Chapter 98: Night Before the Divorce the Villainous Family Can Hear My Thoughts!

 Chapter 98: Don't Want a Divorce, but a Bereavement Instead?

Hearing this, the old man was slightly stunned and looked at her with confusion. "Do you have concerns? Or a new plan?"

"Father," Wen Yintong replied seriously, "before we hear what Chengzi has to say, what do you think of Huo Yunshan?"

"He…"

"Let me put it this way," Wen Yintong interrupted him. "If we hadn't been able to hear Chengzi's thoughts and know his true character, imagine someone telling you Huo Yunshan is a scumbag who's only after our family's money. He not only wants to harm us but also has illegitimate children. Would you believe it?"

The old man thought for a moment, then shook his head. "No. That guy's act is just too convincing."

"Exactly. He's been pretending for over thirty years without slipping up," Wen Yintong sighed. "Father, right now, I can't afford to let my guard down about anything or anyone."

"I'm thinking, what if Qin Muzhou turns out to be another Huo Yunshan? If we just lay all our cards on the table, wouldn't all the progress we've made through Chengzi's insights revert back to square one?"

"Yes, yes! Grandpa, Mom's concerns are valid," Huo Yushu nodded repeatedly. "We can't take that risk."

"Sure, my uncle and aunt have a great relationship and are very loving. But before all this, wasn't my scumbag dad good to my mom? Wasn't he good to us?"

"Then, what do you propose?" the old man nodded.

"Father, I think we should say nothing for now. But inviting Zhuyun and Qin Muzhou over for dinner is still fine—as long as Chengzi is present," Wen Yintong suggested.

"Let’s first hear what Chengzi has to say. If Chengzi says Qin Muzhou is trustworthy, then we can caution them."

"What do you think?"

The old man nodded repeatedly. "Alright, we’ll do as you suggest. Arrange a time with Zhuyun. Xiao Chengzizi truly is the blessing of our family!"

Meanwhile, the "blessing" herself, Shen Cheng, was in the old man’s study, utterly dazzled and unsure how to react.

[Ah! Ah! Ah! Grandpa has so many treasures! All of them are priceless!]

[If all of this were mine, wouldn’t I become rich overnight?]

[So tempting to take it all!]

[No, no, no! I can’t take Grandpa’s things. A person needs to have a conscience. Grandpa treats me so well, I have to repay his kindness.]

[It’s that dog of a man, Huo Xingjian, who wronged me. I’ll only scam his money! Grandpa’s money should stay with him for his retirement.]

Dog of a man, Huo Xingjian: "…!"

She’s definitely my wife, no doubt about it.

"What do you think? Like any of them?" Huo Xingjian asked with a faint smile, pretending not to know anything.

Shen Cheng shrugged nonchalantly and replied calmly, "None of these are my style. But I remember you had a Han white jade chess set in your study. Is it still there?"

"You like it?" he asked with a bright smile.

[Dog of a man, of course I like it! It's worth real money!]

[That Han white jade chess set was later used by this scumbag to pave the way for Li Qingxuei. He gave it to the He family’s old man to win favor.]

[That was the first step in the He family accepting Li Qingxuei as their goddaughter. Then, with Li Qingxuei’s sweet words and her conspiring with Huo Xinglang to save the He family’s old man, they sealed the deal.]

[Only then did the He family fully embrace her as their goddaughter.]

[This time, I absolutely cannot give Li Qingxuei any opportunity. Step one to crushing her delusions: take possession of that Han white jade chess set.]

Huo Xingjian: "…"

At this point, he didn't even know what to say for himself.

He began to wonder if his brain had been eaten by a dog. Otherwise, how could he have done so much for Li Qingxuei?

"It's not like I can't give it to you," Huo Xingjian said, stroking his chin as he looked at her meaningfully.

"Unless…" Shen Cheng raised an eyebrow and finished his sentence with a faint smirk, "Go ahead, say it. Unless what?"

Seeing the hint of warning and threat in her smile, Huo Xingjian felt a pang of panic and quickly set aside his little schemes.

Right, before his wife was appeased, he shouldn't entertain any stray thoughts. Otherwise, his already long road to winning her back would only stretch further.

So, he decided to set aside all other thoughts and focus entirely on coaxing his wife, indulging her, and spoiling her.

Whatever she said was right. If she said it was his fault, then it was his fault—even if he was right.

Rule number one of winning his wife back: Whatever your wife says is correct. If she says you're wrong, then you're wrong. No arguments.

"No conditions. I'll give it to you when we get home. Everything that's mine is yours. You can have it whenever you want," he said indulgently.

Shen Cheng scrutinized him, suspicion glinting in her eyes.

[Dog of a man, what kind of bad idea is he brewing now? So agreeable? Everything he owns is mine?]

[Then… can I bring up taking his entire fortune? Yes, make him leave with nothing.]

"Just tell me your condition already," Shen Cheng said seriously. "Don't come back later to settle the score."

"Only one condition," Huo Xingjian said, meeting her gaze.

[Knew it! This dog of a man wouldn’t make things this easy! Always setting traps for me to fall into!]

[He poured all his patience and affection into Li Qingxuei. There's no way he could treat me so well!]

"Then I’d rather not…"

"Don’t divorce me!" Huo Xingjian interrupted her urgently, his expression deadly serious. "As long as you don’t divorce me, everything is yours."

Hearing this, Shen Cheng raised her hand to touch his forehead. "Huo Xingjian, are you running a fever?"

"No, my temperature is perfectly normal," he replied, grasping her hand and holding it gently in his palm.

His deep, dark eyes burned as he looked at her intensely. "Mrs. Huo, I know exactly what I'm saying. Don’t doubt your hearing, and don’t doubt your husband’s ability to express himself."

"You didn’t hear wrong. What I said is, no divorce. Understand this clearly: In this lifetime, I, Huo Xingjian, will never get divorced. The only name on my spouse column is Shen Cheng."

"No divorce?" Shen Cheng looked at him with slight alarm. "Huo Xingjian, don’t tell me… you’d rather be widowed than divorced?"

[No way! Is he plotting to kill his own wife? To avoid splitting his assets, he won’t divorce me, but he wants me dead?]

[This damn dog of a man, is he really so ruthless? Does this mean I still can’t escape my fate of dying?]

She stared at him with shock and horror, her eyes filled with despair that she couldn’t hide.

Huo Xingjian rubbed his forehead, utterly speechless at his little wife's wildly imaginative mind.

He flicked her forehead lightly. "What nonsense are you thinking? Widowed? Stop spouting rubbish! I still want to grow old with you!"