Cui Mantong opened the door and saw Fang Miaomiao, who immediately broke down in tears and threw herself into her arms.
"What's wrong?" Fang Miaomiao asked, comforting Cui Mantong as she led her into the room. "Can you tell me about it?"
Cui Mantong shook her head, sobbing. "Miaomiao, I'm unhappy, I'm not happy at all."
"Okay, okay, our Mantong is unhappy." Fang Miaomiao hugged Cui Mantong, soothing her gently.
"Why doesn't he believe me? Does he really not see me as someone to spend his life with?"
"Something so big happened, and he kept it from me completely, telling me nothing. So, what am I to him? Am I just a canary caged by him?"
Fang Miaomiao said softly, "Even if you are a canary, our Mantong is the most beautiful canary in the world."
"Miaomiao." Cui Mantong looked at Fang Miaomiao with displeasure. "You're on my side, how can you speak for Cui Tong?"
"Of course I'm on your side." Fang Miaomiao nodded. "I'm just praising you. Our Mantong is the most beautiful in the world. How can a beauty cry, right?"
As Fang Miaomiao spoke, she gently wiped away Cui Mantong's tears with a tissue. "I just feel wronged. He doesn't trust me at all. Why does he think I'd be like those people and drive him away? Why would he think that of me?"
"Right, why would he wrongly guess your thoughts?" Fang Miaomiao nodded in agreement. "He guesses and doesn't say, then overthinks it. This man is truly bad."
"If you ask me, we shouldn't even bother with men who lack the capacity for thought. If we get angry about these things every day, it's bad for our health. Don't you think so?"
"Yes." Cui Mantong nodded along.
"So, I say, we shouldn't pay attention to these scoundrels."
Cui Mantong looked confused. "Does Miaomiao mean Wen Zhiyan also often makes you angry?"
Fang Miaomiao paused, then nodded firmly. "Of course. Moreover, you see how calm Wen Zhiyan usually is. If there's any disagreement, he'll put on that face, and it's as if I'm the one who did something wrong."
Cui Mantong was even more confused. "Is Wen Zhiyan that fierce?"
Seeing Cui Mantong about to believe her, Fang Miaomiao silently apologized to Wen Zhiyan in her heart before nodding seriously. "Yes, Wen Zhiyan can be really fierce sometimes."
"How can he be like that?"
"That's why, men can't be spoiled. The more you spoil them, the more of a scoundrel they become," Fang Miaomiao said righteously. "For people like that, we need to be stern and make them correct their attitude. What Mantong did this time is absolutely right. You should teach Cui Tong a lesson and let him know you're not to be trifled with."
Cui Mantong nodded. "Yes, that's right."
"Then, can Miaomiao tell me how he made you angry?" Fang Miaomiao continued. "Only then can we prescribe the right medicine, right?"
Cui Mantong then briefly recounted what had just happened.
"So, Cui Tong thinks this matter has nothing to do with you?"
Cui Mantong hesitated. "It's not exactly like that. He mainly doesn't want these dirty things to reach my ears. He's usually very good to me."
"So, the problem now is that he kept it from you?"
Cui Mantong looked lost. "I don't know. I don't even know why I was angry just now. Am I really being unreasonable?"
"No." Fang Miaomiao shook her head. "Mantong, you're pregnant now. It's normal for pregnant women to have extreme emotional fluctuations. Besides, Cui Tong kept it from you first, so it's no wonder you're angry, right?"
"Hearing you say it, it does seem to make some sense."
"So." Fang Miaomiao spread her hands. "You're not the problem, Cui Tong is. We should just ignore him for a while and let him realize his mistake. In any relationship, couples should discuss things. His doing this will only hurt people's feelings."
"Really?"
"Really." Fang Miaomiao hugged Cui Mantong. "Although I don't think you should have gotten involved in this, what he did is wrong."
"I didn't intend to get involved, but when I suddenly found out, I felt choked up and upset."
"Then let's just sleep. Don't think about anything, just sleep. Tomorrow morning, we'll think about how to deal with this, whether to forgive him, and have a good talk with Cui Tong, what do you say?"
"That sounds good too." Cui Mantong nodded. "Don't think about anything, and make a decision tomorrow."
"Sleep now. Tonight, we'll whisper secrets in our warm bed."
Cui Mantong buried her head in Fang Miaomiao's embrace. "Miaomiao, you smell so good."
"Not angry anymore?" Fang Miaomiao said, caught between tears and laughter.
"Mm-hmm."
After Cui Mantong fell asleep in her arms, Fang Miaomiao took out her phone and sent a message to Cui Tong.
"I say, when are you going back to your own room?"
Cui Tong was quite happy when he saw the message, until he heard Wen Zhiyan's words, and his gaze immediately turned displeased towards him. "You think I want to stay here? Who wants to be with a scoundrel like you."
Wen Zhiyan rolled his eyes and sneered. "Heh, at least my wife has never kicked me out."
"Wen Zhiyan, are you even a man? I'm this pathetic, and you still have the nerve to laugh at me?"
"Why wouldn't I? Isn't this the result of your own arrogance?"
"My arrogance? What makes you say that?" Cui Tong frowned.
"Isn't it?" Wen Zhiyan glanced at him. "If not, then tell me what it is?"
Cui Tong lowered his head and remained silent.
"You thought you were afraid the Wang family would reveal this matter and make Cui Mantong feel deceived. You thought you had the ability to handle all of this, to handle the Wang family, and let Cui Mantong live happily by your side every day. Especially since Cui Mantong is pregnant now and shouldn't be stimulated. But have you ever considered that Cui Mantong also received a high-level education since she was young? Her tolerance is no weaker than yours."
"It's not that," Cui Tong lowered his head, appearing particularly desolate under the dim yellow bedside lamp. "I just felt that these dirty things shouldn't appear before Mantong."
"But dirty things are pervasive. Sometimes, the more you try to guard against them, the more they appear in places you wouldn't expect. Isn't this incident a perfect example?"
A cold glint flashed in Cui Tong's eyes. "I was wrong about this, I know. However, I won't let the Wang family get away with it. They will pay the price for this."
Since they intended to provoke him, they should be prepared to face the consequences of hell.