Imprisoning the Black Moonlight

If we were to name the most unhappy person in the Hong family today, it would probably be Madam Mo.

When Hong Jin introduced Yao Gongyue, she was so shocked she almost lost control of her expression, "You, aren't you that beautiful veterinarian?"

Hong Jin frowned, his tone turning colder, and his face showing displeasure. "Mother, she is my wife, what kind of veterinarian?"

Yao Gongyue turned to look at Hong Jin, "A pretty veterinarian? You have that hobby?"

"No, baby, your mother must have mistaken you for someone else!" The man was unable to explain himself and coldly watched his mother who had caused the trouble.

Madam Mo both relied on and feared this son. When he was truly angry, she was even a little intimidated. She forced a smile and quickly took out a set of jewelry. "Yueyue, perhaps I remembered wrong. This is a gift for meeting you!"

Yao Gongyue was naturally very sensitive to people's emotions, so she could sense Madam Mo's dislike for her. She forced a smile and didn't want to embarrass Madam Mo on their first meeting.

Back in the bedroom, she lay sullenly in Hong Jin's arms, saying, "Your mother doesn't seem to like me!"

"She doesn't like my wife, and no one would like her, no matter who it is. It has nothing to do with you, baby!" The man played with her fingers and said indifferently, "You don't need to care, Yuebao. Even if she doesn't like you, she wouldn't dare to do anything to you. Anyway, we don't live together."

"Why wouldn't she like your wife?" the young woman asked, looking up at him curiously.

“Since she married my father, the Mo family has been riding high on the Hong family’s power and has caused a lot of trouble. At first, my father tried to keep an eye on them, but later he just let them run wild and waited for them to cause more trouble so he could eliminate them in one fell swoop.”

However, out of consideration for his in-laws, my grandfather has been secretly helping the Mo family. My mother and father's relationship has grown increasingly strained because of her lack of discernment, and now they are like strangers. After I took over, my mother always came to beg me to protect the Mo family.

Her husband doesn't love her, her family doesn't care about her, and all she can rely on is me, her son. But she has the heart of a little woman; she's always afraid that once I have a wife, I'll abandon her and the Mo family, and she's also afraid that my wife will target and bully her. So she's turned herself into a hedgehog.

"Your dad doesn't like your mom?" she continued.

"Yes! When my father was young, he loved a woman surnamed Bai, who was little Hagnu's mother. But that woman betrayed my father. Later, my maternal grandfather found my paternal grandfather and said that my mother liked my father very much and wanted to marry him. So the two of them got married under the arrangement of their elders."

"But I don't think so!" The young woman stepped out of the man's arms. "If your father didn't love your mother, how could he have three children with her? Even after all this, he still won't divorce her and even allows you to help the Mo family. He must still care about your mother; it's just that your mother might not know how to get along with him!"

The man couldn't help but chuckle at his serious-looking wife. "How did you know?"

“Your personality is exactly the same as your dad’s. You guys are the kind of repressed, brooding men who like that kind of woman. But your mom looks like a proper, well-bred lady. She definitely doesn’t know any tricks. When your dad is cold to her, she hides herself away and doesn’t show up in front of him. Over time, the relationship is worn away.”

Hong Jin's eyes reddened from trying to suppress his laughter. He pursed his lips and said, "Come on, baby, tell me, what kind of woman is that?"

"That kind!" She waved her hand, raised an eyebrow, and gave a knowing look.

The man narrowed his eyes, feigning ignorance, "Which kind?"

"Ugh! You're so annoying! You did that on purpose!"

"I really don't know, baby, come on, tell me, which one?"

She bit her lip and managed to squeeze out a sentence, which made the man's smile grow wider. "Speak properly, or I'll go back and tell Mom!"

"Ugh! How annoying!" She herself was embarrassed, covering her face with her hands and speaking rapidly, "She's good at being cute, has a lot of tricks up her sleeve, and is sexy in bed!"

"Ha ha ha ha--"

Hong Jin rarely laughed so freely; he usually restrained his expression. But at this moment, with only the two of them in the bedroom, he was amused by his wife and lay on the bed, laughing uncontrollably.

“That’s true, do you dare say you’re not?” Yao Gongyue nudged him with her foot, and then laughed herself.

"Yes, yes, very accurate!" The man pulled his wife into his arms and made a move to kiss her.

"Wait!" Yao Gongyue pushed his face away. "Your dad seems to be drunk today, doesn't he?"

Hong Jin glared at her with his wolfish eyes, "Little thing, what do you want to do?"

"You'll find out soon enough!" she grinned slyly. "Is your mom on the third floor?"

Hong Jin nodded.

"Alright, you go to sleep first! I'm going out for a bit."

"Are you serious? Ancestor, calm down! This is an official residence, not a manor!" The man hurriedly got out of bed and chased after him.

"Hey, don't follow me." His young wife pushed him back. "Wait here obediently, and don't come out!" Then she closed the door.

Hong Jin stood at the door, one hand on his forehead, pondering whether to try to smooth things over with his father tomorrow or take his young wife and sneak back to China to hide early in the morning.

Madam Mo was about to go to sleep after finishing her beauty treatment when she heard someone knocking on the door. To her surprise, it was Yao Gongyue standing at the door.

"Hi, Mom!" She gave a fake smile, greeted him, and then squeezed in without beating around the bush, getting straight to the point.

“I know you don’t like me very much, but I don’t care. However, Hong Jin said that he’s worried that you won’t be happy if we leave and there’s no one to protect you.”

A strange look flashed across Madam Mo's eyes.

"I've been thinking, how about I give you a gift?"

"Wh...what?" The elegant and noble woman was a little confused, unsure of what this quick-witted girl was up to.

"Would you like a husband who loves you?"

The noblewoman's face immediately turned cold. "Yueyue, although I rely on Ajin, that doesn't mean you can be so presumptuous in front of me!"

Yao Gongyue knew she had misunderstood. "Oh dear, you're overthinking it. What I meant was that I have a way to ease the tension between you and Dad, so that he'll love you more and stop treating you coldly!"

When her daughter-in-law noticed her embarrassment, Madam Mo felt somewhat awkward. "This...this is not something you should worry about."

"I know, but you are so beautiful and noble, and you are also Ajin's mother. I always have selfish thoughts, wanting you to not only have a son to care for you, but also a husband to love you. In a woman's life, no one is as good as her husband, right!"

"Yueyue..." Madam Mo's voice trembled slightly, "My relationship with your father is very complicated, you wouldn't understand!"

"Mom, you're overcomplicating things. No matter what, you and Dad are husband and wife, not superior and subordinate. Listen to me..." She whispered in Madam Mo's ear.

Mrs. Mo's ears and neck quickly flushed red.

"Yueyue...you...this...this is too reckless...you child, where did you learn these crooked and evil ways..."

"Oh, Mom. This is just marital intimacy, not some kind of crooked practice. Just listen to me, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you miss today, you'll be waiting for Father to be bewitched by some other woman!"

Mrs. Mo looked uneasy.

"Anyway, I've already told you the method. Whether you can catch it or not is up to you. I've done my best for Hong Jin. Goodnight, Mom!" After saying that, the clever little girl opened the door and ran out.

As soon as the bedroom door opened, Yao Gongyue almost bumped into Hong Jin, but the man grabbed her and pulled her into his arms. "Go to sleep. We're going back to China first thing tomorrow morning."

"Don't rush me. Where's your phone? Quick, quick, turn on the surveillance!"

The two lay down in bed and watched as Madam Mo changed into a black silk camisole and lingered at her father's door.

Yao Gongyue bit her finger, her eyes wide and unblinking, looking even more nervous than the people on the surveillance camera.

"What did you say to your mother?" Hong Jin frowned as he looked at his young wife beside him.

"It's a secret!" Yao Gongyue raised her eyebrows proudly. "They're in! They're in!" She excitedly nudged Hong Jin.

The two stared at their phones until Yao Gongyue fell into a deep sleep, and no one came out of Hong Sangneng's room.

Hong Jin turned off his phone and bedside lamp. In the quiet night, holding his whole world in his arms, a warm current surged through his chest...