My Dear Wife, Please Be Gentle!

Chapter 737: Chapter 742 I am wronged_1

At that moment, Tan Zhenghong was wearing an expression of deep worry, wishing he could just slaughter himself then and there.

He had spent half a day explaining to others that he had nothing to do with Ruo Lan, but they accused him of being heartless and unrecognizable after pulling up his pants, even though he truly hadn’t done anything.

Admittedly, he had too much to drink that day, yet his mind was clear.

When he got home, he was indeed feeling frisky, but Duo’er disliked the smell of alcohol on him and even shooed him off to sleep at the other end of the bed.

He didn’t even have any chance to do anything to Ruo Lan, right?

No, he never even considered it!

Hearing the door being pushed open, Tan Zhenghong hurriedly approached.

The village was abuzz with rumors, and his wife must have heard about it by now; if he confessed early, maybe he could still avoid the worst of it.

"Wife, I really didn’t do anything, I came back right after dinner, you must believe me," Tan Zhenghong said urgently.

He was afraid that if he didn’t make things clear, his wife would refuse to have anything to do with him.

Duo’er once said she didn’t need him to be rich or noble; she only wanted a partner for life, to support each other until old age.

Qiao Duo’er nodded her head, "I know, and don’t worry about it, you’ve taken the medicine, what’s there to fear?"

Only she knew that Tan Zhenghong had drunk the ’switching dragon for phoenix’ medicine twice, and when the time came, they could collude with the doctor to keep this a secret.

Since Ruo Lan was scheming against them like this, they didn’t need to play by the usual rules.

Tan Zhenghong slapped his forehead, how could he have forgotten about that?

He had been taking contraceptive medicine all along; it was simply impossible for him to get a woman pregnant.

Thinking with even his toes, he could tell that Ruo Lan was definitely lying.

The bigger the fuss now, the more embarrassing it would be when the truth came out.

Once Qiao Duo’er pointed it out, Tan Zhenghong immediately calmed down; they had evidence, so why should they fear a troublesome woman?

When the time comes, they’ll just have to deal with whatever comes their way.

By evening, Granny Liu had come knocking on their door.

No sooner had she entered than she began pointing at Tan Zhenghong’s nose and scolding him.

"Are you even a man? I was saving Ruo Lan to be my daughter-in-law, and you’ve ruined her, that’s bad enough. But now her reputation is destroyed, and she’s with child, how can you not take responsibility?"

"You’re a beast, treating a pregnant woman this way, watch out for the heavens to strike you down with thunder!"

"Get a divorce from your wife right now, and marry Ruo Lan, I’m telling you, if you don’t give Ruo Lan an explanation, I will definitely not let you off!"

Tan Zhenghong furrowed his brow and said, "I’ve never had designs on Ruo Lan, believe it or not."

"Then where did the child in Ruo Lan’s belly come from?" Granny Liu persisted with her questioning.

Out of sheer anger, she asked an incredibly foolish question.

"How should I know where it came from if it’s not my child? I’m a man, I acknowledge the things I’ve done, but please don’t wrong me for things I haven’t done," Tan Zhenghong said unabashedly.

Ruo Lan thought the child was a bargaining chip, thought that the villagers’ opinions were a bargaining chip.

In his eyes, however, all of that was a joke.

Granny Liu ignored this and kept muttering to herself.

"Ruo Lan loves to eat meat, it must be a boy. Duo’er, you were in poor health before, you might not be able to have children. It might be better to let Ruo Lan join our family, and then the children she bears could be raised under your name, that way you wouldn’t lose out."

Qiao Duo rolled her eyes, she wouldn’t demean herself like that!

She’d rather be childless than raise her rival’s child.

Otherwise, it would frustrate her to death sooner or later!

Granny Liu, dissatisfied, asked, "You two really make a perfect couple, completely lacking any semblance of humanity!"