Chapter 460: Did you cheat on me?

The more Qiao Tingyan thought about it, the angrier he became. It was one thing that the woman had no guilt about running away and leaving her old mother-in-law behind, but it was another thing that she was refusing to see him!

Who did she think she was? How dare she throw a tantrum in front of him? She was his wife, and as his wife, she was supposed to serve him and his mother like a devoted wife. What was she even trying to do by running away like this?

Han Xuehan sucked in a breath and took a step away from Qiao Tingyan. "I am just staying with my family; there is no need to lose your temper with me in such a manner."

"What do you mean? Who stays at her natal home for more than a month? Do you even know what others are saying? They say that you have run away. Do you even know how embarrassing it is?"

"My mother is old, and yet she has to take care of everything on her own. Do you even know how it looks? Even Xiao Ai is more sensible than you!"

Han Xuehan was listening in silence at first, but when she heard Qiao Tingyan mentioning that she was not sensible and Xiao Ai was more sensible than her, her expression turned from bad to worse. She clenched and unclenched her fingers before spitting out, "Have I not been sensible enough? What do you mean by that she is more sensible than me? I have cooked and cleaned after you. I have worked like a bull and ox for you!"

When Qiao Tingyan came looking for her, Han Xuehan still had some hope toward him. But after listening to the good things that he had to say to her, she didn’t want to listen anymore. It was bad enough that the man was bringing another woman home, but it was another thing that he was even comparing her with his wife and even went ahead and said that the mistress was more sensible than her.

She couldn’t bear to listen anymore. Her eyes started to sting as she continued to speak, "I have taken care of your family for so many years. I even earned more work points than you ever could. How am I not sensible enough?"

However, her outbursts were only met with cold indifference. Qiao Tingyan looked at her in confusion as if he could not understand what Han Xuehan meant. He frowned even harder before saying coldly, "So what? You are my wife. This is what you are supposed to do. Why are you making a fuss?"

In Qiao Tingyan’s eyes, there was nothing wrong with what Han Xuehan had to do for his family after all; she was his wife. So what if she had to work hard? Why else would he marry her?

Han Xuehan sucked in a breath upon hearing his response. Though she didn’t have much hope when it came to her husband, Han Xuehan still felt hurt. It seemed like Han Ruochen was correct. Qiao Tingyan didn’t have the slightest bit of appreciation when it came to her.

For him, she was just a maid that his family bought for two hundred yuan. Just the way he spoke to her made Han Xuehan feel belittled.

"I want to go back."

Hearing this, Qiao Tingyan nodded. He then said in an imperious tone, "That’s correct. You are my family’s daughter-in-law; you should work hard and serve my mother well. What kind of attitude are you showing—"

"I meant to say that I need to go back to my grandmother’s house." Han Xuehan sucked in a breath and corrected the misunderstanding. She furrowed her brows before adding, "When did I say that I was going to return with you?"

"You!" Qiao Tingyan never thought that Han Xuehan would actually refuse. His anger surged, and he raised his hand as if he were about to hit Han Xuehan. "You damned woman! Do you think that you have a choice? It seems like my mother was right. I have treated you a bit too well. You are actually rebelling against me!"

Han Xuehan closed her eyes on instinct when she saw Qiao Tingyan raising his hand. This was not the first time the man had raised his hand at her. She couldn’t help but react on instinct!

"What do you think you are doing?" A furious voice echoed from behind as a tall and sturdy man rushed toward Qiao Tingyan. The man reached out and punched Qiao Tingyan away from Han Xuehan before his fingers could even touch Han Xuehan.

Qiao Tingyan had never expected that someone would come to rescue Han Xuehan. In the Qiao family house, he was like a ruler of his own little territory. He had treated Han Xuehan as he wanted, and no one had ever stopped him.

His mother even encouraged him to hit Han Xuehan even harder. How could he accept being on the receiving end?

He furiously raised his hand to fight back against the man who had attacked him, but even though Qiao Tingyan had worked in the fields and toiled himself away, he didn’t have the strength to fight against the stranger. Soon he was beaten to a pulp.

"You! Who are you?" After getting hit by the strange man more than once, Qiao Tingyan turned silent, and he grew fearful. He didn’t know who the person in front of him was, but from what he could sense, it seemed like the man was quite protective of Han Xuehan, and for some reason Qiao Tingyan did not like it.

He thought for a moment as his eyes flickered from the man to Han Xuehan, and a second later he burst angrily, "You darned woman! Don’t tell me that you have cheated on me." It was one thing that he brought a woman home, but how could Han Xuehan find a man for herself?