The coquettish voice sent a shudder through Xu Hao's heart. Feeling somewhat guilty, he glanced over at Liu Ruyan and whispered, "My goddess, don't mess around... I'm with Ruyan now, and she still doesn't know about this!"

Qin Yao's expression darkened on the other end of the phone, "Alright, I'll stop teasing you. When you have time, I'll treat you to a meal!"

After hanging up with Qin Yao, Xu Hao returned to Table 2 with Lei Qianjue. Jiang Xue Zhu saw Xu Hao coming over and made room for him in the middle, "Come sit here!" Jiang Xue Zhu smiled, seemingly trying to show a gentler side.

With a beautiful woman on each side, all the guests' eyes were drawn to them.

This Xu Hao was truly a young hero; they seemed to witness a rising star in Jing'an City.

To the left, Liu Ruyan helped him with a slice of meat, and to the right, Jiang Xue Zhu with a piece of fish. By the end of the meal, Xu Hao felt his stomach was about to burst.

The second half of the banquet went smoothly, and by the time he said goodbye to Liu Tianxiong and Old Jiang, and returned to the Liu Family Villa, it was already past ten at night.

Just as he entered the living room, Liu Ruyan grabbed the flab at Xu Hao's waist and dragged him down to sit on the sofa, "Hmph, be honest, how did you hook up with Xue Zhu?"

Liu Ruyan had spoken with Jiang Xue Zhu earlier and found that her good friend was utterly smitten with Xu Hao. Now her own best friend had fallen for her husband, and Liu Ruyan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Xu Hao replied with a helpless look, "Wife, I really can't be blamed for this! You saw it too. This is only the second time I've met Xue Zhu, and it's her who's created this silly promise and kept clinging to me. What could I do?"

Hearing Xu Hao's explanation, Liu Ruyan sighed deeply. She was there, and indeed, the facts were as he said. She let go of Xu Hao and tenderly leaned against him on the couch.

Liu Ruyan leaned into Xu Hao's arms and, after hesitating for a moment, looked at him unsurely, "Husband, will you ever leave me in the future?"

This had always been a concern in Liu Ruyan's heart. Throughout their years of marriage, Liu Ruyan had been lukewarm towards Xu Hao and not very pleasant, although she had improved a lot recently. However, Liu Ruyan had seen Xu Hao's rapid change in status, the burgeoning of his extraordinary strength and medical skills, and his limitless future prospects, surrounded by beautiful women.

Xu Hao was very aware of Liu Ruyan's feelings. With a slight smile, he pulled her into his embrace, "How could I possibly not want you? You are my wife, after all. Our relationship is protected by law, and all our actions are legally protected too! Ha, you lost our bet and agreed to let me decide the terms, so isn't it time to fulfill your promise?"

As he spoke, Xu Hao wrapped his arms tightly around Liu Ruyan and cast a mischievous glance at her lips.

Overwhelmed by Xu Hao's potent masculine presence, Liu Ruyan's face flushed, "In your dreams, I already said I'll give you just a kiss at most..."

With such a beauty so close and being his wife, Xu Hao's lips curled up, and he embraced Liu Ruyan and kissed her.

The temperature in the room instantly rose a few degrees, tinged with a hint of haziness. Outside, the moon hid behind the clouds, too shy to witness this intimate scene.

After several minutes of cuddling on the sofa, Liu Ruyan pushed Xu Hao away with her face flushed, "You're so bad... go take a shower." Enjoyingthestory?Discovermoreon*.

By now, Liu Ruyan had let her guard down. If Xu Hao really wanted to do something, she wouldn't have objected.

But Xu Hao had just slept with Qin Yao yesterday, and he hadn't yet sorted things out with her. Xu Hao wasn't planning on touching Liu Ruyan just yet. Besides, their relationship hadn't reached that point.

So, although they slept in the same bed that night, holding each other, Xu Hao didn't overstep any boundaries.

...

Over at the Wang Family's Courtyard, Wang Zihao sat on the living room sofa with his face bandaged and an angry scowl. At the head of the room sat an old man with half-white hair constantly tapping his cane on the ground, "Disgraceful, absolutely disgraceful! The great heir of the Wang Family was beaten to such a state by the Liu Family's son-in-law, it enrages me to death!"

Wang Zihao whined tearfully, "Dad, you have to stand up for me. This isn't just a hit to my face, it's a hit to the face of the entire Wang's Group."

A beautiful woman in her forties echoed from the side, "Yes, old man, look at our precious son, beaten like this. We absolutely cannot swallow this insult."

This half-white-haired old man was none other than the Wang Family Head, Wang Chengye, who received a son late in life and doted on Wang Zihao immensely. Seeing Wang Zihao humiliated pained him like a knife twisting in his heart, "Humph, to be sure! This Xu Hao, we absolutely cannot let this go just like that!"