Blood-boiling Combo Go, Bean Old Man's Decoy Missile

"Wanyi, where did you go this late at night? Why didn't you say anything before you left?"

Over the phone came Brother Doudou's... oh wait, Shen Ming's slightly confused voice, still laced with sleepiness.

Just a few minutes ago, Shen Ming, who had finally managed to fall asleep amidst evil laughs like "hehehe" and "jiejiejie", suddenly heard his wife's groundhog-like scream.

He snapped his eyes open, only to find she was gone. He was the only one left in the room, and the window was wide open. If nothing unexpected happened... she probably jumped out of the window.

Fortunately, Shen Ming was a man who had seen the world. He was already used to his wife's wild antics, so he just silently got up and called his subordinates to ask what exactly had happened.

As a result, his subordinates were also completely clueless and hadn't received any news at all.

After waiting for a while, Shen Ming decided to call her to ask. He had called once before, but there was no answer. With no other choice, he waited a good while, which led to this current call.

"Doudou, Little Hanhan, she, she..."

Du Wanyi's slightly choked voice came through the phone. Shen Ming, who was originally still a bit sleepy, instantly woke up, switching to his battle face in a second.

"Wanyi, what happened to Hanhan? I'll come over right away, don't panic!" While comforting her, Shen Ming packed his things and prepared to head out, so anxious that he almost walked out the same window Du Wanyi had left through.

Going downstairs in the truest sense, neither taking the elevator nor the stairs. However, he didn't have his wife's agility. If he really vaulted out, he reckoned he'd be lying in the hospital for half a month.

Shen Ming hurriedly went downstairs. Only sobbing and choking sounds could be heard over the phone. The more it was like this, the more panicked Shen Ming became, his face turning extremely grim.

Usually unfazed and steady, Shen Ming's heart was now racing, his blood pressure soaring, having already prepared for the worst...

"Little Hanhan fell asleep and is ignoring me, boohoo..." Du Wanyi choked out the second half of her sentence.

Shen Ming: "..."

Shen Ming's movement of going downstairs stopped, as if someone had pressed the pause button, freezing him completely in place.

"Doudou, why aren't you talking, Doudou? Boohoo, you don't care about me either, boohoo..." Du Wanyi sounded incredibly pitiful.

Shen Ming: "..."

For some reason, Shen Ming suddenly wanted to take that window from earlier.

Putting on a mask of pain, it took a good while for Shen Ming to recover before he finally spoke. He had almost lost his breath just now.

"Wanyi, don't scare me with things about Hanhan, you nearly scared me to death, sigh..." Shen Ming sighed, his tone holding no blame, only a hint of helplessness.

He knew better than anyone what his wife was like, and he didn't mind.

It was just that this was a bit unfriendly to a middle-aged man like him who cared deeply about his wife and daughter. If things went wrong, he might just drop dead from a heart attack one day, sigh.

Du Wanyi snorted lightly and pouted, seemingly a bit unhappy. "What do you mean scare you? There really is something going on, okay? You incompetent husband, all you know is sleeping!"

Shen Ming: "???"

Why did this sound like something was off?

Was his mind in the gutter?

"If you like sleeping so much, then sleep. Later I'll go find a job, specifically looking for the kind with an old man for a boss, and a blond male colleague. I'll buy low-quality water pipes for our home, and have someone come over to fix them every couple of days..."

Du Wanyi triggered a mysterious little combo, listing things off like a menu, constantly throwing imaginary hats onto Doudou's head... it was hard to guess what color they were.

Shen Ming: "???"

It really was exactly what he thought!

Shen Ming's face instantly darkened. "Wanyi, if you keep this up, I'm going to get angry."

"Boohoo, you're so mean, Doudou, boohoo, don't hit me..." Du Wanyi acted pitiful.

Shen Ming: "..."

He was completely out of options.

Brother Doudou's full-power strike ended up being easily deflected by Mrs. Du with a soft touch. However, Shen Ming also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. The fact that his wife still had the mood to joke around with him proved that the situation wasn't too serious.

If she had really been crying like she was just now, Shen Ming would have been truly panicked. Their daughter wasn't just his precious treasure, she was even more so to his wife, it was just that ordinary people couldn't tell.

How could he, the person who shared her bed, not see it?

Therefore, when Ye Cheng came over for dinner before, Shen Ming acted very easygoing. It wasn't because he trusted Ye Cheng that much, but because he trusted his wife's judgment.

If there was really a problem with the guy, his wife would have turned hostile long ago. Moreover... being able to gain their daughter's approval was indeed extraordinary, and he quite liked him too.

It was just a bit of a pity that he had only seen Ye Cheng that one time. Did he not like coming to their house to hang out?

"Alright, I won't tease you anymore. Doudou, I have an important mission to give you next, the kind where you are absolutely indispensable!" Du Wanyi's tone became serious.

It was just... such a serious tone coming from Du Wanyi's mouth, no matter how you looked at it, felt like she was brewing up something big.

Shen Ming: "Wanyi, how about we talk about Hanhan first?"

"Exactly, I'm talking about Little Hanhan's problem right now. I have a mission for you that only you can do!" Du Wanyi said earnestly.

Shen Ming: "..."

"What is it?" Shen Ming accepted his fate. If he didn't play along with his wife, he figured he wouldn't get to know the rest of the story today.

"You still remember Little Chengcheng, right?" Du Wanyi asked.

"Uh, I remember. What's wrong?" Shen Ming was puzzled, as Ye Cheng's incubus-like appearance surfaced in his mind.

It was hard to imagine that there was still such an authoritative-looking young man these days, it was just that his personality was a bit weird... No wonder he could get along so well with his wife.

Shen Ming had no standards; his standard was simply that his daughter liked him.

Nothing else mattered but unity. Their family was of one mind. Winning over the eldest miss meant indirectly winning over Du Wanyi, and finally getting Brother Doudou's blessing. Compared to the President who was attacked from front and back, this was simply too good.

"What do you think is the relationship between Little Hanhan and Little Chengcheng?" Du Wanyi asked.

Shen Ming raised an eyebrow. "Classmates?"

Du Wanyi: "???"

"You bastard, speak properly!" For some reason, Du Wanyi suddenly lost her composure and started swearing.

Shen Ming: "..."

Weren't they just classmates? He had always heard their daughter say so before. At best, they were "classmates with a slightly better relationship," still lacking a bit to be considered boyfriend and girlfriend.

At least to Shen Ming, that was the case. It couldn't be that they just met once and...

However, Shen Ming wasn't stupid. Knowing the reason why his wife suddenly blew up, he hurriedly changed his tune.

"Ahem, I mean, boyfriend and girlfriend." Shen Ming spoke tentatively. If he was wrong and got scolded, he would immediately change his tune and switch to another option.

"Mhm, you're a teachable child. You're clearly in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship, yet you insist on bringing up being classmates. Right now, I hate it the most when people talk about classmate relationships. Doudou, if you ever say words like 'classmate' again, I'll string you up and beat you!"

Du Wanyi had a look of bitter resentment on her face.

Shen Ming: "???"

Huh?

What was wrong with the word 'classmate'?

How did that step on a landmine?

It couldn't be, right?

However, to avoid the fate of being strung up and beaten, Shen Ming chose to yield.

Seeing that she had successfully transitioned the topic, Du Wanyi proceeded to her next step: "Doudou, Little Hanhan is currently facing a severe problem and needs you, as the father, to step up. Are you ready?!"

Shen Ming: "..."

Couldn't she just say it directly?

Work required efficiency. This whole conversation had completely exhausted Shen Ming. Beating around the bush just to get one plus one equals two... he was speechless!

Shen Ming: "Mhm, I'm ready."

Du Wanyi: "Louder, I can't hear you!"

Shen Ming: "???"

Du Wanyi: "You want to step up with such a quiet voice? I'll ask you one more time, are you ready?!"

Shen Ming: "..."

Shen Ming braced himself and shouted, "I'm ready, always ready!"

"Good, the task of fooling that old geezer from the Dongfang family is left to you!" Du Wanyi said with a serious face, as if she were assigning some top-secret mission, making it weirdly solemn.

Shen Ming: "???"

...

Dahai City.

Dongfang Family Villa, first-floor hall.

Without any warning, Dongfang Zhan sneezed.

Dongfang Zhan: "???"