Chapter 16: The Emperor’s Wife Rumored Online
Shen Ci did not believe any of this. Every time he heard Su Qingli say these things, he felt a strange sense of discomfort.
But Di Yunshen, on the other hand, believed it wholeheartedly.
“So what are they trying to do?” he asked.
Su Qingli was furious. “I told him last time—don’t cause trouble, don’t stir up trouble!”
Di Yunshen even corrected her, “Last time, you only told him not to come after me.”
Suddenly, Su Qingli froze, hesitated for a moment, and then exploded in anger. “Well, it’s not okay for him to come after me either! Watch me cast a spell and finish him off!”
As she spoke, Su Qingli raised her hand as if preparing to form a seal.
Di Yunshen seized the opportunity to grab her hand, stopping her. “He’s going to look for Di Tingxiao. But Di Tingxiao may not bother with him. No matter how badly Di Tingxiao’s doing, he still looks down on the Lin family, and even more so on Lin Qianzao.”
Indeed, Di Yunshen’s guess was spot on.
...
In a narrow alley, Lin Qianzao finally got to meet Di Tingxiao as he had hoped.
Di Tingxiao wore sunglasses, as the bruising around his eyes hadn’t quite faded yet.
Despite being an illegitimate child, Di Tingxiao was still part of the Di family; the chill about him could not be ignored.
“I know you’re dissatisfied with the Di family. Why don’t we work together? Your target is the Di family, mine as well. But right now, I want to get rid of that wretched Su Qingli.”
Lin Qianzao didn’t notice that, as he finished speaking, Di Tingxiao’s mood shifted slightly.
“After my father died, all the family’s assets ended up under that woman’s name. If we get rid of her, we’ll split everything fifty-fifty. And—”
At that moment, Di Tingxiao cut him off impatiently, “Enough. I didn’t come here to listen to your nonsense. Let me warn you: Don’t lay a finger on Su Qingli.”
“Huh?” Lin Qianzao was clearly stunned.
“I said, don’t touch Su Qingli! If you so much as harm her, I’ll show you a fate worse than death.”
“You… What do you mean? She’s Di Yunshen’s woman!”
“I don’t care what you do to Di Yunshen, but Su Qingli is off limits.”
It was precisely because Lin Qianzao couldn’t touch Di Yunshen that he’d decided to target Su Qingli instead! He had never expected things to turn out like this.
“Aren’t we supposed to be partners?”
Di Tingxiao sneered, “You? Worthy of partnering with me? Even at my worst, I’d never stoop so low as to associate with a beast like you. What abilities do you have? You’re nothing but a stray dog.”
With that, Di Tingxiao waved him off and walked to the end of the alley.
Behind him, Lin Qianzao stood there, completely dazed. He’d thought he had everything under control this time, but instead, he’d been ruthlessly humiliated.
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Yunjin Bay.
“Achoo!”
Su Qingli let out an earth-shattering sneeze.
“Damn! Someone must be cursing me! I’m going to divine who it is!”
Cross-legged, she began her calculations right then and there.
Meanwhile, Di Yunshen, who was in a voice meeting, fell silent.
No one on the call dared make a sound either. They were all still reeling from the thunderous sneeze they’d just heard!
Now, all the employees at Di Corporation knew that his wife was a formidable woman—rumors had it she had three heads and six arms, and could even devour people.
In a matter of days, these colorful rumors reached Di Yunshen’s ears.
When he got home, the first thing he did was glance at Su Qingli on the sofa.
Today, Su Qingli was dressed in a fluffy one-piece suit with a hood, complete with oversized ears—a living, breathing little white rabbit! How could anyone associate such a gentle creature with the fierce reputation?
“Di Yunshen, you’re back. Have you been busy these past few days?”
Di Yunshen was about to reply, but she spoke again before he could.
“Have you taken a concubine lately?”
The moment the words fell, Di Yunshen froze in the act of wiping his hands.
“What did you say?”
“Did you find a mistress?”
Some things simply shouldn’t be said!
“No.”
“But I saw online that your woman is extremely fierce—three heads, six arms, a mouth as big as a bowl, and a sneeze that shakes the heavens. Eight feet tall, practically a giant.”
Di Yunshen didn’t bother hiding it. “They’re talking about you.”
“That’s not me! How could that possibly be me?”
“There’s always some truth and some lies online. Didn’t they say I was fierce, too?”
Su Qingli shook her head. “Alright, I just thought you’d found someone else.”
She had grown up in the mountains and, though she understood what a mistress was, she felt nothing particular about it.
“…”
Di Yunshen sat down beside her and said seriously, “I have to go on a business trip tomorrow. I’ll be away for four or five days. Be good while I’m gone, and before I leave, do a reading for me.”
“Okay, I got it.”
Seeing Su Qingli engrossed in her phone, Di Yunshen couldn’t help but sigh.
Tomorrow he was headed to the Su family—Su Qingli’s own family.
The old master of the Su family was turning sixty, and the banquet was set for the next day. He very much wanted to take Su Qingli with him, but he couldn’t. He wouldn’t let her walk into a trap.
After a moment’s hesitation, Di Yunshen knelt in front of Su Qingli. “Little Li, tomorrow an old man is celebrating his birthday—a big one. Do you have a gift for him?”
Su Qingli shook her head. “I don’t know him. Wouldn’t that be inappropriate?”
“That old man is turning sixty tomorrow. He’s had a hard life, a genuinely good soul. Why not send him a gift? Consider it an act of kindness.”
His words truly piqued Su Qingli’s interest, and she nodded with curiosity.