Chapter 112: Putting a Green Hat on Her

Ye Ningwan returned home only to discover that Zhan Hanjue was truly angry. He had someone tidy up the bedding and moved to the study to sleep, without even giving her a heads-up. Old Mrs. Zhan learned about this and came over specifically to ask Ye Ningwan about it. Not wanting Old Mrs. Zhan to worry, Ye Ningwan smiled and said, "Mrs. Chen, we’re fine. It’s just a little tiff between husband and wife. Don’t worry, I can handle it well." Mrs. Chen heard this and cheerfully said, "Young Madam is really broad-minded and forgiving. I’ll go tell Old Madam not to worry." "Thank you, Mrs. Chen," Ye Ningwan said politely. Mrs. Chen left happily. Ye Ningwan thought for a moment, then asked the kitchen to make a bowl of soup, which she personally took to Zhan Hanjue. However, when she arrived at the study door, she heard voices coming from inside the room. Moreover, it was a woman’s voice. Ye Ningwan raised her eyebrow. Housekeeper Wu happened to be passing by, and she waved him over: "Is there a guest at home?" "Yes, Miss Li is here," Housekeeper Wu said. "Which Miss Li?" Ye Ningwan asked. "Miss Li Qingqing, the big star," Housekeeper Wu explained. Ye Ningwan chuckled disdainfully, she had already made herself comfortable here. "Young Madam, don’t be angry. Miss Li is a regular guest at our place. She’s known the young master for many years." "I’m not angry. I know Miss Li too, I’ll go in and take a look," Ye Ningwan said. Housekeeper Wu quickly helped her knock on the door. After receiving permission, Ye Ningwan carried the soup inside. Zhan Hanjue asked coldly, "What are you doing here?" Ye Ningwan said, "I came to bring you soup. Housekeeper Wu said you ate very little today, and I’m worried you’ll be hungry." This was the first time she was concerned about how much he ate, considerate and gentle like a virtuous wife. But Zhan Hanjue knew she just didn’t want to continue the cold war with him. Saying such words was not genuine concern, but rather an attempt to make peace. "I’m not hungry, leave," Zhan Hanjue said coldly. Li Qingqing was sitting on the side, watching everything indifferently. Ye Ningwan took a deep breath, not expecting that he would give her no face in front of Li Qingqing. However, if she got angry at this moment, she would lose. With a slight smile, she said, "Alright, I understand. I’ll take it out right away. Is Miss Li staying over tonight? It’s getting late. Would you like me to arrange a guest room?" Zhan Hanjue said, "No need for you to worry, I’ll arrange it." Hearing this, Li Qingqing finally spoke slowly to Ye Ningwan, "Thank you for your kindness, Madam Zhan, but I am a frequent visitor to the Zhan family, so there’s no need to trouble Madam Zhan. It is getting late, Madam Zhan, you should rest early." Ye Ningwan chuckled softly. She thought, you know it’s late, yet you’re still clinging to someone else’s husband—what’s your point? She wasn’t sure herself if she loved Zhan Hanjue or not. But no matter what, the two were husband and wife. She was loyal to Zhan Hanjue, and he couldn’t put a green hat on her. "Miss Li is so thoughtful. I’ll go rest first then. You two shouldn’t talk too late, get some rest as well." Ye Ningwan seemingly advised magnanimously. After giving her advice, she left. Once Ye Ningwan left, Li Qingqing commented to Zhan Hanjue, "Madam Zhan truly has no feelings for you. Otherwise, how could she not get angry or jealous? There isn’t a woman in this world who is truly so tolerant and broad-minded that she can ignore her husband talking to another woman late at night. Unless she doesn’t like you, that’s why she doesn’t care." "What should I do to make her like me?" Zhan Hanjue asked in a deep voice. Li Qingqing said, "Making a woman like you is a complex issue. Some women like gold and jewelry, some like wealth and power. Others are captivated by just a face alone. But I think none of these will work on Madam Zhan. Do you know if she’s ever liked anyone?" "Probably... not." As for Ye Ningwan, he knew every detail of her life. Sent by the Ye Family to the countryside and never leaving the house there, except for Wu Taotao and Wu Wei, she never interacted with anyone else. She was clean and pure, like a snow lotus untouched by the world. But as Divine Doctor Bai Zhi, he didn’t really know her. Being a mysterious divine doctor, he didn’t know what people she had contacted, who she had interacted with, or where she had been. But he thought she probably didn’t have someone she loved. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have agreed to marry him, much less... become truly married with him. "Then she likes Mr. Zhan but doesn’t realize it," Li Qingqing covered her mouth and laughed. Zhan Hanjue looked at her in confusion. Li Qingqing said, "I’ve seen many like her. Madam Zhan is clearly a pure and clean person. Girls like that often consider themselves superior and don’t easily admit to liking someone. Or perhaps they actually like someone but don’t realize it. Because everything comes too easily; just standing there gives them everything they want, so how could they cherish what others long for?" "Then how can she realize it?" Zhan Hanjue asked. Li Qingqing said, "Make her jealous. She’ll realize it if she’s jealous." Zhan Hanjue’s eyes deepened. He also wished she would get jealous, but she was as calm as a god in the heavens, everything in her control, completely unaffected by jealousy. "Can I stay tonight?" Li Qingqing asked. "No," Zhan Hanjue rejected instinctively. Li Qingqing shook her head, "Mr. Zhan, this won’t do. If you don’t give her a chance to get jealous, how will she be jealous?" Zhan Hanjue fell silent. Li Qingqing said, "If my cousin and Zhou Yun were still alive, they would certainly want you to be happy. As a common relative and friend, I want to help you." "Stay then!" Zhan Hanjue relented. Li Qingqing curved her lips and nodded. An undefined emotion crossed her eyes. There were some things she didn’t tell Zhan Hanjue. Proud, aloof, and cold women have another problem. Pride. Many lovers, yet they miss each other due to pride! "Where is Li Qingqing staying tonight?" Ye Ningwan called over the servant He. He was a young maid responsible for looking after Ye Ningwan. She grew up in the Zhan Family and was one of the smarter girls. "I heard from Housekeeper Wu that no guest room was prepared for Miss Li. Whenever she came before, she never stayed over, so the Zhan Family does not have a room for her," He said. Ye Ningwan chuckled, so she was lied to. It was as if she were a regular guest of the Zhan Family, having a special room set aside just for her. "Therefore, Housekeeper Wu is also anxious, not knowing where to tidy up. The young master didn’t say, so..." "So she won’t, she’ll stay in the study tonight then!" Ye Ningwan realized. He bit her lip, nodding sheepishly, "That’s how it should be arranged now, as the young master has already asked Housekeeper Wu to rest." Ye Ningwan clenched her fist. Zhan Hanjue was really capable, actually intending to make her jealous. "Young Madam, you can’t sit back and wait for death; you need to take the young master back. You are the Young Madam of the Zhan Family, the young master’s wife," He said indignantly.