Wang Xifeng was still immersed in what had just happened and had yet to fully come back to her senses. When she suddenly heard a voice, she jumped in fright. Turning around, she found Jia Lian sitting by the bed, watching her with a gloomy expression.
With a cold snort, Wang Xifeng retorted, "Where did you run off to just now?"
"Didn't I go find someone as we agreed?" Noticing the faint flush on Wang Xifeng's fair cheeks and the dreamy look in her eyes, Jia Lian felt a trace of regret. Was what he had done really worth it?
"Agreed?" Wang Xifeng sneered repeatedly. "Was that really what we agreed on? You went to find someone not only to deal with Jia Baoyu, but also to ruin my reputation, didn't you?"
Jia Lian gave an awkward laugh and tried to put an arm around his wife's shoulders. "How could that be? You're overthinking it."
Wang Xifeng dodged him and exploded at once. "How could it not be? Don't think I don't know exactly what you're plotting. I turned a blind eye when you were fooling around with You Erjie, but now you're actually thinking of getting rid of me and raising her up in my place. Do you take me for dead?"
Feeling guilty, Jia Lian instinctively explained, "You misunderstood, you misunderstood. That really wasn't what I meant."
"Enough. I have eyes of my own! Get out. I don't want to see you right now." Wang Xifeng pointed at the door and ordered him out.
Left with no choice, Jia Lian could only head outside. He had originally wanted to ask where his wife and Jia Baoyu had gone just now, but seeing that she was in the middle of a rage, he decided to wait until she had