In her husband’s embrace, Xiao Su Su finally relaxed completely. Even with hundreds of eyes fixed on her, she would no longer be scared to tears. Her mother-in-law said – “smiling” could hide everything, and fear could be kept in her heart. So she tried to keep a smile on her face. With Tang Hua beside her, she was afraid of nothing.
“I always wanted to be a good wife.” So she forced herself to come.
“Being a good wife doesn’t mean forcing yourself,” he was touched by what she did, but it wasn’t absolutely necessary, especially understanding her naturally shy nature.
“Let me try. Do I look good dressed up like this?” She most wanted her husband’s appreciative gaze. Ever since her mother-in-law encouraged her to attend the banquet ten days ago, her only reason for agreeing was: she hoped to be worthy of being his wife. After he had done so much for her, she must temporarily set aside her shyness and try to be the Tang family’s daughter-in-law. Not many times, perhaps once a year, to stop harmful rumors from hurting Tang Hua. Whether he would be hurt was another matter, but she hated people gossiping about Tang Hua behind his back. Her mother-in-law said many people were laughing at Tang Hua behind his back, so she didn’t want Tang Hua to endure these things. Therefore, no matter how afraid she was, she had to stand out.
“You’ve always been beautiful. Tonight, even more so.” He frowned: “But I don’t want other men to see.” In a spinning dance move, he coldly glanced at his laughing mother and Shi Zhong Cheng, and saw Du Fei Fan standing not far away, watching the spectacle with great interest. Then all the eyes in the venue were fixated on his wife. Damn! He didn’t mind at all that his wife couldn’t adapt to social settings – in fact, he was incredibly happy!
“Let’s go.” Disregarding that the dance was not yet over, he held his wife tightly to his side and walked toward the side door, no longer able to tolerate people ogling his wife.
“Where are we going? The music doesn’t seem to have ended yet—” Could they leave the dance floor midway? Mother-in-law hadn’t mentioned this.
