Chen Rou noticed that her husband seemed a bit unhappy. However, she was not the type of woman to be particularly tender, delicate, or empathetic. On the contrary, she possessed a carefree and remarkably forthright personality. Thus, she spoke bluntly, "I’m not curious."
In truth, the reason was that once Song Yuanchao went out alone with Chen Rou, he simply couldn't keep his eyes off her. Furthermore, what Nie Yao had done today had genuinely caught Nie Zhao off guard. Nie Zhao was only human; he felt nervous, worried, and afraid, and when under immense pressure, he wanted a little attention. He had intended to use the situation with Nie Yao to act out in front of his wife, hoping she would coax him a bit—but to his surprise, she wasn't even curious.
Nie Zhao grew indignant, his voice strained. "Fine, I’ll tell you plainly: this time, he is absolutely doomed."
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