Chu Chenyi sighed helplessly. Why did she have to wake up at this exact moment? It would have been better if she could have slept a little longer.
"Put me down! Are you deaf?"
Lin Yuwei shouted angrily, her gaze towards Chu Chenyi flashing with disgust. This damn scumbag had come while she was asleep and wanted to sneak her away.
Fortunately, she hadn't been sleeping that deeply. Otherwise, she would have truly fallen into Chu Chenyi's trap. If she had been secretly taken back by Chu Chenyi, it would have been too late to escape.
It was a good thing she had woken up in time, or she would have been in trouble. Seeing that Chu Chenyi still hadn't moved, Lin Yuwei's anger became even more evident. She glared fiercely at Chu Chenyi, then directly slapped the man hard: "Let go of me."
Lin Yuwei's violent struggles startled Chu Chenyi. He quickly and carefully placed Lin Yuwei on the bed, afraid of hurting her.
"What are you doing here? Hurry up and leave. I don't want to see you right now."
Lin Yuwei's expression remained stern, not even willing to spare a single glance at the man before her, as if looking at Chu Chenyi any longer would be a great insult to her eyes.
"You are pregnant now, and you must be careful with everything. It's not appropriate to continue living in someone else's house. Come back to the manor with me. I have already removed everyone guarding your courtyard and brought back the servants who were transferred away, restoring everything to its original state..."
Chu Chenyi coaxed her with humble words. Everything he had done today was the most humble thing he had ever done in his life.
However, these words only served as flattery to Lin Yuwei.
She felt even more strongly that Chu Chenyi's gentle attitude today was solely because she was pregnant.
Her heart immediately became unbalanced, perhaps due to her pregnancy, her emotions were even more unstable. A wave of grievance washed over her, her nose tip twitched slightly, and tears fell uncontrollably.
"Don't cry... You're pregnant, and crying like this is bad for the fetus..."
As soon as Chu Chenyi saw the tears on Lin Yuwei's cheeks, his heart felt as if it were being squeezed tightly. It felt sour and extremely uncomfortable. He quickly reached out and gently wiped away her tears.
Lin Yuwei angrily slapped his hand away: "Don't touch me! You only care about the child in my womb. Fine, after the child is born, we'll divorce, and the child can stay with you."
"What nonsense are you talking? Has Feng Jin said something to you? You should see her less in the future. Whenever you have contact with Feng Jin, it always causes some trouble!"
She was fine before, but after seeing Feng Jin for such a short time, she started saying such absurd things again. Chu Chenyi felt that he absolutely could not let Lin Yuwei have any more contact with Feng Jin.
He estimated that it wouldn't be long before Lin Yuwei became another Feng Jin. He didn't want to live a life as stifled as Ling Mohan, being controlled by a woman and having to speak cautiously while observing his wife's expression. Such a life was too frustrating.
"I'm causing trouble? It's you who insists on finding trouble, and you secretly went to the pleasure house behind my back. Go ahead, keep going. If you have the guts, bring all those women you have affairs with back to the manor. I'll make space for you right away, and I guarantee I won't be an eyesore!"
Lin Yuwei suddenly stood up and started arguing face-to-face with Chu Chenyi. At this moment, she wished she could use a stick to directly blast Chu Chenyi out of here, so he wouldn't linger in front of her.
As soon as she saw Chu Chenyi, she felt a surge of anger, reminding her of his secret visits to the pleasure house.
"I went to the pleasure house because I had important matters to discuss. It's absolutely not what you think. If you don't believe me, you can go and ask Ling Mohan and Gu Beichen. They can both testify, and you'll know whether what I'm saying is true or false."
Chu Chenyi helplessly held his forehead and pressed his temples. This matter was giving him a splitting headache. He could now understand Ling Mohan's feelings.
He also understood why the sage said that women and petty men are difficult to deal with. Women are truly troublesome.
Just dealing with Lin Yuwei alone was already difficult for him. He truly admired men with multiple wives and concubines, and wondered how they managed.
"Prove what? You are all birds of a feather, all rotten stones from the same pit, all equally smelly. If what you say could be believed, then pigs could climb trees!"
They all went to the pleasure house together, so they must have discussed it beforehand. No matter how much they asked, the answer would be the same, so there was nothing to ask.
She truly admired Sister Feng Jin for daring to barge in directly and drag Ling Mohan home. If it were her, she wouldn't even have the courage to walk in and might even run home crying.
Now, she had to seize this opportunity to teach Chu Chenyi a good lesson, so that he would not dare to bully her openly in the future.
"You should go back first. Given your past actions, I am utterly disappointed in you. I have thought it through carefully. Our personalities are truly incompatible. Forcing ourselves to be together would only lead to mutual torment. It would be better to sever ties here. In the future, you go your way, and I'll go mine..."
"Ah! Chu Chenyi, you scoundrel... What are you doing? Put me down... Put me down!"
Before she could finish her words, her entire body was lifted into the air. Startled, she quickly reached out and tightly wrapped her arms around the man's neck, fearing that Chu Chenyi might accidentally drop her.
"Put me down! You scoundrel, I'd rather die than go back with you... Put me down!"
Lin Yuwei struggled with all her might, her feet kicking wildly, and she kept shouting. The entire courtyard echoed with Lin Yuwei's screams.
Servants who passed by heard the noise and frequently looked over, but upon seeing who it was, they all lowered their heads in unison, pretending not to see anything, and quickened their pace.
...
"What's that noise? It's so noisy. Did someone come to the manor?"
As Ling Mohan stepped into the courtyard, he heard a deafening clamor. The sound seemed to be a woman's voice.
"Your subordinate doesn't know. Your subordinate will go and inquire."
Lu Shi was also bewildered. He had just returned and truly didn't know what was going on.