Dragon King Palace: Urban Affluent Son-in-Law

Situ Yan was never a pushover, she was known as a little hot pepper in the action department. How could she tolerate Wu Peixia maligning her like that?

"What are you doing down here?" Jiang Feng frowned at Situ Yan. As if things weren't chaotic enough, now she wanted to confront Wu Peixia head-on!

"Mind your own business!" Situ Yan glared at Jiang Feng. This bastard was making her suffer, and now letting others target her too? Did he think she was a doormat?

"Did I say anything wrong? What were you two doing sneaking around earlier in the car? Really think I didn't see it?" Wu Peixia sneered at Situ Yan.

"Which eye of yours saw us sneaking around? Can't we just chat? I'm warning you, stop spreading rumors, or I'll be rude to you!" Situ Yan, after all, was an action officer; when truly angered, she carried a certain aura and intimidation.

Wu Peixia might be domineering at home, but when she met an outsider like Situ Yan, whom she didn't know well, she got a bit intimidated. She immediately turned to Nangong Qingcheng, "Qingcheng, did you see? This wimp got sent back by some wild woman and now he's yelling and threatening me. He's stepping all over me, and you still defend him?"

"Mom, stop talking, please leave first!" Nangong Qingcheng held back her inner grievances, saying with a cold expression.

"W-what did you say?" Wu Peixia shook with anger, incredulously pointing at Nangong Qingcheng, "Are you trying to anger me to death?"

"Mom, do you want everyone to know about this? Please just go, I'll handle it." Nangong Qingcheng's face was full of bitterness.

Even though she and Jiang Feng lived in a small, separate apartment, there were neighbors around. If they saw or heard, how could they explain it? She'd be too embarrassed to face anyone!

"Fine, fine, fine! You're really something. I see now, I'm nothing in your eyes! You'd rather side with outsiders than me. I won't meddle in your affairs anymore!" Wu Peixia, in her anger, almost declared a break with Nangong Qingcheng!

"Think about it properly, reflect on who truly cares about you when you can't sleep!"

With that, Wu Peixia gave Jiang Feng a fierce glare, got back in her car, and drove off.

Leaving Jiang Feng, Situ Yan, and Nangong Qingcheng standing awkwardly face to face.

"Jiang Feng, come inside with me!" Nangong Qingcheng took a deep breath and said to Jiang Feng.

Jiang Feng nodded in acknowledgment, then turned to Situ Yan and said plainly, "You should leave, why stay here any longer?"

Situ Yan was even more exasperated by Jiang Feng's attitude, constantly telling her to leave, as if she was eager to stay here?

But then she glanced at Nangong Qingcheng, wanting to cause Jiang Feng trouble before leaving. She pretended to be aggrieved, saying, "Fine, I'll go, happy now? Don't forget what we agreed on! I'm leaving, goodbye."

After that, she cast Jiang Feng a faux expressive look, as if they had some deeper connection, then got onto her Wrangler and sped off.

How could Jiang Feng not know that this woman was intentionally causing trouble, fearing peace and harmony in his world? Her words left him defenseless, unable to explain to Nangong Qingcheng.

Sure enough, Nangong Qingcheng immediately overthought, turned on her heel, and went back inside, ignoring him altogether, her face white with anger!

...

"Nothing happened between her and me."

Jiang Feng also walked into the long-missed home, unable to relish the familiar setting, he braced himself to explain to Nangong Qingcheng.

"You don't have to explain to me. Jiang Feng, I have only one request: in the future, do whatever you want outside, but don't bring other women here, give me some dignity." Nangong Qingcheng held in her sadness, her eyes slightly red as she spoke.

She never thought it possible that she could be so disappointed in Jiang Feng, almost to the point of despair!

She admitted, their relationship had long turned into strangers living under one roof, each minding their own business. Yet Jiang Feng need not treat her this way. Deep inside, she still held a sliver of hope for Jiang Feng, yet tonight, even that had been shattered.

She now even doubted where Jiang Feng had been during the month he was missing, was he really kidnapped? At least now she felt doubtful, otherwise, how could Jiang Feng know another woman?

"I just met her, she's not even a casual friend, don't misunderstand." Jiang Feng looked at Nangong Qingcheng's sad expression, genuinely heartbroken, not wanting her to overthink.

But regarding what happened tonight, Jiang Feng couldn't explain too much, lest he worried Nangong Qingcheng more, leaving him with some unspeakable difficulty.

"I never knew you had such a friend." Nangong Qingcheng, increasingly wronged, thought it wasn't her lack of understanding of Jiang but, in the past, Jiang was used to staying holed up at home, how could he suddenly have such a friend?

"She's from the action department, an action officer. Doesn't that explain things?" Jiang Feng replied adaptively, "You reported to the authorities about my disappearance, right? She happened to find me on the street and took me to the action department to clarify the situation. Then, because it was too late, she brought me home. It's as simple as that, it's not that complicated."

Nangong Qingcheng, hearing these words, skeptically looked at Jiang Feng. His explanation did account for why he came home so late, but what about their lingering in the car? Could it all really be coincidental?

"Do you doubt my integrity? We've lived together for so long, and I've never made a move on you, such a beauty, let alone her!" Jiang Feng righteously proclaimed, "If I were that type of person, would we still be living separately as roommates?"

Upon hearing this, Nangong Qingcheng blushed and glared at Jiang Feng, he had no limits to what he could say!

However, thinking it over, Jiang seemed to have a point. If he was truly the type to flirt, he wouldn't have never touched her, his officially recognized wife's bed, not once. He usually even avoided her bedroom door...

"Well, why was she so mysterious at the end, talking about some arrangement with you?" Nangong Qingcheng questioned, puzzled.

"How would I know, maybe she's just the type who likes playing pranks! Use your smart little head, if I really had something going on with that woman, would I bring her home? How dumb do you think I am?" Jiang Feng retorted.

That's true!

This was completely obvious, yet she hadn't thought of it earlier. Clearly, she had been too angry!

"So, she's really an action officer?" Nangong Qingcheng asked, lightly furrowing her brows.

"Positively. If you don't believe it, you can check tomorrow."

Nangong Qingcheng couldn't be bothered to check, even talking about this was embarrassing enough.

Yet, Jiang Feng's words did somewhat calm her. Though it still felt slightly off, at least she could reconcile with Jiang Feng's explanation for now.

Initially, when looking outside, the lighting was dim, and the angle deceiving, so perhaps she really did see wrong, this she considered internally.

"I'm going to shower, wait for me, I have something to say to you." Nangong Qingcheng said as she watched Jiang Feng head to the bathroom, hesitant.