B5SB -Chapter 366 Cherishing My Wife

Ignoring Yihan’s protests, Li Yajing pressed the property deed into her hands, gently closing it, and then held her hand tightly.

Looking up into Gu Yihan’s eyes, she sincerely apologized: “Xiaohan, I’m sorry!”

Gu Yihan froze for a moment at her words, not waiting to fully process them.

Li Yajing revealed everything without hiding anything—her family’s overseas connections and the little schemes she had plotted before.

Then she stepped back two paces and made a deep bow toward Gu Yihan.

In a low voice, she said: “I’m sorry. If I had known back then that my family really had connections across the sea in Hong Kong, I would never have come to the residential compound looking for you.”

Although she had a few selfish thoughts, when it came to overseas political matters, she knew the severity of the situation.

Li Yajing had never intended to drag innocent people into trouble, which was why she had been so angry when she realized her father and mother deliberately hid the truth from her.

Gu Yihan took a deep breath and met Li Yajing’s guilty eyes.

“Yajing, I accept your apology, but I can’t accept this property deed.”

With that, she handed the deed back to Li Yajing.

Li Yajing didn’t take it and stepped aside.

“Xiaohan, this is what you deserve. Although I don’t know what method you used to get the Beijing Institute to agree to transfer my parents back.”

She glanced at Lu Huailin, standing behind Gu Yihan, and then continued:

“I believe it must have cost you something significant as well.”

She had just learned from Lu Huailin that, to get her parents transferred back, Gu Yihan had spent anxious days without proper meals and drinks, and had even traded extremely valuable resources with the Beijing Institute.

Only then had her parents been successfully transferred back to Beijing.

Before entering the house, Lu Huailin had a rather displeased tone, clearly defending Gu Yihan.

Li Yajing had felt extremely embarrassed at the time. She suddenly realized that Gu Yihan might not be particularly interested in these two property deeds.

Currently, she had nothing of real value to offer Gu Yihan, and could only make amends gradually in the future.

Seeing that his wife and Li Yajing were going back and forth, unwilling to take it, Lu Huailin raised an eyebrow.

He reached out, holding his wife’s hand, and teasingly said: “Wife, compared to what you gave the institute, Comrade Li actually got the better deal.”

Gu Yihan looked up at him, confused, but didn’t continue refusing.

She nodded, signaling that she would accept it.

Seeing this, Li Yajing exhaled in relief, and soon after, she got up to leave.

Gu Yihan glanced at the property deed on the table and then looked at Lu Huailin with curiosity.

“How did you make me accept it?”

Lu Huailin pulled his wife into his arms, smiling: “I wasn’t joking when I said, exchanging these two deeds for your parents’ transfer back to Beijing—it’s them who benefited.”

Gu Yihan gave him a side glance, pushed his arm away, and went straight to sit on the sofa.

Thinking of how guilty and anxious she had felt toward Li Yajing’s parents over the past few days, she felt stifled.

Head down, she said listlessly: “I feel so gloomy inside.”

Gu Yihan didn’t like subtle hints of help; she preferred people like Auntie Zhang, who were straightforward—if something was wrong, just put it out there clearly.

No scheming, no guessing, no exhausting interactions.

She never plotted against others and never intended to.

Of course, she also disliked others hinting at her for help.

Lu Huailin glanced at his dejected wife, his eyes deep and serious.

When it came to interpersonal relations, his wife was pure to a fault.

If work didn’t restrict him, he would have happily carried her everywhere he went.

Sighing, he had no choice but to cherish his own wife.

He walked over to her side and sat down, pulling her tightly into his arms.

In a soft voice, he said: “Wife, everyone has different levels of closeness. Even biological parents can’t treat every child equally, let alone friends without blood ties. Although I don’t know what kind of environment you grew up in, which shaped your character to be intolerant of even a speck of dust…”

“…your personality is, unfortunately, the easiest to suffer for.”

Gu Yihan looked up at him, her heart stirred slightly.

Seeing his wife listening intently, Lu Huailin leaned down and kissed her on the cheek.

He held her close, gently stroking her hair, and comforted her: “It’s already done. The task is complete. Let’s just enjoy what we have now. Everything else is secondary. If you refuse the property deed, you end up giving the medicine and getting no benefit at all. Most importantly, you’ll remain upset, and it’s bad for your health.”

He then playfully tapped her nose.

His tone carried a hint of worry: “If you ruin your health by sulking, won’t I be the one heartbroken?”

Gu Yihan glared at him, exasperated: “Who’s sulking!”

Lu Huailin’s lips curved slightly upward, and he tightened his arms, holding her even closer.

Smiling, he said: “Wife, I care about you. I’m always paying attention to how you feel. So even the slightest change in your mood, I can sense it.”

Gu Yihan froze for a moment, meeting Lu Huailin’s intense gaze, and her ears flushed red.

She twisted her body, pretending to be comfortable, and pushed him lightly.

She truly couldn’t understand it—married for so many years, and yet Lu Huailin was still so passionate.

Seeing his wife embarrassed, Lu Huailin didn’t spoil the moment.

He smiled: “From now on, you treat Comrade Li as she treats you.”

His wife had known Li Yajing for many years and had some emotional connection.

They wouldn’t cut ties over this; otherwise, Li Yajing wouldn’t have come to hand over the property deeds.

In his view, relationships without mutual benefit rarely last.

Only when both sides can support each other does the relationship grow stronger.

Even in family matters—filial piety, raising children—without financial or material security, good intentions alone are meaningless.

Gu Yihan didn’t think that far and simply nodded in agreement.

She felt that if the interactions were pleasant, she’d maintain them. If unpleasant, she’d avoid them.

Life is long, and there will always be different kinds of people passing through. No need to overthink it.

Sitting on the small stool, Haohao watched Lu Huailin and Gu Yihan’s clingy display and rolled his eyes nonstop.

Lu Huailin glanced at Haohao, who was both rolling his eyes and listening, and smiled slightly.

“Son, do you have something to say?”

Haohao immediately sat up straight, his voice sweet and earnest: “Dad, I think you’re wrong.”

Lu Huailin chuckled lightly: “Oh? Where am I wrong?”

Gu Yihan also straightened up, staring at him without blinking.