“???”
The female actress almost couldn’t keep her act together. What the hell is this?! She had come in fully prepared to be scolded and counseled to be a more understanding wife. Why was the plot going in this direction?
You completely understand? What the hell do you understand?!
“He unilaterally deleted all the contacts on my phone and doesn’t even allow me to call my parents. If I hadn’t put up a bit of resistance back then, I feel like he would have literally chained me up. I want to get a divorce right now, but I’m so scared,” the girl said, her voice trembling and her body shaking.
Lu Jinming frowned, clearly disapproving. “Why can’t you try to understand your husband? Not letting you contact others means he loves you so much he doesn’t want to share you with anyone. He restricts you from interacting with the opposite sex because he gets jealous, and he’s afraid you’ll be seduced by bad people.”
“No, that’s not the same…”
“Let me ask you: during this time, did he ever deprive you of food or clothing?”
“No, it was normal. He cooks everything himself, even feeds it to me, and lets me manage the money. He doesn’t restrict my online shopping either. It’s just that I’m not allowed to go out to pick up the packages; he has to bring them back for me.”
“Then what are you so dissatisfied with? Isn’t this great?” Lu Jinming was genuinely baffled. “He doesn’t let you lift a finger to do anything—is that not a good life? What do you even want to go out for? To work? To suffer the beatings of society?”
The girl felt he was being completely unreasonable. “Don’t I need normal social interaction?”
Lu Jinming sat spread-eagled in his chair, exuding an imposing aura. “Aren’t you out right now? So I don’t see any problem here.”
【I actually think Lu Jinming is making sense. Working every day is exhausting, and dealing with interpersonal relationships is annoying as hell. Every day I come home I just want to be mute, but I still have a pile of chores to do and pitifully little time to rest.】
【He even gave her all the money, what’s there to be afraid of? Just lie flat and enjoy it! He’s a legal husband, not some illicit affair. It’s probably just a phase for him; once it passes, it’ll be fine. How could he possibly lock you inside for your entire life?】
【Are you guys being serious or just joking?! You actually think a suffocating intimate relationship like this is good? You’d be entirely dependent on him to survive, cut off from all social ties. What if he changes his mind one day, or turns into a complete psycho? He could chop you up and stew you in a pot, and no one would even know!】
【But as someone who lacked love from my family of origin, I really wish someone would love me this extremely. It would give me a genuine feeling of being loved and needed.】
【I highly suggest the vast majority of people in these bullet comments go see a psychiatrist.】
“Rongrong, do you think a life like that is bad?” Lu Jinming suddenly changed the subject, fixing his gaze on Lin Rongrong, who hadn’t said a single word.
Lin Rongrong’s palms were practically pinched red by her own fingernails. Suddenly, she found it a bit laughable. “You think it’s good?”
Back then, when her child had sneaked out to find his father, it was only when she went looking for the child that she was discovered by this man. She had clearly stated she wasn’t there to force him into marriage. But Lu Jinming hadn’t believed her. He used his connections to completely ruin one of her fashion shows.
Later, she didn’t even know how many times she had tried to run away from that castle-like manor. Again and again, she tried to escape, got lost, and was dragged right back…
Her life now seemed quite good. Lin Rongrong had subconsciously tried to forget or downplay those past events, but whenever they were brought up, they still felt like a fishbone lodged deep in her throat.
“What are you making a fuss about now? You always loved throwing tantrums in the past, and you’re still doing it now. You have so many people serving you, yet you’re still unhappy. Do you have any idea that the life you live right now is something others couldn’t get even if they begged for it?” Lu Jinming’s tone was cold, and he didn’t even look Lin Rongrong in the eye.
“You only like it when everything develops exactly as you expect,” Lin Rongrong said softly.
Tap tap—
Lu Jinming rapped his pen heavily against the table twice. His voice was freezing. “I think you are still not being obedient.”
Lin Rongrong flinched. The tiny spark of rebellion that had just flared up inside her instantly froze. Her body seemed to trigger some sort of conditioned stress response. She was sinking while fully awake, giving up even as she struggled. Once again, she lowered her head.
Suddenly, with a massive SPLASH, a huge pillar of water blasted through the open window, landing dead center on Lu Jinming’s face!
The force was incredibly strong, and he was completely caught off guard. The little wooden chair creaked and shattered under him, causing him to fall hard on his butt.
His tailored, exquisite suit was instantly soaked, making him look wretched and pathetic. His carefully styled, wax-slicked hair was completely ruined. Lu Jinming had been instantly transformed into a drowning dog.
He tried to dodge, tried to speak, but the moment he opened his mouth, he was force-fed a gulp of freezing water. He swallowed enough to be full.
Lin Rongrong’s reaction was relatively fast. She immediately stood up and backed away a few steps. Only a small portion of her clothes got wet, causing no real harm.
From outside the window came Yin Shuwei’s entirely insincere apology: “Oh, sorry about that, CEO Lu! I wanted to show my counseling client what it means to step into a ‘new life’, but I didn’t expect the water pressure to be this strong. Wow, you could wash a car with this!”
The counseling room had been transformed into a mini waterfall cave. The tables and remaining chairs were bobbing slightly. Because the doorway threshold was a bit high, the water couldn’t drain out immediately.
Fortunately, with the help of the staff, Yin Shuwei turned off the nozzle in time, finally giving Lu Jinming a chance to speak. “What does showing her a ‘new life’ have to do with blasting me with a water hose?!”
“Of course it has something to do with it! Water represents so many things,” Yin Shuwei rattled off her philosophy as if counting family treasures. “The highest good is like water; it benefits all things without competing. As the saying goes, ‘Running water never goes stale, and a moving door hinge never gets worm-eaten.’ Isn’t life just like this water? Only by constantly moving forward is it full of vitality. If it becomes a pool of stagnant water, it will only rot and stink.”
Yin Shuwei looked pointedly at the female actress getting counseled. “Marriage is just one choice in your life; it doesn’t determine your everything. Cut your losses in time—it’s never too late.”
The surrounding area was dead silent. No one expected the seemingly crazy Yin Shuwei to deliver such a deeply philosophical and profound speech.
Lin Rongrong stood in the sunlight filtering through the window. In just this short amount of time, the water stains on her clothes had already begun to dry. Soon, there wouldn’t be a single trace left.
Only Lu Jinming was still dripping wet, standing in the dark corner of the room. He was so soaked that if Lin Rongrong went to pull him up, she would only dirty her own clothes.
Lin Rongrong’s mind was churning with the philosophy of life. She wanted to say something meaningful to Yin Shuwei, but suddenly heard the other woman speak again.
“You really do have to cut your losses in time! Look, if I hadn’t shut the water off just now, CEO Lu would have been washed away to his death, and I’d be screwed!”
…Yin Shuwei was still Yin Shuwei.
Lin Rongrong gazed at her from afar, a faint, genuine smile finally appearing on her face.
The commotion was too big. Lu Jinming wanted to scold someone, but none of his subordinates were here to back him up. Plus, Yin Shuwei was a woman, and throwing a fit at a woman would make him look cheap. Swallowing his rage, he stomped off to change his clothes.
Shen Jin and Yao Yueying also walked out of their room. Seeing the flooded courtyard, and then seeing the water hose still dripping in Yin Shuwei’s hand, they simultaneously took a large step back.
They were genuinely afraid she would suddenly turn it on them.
Yu Xingzhi gently took the hose from her hand. Scooping a ladle of fresh water from a bucket, he began to carefully wash away the dirt Yin Shuwei had gotten on her hands and feet. His movements were natural and intimate—a sight that caused Shen Jin’s eyes to gradually narrow.
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