After Bai You finished speaking, he realized that the person in front of him had stopped moving.

She looked up at him puzzledly and asked, "What happened? The company? Are you going back?"

Lu Yunxiao suddenly closed his eyes heavily. This shouldn't be the case. Her reaction shouldn't be like this. If it were her old self, she would look at him in surprise and ask, "Standing still, is it because there are words on my face?"

She used to be playful and humorless, with a bit of a bad temper. But now, what's the difference between her and those other rich daughters who were trained to follow a mold? Like a puppet, she lives a completely routine life, losing herself. She spends her days in a rut caring about her so-called husband, ultimately torturing herself into a half-human, half-ghost state.

He didn't even need to imagine what she would become in the future. If she continued to live like this, she would be just another puppet, another wooden figure. Her good temper was like a paper figure, neither sad nor happy.

Lu Yunxiao threw his clothes on the sofa, then strode to Bai You and grabbed her arm before she could react.

He picked her up and went upstairs.

As soon as Aunt Zhang came out of the kitchen, she saw the figure disappearing from the stairs.

With a sigh, it all started again. This couple never had a moment of peace. Three days a big fight, two days a small one. They quarreled at the head of the bed and made up at the foot of the bed. This is how husband and wife go through life. It's normal.

The servant looked at Aunt Zhang and asked, "So...is the food ready yet?"

"Everyone's gone, who's going to eat it? Let the kitchen preheat the food and wait until they come down before serving."

If nothing unexpected happens, it will take two hours for them to come down. If something unexpected happens, it will take half an hour.

Bai You wanted to question Lu Yunxiao, wondering why he was so mad. But suddenly she remembered what that person had said to her, so she held back. Then she tried to put on a gentle smile and asked, "Are you in a bad mood today? Why don't you take a rest?"

Bai You thought to himself: Damn it, not everyone can be a good wife and mother. What's the difference between this and hiring a servant? Obeying everything she says, gentle as water. This is not a wife, this is just a nanny hired at a high price. No wonder they enjoy having wives from scholarly families so much. If it were her, she would also like such a wife, no temper, and caring about her all the time, which is so comfortable. That person gave her the idea. It's reliable, but it's a bit useless.

But Lu Yunxiao's reaction was a little strange. He didn't look very happy. Didn't he dislike this? That shouldn't be the case. Didn't that person tell her that all men like wives like this? No matter what, they care about him all the time. They're beautiful, have a great figure, and are there for him when things matter. It's like a miracle cure. This figure and face are what Chu Lanxi should be able to pass the test. So what exactly is he dissatisfied with? Could it be that she's not gentle enough?

It came again, her puppet-like appearance was back. Every day she was like a wooden man, smiling gently when her husband was in a good mood, and when he was in a bad mood, she would either let him rest or let him relax.

Without a soul, she is like a puppet. Wherever the strings are, she is there, including her speech patterns, which are copied word for word.

Lu Yunxiao clasped Bai You's shoulders with both hands, bent down slightly, and looked straight into Bai You's eyes. He stared at her closely, as if wanting to see deep into her heart.

Bai You didn't think too much about it. She only had one feeling right now: her shoulder was so painful she couldn't even feel it anymore. This man must be sick. Why was he so crazy for no reason, using such great force? It hurt so much.

However, due to her gentle personality, Bai You forced herself to control her temper. He was so good to her, it was only right that she should put herself in a difficult position.

Lu Yunxiao looked at Bai You and finally couldn't stand it anymore and said: "If you treated me as a tool from the beginning, you should have told me clearly. I don't mind whether you love me or not. If you want to break up with me, you can tell me clearly. You don't have to do this. Don't you think you are like a soulless puppet now? Aren't you tired of coming and going with just a few short sentences every day? I know you don't want to see me. Don't want to continue this marriage with me. Okay. We can talk openly. Why do you have to pretend so hard? Pretending looks extremely boring."

As Lu Yunxiao spoke, he suddenly felt very sad. He really took this marriage very seriously, he admitted. In the beginning, he did not act as a good husband, did not fulfill the responsibilities that a husband should fulfill, and ignored her feelings. But he would change. As a husband for the first time, he would learn and let her enjoy the warmth of home. Before he had time to learn, before he had time to start, she already didn't want him. It turned out that he was just a tool from the beginning to the end, a tool to help her investigate the so-called truth. He, Lu Yunxiao, could actually be so cheap one day. So cheap that he himself found it ridiculous.

Lu Yunxiao bombarded Bai You with a barrage of words, leaving her stunned. No, what was going on? What was he saying?

Bai You tried to break free from his grip, but Lu Yunxiao seemed to sense her intentions. Instead of releasing her, he restrained her with even greater force. Bai You gasped in pain, her eyes widening as she stared at this inexplicably mad man. Now, she truly suspected he was ill. With such great force, he was trying to murder her.

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