Chapter 014: Trap
Hiss! Hiss! Hiss...
Lin Hao grabbed the divorce agreement on the table, tore it into pieces, and fiercely hurled them at Peng Yunyan.
Whoosh...
The pieces hit Peng Yunyan's face, frightening her into stepping back repeatedly.
"If anyone dares to encourage Mu Yun to divorce again, I will kill them!" Lin Hao's eyes were bloodshot, like a deadly beast ready to strike.
Su Muyun did not expect Lin Hao would confront her family head-on to protect their marriage.
For a moment, she indeed dismissed the idea of divorce.
"Lin Hao, it's a society ruled by law now, who are you scaring? If you dare to strike, then kill me!" Su Muchen suddenly reappeared.
"Su Muchen, if you're looking for death, I can fulfill that for you! A life for a life!" Lin Hao picked up a fruit knife from the table and walked toward her slowly.
"Ah! Murder!" Su Muchen turned and ran in fear, with Luo Zhijun beside her retreating repeatedly in fright.
Su Muyun saw the situation escalating and yelled coldly, "Lin Hao, stop!" T$h.i^s v%er+s@ion. was sou#rc$ed+ f&rom@ M-|V|L^E!M-PYR.-
"Heh heh heh... Coward! I thought you were something!" Lin Hao pointed the knife at Su Muchen in the distance, sneering repeatedly.
"Lin Hao, we're all adults, let's not do such impulsive things, and whether we divorce or not is between us, don't drag the family into it." Su Muyun tried to persuade.
"Su Muyun, this is my last time defending our marriage. If you insist on a divorce, I will respect your choice!" Lin Hao said solemnly.
Su Dingfang, with a darkened face and tightly furrowed brows, said loudly, "From today onwards, none of you should urge Mu Yun to divorce. Let her think it over clearly before deciding whether to divorce or not."
This was to inform Lin Hao, even if Su Muyun wanted to divorce him in the future, it had nothing to do with the family.
After all, if Lin Hao really went to extremes and killed Su Muchen or Peng Yunyan, it would be disastrous.
"Dad, Lin Hao is too immature, I want a divorce!" Su Muyun insisted.
"Isn't there a month-long cooling-off period for divorce?"
Su Dingfang retorted to his daughter and then turned to Lin Hao, saying loudly, "Lin Hao, during this time you should also move into our home, and get along well with Mu Yun. If she still wants a divorce after a month, then there's nothing we can do."
"Thank you, Dad!" Lin Hao's tone calmed considerably.
"Dad..." Su Muyun huffed her way upstairs.
Since the Su family's villa was large, with three floors in total, the ground floor was the maid's room and guest rooms, the second floor was the rooms for the three daughters, although the youngest was still in college and seldom stayed at home.
As for the third floor, naturally, it was the room for the old man and Peng Yunyan, along with a large card room, a tea room, a study, and a small meeting room.
Su Dingfang wasn't necessarily siding with Lin Hao, but wanted him to completely relinquish hope, to prevent any more extreme incidents like before.
Seeing Su Muyun head back to her room, Lin Hao followed, hoping to reconcile with his wife.
"Dad, what are you doing?" Su Muchen muttered.
"Mu Chen, I've said multiple times, your sister's issues should be resolved by herself, yet you insist on involving yourselves. Do you want to drive Lin Hao insane until one day he slashes you with a knife?" Su Dingfang coldly questioned.
"I'm not afraid of him!" Su Muchen remained stubborn.
"If you're not afraid, why did you run?" Su Dingfang sneered.
"..." Su Muchen was utterly speechless.
Bam!
Su Muyun shut the room door and even locked it from inside.
Lin Hao knocked for a long time with no response, feeling a bit embarrassed, he directly went downstairs and left.
...
On the second floor, in Su Muchen's room.
Luo Zhijun sat leaning on the sofa, his face darkened, feeling extremely displeased inside.
"That bastard Lin Hao dared to threaten you with a knife. If we weren't at home, I'd have called the police and had that bastard arrested long ago," Luo Zhijun said coldly.
"Husband, I can't let this slide either, I want to see that bastard Lin Hao ruined!" Su Muchen said viciously.
"Right now he's backed by the new Secretary, so it's not easy to bring him down, unless..." Luo Zhijun frowned.
"Unless what? Go on, say it!" Su Muchen pursued the question.
"Unless we set a trap for him, like..." Luo Zhijun's voice gradually lowered.
After a brief conspiracy, Su Muchen showed a sinister smile on her face.
...
Early the next morning.
Lin Hao went to work at the county party committee office as usual, only to receive a call from Su Muchen.
"Lin Hao, it was my mistake before not standing in your shoes. Now I've thought it through. Whatever happens between you and my sister, you handle it yourselves, I won't meddle anymore."
Lin Hao paused slightly, thinking to himself, has this sister-in-law had a change of heart?
"Elder sister, as long as you don't meddle, if Mu Yun really wants to divorce me, I will definitely agree."
"Actually, you and my sister are quite a good match—handsome and talented. I heard you're now the County Party Committee Office Director, with great prospects, congratulations from me here."
Su Muchen's attitude took a complete 180-degree turn, which made Lin Hao a bit uncomfortable.
"Lin Hao, you probably know that yesterday our Finance Bureau Director Zheng was taken away by the city disciplinary commission. It's likely he won't make a comeback. Elder sister has been at this deputy position for three years, you must help your sister in critical times!"
Su Muchen spoke softly, showing that she indeed had a request.
However, she was also speaking the truth. It seemed Director Zheng from the Finance Bureau was done for, and she, as the deputy director, had a chance for promotion.
"Elder sister, you should talk to brother-in-law about this. After all, he's the deputy county chief, his words carry more weight than mine." Lin Hao decisively declined.
"What are you saying? You're now a favorite beside Secretary Li, who else would I go to if not you?"
Su Muchen smiled slightly and said, "How about this, I'll book a table at the New Century Hotel tonight. Come and have dinner with us, and I'll bring Mu Yun along."
Lin Hao didn't want to go initially, but hearing she would bring his wife, he had no choice but to agree.
After hanging up, Lin Hao started his day's work and only took a taxi to the New Century Hotel at dinnertime.
In the hotel private room, when Lin Hao entered, he only found Su Muchen alone, heightening his alertness.
"Lin Hao, come, sit. Mu Yun should be arriving soon, I'll give her a call." Su Muchen greeted.
"What? Brother-in-law isn't coming today?" Lin Hao asked casually.
"Your brother-in-law will definitely come, he should be arriving soon." As Su Muchen spoke, she took out her phone.
Sure enough, as she was speaking, the private room door opened, and Luo Zhijun entered with a few bottles of good wine in hand.
When enemies meet, their eyes blaze!
"Lin Hao, there were some things that brother-in-law handled improperly before, please don't take it to heart, tonight I'll make amends to you!" Luo Zhijun said with a smile.
It's hard to hit a smiling person!
Lin Hao found it hard to get angry, but in his heart, he knew well that the more jovially Luo Zhijun smiled, the harder his schemes would hit.