CEO Vengeful Wife-Chapter 171: Pitiful Victims in the same boat

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Following Jing Lihua's words, another small period of silence transpired.

Su Liwei didn't move from his spot, preventing Jing Lihua from leaving. Jing Lihua also stayed in her position with patience, having no intention of leaving while staring at Su Liwei, waiting for his response. 

"If things had changed..." Su Liwei spoke. "Then why did you marry me. Back then... I asked you not to... But you still..."

It was Jing Liha turn to be shocked.

He knows?

I thought that night was a drunk mistake...

That he would have forgotten...

Maybe, it is because he is drunk this time...

Considering his words, Jing Lihua's eyes dimmed.

He indeed asked her not to marry her. He indeed told her if they got married, the outcome would not be pleasant. He indeed told her... he didn't love her.

However...

The events that followed, the injury she suffered in Hong Kong, made Jing Lihua to forget not only that night but also... Li Zhiqiang.

If she remembered his words, she would never have married him.

She pursed her lips. "Does it matter?" 

"It doesn't matter to you?" Su Liwei laughed.

Jing Lihua was pushed against the wall. Her face darkened.

"Su Liwei... Restrain yourself. I won't comply with your nonsense. That night at my family, I was dazed. This is not the case now... If you cross the line, don't blame me for not restraining myself either."

That night back at her family, she was dazed. Her martial art moves were consequently weakened in their efficacy.

But right now, with her moves, she was pretty sure she could suppress Su Liwei.

However, her words didn't have any effect on him.

"But what about me?" He suddenly asked. "It doesn't matter to you... But what about me?" He repeated.

Jing Lihua was not entirely sure what was he referring to. In any case, she didn't need to mind a drunk person's rambling. 

"I don't care..."

"You don't care?"

"Yes. Since you had asked me to back out, but I still married you I'll take the initiative to end things now." Jing Lihua was resolute in her words. "Su Liwei... let's get divorced."

...

Li Xun couldn't believe it.

Not only he had to deal with the massive workload at the office, he even had to spare time to deal with his mother and brother's tantrums.

Heavens were truly unfair to this young lad!

How old was he?

Twenty-three?

At the prime of his age and he had to work like an ox!

Li Xun paused just as he had stepped into the lounge. He had fled from Hong Kong to Beijing in an emergency when Wang Yi told him he couldn't handle his boss. 

Right inside the lounge, he saw his mother's gloomy face.

If there was something Wang Yi more scared of than his brother than that was his mother.

"M-Mother?" He gulped. "What exactly happened?"

Madam Bao had her head resting over her hand. She looked exhausted. She sighed. "Why don't you ask your dearest brother?"

In front of Madam Bao, Li Zhiqiang was sitting. Face stiff as stone, lips locked together like he was refusing to speak. 

Glancing at his bro

ther, Li Xun had a feeling like his brother was a loyal subordinate of a King from an ancient ear who had unfortunately fallen into enemies' hands but wouldn't reveal information about his master even if tortured to death.

He shuddered and quickly shrugged off the feeling.

Why was he having such absurd thoughts?

"What happened? Can you at least tell me?" Having no choice to get any information from the pair of mother and son, Li Xun could only pitifully ask Wang Yi.

"It was so that Madam Jing has left for a week on a vacation with her... cough cough... I mean Mr. Su." Wang Yi wisely altered his words.

Heavens can bear witness, he had once committed the mistake of referring Su Liwei as Ms. Jing's husband, and both his Boss and Madam Bao had glared at him like they wanted to kill him.

He was just stating the obvious!

Li Xun sighed quickly understanding why Wang Yi changed the way of addressing. Looking at Wang Yi having 'victim' written all over his face, he gave him an encouraging pat. "I can feel you brother. We both are in the same boat."

Wang Yi was moved. "Second Master Li, your mother is very... unconventional."

The fact that she not only had no qualms about her son pursuing an already married woman but was also encouraging him on this 'noble' purpose, no matter how one looked, it was very... bizarre.

"Well, my brother, that has a long story behind it."

Which mother wouldn't want the best daughter-in-law for his son? 

One who doesn't only has nice looks but also a solid background, education, and upbringing?

However, his mother was naturally a bit loving and tolerating. As long as the girl could make her son happy, she would have no objection...

After Jing Lihua had entered into their lives, Madam Bao had already accepted her as her daughter-in-law.

Madam Bao was stubborn. This was where Li Zhiqiang had inherited the character. Once she had set her eyes on a prey... she would never let go.

But once, Jing Lihua left suddenly, it was indeed a significant blow to Madam Bao especially at that time when she didn't know what had transpired and that... Jing Lihua had lost her memories.

For some time, she blamed her for leaving her son.

During that time, being a mother, she tried her best and brought various girls to meet his son under the pressure of his grandparents.

But all of this was a failure.

Her son had his heart set on that one woman who left him...

Originally, the Li family had some hopes for Wu Xiuqin, since Li Zhiqiang would tolerate her. 

But, in the end, it turned out he only tolerated her for Jing Lihua's sake...

After that, when she had learned the truth about the accident that occurred six years ago from Li Xun that caused Jing Lihua to suffer, Madam Bao's perspective of Jing Lihua changed entirely.

Not only that, but she also took out her anger on 'Wu' family, crushing them completely...

Madam Bao was not shallow. 

She understood her son's temperament. 

It was either Jing Lihua or no one. 

Six years of period and constant failure was enough to make her learn that by heart.

Since it was not Jing Lihua's fault, to begin with, and she was true to him, Madam Bao could tolerate anything if she could bring happiness to his son. Even if she was married to someone else...

They

could force Li Zhiqiang to marry someone else but what after that? They couldn't force him to have a happy life with a wife of their choice... However, Li Zhiqiang's grandparents didn't understand this thing.

They were forcing various matches on him.

Madam Bao had to act now to save her son's happiness. 

That was why she was so vigorous in her actions, abandoning everything, and coming to Beijing. 

In the end, she sighed. "You told me that they would soon be getting divorced but instead you let her go on a vacation with that Su bastard?"

Hearing her words, Li Zhiqiang's eyes darkened slightly.