After the two took the elevator upstairs, they looked out the window at the pouring rain and the bustling traffic, suddenly feeling a sense of tranquility within the room. Compared to the clamor of the rain outside, it was a very peaceful feeling.
Ye Tiancheng suddenly realized that what he was doing was a bit out of line, so he called Hou Mingzhu in front of Su Muxian.
"Wife, I'm sorry. I came out to handle some matters and got caught in the rain. My car broke down, so I had to find a hotel to stay in. I'm with Su Muxian, Miss Su, right now."
"Send me your location quickly, and I'll come pick you up."
Lately, Hou Mingzhu had become very clingy, but she was absolutely firm on this matter. She directly and dominantly ordered Ye Tiancheng to send his location. Ye Tiancheng dared not anger Hou Mingzhu, so he obediently sent his location. After sending it, he could peacefully wait for Hou Mingzhu to pick him up.
"If I could find a husband like you in the future, I would be so lucky. I really envy you. You are so honest with Hou Mingzhu. Hou Mingzhu is fortunate to have found a good husband like you."
"During difficult times, Hou Mingzhu helped me. Our relationship is very complex, but it's a kind of unbreakable, very solid feeling."
Su Muxian was a little disappointed, and her eyes turned a bit red.
"I truly envy you both for having such a great relationship. People say marriage is the tomb of love, but you have broken that curse. It's truly touching."
"So I don't want to delay things. Do you understand what I mean?"
Even though Ye Tiancheng had spoken to this extent, Su Muxian still felt a bit unwilling.
"I understand. I won't do anything against principles. However, that's on the premise that you are truly happy. If you are not happy, then I have the right to pursue you."
Ye Tiancheng fell silent. Su Muxian realized she had spoken too harshly and tried to backtrack.
"I'm sorry! I was too impulsive. I shouldn't have said that."
"Alright, let's move past this and not discuss this topic anymore. There's a small restaurant downstairs from this motel. You haven't eaten since you came to find me, and I'm hungry. You must be hungry too. Let's go have a bowl of wontons."
Ye Tiancheng's suggestion of wontons successfully broke the awkwardness, and Su Muxian instantly became happy.
"That's great, I am hungry. Let's go have a bowl of wontons. One bowl of wontons, and I won't hold a grudge against you anymore."
"Okay."
The two went downstairs to the small restaurant and ordered two large bowls of wontons. The wontons were generously filled with ingredients, with thin skins and large fillings. Each wonton contained a whole shrimp. In this remote location, the price was not expensive, only thirty yuan per bowl. Ye Tiancheng found it to be very reasonable.
"They are delicious, but Brother Ye, I don't know if you have enough money to pay. After all, you only made twenty yuan selling medicine, and that's before deducting costs. I don't know if you lost money on this whole thing."
"Don't look down on me. I am, after all, the son-in-law of the Hou family. The Hou family is one of the four great families, and they won't really not give me money. Actually, you don't need to worry about me. My life isn't that hard; I live quite well."
Su Muxian's persistence was beyond Ye Tiancheng's imagination. Ye Tiancheng hoped that Su Muxian would let go of him soon. There was no future for them, and they shouldn't continue to drag things out, as it would only lead to endless pain.
Su Muxian fell silent upon hearing Ye Tiancheng's words. After they finished their wontons and returned to the room, Hou Mingzhu had not yet arrived. Ye Tiancheng could only wait. After eating the wontons, he rinsed his mouth and prepared to play on his phone while waiting for Hou Mingzhu.
Ye Tiancheng couldn't let himself fall asleep. As he played on his phone, he felt drowsy lying on the bed, wanting to sleep. This wouldn't do. Ye Tiancheng quickly needed to find a reason to stay awake.
Suddenly, there were several loud claps of thunder outside, much louder than before. Su Muxian was so frightened she dared not speak, and her face looked a bit strange.
Ye Tiancheng quickly walked to the window and pulled open the curtains, wanting to see how heavy the rain was and why the thunder was so loud it scared people to death.
"The rain outside is like water pouring down from the sky. It's a bit frightening. It seems like it's good that our car broke down. If we were trapped somewhere in such heavy rain, we might even be submerged."
"Brother Ye, I'm a little scared."
Su Muxian sat on the chair without daring to move, looking pitiful in a corner. Normally, Ye Tiancheng should have walked over, hugged her, and offered some comfort to Su Muxian. However, Ye Tiancheng hesitated.
"It's okay, I'm here."
Ye Tiancheng could only offer Su Muxian verbal comfort in the end. This was the only thing he could do for Su Muxian. With a wife already, Ye Tiancheng could not do anything more to betray Hou Mingzhu.
At this moment, a long, narrow bolt of lightning suddenly split the night sky through the window and then rushed towards Ye Tiancheng.
Ye Tiancheng was talking to Su Muxian and hadn't noticed. By the time he did, it was already too late.
The lightning struck Ye Tiancheng. Ye Tiancheng had no time to react. Many past moments of his interactions with Su Muxian flashed through his mind, and then he suddenly collapsed on the ground.
"Brother Ye, Brother Ye, what's wrong?"
Su Muxian called out Ye Tiancheng's name anxiously from the side, but Ye Tiancheng could no longer hear her, as he had entered another spiritual consciousness space.
This space did not belong to him but was very unfamiliar. The surroundings emitted a dark light, resembling hell, making one's skin crawl. That terrifying feeling continuously invaded Ye Tiancheng. Waves of heat rushed towards Ye Tiancheng's face, and then the space turned blood red, like raging flames about to burn Ye Tiancheng to ashes.
A path appeared ahead, but the surroundings were filled with fierce flames. Ye Tiancheng didn't know what was happening; his true qi could not be used at all. At this moment, he felt like he could only be at the mercy of others.
Suddenly, the surrounding space began to twist wildly. The flames felt like they were burning Ye Tiancheng's skin, very hot, accompanied by sharp stinging. At his most helpless moment, Ye Tiancheng could only call out to "Stinky Stone" and "Big Green Snake," but after calling for a long time, they did not appear to save him.
Suddenly, a black beast appeared in front of him, emitting flames all over its body. It rushed towards Ye Tiancheng, opening its mouth to swallow Ye Tiancheng whole. In that moment, he felt utter despair.
Ye Tiancheng suddenly realized that although his cultivation was not low, he was so helpless in the face of fate's judgment. Ye Tiancheng closed his eyes in pain, his body trembling. Perhaps he was truly going to die here.
Soon, the mist dissipated, and an old man's figure appeared behind his ears. Ye Tiancheng was very familiar with this figure; it was the ancestor of the Su family.
"Don't think you can escape me just because you left that place. You have already angered me. Treat my descendant well. If you are willing to marry my descendant, I can directly hand over the fragments you desire."
"I am already married. Please don't do such immoral things to me. I love my wife very much and will not leave her."
This ancestor seemed quite fond of matchmaking. He had invaded his spiritual consciousness space at this moment, forcing him to marry Su Muxian. Of course, Ye Tiancheng would not comply.
After the Su family ancestor disappeared, an arrow suddenly appeared in front of him and passed directly through Ye Tiancheng's body. Ye Tiancheng originally wanted to block it, but he watched helplessly as the arrow flew before him, passed through his body, yet he was powerless.
There was a bloody hole in Ye Tiancheng's body, but the arrow had disappeared.
"Think carefully. If you treat my descendant poorly, I will continue to pester you. You are the son-in-law I personally chose. You cannot escape after causing trouble; I will not let you go."
After going to the Su family ancestral hall, had he also brought trouble upon himself? Ye Tiancheng suspected he could not escape this attack. He was no match for the Su family ancestor.
Suddenly, a warm voice pulled Ye Tiancheng back to reality. Ye Tiancheng opened his eyes and found himself lying on the bed, with Su Muxian asking him with concern.
"Ye Tiancheng, how are you feeling? Do you feel any better?"
"I'm fine. Thank you for your concern."
Ye Tiancheng saw the white ceiling and heard the noisy rain outside. Now he completely understood everything he had just experienced. He had merely fallen into the Su family ancestor's spiritual consciousness space, and those so-called injuries were just a nightmare. They did not cause any real harm.
Just as they were talking, Hou Mingzhu suddenly pushed the door open and barged in, looking at Su Muxian with a vigilant gaze.
"Su Muxian, you'd better stay away from my husband. I don't want to call you a mistress, as I think it would greatly affect you. After all, you are not married yet. Although you ran away from your wedding once, you are still a single woman."
Hou Mingzhu's recent docility completely vanished in front of Su Muxian. At this moment, only a powerful deterrent remained, hoping Su Muxian would behave herself and not try to cause trouble.
"I understand. Take him away."
Hou Mingzhu pulled Ye Tiancheng and left, leaving Su Muxian alone in the motel. However, it wasn't a big deal; Su Muxian's family had bodyguards, and she could just call one to pick her up, so she wouldn't be too miserable. Seeing Ye Tiancheng and Hou Mingzhu's retreating figures, she suddenly felt a sense of desolation. They were a true couple, and she was the pathetic third party.
"Hou Mingzhu, don't be too arrogant. You'd better keep a close eye on your husband, or who knows whose husband he might become one day."
Only after Hou Mingzhu had completely disappeared did Su Muxian dare to say these words, otherwise, she really wouldn't dare.
After returning home, Hou Mingzhu didn't say much, but she forbade Ye Tiancheng from selling medicine anymore and told him to return to the company quickly, as the company couldn't function without him.
Coincidentally, just two days after Ye Tiancheng returned, he received a business trip assignment, possibly to expand foreign branch companies. Hou Mingzhu personally sent Ye Tiancheng to the airport.
"I told you not to bother sending me. I'm a grown man, and the company has drivers. Any driver could have brought me here, but you insisted on sending me yourself."
"You'll be gone for several days, and I might miss you very much, so I came to see you off."
Hou Mingzhu's reluctant gaze said it all. She clearly didn't want Ye Tiancheng to leave and feared this short separation, missing Ye Tiancheng greatly, which was why she drove over an hour to see him off. Otherwise, Hou Mingzhu, who only cared about eating, drinking, and having fun, would never have made a special trip to send Ye Tiancheng. It was too much effort for her.