Chapter 374 - Chapter 374: Chapter 381: Unwilling to Suffer a Loss (1/2)

Chapter 374: Chapter 381: Unwilling to Suffer a Loss

However, Chi Feifei, having encountered a huge change and undergone those unbearable events, clung to Han Yu as a drowning person seizes a piece of driftwood, seeing him as the savior of her life, and thus was unwilling to let go even though she knew the truth.

“Yes, it’s really not worth it for a man as fickle as you.” Su Wenyue still sneered coldly, but could not hide her heartbroken disappointment.

Seeing his daughter-in-law like this, Han Yu felt greatly pained, but thinking of the plan he had firmly decided upon, he had no choice but to harden his heart. His tone suddenly changed, his expression cooling down: “Mrs. Su, what are you talking about? It seems I’ve been too indulgent with you. It’s common for a man to have multiple wives and concubines. At home, I do not keep a concubine. I just have a woman outside, and I haven’t brought her to our home. What are you making such a fuss for? A wife should learn to be virtuous.”

Chi Feifei had been feeling somewhat desolate, but now seeing Han Yu suddenly becoming so tough, hope surged within her again. Watching Su Wenyue being chastised by Han Yu, she felt an immense sense of satisfaction. The burning sensation on her face from Aunt Li’s slap no longer felt so painful, and she eagerly anticipated the developments to come.

“What did you say, Han Yu?” Su Wenyue doubted her own hearing, especially since Han Yu’s attitude had changed so rapidly that she was struggling to keep up.

“What I said, matters concerning men outside should not concern you, nor are they for you to manage. You only need to perform your role as Madam Han well. As long as you remain obedient, I won’t disturb your position, otherwise…”

“Otherwise what? You want to divorce me? Han Yu, you’ve really gone far. What did you tell me back then? Now you actually commit such ungrateful acts, I must be blind to have relied on a man like you.”

Seeing Su Wenyue so heartbroken, Han Yu felt a painful tug at his heart, hating that he could not immediately explain everything to his daughter-in-law. But this was not a time to act on impulse; his daughter-in-law’s safety was paramount. If he did not play out this act well, she would be in danger once he left.

“Su Wenyue, don’t use the past to threaten me. Your Su Family is only a merchant family, nothing so remarkable. Stop bringing up the small favors your family once did for me. I was just a farmer back then, and People from Su Family looked down on me. Now that I have become a sixth-rank Commander Wei, a proper official of the Imperial Court, do you think I would still be threatened by your Su Family!”

Deliberately making his words more unpleasant, Han Yu hoped Su Wenyue would understand the hints in his words. Although his daughter-in-law could sometimes be foolish, she was reliable at crucial moments and intelligent as well, which was one of the reasons Han Yu had taken the current step. As long as his daughter-in-law grasped his meaning, things would be easier.

Su Wenyue was angry, of course, but she had noticed something was off, especially from the words said by Han Yu. If it had been other men speaking so, perhaps it would have been out of forgetfulness and betrayal, but Han Yu was not like that, especially considering the Su Family was no ordinary merchant family. These words seemed more like acting.