The King of Urban Mercenaries
Chapter 275 - 275 275 Substandard Yet The Only One

275: Chapter 275: Substandard, Yet The Only One 275: Chapter 275: Substandard, Yet The Only One At the Purple Garden Pavilion, in front of Mu Shanshan’s bedroom door.

“My dear wife, Shanshan, as the saying goes, ‘A couple may quarrel at the head of the bed, but they resolve things by the foot.’ A whole night has passed; even if you were upset, surely it’s time to let it go.”

A minute went by, five minutes went by, no response…

“Wife, please open the door.

Let’s talk this out.

Let me come in.”

A minute went by, five minutes went by, no response…

“Mu Shanshan, I’m your husband.

What’s wrong with me talking to you?

Open the door, now!”

A minute went by, five minutes went by, no response…

“Mu Shanshan, I’m warning you, if you don’t open this door, believe it or not, I’ll divorce you!”

Lin Fei had barely finished speaking when there was a creak, and the door opened.

“You want to divorce me?!”

With her stunning beauty and graceful figure, Mu Shanshan’s slightly swollen eyes seemed to harbor an endless chill, glaring deathly at Lin Fei standing outside her bedroom door.

“Who said that?

Tell him to step forward, and I will tear his mouth apart.

Isn’t this just a blatant attempt to sow discord in our marriage?”

While saying this, Lin Fei’s expression appeared quite sincere, so much so that it momentarily stunned Mu Shanshan.

Seizing the moment of Shanshan’s daze, Lin Fei bypassed the woman and slipped straight into Mu Shanshan’s bedroom.

“Get out!”

Regaining her composure, Mu Shanshan, the CEO wife, immediately lashed out at Lin Fei, her opportunistic husband, demanding he leave her bedroom.

Lin Fei turned around, feigning innocence as he stared at Mu Shanshan and blinked, “This is my wife’s bedroom.

Why should I leave?”

With Lin Fei’s words, the atmosphere in Mu Shanshan’s bedroom abruptly tensed.

Mu Shanshan’s eyes, slightly swollen and filled with a cold fury, stared dead at Lin Fei, who boldly returned her gaze, not forgetting to steal appreciative glances at the revealing hint of spring at the front of his CEO wife’s chest.

It could hardly be blamed on Lin Fei for shedding all shame; having finally gotten inside, he naturally did everything he could to stay.

If he was thrown out by Mu Shanshan at this point, there would be little hope of resolving their conflict anytime soon.

“I remember clearly, yesterday, someone told me over the phone that I’m not a qualified wife!

Since I’m not qualified, I can’t understand why that person still wants to stand in my bedroom now!”

After a while, the great CEO Mu could not stare Lin Fei out of her bedroom.

She was fuming!

Just as Lin Fei had guessed, the reason Mu Shanshan locked herself in her bedroom without food and water was not because of the hindrance with the Meishilin restaurant deal, but because Lin Fei, her opportunistic husband, had bluntly criticized her as unqualified over the phone.

Indeed, it wasn’t difficult to imagine.

From childhood, CEO Mu had grown up under the halo of a cherished young lady.

After taking over Mu Group, she had even earned the supreme honor of being the business goddess of Zhonghai.

It could be said that from childhood, CEO Mu was accustomed to growing up amidst praise, particularly after taking over Mu Group.

In short, she had grown used to the compliments of those around her.

Although, over the phone, Lin Fei had only rebuked her once for being unqualified.

However, for the Mu Group’s President Mu Shanshan, who had grown accustomed to praise, Lin Fei’s single rebuke was akin to a harsh wake-up call!

Logically, being in charge of the immense Mu Group, Mu Shanshan’s mental resilience should not be weak enough to lock herself in her room and refuse food and drink over a single criticism.

If that criticism had come from anyone else, even a director of Mu Group’s board, she wouldn’t have reacted this way.

But Lin Fei was different.

If it had been right after their wedding, a blunt criticism like this from Lin Fei would not have been taken seriously by Mu Shanshan at all.

The problem was, as Lin Fei moved into the Purple Garden Pavilion and their interactions deepened, this bargain husband had gradually gained recognition from President Mu.

Although not completely acknowledged yet, there was no denying that Lin Fei, this bargain husband, had secured a place in the depths of President Mu’s heart.

In a word, nowadays in Mu Shanshan’s heart, Lin Fei’s importance was second only to Mu Hong.

And yet, Lin Fei had outright criticized her as unqualified for the sake of two people who, in President Mu’s eyes, were unrelated.

How could Mu Shanshan not be furious?

Because she cared, she was indignant!

Because she cared, she was hurt!

If Lin Fei had rushed to President Mu’s side to whisper an apology right after hanging up the phone, perhaps things would not have escalated to this point.

Alas, President Mu waited for Lin Fei’s apology all afternoon and all night without it ever coming.

In such a situation, if Mu Shanshan could still remain rational, then she wouldn’t be a woman.

President Mu was not simply Lin Fei’s superior; as Lin Fei himself had said, she was Lin Fei’s wife.

Although, her status as a wife might be somewhat nominal.

But, standing in the shoes of a wife faced with such an affair, she had every reason to be angry, every reason to be upset, and even more reason—to be jealous.

“If you are angry because I said you’re not a qualified wife, I think you really shouldn’t be,” said Lin Fei, after enduring a bout of scolding from Mu Shanshan.

He leaned closer to her delicate earlobes and said in a gentler tone, “Because, I’m not a qualified husband either.”

“If you’re upset because I threatened you to help another woman, or because I often don’t come home at night, I think that’s also unnecessary.” Lin Fei paused for a couple of seconds, giving Mu Shanshan a moment to react, before continuing, “Because, in my heart, a wife is the only one.”

With these two phrases, the initially enraged and defiant Mu Shanshan, who would never have forgiven Lin Fei without his extensive apologies, was stunned.

In the business world, Mu Shanshan was quite rational.

However, let’s not forget she’s also a woman, and women are emotional when it comes to matters of the heart.

Lin Fei’s words weren’t exactly the most touching love declaration.

At best, they were self-analytical apologies with an added personal sentiment.

Yet, for Mu Shanshan, who had nearly zero experience with romance, Lin Fei’s words were quite impactful.

Especially Lin Fei’s last phrase “In my heart, a wife is the only one,” undoubtedly struck a chord with Mu Shanshan.

Although Lin Fei often called her “wife” and took liberties with her, she could often feel Lin Fei’s affection for her.

However, this was the first time Lin Fei had openly expressed his feelings to her.

For Mu Shanshan, who lacked much experience in love, she couldn’t clearly describe how she felt about Lin Fei’s declaration.

But one thing was certain, regarding Lin Fei’s candid outpour of feelings, she didn’t dislike it at all.