Chapter 13

chu molin didn’t say anything as he watched li dabao’s actions, only feeling a deep sense of powerlessness when thinking about qin xue.

chu molin would rather do scientific research than face qin xue at home, she was just too difficult, both lazy and troublesome. the house was always a mess, she never cooked, and every time he returned from work, there was a quarrel.

eventually, chu molin simply stopped going home and moved into the dormitory, prompting his supervisor to have a talk with him.

chu molin remained unyielding and was even punished. as soon as the punishment ended, he went on a mission to this place to collect samples.

chu molin recalled that whenever he gave qin xue money, she would always buy a bunch of clothes, never leaving any behind.

chu molin didn’t mind her buying clothes, but she bought too many and couldn’t wear them all. whenever he mentioned it, she would get into an argument, and since he wasn’t much of a talker himself, chu molin eventually stopped mentioning it.

she didn’t cook anyway, so they both ate in the cafeteria. he had been away for over a month and had no idea if the money and tickets he left behind were enough for her to use.

he didn’t know when he would finish this task and return home.

having such a wife was truly troublesome. they had been married for several months and hadn’t even told their families. he wondered what would happen when they eventually found out.

he didn’t think about divorce, as long as qin xue lived peacefully, even without love, it didn’t matter to chu molin.

after sorting out these thoughts, he focused on observing the surroundings for any abnormalities when suddenly, chen hao’s voice came:

“mr. chu, something is happening at the eleven o’clock direction.” chen hao had observation glasses and detected the situation earlier than others.

“everyone, stay hidden and don’t get discovered. pay attention to your own safety.” chu molin arranged everything and waited to eliminate the target in one swift move.

after declining fang hong’s kind offer to stay for dinner, qin xue took the tickets and money and went home.

qin xue took the lunch box to the cafeteria to get food and placed it on the table. she prepared to light the stove, put water on it, and after eating, the water would be hot enough to take a bath.

however, she had overestimated herself, having never lit this kind of stove before. in her previous life, she used an electric rice cooker and gas stove for cooking, and solar energy for showering. she had no idea how to handle this antique item, and the room filled up with so much smoke that it made her cough. if one didn’t know any better, they would think there was a fire.

this frightened many women who came over, some even went to find the men to put out the fire. fang hong also came over, anxiously knocking on the door:

“qin xue, qin xue, open the door, is there a fire? there’s so much smoke, hurry up and come out.”

qin xue couldn’t stand it any longer and dropped the fire poker to open the door. smoke poured out of the door, making the women outside cough immediately.

“sisters, it’s not a fire, i was just trying to light the stove, but it wouldn’t ignite properly. i have no idea how i made so much smoke.”

fang hong saw qin xue, who had come to open the door, her eyes red and her face black and white with soot, and couldn’t help but laugh and cry.

fang hong pulled qin xue out to the hallway to breathe, then went into her house, opened all the windows for ventilation, and removed the smoldering firewood from the stove. it took quite a while for the smoke to dissipate.

“oh, isn’t this mr. chu’s house? what are you trying to do, burn down the house? you managed to create such panic just by lighting a stove.” zhang cuihua couldn’t help but pick a fight with qin xue when she saw her.

“yes, mr. chu’s house nearly caused a fire scare.” other women chimed in after hearing this.

“exactly, you’re so troublesome every day, can’t you give us a break?” someone said, annoyed.

qin xue couldn’t take it anymore: “i’m sorry, sisters, it was my mistake, please go back.

instead of always focusing on others’ gossip, living your own life well is better.”

“qin xue, what do you mean? are you saying you were right to cause this panic?” zhang cuihua was the first to choke upon hearing qin xue’s words.