Su Li stared at the Contraceptive Soup as if she were looking at a venomous snake.
"A Li, drink it. Drink it, forget everything, let's start over and be like before." Xiao Zetian's eyes were full of pain as he silently vowed to kill that bastard, Prince Ling!
Su Li trembled as she took the bowl of Contraceptive Soup, then suddenly threw it out, smashing the bowl. Like a madwoman, she pushed Xiao Zetian toward the door, shouting, "I won't drink it! Get out, get out!"
Xiao Zetian's body stiffened as she pushed him out of the room, and he heard the door slam shut behind him.
Outside, it was cold; the biting wind felt like knives cutting his face. But Xiao Zetian's heart was even colder.
He often heard people say that if a man takes a woman's first time, her heart will lean toward that man.
Prince Ling was a man of extremely noble status, handsome, and chased madly by countless women. Could it be that Su Li's first was taken by Prince Ling, and her heart leaned toward him...
Xiao Zetian shook his head. Impossible. His A Li was not the kind of shallow woman who craved vanity.
But why wouldn't she drink the Contraceptive Soup? Could it be that she wanted to conceive Prince Ling's child...
Countless terrible thoughts swirled in Xiao Zetian's mind, causing him unbearable pain.
The night deepened. Xiao Zetian stood outside alone, his body frozen stiff, yet he didn't know how to knock and enter, nor did he want to leave.
Inside, Su Li had a restless night, plagued by nightmares.
In her dream, she saw Xiao Zetian standing before her with a sword. With a swing, a person's head fell to the ground, blood pooling. But in the blink of an eye, she saw that the head on the ground was her own...
At dawn, Madam Wang, worried about her daughter's condition, hurried over and immediately saw Xiao Zetian standing at the door, ice forming on his head, clearly having stood outside for a long time.
"Ah, Yuanbao, why are you standing here?" Madam Wang pulled Xiao Zetian inside.
Inside, Su Li was already awake, staring at the sky. Seeing Madam Wang enter, she quickly propped herself up and called out, "Mother."
Then Xiao Zetian also came in, silently standing behind Madam Wang.
Madam Wang looked at her daughter and son-in-law. Having been through it herself, she knew the young couple was having a quarrel.
Madam Wang sighed and sat by the bed. Seeing her daughter unharmed and seemingly fine, her heart eased a little. Then she took Su Li's hand in one hand and Xiao Zetian's in the other, placing their hands together. She earnestly said, "When a young couple lives together, there will always be bumps along the way. But quarrels are quarrels; after they end, you still need to happily live your lives. A Li, when your mother was young, she also quarreled with your father, sometimes fiercely. But after the anger passed, she realized it was nothing—just getting stuck in a corner of her own mind. Once you understand, it's fine. You two kids, I've watched you marry and go from poverty to prosperity. Yuanbao truly loves you from the bottom of his heart, and my A Li can't be without Yuanbao. I'm old now, with no other wish than to see my daughter and son-in-law live well, have more children, so that when I die, I can rest in peace."
"Mother!" Su Li's heart ached as she thought of all the care and love Madam Wang had given her over the years.
Xiao Zetian squeezed Su Li's hand and said to Madam Wang, "Mother, rest assured. It's my fault. I said the wrong things and upset my wife. I'll apologize to her, right, my dear?"
Xiao Zetian looked at Su Li and gave her a meaningful glance.
Su Li looked at Madam Wang, who wore an expectant expression hoping for the couple to reconcile. Not wanting to worry her mother, she nodded and said, "Yes, Yuanbao and I are fine. We just had a quarrel, but it's over now. Mother, don't worry."