Jiang Jin nudged Mu Chen. “You’ve wronged your wife. Shouldn’t you coax her? It’s the new year, how can you let her shed tears?”

Mu Chen’s lips curled up slightly. “Song Ning, I was wrong. Please forgive me.”

Song Ning turned her head away.

Jiang Jin covered her eyes. “Both of you get out of my sight. Go, go, go! Cheng Che, come play a game of chess with Grandma!”

Cheng Che happily carried the chessboard over. “Grandma, see, I’m the least worrying among everyone. Can my red packet be more than brother this year?”

Jiang Jin smiled and patted him. “You’re really obedient and smart. You should marry a wife next year for Grandma. Grandma will double your red packet money this year!”

…

When Mu Qing and Liang Zhou returned home, Liang Zhou finally let loose of her temper. She swept all the bottles and glasses on the dining table to the ground in a fury

The sound of glasses breaking reverberated in the house.

Mu Qing frowned upon seeing this.

Liang Zhou said viciously, “Song Ning, that wretched girl, I’ll drive her out of the Mu family sooner or later!”

Mu Qing’s expression turned even gloomier. “You best dismiss those thoughts. Concentrate on how to return to the Mu family!”

Liang Zhou scoffed. “With your IQ, you’re no match for your son, and you still want to compete with him? Dream on! You don’t even know how to please that old lady!”

Liang Zhou felt her head ache. Mu Qing was really worrying and unreliable.

Mu Qing said indignantly, “Isn’t it all because of you? If I were to leave you now, there’s no problem for me to return to the Mu family now, and Mu Chen wouldn’t be so cold to me.”

Liang Zhou was furious. All his intelligence was used to deal with her instead! She suppressed her anger and asked, “Have you contacted the elders of the Mu family?”

Mu Qing looked at the mess on the ground and waved his hand dismissively. He said impatiently, “I’ve already contacted them. Why do you have to do so much? Tomorrow is the first day of the new year. The elders’ words carry a lot of weight, but you just have to act out tonight. How great! Now we’ve alerted the enemy. Who knows what trouble we’ll have to face tomorrow!”

Liang Zhou switched her tactics immediately. She went up to Mu Qing and tugged on his sleeve, acting coquettishly. “Hubby, we must succeed this time! We must stay here. I refuse to go back to that place in Australia where the rabbits don’t even sh*t!”

Although Mu Qing let her hold him, he said indifferently, “Women are fickle. You were the one who cried and shouted to leave this place, and now you’re jumping about staying here. I’m afraid other than me, no one will be able to tolerate your fickleness!”

Liang Zhou leaned on his arm affectionately. “Hubby, I know you love me the most.”

…

Early in the morning.

The Mu family set off firecrackers to signify the arrival of the new year; they were ready to welcome the new year.

Amidst the sound of the firecrackers, Song Ning buried herself in the quilt.

Mu Chen uncovered her and pulled her into his arms, amused.

She said weakly, “I want to sleep for a while more…”

Mu Chen’s way of apologizing to her was to give himself to her; she could not even refuse him. How was it that she was wronged but was still exhausted in the end?

“Then sleep for a while more. What’s the big deal? I know you’re tired so rest more,” Mu Chen said as he held her against his chest.

Song Ning said in a daze, “So you know I’m tired? Then why do you still insist on torturing me?”

Mu Chen smiled. “Because I like you. I can’t help myself.”

Song Ning covered his mouth and closed her eyes. “Did you eat honey early in the morning?”

Mu Chen grabbed her hand and pulled it away from his mouth before he kissed her palm and bit one of her fingers, chuckling.

When Song Ning felt the sharp pain on her finger, she pulled her hand away and swatted him gently. She sighed and sat up. “I’m going to take a hot bath to clear my head.”

Mu Chen immediately sat up. He said, “I want to take a hot bath as well. I’ll join you!”

Song Ning turned around and pushed him back onto the bed. “Don’t move! Stay there!”

When Mu Chen looked at Song Ning’s fierce gaze and sleepy expression, he found her soft and cute. He could not help pull her back into the bed with him to hug her.

When Song Ning was completely awake, she pushed him away with all her strength and hurriedly jumped out of the bed. She put her hands on her waist and said angrily, “Mu Chen, you believe me when I say I’ll press your acupuncture points and make you unable to move?”

Mu Chen laughed and nodded. “I believe, I believe you!”

Song Ning scoffed. She was truly helpless against him. She turned around and hurried into the bathroom.

Meanwhile, Mu Chen leaned against the headboard of the bed. His smile was gradually disappearing. Yesterday’s incident reminded him of the past. If his mother were like Song Ning, if she were a little tougher, she would not have ended up that way. His mother was too proud and was not one to bow to her father. His mother was too passive, only waiting silently for her father to make the first move and love her. Unfortunately, his father’s idea of love was nothing like his mother’s; his father used his lower body to think instead.

Fortunately, Song Ning was not like his mother. Although she was strong, he was still determined to protect her well!