Chapter 483: Chapter 483

From childhood to adulthood, apart from being hit by Ye Ling, Ye Qian had never been hit by anyone else. She never expected that her usually mild-mannered and polite husband would lay a hand on her.

As Ye Qian stood there dumbfounded, the bedroom door opened, and Wu Mengyi walked in from outside. She glanced at the atmosphere in the room, went over to Ye Qian, and supported her, then looked at her son, "What are you doing, boy? Why would you resort to hitting? When have your father and I ever taught you to hit someone? And your wife, of all people? We’ve spoiled you. Liu Zhiyuan, no matter what happened today, you were wrong to lay a hand on her. Now apologize to your wife immediately!"

Wu Mengyi’s scolding rang in Ye Qian’s ears, but it felt especially harsh. Back at her own home, she had only known that her mother favored her. No matter whether it was Ye Ling’s fault, her mother always scolded Ye Ling and was unapologetically biased. At that time, she was happy, thinking that no matter what Ye Ling did, she would always be beneath her. Until this moment, facing her mother-in-law’s bias towards her husband, she suddenly understood how much Ye Ling had hated it.

Sure enough, what goes around comes around, and now it had come back to her.

Wu Mengyi kept signaling to her son with her eyes. After being scolded by his mother, Liu Zhiyuan finally calmed down. Seeing his own actions, he was also frightened by himself. Liu Zhiyuan had grown up only ever fighting with boys in the compound, but beyond that, he never even argued, let alone hit a woman like now.

Liu Zhiyuan stared blankly at his hand in a daze, while on the other side, Wu Mengyi, seeing her son’s dumbfounded look, was both worried and concerned that Ye Qian might make a scene. She didn’t care about her son and could only comfort Ye Qian, who was beside her, "Ye Qian, don’t be like Zhiyuan. Look, he’s already scared himself. He must have lost his mind just now, or he wouldn’t have hit you. Listen to me, go sit in the living room for a while, let me talk to him, and I promise you, nothing will ever happen again."

A man hitting his wife is a serious personal conduct issue. Wu Mengyi couldn’t let her son earn a bad reputation, so she had to coax Ye Qian.

Ye Qian tightly clenched her teeth, preventing herself from exploding, and forced out a smile, "Mom, don’t blame Zhiyuan. I know he’s been in a bad mood these past few days, it’s not his fault, it’s because I haven’t done well enough."

"Good child, I know you’re the most understanding." Seeing Ye Qian so sensible, Wu Mengyi’s demeanor softened, and her previous resentment dissipated, "Go ahead, let me talk to him."

Ye Qian nodded, not giving Liu Zhiyuan a glance, and turned to leave.

As soon as the door was closed, Wu Mengyi’s face fell, and she strode over to her son. She raised her hand and slapped him, and Liu Zhiyuan took it silently. Wu Mengyi, disappointed in his lack of ambition, said, "Are you crazy? You can’t control yourself now, what if something really happens? Right now, you’re in the spotlight, and this outcome is already the best we can hope for. After a year or so when everyone forgets about this, we’ll get you a new position, and it won’t draw any attention. Didn’t we talk about this before? Did it go in one ear and out the other?"

Seeing her son remain silent, Wu Mengyi’s voice softened, "You’ve certainly grown capable, haven’t you? Your father and I are still here, and you dared to lay a hand on her. What will people think if this gets out? Do you still want to stay in the company or not?"

"It’s fine if I don’t stay." Liu Zhiyuan suddenly spoke up.

Wu Mengyi thought she heard wrong, and she stared directly at her son’s disheartened look. Her heart sank, and she softened her tone, "Zhiyuan, you can’t be so depressed. It’s also our fault, your father’s and mine. We never let you experience any setbacks from a young age, so you’re hit so hard by them now." Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵⚑𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⚑𝓷𝓮𝓽

As she tried to persuade her son, Wu Mengyi began to feel regret.

After she finished speaking, she didn’t say more, and the two of them just stared at each other in silence until the door outside opened quietly, and Ye Qian poked her head in, "Zhiyuan, Sun Mingjie is here to see you."

Liu Zhiyuan awkwardly turned his head away, while Wu Mengyi took over the conversation, "Have him wait in the living room; Zhiyuan will be out shortly."

As she spoke, she walked out, pulling Ye Qian along, "Since there’s nothing today, let’s go. I’ll take you shopping for some clothes."

"Mom, there’s no need." Ye Qian understood this was the stick followed by the carrot.

"Come on, I haven’t been shopping in a while, too." Seeing Ye Qian so reasonable, Wu Mengyi liked her even more now.

Seeing this, Ye Qian didn’t decline further. She exchanged greetings with Sun Mingjie in the living room before leaving with her mother-in-law. A short while later, Liu Zhiyuan came out of the bedroom, his face already showing a gentle smile.

Sun Mingjie laughed, "Seeing you’re in good spirits makes me feel relieved. Dong Haoyu couldn’t come but asked me to bring his regards."

Liu Zhiyuan walked over and sat down, "This is just how it is. You’re all busy, don’t worry about me. I can return to the unit in a few days."

"There’s really no need to overthink it." Sun Mingjie said with a dismissive smile, "By the way, I heard from Haoyu that Weilai is doing well over in Shenzhen, already becoming a small boss. In the future, when we see him, we’ll have to call him Boss Xiang."

Talking about this, Sun Mingjie obviously wasn’t pleased, and his tone had a bit of sarcasm.

Liu Zhiyuan knew Sun Mingjie had always been at odds with Xiang Weilai, especially because Sun Mingjie liked Ye Qian, while Xiang Weilai liked Ye Ling. Sun Mingjie had also always disliked Ye Ling, so his opinion of Xiang Weilai grew worse.

In the past, in situations , Liu Zhiyuan might try to mediate, but now he wasn’t in the mood, "Being a boss is great; unlike us, who have to face penalties for little mistakes."

"I think so too. If things don’t work out in the unit, we can go into business too." Sun Mingjie joked.

But it was only a joke. After all, they came from educated families, and it wasn’t likely they’d forsake their education for business. Even if they wanted to, their families wouldn’t agree; those four years at military school weren’t for nothing.

Listening to him, Liu Zhiyuan nodded seriously, "That’s right, if we can’t stay in the company, we can do business. Isn’t Weilai doing pretty well?"

Sun Mingjie was taken aback, "Don’t let this incident give you such ideas. I was joking, don’t take it seriously."

"I was joking too, did you really believe it?" With that, Liu Zhiyuan burst into laughter.

Sun Mingjie looked at him, but he felt uneasy inside.