Chapter 25: How Could You Be So Heartless, Woman!

This threat was ridiculously childish. Lu Zhao wanted to laugh, but he knew that if he actually laughed, Su Yunqi would only get angrier.

He was about to lose his wife!

He could only press his lips tightly together and swallow his laughter. Then, holding Su Yunqi, he apologized once more.

“I took what you said to heart, but I wanted to take care of it once and for all. So I carefully studied the scenes you said you saw.”

“It was because I took your words seriously that I was able to precisely avoid the ending you saw, right? Now, I didn’t mess up—I stabbed Zheng Ye to death, and he couldn’t stab me back. He just lightly grazed my arm. But from now on, he won’t be able to bother you ever again.”

“Isn’t that worth it? From now on, you won’t have to worry every time you go out. That shameless thug who kept pestering you won’t be around to annoy you anymore.”

“But I know what I did made you upset, right? I’m sorry. I swear I won’t act recklessly again! From now on, I’ll discuss everything with you before doing anything. I’ll listen to you in everything, okay? Just forgive me this once, Su Yunqi, wife? Little wife?”

Lu Zhao held Su Yunqi while both analyzing and admitting fault. His attitude was sincere—he almost got down on his knees to beg her forgiveness.

But Su Yunqi’s heart was as hard as iron.

Not only did she keep her eyes closed, but she also covered her ears. She didn’t want to hear his babbling. Excuses—everything he said was just excuses. She was not going to forgive him!

He always acted first and explained later, thinking she was easy to bully!

“You’re really going to ignore me? Su Yunqi, how could you be so heartless woman? I’m injured at least—ow, my hand hurts, it really hurts, so painful!”

Seeing that the gentle approach wasn’t working, Lu Zhao tried something even softer. He held his arm and cried out in pain, pitiful and sorrowful.

Unfortunately, his deep, rough voice failed to elicit any sympathy this time. Su Yunqi didn’t feel sorry for him at all. Instead, she said he deserved it.

“Let me go! Don’t touch me!”

“Tonight, we’re sleeping with separate blankets!”

Su Yunqi angrily pushed him away and tried to get out of bed again.

Lu Zhao took the opportunity to collapse onto the bed, clutching his arm in pain and crying out.

“Hiss—touched the wound… seems like it’s bleeding. It’s fine, I’m not in pain. It’s all for wife. If it hurts me to death, I deserve it! I’m a man. I’m not afraid!”

He even started muttering to himself, as if to cheer himself on.

“…..”

What a manipulative act! Green tea man!

Su Yunqi was so angry her teeth were grinding. But she was also worried she had actually bumped his wound just now and caused it to bleed.

She hesitated.

In the end, concern overcame her anger, and she awkwardly leaned toward him. “Let me take a look.”

“Don’t look, it’ll scare you. What if it’s bleeding all over the place? The wound’s probably terrifying, really gruesome. But I’m fine, it doesn’t hurt. I’ll go out in a bit and apply some medicine, rewrap it myself. You should go eat. It’s already late. No matter how angry you are, you shouldn’t skip meals. Don’t starve yourself. If you’re still upset, punish me by not letting me eat tonight. I can skip tomorrow too, or even the day after. As long as it makes you feel better, I’ll do whatever you say.” Lu Zhao kept his hand over the wound and refused to let her see it, his tone as humble as could be.

He was still injured—how could Su Yunqi bear to punish him by not letting him eat? Her heart had already softened into a puddle. Puffing out her cheeks, she muttered softly. “I never said you couldn’t eat. Just let me see.”

“You really want to see? I’m afraid it’ll scare you. So… are you not mad anymore?” Lu Zhao asked with obvious calculation, his brow furrowed as if ready to start the act all over again if Su Yunqi said she was still mad.

“I’m not mad anymore, I’m not! You’ve already gone this far pretending—how could I not forgive you?” Su Yunqi rolled her eyes at him, her expression adorably exasperated.

After all, Lu Zhao had done it all for her. She didn’t really have the right to blame him for not listening.

Thinking that way made Su Yunqi feel even more down. She lowered her head, looking like a troublemaker who had caused yet another mess.

“You just said you’re not mad, so why do you still look upset? Oh, I get it. You’re feeling like a troublemaker, huh? Come on, how many times have I caused trouble for you since we were kids? One more won’t make a difference. If you’re really feeling guilty, why don’t you help me take a bath tonight? My arm is injured, I can’t wash properly. If I don’t wash, you’ll say I stink and won’t let me in bed anyway.”

Lu Zhao only had to glance once to know exactly what was going on in Su Yunqi’s little head. Without hesitation, he threw out a lazy request, even crossing one leg over the other like some smug lord.

Honestly, give him an inch, and he’d take a mile.

“You’re so annoying!” Su Yunqi huffed at him, cute and frustrated, but still couldn’t resist agreeing. “Fine! Your hand—let me see it!”

This time, Su Yunqi finally managed to unwrap the bandages on Lu Zhao’s hand to check his wound.

Sure enough, there was a bit of fresh blood. He’d downplayed it earlier, saying it wasn’t serious, but once the gauze came off, a long, deep gash was revealed. It was at least seven or eight centimeters long.

She couldn’t tell how deep it went, but the red, tender flesh beneath was clearly visible. It was indeed frightening, but Su Yunqi wasn’t scared at all. What she felt was heartache.

Whatever resentment had flared up from his teasing earlier completely vanished again.

She couldn’t help but lower her head and gently blow on the wound. Tears welled up in her eyes, shimmering and ready to fall.

“Does it hurt a lot? I’m sorry.” She whimpered the apology as tears pattered down.

“Why are you crying now? It doesn’t hurt. Really, it doesn’t. I was just messing with you. Didn’t you see how my mom didn’t even glance at the wound before walking off? You’re the only silly one who actually took it seriously.” Lu Zhao quickly pulled her into his arms to comfort her. All he did every day was tease his wife—how could she not end up crying?

“The flesh is turned out like that. How could it not hurt? Let me put some medicine on it.” Su Yunqi said, wiping away her tears.

With red-rimmed eyes, she took out the medicinal powder and carefully sprinkled it onto the wound.

Before Lu Zhao could even show a reaction, she was already frowning and trembling, as if the pain were her own. Su Yunqi, who normally cherished her life and rarely got injured—let alone seriously—could hardly bear to look at it.

After applying the medicine, she wrapped the wound neatly with fresh gauze, then helped Lu Zhao out of the room to eat. After a whole day of turmoil, both of them were starving.

Once they finished eating, she didn’t even let Lu Zhao wash the dishes.

Instead, she cheerfully trotted over and scrubbed the pots and bowls herself—nothing could stop her. After she was done, she even took the initiative to boil water to help Lu Zhao bathe.

Watching his sweet and obedient little wife being so attentive, Lu Zhao felt the injury was totally worth it! Beaming with satisfaction, he even brought over Su Yunqi’s clothes, planning for the two of them to share a romantic bath.

Su Yunqi never expected that, even at a time like this, Lu Zhao would still be thinking about taking a couple’s bath. While she was diligently wiping his body down, that jerk suddenly splashed her with warm water.

In an instant, her damp clothes clung to her body, revealing her graceful figure.

“Your clothes are wet too. Come on, let’s bathe together!” He grinned mischievously, the corners of his mouth almost curling all the way to the Pacific Ocean. With his good hand propping up his chin, he stared at his little wife, utterly captivated by her beautiful figure.

She was such a petite person, yet somehow she had all the right curves in all the right places. Clearly, all her nutrition had gone there instead of making her taller.

“Lu Zhao!” Su Yunqi was so angry she wanted to hit him!

He never had a serious bone in his body—so annoying!

But the wet clothes sticking to her were definitely uncomfortable. And besides, he’d already seen everything. He had even stripped her during the day—now that it was nighttime, her sense of shame had slightly faded.

Biting her lip, she hesitantly placed her hand on her buttons, ready to undress and join the bath.

The newly installed electric light came in handy just then, shining brightly and perfectly illuminating Su Yunqi for Lu Zhao to admire her in full detail…