Chapter 81: 81 The Adulterer Becomes the Brother-in-law

81 The Adulterer Becomes the Brother-in-law

Qu Chaoyang was also required to be hospitalized, because he had a mild concussion.

Fortunately, when Chang Yaohui grabbed his head and was about to hit it a second time, he instinctively blocked with his hand.

Otherwise, today his condition wouldn't have been just a mild concussion.

But he still doesn't know now what he did to offend the director of this project department.

At that time, he vaguely heard him say, "Let him return my wife to me?"

Qu Chaoyang glanced at Ma Zhaozhao, who was sitting on the chair beside the bed, wiping her tears.

This wife he painstakingly won is his; what does it mean to give her back!

In a moment, he will definitely demand an explanation, regardless of whether he is a director or not; he won't swallow this resentment, and he also wants a public apology!

Thinking that Ma Zhaozhao was still pregnant, he couldn't bother with his own hurting head, and hurriedly comforted her: "Wife, don't cry first, I'm fine, it doesn't hurt anymore."

Ma Zhaozhao choked up, "When I got the call, I was scared to death; what a lousy company, how could they hit people during the interview? I'm going to sue them!"

Li Qing beside him had been dazed for half a day.

Li Kai went to handle the hospitalization procedures, and Li Qing has been accompanying him here all along.

The moment Ma Zhaozhao walked in, he was stunned.

What's going on?

Isn't this Chang Yaohui's lover Wu Lan?

Could it be that thing is true?

Chang Yaohui was cuckolded by his wife...

But it seems wrong; she seems not to know him.

They clearly met several times during the team-building.

Just as Li Qing was puzzling over it, Li Kai walked in.

When he saw Li Kai also frozen there, he felt more balanced inside.

Li Kai looked at Li Qing, and Li Qing looked at Li Kai.

Li Qing spread his hands: "Come on, let's make a questioning face together."

Not long after, the ward door was knocked.

Li Qing opened the door, saw it was Chang Yaohui, and said in a low voice: "You finally came; what on earth is going on?"

Chang Yaohui didn't answer Li Qing, gave him an expression hard to put into words, then walked into the ward.

When Qu Chaoyang saw Chang Yaohui looking at his wife, he gripped Ma Zhaozhao's hand tightly, and his face darkened.

Damn it, he's still looking!

He doesn't want a lousy apology!

"Director Chang, the injury report will come out soon; I think I will very likely choose to call the police. Please leave, I don't want to see you; there is no room for reconciliation in this matter."

Chang Yaohui hurriedly explained, "No, I was just too surprised." He then glanced at Ma Zhaozhao and said, "Can I talk to you alone?"

He didn't tell his wife, fearing that the news would upset her because she is pregnant.

I suppose Qu Chaoyang would do the same if he knew.

Qu Chaoyang frowned tightly, "What do you mean?"

Ma Zhaozhao also stood up, pointing at Chang Yaohui angrily: "What right do you have to hit someone? If you don't give a reason today, I will spare no effort to see you jailed! We just want justice!"

Chang Yaohui gave Qu Chaoyang a pleading look.

Qu Chaoyang narrowed his eyes; as a fellow man, he could sense the helplessness and powerlessness in that look.

Now he actually wants to hear what the reason really is.

So, he patted Ma Zhaozhao's hand, comforting her: "Zhaozhao, I'll talk to him; you go sit outside for a while."

Ma Zhaozhao still wanted to say something.

But Qu Chaoyang lightly patted her hand again.

After everyone had left.

Chang Yaohui first bowed to Qu Chaoyang on the hospital bed, saying, "Sorry, Mr. Qu, I misunderstood you; the situation is like this..."

A ten-minute narration left Qu Chaoyang going from initial indifference to finally gaping in shock.

Does the world really have such a coincidence?

As far as he knew, his wife had a tough fate when she was young.

At the age of five, she was even sold by her own biological father.

Ma Zhaozhao's earliest memories are from before age five, during which she lived with her mother.

She came from a single-parent family, and she said she had never seen her father at that time.

But when she was six, her so-called father appeared and snatched her away in the street.

Then her mother, in an attempt to retrieve her, chased after him and was hit by a car, flying over ten meters and dying on the spot.

That place was very remote; she said she just watched her mother lie there, eyes not closed, staring at that father.

And that father, after a moment of stupor, directly grabbed her and ran off without hesitation.

After that, she didn't know what happened.

All she knew was that her father sold her to another family.

Because that family had apparently consulted some master, who said her hand and foot palace (brothers and sisters palace) was occupied by a sibling.

That family had no children and wanted to buy her to bring in a child.

Her current name also comes from this.

But for some unknown reason, over all these years that family never managed to bring in a child.

They ended up cursing that master while dumping every dirty, exhausting chore at home on her to do.

Of course, these are what she pieced together from her fragmentary childhood memories after growing up.

After listening, Chang Yaohui asked, "Then have you heard her say what her birth mother's surname is?"

Qu Chaoyang thought for a long while, "I think her surname was... Duan?"

"Duan Yiyi?"

Qu Chaoyang looked at Chang Yaohui, opened his mouth, but said nothing.

They matched.

The adulterer became the brother-in-law.

Chang Yaohui felt that today was truly the most dramatic ups and downs of his life.

Qu Chaoyang also felt it was very dramatic, never expecting the reason to be this.

The two of them looked at each other and said in unison, "What should we do now?"

Chang Yaohui scratched his head, embarrassed, and said, "Brother-in-law..."

"Sorry, don't try to pull connections yet—this matter of you hitting me isn't over." Qu Chaoyang pointed to his bandaged head.

Chang Yaohui gave an embarrassed smile, "Old Brother Qu, look, I'll compensate you for medical expenses, work fees, and whatever other fees—I'll cover them all. Tomorrow I'll go to the company to publicly clarify and apologize to you, or you can beat me up."

Qu Chaoyang: "......"

Chang Yaohui said, negotiating, "Lan Lan is also pregnant and hospitalized; I really was wrong—I shouldn't have acted without clarifying things. Old Brother Qu, you're a man too; you should understand that under such a coincidence, I couldn't help myself—it's normal for any man."

"But no matter what, wrong is wrong, and I still hope you can forgive me."

Qu Chaoyang remained silent for a full minute.

During that minute, he also thought, if in the future his wife really recognizes her as his wife, then as brothers-in-law they'd still have to get along.

After all, they're blood-related; it wouldn't be good if things got too stiff.

All we can do is blame this huge fuck-up.

Inside the hot pot restaurant.

Xu Airu eagerly waited for Tushan Jiu to take a sip of juice, then would tell her what comes next.

Xie Shiyu picked up a piece of cooked tripe with his chopsticks and gave it to Tushan Jiu, saying, "Qu Chaoyang will forgive Chang Yaohui."

Xu Airu gave him a sideways glance, "Obvious, huh?"