“Is that so? Wife, I… I wasn’t going anywhere. I was just joking earlier! Haha… waiter, please bring me a pair of chopsticks!”
Zhu Tianfan’s lips twitched as he hurriedly used the excuse of chopsticks to cover things up, afraid Leng Bingning might get angry and slap him.
The way she was staring at him right now felt exactly like a furious female tyrannosaurus standing in front of him, ready to swallow him whole and chew him to pieces.
Zhu Tianfan seriously suspected her temper was this bad because her period was about to arrive. Otherwise, how could she be this irritable—so easily angered that even a passing dog might get slapped?
Of course, he also genuinely disliked using knives and forks. To him, as someone from the Dragon Nation, not using chopsticks to eat was ridiculous. At the very least, chopsticks were far more practical.
As for knives and forks—tools discarded by their ancestors thousands of years ago—only those spineless fools would think they were somehow more “noble” than chopsticks.
“Is that so?”
Leng Bingning shot him a cold glance.
Since her unfortunate husband had softened his stance, fine—he just needed to sit down and finish the meal.
Forcing her anger down, Leng Bingning picked up her knife and fork, intending to personally cut his steak, hoping to improve their relationship through this small gesture.
At that moment, Li Chen smiled confidently and once again used his familiar “doting brother” tone, speaking to Leng Bingning with exaggerated tenderness.
“Bingning, don’t be angry. It’s not good for your health. Brother Chen would feel heartbroken. As for a man like this who doesn’t understand Western dining etiquette yet insists on being stubborn, you shouldn’t bring him out anymore. Let Brother Chen accompany you instead.”
“Bingning, smile. Let Brother Chen tell you a joke. Once upon a time…”
Li Chen didn’t take her earlier icy glare seriously at all. In his mind, her mood was entirely caused by Zhu Tianfan, that bootlicking husband.
All he needed to do was tell a joke, show concern while doing so, and make her feel his “brotherly affection.” That would be enough.
In his eyes, a woman like Leng Bingning was easy to handle—just pamper her a little, and she would come running obediently.
???
Leng Bingning had only just suppressed her anger when it surged back violently, shooting straight to her head.
What a Li Chen… showing up again without a care for his life, shamelessly telling his self-satisfied jokes.
And with her husband’s overwhelming resentment, there was no way he wouldn’t start cursing her again in his mind.
Sure enough, the next second, she heard his inner voice.
[Tsk tsk… what a smooth operator. That “doting brother” routine is perfectly executed. Just a few words, and it’s already more pleasing than the seven brothers who would give their lives for her. No wonder this brainless vicious woman loves this kind of act so much, always calling out sweetly, “Brother Chen, you understand me best!” Disgusting. Tch!]
[But seriously, she really is stupid, falling for this empty talk without any real effort. Any normal woman would’ve slapped a guy like this long ago. Sigh… those seven devoted brothers really wasted their efforts in the previous life.] Read the latest chapters at novelping.com.
[Strange… why is she still sitting there without moving, not even a change in expression? This won’t do. If she doesn’t call him “Brother Chen,” how am I supposed to make an exit and get her to initiate divorce tomorrow?]
[Got it. Didn’t the adulterer say he’d accompany her? I’ll take this chance to leave. As expected, I’m such a smart and thoughtful husband, always thinking for my wife! La la la…]
“Adul—ah, no, Brother Chen, you’re absolutely right. You should stay and accompany… Bingning!”
Suppressing the urge to vomit, Zhu Tianfan forced a smile as he stood up, finding yet another excuse.
Look at him—so clever. Even coming up with such a perfect reason. Truly a considerate and thoughtful husband.
Now Leng Bingning wouldn’t glare at him anymore. Maybe tomorrow she’d even come to him eagerly to discuss divorce.
…
The veins on Leng Bingning’s hand holding the knife and fork bulged visibly.
She was already furious, and now Li Chen kept rambling beside her with his so-called jokes, while her husband mocked and insulted her in his mind, even trying to leave while fantasizing about her initiating divorce tomorrow.
At that moment, her anger erupted like a volcano, shooting straight into the sky.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Her eyes closed briefly, then snapped open.
She couldn’t hit or scold her precious husband now… so she would vent her anger on Li Chen instead.
“Shut up!”
“Don’t call me Bingning. It’s disgusting!”
“Slap!”
“Slap!”
With blazing fury, Leng Bingning shouted for him to shut up and, in a flash, struck Li Chen across the face twice—left and right.
It was all because of this shameless illegitimate son of the Li family. He wanted to pry into her company’s secrets, get her seventh brother to help him, ruin the Leng family, and even collude with that shameless Leng Xiner to destroy her brother.
Tch! She’d have to be insane to agree. The fact that she didn’t kill him on the spot was already merciful enough.
After the slaps, her anger still wasn’t gone. She grabbed her glass of red wine and splashed it all over Li Chen.
“Get lost!”
After doing all that, under the shocked and fearful gazes of everyone present, Leng Bingning coldly spoke to the female restaurant manager standing nearby. Follow the newest chapters on novelping dot com.
“Go find a pair of chopsticks for my husband. If you can’t, don’t bother coming to work tomorrow!”
“Secretary Gu, you will cut my husband’s steak.”
After speaking, Leng Bingning clutched her chest and took a deep breath.
All that nonsense about Western dining etiquette and not using chopsticks—forget it. Everything would be done according to her husband’s wishes.
If the manager couldn’t even find a pair of chopsticks, then she might as well be fired on the spot. A manager without any sense was useless anyway.
Even then, her anger still hadn’t fully dissipated. She turned her cold gaze back to Zhu Tianfan and, through clenched teeth, said something that made everyone shudder.
“Husband, now you can use chopsticks and eat properly.”
??!!
!!??
The entire place fell silent.
Everyone, including Leng Xingche—who had been quietly eating his steak—and Gu Qingcheng, who had been watching with curiosity, stared at Leng Bingning in shock.
What the hell? Her man wanted chopsticks for a Western meal, someone said one sentence, and she exploded—slapping someone twice and drenching them in wine?
Was this really Leng Bingning, the number one domineering CEO of the Magic City? The woman known for her calmness and intelligence?
This was no longer just domineering—this was full-blown husband-protecting madness.
Even Zhu Tianfan subconsciously touched his own face. His body stiffened as he stammered out a forced response, “W-wife, I… I’ll eat properly right away!”
[Holy crap! That vicious woman just exploded again and slapped the adulterer twice. As expected of a hot-tempered domineering CEO wife. For the sake of my life, I’d better just quietly eat this Western meal…]
Only Li Chen stood there, once again stunned, clutching his face. His expression looked as miserable as if his parents had just died.
What was wrong with this brainless woman? She slapped him again for the sake of that bootlicking husband, even splashing him with wine!
“Bingning, I won’t be angry with you. I know you’re in a bad mood. I’ll come find you again tomorrow.”
But Li Chen was still Li Chen. He didn’t accuse her in front of everyone. Instead, to maintain his image as the “good brother,” he suppressed his anger, said a few nauseating lines, and quickly left.