Qi Taiguo didn’t want to meddle in other people’s private affairs, but when he heard Cheng Su mention that hands were involved, he couldn’t remain indifferent.
Squabbling is one thing, but getting physical is unacceptable, a grown man, how could he lay hands on a woman.
The ruckus from Chen Shouwang’s family was loud, and since they lived on the same floor, not only did it alarm Cheng Su’s family, but Chunhua’s family was also disturbed.
Everyone gathered at Chen Shouwang’s door, with Qi Taiguo leading the call.
"Old Chen, open the door, what can’t you two discuss peacefully? Don’t resort to violence!" Qi Taiguo knocked on the door and said.
Inside the door, there was a moment of silence, and then it was quickly opened; Chen Shouwang stood at the door with a sullen expression, "Nothing’s the matter, just a small quarrel, we didn’t get physical, sorry to have disturbed you all."
As he spoke, he was about to close the door.
"Old Chen, talk it out nicely, lay all the cards on the table. Look at the two of you, constantly fighting, what’s the point of living like this as husband and wife?" Qi Taiguo frowned and said.
"That’s right. Arguing is not like eating, doing it like this, the affection will all be gone." Chunhua, firmly holding her pregnant belly, also added a word.
Chen Shouwang managed a strained smile, "Alright, I know! It’s not that I want to fight on purpose, she’s just relentless."
These words were like poking a hornet’s nest.
"Let everyone make a judgment." Hualing stormed out like the wind, pushed past Chen Shouwang, and said loudly, "See whether I want to argue or he does."
Chen Shouwang’s expression changed slightly as he grabbed her hand, "Hualing, enough, let’s go back and talk!"
Hualing shook off his hand and scoffed, "What, are you afraid now?"
Cheng Su watched coldly, thinking that Hualing must have crossed the line again. When couples argue, it’s a taboo to spread their private affairs to outsiders.
"Hualing."
"What have I done? I am doing it for the sake of Old Chen’s family. Isn’t it just asking you to go to the hospital for a check-up? What are you so scared of?" Hualing stared back.
Chen Shouwang’s complexion went from red to green, and then from green to purple, looking extremely ugly.
The bystanders were clueless, Qi Taiguo said, "Old Chen, where do you feel uncomfortable? If you feel unwell, you need to get checked out. Being unwilling to seek medical advice is not an option."
"I am not sick," squeezed out Chen Shouwang through clenched teeth, his eyes looking at Hualing as if they were poisoned.
Unyielding, Hualing met his gaze, "Whether there’s a problem or not, only a doctor can decide."
"Enough!" Chen Shouwang yelled, winding up his hand as if to hit her.
Hualing’s face went pale.
Qi Taiguo was quicker, blocking Chen Shouwang’s hand, and Cheng Su pulled Hualing away.
"Old Chen, don’t get physical!"
Hualing’s face was white with fear, pointing at him and screaming, "You, you want to hit me? Chen Shouwang, you ungrateful wretch, you even want to hit me?"
Chen Shouwang, enraged and fearing she might become even more hysterical, tried to grab her hand.
Evading him, Hualing said, "Is it wrong that I want a child? We’ve been married for so long and don’t have any kids. I’ve been checked by the doctors and they said there’s no issue. I’m not saying you have a problem, just asking you to get checked as well. And not only do you pick fights with me, you even want to hit me? Waaah, I can’t live like this anymore..."
There, with those words, everyone instantly understood.
Chen Shouwang’s face turned an iron shade of blue. If he had been precariously standing on a cliff edge before, now, with Hualing’s revelation, he was like a man stripped naked for all to scrutinize, to mock, and to judge with alienated gazes.
All sense of dignity and pride had gone!
Chen Shouwang felt as if he had plummeted into an abyss, bottomless and utterly shameful.