C4 Obligations of the Wife

"No..." Tears started flowing out of Shen Qi's eyes. She didn't know if it's from the pain or her fear and anxiety, but that's not important right now. ​

Now that she made it this far, she can't let her efforts go to waste. She must stay in the Ye family.​

"I just... ah!"

Ye Moxuan pushed her away, not giving her a chance to explain. "It makes me sick to see a promiscuous woman like you pretend to be chaste."

Ye Moxuan ignored Shen Qi, who fell to the ground. He turned his wheelchair around and moved toward the door.

Shen Qi bit her lower lip as she watched Ye Moxuan leave the room.

He didn't tell her to get out of the Ye family again. Does that mean she can stay?

Shen Qi grabbed the blanket off the floor and wrapped herself with it before returning to the bed. She waited over ten minutes, but Ye Moxuan did not return, and no one came to kick her out. She heaved a sigh of relief. Looks like she succeeded.

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Shen Qi slept alone in the empty room. It seems like Ye Moxuan had tacitly agreed to her suggestion to be husband and wife in name.

When she put on her clothes and went downstairs, the servants were already working busily.

She was about to go up and ask where the kitchen was when suddenly, a broom appeared in front of her legs. Shen Qi tripped and pounced forward uncontrollably.​

"Ah!"

Just as she was about to make contact with the ground, a large pair of hands grabbed and saved her.

Shen Qi, still in shock, looked up and met a pair of warm and gentle eyes.

"Are you alright, sister-in-law?"

"Sister-in-law?"

"I am Moxuan's elder brother. My name is Linhan," Ye Linhan said gently.

Before Shen Qi could answer, a cold voice rang out behind her. "It seems like I came at the wrong time."

This voice... Shen Qi turned her head to meet the owner of the voice.

Xiao Su pushed Ye Moxuan, who was sitting in a wheelchair, over. He had a thin blanket over his legs.​

Although he was sitting in a wheelchair, he acted like he was a sovereign descending the world.

His cold gaze was like blades cutting into Shen Qi's face.

Shen Qi could not help but shiver when she met his eyes.

Only then did she realize she was still in Ye Linhan's arms. She quickly took two steps back to keep a distance between them and lowered her head guiltily.

"Moxuan, it's rare to see you at home," Ye Linhan said, smiling brightly at his younger brother.​

However, Ye Moxuan kept his expressionless face and nodded his head lightly to greet him. "Brother."

"Well, then Big Brother won't disturb you and sister-in-law."

Ye Linhan looked at Shen Qi and said gently, "Sister-in-law, I have to go to the office, so I'll be leaving."

Shen Qi nodded blankly and watched Ye Linhan leave. She was about to withdraw her gaze when she heard Ye Moxuan, who was now beside her, say to her mockingly, "Are all divorced women this thirsty? You can't wait any longer to seduce a man?"​

Hearing this, Shen Qi immediately came back to her senses, "What did you say?"

Ye Moxuan's eyes darken. Shen Qi once again felt his hostility and intense aura.

She bit her lip and said to him, "I am not as dirty as you think," desperately trying to hold back her anger.

"Is that so?" Ye Moxuan's smile was full of ridicule, not taking her seriously. "A woman who can't wait to marry right after she divorced isn't dirty?"

Shen Qi clenched her fists.

Did she want to marry again? She only did it because she was forced to.

"You better keep your promise. Remember, you have nothing to do with the Ye family. If I find out you're doing things you're not supposed to under the Ye family's name or that you came to the Ye family with ulterior motives, I'll make you suffer a fate worse than death."

"Xiao Su."

Xiao Su pushed Ye Moxuan in his wheelchair and left.

As soon as they left, a maid came over to her and said, "Second Young Lady, our old master wants to see you."

Old master? Was it the Ye family's old master?

Shen Qi immediately became nervous.

Mother said that no one in the Ye family had ever seen Shen Yue before. Otherwise, they wouldn't dare let her marry in Shen Yue's place.​

The old master couldn't be asking to see her now to expose her, right?

Shen Qi followed behind the maid, perturbed about why the old master wants to see her.

"Second Young Lady, please come in."

Shen Qi thanked the humble maid and cautiously entered the study room.

The study room was similar to what she had imagined. There were traditional Chinese decorations and furniture and shelves decorated with calligraphy and paintings.

She quickly scanned the room and immediately withdrew her gaze. She faced the person in the room and greeted, "H-hello, Old Master."

Shen Qi looked up and met the astute eyes of the old master of the Ye family.

Old Master Ye was sizing her up.

Shen Qi remembered her identity and immediately lowered her eyes, afraid that Old Master Ye would see the guilt in her eyes.

She was barely able to persuade Ye Moxuan to keep her. What will happen if Old Master Ye found out that she is not Shen Yue?​

"Shen Yue."

"Yes?" Shen Qi looked up but immediately lowered her head after meeting the old man's gaze.

Old Master Ye's gaze was sharp. His words were as serious as the expression on his face.​

"Moxuan had poor health ever since he was young. Now that you married him, you will have to take good care of him. You should know your duties as a wife. You don't need me to teach you, correct?"​