After Becoming Financially Free, They Offered Their Loyalty - Chapter 146

Chapter 146: Actually, I Was Just Scared by a Cockroach

TL: YYang

Late at night, at Hexi Fanghuali.

Lin Yuchang picked up her phone and answered, her voice soft and sweet, “Hello, what’s wrong?”

“Why did it take you so long to answer the phone? You didn’t reply to my WeChat either!”

Zeng Xianyong’s displeasure came through the phone. “I have a meeting at the group headquarters tomorrow. Help me iron that Armani suit.”

“Okay, are you coming back tonight?” Lin Yuchang asked gently.

She mainly wanted to find out when Zeng Xianyong would be home.

Hearing Lin Yuchang’s docile words, Zeng Xianyong knew that among the countless lights of the city, one was still on for him.

The thought of himself spending his days and nights in debauchery outside brought a wave of guilt and tenderness to his heart. He showed some rare concern.

“I’ll probably be home in about an hour. I was worried about waking you up, so I’m telling you in advance. I didn’t disturb your rest, did I?”

Lin Yuchang figured he must have done something to wrong her again outside, which was why he was talking like this. Usually, he just gave orders without any explanation.

However, now that she had the information she wanted, Lin Yuchang was polite in return. “No, you didn’t. Thank you.”

Zeng Xianyong was a bit puzzled when he heard that. ‘What’s there to thank me for.’

“Forget it. Just go to bed after you’re done ironing. That’s all, I’m hanging up.”

“Mmm-ah!”

Lin Yuchang quickly covered her mouth, but that “Mmm-ah” had inevitably traveled through the receiver.

“What’s wrong?”

Zeng Xianyong, who had been about to hang up, suddenly grew tense when he heard that sound.

Lin Yuchang fought to keep herself from making any more unnecessary sounds and explained intermittently, “N-nothing. I just saw a cockroach. It startled me.”

“A cockroach?”

Zeng Xianyong was a little puzzled. “Do we still have cockroaches in our house now?”

“Yes.”

“If you’re scared, just leave it. I’ll deal with it when I get back.”

Zeng Xianyong said with concern over the phone.

“Okay, thank you.”

“Why do you keep thanking me? Do we need to be so polite with each other?”

Zeng Xianyong grumbled before hanging up the phone.

After the call ended, Lin Yuchang let out a heavy sigh of relief, but she immediately…

Half an hour later, Shen Yuan turned around and saw that the Favorability above Lin Yuchang’s head had risen to 73. He nodded in satisfaction.

Lin Yuchang’s Favorability was increasing delightfully. It had only been a few times, and it was already over 70.

Lin Yuchang couldn’t help but stand on her tiptoes and ask Shen Yuan for another deep kiss.

Shen Yuan felt the rosy softness on his lips, held the voluptuous woman in his arms, and smelled the faint, pleasant scent on her body.

Unfortunately, time was up. The two could only part, still wanting more. Shen Yuan took the elevator down to the underground garage and drove back as usual.

At that moment, Zeng Xianyong was driving his Q5 home. When he saw the silver G-Wagon pass by him again, he couldn’t help but start to wonder.

‘Why is it him again?’

‘Does he live here now?’

Lately, the news and articles Zeng Xianyong had been browsing were always full of cases of men being cheated on. Combined with Lin Yuchang’s earlier comment about a cockroach at home, he felt even more suspicious.

He had lived here for so long and had never seen any cockroaches.

Although he trusted his honest and well-behaved wife, he still needed to have a basic sense of precaution.

So after returning home, he first sized up Lin Yuchang, who was ironing his clothes, but didn’t find anything amiss.

Then, while Lin Yuchang was focused on ironing, he slipped into her bedroom to search. He found no traces of a third party on the bed or in the trash can.

‘Am I overthinking things?’

Zeng Xianyong immediately began to doubt himself. Then he walked out of the room and said, “Yuchang, has anyone come over recently?”

Lin Yuchang’s heart skipped a beat. ‘Could he have discovered something?’

“No.” Lin Yuchang replied, forcing herself to remain calm.

After Shen Yuan had left, she had immediately changed her clothes and taken out Zeng Xianyong’s shirt and suit pants to iron, but she hadn’t had time to clean the sofa yet.

She had caught a glimpse of Zeng Xianyong slipping into her bedroom out of the corner of her eye, but her and Shen Yuan’s battlefield tonight had been the sofa. He shouldn’t have been able to find anything in the bedroom.

“Oh.”

Zeng Xianyong had just been asking casually. Then he asked again, “So where’s that cockroach you mentioned?”

In truth, Lin Yuchang hadn’t seen a cockroach at all, but since Zeng Xianyong was asking, she had no choice but to point toward the kitchen and say, “It just scurried into the kitchen.”

Zeng Xianyong walked into the kitchen. This time, he was very serious. He crouched down and checked carefully. Cockroaches liked dark, damp places, so he started his search near the drainpipe under the sink.

He was afraid he wouldn’t be able to see clearly, so he even turned on his phone’s flashlight.

Unexpectedly, he really did find a cockroach. Zeng Xianyong wrapped the cockroach in a paper towel, an irrepressible smile spreading across his lips.

‘Looks like I was overthinking things~’

After dealing with the cockroach, Zeng Xianyong was in a great mood. He walked out into the living room and said with a smile, “Yuchang, you’re such a scaredy-cat. You’re afraid of such a tiny cockroach?”

Zeng Xianyong was an odd one, getting so happy just from killing a cockroach.

Lin Yuchang gave an awkward smile. How could she have known that he would actually find a cockroach in the kitchen?

But this was a good thing. After finding the cockroach, he wouldn’t be suspicious anymore.

Thinking back, it was quite a scare. If he had really discovered something, it would have been a real drama.

But at the same time, she also felt a strange sense of excitement. At that moment, she finally understood why so many people enjoyed having affairs behind their husbands’ backs.

Zeng Xianyong opened a can of cold beer, sat on the sofa, and took a big gulp.

He watched his beautiful wife with her graceful figure ironing clothes for him and felt very content. He had originally planned to go over and make it up to her, but on second thought, he decided against it.

Right now, neither his stamina nor his endurance could satisfy Lin Yuchang. It was his own fault for letting his body be hollowed out by wine and women.

He vaguely remembered the last time they had done it, he had lost steam in less than a minute, and Lin Yuchang’s expression had been unusually calm, showing no sign of satisfaction or enjoyment.

When having sex, if a woman felt no pleasure at all, it would give the man an immense sense of failure.

That was why his interest in Lin Yuchang had greatly diminished, and he had to seek out those young women who were skilled actresses.

Only with them could Zeng Xianyong find a sense of accomplishment as a man.

On the other side, Shen Yuan drove back to Songhu Tiandi. After taking a shower in the master bedroom’s bathroom, he slipped into bed.

Chen Na sensed the movement and woke up in a daze, clinging to Shen Yuan like a little kitten.

“You’re back.” Chen Na said softly.

Shen Yuan stroked her head like he was petting a cat and said gently, “Did I wake you?”

Chen Na shook her head lightly. “It’s okay. I’m a light sleeper. I wake up several times during the night anyway.”

The large master bedroom was quiet, with only the sound of their soft conversation. The Tempur-Pedic bed was also very comfortable, with just the right amount of softness and firmness.

Shen Yuan held the kitten-like Nabaobao in his arms. “You cook and wash the dishes all by yourself. Aren’t you tired? You know you can call the maid over, right?”

Chen Na rested her pretty face on Shen Yuan’s chest, feeling very content, and said calmly, “I don’t get tired doing these chores. Besides, I can’t stay idle. If I don’t do something, I feel a bit down.”

Shen Yuan smiled. It turned out that a person could also feel unaccustomed to suddenly being idle.

Shen Yuan gently pinched her pretty cheek. “How are you going to be a rich man’s wife like this?”

“A rich man’s wife?”

Chen Na was stunned for a moment. After she came to her senses, she said, “The term ‘rich man’s wife’ sounds so old-fashioned. I just want to be your sweet little wife.”

Shen Yuan’s heart melted in an instant. He said with emotion, “Nana, when Xuanmei and my parents get back from Sanya, I’ll take you to my home.” (Xuanmei, nickname for Shen Xuan, denoting her status as a younger sister)

“Huh?”

“Really?”

Chen Na’s beautiful eyes lit up, and she became much more awake. But after thinking about it carefully, she felt a little uneasy. “Shen Yuan, do you think your mom and dad will like me?”

Shen Yuan smiled knowingly. “Of course they will. You’re so sensible, and you’re carrying their grandchild. How could they not like you?”

Shen Yuan estimated that with Shen Xuan taking them to Sanya this time, she should be able to instill in Ms. Li quite a few ideas about not getting married.

As for Old Shen, he definitely understood everything. He just needed to remain neutral.

Chen Na was touched once again. She couldn’t help but hug Shen Yuan tighter, burying her face in his chest. “Shen Yuan…”

For Chen Na, her original intention was just to be a canary in a gilded cage. She had never thought she would be able to come into contact with Shen Yuan’s family and social circle.

She hadn’t expected that Shen Yuan would not only introduce her to Li Yuhang and his sister Shen Xuan, but now she could even meet his parents. This far exceeded her expectations, making her feel especially flattered.

“Silly girl…”

Shen Yuan patted Chen Na’s back to comfort her. And while he was patting her, he discovered that Chen Na’s Favorability had actually increased by 2 points.

[Favorability: 97]

Toward Chen Na, Shen Yuan’s feelings were relatively pure. He had never thought of using such things to increase her Favorability, but it was often these unexpected actions that could move her.

Shen Yuan patted her fragrant back, his thoughts involuntarily drifting to his sister-in-law in the next room.

‘I wonder, if I conquer my sister-in-law, will Nana’s Favorability toward me decrease…’

‘That’s also a problem…’

“Shen Yuan.” Chen Na suddenly lifted her languid, pretty face.

“What’s wrong?” Shen Yuan asked.

“Last time I went shopping with Xuanxuan, I also bought myself two pairs of Balenciaga stockings.”

In the pitch-black room, Chen Na said timidly, “Do you want to try them?”

“…”