Chapter 12: He Was the One Who Failed His Wife!

Su Lüyun, however, was unaware of her parents’ current feelings.

She had just seen her father and two older brothers out when her in-laws arrived.

“We heard your dad and brothers came,” Chen Aihong said.

They had heard it from a neighbor, so they came specifically.

If she truly intended to go back with her father and brothers, they wouldn’t stop her. They would arrange a time to get the divorce certificate.

But when they arrived, they didn’t see Su Zhenguo and the others, only Su Lüyun, their daughter-in-law, at home. Clearly, she hadn’t gone back with her father and brothers!

“They came, but they’ve gone back,” Su Lüyun simply said.

Although she didn’t state it explicitly, Zhou Quansheng and Chen Aihong knew that she wasn’t going back with her father and brothers!

This made Zhou Quansheng and Chen Aihong sigh with emotion!

Their third son’s wife truly had genuine feelings for their third son!

Ignoring her in-laws’ thoughts, Su Lüyun saw them out and closed the main door securely. Then, she brought a basin of water to wipe Zhou Changdong’s face and hands.

There was no need to add hot water, as it was September, and though not as hot as the dog days of summer, it wasn’t cold either.

Su Lüyun took a new towel and gently wiped Zhou Changdong’s face, her tone regretful:

“My parents, they’re only looking out for my good, which is why they want me to divorce. They’ve doted on me since I was little. Back then, I even almost had to go to the countryside, but my dad spent a lot of money to pull some strings and get me a temporary job. That’s how I managed to escape that hardship.”

“They truly can’t bear for me to suffer even a little.”

“Now that you’re like this, no matter how ashamed they feel, they’ll still want me to divorce and start a new life.”

“Changdong, don’t blame them.”

“…”

Su Lüyun spoke as she gently wiped his face.

Zhou Changdong’s thoughts appeared as a single line of text: [Wife, I don’t blame Father-in-law and Mother-in-law.]

As parents, they naturally made plans for their child. With him in his current state, any parents would act the same way; it was only human nature.

Su Lüyun was quite satisfied; this man wasn’t petty.

So, after gently wiping his face, she very naturally began to wipe his hands.

But how could this “green tea” woman miss an opportunity to flirt?

When her acting bug kicked in, she said coyly, “Your hands are so big.”

She didn’t just say it; she also placed her soft, small hand onto his palm as she spoke.

Her soft, fair, and tender small hand contrasted sharply with his large hand, which had clearly defined knuckles and looked very powerful.

“See, my hand is much smaller than yours.”

She placed her hand in his and intertwined their fingers, her tone filled with satisfaction and emotion, “Finally, I can hold hands with you. You don’t know, when you weren’t home, I went to watch movies by myself and saw those bold young couples in the cinema, holding hands, avoiding others’ eyes.”

“You have no idea how much I envied them.”

“The more I envied them, the more resentment I had towards you, you heartless scoundrel who abandoned me.”

“You messed with my heart, yet you left for three years, and not a single letter came back in three years. Is your heart made of iron?”

“Zhao Yuzhu was right; my resentment was heavier than a ghost’s.”

“I even regretted marrying you.”

“But while I said I regretted it, I never truly felt that way in my heart.”

“I took a liking to you at first sight.”

“One glimpse of Changdong ruins a lifetime!”

“You tormenting fiend!”

“…”

She played with his hand while passionately declaring her feelings.

Zhou Changdong’s face, of course, showed nothing, but the countless pink bubbles appearing clearly expressed his delight at that moment.

Perhaps he was too happy, so much so that his thoughts weren’t clear, just pink bubbles.

But Su Lüyun understood. This “green tea” woman then exclaimed, “What’s this? It’s so ticklish!”

Then she saw the calluses on his palm. Which soldier’s palm doesn’t have calluses?

This “green tea” woman was merely asking the obvious, her fingertips tracing his rough calluses. “Rough man, rough man. Indeed, a rough man, even his hands have so many rough calluses. Calluses are the ugliest.”

“But… on your hand, they actually feel good.”

“They feel ticklish and quite comfortable.” Loving even his calluses, isn’t that being hopelessly devoted?

“…”

Su Lüyun chuckled softly while tracing his calluses.

Of course, she didn’t forget to check how he felt about her teasing him like this.

Zhou Changdong didn’t have much of a reaction; on his forehead, there was only one phrase: [Wifey.]

Although it was only the short phrase “Wifey,” Su Lüyun, always able to grasp the script’s essence, immediately sensed the profound intimacy hidden beneath those three words!

Su Lüyun raised an eyebrow and smiled. After finishing wiping his hands, she didn’t continue with anything else.

Today’s progress was already quite good.

She knew the principle of “too much is as bad as too little.” She couldn’t just use up all her energy at once, could she?

According to the plot, he was supposed to be in a coma for two or three months, so what was the rush?

Besides, her stomach was starting to rumble, and she just realized she hadn’t even had dinner yet!

Seeing tomatoes and cucumbers at home, Su Lüyun decided to have them for dinner.

As an artist, maintaining her figure was essential to look good on screen, so controlling her diet was a must.

However, her cousin, to slander her, had created a persona for her as someone who loved to eat and was lazy.

So, currently, her weight was a bit over the standard.

Although she wasn’t fat, only full-figured, now that she was here, she would naturally maintain her figure according to her own aesthetic standards.

For example, these cucumbers and tomatoes were her dinner.

Su Lüyun simply washed and ate them.

Two cucumbers and three tomatoes went down, and that meal was considered taken care of.

After eating, Su Lüyun roughly inventoried how much money she had left and what was in the house. Once she had a clear idea, she used the remaining cucumber for a face mask.

Today, upon her arrival, she had staged a deeply touching drama.

Not only her own family and her in-laws, but even neighbors who used to have a poor impression of her now looked at her with new eyes, and her reputation had completely turned around.

Don’t think this was easy, just crying would suffice. Crying incorrectly could be annoying!

Emotions, lines, and acting all had to be on point; one missing element wouldn’t do.

This required a lot of immersion.

Therefore, it was very taxing on the body.

For Su Lüyun, who extremely cherished her face, how could she not take care of it? This pure natural cucumber was a good thing.

But this “green tea” woman still wasn’t quiet while doing her cucumber mask.

After applying the cucumber slices, she held Zhou Changdong’s hand, playing with his fingers.

She continued until her cucumber mask was done, then simply washed up before returning to sleep.

She turned off the light, picked up a flashlight, and after lying down beside Zhou Changdong, she whispered to him, “After three years of marriage, this is the first time we’ve slept in the same bed.”

“With you at home, I can sleep peacefully tonight.”

“…”

After speaking, she didn’t care what Zhou Changdong might think, closed her eyes, and went to sleep.

The emotional exertion was too great, so she was genuinely tired and fell asleep in no time.

But Zhou Changdong was overwhelmed with guilt. He knew without a doubt that in the three years he was away, his wife couldn’t even sleep peacefully.

Indeed, with only her as a woman in the house, how could she possibly sleep soundly?

He was the one who failed his wife!