Shen Huaizhou fulfilled his promise.
He handled the Chen family's troubles flawlessly.
The relationship between Zhong Lingyu and Shen Huaizhou has eased a lot.
But after experiencing so much, my mood is not as good as before.
What Shen Huaizhou did made Zhong Lingyu feel grudged and found it difficult to open her heart.
Therefore, Zhong Lingyu pretended to be extremely docile.
She was as well-behaved as a puppet, boring and tasteless.
Shen Huaizhou didn't like this disguised neglect.
He had a big fight with her.
He said that she didn't care about him at all and was always thinking about Chen Tingze.
"Whatever you think." Zhong Lingyu was cold and perfunctory.
Shen Huaizhou was so angry that he pinned her down on the bed and fondled her wantonly.
He used all the shameful methods on her.
Zhong Lingyu forced herself to endure it.
But I couldn't hold it back.
She cried out, suppressing her voice and scolding him for being a pervert.
Shen Huaizhou felt much more at ease.
He untied the belt from her wrists and carried her to the bed, his movements gentle.
The corners of Zhong Lingyu's eyes were filled with tears.
After it was over, Shen Huaizhou whispered in her ear: "It's almost the new year. I'm going to the station in a few days. You should be more peaceful in Yuncheng and don't get close to Chen Tingze. I will send someone to follow you."
Zhong Lingyu felt suffocated.
She said nothing and slowly closed her eyes and fell asleep.
At three o'clock in the morning, Shen Huaizhou left through the window.
During the New Year period, Zhong Lingyu never saw him again.
She and her third concubine prepared New Year's goods for the family.
On the third day after the Spring Festival, Zhong Mingzhu returned to her natal home to visit relatives.
She was pregnant with the Xia family's heir, and she kept covering her swollen belly with her hands, feeling extremely proud.
Zhong Yuming regarded her as his ancestor and was afraid of bumping into her.
Zhong Lingyu couldn't help but think that Mr. Xia was nearly eighty years old.
At such an old age, she is still capable of having children.
Is this fetus really Mr. Xia’s?
Zhong Lingyu looked at Zhong Mingzhu's belly thoughtfully.
At this time, Zhong Mingzhu was talking to Zhong Mingyuan.
The two sisters looked at her with disgust and evil eyes.
The next second, Zhong Mingzhu walked towards Zhong Lingyu leisurely, raising his hand to hit her.
Zhong Yuming happened to come down from upstairs.
At the same time, Zhong Lingyu quickly dodged.
When Zhong Mingzhu heard the footsteps behind her, she turned around and complained first, "Dad, Zhong Lingyu was rude to me."
"I didn't say anything rude, it was Mingzhu who suddenly wanted to hit someone." Zhong Lingyu pulled back the broken hair on his temples, neither humble nor overbearing.
Just now, when Zhong Yuming came downstairs, he saw everything.
He knew that Zhong Lingyu could not take the initiative to provoke.
It is very likely that Zhong Mingzhu heard something from Zhong Mingyuan and wanted to take action against Zhong Lingyu.
However, due to the fact that Zhong Mingzhu was pregnant with the Xia family's child, Zhong Yuming still chose to appease Zhong Mingzhu.
He scolded Zhong Lingyu, "Mingzhu finally went home. As the eldest sister, you should take care of her as a guest. Be more sensible."
Zhong Mingzhu was so proud that the tail of the dog next to Zhong Mingyuan was wagging to the sky.
By dinner time in the evening, Zhong Lingyu couldn't even get to the table.
After the meal, Zhong Mingzhu called Zhong Lingyu and asked her to pour water.
Zhong Lingyu's smile didn't reach her eyes, "The servant is standing by, why do you insist on ordering me around? When you go home for the first time, you have to make the house restless... Is there someone behind the scenes with you? You say I’m not good, so you’re targeting me like this?”
He immediately pointed the finger at Zhong Mingyuan and others.
Zhong Yuming knew that Zhong Mingyuan must be gossiping behind his back.
He scolded Zhong Mingyuan in front of the whole family, saying that she was the one who instigated family relations.
Zhong Mingyuan ran upstairs crying.
Zhong Mingzhu became even more angry.
She didn't dare to get angry at Zhong Yuming, but only targeted Zhong Lingyu, "Dad, Mingyuan didn't tell me anything. I just hate Zhong Lingyu, and I have to let her pour me water."
Before marrying into the Xia family, Zhong Mingzhu would not have dared to make such a mistake.
Now, she is becoming arrogant just because she has a Xia family child in her belly.
Zhong Yuming had no other choice.
Although he was disgusted that Zhong Mingzhu was riding on him, he still compromised.
He told Zhong Lingyu to pour water for Zhong Mingzhu.
Zhong Lingyu was very obedient. She stood up and poured a glass of water.
But when he walked to Zhong Mingzhu, he 'accidentally' tripped over a table or stool.
The water glass tipped over, and the water inside splashed onto Zhong Mingzhu's face.
Zhong Lingyu took a breath, ran to the kitchen, took a dirty rag, and wiped it on Zhong Mingzhu's face, "Is it okay? I'll pour you another glass..."
Zhong Mingzhu was completely crazy, and she wanted to take action again.
Zhong Yuming couldn't bear it and couldn't help shouting, "That's enough!"
"Dad!" Zhong Mingzhu was a little afraid of Zhong Yuming after all, so she pretended to be aggrieved, "Zhong Lingyu deliberately splashed water on my face."
Zhong Lingyu looked innocent, "I didn't."
Taking a deep breath, Zhong Yuming said: "Lingyu, apologize to Mingzhu!"
It's really indiscriminate.
Even though he knew it was Zhong Mingzhu who deliberately stirred up trouble, Zhong Yuming still favored her.
Discord between children is mostly due to the immorality of their parents. This sentence is really apt when applied to Zhong Yuming.
Zhong Lingyu was silent and refused to speak.
Zhong Mingzhu sneered and said to Zhong Lingyu: "You don't listen to what dad tells you?"
The atmosphere reached a stalemate, and Zhong Yuming's face gradually darkened.
The doorbell rang suddenly.
The servant went to open the door, and Chen Yunzhang and Chen Tinglan appeared at the door.
Zhong Yuming's eyes lit up when he saw it.
He respectfully invited Chen Yunzhang into the room, "President Chen, why are you here during the Chinese New Year?"
Chen Yunzhang said: "Tinglan wants to come and play with Lingyu, so I'll stop by for a visit."
What he said was that he was actually grateful to Zhong Lingyu for helping the Chen family when they were in trouble.
He brought Chen Tinglan here.
Zhong Yuming was so happy that he asked his third aunt to make tea and forgot about what happened just now.
Zhong Mingzhu originally wanted to ask Zhong Lingyu to kneel down and apologize to her, but now she was so angry that she stamped her feet.
She was unwilling to shout: "Dad..."
"Shut up!" Zhong Yuming's attitude towards Zhong Mingzhu changed drastically.
On the contrary, he became friendly towards Zhong Lingyu.
He asked Zhong Lingyu to go and talk to Chen Tinglan.
Chen Tinglan whispered to Zhong Lingyu. She pointed at Zhong Mingzhu and asked, "Who is that person? He is staring at you like a chicken with black eyes, as if he wants to eat you alive."
"The eldest daughter of my second aunt." Zhong Lingyu handed her a glass of warm milk.
Chen Tinglan took it and took a sip, "Then I know, she married into the Xia family."
Zhong Lingyu nodded.
At the same time, Zhong Mingzhu walked towards them.
She didn't take Zhong Lingyu seriously, and said to Chen Tinglan with an unkind look on her face: "Miss Chen, I don't understand why you want to be friends with a sinister and despicable person like Zhong Lingyu. Don't be fooled by her." She lied, she was nice to you in person, but she might stab you in the back one day..."
Chen Tinglan's face slowly turned cold.
She couldn't bear it anymore and threw the milk on Zhong Mingzhu's face.
Zhong Mingzhu screamed in fright and was in a state of panic.
