latelenovela Chapter 280 Wife, I was wrong
Chapter 280 Wife, I was wrong
Yan Zuozuo could tell from his expression that he didn't believe her, but she didn't intend to persuade him. They had only met by chance, and it wasn't time for her to offer heartfelt advice. Besides, it wasn't appropriate for her, as an outsider, to interfere in their marital affairs.
Stephen looked at Yan Zuozuo thoughtfully: "Oh, right, counting Gu Qingxin before, I've had a total of fifty-five girlfriends. Hmm, adding the one just now, it should be fifty-six. All I want is to find a woman who doesn't covet my money, power, or looks, so why is it so difficult?"
Fifty-six ethnic groups, fifty-six beautiful flowers, and they've been utterly ravaged by a pervert. Yan Zuozuo struggled to suppress the urge to roll his eyes. It was as if he'd been betrayed by all the women in the world. Wasn't this blatant distortion of the truth, calling a deer a horse? What a freak!
"I knew you'd look down on me, but it's alright. It's an honor to know Mrs. Chi. At least it lets me know that there are still gentle, considerate, and money-free women in this world. You have no idea, the women I'm with talk about nothing but money. They're always buying cars, bags, or jewelry, and they're all as obsequious as Li Lianying. So far, only you, Zuo Zuo, have shown me disdain. If I could, I would love to pursue you, but unfortunately you're married, which makes it very inconvenient."
He became more and more mournful as he spoke, giving Yan Zuozuo goosebumps. She seriously doubted whether this President Stephen had studied psychology and knew how to use different tricks on different women to make them think he was a good person.
Tsk tsk, that's so insidious.
"Zuo Zuo, why aren't you saying anything? Do you think I have too many girlfriends? It's okay, you're married now, we can still be friends. I'm a very sincere friend."
She was very sincere, even going through her entire romantic history.
Yan Zuozuo gave a perfunctory smile, about to speak, when suddenly her smile froze and her eyes fixed in a certain direction. Stephen found it strange and followed her gaze, meeting Chi Moqing's cold and stern eyes, and was immediately chilled to the bone.
Oh no, someone seems to be jealous!
Chi Moqing attracted everyone's attention in the coffee shop with an air of supreme authority. His face was ashen, and he walked over coldly, as if the air around him had been frozen.
Yan Zuozuo couldn't help but shiver.
He took two quick steps and sat down beside her, his sharp, hawk-like eyes fixed on Stephen. Their gazes met in mid-air, sparks flying.
"Ahem!" Stephen coughed lightly, feeling guilty, and forced a smile. "President Chi, it's been a long time."
"Long time no see, President Stephen." Chi Moqing gripped Stephen's hand tightly and said with a forced smile.
Stephen felt a sharp pain in his hand, his face contorted, and his smile became strange. But Chi Moqing remained unfazed. "When did President Stephen arrive? He didn't inform me so I could pick him up at the airport."
"I just arrived a couple of days ago, I'm sorry to trouble President Chi." Stephen felt like his hand was about to break. He tried to pull it away, but Chi Moqing gripped it even tighter. Ouch, he felt like he was going to become disabled.
"That's true. If I go to pick him up at the airport, it will be inconvenient for President Stephen to hunt for women. Look at the question I asked."
Stephen gave an awkward laugh: "I...I'm completely innocent..."
"Really? That's for the best." Chi Moqing released his hand, turned to look at Yan Zuozuo, his eyes filled with tenderness. "Wife, are you done with things? Let's go home."
Under Chi Moqing's intense gaze, Yan Zuozuo felt her face flush and her heart pound uncontrollably. The two gazed at each other tenderly for a long time before Yan Zuozuo finally came to her senses and whispered, "Okay, let's go home."
Chi Moqing was about to lead her away when Yan Zuozuo, as if just remembering Stephen, turned to look at him, smiled, and said, "Let's go."
Stephen pouted, unwilling to be bullied by Chi Moqing. He dotes on his wife so much, hmph, I'll make sure you feel uncomfortable.
He stood up and said with a smile, "President Chi has a keen eye to find such a wonderful woman as Zuo Zuo. However, there's something I'm not sure if I should say: Zuo Zuo is an independent person, not President Chi's appendage. She also needs to have her own friends and her own life. If President Chi prevents even that, then he's being too domineering."
Upon hearing Stephen's words, Yan Zuozuo's face darkened. Was he deliberately adding fuel to the fire?
"Wife." Chi Moqing seemed not to have heard Stephen's words at all, her gaze fixed on Yan Zuozuo, and said gently, "We haven't had lunch yet, I'm starving, let's go back and cook."
Yan Zuozuo glanced at him, and without even guessing, she could still feel the raging anger emanating from President Chi, no matter how well he tried to hide it. She couldn't help but pray that he wouldn't lose his temper.
She nodded, and then Chi Moqing turned to look at Stephen. "Thank you for your company today, President Stephen. It's getting late, so my wife and I are heading home. There's something I'd like to say to President Stephen: be careful not to play with fire. I'm having dinner with Sumi in a couple of days, and I hope President Stephen will join us."
Stephen's expression changed. What was this? A blatant warning! Everyone said President Chi was cunning and treacherous, and now it seemed absolutely true—he was truly despicable!
He chuckled and said, "Definitely, definitely. I feel very compatible with Zuo Zuo, so we'll naturally see each other more often in the future."
Hmph, I won't let you have the upper hand forever!
Let's meet more often in the future?
Chi Moqing's eyes narrowed, and his expression darkened further. After a pause, he took out a wedding invitation and handed it over, "This is my wedding invitation to my wife and me. We hope that President Stephen and Sumi will grace us with their presence."
Stephen glanced at the wedding invitation in his hand: "Weren't you married a long time ago? Why are you having a wedding banquet now?"
"I do!" Chi Moqing said rather rudely, stretching out his long arm to pull Yan Zuozuo into his arms. He said with an unfriendly expression, "We're leaving now. President Stephen, please make yourself at home." Without waiting for Stephen to speak, he pulled Yan Zuozuo away.
Stephen watched the two figures leave with a look of disdain. "Honestly, everyone has a wife, what's with the attitude? How annoying!"
Yan Zuozuo frowned slightly, feeling a bit of pain from Chi Moqing's somewhat rough movements. She sat in the car without saying a word, subconsciously touching her wrist, which had been pulled red.
Chi Moqing then realized that he had been too rough. Seeing the red marks on her hand, a look of guilt flashed in his eyes. He took her hand and gently blew on it, saying apologetically, "I'm sorry, I hurt you."
Yan Zuozuo withdrew her hand, pursed her lips, and said, "It's nothing. Aren't you hungry? Let's go." With that, she turned her head to look out the window. She wasn't angry that Chi Moqing was rude to Stephen, but rather that she disliked his domineering personality. He had promised to respect her, and that she had the freedom to make friends, but he went back on his word in the blink of an eye. It was too much; he didn't keep his word, a petty person!
Seeing Yan Zuozuo's depressed look, Chi Moqing's heart clenched. "Why is Stephen there?"
Yan Zuozuo glanced at him sideways: "It was agreed upon!"
Seeing her sulking, Chi Moqing sighed, reached out and pulled her into his arms, whispering, "Wife, I'm sorry. I wasn't trying to restrict your friendships; I just felt uncomfortable seeing you with that playboy. I apologize for my bad attitude just now. I'm clumsy with words; I shouldn't have lost my temper..."
In particular, after seeing Yan Zuozuo actually laugh at that lecherous Stephen, he was consumed with jealousy and almost ran over to chop Stephen up. His wife's beautiful smile belonged to him alone; how could he share it with anyone else?
But this impulsive act angered his wife, and since he didn't know how to say anything to cheer her up, he could only look at her with a resentful expression.
Seeing President Shangchi's pitiful expression, Yan Zuozuo couldn't get angry even if she wanted to. How could she not understand his feelings? She would also be angry and jealous if she saw him with other women.
She sighed helplessly, feeling a pang of reluctance. "I met him on the street, we went in for a bit, exchanged a few words, and that was it."
Hearing his wife's explanation, Chi Moqing breathed a sigh of relief and hugged her tightly. "I'm sorry, I acted impulsively just now. Honey, if something like this happens again, please tell me in advance so I can be mentally prepared and not act rashly like this time." Although his wife told him that he would still get jealous, at least he would try to control his temper.
Yan Zuozuo nestled against his chest, listening to his steady heartbeat, and gently nodded in his arms. "I know, I'll be more careful in the future. But don't worry, honey, I kind of dislike Stephen and don't want to see him alone anymore."
Chi Moqing was secretly delighted: "Wife, what do you want to eat for lunch? I'll cook for you."
She had already eaten some dessert and wasn't very hungry. However, Chi Moqing hadn't eaten yet, so she said, "Anything is fine, as long as it's made by you, I'll like it."
Chi Moqing's mood brightened, and she immediately drove home. But when they were almost home, Yan Zuozuo suddenly exclaimed, "Wait, it seems the children are out of formula. We need to go to the supermarket."
Chi Moqing was taken aback. The nanny seemed to have said something like that when they left. So, he turned around and drove the car towards the supermarket.
Shopping is a special skill that women are born with, so Yan Zuozuo's shopping cart was soon overflowing with things. She said she was buying milk powder for the children, but she ended up buying a whole bunch of other random things. Chi Moqing pushed the shopping cart beside her, showing no sign of impatience.
“I saw Mom give this to the baby last time, let’s buy two cans too… and this, and this…” When it came to baby things, Yan Zuozuo seemed to want to make up for her maternal love, buying and buying again.
"Honey, the baby already has enough stuff. Buy some things you like." As he spoke, he took out some of Yan Zuozuo's favorite snacks and a few cute plush toys from the shelf. "One for each of you and the baby."
Yan Zuozuo chuckled: "So you're raising me like a child?"
"I'll raise you like a princess, the most beautiful princess in the world," Chi Moqing said, placing a kiss on her lips.
Yan Zuozuo gave him a playful glare, and was about to scold him when she heard a familiar voice coming from the shopping aisle next door, "Third Young Master, I need that too, can you get it for me?"
Chi Moqing and Yan Zuozuo looked over at the same time and finally saw the two people clearly through the shelf.
Meng Xinyu and Ou Luhan!