You Reap What You Sow

"What are you laughing at? Are you drinking it or not? If not, forget it. Hmph." Fang Yao jabbed an elbow into Bo Hanmo's stomach. That'll teach you to laugh.

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Bo Hanmo lowered his head and kissed Fang Yao's hair. "My wife is too cute. I'll drink it, I'll drink it right now. My wife's milk tea is delicious."

Fang Yao's little arm had so little strength that it hadn't hurt at all. Bo Hanmo only found her shy reaction adorable, and it tugged hard at his heart.

When Fang Yao heard him agree to drink it, she said he couldn't have any, but pouted and held the milk tea to his lips anyway.

Burp. Everyone nearby seemed to belch in unison, stuffed full of the couple's sweetness. Bo Miao watched her older brother and sister-in-law with shining eyes. Who knew her brother could come out with sweet talk so easily when he was in love?

The unconscious man: Could you people look at me? I'm still lying on the ground! Someone take me to the hospital! o(╥﹏╥)o

Everyone: Get lost! (ノ｀Д)ノ

"Boss, I found it. The man on the ground is the eldest son of the Chen Family. He's spent years chasing women... That's everything." Assistant Fang brought the information he had found to Bo Hanmo.

Assistant Fang cast a disgusted glance at the man on the ground. He despised men like him. Couldn't the guy have just walked away with some dignity?

Bo Hanmo gripped the phone in his hand. "Our contract with the Chen Family is about to expire, isn't it?"

"Yes, boss." Assistant Fang took the phone. When he saw Fang Yao looking at it, he handed it to her.

Bo Hanmo's decision was firm. "Don't renew it. People who can't raise their children properly probably don't run a clean company either."

Assistant Fang knew the Chen Family was in for a rough time, but he applauded his boss's decision.

Oh! I was wondering why his name sounded so familiar. So this is family fighting family! Isn't he Bo Miao's future boyfriend? Wait, what does this guy look like? Is Bo Miao blind?

She's sweet and naive, I guess! Makes sense. A few sweet words and she'll fall for him. No, I have to take a look.

Fang Yao pattered over, crouched down, and turned the man's head to get a better look. She had no idea how much her thoughts had shaken Bo Hanmo and the other two, especially Bo Miao.

Staggering backward at what she had heard, Bo Miao clutched her chest with an expression that said she wanted to die.

Bo Zhe's mouth fell open. He looked from Bo Miao to the man on the ground. "Miao, you..."

Bo Zhe trailed off. There was too much he wanted to say, and he had no idea where to start.

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Bo Hanmo blinked and lowered his head in thought. Had someone cast a spell that turned his family into idiots? How else could a man like this get close to a little fool like Bo Miao, let alone become her boyfriend?

It wasn't as if their family had fought so viciously over the inheritance that the siblings wished each other dead.

So why would Bo Miao end up with a boyfriend like that? Or had someone kept the truth from her?

Bo Hanmo looked at Fang Yao. He was more inclined to believe things were changing for the better because of her. If they hadn't been able to hear her thoughts, then he and Grandpa might well have given in to Grandma and the others when they made a scene, paid Fang Yao to divorce him, and then quietly made sure she never lacked for anything.

At the sight of the man's swollen face, Fang Yao couldn't help grumbling. I should've had someone look him up first. Now his face is so swollen, how am I supposed to tell what he looks like? Wait, Bo Hanmo!

Fang Yao turned toward Bo Hanmo, her eyes lighting up, then ran over.

Bo Hanmo handed her the phone without being asked. "Here."

"...How did you know I wanted the phone?" Fang Yao narrowed her eyes at the phone in front of her. Something wasn't right. Not right at all.

Could Bo Hanmo possibly...

"Sister-in-law, what's so strange about that? You kept staring at the phone in my brother's hand. Even an idiot could tell you wanted it." Bo Zhe cut off her suspicions.

Sister-in-law, please have mercy on us. When Fang Yao had come close to guessing that they could hear her thoughts, it had felt as if someone had seized their hearts and torn them apart.

"Oh, right, haha. I was just curious, haha." Under the three of them's looks, Fang Yao lost her nerve. She took the phone and moved off to one side.

"Brother, the protection around Sister-in-law is way too strong. Fine, we can't tell her, but she guessed it herself and we still got punished for it. I thought my heart was going to burst out of my chest."

Bo Zhe's forehead was covered in sweat from the pain. With a thud, he dropped straight onto the ground.

"We'll tell Grandpa and Grandma when we get back. Be careful what you say and do around Yao," Bo Hanmo warned the other two.

Bo Zhe and Bo Miao nodded. Neither wanted to feel that heart-wrenching pain again.

"Okay, Brother. Are Yang Qi and the others coming to our place?" Bo Zhe wiped away his sweat, then looked at his sister-in-law's back, still shaken.

"Mm. It's about time. Take that guy to his family and tell them what happened today. Let them decide what to do with him. Then come straight back and find me in the study." Bo Hanmo frowned. They had wasted so much time on this scumbag that he couldn't go back to the company now.

"Got it, Brother. Take Sister-in-law and this little fool home." Bo Zhe pointed at Bo Miao.

Bo Miao froze for a moment before realizing he meant her. She charged forward, jumped onto Bo Zhe's back, and grabbed his hair in retaliation.

Bo Hanmo walked over and pulled Fang Yao up from where she was still examining the man's swollen face. He wiped each of her fingers carefully with a handkerchief, then tossed it onto the ground.

"Honey, don't go touching just anything. It's dirty. Come on, let's go home."

"No! You're going back on your word. My milk tea!" Fang Yao struggled.

"We'll go buy milk tea right now, then head home. How does that sound?" Bo Hanmo asked.

Bo Hanmo coaxed Fang Yao along. After being reprimanded, the two bodyguards hadn't left her side for a moment. When she had wanted to examine the man's swollen face, they had even rolled him over so she wouldn't have to go to the trouble.

The man with the swollen face: You've gone too far. Looking me over was bad enough, but you had to rub it in too! o(╥﹏╥)o

When Bo Hanmo got home, Yang Qi and the others had already arrived. He called everyone into the study. Fang Yao was exhausted after a full day out and didn't want to go. Bo Miao did, but Bo Hanmo told her to keep Fang Yao company.

Bo Zhe hauled the man all the way to the Chen Family's home and dumped him in front of them. He delivered one message and left. Before the family could even react, the terrible news sent them into a panic.

Just as the Chen Family was preparing to come over and apologize, someone arrived at their door. Bo Zhe spent a long time in the study after returning home. Then he came out alone and called Bo Miao inside. No one knew what they said in there.

By then, Fang Yao was already fast asleep in bed. She rolled over and smacked her lips, dreaming of the taste of milk tea.