Chapter 90: Come Live at My Place
"Fine then!! Cui Tianjiao! You bastard!! You animal!! Go to hell!! I swear I will never go back to your house again!!" Watching Cui Tianjiao storm out, Ling Hanrui's face immediately turned deathly pale as she collapsed. Her body went limp, and she slumped right into the waiting arms of Li Bin.
"Hanrui! Are you okay? This Cui Tianjiao, how can he be so irresponsible?! He's a grown man, how can his temper be worse than a child's?! To just leave his wife and child like that?!!" While supporting Ling Hanrui, Li Bin pretended to be concerned, wrapping his arm around her waist and pulling her tightly against his body. With a look of deep concern, he said, "It's okay, Hanrui. If he abandons you, Wanwan and I will be here for you! We will always be here to support you!"
"Li Bin!! Wanwan! How could I meet such a scumbag! My life is ruined!" Tears glistened from Ling Hanrui's eyes before rolling down her cheeks. She threw her arms around Li Bin, burying her face in his shoulder and sobbing uncontrollably.
It was clear that Ling Hanrui was on the verge of a complete breakdown!
A woman at this moment is at her most vulnerable, and most in need of a sense of security!
Li Bin quickly took the opportunity to embrace Ling Hanrui, gently and considerately soothing her, "Hanrui, it's alright! He's probably just in a bad mood today. He must have ran into some trouble, that's why he lost his temper so badly. But even if he's in a bad mood, he shouldn't treat a pregnant woman like this! What kind of man takes his frustrations out on his wife? Sigh! Hanrui, don't cry, it's okay. Wanwan and I are here, we'll take you home! Once you're back, you two can talk it out..."
[Intimacy with Ling Hanrui: +10 (60: Familiar)]
"Hanrui, don't be like this, seeing you like this makes me sad too! It's all Li Bin's fault today, he shouldn't have talked so much! It was such a rare and nice opportunity to get-together, how did it end up like this... Really..." Wanwan, as an onlooker, saw the situation clearly. She scoffed at Li Bin's previous "feminist" remarks and realized it was likely his words that had triggered Cui Tianjiao's hysterical anger. However, she found it difficult to argue, because after all, Li Bin had only said things that were about cherishing and loving one's wife.
Although Wanwan felt that the relationship between men and women shouldn't be this way, her own husband was good to her, so she had nothing to complain about. She just felt very happy and thought she should be better to her husband.
As for Cui Tianjiao, even if what Li Bin said was a bit twisted, he shouldn't have flown into such a rage and even tried to hit someone, right?
She really hadn't expected Cui Tianjiao to have such poor self-control!
"Wanwan! Why are you blaming Li Bin too? What did Li Bin say wrong? A man like Li Bin is a good man! A real man! Cui Tianjiao is the scumbag! What Li Bin said today is what I've been holding in my heart! Li Bin just put it in words for me, and it made me feel so much better! But, but this Cui Tianjiao, he's so unreasonable, such a male chauvinist! He's simply hopeless! Unbelievable!!!" Even now, Ling Hanrui was still defending Li Bin.
Ling Hanrui felt immense relief and gratitude for Li Bin speaking up for her and standing up for her.
Now, she even saw Li Bin as a kindred spirit!
Even the contempt she had previously felt for Li Bin due to his lack of ability had now turned into a sort of sympathy.
In Ling Hanrui's eyes, Li Bin was her comrade-in-arms!
He was one of the clear-headed, intelligent people who truly understood the truth!
"No! I'm not going back! That bastard Cui Tianjiao told me to get out of his house! He said he doesn't want to be with me anymore, I'm never going back! Tomorrow, I'll find him and divorce him!!" Ling Hanrui wiped her tears and said stubbornly, "I'm going to get an abortion too. With a father like that, the child would only suffer if it were born! It's better off not being born at all!"
"Hanrui! How can you say such a thing? The child is innocent!" Wanwan immediately grabbed Ling Hanrui's arm and said excitedly, "Listen to me, we'll take you home, and you can talk to him properly. I believe Tianjiao isn't an unreasonable person, he was just angry in the heat of the moment..."
"No! I won't go! I'd rather die out here than go back!!" Once Ling Hanrui's stubborn side flared up, she dug in her heels and refused to listen to any persuasion.
"Wanwan, they're both angry right now. If we take Hanrui back, it will only make things worse. Hanrui is pregnant and at her most vulnerable right now. As her best friend, you should be comforting her and keeping her company. Don't try to persuade her for now; the more you push, the more agitated she'll get, and that's not good for the baby. I think we should just go along with what she wants for now, calm her down first..." Li Bin's mind raced with wicked schemes. He pulled Wanwan aside, his words beginning to guide the simple Wanwan toward the trap he had laid.
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