Chapter 20

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“This is Tang Wei, my wife.”

Lu Beichen was sitting beside Tang Wei. His voice was loud and clear, making her ears go numb.

Why was he suddenly so loud?

Tang Wei looked at him with some dissatisfaction.

Then, she heard the man say in a calm tone, “Your daughter-in-law.”

The air was suddenly thick with the smell of gunpowder.

Tang Wei retracted her gaze from the man. Lu Beichen was obviously going against Old Master Lu and was even using her as a weapon.

“Beichen, when did you get married? Why didn’t you tell your family?”

Aunt Cheng came out to smooth things over.

She then looked at Tang Wei upstairs and said gently, “You aren’t doing anything weird, right? Hmm… Your name is Tang Wei?”

Tang Wei let go of Lu Beichen’s hand and walked downstairs quickly.

“Hello, Father-in-law, Aunt Cheng,” she called out gently.

Old Master Lu was still angry and did not even look at her. He kept staring at Lu Beichen, who was still standing upstairs.

“You’ve really grown wings, haven’t you!” Old Master Lu slammed the teacup in his hand on the coffee table.

Tang Wei lowered her eyes.

“Didn’t you always urge me to get married?” Lu Beichen said nonchalantly. “Why are you dissatisfied now?”

He walked over and stood beside Tang Wei. The two of them were very close to each other.

Lu Beichen felt that his father was not angry enough, so he said gently to his wife, “Honey, don’t be afraid, okay”

Tang Wei was speechless. How childish!

“You!”

“Old Master…”

Old Master Lu glanced at the two of them and took a deep breath. He regained his composure and said, “Since you’re married, give me a grandson and granddaughter as soon as possible.”

Lu Beichen was speechless.

Aunt Cheng heaved a sigh of relief.

She was afraid that if the father and son suddenly fell out again, she would suffer because of it.

Tang Wei blinked and couldn’t see the situation clearly.

The relationship between this father and son didn’t seem to be very stiff, and this Aunt Cheng always seemed to be sincere with her persuasion.

Old Master Lu looked at the two people who were still standing in the same place with dissatisfaction and said, “Sit there with your wife. I won’t eat her up, so stop sticking so close to each other.”

Lu Beichen frowned. “Father, you don’t look well… Aunt Cheng, didn’t the old man take his medicine today?”

He took Tang Wei to the sofa and sat down while staring at Old Master Lu.

Tang Wei could clearly see the muscles on Old Master Lu’s cheekbones twitch after Lu Beichen finished speaking. He looked like he was about to die of anger.

“Don’t say anything more,” Tang Wei said reluctantly.

The girl’s voice was as soft as a feather in Lu Beichen’s ears. He looked at her.

She was also looking back at him, her eyes clear and gentle.

Lu Beichen’s eyelids fluttered, and his Adam’s apple bobbed. “Alright, I’ll listen to you.”

She felt weird when she heard the man’s reply. It was like holding a soft cotton candy in her hand. She couldn’t help but smush it, realizing that the cotton candy was emitting a sweet smell.

Lu Beichen lowered his gaze and looked at his wife. His pitch-black eyes seemed to be deep in thought. There was an unfathomable look in them, making it difficult to comprehend what he was thinking.

Tang Wei looked away from him.

Lu Beichen’s gaze landed on the woman’s red earlobes. He came to a conclusion in his heart that her earlobes were quite cute whenever they turned red.

His large hand held the woman’s scalded hand. He frowned and easily took out the first aid kit from the coffee table.

“Take care of yourself in the future. If you get scalded, take the initiative to apply the medicine. You have to wait for me to come back so I can treat you properly afterward, okay?”

The man lowered his eyes slightly. His tone was doting, and his actions were gentle.

“O-Okay,” Tang Wei said after a moment of shock.

She blinked her beautiful eyes gently and met the man’s gaze. However, she saw that his eyes were filled with a sea of stars as he looked at her with longing.

Tang Wei saw her blushing face from his eyes and quickly averted her gaze.

She complained in her heart. ‘This Lu Beichen was too committed. He was pretending to be so affectionate!’

The two people who had been observing them looked at each other with surprise and disbelief.

They had never seen a woman who dared to ask Lu Beichen to stop talking. Moreover, the latter even obediently agreed to keep his mouth shut.

Old Master Lu’s turbid eyes looked at his son, who had a faint smile on his lips, and then at his daughter-in-law, who had her eyes lowered and was thinking about something.

Only then did he seriously size up his so-called daughter-in-law. The little girl looked to be in her early twenties. She had an imposing appearance and clear eyes.

From her eyes, one could tell that she was a smart person. However, he still felt that she was not worthy of his son. After all, Beichen was the one he was most proud of among his many children. He tried his best to give him the most satisfactory opportunities, but this unfilial son never understood his good intentions.

“Logically speaking, you should’ve met each other’s parents first before you can propose, get engaged, and get married. This way, everyone could understand each other better. You shouldn’t just appear so suddenly out of nowhere, as it will make people feel uncomfortable.”

The people in the Lu family were indeed very dignified. Old Master Lu was already old, but not only was his aura still powerful, but he also gave off a sense of deterrence.

The words he spat out were not very pleasant to the ears.

Tang Wei looked at him and said neither obsequiously nor arrogantly, “Father-in-law, you probably don’t understand young people’s thoughts when it comes to marriage nowadays. The way of marriage you’re talking about is already in the past. Although giving three letters and six betrothal gifts is something very prestigious to do, not everyone shares the same opinion.”

“I’m someone who’s afraid of trouble, so Beichen accommodated me and omitted many wedding matters.”

Old Master Lu’s eagle-like eyes stared at the arrogant girl. His son had actually married a wife who was eloquent.

Tang Wei felt a little pressured by the scrutiny of a superior, but even so, she still straightened her back. She and Lu Beichen were equals. Therefore, she could not let his family humiliate her.

She thought about something, then secretly nudged the man to help her out.

“…” Lu Beichen didn’t reply to her sneaky actions.

Tang Wei pursed her lips, and her gaze became more determined. She continued to look at Old Master Lu, but she was cursing Lu Beichen in her heart.

Damn this stinky man. How could there be such a husband who wouldn’t say anything to help his wife?

As expected, she was still a stranger to him!

Finally, Lu Beichen had enough of his wife’s determination. He smiled and pulled her into his arms.

“Father, I let you into Lanshan Manor today to let you know about my wife’s existence.”

Old Master Lu shifted his gaze to his son and said to him, “I asked you to marry the Su family’s daughter. Why did you marry this woman?”

Aunt Cheng held his hand and whispered, “Old Master, Beichen has already married Tang Wei. It’s useless for you to say anything more. Moreover, if you continue, it will just stiffen your relationship with Beichen.”

Old Master Lu closed his turbid eyes. Indeed, he could not distance Lu Beichen from him further. He was his favorite child.

“Humph!” Old Master Lu snorted heavily and turned his head to the side. Out of sight, out of mind.

Seeing that the father and son were no longer arguing, Aunt Cheng got up and walked to Tang Wei. She smiled and said, “Come, sit with me. Let’s talk together.”

Tang Wei let out a soft “Ah”, standing up quickly.

“Let the father and son argue. Us women shouldn’t care so much.” Aunt Cheng took her hand and sat elsewhere.

Tang Wei followed her and sat on the other side of the sofa. She had a strange feeling about Aunt Cheng. She gave people the feeling that she wasn’t pretentious at all. No wonder a cold person like Lu Beichen treated a stepmother so well.

That meant that Aunt Cheng was a good person. She originally thought that in this world, all stepmothers would be like Zheng Yanyan.

Aunt Cheng asked her, “Little Wei, what do you do for a living? How did you meet Beichen? Aunt loves to gossip about young people’s love affairs, so please don’t mind me.”

“How can that be, Aunt?” Tang Wei curled her lips slightly and said softly, “I work at Tianwen Corporation. As for how I met Beichen, it’s quite unbelievable. Back then, he accidentally hit me with his car and wanted to compensate me for it. I wasn’t heavily injured, so I didn’t want his compensation, and he complied at that time. However, I didn’t expect him to keep coming to me for a few days, saying he would be responsible for me. I was eventually moved by Beichen’s sincerity.”

The woman’s soft voice fell into everyone’s ears. Lu Beichen rested his chin on his hand. He did not look at her, but his expression was a little stiff.

Lu Beichen thought to himself, ‘Her ability to spout nonsense is truly ridiculous. How am I the kind of person who takes the initiative to pursue a woman?’

Well, based on Tang Wei’s story, from now on he would have to be that kind of person.