time, go take a look.”
Han Ping’s elegant voice came through the phone, instantly dissolving the anger Gu Linlang had barely managed to suppress.
“A… a wedding dress?”
“Don’t you want to marry my son? If you don’t even have a proper wedding dress, where would the Zhou family’s dignity be?”
Gu Linlang understood the hidden meaning behind Han Ping’s words and agreed while suppressing her excitement.
After hanging up the phone, she lifted her eyes.
Their bright gleam was filled with absolute determination to win over Zhou Yushen.
Using the favor her mother once did for President Qian, she pressured him into giving up his shares in the Zhou Corporation and selling them to Han Ping.
On one hand, her goal was to drag Zhou Yushen down from his lofty position as the Zhou family’s heir.
Only when he had nothing left, and only she remained by his side, would he surely be moved and fall into her embrace.
On the other hand, she was also preparing for her future entry into the Zhou family.
Although Han Ping was Zhou Yushen’s stepmother, she was still his mother in name.
By currying favor with Han Ping now, she was essentially pleasing her future mother-in-law.
And the thought that the wedding dress for her and Zhou Yushen had been personally designed by Shen Nanyue herself— Made Gu Linlang feel incredibly satisfied.
Shen Nanyue, just wait.
You won’t be proud for much longer!
…
Shen Nanyue watched Xu Ping carry Zhou Yushen into the back seat of the car.
After thanking him expressionlessly, she prepared to get into the car herself.
Xu Ping felt like a tool that had been tossed aside after being used, so he called out to her with some dissatisfaction.
“Shen Nanyue, aren’t you going to give me a ride while you’re at it?”
“Gu Linlang is still upstairs. Are you sure you want me to drive you?”
Xu Ping was rendered speechless.
Shen Nanyue opened the car door and stepped inside.
The moment she pressed the accelerator, the red Maserati shot away like lightning, disappearing before Xu Ping’s eyes.
Xu Ping sighed softly.
Just a few days ago, Shen Nanyue had still been polite and courteous when speaking to him.
And now?
She wasn’t polite with him at all anymore!
Just as people said—a rude and selfish villain!
Xu Ping stopped dwelling on it and turned back toward the private room.
…
Shen Nanyue drove unstably.
Especially when she was in a bad mood, she loved speeding.
If not for the speed limits on the streets, she probably would have driven hard enough to make sparks fly from the tires against the road.
By the time the two of them got home—Zhou Yushen was already fast asleep sprawled across the back seat, and beneath the seat was the mess he had vomited from the high-speed drive.
Shen Nanyue’s face darkened instantly.
She had someone carry Zhou Yushen into the bedroom.
Only after cleaning him up did she sit by the bedside, staring at him silently.
A long while passed.
As if venting her anger, she ruffled his fluffy hair into a complete mess.
Looking at his sleeping face, the image of him hugging Gu Linlang refused to leave her mind.
“Zhou Yushen, listen to me carefully! Before we get divorced, if you dare do anything out of line, I absolutely won’t let you off!”
Shen Nanyue admitted to herself that she didn’t have particularly deep feelings for Zhou Yushen.
It was only because of his relentless pursuit that he had stirred a bit of desire within her.
But she was also someone with a strong aversion to impurity.
If Zhou Yushen had really slept with someone else during their marriage, she absolutely would not let either of that cheating pair off easily!
The next day— Zhou Yushen held his aching head.
Even after going downstairs, he still couldn’t remember what exactly had happened the night before.
He only remembered drinking with Xu Ping.
And he had cared very deeply about Shen Nanyue’s unwillingness to have a child with him.
Did Xu Ping bring him home afterward?
Seeing Shen Nanyue sitting across from him at the dining table with a perfectly normal expression, Zhou Yushen finally felt slightly relieved.
Nothing should have happened last night.
“Zhou Yushen, do you know what you did last night?”
Shen Nanyue suddenly lifted her eyes and looked at him as though interrogating him.
— The end of the Chapter–
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