The Crazy Son-In-Law

The bewitching allure and the absolutely top-tier figure of Tang Shishi were enough to quicken any man’s heartbeat, leaving them parched and tongue-tied. Xiao Shun was no exception. He asked Tang Shishi to close her eyes so she wouldn’t see him swallowing hard, which would have been rather embarrassing.

Especially in such an intimate atmosphere, he should have let Ding Yue come with her. He steadied his heart and with practiced ease, inserted the fine needles into the corresponding acupoints, just as he had done before. About ten minutes later, he removed the needles.

“Done. Have your father send you the prescription I gave him. Follow it to consolidate your recovery and you should be completely fine,” he stated.

“Did my father transfer the money to you yet?” Tang Shishi asked, wrapping a thin silk jacket over her shoulders as she stood.

“Not yet. Can you ask him about it for me? It’s a billion, don’t let him forget,” Xiao Shun replied.

“Never mind. How about you can have me for saving my life?” Tang Shishi playfully suggested, brimming with charm.

Xiao Shun gave her a helpless glance and began to walk towards the door. Tang Shishi followed him to the door.

“You don’t need to see me out. You’re not wearing much and it’s cold outside…”Original from NôvelDrama.Org.

He was about to warn her about going out after acupuncture when he saw a familiar figure standing at the elevator in the corner of his eye. Yao Cen’s mind went blank, her heart lodged in her throat. Was this a successful catch in the act of adultery?

The otherwise congratulatory word ‘successful’ felt bitter in this context. She didn’t know what to do, whether to cry and make a scene like the women in the news, or walk over and slap him across the face.

Yao Cen was lost in thought for a moment before turning and leaving. She felt she shouldn’t have come. Not knowing, or pretending not to know, seemed better than the current situation. Wouldn’t everything be as before?

When Xiao Shun and Tang Shishi saw her, they were startled. Tang Shishi had seen Yao Cen’s picture when investigating Starline. Xiao Shun was a bit stunned, but quickly realized the severity of the situation, especially considering Tang Shishi’s revealing attire. It didn’t take much guesswork to imagine what Yao Cen might think.

“What are you waiting for? Go after her!” Tang Shishi reminded him. She only enjoyed teasing Xiao Shun and had no real intentions of being the other woman, at least not for now.

Without a word, Xiao Shun hurried after her. Just as he reached the elevator, Yao Cen had already taken it down. He rushed down the stairs, his agility such that jumping down from the building wouldn’t have been an issue, but it would have been too shocking to leap down a building to chase his wife.

After a frantic rush, he finally caught up with her at the hotel entrance. “Honey, it’s not what you think. You’ve misunderstood.”

“Xiao Shun, you’re quite something. It hasn’t been long and you’ve started fooling around. Can you face Yao Cen?” Yao Cen ignored him, her face cold as she walked towards the parking lot. Wen Wanyu spoke up.

“I was giving her acupuncture, it’s really not what you think. Didn’t I tell you last time that I went to the capital for a patient? She and her father were poisoned. I cured her father, but I heard about the issues with the Yao family at home and rushed back. There was still one acupuncture session left, so…” Xiao Shun explained incoherently.

“So you sneaked into the hotel for the acupuncture session?” Yao Cen stopped, her face as cold as ice.

“Did you forget that you asked me to come to Harrow? It’s a long story, can I explain it to you back in the room?” Xiao Shun asked.

“So it was my facilitation that led you to cheat?”

“I didn’t mean that, I didn’t cheat… Can I ask her to explain it herself?” Xiao Shun was a little overwhelmed by the rapid-fire questions.

“Would anyone admit to being the other woman?” Yao Cen glared at him, her chest heaving. She never imagined facing such a situation.

“No one is the other woman,” Xiao Shun said with a bitter face.

It took a Herculean effort and a lot of talking to finally coax Yao Cen back to the hotel room. Duan Jia and Ding Yue also came over, and Yao Cen knew when Ding Yue arrived. With two people testifying, Yao Cen’s doubts finally subsided somewhat.

At this point, Tang Shishi, the troublemaker, changed her clothes and knocked on the door to enter.

As soon as she entered, she greeted in a familiar manner, “You must be Ms. Yao. I’m Tang Shishi from Kumi Group, responsible for negotiating with your Starline. Mr. Xiao was just giving me acupuncture. I presume he has explained it to you. We’re just friends, nothing like what you thought.”

Yao Cen’s face was a bit strange. However, looking at Tang Shishi’s expression, it didn’t seem like she was guilty of anything, and it seemed believable that the two of them had nothing going on. Perhaps she had been too sensitive, or she was subconsciously forcing herself to believe it.

Regardless, she felt a lot more relieved now. Yao Cen nodded and smiled politely, “Nice to meet you, Miss Tang.”

Seeing that a crisis had finally been averted, Xiao Shun was able to breathe a sigh of relief. After everyone had left and Yao Cen had calmed down, she suddenly felt embarrassed about her previous outburst. She wished she could crawl into a hole. Now, she truly regretted coming.

“Did I look ugly earlier?” Yao Cen asked.

Xiao Shun looked at her with a playful gaze and chuckled, “Not at all, it shows you care about me.”

“Don’t flatter yourself,” Yao Cen retorted, then asked, “If you were me, what would you do?”

“What do you mean?”

“What if I had an affair, what would you do?”

“I did not have an affair,” Xiao Shun stated.

“It’s just a hypothetical.”

“I haven’t thought about it.”

“Think now.”

“Why should we hurt our relationship over a non-existent issue?” Xiao Shun asked.

Yao Cen’s brows furrowed, “What do you mean?”

“I mean, I wouldn’t give you a chance to have an affair because no one can treat you better than I do. Why would you have a reason to cheat?”

“So, you’re indirectly asking me to treat you better?” Yao Cen asked after deciphering his words.

“Does that mean you think I’m not good enough to you right now?”

Xiao Shun felt a headache coming on.

Alright, he had to admit, once women got into emotional issues, they would become incredibly tangled. Yao Cen had made a mountain out of a molehill and then tossed him a headache-inducing question. He felt if they continued this topic, it might lead to a disaster. He had to surrender, “Can we stop discussing this? Are you hungry? You haven’t had breakfast, right? It’s almost noon, let’s go get something to eat.”

“So, you’re starting to find me annoying…”

Xiao Shun: “…”

Just kill me.

No, kill Tang Shishi, the troublemaker. All this was her doing.