pappabearbooks Chapter 656: The Thoughtful Wife
Chapter 656: The Thoughtful Wife
He Yuzhu is a man who cannot hide things, and all his worries are written on his face. Under Liang Ladi's questioning, he finally had to confess and told her what happened in the restaurant before.
Upon hearing this, Liang Ladi's eyes suddenly shrank.
The Yuan family is back, the master's wife is back, and they have a child...
If it was as the lie said, that there were no children and that she had remarried, then everything would be fine and we would most likely just be friends.
But the problem is, it was all fake, the child was not aborted, and is now in his teens.
Thinking of the perfect match between Li Zhenmin and Yuan Qinghe, Liang Ladi's face wrinkled. Just by thinking about this kind of thing, she could feel how uncomfortable the parties involved, Li Zhenmin and Yuan Qinghe, were, especially Li Zhenmin, and how conflicted he must be.
"What did the master say?"
Liang Ladi couldn't help but ask.
He Yuzhu replied impatiently: "How would I know about this? Anyway, now he knows the whole story. It is impossible for him to pretend that he doesn't know him. The child can't deny it either. The key is what to do with Sister-in-law Wen Yin."
According to Li Zhenmin's personality, it is impossible for him to deny this matter. He will confess to Shen Wenyin sooner or later.
Moreover, this kind of thing cannot be hidden at all. Shen Wenyin is a careful woman and she can probably detect anything her man is worried about.
And she is so kind and gentle, she definitely doesn't want to make things difficult for Li Zhenmin, so it's hard to say what the final result will be.
Shen Wenyin took the initiative to abdicate? She might be willing to do so, but Li Zhenmin was definitely not that kind of person, and neither was the Yuan family.
Of course, more importantly, Shen Wenyin knew about Li Zhenmin's feelings for Yuan Qinghe. What if she had a thorn in her heart? What if she had to divorce? That would be the most terrifying thing.
When He Yuzhu thought of this, he didn't dare to think any further.
.........
Just as Yuzhu thought, no matter how hard Li Zhenmin tried to hide his thoughts, Shen Wenyin noticed that something was wrong.
Shen Wenyin found that Li Zhenmin was not in a good mood after the banquet. Although he occasionally responded to other people's happy words on the way home, some of his words were obviously absent-minded.
It's just that Li Wanying and others were so excited that they didn't notice this, but Shen Wenyin always cared about her husband's health after Li Zhenmin finished his social events, so she was more sensitive to Li Zhenmin's reactions.
Noticing that Li Zhenmin was in a bad mood, Shen Wenyin did not ask him about it immediately.
After returning home, Xiao Zhengqi and his sister said goodbye and went back. Li Zhenmin said that he needed to rest for a while and went back to his room.
Shen Wenyin looked at her husband's worried back and became more and more worried.
In a blink of an eye, it was time to go to bed. Shen Wenyin returned to her room after finishing her housework. When she entered the room, she found that Li Zhenmin was not sleeping, but sitting at the desk reading a book.
He said he was reading, but actually he was just daydreaming and his eyes were not focused at all.
Shen Wenyin put the hot soup on the table and said with concern: "It's getting late. Drink some soup to warm your body and get rid of the alcohol. Don't keep reading. Go to bed early if you are tired."
"Hmm." Li Zhenmin hummed lightly, his expression didn't change much, and he didn't drink the soup.
Then he seemed to come back to his senses, paused, and continued: "You go to sleep first, I'm going out for a while, you don't have to wait for me."
He stood up, put on his clothes and prepared to go out. When he reached the door, he stopped and turned around to add, "I'm fine. I just had some inspiration about work. I need to go talk to Uncle Zhang. You don't have to wait for me. I'll be back later. Just leave the door open for me."
This time he said this and walked out.
Shen Wenyin became more and more worried as she watched her husband leaving. Based on her understanding of Li Zhenmin, he would always finish speaking in one breath when encountering such things in the past, without pausing or explaining anything.
Seeing that her husband looked distracted, she even explained that it was a work matter.
This would be fine without explanation, because once explained it is full of loopholes.
What needs to happen so late at night? Even if there is inspiration in research, it should be recorded in time. What's the point of looking for Zhang Huaiyuan? No matter how urgent it is, there is no need to rush at this moment.
The quick-witted Shen Wenyin quickly deduced a conclusion. Although she didn't know what had happened to Li Zhenmin, she thought that he was probably uncomfortable around her, as if he was deliberately avoiding her as his wife.
It's so awkward.
Shen Wenyin didn't think that Li Zhenmin would find a woman outside and then feel guilty about it and couldn't face her, but other than that, what else could he not tell his wife? What should he avoid?
Considering the banquet in the afternoon and the leaders who came, Shen Wenyin really couldn't imagine what had happened to cause Li Zhenmin to react like this.
Thinking about it...
Shen Wenyin's head suddenly buzzed and she thought of something.
The only person who could make Li Zhenmin so uneasy was his closest person, and nothing had happened to anyone at the moment, so there was only one thing that could cause Li Zhenmin to have such a big emotional fluctuation...
Yuan family!
However, she did not guess the truth, but speculated that perhaps at the banquet, a leader privately told Li Zhenmin about the Yuan family, and that it might be something very bad about the Yuan family.
Only when something bad happens to the Yuan family will Li Zhenmin be disturbed and find it difficult to face his wife...
Apart from this, Shen Wenyin really couldn't think of any other reason.
Thinking of this, Shen Wenyin wanted to chase him out right now, but she quickly rejected this impulse, thinking that Li Zhenmin would definitely need time to digest and calm down. As a wife, it would be better for her not to be nosy. If there was really something, it would not be too late to wait two days to ask.
Meanwhile on the other side.
In the Guan family's courtyard, not far from the former site of the Yuan family, the atmosphere was unusually depressing at this time.
Guan family, that is, Guan Lin’s home.
Guan Lin is Li Zhenmin's martial arts master. Li Zhenmin was once introduced by Yuan Yongchang to learn Bajiquan from Guan Lin. Although he was a nominal disciple, Li Zhenmin would visit him during festivals over the years and would always invite Guan Lin when he held banquets.
It's just that Guan Lin lives a secluded life and generally doesn't go out for social events. For example, he didn't go to today's banquet, but just sent a red envelope to show his gratitude.
In fact, although the two sides kept in touch over the years, it was always Li Zhenmin who took the initiative to visit unilaterally. Guan Lin himself lived a reclusive life and did not take advantage of their original friendship to do anything for Li Zhenmin. He just maintained a normal relationship that was neither too close nor too distant. Except for some interactions during the holidays, they rarely contacted or disturbed each other at other times.
However, Guan Lin and Yuan Yongchang have a close relationship. After the Yuan family returned from abroad, their previous house was confiscated by the state, so they are currently temporarily living in Guan's house.
However, this is only temporary, because national policies have been gradually relaxed, and some of the houses that were previously confiscated will gradually be returned to their original owners. The Yuan family is naturally eligible for this, but this requires a process. The process is currently being followed, but it has not yet been completed.