Time flew by and it was already 6 p.m.

The stock price didn't fluctuate again. It seems it wasn't Xiamen New Materials and Sihuan Biotechnology that made the move; someone else, like him, probably wanted to manipulate the market and profit from retail investors. Unfortunately, the other party didn't have enough funds, and this piece of meat has already been targeted by Chen Fang.

Shen Fang instructed Wang Haibo and the others to keep a close watch on things, then took Liu Tianxian and Liu Xiaoli back to the hotel and booked an executive suite. After letting the two put away their luggage, Shen Fang contacted Xiao Ma and Lu Jinbo and a few others to have dinner together that evening.

At this moment, Shen Fang's phone call saved Lu Jinbo. Lu Jinbo immediately agreed and said he would bring his wife along.

Shen Fang said there was no problem.

After Lu Jinbo returned home, his wife Li Hui gave him a three-piece set of punishments: a washboard, a severe beating, and verbal abuse.

Fortunately, Lu Jinbo didn't call any girls last night. Plus, there were a lot of people around yesterday, smoking, drinking, and having late-night snacks, so he didn't smell of perfume. In addition, Lu Jinbo gave the legitimate reason that the boss was in Shenzhen to treat everyone and discuss business. After Li Hui's repeated questioning, she got no answers and directly ordered that his allowance be adjusted to 200 yuan a month.

Lu Jinbo was completely devastated. 200 yuan wasn't even enough to cover his gas money. Lu Jinbo protested, but Li Hui ignored him, insisting that he would only give him 200 yuan unless he made her confront Shen Fang face-to-face and provide him with proof.

Lu Jinbo hung up the phone and looked at Li Hui, who was heavily pregnant.

"Honey, my boss is treating us to dinner tonight. All the big names in the internet industry are there, and they're all good friends of mine. Please give me some face then, okay?"

Li Hui sat upright on the sofa and glanced at Lu Jinbo.

"You want to save face?"

Lu Jinbo nodded repeatedly.

"Okay, come over and give me a foot massage. Once you feel comfortable, we'll talk. Also, go cut two plates of fruit and do the housework. Xia-jie, you can let Xiao-bo do your chores."

Lu Jinbo quickly squatted down next to Li Hui and began to massage her feet.

"Honey, when you get there, don't say anything out of line. Keep your composure and elegance, and be magnanimous. They're all good buddies. Our boss isn't just anyone; he'll definitely be a big shot in the future. Could you give me a chance to shine and make me look good?"

Li Hui scoffed, "How am I not making you look good?"

Lu Jinbo quickly shook his head: "No, no, I just wanted to maintain some male dignity. I'm an editor-in-chief, you know, men all care about face."

Li Hui thought for a moment and said, "Lu Jinbo, I can give you face in public, but you have to come home on time from now on, and you can't drink alcohol indiscriminately. Our baby is about to be born, and I don't want to have to take care of the baby first and then take care of you. That's not good for the baby either. Also, you have to give me your bank card and credit card, and you have to tell me every single expense you make from now on."

Lu Jinbo was speechless... It was clearly me serving you, but Lu Jinbo didn't dare say it. "I've made a mistake that I'll regret forever." Damn it!!!

Li Hui looked at Lu Jinbo, who was standing there in a daze, and pinched Lu Jinbo's ear.

"I'm talking to you, did you hear me?"

Lu Jinbo nodded.

"I heard you, I heard you, wife, let go, it hurts."

Li Hui chuckled inwardly, thinking, "Just wait and see if I don't teach you a lesson. You think you can sleep with me and then shirk responsibility? I'll keep you under my thumb for life. Lu Jinbo, Lu Jinbo, who told you to insult me? Hmph."

What Lu Jinbo didn't know was that Li Hui was his fan. After reading Lu Jinbo's book, Li Hui became a fan of his and admired his writing style. So she imitated his style and submitted a piece to Rongshuxia.

Not only was she directly rejected by Lu Jinbo, but he also sent an email to Li Hui saying that what she wrote was just scatological nonsense, garbage, an eyesore, and only a brain-dead person could write it.

Li Hui was so angry after being scolded that she became withdrawn and resentful for almost a month. She couldn't swallow her anger and was preparing to confront Lu Jinbo. Then, inexplicably, Lu Jinbo seduced her, and they slept together. After that, Lu Jinbo disappeared, and she became pregnant. Upon learning this, Li's father came to her door, and the two eventually got together. At first, Li Hui thought it might be fate that had brought her together. Later, she discovered that Lu Jinbo was a playboy, which was unacceptable. For the sake of her happy marriage and future, Li Hui gave Lu Jinbo a good talking-to and also called her three older brothers to intimidate him.

Then Lu Jinbo was in trouble. With the husband-taming techniques taught by his mother and mother-in-law, he had her completely under their thumb.

After finishing his massage, Lu Jinbo deliberately didn't wash his hands. He cut up a plate of apples and mangoes, secretly laughing to himself, "You bitch, you'll get what's coming to you for bullying me! You'll eat athlete's foot!" Looking at the fruit plate, Lu Jinbo deliberately touched it all with his hands.

Carrying the fruit platter to Li Hui, Lu Jinbo began doing housework. Soon, he was drenched in sweat. The old house was over 150 square meters, and there was a lot of housework. After cleaning for more than 20 minutes, Lu Jinbo finally finished, wiped his sweat, and went to Li Hui.

"Honey, I'm done."

Li Hui nodded.

"Okay, you did a good job. You can have this fruit platter."

Lu Jinbo looked at the fruit plate he had cut, and it hadn't decreased at all. Li Hui was still making him eat? "I don't want to eat athlete's foot!"

"Ahem, honey, I cut this especially for you. You eat it, I won't. Eating more is good for the baby."

Li Hui sneered

"What, you don't want to eat when I offer it to you? Aren't you giving me any face? Are you going to eat or not? If you don't eat, you're not leaving today."

Lu Jinbo looked at Li Hui

"Um, my wife Xiao Ou doesn't like fruit. How about we give it to Sister Xia?"

Li Hui stared at Lu Jinbo

"Lu Jinbo, don't try to be clever with me. You didn't wash your hands when you were cutting the fruit platter for me, did you?"

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