"Alright, alright! Stop it! Little Cui, we all came out for a late-night snack today to be happy, why are you two doing this? If you have something to say, go home and discuss it properly! Even if not for Hanrui's sake, you have to think about the child in her belly. If Hanrui gets angry, it's the baby in her womb who suffers!"
At that moment, Li Bin stood up at the opportune time to pull Cui Tianjiao back, starting to play the peacemaker.
Letting the couple have a complete falling out right now was not what Li Bin wanted.
Li Bin's current goal was to make them emotionally estranged, to plant the seeds of hatred in both of their hearts.
That way, he could find a chance to make his move when they were vulnerable! If he really let the couple have a complete falling out, wouldn't his own chances diminish?
"Hanrui! Don't be angry! It's not good for the baby in your belly! Quick! Sit down! Let's talk things over calmly." At this time, Wen Wan also went forward to help Ling Hanrui sit down, gently comforting the furious woman.
Cui Tianjiao looked at Li Bin acting like a peacemaker and grew even angrier.
This whole damn thing was clearly started by Li Bin, and now this bastard was standing aside playing the peacemaker, making glib remarks! Cui Tianjiao truly wished he could just slap Li Bin right now.
But seeing the gazes of many other diners turning towards them, Cui Tianjiao, who was desperate to save face, ultimately held back. He snorted heavily at Li Bin and sat his butt down on the sofa.
Just then, the waiter began to serve the dishes. Li Bin picked up a piece of beef and, very enthusiastically, placed it in the bowl of the still-fuming Ling Hanrui, saying in a gentle and considerate tone, "Hanrui, during your pregnancy, eating some beef is good for both you and the baby. Actually, we shouldn't have eaten hot pot today, we should have had something lighter. Hot pot isn't good for the baby in your belly."
"Thank you, Li Bin. Honestly, I used to think you were incompetent, that you had no ability, but now, I think you're so much better than this bastard Cui Tianjiao! At least you know how to dote on someone, and you love Wen Wan with all your heart! You're willing to give everything for Wen Wan! Not like some people! Selfish and self-serving! I'm still carrying his child in my belly, and he's already planning how to make me leave the marriage with nothing!"
Ling Hanrui gave Li Bin a grateful look, making resentful, indirect jabs.
[Intimacy with Ling Hanrui: +15 (0 Unfamiliarity)]
"What did I do?! How have I wronged you?! Ling Hanrui! Do you have a conscience?! The house we live in was bought by my family, and I pay for all the household expenses! I'm the only one paying the mortgage too! To marry you, my family used up all their savings and borrowed hundreds of thousands to give your family a 500,000 bride price! In what way have I mistreated you? Huh?! All the money you've earned over the years, you took it all to buy your younger brother a house, and I never said a word of complaint! And now I've spent all my savings to buy you a BMW! I'm asking you, how have I wronged you?"
Cui Tianjiao was already furious seeing Li Bin obsequiously serving his wife food, even feeling like he was being cuckolded. Now, hearing Ling Hanrui's unreasonable words, he could no longer suppress the anger in his heart. The grievances pent up over the years made Cui Tianjiao tremble uncontrollably. If it weren't for the child in Ling Hanrui's belly, he really wanted to have a huge fight with her and let everyone judge who was right!
"You!! You bastard!! Cui Tianjiao! My parents raised me for so many years! They married me to you, what's wrong with asking for a bride price?! I'm bearing you a child, do you have any conscience?" Flustered and exasperated by Cui Tianjiao's words, Ling Hanrui was overcome with rage. She clutched her chest and began to tremble.
She wanted to retort but couldn't organize her thoughts. For a moment, her face turned pale with anger, and she couldn't utter a single word.
"Little Cui! What kind of way is that to talk?!! Isn't it perfectly normal to give a bride price to marry a wife? If you're not willing to pay a bride price, then don't get married! Just look around, some families demand a bride price of 5 million! Hanrui only asked your family for 500,000 to have such a beautiful and outstanding wife marry you; you should feel grateful!
Also! Hanrui married into your family! Was it easy for her parents to raise her? After they raised her, she became a member of your Cui family! Shouldn't you give a bride price?
Besides! Buying a house, paying the mortgage, daily expenses—shouldn't we men be the ones to pay for that? Are you going to ask Hanrui to pay the mortgage for you? Her name isn't even on the property deed, on what grounds should she help you pay the mortgage? The way you talk, I don't even think you're a man!
And another thing, do you know how painful childbirth is for a woman? Do you know how much damage it does to her body? The child is born with your surname, a member of your Cui family! If you're any kind of man, you shouldn't be angering Hanrui."
Li Bin refuted Cui Tianjiao on Ling Hanrui's behalf, his voice a mixture of indignation and self-righteousness.
[Intimacy with Ling Hanrui: +10 (10 Acquainted)]
[Intimacy with Ling Hanrui: +10 (20 Acquainted)]
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[Intimacy with Ling Hanrui: +10 (50 Friendly)]
Every single sentence from Li Bin seemed to speak directly to Ling Hanrui's heart, making her feel that the words she didn't know how to express were being articulated perfectly and clearly! Right now, when Ling Hanrui looked at Li Bin, it was almost as if she were looking at her kindred spirit! She truly wished she could give Li Bin a huge kiss!!