After exposing her mother-in-law’s vile tactics, the relationship between Cheng Su and Qi Taiguo felt somewhat like they were treating each other with formal courtesy. They did talk, usually in brief exchanges such as whether or not one would be returning for a meal and simple replies like ’yes.’
Mother Cheng saw this clearly and it pained her deeply. She advised Cheng Su frequently, but they still kept on like this, truly driving her to the edge of madness.
Cheng Su wasn’t really angry with Taiguo, but seeing her mother-in-law, she couldn’t help harboring some resentment.
As for Taiguo himself, knowing he was at fault, he had no face to speak up about anything. He feared that saying too much would only make things worse and risk enraging Cheng Su to the point of pushing her towards divorce, which would be his downfall.
So, these days, the couple’s politeness was as if they had just met.
Even Chunhua and the others noticed something was off.
"Sister-in-law Qi, did you and Commander Qi have a fight or something? Military Doctor Chiang and those other disasters are all gone now, you should be happy," Chunhua reasoned while holding her daughter: "Couples fight, but they make up in bed. Life has to go on, right?"
"We didn’t fight."
Hualing gave her a look and said, "Not fighting? This is even more painful than fighting. Look at you two, so overly polite. Yo, no one would believe you didn’t fight."
Cheng Su looked at her and asked, "Hualing, how do you get along with your mother-in-law?"
Hualing was taken aback and frowned, "Why do you ask?"
"Just asking."
"How else can I get along? Just like that." Hualing pursed her lips and said: "Anyway, we don’t live together, out of sight, out of mind. I don’t see what she gets up to, and she doesn’t see mine, so we live in peace. But my mother-in-law, she wouldn’t dare to provoke me."


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