Wife, please behave yourself.

Chapter 59 Your cousin is scum

The car came to a smooth stop.

The engine was still running, but the gear was now in neutral.

Liu Changcun looked up through the glass at the surrounding buildings, and only after he finished observing did he turn back to look at the woman beside him who had already unbuckled her seatbelt.

"You live in a place like this?"

Liu Changcun currently lives in an old residential complex that is nearly 20 years old. The elevator is frequently broken down, so it is considered a walk-up apartment.

After all, it was a second-hand house when it was purchased, and the loan has been paid off over the years.

I thought buildings this dilapidated were a rare sight these days.

But now, as he drove Ning Mengyao home, he suddenly realized that his house seemed quite new.

My hand was already on the car door handle.

Ning Mengyao, who was about to open the door, was stunned upon hearing this, and after a few seconds she smiled and spoke.

"Although the outside is a bit run-down, the inside is very new, and I think it's quite comfortable to live in."

"Just consider this as you comforting yourself."

"And... the rent here is really cheap."

The car door opened, and one foot was already on the ground.

Ning Mengyao got out of the car and leaned against the door, facing inside.

After finishing the discussion about the house, Liu Changcun, who had specially driven him home late at night, greeted him.

Ning Mengyao wanted to thank the other party.

"Could you wait a moment? There's some lemon tea in the fridge."

"Forget it, I'm afraid I'll get an upset stomach late at night."

Liu Changcun gave a tactful reply.

Even someone with a little common sense knows that it's not recommended to drink overnight tea. Even lemon tea with lemon slices is still essentially a type of tea.

"I made it this morning."

"That can."

If it's made in the morning, that's a different story.

It's not past midnight yet, so it can't be considered overnight tea.

In this day and age, drinks like milk tea are quite scarce, and the ones sold near school gates have a strong artificial flavor that you can taste with just one sip.

However, Ning Mengyao's lemon tea was different.

With its refreshing sweetness and hint of lemon, this was a rare and delicious drink for Liu Changcun, who had tried it many times before.

If he hadn't drunk it several times without any adverse reactions, he would have even suspected that Ning Mengyao had added something illegal to the tea.

Otherwise, how come he's become a bit addicted to drinking now?

Liu Changcun pulled the handbrake and temporarily turned off the vehicle.

Looking at the figure standing outside the car, he urged them on impatiently.

"Could you please make the trip? It's not really appropriate for me to come to your house to pick it up so late at night."

"..."

"Ok."

She remained silent, watching the man in the driver's seat urging her on.

I agreed with a smile.

He gently closed the car door and turned to walk towards the building.

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The bedroom lights were bright.

The dim light from the bulbs completely filled the small room.

On the bedside table, a beverage bottle cut in half serves as an ashtray.

A hand, reaching out from the headboard, flicked a cigarette, the accumulated cigarette butt falling into the murky water in the bottle.

Li Mingche leaned against the headboard, gazing ahead as if he had something on his mind.

Until a hand reached out from in front of him, forcefully snatched the cigarette from his hand, and threw it into a bottle to extinguish it.

"This is the third one already! The whole room reeks of smoke, it stinks!"

A huff of complaint came from beside her; Xu Wenwen, who had fallen asleep not long ago, seemed to have been awakened by the smoke.

She kept raising her hand to fan the surroundings, making sure the gathered smoke dissipated before looking back at the man beside her.

"I'm hungry, Mingche~ Do you have anything to eat at home?"

"..."

Sitting in this small rented room, Li Mingche listened to the woman's coquettish voice. A hint of disgust flashed in his eyes, but the emotion disappeared just as quickly.

Instead, she adopted her usual gentle smile.

"There should still be instant noodles left, do you want some?"

"I want~"

"Then I'll go downstairs."

As he spoke, he leaned against the headboard, got out of bed, grabbed a pair of suit pants draped over a stool, casually put them on, and then got up and left the room.

Xu Wenwen, still lying down, watched the man leave the room.

The love in his eyes was undisguised.

She didn't look away until the room door closed again.

Xu Wenwen felt she had met a good man.

Although Li Mingche's abilities were not particularly outstanding, his relatively striking appearance caught her attention on his first day at work.

In their subsequent interactions, she gradually became attracted to this gentle man.

Although she comes from an ordinary background, for Xu Wenwen now, a considerate man is far more attractive to her than a good family background.

Li Mingche is such a considerate person.

I made myself instant noodles just because I was hungry.

When they first started dating, Xu Wenwen mentioned more than once that she wanted to visit Li Mingche's home.

However, the other party always refused such requests.

It was only during subsequent questioning that she learned that her boyfriend's family had another relative who shared an apartment with him.

According to Li Mingche, his cousin, who shared an apartment with him, was lazy and good-natured, but had no ambition whatsoever despite her good looks.

Not only does she frequently ask Li Mingche for money, but her boyfriend also takes care of all the big and small things in her life.

From small items like toothbrushes and towels to major items like food, clothing, housing, and transportation.

From Xu Wenwen's perspective, the woman who came to the company last time was an absolute scumbag.

Not only did her cousin's presence make life difficult for the kind and gentle Li Mingche, but it also meant that she was still living in a dilapidated building even though she was nearly thirty.

As a result, Li Mingche has not been able to save any money to this day.

Everything is the fault of that cousin.

Today, at Xu Wenwen's insistence, Li Mingche finally brought her to his residence.

When asked why his roommate, his cousin, wasn't home, he simply said that she was probably playing mahjong again.

My boyfriend said that with a smile.

It seems that the heavy pressure of life has not broken his resilient character. Even when Xu Wenwen persuaded him to kick his cousin out, the cousin just smiled and shook her head without agreeing.

At this moment, Xu Wenwen felt that Li Mingche was just too kind.

That's why he got clung to by someone like his cousin.

She didn't want to miss out on such a good man.

Although the other party is five years older than her, age is clearly no longer a reason for Xu Wenwen to stop their relationship from continuing.

That cousin of mine, who's like a parasite, is the real one.

She had to find a way to get rid of her cousin who was hindering Li Mingche.

otherwise……

"He's just too kind..."

From the bedroom where Xu Wenwen was alone, came her voice after a long silence.

Thinking about spending the rest of her life with Li Mingche in the future, and knowing that the kind-hearted Li Mingche couldn't bring himself to drive her cousin away.

For the sake of her happiness in the second half of her life, it seems she has to play the villain this time.

All we need to do is kick out the other party's cousin, that woman named Ning Mengyao.

Only then will her and Li Mingche's good days begin.

Should we give her money?

As soon as the idea came to her, Xu Wenwen shook her head vigorously.

Based on her understanding of Ning Mengyao, no amount of money could satisfy this greedy woman.

But for the time being, she couldn't think of a more suitable reason.

After racking his brains for a long time, he could only scratch his head helplessly.

A sigh came from inside the room.

One sound, then another.

(End of this chapter)