Chapter 1040 - 1082: Brainless and Narcissistic

Chapter 1040: Chapter 1082: Brainless and Narcissistic

Ling Yueyue turned a deaf ear, as if she hadn’t heard a single word Nan Jinning said, and kept moaning into the phone, "Ah... ah... hubby, I can’t, I can’t, I’m gonna die, ah... you’re just too good, I’m really gonna die, gonna die...!" Ling Yueyue panted coquettishly into the phone while twisting her body in a pretty convincing way, her body and voice cooperating perfectly in sync!

"Ling Yueyue... ah... for other reasons, I’m going to kill you... you vixen... you...!" Hearing Nan Jinning’s shrieks, Ling Yueyue’s lips couldn’t help curling up, the arc getting bigger and bigger! Just as she was getting more and more pleased with herself, a soft cough suddenly sounded behind her.

Ling Yueyue froze, all her movements coming to an abrupt halt. She slowly turned around, and when she saw Huo Junmo leaning against the doorframe by the bedroom door, looking at her with a half-smile, the smile on her lips stiffened, and a flicker of embarrassment and guilt flashed in her eyes.

"Ling Yueyue... you shameless...!" Ling Yueyue just stared blankly at Huo Junmo, until Nan Jinning’s sharp voice came from the phone, jerking Ling Yueyue’s mind back!

Afraid Nan Jinning would pick up on something, Ling Yueyue hung up without even thinking, then put the phone back on the coffee table and gave Huo Junmo a sheepish grin.

"Y‑you... when did you come out?" Ling Yueyue asked Huo Junmo cautiously, inwardly guessing how much of her little performance he had seen. Don’t tell her he saw all of it? If that’s the case, she really just wanted to smash her head into a block of tofu and die.

Huo Junmo answered honestly, "I came out when you said you were going to die."

"...!" Hearing Huo Junmo’s words, Ling Yueyue’s little face flushed red from her ears all the way down to her neck!

Ahhh! Just let her die already! She really lost all her face today! And actually got caught red-handed by Huo Junmo! Thinking about what she had looked like just now, forget Huo Junmo, even she herself... she’s too embarrassed to even describe it!

As if he hadn’t noticed Ling Yueyue’s twisted expression, like she wished she could dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it, Huo Junmo raised a brow and asked with a half-smile, "What were you doing just now?"

"I... I... cough, cough...!" Ling Yueyue lowered her head, said "I" several times in a row, but just couldn’t figure out how to explain.

She couldn’t exactly tell Huo Junmo that she’d been deliberately faking sex moans to provoke Nan Jinning, her love rival, right? If she said that, wouldn’t Huo Junmo say she was petty?

Seeing Ling Yueyue stammering and unable to get a sentence out, Huo Junmo asked with a smile, "Was the call from Jianning?"

The moment she heard that way of addressing her, Ling Yueyue was instantly displeased; her lips drooped straight down. She set her little face and said in a weird, sarcastic tone, "Jianning, Jianning, what an intimate way to call her. No wonder she keeps calling you ’brother‑in‑law’ so sweetly."

"...!" Huo Junmo paused, then seeing the expression on Ling Yueyue’s face, the smile at the corners of his lips widened as he teased, "She’s my sister‑in‑law. Isn’t it perfectly normal for me to call her Jianning? If she doesn’t call me brother‑in‑law, what is she supposed to call me? Same as you, call me Mr. Huo? Or Junmo?"

As soon as Huo Junmo said that, Ling Yueyue immediately jumped up, all worked up. "No! ’Mr. Huo’ is my exclusive way of calling you, she’s not qualified to use it! And she can’t call you Junmo either—who calls their brother‑in‑law that? No sense of manners or respect at all!"

Huo Junmo asked back with a smile, "Then you tell me, what should she call me? And what should I call her? If I don’t call her Jianning, am I supposed to call her Miss Nan?"

"...!" Ling Yueyue was stunned and hadn’t had time to answer when the phone on the coffee table started ringing like crazy again.

Ling Yueyue glanced over and saw the two characters "Jianning" flashing on the screen again. Her face completely darkened. "She really won’t give up, huh? I just tormented her like that and she still dares to call? Her mental endurance is seriously strong!"

That’s what she said, but having to pick up again and continue moaning into the phone to provoke Nan Jinning in front of Huo Junmo, she just couldn’t do it!

She’d deliberately lowered her voice just now! She’d thought with the faucet running in the bathroom, Huo Junmo shouldn’t be able to hear her, that’s why she dared to act so bold! Now, knowing full well Huo Junmo was standing right here, there’s no way she could do that again. Her skin just wasn’t that thick.

She wanted to answer the call and keep tormenting Nan Jinning, but was too embarrassed with Huo Junmo beside her! At the same time, she didn’t want Huo Junmo to answer it. She thought about going over to hang up the call, but felt that would be rude! After all, this was Huo Junmo’s phone. Even though she was his wife, she didn’t have the right to just hang up his calls as she pleased!

For a moment, Ling Yueyue became extremely conflicted. She glared furiously at the phone, then switched to glaring at Huo Junmo, waiting to see how he’d handle it.

Huo Junmo shook his head helplessly, picked up the phone from the coffee table, and answered it right in front of Ling Yueyue.

Seeing Huo Junmo pick up, Ling Yueyue’s eyes suddenly widened, her eyeballs practically popping out of their sockets, her teeth grinding with a grating creak.

Under Ling Yueyue’s furious stare, Huo Junmo opened his mouth and lightly said, "Hello."

As soon as Huo Junmo finished speaking, Ling Yueyue clearly heard Nan Jinning’s sobbing from the other end of the line. "Brother‑in‑law, sob sob... brother‑in‑law, how could you do this? How could you do this to me, do this to my sister! Have you forgotten how you and my sister first got together? Have you forgotten the vows you made to my sister back then? It’s only been five short years, how could you change like this, like you’re a completely different person! Sob sob... brother‑in‑law, I’m so disappointed in you!"

Listening to Nan Jinning’s accusations, Huo Junmo’s brow twitched. He raised his hand and rubbed his temples.

Ling Yueyue’s face, originally like a bitter gourd, immediately lit up after she heard Nan Jinning’s voice, her expression even more smug.

Though she was a bit further away and couldn’t hear every word Nan Jinning was saying clearly, she still caught bits and pieces! Especially Nan Jinning’s crying, loud and grating.

Looked like what she’d just done had hit Nan Jinning pretty hard! And Nan Jinning totally believed it! Ha, serves her right! For a mistress, you’re supposed to deal with her ruthlessly like this!

If she didn’t show her claws, they’d really think she was a sick little kitten!

Seeing Huo Junmo staying silent, Nan Jinning kept on accusing him anxiously, "Brother‑in‑law, tell me what I heard just now was fake, that it wasn’t real! Tell me you’re not with Ling Yueyue right now, that you two just now... just now... just now didn’t do that... Tell me you’re loyal to my sister, that you would never do anything to betray her, right?"

Ling Yueyue sat on the sofa and, upon hearing Nan Jinning’s words, let out a disdainful snort! Her eyes were full of contempt!

Things had already blown up to this point, yet Nan Jinning was still deluding herself! Truly brain‑dead and conceited!