Chapter 144
An Ruo frowned; she simply couldn’t list any of his good qualities.
For instance, if you deeply loathed someone, to the extent that you wished they would disappear, could you openly speak of their virtues?
In her heart, he was entirely composed of detestable flaws.
Moreover, she couldn’t mention his good qualities just to get some fresh air, because that would undoubtedly arouse his suspicion.
“Tang Yuchen, I am a human being too, and I need some freedom and space. Even if I were a dog you kept, you’d still take it out for a walk, wouldn’t you?”
The man disdainfully raised his eyebrow, “Are you a dog? Why should I take you out for a walk?”
“…” There was no arguing with that.
He was simply making it difficult for her, firmly not allowing her to go out.
An Ruo ate her meal quickly, set down her chopsticks, and went upstairs. If he wouldn’t let her go out, she would find another way.
She was nearly certain she was pregnant, and she had to prove it soon.
If she really was pregnant…
If she really was pregnant, what should she do?
An Ruo suddenly felt very lost and conflicted. What should she do?
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The next day was Saturday and Tang Yuchen didn’t have to go to work.
After breakfast, he sat leisurely on the sofa, reading the newspaper. An Ruo unyieldingly approached him and said, “I’ll cook lunch for you, just let me go out for a walk.”
Without waiting for his reply, she turned and entered the kitchen after speaking. It didn’t matter if he agreed or not, she was determined to go out anyway.
Tang Yuchen slightly raised his eyebrows but said nothing immediately, continuing to read the newspaper instead.
An Ruo cooked three dishes and even simmered a fish soup.
Just as she finished the fish soup, Tang Yuchen, clad in home clothes, entered the kitchen and smiled with a curled lip, “An Ruo, you don’t have to try to please me by cooking, because even if you do, I won’t allow you to go out.”
An Ruo’s eyelashes trembled, and her hand suddenly knocked over the bowl, spilling the hot fish soup onto her left hand, which made her scream in pain.
Tang Yuchen’s expression darkened. He grabbed her wrist, rushed her to the sink, and forcefully rinsed her left hand with cold water.
An Ruo bit her lip tightly, pain making her hiss.
The man’s face looked a bit displeased, with even a trace of anger in his eyes.
As he watched her hand slowly turn red from the burn, he mockingly said, “If you can’t cook, don’t bother. Always running to the kitchen, you deserve to get burnt!”
An Ruo said nothing, her face filled with agony.
After cooling her hand down, Tang Yuchen dragged her into the living room, where a servant found some burn ointment to apply on her hand.
“Don’t, it hurts!” An Ruo pulled her hand back, refusing to let him touch it.
Tang Yuchen said sternly, “Stretch out your hand.”
An Ruo stubbornly shook her head, her expression clearly showing her intense pain but forcibly enduring it.
The man became even more infuriated by her reaction, “I told you to stretch out your hand!”
“Be gentle, it’s really painful,” she cautiously stretched her hand out to him, and Tang Yuchen, wanting to dab it forcefully with the ointment to make her hurt more, ultimately could not bring himself to do it.
Looking up at him, An Ruo asked with seeming innocence, “Will it leave a scar?”
Tang Yuchen paused midway in his actions. After quickly finishing applying the ointment, he pulled her up, “Let’s go to the hospital.”
No scars could remain on her hand; she had to remain his woman after all, and how could his woman have scars on her hands?
So, An Ruo went to the hospital in his car. The doctor said that, fortunately, because it was treated promptly, the burn had not become more severe.