His Genius Wife is a Superstar

That same day, Long Hui was having an argument with his fiancée in the apartment they shared.

"Public apology?!" Mao Qiuyue's shrill voice filled their bedroom. "You can't do that! It's so embarrassing! What would other people think of you? Of us? Of our families? No. Making a public apology to that ugly ex of yours and that farmer is out of question! I'll call my dad right now and ask him to bribe someone to cancel that part of your punishment!"

Long Hui looked at his fiancée, the woman who he was going to marry soon. He felt nothing for her. Even sleeping with the woman had long since become a chore that he wanted to avoid as much as possible.

After his lawyers informed him about the judge's final verdict earlier today, he felt numb. He just wanted to go somewhere alone and rest. He felt so damn exhausted. Listening to Mao Qiuyue's nonstop yapping was the last thing he wanted to do right now.

"Qiuyue, let's talk about this some other time," he said while restraining his temper.

"No way, Hui! We need to discuss this right now!" Mao Qiuyue refused to let him go. She even blocked the door to their bedroom. "Fine, do your 500 hours of community service. We can bribe some people to record more hours than you actually complete. Plus we can also spin your community service into good publicity to improve your reputation. Yes, that's a good idea. We should do that. The 50 million compensation, it's a lot of money but we'll find a way to gather that amount and pay that damned farmer! I'll talk to my dad to lend you some. I'm sure that your Auntie Zheng will also help out. Your mom won't leave you to fend for yourself. It's only the public apology that you must absolutely not do! Do you hear me, Hui? It's embarrassing! We can't have this shameful action taint our happy wedding!"

Long Hui couldn't take it anymore and snapped. "Do you know what's embarrassing? Do you know what's shameful?!"

He shoved his phone in front of her face. It showed the live online posts bashing Mao Qiuyue for being a homewrecker. There had already been similar posts before when Long Hui publicly accused Jiang Ying Yue of cheating on him with Lin Yehan. It resulted in a reversal accusing him of cheating on Jiang Ying Yue with Mao Qiuyue instead.

Granted, it was true. He hooked up with Mao Qiuyue while he was still with Jiang Ying Yue, but that was only because his mother persuaded him that the Maos would be able to support him in fighting to become the next head of Long Industries and the Long clan.

If Jiang Ying Yue had only been an understanding fiancée and believed in him, he would have found a way to get back together with her after achieving his goal. He truly loved Jiang Ying Yue and hoped that the two of them could have a happy family with their son, Little Jun. It was big let-down that Jiang Ying Yue gave up on him for the second time.

Back to the posts accusing Mao Qiuyue for being a homewrecker back then, it was perhaps the start of the decline of Long Hui's reputation. He had to fight Jiang Ying Yue for their son's custody. He lost.

Afterwards, Lin Yehan filed a lawsuit against him for defamation. He managed to run away from the lawsuit for as long as he could, but in the end, he still ended up losing. Again.

All of these were taking a toll on him.

And now, he had to deal with his annoying fiancée who wouldn't even give him some space to rest.

"Apologizing for defamation can still be forgiven and forgotten," Long Hui told her. "How many people who had been sued for defamation came out fine after making an apology? Countless! Then what about being labelled as a homewrecker? Do you think that it's so easy to accept that you're someone who destroyed a family?!"

Pak!

Long Hui's head turned sideways from the impact of Mao Qiuyue's slap. He knew it was coming but he didn't evade it.

"How dare you call ME a homewrecker?! You're the one who chased me! You're the one who proposed to me!" She stabbed his chest with a finger. "You need me because of my family's wealth and connections! I understand that very well and yet I still treat you so good. Don't forget that my Mao family already spent hundreds of millions to fund your ambition! You can't leave me! You can't escape from me! I won't let you before you can repay everything that my family did for you. With interest! Remember that, Long Hui!"

His nose flared as he glared at the woman. Every single word that came out of her mouth was like a bucket of pure humiliation being poured over him. It infuriated him yet he couldn't do anything because everything she said was the truth.

Mao Qiuyue grabbed his phone and threw it at a corner. "I don't care if people call me a homewrecker. In the end, I'm the one who you'll be marrying, not that ugly muscle-headed bitch! My children will be the legitimate Long descendants while her son will remain illegitimate. I'll be the one laughing in the end, not that low-class bodyguard!"

"Don't you dare insult my son!"

"If you don't want me to insult your son, then don't make me unhappy! Remember this, Long Hui. You chose your ambition over your little bastard. And you need me to achieve that ambition."

Mao Qiuyue tossed her hair and was about to leave but Long Hui grabbed her arm and tugged her, almost causing her to trip on her own feet.

"What are you doing?!" she shrieked.

He pointed a finger at her face. "You can say whatever you want about me and my ex, but I won't allow you to insult my son! Also stop calling him a bastard! Don't test my bottom line, Mao Qiuyue, or I'll make you regret it."

His fierce expression somewhat scared her. She tried escaping from his clutches but to no avail.

"Fine! I get it already. Let me go!"

He glared at her for a few more seconds before pushing her away. She stumbled a little before righting herself. She also glared at him before leaving and slamming the door. [Read official chapters on W e b n o v e l (dot) com. Please stop supporting piracy. Also follow author on Instagram: @arriacross]

Now that he was alone in the bedroom, Long Hui released a frustrated roar. He punched the bed and kicked some pillows.

He regretted it. He deeply regretted it.

Mao Qiuyue and the entire Mao family were like a quicksand that he couldn't escape no matter how much he tried.

He missed Jiang Ying Yue. He missed their son, Little Jun, even more.

Unlike the ambitious Mao Qiuyue and her scheming family, Jiang Ying Yue was just a simple woman but she was able to make him relax in her arms. He loved her muscled body. Mao Qiuyue's cosmetically-enhanced body was a far cry to the all-natural wonder of Jiang Ying Yue's body. Jiang Ying Yue worked hard to attain all her amazing muscles while Mao Qiuyue paid for her unimpressive figure.

There had been many nights when he dreamed about living a happy life with Jiang Ying Yue and their son. They would raise Little Jun together and give him more siblings. Then he would wake up and realize that it was all just a dream. A useless dream.

How he wished to turn back the time.

But it was already too late to return to how it used to be.

His ambition to become the next head of Long Industries and the Long clan was important to him. It was already a part of his identity. He couldn't give it up especially right now that he already sacrificed so much for his ambition.

Mao Qiuyue was right. He was the one who chose his ambition over his son. It was his biggest regret. If only he could get Little Jun's custody, then he would feel better. He would make Mao Qiuyue acknowledge Little Jun. Then his son wouldn't need to grow away from him.

He threw himself on the bed and stared at the ceiling.

There was no turning back now.

"Public apology, huh."

He really hated having to apologize to Lin Yehan. Jealousy filled him whenever he thought about the man. Just imagining Lin Yehan embracing Jiang Ying Yue's wonderful body was enough to make him tremble with fury.

However, he had to make this public apology to save himself. Doing it would be a big slap in the face but it was better than risking his chances in the battle of succession.

Unlike Mao Qiuyue, he knew the consequences if he failed to give a public apology. Lin Yehan, the fucker, would surely make trouble for him again. It wasn't worth it.

His current position was too low to contend with the agricultural tycoon. But once he became the head of Long Industries, he would make Lin Yehan pay for all the humiliation he had been forced to go through these past few months.

While he contemplated his next moves, his eyes closed and he fell asleep.

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Mao Qiuyue stomped out of the apartment and drove away in her own car. She was indignant and furious!

Long Hui actually dared to threaten her because of his bastard son. She had never been treated this way. Unforgivable!

All because of a bastard! So shameful!

"Scourge," she spat while driving through the highway. "That child is a scourge!"

If only the child could disappear, then Long Hui would stop pining for that ugly muscled bitch once and for all.

Yes, the child should disappear.

She smiled.