Chapter 66 - Many Good Qualities (1/2)

Chapter 66: Many Good Qualities

Tang Qiu couldn’t restrain herself from smiling at the thought of her husband. “Strange or not, I like him. He’s my husband. I know you think he’s nothing more than an ugly cripple, but I couldn’t ask for a better man. It’s not true that appearance doesn’t matter to me, just that other things are more important. He makes me happy. It’s as simple as that.”

Growing up in the Feng household, she had lacked love and friendship, and been perpetually mistreated. She had never dared to assert her own needs; her husband was more than enough for her–especially since she was still hopeful about his recovery.

“Then I guess you’re just easy to please,” Qian Hongwei said snidely. She nodded blithely, and he glimpsed what it was like to be in Ning Mufan’s shoes.

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When Qian Hongwei met up with Ning Mufan later, he saw that his face was red.

“What happened?”

Ning Mufan raised a self-conscious hand to his face. “I was scratched by a cat.”

A likely story. Tang Qiu must have slapped him–which, to be fair, was shocking coming from a delicate girl like her.

Qian Hongwei arched a brow. “Are you going to go on chasing the kitten in question, then?” he asked knowingly.

Ning Mufan should have known he couldn’t hide the truth from Qian Hongwei; there was no point denying it. He frowned wordlessly.

His hesitation sparked a flicker of contempt from Qian Hongwei. “If I recall…” he said, “… you were the one who refused to ask her out like a man from the start. That girl is dense as a block, but it’s not like you don’t have competition. You really want to give up and risk someone snatching her up?”

“No.” Ning Mufan wasn’t about to admit defeat so readily. “I was just… thinking. She’s a married woman; is there even a point in fighting for her?”

“You’ll only know once you try,” Qian Hongwei replied smoothly. He was urging Ning Mufan to pursue Tang Qiu because he wasn’t in a position to risk angering the Jiang family. But Ning Mufan was the favored grandson of the head of the Ning family–just the right tool to force Tang Qiu to divorce her husband.

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“I’m not giving up.” Nor would Ning Mufan relinquish his feelings for her.

Relieved, Qian Hongwei patted him on the shoulder and assured Ning Mufan that he would help him.

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