Supreme Heir Son-in-law
Chapter 132 Apology

Chapter 132: Chapter 132 Apology

As expected by Xu Ke, it wasn’t long before Lin Mengyao appeared at the staircase, with Li Lihua holding her arm, complaining about Xu Ke right in front of him.

"I told you men can’t be trusted, but you wouldn’t listen. Look at him today, as soon as he came back, he looked at me like I was nothing. If you don’t get the house, today it was a servant he stood up for to scold me, tomorrow he might just have someone kick me out when you’re not around." Li Lihua clung to Lin Mengyao’s arm, occasionally pretending to wipe her eyes as if she suffered a great injustice.

As Li Lihua twisted the facts, Sister Zhou, unlike Xu Ke, wouldn’t sit silently and let Li Lihua smear her. During her stay at the villa, Li Lihua caused all kinds of trouble, and Sister Zhou was already fed up with her in her heart.

"Madam, what Mrs. Lin said isn’t true at all. Mr. Xu didn’t scold her; it was Mrs. Lin who insulted Mr. Xu first. I couldn’t stand it and spoke up a bit. Mrs. Lin slapped me without a word, which Mr. Xu saw. He stood up for me and asked Mrs. Lin to apologize to me, but she refused and came running up to you."

Sister Zhou, fed up with Li Lihua’s nonsense, straightforwardly recounted the events in front of everyone, without giving Li Lihua a chance to interrupt. By the time she could, Sister Zhou had already finished speaking and stepped aside, leaving Li Lihua’s face flushed like a color palette in anger.

"Look at the kind of maid he hired, with a mouth this sharp, she should be a diplomat! Usually, she pretends to be so honest. You see how sharp she is now. How can I possibly compete with her?" Li Lihua complained furiously.

Had it not been for her recent reconciliation with Lin Mengyao and her desire to protect her image in Mengyao’s eyes, she wouldn’t have tolerated Sister Zhou flaunting in front of her and would have slapped her already.

"Is that enough? You know better than I do what’s really going on. Apologize to Sister Zhou." Lin Mengyao pulled her arm from Li Lihua’s grip, looked at her helplessly and said calmly.

"You don’t believe me? You’d rather believe that wench over me? I am your mother. Just the other day, I took a slap for you, and you’ve already forgotten about it so quickly? I must have really misjudged you. You ungrateful brat," Li Lihua turned on her daughter instantly, her sharp nails nearly poking Lin Mengyao’s eyes.

"Put your hand down!" Seeing Li Lihua’s action, Xu Ke got up from the sofa and walked toward the staircase, pulling Lin Mengyao behind him and looking Li Lihua directly in the eyes.

"I’m her mother, what’s wrong with pointing my finger at her? It’s none of your business," Li Lihua retorted, refusing to lower her hand, instead raising it higher due to Xu Ke’s height, so as to point at his nose.

"She is my wife; nobody can disrespect her, not even you as her mother. Put your hand down," Xu Ke spoke in a firm voice, the icy coldness in his eyes making Li Lihua involuntarily lower her arm.

"Apologize to Sister Zhou," Xu Ke demanded.

Seeing her daughter not on her side, coupled with Xu Ke’s icy look making her feel a chill from head to toe, Li Lihua abruptly pushed Xu Ke aside and headed down to her room without mentioning Dao Qin again.

"Sister Zhou, I’m sorry about today. I apologize on behalf of my mom. That’s just how she is, everyone annoys her when she’s in a bad mood. Next time, just stay away from her," Lin Mengyao stepped out from behind Xu Ke, looking at Sister Zhou apologetically and speaking softly.

In Sister Zhou’s eyes, Lin Mengyao was her benefactor, so she wouldn’t jeopardize Mengyao’s reputation over such a small matter. Thus, she quickly waved her hands from downstairs, saying, "It’s alright, it didn’t hurt that much. No need for you to apologize. I’ll remember what you said, and avoid her next time. I’ve almost completed my work, so I’ll head to my room for now. Call me if you or sir need anything."

Sister Zhou sensibly left, giving the couple, who were amidst a cold war, a space to be alone.

What the Yun Family did gave him an insight; coming back this time, Xu Ke deliberately appeared much more haggard, with unshaven stubble and bloodshot eyes, looking like he hadn’t rested in ages, "Mengyao, are you still mad at me? Can you forgive me, please? I promise after a while, the Yun family won’t bother you anymore, okay?"

"What did you do to the Yun family?" Lin Mengyao asked, looking up at Xu Ke.

"Why would you ask that?" Xu Ke was momentarily stunned by her question. He had anticipated many questions from her but not this one.

"It’s just a hunch. If you don’t want to tell me, forget it," Lin Mengyao lowered her eyes from Xu Ke’s face and turned to walk toward the bedroom but was pulled back by Xu Ke, who took advantage of her unpreparedness to pull her into his embrace.

"Tell you? Why not! I was just surprised Yaoyao knows me so well. I didn’t do much, just played a small trick on the Yun family. It’s still early days, so nothing shows yet. But I’m confident that in less than three months, the Yun family will be completely erased from Los Angeles. Will Yaoyao be a little happier if I do this?"

Xu Ke placed his chin on Lin Mengyao’s shoulder, and the warm breath from his words occasionally brushed against her earlobe, making the atmosphere unknowingly become a bit flirtatious.

"Stand up and speak properly, it’s uncomfortable like this," Lin Mengyao blushed to her ears, tugging at Xu Ke’s arms wrapped around her waist, but these arms were like a chain she couldn’t pry open.

"No, if I get up, you’ll ignore me again. I don’t want you to ignore me," Xu Ke said playfully, refusing to let go of Lin Mengyao and burying his head in the crook of her neck, making her completely unable to remain upset.

A man acting coy is not terrifying; the most terrifying is when a typically macho man suddenly acts like a child in front of you. It’s something no woman can resist. Even the maternal side of Lin Mengyao’s heart was bubbling, making her want to pull out Xu Ke’s unruly head from her neck and rub it fiercely.

"Get up, I won’t ignore you again," Lin Mengyao finally gave in to Xu Ke’s antics.

"Promise, no going back on your word," Xu Ke added.

"I won’t."

Upon hearing this, a gleam of satisfaction appeared in Xu Ke’s eyes, praising Xu Jie’s idea as indeed effective.

When Lin Mengyao was being led back to the bedroom by Xu Ke, she still didn’t quite understand how their earlier cold war turned into reconciliation so suddenly. But the words she had spoken couldn’t be retracted, so the matter of the cold war had to end there.

The words Li Lihua had said to persuade her to get the house before made Lin Mengyao want to ask Xu Ke some questions, but now it seemed unnecessary. She didn’t want to care about what’s to come, as long as she could seize the present.