“Bah!”
“What do you mean, my sister-in-law?”
“You think you’re worthy? Everyone knows you’re shameless, sneaking into my brother’s bed in the middle of the night while he was drunk and clinging to him.”
Zhou Xuran’s disgust towards Zhou Chengye was evident, and he spoke without any politeness.
“Big bad guy! Don’t you talk about my mom.”
Zhou He’an, like a little cannonball, protected the hospital bed, his eyes red as he roared at Zhou Xuran. Although he looked fierce, his presence wasn’t very imposing due to his small size.
Zhou Chengye looked at the small figure, a sense of emotion welling up in her heart.
“I will say it! I will say it, your mom—” Before Mu Xunran could finish, a force landed on his shoulder.
He turned around and met Mu Yunyao’s cold, deep eyes, as dark as a cold pool. “Brother~”
“Mu Xunran, apologize to your sister-in-law!”
Mu Yunyao’s tone was calm but carried a sense of pressure, making his displeasure palpable.
Zhou Chengye couldn’t help but be a little surprised. She thought this man would criticize and scold her “wife” along with his brother.
Shen Qingli, standing nearby, looked anxious and tugged at Mu Xunran’s sleeve, “Brother Xunran, you shouldn’t talk to sister-in-law like that. Hurry up and apologize to her!”
Zhou Xunran shook off Shen Qingli’s hand and looked deeply at his elder brother, “I won’t apologize!”
“She’s not worthy of my apology.”
With that, he rushed out of the ward.
Shen Qingli was flustered and quickly placed the lunchbox in her hand on Zhou Chengye’s bedside table. “Sister-in-law, Brother Yunyao, I’ll go check on Brother Xunran.”
“You guys—you guys, please don’t argue because of me anymore.”
After saying that, she left with her skirt billowing.
As the two left, the ward fell silent. Mu Yunyao sighed silently, “Don’t mind what Xunran said.”
“I’ve already applied for a transfer with the army. In a while, you can take Zhou He’an and live in the family quarters. You don’t have to stay at home.”
Mu Yunyao knew that his mother and younger brother had opinions about Zhou Chengye at home, and if he left, leaving them behind, they would inevitably suffer.
But what he didn’t expect was that Zhou Chengye raised her hand and said faintly, “No need!”
Mu Yunyao looked up in surprise.
“Mu Yunyao, marrying you and this incident were indeed my mistakes. I apologize to you! Let’s get a divorce. I’ll give you your freedom.”
Zhou Chengye said calmly.
Perhaps after divorcing and no longer being a burden, he, the second male lead, could make a comeback, surpass the male lead, and be with Shen Qingli.
Now that she had become a supporting female character, she couldn’t drag him down and ruin his relationship.
Mu Yunyao was stunned for a moment, then his face turned ashen, and he said sternly, “Zhou Chengye, do you know what you’re saying?”
Zhou Chengye spread her hands, “Didn’t you just say you wanted to divorce me?”
“I meant…”
He had clearly been so angry with her that he had no choice but to warn her like that!
How could this woman…
Mu Yunyao’s face darkened with anger at the woman before him.
What did she take him for? What did she take marriage for?
He thought for a moment, perhaps she was still upset about the canned food factory job. Suppressing his anger, he said, “Rest well! If you really want to work, I’ll help you find a job later. I’m a soldier, and I keep my promises! I will never go back on my word.”
Zhou Chengye: “…”
Great! He didn’t believe her words and thought she was still sulking about the job opportunity.
“I’m not speaking out of anger…”
Her tone was very sincere.
Mu Yunyao didn’t give her a chance to continue. He picked up the lunchbox Shen Qingli had placed on the nightstand and roughly shoved it into Zhou Chengye’s hand, his eyes fierce as he said, “Eat!”
“I—” Zhou Chengye opened her mouth, but her words were interrupted.
“Even if we’re going to divorce, it will be after you’ve recovered. Otherwise, as a woman with Zhou He’an, with no job and no money, how will you live?”
Zhou He’an, standing by, opened his small mouth, his eyes filled with horror. It was over! His mom had gone crazy. After finally getting into the Mu family, she now wanted to leave.
This…
“Mom, eat quickly!”
He came to his senses, tugged at Zhou Chengye’s sleeve, and tried to change the subject.
Taking advantage of the break, Mu Yunyao picked up the thermos on the floor and went to get hot water.
Zhou Chengye stood frozen.
Firstly, she hadn’t expected Mu Yunyao to refuse the divorce. She thought he would readily take the opportunity to get rid of them, mother and son.
Secondly, she was thinking about what Mu Yunyao had said and felt it was true. Divorce was possible, but the timing wasn’t right. She had to wait a little longer, at least until she could establish herself in this unfamiliar place.
“Mom, eat! What are you thinking about?”
Zhou He’an, acting like a little adult, pulled a chair from the corner, climbed onto it, and leaned forward, taking the lunchbox from Zhou Chengye’s hand and placing it on his lap to open it.
“Wow! There’s meat.”
Seeing the delicious-looking food inside, his eyes lit up. He took a spoonful of food and extended his arm, “Ah!”
Zhou Chengye: “…”
Looking at Zhou He’an, who was trying to feed her like a little adult, Zhou Chengye’s throat tightened. “You don’t have to feed me, I can eat myself.”
“Oh! Then you eat yourself.”
Zhou He’an was a little disappointed and returned the lunchbox to Zhou Chengye.
He muttered to himself, it was strange. Before, when he was sick, his mom and grandma fed him like this. Now that his mom was sick, why wouldn’t she let him feed her? When you’re sick, you need to rest more.
Zhou Chengye, with worries weighing on her mind, ate a couple of bites perfunctorily and couldn’t eat anymore.
Zhou He’an swallowed. Although he was a little greedy, he thought that his mom might want to eat the rest later, so he covered the lunchbox and placed it on the table, standing on tiptoe.
Zhou Chengye didn’t know what he was thinking. She lay on the bed, feeling a little lost.
Before transmigrating, she was a middle school teacher. When she returned to the office after class to grade homework, an earthquake struck. There were screams of panic in the school building, and students were running out in a frenzy. She remembered that two students from her class were left behind…
“Click!” The ward door opened.
Zhou Chengye snapped out of her thoughts.
Mu Yunyao entered with the thermos, accompanied by a middle-aged woman with curly hair and thick glasses, who looked quite refined.
“Mom brought the female workers from the canned food factory for their physical examination, so she came to see you!”
Mu Yunyao placed the thermos under the table and said.
Cui Wenxiu had a stern expression, pushed up her glasses, and said, “Since you’re injured, rest well during this time.”
She didn’t like this daughter-in-law. It wasn’t because she was from the countryside, but because she was not straightforward in her actions, always hesitant and awkward, which made her uncomfortable. And this time, she had almost caused a major disaster!