Chapter 207 The Wicked Mother-in-Law Begins the War

Upon entering Hangzhou, the two went straight back to their home in the tea plantation.

Jiang Ruzhen found the courtyard clean and the rooftops free of snow. She went inside and looked around; the house was spotless, and the fire in the stove made the whole house warm and cozy.

"Did you send someone to clean it up?" Jiang Ruzhen asked.

Lu Mingzheng hugged her waist from behind, buried his head in the crook of her neck, and said in a muffled voice.

"Hmm, you're not angry, are you? I sent someone over to clean without my permission because I wanted you to be more comfortable here."

"How could that be? This will be your home from now on. Here's the key." Jiang Ruzhen took out the key to the space and handed a bunch to Lu Mingzheng.

“These are the keys to all my properties in Hangzhou. I’ll give you a copy as a backup.”

Lu Mingzheng looked up happily and nuzzled her chin. "Ah Zhen, you haven't even met my family yet, and you're already acknowledging me as the male head of the household? Aren't you being too lenient with me?"

Jiang Ruzhen turned to look at him, raising an eyebrow. "You don't want it? Then I'll take it back."

But the moment she moved her hand, the key on her fingertip was intercepted.

"Who said I don't want one? My wife wants to keep me as a mistress, so I have to play the role of a pampered mistress."

As Lu Mingzheng uttered cheesy sweet nothings, Jiang Ruzhen got goosebumps all over. She simply couldn't stand Lu Mingzheng's cheeky, puppy-like manner.

She pushed Lu Mingzheng's chin away, "Get away from me, that's so cheesy..."

Lu Mingzheng held her tightly, deliberately rubbing his nose against the back of her neck, his hot breath making Jiang Ruzhen's skin tremble.

Just as she was about to dodge, Lu Mingzheng turned her face towards him, precisely capturing her lips and biting and caressing them.

This time, Jiang Ruzhen did not avoid it; instead, she turned around and went to meet her.

Their passion ignited instantly. Although they had been together these days, there were always various things going on, which made Jiang Ruzhen lose all interest in the relationship.

Now, finally free from any disturbances, the two of them are able to fully express their passion and joy in this little house in the tea garden.

After kissing for a while, Lu Mingzheng finally couldn't resist his urge to make a move.

The beast of desire within him finally succumbed to temptation and escaped. He whispered warmly in Jiang Ruzhen's ear, "Wife, I want you to treat me like you did last time, okay?"

Listening to his soft breathing and soothing voice, Jiang Ruzhen felt a little tempted. She reached her hand into the gap between the buttons on his shirt and stroked it up and down.

"Lu Mingzheng, I want to do what a husband and wife should do..."

With his eyes closed, Lu Mingzheng felt as if his skin was on fire under Jiang Ruzhen's fingertips, and his whole body was filled with a burning sensation.

But he still retained his last shred of rationality, kissing her cheek, "Be good, just bear with it a little longer. Once you've met my family, I'll have my parents propose marriage."

Once our two families have agreed on a wedding date, we'll go get our marriage certificate ahead of time. Even if you try to stop me then, I'll still cling to you and won't let you get away with it..."

"You're so stubborn..."

Jiang Ruzhen withdrew her hand, feeling that her flirting had become pointless. This man in front of her, despite being easy to talk to normally, insisted on respecting her and saving this matter for their wedding night.

Why should she make things difficult for herself and suffer?

"Don't go...do it some more..." Lu Mingzheng, still unsatisfied, grabbed Jiang Ruzhen's hand and shoved it back in, preventing her from escaping.

"No..." Jiang Ruzhen deliberately struggled and resisted, and her violent movements made Lu Mingzheng feel even more uncomfortable.

With nowhere to vent his pent-up anger, Lu Mingzheng raised his hands, grabbed Jiang Ruzhen under her armpits, and lifted her onto the cabinet.

Now that the height is the same, it's convenient for Lu Mingzheng to do whatever he wants.

He forcefully kissed Jiang Ruzhen's lips, his hands gripping her waist and pulling her tightly into his arms to calm the wild beast that was about to break free.

Jiang Ruzhen tried to escape, but Lu Mingzheng held her captive, preventing her from moving.

She growled angrily, "You bastard, don't move!"

"Honey, I didn't want this to happen either, I feel so awful. Please, let me fix it..."

"Mmm..." Jiang Ruzhen's sobbing in refusal was swallowed by Lu Mingzheng's lips and tongue.

Just as the two were getting passionate, there was a knock on the door.

"Boss, boss—"

It was Yu Jian's voice. At that moment, Lu Mingzheng really wanted to kill someone.

This guy definitely has a death wish, coming here once or twice to interrupt his good time.

"Yu Jian, you'd better have something important to say!"

"General Manager Bai said there's been an accident at the factory and he wants you to come over." Yu Jian called out from outside, "It's nothing, I'll head back now."

Yu Jian slipped away incredibly fast. Lu Mingzheng was seething with anger and didn't know how to vent it. He slumped down and irritably bit Jiang Ruzhen's delicate skin.

His pecking left many red marks on her fair skin, some of which were painful and itchy.

Jiang Ruzhen pushed his head away, noticing that he was in a bad mood, and gently comforted him.

"Go ahead, just in case your mom really needs to see you."

"What could she possibly have to do? She always uses the same trick, doesn't she get tired of it? I'm definitely not falling for her trick this time," Lu Mingzheng grumbled discontentedly.

He wrapped himself around Jiang Ruzhen's body again, this time with even more force than before.

A series of urgent phone calls rang.

Jiang Ruzhen was startled. When she saw the brand-new red landline phone in the living room, she tilted her head and smiled at Lu Mingzheng.

"Isn't this a case of shooting yourself in the foot?"

Lu Mingzheng sighed heavily, scratched his head in frustration, and picked up Jiang Ruzhen, carrying her to the sofa.

After he sat down, he gently placed Jiang Ruzhen on his lap and hugged her tightly before lazily answering the phone.

"Hello, who is this?"

"Lu Mingzheng, you think you're all grown up now and I can't control you anymore? Get out of that woman's house right now."

Bai Jing's car was parked on the roadside not far away. She held a phone from a public phone booth and stared furiously in the direction of Jiang Ruzhen's tea garden.

"What do you mean 'that woman'? She's my wife. Mom, haven't I told you she's my savior, and the only love of your son's life..."

"Stop giving me this nonsense, get out here right now." Bai Jing was absolutely furious. How could her precious youngest son be so bewitched as to insist on marrying a divorced rural woman with four children?

Just imagining the woman's disheveled and timid appearance made her want to drag her son out herself.

How could a son bring himself to eat a woman who is old and faded, with wrinkles all over her face?

How desperate must he be, having served in the military for so many years, to let such a sleazy woman entangle him?

"Leave me alone, I'm not going out." Lu Mingzheng was in a bad mood today and had a falling out with her mother.

"Xiao Zheng, you have disappointed me so much." Bai Jing suppressed her anger and tried to use familial affection to awaken Lu Mingzheng's guilt.

"You used to be such an obedient child, how come you don't even listen to your mother for an old woman?"

Do you think you've lived up to all the years of effort your mother has put into raising you?

"Mom, stop being so sentimental. I was raised by my sisters since I was little, okay?" Lu Mingzheng wasn't going to fall for it.

"You..." Bai Jing choked, then continued resentfully, "Then how do you feel about the care and upbringing your sister and brothers have given you?"

"I have done right by my family. In today's society, we value freedom of marriage and love, and none of you have the right to interfere with me."