Chapter 86 My Wife Is Waiting For Me
The drunkard's intention is not in the wine, but in the mountains and rivers. But the mountains and rivers that the drunkard favors have not been noticed. Even though Song Ni specifically reminded Tan Zheng to check her two WeChat Moments posts, men who are out rarely use their phones, let alone check social media. It was only after Lu Haoting called Tan Zheng that Tan Zheng learned what Song Ni had done that morning.
Sheng Jiang had just finished a round of practice and was pestering Tan Zheng for feedback, only to find Tan Zheng, who had always treated his phone as an external object, engrossed in his phone. The strangest thing was that there was a smile on his lips.
"Tan Ge, what's so good to look at?" Sheng Jiang said, tiptoeing to peek at Tan Zheng's phone screen. He just caught a glimpse of a person's Moments interface when Sheng Jiang's head was pushed away by a large hand. Sheng Jiang couldn't withstand the force and retreated repeatedly, but he reacted quickly, grabbed Tan Zheng's arm tightly, and shouted, "Brothers! Tan Ge has a secret!"
Hearing Sheng Jiang's words, everyone who was discussing training looked over and slowly approached. Gossip is human nature, even for men. Tan Zheng narrowed his eyes and swept them lazily. "Want to know?"
A group of infatuated men, seeing that Tan Zheng's mood had changed from gloomy to cheerful, became bolder and nodded foolishly in unison. Tan Zheng chuckled. "Who gave you the guts to pry into my private affairs?"
Sheng Jiang, still having his head held, blushed and muffled, "You're our big brother, Tan Ge. Please be lenient. My hair is going to be pulled out." His hairline was already precarious, and he had always taken great care of it. He didn't want to need hair transplant services at such a young age.
Tan Zheng glanced at him. "Not only am I your big brother, but I'm also your boss. Do you still dare to sneak a look?"
"No more, no more." Sheng Jiang's neck turned red at this moment. Seeing this, the crowd awkwardly but politely smiled, subconsciously stepped back, and dispersed. Sheng Jiang's mouth was the most talkative, and they had been foolish enough to come over just because of his words. Besides, were Tan Ge's secrets something they could pry into? No, not even if they were beaten to death.
Seeing that Sheng Jiang was a little more honest, Tan Zheng let go and turned to walk out. "Tan Ge, are you leaving already? You haven't coached me yet!" Although every member of the club had a coach, everyone, including the coaches, hoped that Tan Zheng would come and give them some pointers. Tan Zheng hadn't come to watch their training for a long time, and this opportunity was hard-earned. Sheng Jiang had waited for a long time, and it was finally his turn. So why was Tan Ge leaving now!
But Tan Zheng didn't even look back. "Too many problems, practice more."
Sheng Jiang shouted, "Then teach me! You've taught all the other brothers! Why are you leaving when it comes to me! It's unfair!"
Tan Zheng stopped, and Sheng Jiang's eyes lit up as he quickly ran over. He saw the man turn around with a frown. "I came here on the second day of my wedding, and now I'm not allowed to leave?"
Sheng Jiang: ... He seemed to have heard that Tan Ge had just registered his marriage with his wife yesterday. Since it was the second day of their wedding, why did Tan Ge come? He looked gloomy when he arrived, so had he argued with his wife? But why argue on the second day of their wedding? Shouldn't they be affectionate? Why was he smiling like a flower now? Was it his wife's Moments just now?
For a moment, too many questions flashed through Sheng Jiang's not-so-small head. He felt a little wronged. Since Tan Ge could still give pointers to others even when he was in a bad mood, why was he unwilling to give him pointers when he was in a good mood?
"You can leave, it won't take you much time to teach me."
"No," Tan Zheng replied without thinking. Sheng Jiang was about to explode, feeling like he was being treated differently. Why could other brothers be coached by Tan Ge, but he couldn't? Was it because he was the youngest?
"Why?!" Tan Zheng lazily swept his eyes over the man who was about to explode and said lightly, "My wife is waiting for me."
Sheng Jiang: ... Dog food attack. A single dog was utterly devastated. So he wasn't the only one being treated differently; he was being treated differently along with his brothers. How could they compare to his wife? It was just that the timing was such that he couldn't accept Tan Zheng's guidance.
Sheng Jiang felt like crying but had no tears. He said indignantly, "Tan Ge! You are Tan Shen! How can you become a henpecked husband!"
Hearing the words "henpecked husband," the man's brows furrowed slightly. "Am I henpecked just because I'm going home?"
"Then do you lack these ten minutes?"
Tan Zheng lowered his eyes to think. Just as Sheng Jiang thought Tan Zheng would say he didn't lack the time, the man snorted, "Yes." So righteously. What was this if not henpecked?
"My wife called you home, so you went home, Tan Ge! Where is your authority!"
Tan Zheng narrowed his eyes. "Are you lecturing me?"
Sheng Jiang: ... How would he dare? Sheng Jiang finally came back to his senses from his unwillingness and realized that Tan Zheng's eyes were not friendly. *Crack.* It was over. He seemed to have plucked the hairs from a tiger's head just now. Was it too late to salvage the situation? It was too late.
Tan Zheng said to Sheng Jiang's coach, "Your braking into the corner is too stiff. You need to reduce the time by at least three seconds. He didn't practice today, so he doesn't get to eat."
Sheng Jiang: ... Three seconds! Then he might as well starve to death! Sheng Jiang wailed, "Tan Ge! You can't do this to me!"
Tan Zheng, however, didn't look at him again and strode out. The coach stepped forward and patted Sheng Jiang's shoulder. "Work hard. Tan Ge isn't teaching you how to improve?"
Sheng Jiang felt like crying and laughing. He really wanted to get Tan Ge's guidance, but! This wasn't improvement! Three seconds! Wasn't this trying to make him fly?!
"You, why did you have to bring up my wife?" Sheng Jiang finished speaking, raised his hand, and patted his mouth. In the end, he couldn't bear to, and the force of the slap on his lips was almost nonexistent.
Meanwhile, Tan Zheng got into his car. He didn't start it immediately but took out his phone and carefully reread the two posts Song Ni had posted. Their mutual friends on WeChat had already exploded in the comments section! Everyone was crying out about too much dog food, and everyone was clamoring for Tan Zheng to come out and show some affection too. But those who knew Tan Zheng well knew that he didn't like using WeChat much. But no matter how much he disliked WeChat, shouldn't he at least like his wife's show-offy Moments and Weibo posts?
But after waiting for a long time, he hadn't seen the male protagonist. Others couldn't sit still and started to scold Tan Zheng. Lu Haoting had called Tan Zheng after seeing these comments, and of course, he had another purpose. Taking advantage of Song Ni showing off her affection, when Tan Zheng's mood was probably still good, he would mention the matter of him and Song Ni being paired up. Perhaps then he wouldn't be beaten.
The man looked at Song Ni's reply in the comments, and a smile finally appeared on his lips. "You little unconscionable fellow, you've finally realized your loose tongue. You're admitting your mistake."
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