Chapter 445 - 446: My Wife is My Pride
"She..." Hu Manke became agitated, blurting out, "She actually called me old! She even told me to be careful about wrinkles on my face! Senior Mingjue, wasn’t she being rude when she said this?"
Di Mingjue is a god in the architectural world. He is essentially a highly qualified and well-mannered talent. He wouldn’t be so biased toward his wife, would he?
Though Hu Manke was somewhat scared, she couldn’t swallow this humiliation, so she rushed to speak out.
"Manke!" Shen Yilan hurriedly pulled Hu Manke. However, Hu Manke had already spoken, and pulling her now was useless.
Hearing this, Di Mingjue raised his eyebrows, his expression cold as ever. "Is she not telling the truth? Why fear when somebody speaks the truth?"
Hu Manke widened her eyes, somewhat surprised that Di Mingjue was so blatantly protective of his wife!
Shouldn’t a man rebuke his wife symbolically in such a situation?
Di Mingjue’s words made Hu Manke feel humiliated. She wanted to fight back but didn’t dare to as it was clear that Di Mingjue was defending his wife. How could she be arrogant anymore?
Pfft...
Gu Qibao, who was standing aside, almost burst out laughing, saying with a grin, "Speaking truthfully is a fine tradition of our country, much better than lying with one’s eyes open."
Hu Manke was utterly embarrassed and wished she could hide in a hole.
Shen Yilan also embarrassedly chuckled, trying to smooth things over. "We all know each other, Manke, you shouldn’t be so rude to your sister-in-law."
Hu Manke pouted, "So, she can speak bluntly to me, but I can’t do the same to her?"
Di Mingjue’s eyes suddenly turned cold, and his gaze at Hu Manke was sharp as a drawn sword. "It seems like you are not satisfied with my wife, aren’t you? My wife is my status symbol. None of you has any right to criticize her. Anyone who doesn’t respect her is disrespecting me."
Oh my, Gu Qibao was stunned by this remark. She was actually prized as Di Mingjue’s status symbol!
"I..." Hearing Di Mingjue’s words, Hu Manke was so scared that she unconsciously took a step back, finally lowering her gaze. "No, I’m sorry, Senior Mingjue. And... and I’m sorry, sister-in-law."
Hu Manke was sensible enough. Mainly, she didn’t dare to offend Di Mingjue. Her future in the architectural circle would be at stake because of Di Mingjue’s word, let alone her reputation in the capital city!
"See." Shen Yilan softly laughed, "This was all just a misunderstanding. We are all young and often take things too seriously. Since Manke has apologized, sister-in-law, please be the bigger person and don’t hold her words against her."
Gu Qibao graciously waved her hand, "I won’t hold it against her. Like I said, I don’t bother with imbeciles. Don’t worry."
Hu Manke’s face flushed with embarrassment, while Shen Yilan was quite tactful. She smiled elegantly pretending the incident was now in the past and quickly suggested, "Since we’re all getting along well, why not sit down for a cup of coffee?"
Get along my foot, Gu Qibao stuck out her lips and waved her hands impolitely, "No thank you, I don’t drink such inferior coffee."
Now that they were ripping into each other, regardless of whether it was low-key or high-key, she had to keep up the pretense. She wouldn’t play nice, take verbal abuse, or sit with people she didn’t like.
Shen Yilan was taken aback, probably not expecting Gu Qibao to say such a thing. She couldn’t help but glance at Gu Qibao a few more times.