I am chasing a rough man in the 80s
Chapter 595: Clearly Not a Decent Person

Chapter 595: Chapter 595: Clearly Not a Decent Person

Yu Jingting got home in the middle of the night from a business trip. The gates of his house were locked, so he decided to climb over the courtyard wall.

He felt something was off as soon as he touched the wall. His instincts told him something wasn’t right below.

Yu Jingting quickly jumped to the other side, narrowly avoiding a sack flying towards him.

Yu Jingting: ???

"Old man! Are you messing with me?"

"Hmph, sharp kid. That’s no fun." Uncle Four put away his sack, his plan of giving his son a ’surprise’ thwarted.

"Who bags their son in a sack?"

"Didn’t you do that to me once? Did I hold a grudge?"

Yu Jingting snorted. He was right, the old man did not hold that against him, but he was clearly holding a grudge now.

Laying an ambush at this late hour instead of sleeping, his father had no sense of propriety.

"I can’t be bothered with you, I need to see my wife."

"No need, your wife’s been sleeping for a while now. She’s caught a cold and has a fever. Your mother made her some ginger tea and gave her some cold medicine. Don’t wake her up."

"I was gone for just a day, how did my wife catch a cold? It’s not that cold out, how did she get chilled?"

Yu Jingting was in a hurry to see Suizi, but Yu Shuisheng gave him a swift kick in the rear.

"What’s the rush? Come over, I need to tell you something."

Yu Shuisheng quickly explained the events of the previous day. Upon hearing that Gong Xin had tried to drug Suizi, Yu Jingting was ready to burst with anger.

"Don’t blow your top just yet, your wife gave him a good thrashing."

Gong Xin had received a good beating and was held captive in a dark room by Suizi, being made to sign an agreement.

If he didn’t sign or wrote sloppily, he would have to rewrite it. He couldn’t stop even if his hand got sore. The punishment didn’t stop there, Suizi also recorded a confession from Gong Xin, requiring him to fully explain his deeds.

If he hesitated to sign in the future, he would lose his reputation.

Actually, Suizi even considered taking some compromising photos of Gong Xin.

This was, after all, what Gong Xin had planned to do to her.

But if she had actually taken those photos, Yu Jingting would probably explode, and she wouldn’t be able to soothe him.

Gong Xin was now terrified of Suizi, she had successfully scarred him mentally.

Not only did he fail to accomplish his wrongdoings, but he also ended up being used by Suizi as a source of blackmail money.

"No one in our family suffered any losses in this incident, so why are you anxious? Suizi, as always, generously gave her coat to someone, and that’s why she got a little cold."

Yu Shuisheng was very satisfied with his daughter-in-law.

"Those who only focus on minute details cannot exhibit great power. You have to learn from Suizi, to care about the big picture and let go of trivialities. If she hadn’t given her coat to Shen Liangyin, she might not have been able to influence her. Without Shen Liangyin, our family would have been caught off guard."

If Gong Xin’s scheme had succeeded, it wouldn’t have just been about romantic relationships. The person behind Gong Xin has other motives. If they got their hands on compromising photos of Suizi, it would certainly not just be about damaging Suizi, Fan Huang and Chen Lijun would also be implicated.

A few families would inevitably be affected by the turbulence. From a broader perspective, the coat that Suizi had given was really worth it.

But it’s not as simple as persuading Shen Liangyin with a coat, their interactions over this period are also significant. Suizi didn’t hold grudges and focused on the matter at hand. Her magnanimity and grace won Shen Liangyin over.

"’To the victor go the spoils,’ no one can be all-powerful from the get-go. Winning people’s hearts is not just about using force. Look at how Emperor Taizong of Tang respected his peers."

Yu Jingting looked at his father sideways.

"You’re applying my wife’s child-raising lessons to me?"

These were things Suizi usually told their daughter Jiaojiao, and Yu Jingting had overheard a few times.

Yu Shuisheng shrugged, suggesting that what matters is not where you learned something, but whether it’s right.

"Who’s the mastermind behind Gong Xin?"

"Ask your wife yourself when she wakes up tomorrow. I’m tired." Yu Shuisheng yawned, finished his last puff of cigarette.

As far as the affairs of the younger generation are concerned, he felt he could practically wash his hands of them. Yu Jingting and Suizi were a stable couple. If his son hadn’t been away on a business trip, he wouldn’t have had to step forward.

"Ah, youth is great." Yu Shuisheng nostalgically thought of his wild tattooed days that were now being replaced by his son’s generation, then cheerfully returned to his room to cuddle with his wife.

Yu Jingting stayed outside for a while, contemplating. He washed off his weary travel-stained appearance before coming inside.

Suizi was sleeping alone, the children were taken to the East room to sleep with their grandparents, probably to prevent them from catching her cold. She was bundled up, looking pitiful.

Yu Jingting walked over quietly and reached out to touch her forehead, checking to see if her fever had subsided. It was as if she could feel his intention— the moment his fingertips touched her forehead, Suizi’s eyelashes fluttered.

She slowly opened her sleepy eyes, saw her man returned from his trip in the night, and broke into a broad smile.

"You’re back..."

Due to her stuffy nose from the cold, her words sounded like a gentle coo.

"Mhmm, do you still feel unwell?"

"I’m much better after taking the fever reducer." As she saw him, Suizi brightened up. She sat up, her eyes filled with joy. When you’re in love, your eyes glisten with a light that you just can’t hide.

"Are you hungry? I can make you some instant noodles."

"Stay in bed, don’t fuss."

Once her fever was down, Suizi felt lethargic. She snuggled into his chest and quickly fell asleep again.

Yu Jingting had initially planned to ask her about the mastermind, but seeing her like this, he didn’t have the heart to disturb her. He gently kissed her forehead, and unusually for him, couldn’t fall asleep.

The next day, Suizi felt a little better and decided to stay home to recover from her illness.

Yu Jingting did not go to work either. Being the Factory Director, he shamelessly took the day off.

When Shen Liangyin came over to check on Suizi, she saw the so-called sick Factory Director sitting with Suizi, each taking bites from the same can of food, sitting on the same chair.

Shen Liangyin extended the last syllable in a disgusted manner.

"Yu Jingting, there’s so much to be done in the office, and you shamelessly dump all your work on me?!"

She was overwhelmed with work that morning and felt like she needed to clone herself. This man, however, was lounging at home, enjoying canned food with his wife?

"I’m sick!" Yu Jingting blatantly protested.

Perhaps because Shen Liangyin had saved Suizi, his conversations with her were less heated.

Shen Liangyin rolled her eyes.

"I’m reporting you to the authorities, I’ll file an official complaint."

"Here, have a can of food. Consider it a bribe." Suizi passed her a can, but Shen Liangyin laughed when she saw it.

"You guys only left the liquid part and you think of giving me some?"

Suizi looked a little guilty.

"Isn’t there still half a piece left..."

"I don’t want to eat your leftovers. Keep them for yourselves to gnaw on."

Yu Jingting grabbed the can from Suizi and gulped it down.

"You came into our affluent family acting all high and mighty, yet you’re just a poor peasant. There’s still a few days before payday, can you even afford canned food?" Yu Jingting taunted her.

Shen Liangyin suddenly laughed disdainfully and put her parcel on the table.

"I actually do have money now! I could not only afford canned food, I could even afford to dine out. Suizi, let’s go out for lunch, my treat. Let’s not invite Yu Tiegen, I can’t eat with him around."

"Wait, how does she know my nickname?!" Yu Jingting asked Suizi, Suizi replied by sheepishly looking up at the ceiling, commenting on how fascinating the patterns were.

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