It seemed like, besides in bed, it was the first time He Teng made such an intimate gesture towards her. She was leaning against his chest, with his gentle but firm hand resting on her waist, preventing her from moving away.
"Brother, I can’t believe you scolded your wife in front of our dad and me... well, over the phone!" The first thing He Dongxue heard after He Teng answered the phone was his slightly harsh command to stay still.
As a woman, He Dongxue felt it wasn’t fair for her brother to treat his wife this way. Therefore, as his sister, she thought it necessary to give him a lesson on how to treat a woman properly.
He Dongxue hastily took He Teng’s next sentence as a prompt for her next lesson. She burst into laughter and said, "Brother, let me tell you, you cannot be so harsh to your wife. She’s only my age. If you scare her, she will grow distant from you. That’s unacceptable! She’s not your underling. Instead of shouting at her, you should speak softly and coax her."
He Teng frowned; this was not what he wanted to talk about with He Dongxue. "How are your grades? Your sister-in-law is not here to tutor you, so you should work even harder. Otherwise, you won’t be able to attend a good school here in the capital. You won’t have anyone to keep you company in university."
At the mention of grades, He Dongxue immediately deflated. "Brother, I will work harder! Brother, I am putting dad on the phone now!"
He Teng chuckled softly, knowing that He Dongxue would pull such a trick. She was scared of him and quickly handed the phone to He Zhongguo.
It didn’t surprise He Teng at all that He Zhongguo immediately started nagging him about being nicer and more caring towards He Zhilan. He warned He Teng against being too harsh on her, advised him to coax her and so forth. He Zhongguo doted on He Zhilan more than his own son. He was worried if Zhilan would feel bullied by him.
He Zhilan could hear everything He Dongxue and He Zhongguo were saying on the phone. She didn’t say anything but kept her head down and laughed quietly. She knew her status in the family was higher than He Teng’s. If she complained about He Teng to He Zhongguo, he would definitely chastise He Teng.
He Teng had been in the military for twelve years. He had top detection skills. He was aware that the girl in his arms lowered her head and was laughing, even her shoulders were slightly trembling. How could he not know?
Listening to herself being scolded by her father-in-law and sister-in-law, this woman seemed pleased, even schadenfreude?
He Teng was an inwardly coarse man, he couldn’t understand the subtleties of a woman’s feelings. He Zhilan was happy because, in He Zhongguo’s eyes, she, the adopted daughter, was a treasure and his biological son was less important.
It was indeed the case. She remembered from her past life, she and He Teng quarreled a lot after they got married. However, He Zhongguo never blamed her for anything. He believed, if there were problems between a couple, it’s the husband’s fault. Hence, He Teng was constantly reprimanded by He Zhongguo throughout their early married life.
Thinking about this, He Zhilan felt sorry for He Teng in the past life. He was scolded by his father both inside and outside of the house, and he also had to deal with her, unreasonable wife. Life must have been difficult to him.
However, He Zhilan suddenly couldn’t laugh at the thought. Isn’t it all because of her in the end?