Volume 1, Chapter 175: Whoever Makes My Wife Unhappy, Don't Blame Me for Being Impolite!

Two bodyguards in black appeared in the living room out of nowhere.

Yet he had been completely unaware of it.

At this moment, the two of them raised their hands in unison, aiming straight at him.

The pitch-black muzzles of their guns were cold and merciless.

"Hello, I want to report a crime!..."

Sang Wan walked out of the living room, her voice gradually fading away.

Lu Jinnian looked at the two bodyguards in black with a gloomy expression, "Get out of my house!"

Neither of them was moved.

One of them looked back at Sang Wan.

Ensuring that Sang Wan had left safely, with a single glance, the two neatly withdrew their guns, turned around, and strode away.

Bang!

The door slammed shut.

The living room fell into a dead silence.

Outside the courtyard, by the car door, Sang Wan patted Lu Xiaomu's head, "Do you want to go home with Mommy?"

The boy nodded repeatedly, then looked toward the villa with a hesitant expression.

Lu Xiaomu spotted Lu Jinnian standing by the floor-to-ceiling window at a glance and shouted, "Daddy, I want to go to Mommy's house, is that okay?"

Inside the window, Lu Jinnian nodded.

Lu Xiaomu smiled brightly, quickly picked up his shovel and small bucket, packed them up all at once, placed them on the steps, and scurried back to Sang Wan's side.

As the car drove away, through the rolled-down back window, Lu Xiaomu was still smiling and waving at Lu Jinnian.

When Sang Wan drove out of the residential complex, she brushed past a wailing police car.

"Mommy, can we still go skiing?"

"Mommy, why didn't Uncle A-Ye come with you?"

"Mommy, I didn't say goodbye to Grandmother when I left. Will she be mad at me?"

The Ferrari sped down the road, and Lu Xiaomu in the back seat chattered incessantly like a cheerful little sparrow.

Sang Wan's melancholic emotions were interrupted one after another, leaving her with no choice but to drive while dealing with his endless questions.

It was only when the car came to a stop in the garage that Sang Wan remembered she hadn't told Lou Ye in advance about bringing Lu Xiaomu back.

[I've brought Xiaomu home, is that okay?]

When he received Sang Wan's WeChat message, Lou Ye was in the banquet hall of the old Lou family residence, dealing with a group of Lou family uncles and elders.

First, there was the calm and effortless manner in which he and his brothers had handled Chen Jing.

Followed by the newly released financial statements of the Lou Corporation, showing outstanding performance.

The group of people, acting simultaneously as uncles and shareholders, exchanged pleasantries, praising Lou Ye in every possible way.

Lou Ye truly could not understand why there was any absolute necessity to attend such a so-called family banquet where so much spit was flying around.

His phone buzzed softly. Lou Ye glanced down and took the opportunity to walk over to the window.

[Bringing the kid home is the kind of thing where you're the lady of the house—your word is law!... Has the matter been settled?]

[Mhm. The police called me just now. I need to go to the police station later.]

[Then I'll have Jiang Ke'er go over to keep the little brat company, and I'll send Gu Qian to wait for you at the police station. He'll take full charge of everything afterward. You can trust his execution!]

[Lou Ye, thank you!]

[Baby, what did you promise me last time?]

They had agreed last time that between him and her, there would be no talk of thanks.

Yet Sang Wan seemed to have forgotten all about it.

After the message was sent, there was no reply. He didn't know if Sang Wan was too busy to see it or if she was in a bad mood right then.

When Lou Ye returned to the banquet hall, he once again substituted tea for alcohol, "A new atmosphere for the new year—I've taken all the wonderful visions of you uncles and elders to heart."

"Keep up the good work, A-Ye!"

"We'll all be counting on you from now on..."

"Keep it up! Let the Lou Corporation create new brilliance, getting stronger every year!"

The group of people raised their glasses one after another.

Lou Ye looked back at Elder Lou, who had been wearing a gloomy face and ignoring him ever since he entered, "Grandfather, do you have any further instructions? If not, I'll be leaving first, and I'll bring my future granddaughter-in-law to see you another day!"

At the mention of a granddaughter-in-law, the banquet hall fell silent.

Elder Lou's expression grew even uglier.

Raising his eyes to look at Lou Ye, he saw the same lazy and casual demeanor.

However, Elder Lou knew that he was forcing him to take a stand.

Either he nodded and acknowledged it.

During the Spring Festival, he would bring Sang Wan over to pay New Year's greetings and attend the family banquet together.

Or, he stubbornly refused to acknowledge it.

In that case, during this year's Spring Festival, the Lou family would host a family banquet without Lou Ye, while he would be driven crazy by countless voices asking, "Where's A-Ye?", "What's going on?", and "Isn't it just a woman?"

"Fine!"

Elder Lou spoke gloomily, "As long as you aren't afraid of being laughed at, this old man has one foot in the grave already, what else is there to fear?"

Afraid?

"Who would dare laugh?"

With an arrogant gaze sweeping across the room, Lou Ye sneered, "Offending me is fine! But if anyone dares to make my wife unhappy, during the New Year of all times, don't blame me for being impolite!!!"

The older generation kept silent.

The younger ones whispered among themselves.

Elder Lou glared at them.

Lou Ye put down his teacup and strode away with carefree elegance.

Arranging for Jiang Ke'er to go over and keep him company.

Confirming that Gu Qian was already in position.

The Maybach roared away.

When Sang Wan finished making her statement and walked out of the police station, it was already dusk. At a glance, she spotted Lou Ye messing with his phone in the driver's seat of the Maybach parked below the steps.

As if sensing her presence, Lou Ye looked up and pushed the door open to get out.

In the Lu family villa, it was anger.

On the way back, it was detachment.

When making the statement, it was numbness.

It wasn't until this moment, seeing Lou Ye, that Sang Wan felt as though she could no longer hold it together, and all her grievances and unwillingness erupted in an instant.

"Lou Ye..."

Throwing herself straight into Lou Ye's arms, Sang Wan's tears instantly broke through the dam.

Patting Sang Wan's back gently, Lou Ye comforted her and embraced her as they sat in the front passenger seat.

The car drove off, roaring toward the outskirts.

More than half an hour later, watching Sang Wan ascend the steps toward the gravestone, Lou Ye let out a heavy sigh and leaned against the door of the car.

...

In the mid-level apartment villa, Jiang Ke'er was building Lego while ordering Lu Xiaomu to get her potato chips and wash some fruit.

After a few rounds, the little guy grew unhappy. "Why don't you wash them yourself? Didn't your mommy and daddy teach you to do your own things yourself?"

The potato chip paused near her mouth.

Jiang Ke'er pursed her lips, her acting skills kicking in, "They... they don't want me anymore!"

Ah!

A visible panic washed over Lu Xiaomu's face.

Seeing that Jiang Ke'er looked on the verge of tears, he hurriedly ran toward the kitchen, "Do you eat blueberries? I saw there are still blueberries in the fridge."

"Yes!"

"There's ice cream too, do you want some?"

"Do you have vanilla flavor?"

"I'll go check..."

The soft, rustling sound made him sound like a little hamster running in a wheel.

After a long while, Lu Xiaomu shouted excitedly, "I found it!"

He trotted over eagerly.

Holding potato chips in one hand and ice cream in the other, with a fruit platter beside him where water droplets still clung to the strawberries and blueberries.

Jiang Ke'er was thoroughly satisfied.

Looking back at Lu Xiaomu, who was watching her cautiously with a face that practically screamed "Just don't cry and I'll do whatever you want," her playful impulse flared up.

"Hey, little ghost!"

"I'm not a little ghost, I'm six years old!"

"Fine, Lu Xiaomu... What do you call Lou Ye?"

"Uncle A-Ye."

"But he's your mommy's new husband, don't you think it's weird to call him uncle?"

"But... I already have a daddy!"

"You mean that President Lu guy? He's already been eliminated by your mommy. Mommy is always mommy and will never change! But the position of daddy, you see, is based on open recruitment—survival of the fittest, you understand? Right now, Uncle A-Ye is your mommy's new husband, get it?"

Lu Xiaomu nodded with a dazed and understanding expression.

Ding!

The elevator doors opened, and Lou Ye and Sang Wan walked into the home.

Before them, Jiang Ke'er was gesticulating vividly with a provocative expression.

Looking back, Mommy was linking arms with Uncle A-Ye, showing clear intimacy.

Even 2S leapt expertly into Lou Ye's arms, letting out one pampered meow after another.

"Mommy..."

Lu Xiaomu called out, then looked back at Lou Ye, suddenly growing shy and fidgety.

???

Lou Ye looked at Jiang Ke'er, his gaze asking: What did you do to him?

Then he heard Lu Xiaomu say softly, "Daddy A-Ye..."

Lou Ye: !!!