Zhan Moxiao turned to take a shower, suddenly remembering the two hits he had delivered to her little bottom.
Consequently, he fetched the medicine kit, gently pulling down her clothes.
He was a normal man, yet these years he had waited for her to grow up, leading a life of self-restraint like a man of iron.
Although they were married, turning it into a factual marriage was not something to rush; the little wild cat had too strong an aversion to him.
He twisted open the medicine bottle to apply the ointment on her.
Those two hits—he actually hadn’t had the heart to exert much force, but the girl was so delicate that just those two made red welts appear on her skin.
Suddenly feeling a pang of pity, he realized he would need to be especially careful with his strength next time; this little wild cat was too tender.
Then he remembered her face, so he scrutinized carefully, noticing that both of her cheeks bore the red marks of someone’s fingers.
Gently straightening her body, he applied the ointment to her cheeks as well.
After he finished, he looked at the red marks on her face, his eyes flashing with a piercing coldness—Gu family!
…
At that moment, the Gu family was still arguing incessantly.
Gu Manli paced back and forth in a frenzy, “How is it possible?
How could Ou Lan, that lowly wretch, possibly marry Zhan Moxiao?”
She had always believed that only a belle of her beauty and nobility was worthy of marrying Zhan Moxiao; yet, by some cruel twist of fate, the good fortune had fallen upon Ou Lan, a poor acid girl who grew up eating chaff and vegetables in the slum.
Wen Nanping likewise gritted her teeth in hatred, “That little wench, always opposing me in every way.
I really wish I could strangle her to death.”
Gu Guosheng, who had been sitting in silence on the sofa, stood up vexedly and pointed at Wen Nanping, scolding, “Isn’t this all your fault?
Back then, I was adamantly against you giving birth to this wretched child; you were the one who went soft in the end.
Now she has become Zhan Moxiao’s woman, and we’re the ones who are going to suffer!”
Facing her husband’s accusation, Wen Nanping bit her lip and swallowed her grievances, truly regretting the day she gave birth to Ou Lan.
Giving birth to Ou Lan was the most regrettable thing Wen Nanping had ever done in her life.
Wen Nanping was an exceptionally beautiful woman, a talented lady in her youth, attending a prestigious university.
With a delicate and pretty appearance, the wealthy young master Gu Guosheng fell for her at first sight, sparing no expense just to buy a smile from the beauty.
Youthful and handsome, the two quickly fell deeply in love.
But the disparity between their family statuses was too great; Gu Guosheng’s mother strongly objected, and not even Wen Nanping’s pregnancy could grant her entrance to the Gu family’s home.
Later, Wen Nanping gave birth to her older daughter Gu Manzi out of wedlock.
In a fit of rage, Madam Gu had the child taken away, handing Wen Nanping a sum of compensation and forcing Gu Guosheng and his family to move abroad.
And just like that, Wen Nanping was cut off from Gu Guosheng.
Dismissed while pregnant without marriage, her academic journey aborted halfway, Wen Nanping, her heart dead as ashes, attempted suicide by jumping into the sea.
It was Ou Chenghai who saved her; though he wasn’t very capable, he loved and cherished Wen Nanping, treasuring her in the palm of his hand.
It naturally led the two of them together, and they registered their marriage.
When Wen Nanping was eight months pregnant with Ou Lan, Gu Guosheng suddenly returned with his elder daughter, seeking out Wen Nanping to reconcile, claiming that Mother Gu had fallen ill and passed away, leaving no one else to control him.