"Yo, the busy person is finally back. You've kept me waiting."
The original host, tired from a long day, didn't want to exchange pleasantries. She felt he was simply too idle and, ignoring Long Aotian, walked upstairs.
Long Aotian blocked her path. "Long Yiyi, what do you mean by this? You're giving me the cold shoulder, and that's against the law. Do you believe I'll sue you at the marriage bureau?" httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
The original host glanced at him coldly. "If you have something to say, say it quickly. I need to rest soon."
"Why did you embarrass me in front of so many people? I'm your legal husband. Why didn't you back me up?"
"It was clearly your fault, shouldn't you apologize?"
"Hmph, nicely put. Isn't it because that young lady has the Zhu family backing her, the hypocritical upper class? If that girl were an ordinary person, you definitely wouldn't have acted this way."
"No matter who it is, if they're wrong, they should apologize."
"Hmph, if it were someone from your Long family who made a mistake today, would you still be so heartless?"
"I would punish them even more severely. Alright, if there's nothing else, I'm going up." The original host didn't want to listen to his nonsense.
"Long Yiyi, you're bullying me too much. You look down on my background and think I'm not good enough for you. Otherwise, why would you treat me like this?"
"How do I treat you? I provide you with good food and drink, give you a supplementary card to spend as you please. What more are you unsatisfied with?"
"But you don't love me at all. Otherwise, you would have stood by my side today."
The original host was amused by him. "Love? That's just an ancient legend from thousands of years ago. Ever since I can remember, I've only known that marriage is for raising the next generation. You should know this too."
"Then can't we be an exception? You are my wife, can't you try to like me? Our lives are still very long."
"Like you? What about you is worth liking? You're like a fox borrowing a tiger's might, a petty person who's achieved temporary success."
"You... you're too insulting. I can't stand it anymore. We've been married for so long, and we've been intimate only a handful of times. You hate me so much, why did you agree to marry me?"
"The country's laws are not to be changed. As an heir of the Long family, I should set an example. Even though I knew your character was poor from the start, I've never mistreated you. If you have any grievances, please state them."
The original host felt he had some request again. Her clear eyes seemed to see through Long Aotian's very soul.
Long Aotian felt completely exposed under her gaze. He nervously clenched his palms, feeling a wave of vexation.
"What I need isn't a cold villa, nor endless money. What I want is your true heart, your love."
Shui Wa: How can your 36-degree mouth utter such shameless nonsense. *Complaint jpg*
"I'm sorry, I don't understand, nor can I do that. Are there any other requests besides this? I'll try my best to satisfy you."
"I love you so much, yet you can't reciprocate. My heart is broken into pieces."
The original host let out a scoff. "How long have we known each other? Even if you're going to pretend, at least make it believable. You can't get used to living in a luxurious villa and want to go back to the past? If you say so, I can satisfy you."
"I... I..." Long Aotian felt incredibly embarrassed at being seen through and couldn't utter a coherent sentence.
"I don't think I did anything wrong in public today, nor do I look down on you in any way. Since we are married, I will treat you well. But all of this is on the condition that you do not hinder our Long family. If you feel you cannot accept this, we can divorce."
"No, I will never divorce."
The original host scanned his attire and the slight plumpness of his face. "I see you've adapted very well. Don't cause trouble unnecessarily from now on." With that, she went upstairs.
Long Aotian felt humiliated and indignant. He resolved to secure a place for himself in the Long family. He patted his stomach and the next morning asked the original host to accompany him for fertility treatment.
Generally, couples cultivate their relationship for a few years after marriage before undergoing such treatment. If the weaker party requests it, the other party cannot refuse.
This was to protect the rights of the weaker party, who could not be forcibly made to undergo treatment by the stronger party. The original host, after confirming his willingness, accompanied him to a professional institution for the injections.
Long Aotian was very lucky. Not long after the injections, he became pregnant. With the child in his womb, he felt much more secure, as the original host could no longer discard him at will.
With a child, he began to flaunt his status within the Long family. The relatives, out of respect for the original host, said nothing. Long Aotian became even more arrogant.
He also demanded that the original host arrange jobs for his entire family. For the sake of the child, and truly weary of his constant nagging, she arranged for his relatives to join a small company.
Long Aotian felt this was not enough. Since the entire Long family would eventually belong to his child, as the child's father, he should hold half the power in the Long family. This way, he would have even less fear of the original host divorcing him.
When the original host refused, he went to the old residence to cause a scene. The original host's father was not swayed. He had Long Aotian confined and fired all of his relatives who were drawing high salaries for doing nothing.
"Yiyi, you can't be too soft-hearted. Doing so makes you appear weak, and people will take advantage of you."
"Thank you for your guidance, Father. I just felt that we are husband and wife after all. He is also going to have a child for me, so I should fulfill his reasonable requests whenever possible."
"Sigh. You still have much to learn. You can't reason with such a person."
Long Aotian was thus confined to the old residence, under constant surveillance by robots. No matter if he feigned illness or claimed there were problems with the child, he could not escape the scrutiny of the scanners.
Two years later, he gave birth to a son for the original host, Long Cangjiu. Newborns are naturally attached to their fathers, and Long Aotian had a good relationship with the child.
A few days after birth, the child was detected to have fire elemental abilities, which greatly delighted the entire Long family. Long Aotian also received numerous gifts at the child's full moon celebration.
Everyone thanked him for giving birth to a young master with extraordinary talent. However, Long Aotian, perhaps due to postpartum depression, began to feel jealous of the child's abilities.
After all, when people spoke of the child, they attributed it to the original host's strong genes. Although they also mentioned his hardships, he felt that those people were not sincere and did not truly care for him.
Otherwise, why wouldn't they let him enter the Long family headquarters? And they said there was no medicine to help awaken abilities. If that were true, why did so many high-ranking members possess good talent?
The Long family must be hiding things from him, trusting him with nothing. How could someone with such poor talent produce such an outstanding child?
The Long family must have secretly injected Long Cangjiu with something, but the substance was too precious, and Long Yiyi was reluctant to use it on him.