Chapter 69 - 69 69 Pei the Bulldog Fiercely Protects His Wife
The Stepmother’s Counterattack: Raising a Child in a Bygone Era
Chapter 69: Chapter 69: Pei the Bulldog Fiercely Protects His Wife Chapter 69: Chapter 69: Pei the Bulldog Fiercely Protects His Wife Shen Baolan, with her big pregnant belly, brazenly blocked the path of the motorcycle, startling Pei Yang considerably.
An emergency brake later, Shen Mingzhu, on the back seat, with the force of inertia, smashed her face hard against Pei Yangâs sturdy back, almost bringing tears to her eyes.
Pei Yang turned to look at her, his expression full of concern, âWhere did you hit?â
Shen Mingzhu covered her nose, the sharp pain rendering her momentarily speechless.
Pei Yang parked the motorcycle and got off to look carefully at her nose ridge.
âLet me see.â
Shen Mingzhu let go of her hands, revealing her little red nose, looking at Pei Yang with tearful eyes, her voice thick with nasal sounds.
âIs my nose going to be crooked now?â
Pei Yang, with one hand supporting the back of her head, gently pinched her nasal bone with the fingers of his other hand and breathed a sigh of relief, âGood, the bone isnât broken.
Iâll apply some pain-relief ointment when we get back.â
âHmm.â
While they were talking, the âculpritâ Shen Baolan, belly bulging, swaggered over with a smug look that just begged for a spanking.
âMingzhu, look at you, such a big person and canât even sit steady on a motorcycle.
Itâs lucky Ziheng didnât come with you today, or who knows how badly he might have been hurt.â
Shen Mingzhu rarely got angry, but Shen Baolan had truly irritated her that day.
Her eyes blazing, she glared at Shen Baolan, âJust be thankful youâre pregnant, otherwise Iâd beat you till your teeth scatter on the ground!â
Shen Baolan scoffed, âOh, oh, Iâm so scared of you.
Weâve fought more than once or twice since we were kids, and when have you ever beaten me?â
Pei Yang, who had been concerned about Shen Mingzhuâs nose, turned his head at this remark.
Tall and robust, with deep-set eyes and a square jaw, his battle-hardened, stern aura dissipated when he wasnât smiling, and his gaze became sharp and intimidating.
Shen Baolan felt guilty under his stare, âPei Yang, why are you looking at me like that?â
âShuhuanâs wife, got tired of living, have you?
If I hadnât been able to brake in time today, would you have been ready to throw away your life just like that?
I donât care if you seek death, but donât come faking an accident on me.
Because I respect Shuhuan, Iâll let this go.
I donât have any bullshit principle about not hitting women; bully my wife, and I donât care if itâs the Heavenly KingâIâll still beat you up.
You donât believe me?
Go ask Shuhuan how many beatings he got from me when he was a kid.â
Compared to Pei Wenping, Pei Yangâs domineering protectiveness was only more intense, never less.
Shen Baolan turned pale with fright, clutching her belly as she stumbled several steps backward, scared that Pei Yang would actually hit her in anger.
Her frame couldnât withstand Pei Yangâs fists, heavy as a casserole.
Although the weather wasnât as good as the day before, the yard was still bustling with elderly people bundled in heavy cotton coats, sitting around, chatting, and drinking tea to pass the time.
Sensing the commotion here, a crowd soon gathered around.
Seeing everyone crowd around, Shen Baolan immediately put on an aggrieved face, âIâm pregnant and waited here just to bring vegetables to you two, and instead of a single kind word, I get cursed at.
Itâs hard to be a good person these days!â
Hearing her say this, Shen Mingzhu only then noticed several round white radishes and half a pumpkin placed by the flowerbed.
The others, lacking the full story, began to speak.
âPei Yang, Shuhuanâs wife has been waiting here for you two for almost half an hour.â
âYeah, with the cold freeze, sheâs really made an effort.â
In front of the older generation, Pei Yang wasnât in a position to be too harsh with Shen Baolan, since she was his brotherâs wife, so he made some polite remarks to Shen Baolan.
Seizing the chance, Shen Baolan suggested going to the Pei Familyâs house for a sit and wanted to chat with Shen Mingzhu.
Shen Mingzhu coldly refused, âItâs inconvenient.
Iâm going to grab something from home and then Iâve got to go right away.
Iâve got nothing to chat about with you.â
Shen Baolan pouted, âWhat are you rushing off for?â
âYou live by the sea or what, poking your nose into everything?â
Shen Baolan turned to Pei Yang right away, âPei Yang, deal with her.
Her words are loaded, like sheâs eaten gunpowder.â
Pei Yang glanced at his own wife, whose nose was not as red as before but still a bit pink, which made her look even more adorable.
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âI like my wife no matter what, so you donât need to worry about her,â Pei Yang said.
Shen Baolan was left speechless.
The onlookers laughed and egged him on, praising Pei Yang for being good to his wife.
Pei Yang wasnât embarrassed at all, saying that since he had finally married his wife, he naturally had to cherish and spoil her, which elicited another round of laughter from everyone.
Everyone was laughing, but Shen Baolan alone felt as though a bottle of mixed emotions had been overturned in her heart.
If she had chosen Pei Yang back then, surely he would have protected her just as he did Shen Mingzhu.
However, this thought was fleeting, as what Shen Baolan was most concerned about now was when Pei Yang, having returned this time, would leave again.
Therefore, even though Shen Mingzhu hadnât been pleasant to her, she still thickened her skin and followed the couple.
âPei Yang, when do you plan to leave now that youâre back on holiday?â she asked.
Pei Yang found Shen Baolan annoying and wanted to send her on her way quickly, so he replied to her question.
âEarly April.â
Shen Baolan was so shocked she couldnât walk properly.
âWhat did you say?
Youâre not leaving until April?!â
Seeing Shen Baolanâs shock as if she had heard something utterly unbelievable, Pei Yang just felt it was nonsensical.
Could Zhou Shuhuanâs wife be a little bit off?
What did it matter to her when he left?
She acted like they were close, but she was both a nuisance and gawkish.
It was annoying.
With that thought, Pei Yang coldly urged her to leave.
âShuhuanâs wife, itâs cold and the roads are slippery, you better hurry on home.â
However, Shen Baolanâs head was buzzing and she couldnât hear a word Pei Yang was saying.
In her dream, something had happened to Pei Yang at the end of March.
If Pei Yang was going to stay until April before leaving, wouldnât that mean he wouldnât die?
Didnât that mean her dream was false?
And Zhou Shuhuan wouldnât become a multimillionaire?
Then the marriage she had painstakingly schemed to snatch would have been all for naught?
Shen Baolan felt the world spinning, as if the sky had collapsed!
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Taking advantage of Shen Baolanâs daze, Pei Yang quickly gestured to Shen Mingzhu to leave.
After theyâd walked some distance, Shen Mingzhu couldnât help but look back and saw that Shen Baolan was still standing there, motionless like a statue, a sight so strange it left her at a loss.
Why was Shen Baolan so concerned about when Pei Yang would leave, and why did she react as if struck by lightning upon learning that Pei Yang would leave in April?
Shen Mingzhu was deep in thought when she suddenly felt her elbow being squeezed.
âWhat are you thinking about?
Not watching your step could end with you breaking an arm or a leg.â
Shen Mingzhu came back to her senses and glanced at the stone steps beneath her feet, pushing the clutter of thoughts to the back of her mind.
When she got home, Pei Yang immediately wanted to find ointment for her to apply to her nose.
Shen Mingzhu touched her nose, feeling it was fine and didnât want to apply the ointment, worried it would look bad.
Pei Yang didnât insist.
Then she went into the bedroom to open the safe, taking out some tickets and a savings book.
After Pei Yang took them, he sifted through the tickets and took out five Industrial Product Purchase Coupons, grabbed a few others, then opened the savings book.
Seeing the balance on the book, he frowned slightly.
âWhatâs up with this savings book?â
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