Imprisoning the Black Moonlight

As soon as Wu Meng finished speaking, a glint of white flashed in the corner of his eye. He abruptly looked up and saw his young wife standing calmly on the second-floor railing, her face expressionless, her clear black and white eyes fixed on him, unperturbed.

"Why don't you just kick me out too? After all, I'm the one who put this sand in there," Ouyang Zhen said as she walked downstairs to the living room.

The man, who was furious just a moment ago, quickly stubbed out his cigarette and strode over to her. "Baby, why didn't you sleep a little longer?"

"Can you please not involve innocent people? You know perfectly well that Sister Min is innocent, how could you lock her up?" Ouyang Zhen shook off his hand, looked directly into the man's eyes, and questioned him.

"I've already shown her mercy by not executing her. Don't you know whether she's innocent or not?"

Ouyang Zhen was speechless for a long time after being questioned by the man. Of course she understood, but she just couldn't understand how Wu Meng found out about that matter when there were no loopholes. He even locked up Sister Min. If she hadn't run into him today, she wouldn't have known that Sister Min was treated like this.

The girl's nose tingled, and large tears welled up in her eyes, streaming down her cheeks and chin before dripping down.

The man hadn't expected that he would start crying over something so trivial; he was simply stating a fact. He panicked and regretted arguing with her.

She's just a maid, why should she shed such a few tears? He pursed his lips and reached out to wipe away her tears.

"Why are you crying? I didn't say I wouldn't listen to you..."

Ouyang Zhen tried to turn her face away, but the man forcefully pulled her into his arms. "Say what's on your mind, why are you crying?"

"I told you, but you wouldn't listen!"

"Then say it again, I'm listening!"

"Release Sister Min!"

"Ok!"

"Don't kick her out, don't cause her any trouble, let her do her old job again!"

"Ok!"

"Really?"

"real!"

"Then go now, I want to see Sister Min!" Only then did Ouyang Zhen allow the man to wipe her tears, letting his rough hands caress her face.

"You've really gotten carried away. After spending a few days fooling around with Hong Jin's little vixen, you've learned all about how to manipulate me, haven't you?"

The man knew she was only half-true, but he was happy to be manipulated like this. It made him feel strangely comfortable. At least he felt a little bit of warmth. Even if she was bullying him, it was still better than her not saying a word.

"What do you mean? You're clearly framing an innocent person!"

"How come I didn't know you and Sister Min were so close?"

Ouyang Zhen pursed her lips and remained silent.

"That's good too. Now you have someone to talk to, and I can keep an eye on you when I'm busy!" The man patted her shoulder.

"Are you sure my brother returned to China safely? You didn't do anything to my family, did you?" Ouyang Zhen was still uneasy and hesitated before speaking.

"As long as you behave yourself and live a peaceful life with me, I'll be too busy trying to curry favor with your brother-in-law, father-in-law, and mother-in-law to ever lay a hand on you."

Wu Meng rested his chin on the top of her head, greedily inhaling her sweet fragrance, and said, "Zhenzhen, just stay here and relax, okay? I really will treat you well, let's live a good life together, okay?"

The girl clutched the fabric in her hand, head down, and remained silent.

She didn't really know what she was thinking. She wanted to refuse Wu Meng's words, but felt it was unnecessary. He wouldn't listen anyway, so why bother getting upset?

As for accepting him, that's even more impossible. At most, she can only remember the little bit of kindness he showed her once she escapes back to China, not report him, and completely forget him. That's all.

There's absolutely no way I'd stay here and live a life of ambiguity with him.

“Zhenzhen…Zhenzhen…”

The man's words interrupted her thoughts, "I'm tired. Sister Min is here. Please have her come upstairs to see me!"

"Shall I go upstairs with you to rest?"

"Need not!"

"I'm tired too!" the man said sullenly.

Ouyang Zhen closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Did he not even think before making excuses? Tired? That word didn't seem to fit him at all.

But she only glanced at the man, her eyes indifferent, as if to say, "Whatever," before getting up and going upstairs.

Min knocked on the door half an hour later.

Even though she had been locked up in the basement for more than half a month, as a professional housekeeper, she had to present herself in a presentable manner whenever she appeared at the villa.

"Madam!" Minjie, who had clearly lost weight, entered with a normal expression and bowed respectfully.

"Sister Min!" Ouyang Zhen asked apologetically, "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine, madam!"

"Since your wife pleaded for you, I won't hold it against you, but this is a one-time exception!" The man lying on his back on the bed didn't even lift his eyelids, keeping his eyes closed, and said coldly.

"Thank you, Madam, thank you, Young Master!"

"Sister Min~"

"Alright, everything's fine here. Go on with your work!" Before Ouyang Zhen could speak again, Wu Meng dismissed her in a deep voice.

"What are you doing? I haven't apologized to Sister Min yet!" The young wife was a little angry and pushed the mountain-like man next to her.

"What's there to apologize for? She should be grateful to you. If you hadn't asked, would I have kept her here?" Wu Meng pulled the person into his arms.

"you--"

"vomit--"

As soon as Ouyang Zhen uttered a word, she suddenly felt nauseous, gagged twice, and ran barefoot to the bathroom.

The man lying on the bed rolled over, hurriedly got out of bed, and followed him inside.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Wu Mengjun's brows were deeply furrowed, and his rough voice was full of concern.

Ouyang Zhen vomited for a long time but couldn't vomit anything. Her face was deathly pale. She suddenly raised her head, and Wu Meng's heart clenched. He bent down, carried her to the bed, and turned to call the doctor in.

"Madam's health is rather weak, and she is quite sensitive to the environment and diet. It's probably gastrointestinal discomfort caused by the sudden change of environment. She just needs to pay attention to rest and diet!"

After the doctor finished the examination, he explained a few words in Mandarin in front of Ouyang Zhen, but when Wu Meng met his eyes, he clearly saw something was wrong.

The man clenched his fist at his side, remaining silent, and after reassuring her to lie down, he followed her out.

"Deputy Commander, the lady is pregnant!" The doctor was his confidant and knew a thing or two about the two of them, so he didn't speak rashly. He waited until no one was around before revealing the truth.

Wu Meng was stunned at first, not reacting at all. He looked at the doctor with puzzled eyes and remained silent.

"It's true!" the doctor confirmed again.

The man opposite him swallowed hard, spun around twice, tilted his head back, closed his eyes to catch his breath, and then let out a hoarse voice from his chest, "Well done, your bonus is tripled! Now you can leave!"

The doctor thanked him and turned to leave.

Wu Meng squatted in the corner on the second floor and smoked half a pack of cigarettes until Ouyang Zhen was almost awake. He then ruffled his short hair, took a shower in the second bedroom, and turned to instruct Sister Min that all of Ouyang Zhen's diet should be more refined from now on, and should be prepared according to the standards for pregnant women, but no one should say anything or show any abnormality.

His wife and children were at stake, and he dared not gamble even the slightest chance of failure.