Dan Hailong froze. The other man had hit the mark. Back when he had cast aside Black Peony to marry Jin Jue's daughter, he had naturally portrayed himself as the victim before Jin Feng.
But how could he say that? He forced a bitter smile. "My wife knows a little about this matter, and I had no intention of mentioning it to her further."
Niu Youdao stared at him. He had his own judgment as to whether the other man's words were true or false.
He knew perfectly well what kind of person Black Peony was. She was not promiscuous by nature—at most, she had the natural needs of any woman.
Of course, she had indeed once been willing to undress for him, but that had nothing to do with promiscuity. She had merely wanted to find another man, or rather, after drifting without anchor for so long and finally finding shore, she had wanted Niu Youdao to be someone she could lean on.
Duan Hu and the others all knew what had happened with Chao Jing. His wife had been humiliated, yet Dan Hailong did not dare seek revenge on Chao Jing—or perhaps he simply lacked the ability to do so. Instead, it became Dan Hailong's excuse to cast off Black Peony. He used it as grounds to claim he could not accept her; though Black Peony's innocence had been defiled, she had nothing to say and could only accept it.
Whether it was Dan Hailong or Chao Jing, Black Peony did not even want to mention their names. Going back to demand money from this man was out of the question.
Dan Hailong felt uncomfortable all over under his stare.
The fist Niu Youdao had clenched behind his back slowly loosened. Suddenly raising a hand, he patted Dan