Watching the jerk being kicked a few steps away, then getting up and running out screaming, Su Wan's heart trembled, and then her face showed anger. She pushed Zheng Yanchen and said, "What are you crazy about! If you think I'm unqualified to be the head of the family, just cripple me! Why are you making up all these excuses?"

Zheng Yanchen's face froze, and when he saw Su Wan scolding him for a cat, his expression turned even uglier. In the past, Su Wan would just coax him with sweet words when she saw his expression change. Now, in her heart, he was even worse than a cat. He was furious and a little overwhelmed.

"Okay, okay!" He was so angry that he was spinning in circles, but suddenly stopped and looked at the desk. He hadn't noticed before, but now he realized that the painting on the shelf was gone. It was Su Wan's most precious painting.

He turned around and pointed behind him and asked, "Where is the painting?"

Su Wan didn't want to argue with him, "Please get out!"

"I ask you, where did the painting go?"

"You said the painting was uninteresting, a simple improvisation, and nothing worth looking at. So I put it away to avoid annoying you."

Zheng Yanchen took a step forward and saw several servants standing outside the door, staring blankly in. He shouted, "All of you get out of here! Otherwise, you'll all be sold tomorrow!"

Hearing Zheng Yanchen's threats, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, yet they hesitated to leave. Once Su Wan nodded, they hesitantly closed the door, while Liu Shang and Liu Yan secretly hid outside, listening in case anything happened to Su Wan.

The room fell silent for a moment. Zheng Yanchen approached Su Wan and asked with red eyes, "Where did you put the painting?"

Su Wan was furious, but seeing Zheng Yanchen's mood was off, she couldn't really confront him head-on. So, she tried to appease him, "What if someone comes and goes? What if it gets dirty? Just put it away."

"Nonsense! Hang it up now!" Zheng Yanchen ordered.

Faced with Zheng Yanchen's unreasonable request, Su Wan was filled with hatred. He was the one who had forbidden her from hanging up, and now he was the one who insisted on hanging up. Why hadn't she realized in her previous life that he was such a scoundrel!

"I will do it another day. My husband must be too tired. Go and rest."

Su Wan turned around and went to the side room next door. "I'll ask someone to make you some hot soup."

Unexpectedly, Zheng Yanchen grabbed her shoulders and pulled her over. "Did you destroy it?" Without waiting for an answer, he asked again, "Have you changed your mind?"

Seeing Zheng Yanchen's nervous expression, Su Wan frowned, "Husband, you are drunk."

"Tell me, have you changed your mind?" The sudden shout made Su Wan shudder. "You're overthinking it. Calm down first. We can talk about the other things slowly, okay?" Su Wan's voice became smaller and smaller, and tears suddenly fell like a kite with a broken string.

Seeing Su Wan looking at him with tears in her eyes, Zheng Yanchen loosened his grip.

He gently hugged Su Wan and said, "Stop making trouble, okay? Let's stop. I'll definitely love you well from now on. But you can't let me get too proud of you and do anything that goes against the rules. I don't blame you for what happened a few days ago, but if you do that again, I'll really punish you." He gently patted Su Wan's shoulder and said, "Do you understand?"

The voice was unusually gentle yet seemed to come from hell, sinister and terrifying.

Su Wan forced a stiff smile, patted Zheng Yanchen and said, "Okay, it's okay." She slowly stood up and wanted to get away from this person, but she didn't expect Zheng Yanchen to restrain her again.

Zheng Yanchen looked at Su Wan and suddenly remembered what his brother said today. To a woman, you have to give her sweet treats and set rules, so that she will be obedient.

Su Wan saw that the man in front of her was becoming increasingly unwell, and she struggled to break free. "I'm feeling a little unwell today, and I also had my period. I need to go to bed first, my husband!"

"what are you up to!"

Zheng Yanchen seemed not to hear it. He lowered his head and touched Su Wan's neck. Su Wan subconsciously dodged, which made Zheng Yanchen even more dissatisfied.

"You dare to hide?"

Seeing Su Wan's face full of resistance, Zheng Yanchen became angry again.

"What are you doing? You are my wife, and your husband wants to be close to you, and you are not happy about it."

"No, I don't have much strength today." Su Wan comforted.

"Excuse me! Just do whatever I tell you to do?" Zheng Yanchen said as he picked up Su Wan and threw her onto the couch beside him. He held Su Wan's hands above her head with one hand, while his other hand caressed her clothes.

Fortunately, Su Wan had some skills and kicked with her legs, but Zheng Yanchen still did not give up.

"I didn't punish you last time because of your father's kindness. This time, if you resist again, I will have you locked up and locked up for the rest of your life."

Listening to Zheng Yanchen's threats, Su Wan suddenly recalled the three years in her previous life. Those were days of helplessness and despair. Yet, she still didn't give up the struggle.

"I, I'm having my period, I really can't do it today."

But Zheng Yanchen seemed like a madman. He first lowered his head and kissed Su Wan's neck, and then reached out to untie her clothes.

"Young Master, Young Madam." The two people outside the door were anxious for a moment, but were pulled away by Chengfeng.

Because Su Wan's resistance was too violent, Zheng Yanchen finally managed to tear off Su Wan's coat. However, the violent resistance also aroused Zheng Yanchen's animal nature, and he tore even harder.

After being married for half a year, he and his wife had never consummated their marriage. Now he was willing to give Su Wan some respect, but she didn't appreciate it. Zheng Yanchen would not allow Su Wan to distance herself from him. He wanted Su Wan to look up to him as before.

"Su Wan, I'm telling you, don't ever think of escaping from my grasp in this lifetime! Never!"

Su Wan saw that she had no strength left but was still unwilling to compromise.

"Young Master, something bad has happened!" Just at this moment, Chengfeng knocked on the door.

"Young Master, it seems there's a flood in the Madam's yard. Please go and take a look."

Zheng Yanchen paused, ceasing his movements. He panted and looked up, his expression no longer frightening. He felt a pang of pain in his heart as he looked at Su Wan's despair. A tear fell onto her face.

Zheng Yanchen slowly stood up and put on his clothes. He glanced coldly at the dazed Su Wan and left, leaving the woman lying on the couch in dishevel.

Liu Shang and Liu Yan rushed in and saw torn clothes on the ground. Even Su Wan's clothes were a little damaged. Although Zheng Yanchen failed to succeed, they could see the look on Su Wan's face and felt extremely distressed.

"Liuyan, Liushang, please go out first and help me boil some hot water."

The two exchanged a glance. They knew this was Su Wan's habit of digesting things on her own, and that talking too much would only cause more trouble. So, they packed up and left, closing the door and guarding the outer room.

Su Wan wrapped the quilt tightly around herself. The cold moonlight shone through the window lattice, sprinkling on her face like frost, reflecting her dull expression filled with sadness and despair. Hatred seemed to freeze into ice in her eyes.

"Well--"

Suddenly, a mournful cry rang out. Su Wan buried her face in the quilt, tears streaming uncontrollably. The cry was filled with hatred and regret. Even Xie Yin, who was leaning against the wall outside the window, frowned.

The crying sound continued from inside the window. Xie Yin looked up at the sky, and the emotion in his deep eyes was hard to discern.

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