Chapter 296 - Chapter 296: Chapter 304: Lingering in the Heart (2/2)
“Go on, I’m listening!”
Han Yu saw his wife’s stern little face and couldn’t help smiling, “About the third son and his wife, although I’ve agreed with Father and Mother, whether they will actually go is not our concern anymore.”
“What do you mean?” Su Wenyue obviously understood, but she wanted to dig deeper. Was Han Yu saying what she thought he was saying?
“Don’t you understand what I mean?” Han Yu looked at Su Wenyue almost teasingly, and after a moment he added, “The third child and his wife are restless. It’s possible they could trip or suffer a mishap; if someone ends up with broken arms or legs, they’d have to stay home to recover instead of traveling all the way to the prefecture.”
“Is Han Lin truly your elder brother?” Su Wenyue, hearing the coldness in Han Yu’s words, asked in surprise. She had never expected Han Yu to deal with the situation this harshly. She had thought at most that Han Yu would figure out some way to keep Han Lin and Mrs. Wang in check, but she hadn’t envisioned such cruel methods.
“Are you afraid of me? Do you find this too ruthless?” Seeing his wife’s question, Han Yu’s expression did not change, but he asked with a certain implication. The reason he did not want his wife to know about these matters was that he didn’t want her to think of him this way. The closer he felt to his wife, the more he cared about her perception of him; he did not want to become someone harsh and merciless in her eyes.
Hearing Han Yu’s response, Su Wenyue knew he had misunderstood her, “No, I’m just surprised. Compared to someone like Mrs. Wang, this is nothing ruthless. It’s not about taking someone’s life after all. But do you really not care about Han Lin? You are blood brothers, after all.”
“It’s precisely because he is my brother that I have tolerated the Third House’s behavior until now. They haven’t shown any repentance, and it’s time for a lesson.” If not for that remaining bit of brotherly affection, Han Yu would have already dealt with the third house, especially for what Mrs. Wang did to his wife. That he had restrained himself so far was difficult enough.
“Don’t worry about it; just remember that in my heart, you and our child are the most important. I would never neglect your and the child’s safety, no matter what.” Han Yu did not want to discuss the third house any longer, and Su Wenyue, having received a satisfactory answer, did not pursue it.
“I’ll remember that, but still, be careful. Just ensure they can’t cause trouble; don’t actually cripple them, at least out of respect for Father and Mother,” Su Wenyue said, worried that Han Yu might regret his actions later.
“Rest assured, I know where to draw the line. Now that we’ve discussed this matter, there are some things that you need to explain to me, too. If you don’t clarify things thoroughly, I won’t accept it,” Han Yu had not forgotten Su Wenyue’s phrase ‘won’t stand for this miserable life’ and, now that everything else was settled, he wanted to discuss what these ‘miserable days’ were about with his wife.
“What do you mean?” Su Wenyue looked at Han Yu somewhat baffled, not understanding what he meant. It didn’t seem like there was anything she needed to discuss with Han Yu; what was he referring to?