The car door opened, and the man in military uniform wore a cold, hard expression, his dark eyes fixed intently on the person slung over Wang Xiangdong’s shoulder.
“Sh—Second Uncle Shen…”
Wang Xiangdong’s tongue seemed to lose its ability to bend. He hadn’t expected to run into Shen Yunzheng.
If the man found out that the person on his shoulder was Chongli’s wife, Wang Xiangdong knew he’d be in serious trouble.
Wang Xiangdong swallowed hard and put on a fawning smile. “What a coincidence. Um, this is my girlfriend—she’s not feeling well, and I was about to take her home.”
“Since when is my wife your girlfriend?”
Shen Yunzheng’s voice was low, his entire demeanor icy cold. Wang Xiangdong instinctively began to explain, “She’s not your wife—you must have mistaken her for someone else…”
Lin Wanqing was clearly Shen Chongli’s wife—there was no way she could be Shen Yunzheng’s wife.
“Are you saying I don’t even recognize my own wife?”
Shen Yunzheng raised an eyebrow and stepped forward, carefully cradling Lin Wanqing in his arms. Wang Xiangdong stood frozen in place, not daring to snatch her back.
Whatever this man said, went!
If Wang Xiangdong wanted to blame anyone, he could only blame himself for not checking the almanac before going out.
Hadn’t his aunt said that both uncle and nephew from the Shen family were on business trips? Something wasn’t right!
Shen Yunzheng turned and placed her in the back seat of the car, carefully adjusting her position so she could lie more comfortably.
Seeing this, Wang Xiangdong’s mind went completely blank.
Shen Yunzheng had never even had a female mosquito near him before. Wasn’t the fiancée Old Master Shen had arranged for him that other woman?
Could it be that he’d taken a liking to his own nephew’s wife at first sight?!
Good heavens—Wang Xiangdong had thought he was already despicable enough, but he never imagined Shen Yunzheng was even worse.
Wang Xiangdong was certain his aunt and the others didn’t know about this. If they did, his aunt wouldn’t have kept it from him.
Shen Chongli’s fiancée he could mess with freely, but if it was Shen Yunzheng’s woman, even a hundred times the courage wouldn’t be enough!
Wang Xiangdong’s legs began to tremble shamelessly. “…”
Before he could think of a decent excuse, a sudden pain struck his stomach.
Then his body was sent flying backward. Wang Xiangdong was kicked to the ground in a sorry heap.
His internal organs twisted in agony—
Damn! Shen Yunzheng’s kick had real force behind it.
It took Wang Xiangdong a long while before his voice could produce sound. “Second Uncle, I—this is a misunderstanding. I didn’t know she was your woman… If I’d known, I wouldn’t have dared even with a hundred times the courage.”
“I think you’d dare plenty.”
As Shen Yunzheng’s words fell, his fist came crashing down at Wang Xiangdong again—punch after punch.
Every blow landing on flesh.
Finally, the guard’s voice pulled Shen Yunzheng back to his senses. “Commander! Keep hitting him like this and you’ll beat him to death.”
Shen Yunzheng’s eyes were bloodshot. He slowly rose to his feet and calmly wiped the blood from the back of his hand.
Looking down at Wang Xiangdong, who lay unconscious on the ground, he said, “Take him to the station!”
“Yes, sir.”
“…”
Shen Yunzheng drove straight to the hospital.
He didn’t know what method Wang Xiangdong had used to make Wanqing unconscious, and he wasn’t sure whether the drug would harm her body.
Shen Yunzheng floored the accelerator. His hands, which hadn’t trembled even while beating that man, were now shaking violently.
Fortunately, she had only inhaled a small amount of the anesthetic—it wouldn’t cause any lasting damage, though she would feel fatigued frequently over the next few days.
Shen Yunzheng had happened to catch it in time today. Otherwise, the consequences were something he didn’t dare imagine.
“…”
Once Lin Wanqing woke up without any aftereffects, they could be discharged. Shen Yunzheng watched her with a tense expression.
Lin Wanqing’s first reaction was to think she was dreaming.
It wasn’t until she felt the real sensation on her lips that she confirmed this was reality.
“Anywhere feeling uncomfortable?”
Shen Yunzheng leaned down and asked softly.
“I—” Her throat was terribly hoarse. Before Lin Wanqing could even speak, water was already at her lips. “Here, take it slow.”
“The doctor said you need to drink plenty of water these next few days so the anesthetic can flush out of your system faster. Some dizziness and headaches are normal too—you’ll need plenty of rest.”
Shen Yunzheng watched her finish half a glass of water, then wiped away the droplets that had trickled down to her chin with the back of his hand.
“Where is he?”
Lin Wanqing was asking about Wang Xiangdong.
That bastard actually dared to use anesthetic on her.
It seemed the lesson he’d been taught last time wasn’t enough.
Her body felt no other discomfort, which meant Wang Xiangdong hadn’t had the chance to do anything bad.
“He’s at the station.”
Shen Yunzheng’s thin lips parted. “Don’t worry about this matter. I’ll handle it.”
“How will you handle it? Raise it high, then let it drop softly?” Lin Wanqing said weakly.
“No. I’ll make him regret laying a hand on you.” If Shen Yunzheng could tolerate even this, he didn’t deserve to call himself a man.
Lin Wanqing closed her eyes and rested for a moment. “…”
Since the man had volunteered that he wouldn’t let Wang Xiangdong off easily, she would just wait and see what he did.
But Wang Xiangdong was ultimately related to him by family. To be honest, Lin Wanqing didn’t quite believe the man would truly take revenge on Wang Xiangdong.
“…”
Lin Wanqing’s feet touched the ground, her legs feeling as soft as cotton. She tried to take two steps, but her legs simply wouldn’t obey her.
The next instant,
Shen Yunzheng directly scooped her up into his arms.
“Let’s go home and rest.”
Lin Wanqing couldn’t walk on her own right now, so she let the man carry her.
They didn’t return to the old family compound—they went back to their own home.
Shen Yunzheng settled Lin Wanqing down. “Get a good sleep first. I’ll make a trip to the old compound.”
“Mm.” Lin Wanqing really was somewhat drowsy, so sleepy that she could barely keep her eyes open.
Seeing her looking so “well-behaved,” Shen Yunzheng couldn’t resist leaning down to kiss the corner of her mouth.
“Ah!”
Suddenly, an extremely short, sharp scream came from nearby. Shen Yunzheng furrowed his brows and looked over.
It was his sister-in-law.
Wang Chunyan was staring into the room with a look as if she’d seen a ghost.
She had just witnessed with her own eyes Shen Yunzheng kissing Lin Wanqing.
An uncle kissing his own nephew’s fiancée? Wang Chunyan clenched her fists. Lin Wanqing really was a shameless fox spirit!
“Lin Wanqing, you—” get the hell out here.
Before Wang Chunyan could finish her curse, Shen Yunzheng had already risen and stepped out, closing the door behind him as he went.
“Sister-in-law, keep your voice down, so as not to disturb my wife.”
When Shen Yunzheng spoke to Wang Chunyan, he’d lost the usual respect in his tone.
He knew everything that had happened at home recently.
It was precisely because he was worried that he’d rushed to finish his mission, not even daring to rest before coming back.
And the very first thing he saw upon returning was Wang Xiangdong trying to bully Wanqing.
Before leaving for his mission, Shen Yunzheng had thought she wouldn’t be bullied in the military compound—the old man liked her well enough, so at least she’d have the old man’s backing.
Now it seemed that no matter who he entrusted her to, he couldn’t rest easy. Only keeping her by his own side was the most reassuring!
“Your wife? Do you even know who she is? She’s Lin Wanqing, your nephew Chongli’s fiancée. How could she be your wife? Your wife should be Song Huixin! Yunzheng, you’ve got it wrong!”
Wang Chunyan naively assumed her brother-in-law had simply mistaken her for someone else. That was fine—since they weren’t married yet, everything could still be corrected in time, and she could just pretend she hadn’t seen anything.
Just as she was thinking this, Shen Yunzheng spoke again, “Sister-in-law, of course I know who she is, and I’m well aware that the one I’m betrothed to is Song Huixin. But things are different now. The one I’ve set my heart on is Lin Wanqing, and she will be my wife and no one else’s.”