Special Effects Pheromone - Chap 43
Duan Keyi’s expression changed, he cleared his throat and said, “These things may not necessarily be intentional attempts to discredit us! Those journalists can write anything! Today is a good day, let’s talk about something cheerful.”
You Hai heard this and said, “How could journalists randomly write negative news about the Yu family?” In Yu Hai’s heart, the reputation of the Yu family was crucial, and Yu Zhao’s reputation came second.
Qu Jing also knew that to get through to Yu Hai, he had to mention the Yu family; just talking about Yu Zhao being smeared might be easily dismissed. So, Qu Jing began to fabricate, “It seems like they are saying that Yu’s products are mediocre, and they rely on salespeople using illegal means to attract customers.”
Upon hearing this, Yu Hai was instantly furious, “Nonsense! This is slander! Blatant slander!”
Duan Keyi was also shocked, thinking, “Could there be such a thing?”
Seeing Yu Hai’s anger, it seemed difficult to defuse the situation. Duan Keyi hurriedly said, “Where did you hear such things? I’ve never heard of it!”
“Oh?” Qu Jing raised an eyebrow and smiled, “Then what have you heard?”
Duan Keyi choked for a moment, almost keeping a straight face, “I… I haven’t heard anything at all.”
Hearing Duan Keyi’s tone, Yu Hai furrowed his brow but didn’t say much. He continued to exchange pleasantries with Qu Jing and Yu Zhao. Qu Jing felt it was time to stop, so he proposed, “I’m thinking of having Yu Zhao pack up and come home with me. What do you think?”
Yu Hai felt that these two young people were acting without restraint. They announced their marriage with one sentence, and now they wanted to move out with another. It was quite impolite. However, Yu Hai couldn’t openly oppose it, so he pretended to be magnanimous and said with a smile, “You young people decide for yourselves!”
Qu Jing and Yu Zhao then went back to Yu Zhao’s room.
This was Qu Jing’s first time entering Yu Zhao’s room, and he felt a bit excited and curious. Inside the bedroom, he looked around with interest and saw forget-me-not flowers arranged all over.
“Did I give you these?” Qu Jing asked.
Yu Zhao said, “Yes.” He looked closely and added, “I haven’t changed the water in these days, they’ve withered a bit.”
Qu Jing hugged him from behind and whispered in his ear, “It’s okay, I’ll bring you flowers every day from now on.”
“No need,” Yu Zhao said. “I don’t need that.”
“Well, that’s true,” Qu Jing agreed, nodding. “After all, I’m with you every day, you don’t need to look at these flowers, just look at me.”
Qu Jing smelled the faint rose fragrance in the room and felt moved. He held Yu Zhao, gently kissing his neck.
Yu Zhao struggled slightly, “My family is still downstairs.”
Qu Jing smiled, “What are you afraid of? We are a legally married couple.”
So, while Yu Zhao and Qu Jing claimed to be packing up clothes, they ended up creating a commotion behind closed doors.
Meanwhile, Yu Hai and Duan Keyi were also arguing loudly, oblivious to what was happening.
It turned out that as soon as Yu Zhao and Qu Jing left, Yu Hai immediately confronted Duan Keyi. Duan Keyi was also in a bad mood and didn’t hold back. Yu Yong spoke first, “Father, why are you like this?”
When Yu Yong didn’t speak, it was calm, but when he spoke, it was like a needle puncturing a balloon, causing Yu Hai to slam the table, “Ask your dad what things he has done!”
Yu Yong was puzzled.
Duan Keyi said, “I haven’t done anything. I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”
“You don’t understand? Your expression just now shows guilt, right?” Yu Hai angrily said, “The person who smeared the Yu family that Qu Jing mentioned is you, isn’t it?”
Just now, Qu Jing relentlessly pressured Duan Keyi, making him nervous and sweating, and Yu Hai saw through the flaws. But Duan Keyi was determined to deny it, “Slandering the Yu family? How could I do such a thing!”
Yu Hai said, “If you didn’t, why would Qu Jing accuse you?”
Yu Yong, still confused, said, “What? Qu Jing didn’t say anything about Dad! Father, did you mishear something?”
“He didn’t explicitly say it, because he was giving you face!” Yu Hai glared at Yu Yong angrily, “You are really foolish!”
Duan Keyi looked wronged, “What did Qu Jing say? What did I do? Speak up! Accusing me without evidence? Who have I offended? Fine, since you say that, I might as well call Qu Jing down, and we can have a face-to-face conversation. Let’s clear things up, so you don’t keep suspecting me. I can’t explain myself with baseless accusations!”
Duan Keyi said these words, but in reality, it was impossible for him to call Qu Jing for a confrontation.
He knew in his heart that Yu Hai was determined to save face, and there was no way he would agree to confront Qu Jing directly.
Yu Hai also naturally understood Duan Keyi’s calculations, feeling like he had been outsmarted. He became even angrier, “Fine! You want evidence! I’ll go investigate! You better be innocent, or I’ll definitely find traces! If you admit your mistake now, I’ll pretend nothing happened. Don’t wait until I uncover the truth, or you’ll be in a tough spot!”
Duan Keyi felt uneasy hearing this but stubbornly said, “No! I didn’t do it! Go ahead and investigate!”
After arguing for a while, no one noticed the commotion upstairs.
When Yu Zhao and Qu Jing came downstairs, everyone was still preoccupied with the recent heated argument and didn’t pay attention to the unusual behavior of the two.
However, Yu Zhao noticed the awkward atmosphere and turned to say, “They must have had a fight.”
In the end, Yu Zhao didn’t have many belongings in the Yu family. He came with just one suitcase and left with the same. It seemed like it wasn’t his home; it was just a temporary apartment.
Now, he left casually, without much attachment.
Surprisingly, he even felt a bit relaxed.
The two returned to the Qu family, exhausted after a day of running around. Thinking about the more than ten hours spent on the plane, listening to erhu and suona at the Civil Affairs Bureau, eating a meal of shark fin, the visit to the Yu family, and then returning to the Qu family, it had indeed been a long day.
Qu Jing and Yu Zhao just wanted to go to sleep as soon as possible. Jiang Huixi smiled and said, “I knew you two would need rest when you came back. I’ve changed the sheets on Qu Jing’s bed. I even added an extra pillow.”
“We have an extra pillow?” Qu Jing was surprised.
Jiang Huixi said, “I bought one recently. I was afraid Zhao wouldn’t have a pillow to sleep on.”
“Well, without a pillow, there’s always my arm!” Qu Jing flexed his biceps.
Jiang Huixi said, “Would your arm be as comfortable as a latex pillow?”
“…? Maybe not.”
Jiang Huixi smiled and asked Yu Zhao, “I didn’t have time to ask what kind of pillow you usually use, so I randomly picked one. Just make do for one night…”
“Thank you, Auntie… Thank you, Mom. It’s more than enough for me.” Yu Zhao felt a bit overwhelmed with gratitude.
“The new sheets were just bought, so they’re not exceptionally good. If you don’t like them, you can change them tomorrow.” Jiang Huixi laughed, “I just wanted to make a point, thinking it’s nice to use new things on the first day of marriage.”
Yu Zhao and Qu Jing then entered the bedroom. As soon as they entered, their eyes were stabbed by the bright red sheets and the vibrant “double happiness” character on the wall.
Yu Zhao glanced at the dragon and phoenix duvet on the bed, pretending to be calm as he closed his eyes to lie down. However, Qu Jing stopped him, “Don’t lie down yet. I think there’s a hidden weapon!”
“Hidden weapon?” Yu Zhao was puzzled.
Qu Jing lifted the duvet, and sure enough, he found a bed full of rolling lotus seeds, lilies, and peanuts.
“If you lie down like this, someone might get pricked to death.” Qu Jing pointed to these round objects, “It could hurt your spine.”
These two were exhausted, thinking they could just come back and sleep, but unexpectedly, they had to bend over and pick up nuts.