CHAPTER 787: CHAPTER 783: EXTRA | FAN HONGSHAN 02

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Fan Hongshan’s heart skipped a beat at this abrupt development.

But after all, she had been married to Zhou Yilang for eight years. After hearing his question clearly, she pushed against his strong chest with both hands, and replied with a bit of embarrassment:

"Sir, it was, my mother came to see me today, uh, our conversation got a little heated, and she gave me a lecture." Fan Hongshan calmed her nervously trembling voice before responding normally.

However, she merely glossed over the details of the incident.

She had always been clear about her position; she was just a wife bought by Zhou Yilang, a caretaker for his daily life, including that aspect.

There was no helping it, as she was his lawful wife, after all.

Before getting married, Zhou Yilang had made it clear that he had been tricked by her own younger brother.

And he, seeing her innocence, could marry her. But he was only responsible for marrying her, and he didn’t allow her to get pregnant without telling him!

Without his permission, she was not allowed to give birth.

To the just eighteen-year-old Fan Hongshan, this was a bolt from the blue.

However, her brother cried and begged for her forgiveness, saying he did not know it would turn out this way. His original intention was to create a facade, and the target was not Zhou Yilang, but Zhou Yilang’s younger brother.

After all, Zhou Yilang was six years older than Fan Hongshan and had obviously been divorced with two children already. He could never be so cruel to his own sister; it was just a bizarre twist of fate.

The deed was done; could she really raise a knife against her own brother?

After speaking, Fan Hongshan tried to push away his rough arms, not expecting him to instead tighten his grip on her slender waist and press her against his abdomen.

"She? What, I thought you didn’t recognize those people anymore?" Zhou Yilang’s tone was biting cold, but his large hand was scorchingly hot as he slightly pulled at the wet, thin towel on her body.

"Wait, wait a moment, the light—" Fan Hongshan was startled by his movements, but what she called out for was not a rejection of his advances, but the bright light overhead.

Fan Hongshan knew her own strength was meager compared to Zhou Yilang’s; during their first year of marriage, she truly disliked this hopeless marital state.

But as time went by, many things could be compromised. As long as there was no love or expectation, one could avoid getting hurt.

"Huh, this is good, it allows me to see your true self—" Zhou Yilang suddenly lifted her up, raising her posture so her bewildered face was right before his eyes.

What followed truly altered Fan Hongshan’s eight years of marital habits; luckily, she wasn’t really naive about such activities, she was just not used to the light above her eyes.

Zhou Yilang half-closed his eyes; he always thought of her as just a small-town girl, lacking in experience and family background, who came to his side through those unscrupulous means. Although it wasn’t her fault, he really didn’t have a good impression of the Fan Family.

If it weren’t for her late father being a scholar and her elder brother having some redeeming qualities. Plus, she was also a victim, and he did indeed need a woman to take care of his children...

This coincidence led to their marriage.

But suddenly discovering another side of his wife made a slight change in their mundane life.

And that night, Fan Hongshan experienced for the first time the consequences of ’defiance’—although this man was strong, he had never made her feel oppressed and ’conquered’ like this before!

For some reason, Fan Hongshan felt she couldn’t give in, and she just bit her tender red lips allowing him to do as he wished; she was just lying there motionless, nothing more!

The series of events at her parents’ home had changed Fan Hongshan’s mindset, especially thinking that even if Fan Fengshou had calculated against her, that was just her fate—how could she have known it would be such a mistake?!

But now, looking back, she felt that perhaps her brother, in order to achieve his hidden agenda, resolutely sold her out: firstly, to seek advancement, secondly, to curry favor with the Yue Family, and then to reap ample benefits from it all!

Otherwise, how could her cold husband look down on her little brother so severely!

It seemed that at the time, all who knew the truth were aware of the reality, except for her—the victim, who like a fool, was schemed against and exploited!

Had it not been for her elder brother being deployed, how could Fan Fengshou have calculated against her so easily? With this thought, Fan Hongshan’s eyes brimmed with resentment...

The more she thought about it, the more her heart seemed to ache!

Her own brother had lifted his hand and pushed her into the grave of her current marriage...

A piercing heartache, a gut-wrenching hate.

Although Fan Hongshan did not make any resistance, her expression was ashen, devoid of any pleasure. Under the light, her body glowed with a pale red, contrasting with the expression on her face, as if she was trapped between ice and fire.

"Uncomfortable?" Seeing her expression of disdain and endurance, any man would feel unsatisfied, especially with her like that—

Clear and ashen.

So, this was the response of the wife hidden under the darkness?

Zhou Yilang wanted to recall when he had been intimate with his wife in bed, realizing that it had always been in the darkness of night.

As for whether his wife enjoyed it or not, he had never thought about it, nor had he ever cared.

"Sir, is it over?" Fan Hongshan was awoken by his voice; before, she was just following old habits, allowing her mind to wander during his needs in order to distract herself.

Luckily, over the years, Zhou Yilang was a man with restraint in his lifestyle. His everyday habits were very good, with a detailed regime for the 24 hours of each day, even with that aspect, there was a pattern to be found.

This brought some peace of mind to Fan Hongshan.

She did not notice his difference, but when she felt him stopping his movements, she instinctively retreated—

Only to be suddenly bumped by him, trapped against the bed headboard, shocked with the solid man on top of her pressing down, trying to push him away, but was firmly pressed by his looming body.

"Ugh!" Fan Hongshan let out a stifled moan, her small hands instinctively tried to push him away, only to realize that her entire body was locked within his chest, completely immobilized.

This made Fan Hongshan very uncomfortable, her body tensed, yet she did not resist any further, just biting her lower lip—