Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studion/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Not long after Nian Junting returned to his office, he got a call from Murong Cheng.
âWhat is this about?â he asked.
âWhat do you think?â Hearing his words, Murong Cheng felt so annoyed. Nian Junting was her son, but he had always been so different from her. The older he got, the harder she could control him.
âYour grand-aunt called me crying on the phone. She told me that you donât respect her family. Sheâs my aunt after all. Are you aware of that youâve put me in a difficult and embarrassing situation?â
âThey didnât admit to what Ye Chuen did. But since theyâve talked to Grandpa, I assume you know that already,â said Nian Junting blandly. âWhen I was a child, didnât you tell me that we couldnât take advantage of our wealth to bully others? Iâve always been a self-disciplined personâwhat did they do?â
Murong Cheng didnât know how to respond. A while later, she said, âThere are always some relatives who are not decent enough. But you canât treat them like that. Your Grandma is not young anymore, and your grandaunt is her only sister. Donât make her angry. Alright, I know your grandpa wants this to stop, but you might not be willing to drop it. Listen to me; this ends here. Three-million yuan will be enough to compensate that girl. I heard sheâs not...â
âSheâll never be short of money since she has met me,â Nian Junting interrupted her.
Once again, Murong Cheng didnât know what to say. âEnough. Iâve heard of her background. She can be your girlfriend, but marrying a person with that kind of family background will get you into trouble.â
âIf you want grandchildren, youâll have to accept her,â he said.
Murong Cheng was puzzled at first, then asked, âWhat do you mean?â
âBecause my body only reacts to her,â said Nian Junting in a proud tone.
âHavenât you recovered long ago? Didnât your body react to Luosang earlier?â said Murong Cheng.
âYeah, my girlfriend is Luosang.â Nian Junting smiled and said, âI ran into her recently and learned that sheâs only twenty-two. Earlier, she worked for me to earn money for college. We canât say that sheâs a bad person because of what her father did. And you canât stop me, or youâll never have grandchildren.â
âYou didnât even touch another woman during the past half of the year, did you?â Murong Cheng pointed out the truth.
âYou know Iâm a clean freak,â Nian Junting said with a deep voice. âI finally met someone that I like. The others can try to stop me, but not you.â
Murong Cheng fell in silence.
âCome and meet Luosang when you have time. I donât want to deal with any cliche mother-and-daughter-in-law problems.â After saying that, Nian Junting ended the call.
...
Back in the villa, Luosang was trimming vegetables and chatting with Sister Lan.
âYou havenât recovered yet. Who asked you to do the chores?â Nian Junting unhappily carried her onto the couch.
âIâm bored here, so I wanted to find something to do,â said Luosang. âDonât hold me like that. You made me dizzy.â
âYou held me last night. Iâm just paying you back.â Nian Junting gave a faint smile.
Luosang wore a dark face, saying, âWhen did I hold you? Iâm warning you, youâre not allowed to come into my room tonight. If you do it again, Iâll go back to my dorm.â
Nian Junting opened his mouth to say something, but she didnât let him. âDonât tell me that I havenât recovered yet and that I need someone to look after me,â she said. âIâm almost completely healed. Iâve made my decision, so whatever you say, I wonât change my mind.â