Why Am I Always the One Who Gets Hurt?

Dan Heng stepped into the Main Room and saw Gu Yuena standing beside the table, gently touching the bouquet he had given her.

Gu Yuena had placed the bouquet in a vase. The pink flowers were not particularly valuable, yet she had set them in the most conspicuous spot in the Main Room, replacing a large cluster of expensive flowers.

"Elder Sister! Elder Sister! Old... Brother-in-law is back!" Zi Ji followed beside Dan Heng like an overexcited husky.

She pointed at Dan Heng, already unable to wait for her lord to punish that Old Pervert.

Of course, it would be even better if her lord gave the order and let her use her status as the "Sister-in-law" to give that Old Pervert a ruthless beating!

Gu Yuena glanced at Dan Heng, her face devoid of emotion.

She opened her mouth, but said nothing, simply continuing to stroke the petals.

Watching this, Dan Heng thought to himself, As expected, she's angry. Is it because I went to the red-light district?

After returning to the library, Dan Heng had specifically asked his colleagues what they thought of a husband going to a red-light district. He had received an almost unanimous verdict... It was awful!

Especially when there was a beautiful young wife at home—doing something like that was practically deserving of divine punishment.

Then his colleagues had all looked at him with incomprehensible expressions.

They said that even if it had merely been a misunderstanding, he should still apologize to his wife.

Put himself in her shoes—if his wife chatted and laughed with other men, would a husband feel good about it?

Dan Heng thought about it. At the time, he really had felt an inexplicable tightness in his chest.

He could not tell what emotion it was. After all, it had not been long since he had accepted himself.

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have gone there," Dan Heng said.

Gu Yuena's ears twitched, and the corners of her lips lifted slightly before she hurriedly suppressed them. The expression vanished in an instant, as if it had never appeared.

But it could not escape Dan Heng's eyes. Seeing this, he breathed a sigh of relief.

So this was... over, right?

"Where? Where? Old... Brother-in-law, where did you go? Why did you make Elder Sister angry? Confess everything right now?! As her younger sister, I won't let this slide!"

Zi Ji grabbed Dan Heng by the collar. Her purple eyes were filled with excitement rather than anger.

Dan Heng was startled by her. This mentally unstable Sister-in-law really could not be judged by common sense.

"Get out!" Gu Yuena snapped.

Zi Ji immediately grinned and shouted, "Elder Sister can't stand you anymore! Brother-in-law, hurry up and get out! If you want Elder Sister's forgiveness, reflect properly in the courtyard tonight!"

Zi Ji grabbed Dan Heng's arm, intending to pull him out of the Main Room.

Dan Heng could not be bothered to argue with her, so he prepared to leave with her.

Zi Ji bared her teeth in a grin so wide it nearly reached her ears. After so many days, she could finally get revenge on that Old Pervert!

Just as she was reveling in excitement, an inexplicable chill suddenly enveloped her.

"???"

The flames of her enthusiasm were instantly doused by a bucket of cold water!

Zi Ji slowly raised her head and saw a pair of icy, emotionless eyes.

That was a sign that her lord was angry!

It should, probably, possibly be directed at Dan Heng, that Old Pervert, right?

Could her lord's eyesight have gone bad recently? Otherwise, why would she be looking at her?

Zi Ji shifted to the side, but that icy gaze followed her movement.

"..." Zi Ji blinked, then raised a hand to point at Dan Heng, wanting to say that her lord had picked the wrong person!

"Get out, Zi Ji!"

Gu Yuena said coldly.

"..." Zi Ji's body trembled. There was no room for wishful thinking now.

She shot Dan Heng a fierce glare. This Old Pervert must have deliberately set her up!

Zi Ji lowered her head and fled the Main Room in embarrassment.

Dan Heng turned to look at Gu Yuena. The cold expression she had worn while facing Zi Ji immediately faded, returning to an exquisitely beautiful face without emotion, like an immortal untouched by the mortal world.

...Shouldn't she have calmed down already?

There was no longer that previous aura mixed with negative emotions, either.

Why was she still giving him the cold shoulder?

Dan Heng placed the food box in his hand on the table. After thinking for a moment, he said, "The chicken soup was delicious. I drank it all. Thank you..."

The librarian had specifically told him to say that. There were actually many more details, but Dan Heng found them too troublesome and only said what mattered.

Gu Yuena quickly glanced at the food box and blurted out, "Really?"

Dan Heng gave a soft affirmative sound, staring at Gu Yuena's face. She had smiled just now, right?

Gu Yuena suddenly turned around, holding the vase in her hands as she softly said:

"Now that I think about it, what right do I have to question Husband? What Husband wants to do is Husband's freedom. Perhaps, in Husband's eyes, our relationship is still only an arrangement..."

Gu Yuena's voice was somewhat resentful, and she seemed to stop herself from saying more.

She appeared to be waiting for Dan Heng's response.

For example, for him to say that they were not a fake couple, and that they would become a real married couple in the future.

Dan Heng looked at Gu Yuena's back and confirmed once again that she no longer carried any negative emotions at all.

All that remained now was a positive, uplifting emotion.

In any case, it was still difficult for him to understand.

Since there was nothing wrong anymore, he turned and went to the bedroom.

Gu Yuena was full of nervous anticipation as she waited for Dan Heng's reply.

If he could give her the answer she wanted to hear, she wondered whether she should turn around and throw herself into his arms.

Would that be too bold and passionate?

But they really were already husband and wife!

As she thought this, she suddenly heard Dan Heng's footsteps growing farther and farther away.

"???" Gu Yuena turned around and saw only Dan Heng's back as he entered the bedroom.

The smile on her face immediately froze. All the words she had prepared were swallowed back down.

At that moment, Zi Ji was lying at the doorway, peeking inside, still curious about what would happen.

Gu Yuena said coldly, "Zi Ji! You're not allowed to eat today!"

"Ah?" Zi Ji was instantly dumbfounded.

She had done nothing today. Why was she the one being punished?

That night.

Gu Yuena decided that she would not speak to Dan Heng at all that day. Before Dan Heng went to sleep, she went to talk to Zi Ji.

Having missed dinner, Zi Ji was currently in the kitchen, devouring the leftover food.

When Gu Yuena entered, Zi Ji was startled. She hurriedly swallowed the food in her mouth, choking so badly that her eyes rolled back.

Thump, thump, thump... Gu Yuena patted Zi Ji on the back, finally helping her catch her breath.

"L-Lord... Elder Sister, I... I'm hungry."

Zi Ji looked at Gu Yuena pitifully.

Gu Yuena pointed at the stove as she said, "You noticed it too, right? The little girl named Xiao Wu among those Shrek people is a soul beast in human form. When they head to the Star Dou Great Forest, I'll go take a look as well."

The soul beasts' current strength was far too weak. Even Gu Yuena, once a God King, had to recruit them one by one.

Although Xiao Wu had taken human form, she still could not escape her identity as a soul beast.

Zi Ji lifted the lid of the pot, and a cloud of white steam rose up.

Inside was a pot of heated food. Zi Ji's eyes immediately filled with grateful tears. "Elder Sister..."