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Chapter 340: Chapter 340 Achun......
Wang Chun jokingly said, "So, you were swept off your feet just by his looks?"
Not expecting Wang Chun to be so gossipy, Tong Yao laughed, "Not quite. Even though I thought he was attractive, I’d heard that the daughter of the dean of his hospital had a thing for him. Both of them were doctors, her father was the dean, and she was pretty and refined. I thought they liked each other, and that Si Chen married me out of gratitude to my father, so I thought about divorce every day. Little did I know, it was a case of unrequited love. Si Chen didn’t like her, so after getting to know him better, I realized how great he was, and I guess we fell in love over time!"
Wang Chun was surprised, "Just like that?"
Tong Yao let out a laugh, "What did you expect?"
Wang Chun found her thoughts unrealistic and laughed along, "I thought there was some exciting story between you two, like him saving you from danger, which made you fall for him. I never expected it to be so ordinary."
"Ordinary is true happiness," Tong Yao changed the subject, "Enough about me, tell me your story!"
Speaking of her husband, a joyful smile involuntarily spread across Wang Chun’s face. She softly said, "Akai and I grew up together. We were not blessed with economic compatibility, but ours was emotional compatibility. We were in the same class since kindergarten, and I followed him around calling him brother. At first, he found me annoying, but once he saw other kids bullying me, he came to my defense. Gradually, he started protecting me. By the time we graduated high school, he confessed his love to me. We got married right after university."
Thinking of something, Wang Chun giggled, "Akai was excellent at everything since he was a child. Many little girls loved to follow him around calling him brother, but he always ignored. When we were in high school and university, there were even more girls who liked him. Some bold ones would secretly write love letters for him, but he wouldn’t even glance at them and threw them away, hurting many girls’ hearts."
"As our social statuses were compatible, both our parents had no issues with the marriage. Our love story to marriage was smooth, the only change after we got married was that Akai got busier with work and spent less time with me. Everything else remained the same. Meeting him in this life, I’m truly lucky."
The only regret was that she hadn’t yet conceived a child, to bear him heirs.
Her mother-in-law wasn’t easy to get along with. Even though they didn’t live together, Wang Chun was aware that if a few more years passed without a child, cracks would begin to show in their happy life.
Usually, when the daughter-in-law was not expecting, the mother-in-law would often give her a hard time, and their family was no exception.
Although she was healthy, as long as Akai didn’t get a physical examination, her mother-in-law would attribute the problem to her.
Tong Yao frankly praised, "Achun, you are born lucky, from birth to love and marriage, it’s all blessings."
"You’re no different. I notice that whenever you talk about Si Chen, your eyes light up, and you both must really love each other. Only people in love have a light in their eyes when they talk about their significant others. Akai told me this."
Tong Yao was suddenly curious about Wang Chun’s husband, "Who knew your husband could make money in business and was also eloquent in describing love. I must meet him sometime."
Wang Chun was pleased, "Why not tomorrow?"
Actually, Wang Chun’s husband had been wanting to meet Tong Yao for a while. Wang Chun had made a close friend for the first time in years and kept talking about her to her husband, making him slightly jealous. He wanted to meet this Tong Yao to see what made her so exceptional that she had stolen his wife’s heart.
But Wang Chun felt it wasn’t right to bring her husband to meet Tong Yao without prior notice, so she kept postponing.
Now was a good opportunity and she could also discuss the house matter with her husband.
"Sounds good!" Tong Yao thought for a moment and said, "Let’s do dinner! We’ll go together after Si Chen gets off work."
The two agreed instantly. In the evening when she got home, Tong Yao told Si Chen about it. He had no objections as he also wanted to know who Tong Yao had been interacting with for his peace of mind since she and Wang Chun were close friends.
On the other hand, Wang Chun waited alone at home till midnight. By the time it was one or two in the morning, she had dozed off. Suddenly, she awoke, feeling suffocated as something heavy pushed down on her.
A strong smell of alcohol filled the air. Wang Chun frowned in concern, "You’ve been drinking again?"
Wang Chun tried to sit up and turn on the light, but Zhao Wenkai buried his head in her neck, greedily inhaling her scent in a half-drunken state, murmuring, "Achun..."
"I’m here." Wang Chun’s heart softened at his murmur, she patted his hair gently and whispered, "You sit up. I’ll get you a glass of water."
"Don’t move, let me hold you like this." Zhao Wenkai cuddled closer to her neck, smelling her faint fragrance. He felt very relieved, his fatigue lessened, and the tumbling sensation in his stomach ceased.
His friends often remarked that they had never seen a man pamper his wife as he did, but only he knew that Achun was his cure. The business world is like a battlefield, while his exterior looked calm, it had a darkness unseen by others. No matter how much backstabbing he faced outside, as soon as he returned home to see Achun, he felt warmed. He could only show his vulnerable and exhausted side in front of Achun.
Wang Chun patted his back gently, concerned, "Did you encounter some difficulties in business?"
Even though he usually had many business engagements, he rarely came home in this state.
The last time he came home this drunk was three years ago. His father-in-law was diagnosed with a brain tumor and handed over the company to his elder brother to manage. He didn’t utter a word throughout. After his elder brother had a sudden accident, his father-in-law could not bear the shock and his condition got worse. He passed away, causing him to lose two loved ones simultaneously. Perhaps he was too heartbroken, once he finished handling the aftermath of his father-in-law and elder brother’s deaths, He got severely drunk and changed completely. He rarely smiled from his heart, except in front of her.
Feeling both distressed and helpless, Wang Chun knew that while their life was lavish, many people were envious of them. Their business was family-owned; the shares held by the uncles combined were only second to Akai’s 10%. If Akai ever made a serious mistake, the uncles would exploit the situation to marginalize Akai.
They dared not do anything openly at the moment. First, because Akai was quite capable and second, because her family supported Akai. Even her mother-in-law had been tolerating and hadn’t reproached her yet because of their childlessness due to this.
However, this couldn’t be her permanent safety net. Without a child, problems would arise in their family sooner or later.
Thinking about this, Wang Chun sighed softly.
