The Billionaire's Hidden Affection

Chapter 797 - 794: Where is the Promised Integrity 7_1

"Why would I wait for you?"

"I can barely walk... Hey, big guy, slow down a bit, will you..."

He couldn’t resist and stopped.

As he reached out his large hand, she immediately intertwined her fingers with his, hopping around cheerfully, absolutely ecstatic. "Hey, I’m not worried about transferring flights at all now! Even if I have to spend the night in Tokyo, it’s nothing... From now on, Mom doesn’t have to worry about me going on long trips anymore..."

All he could do was roll his eyes. What kind of person was she, really?

Yan Xixi went to the restroom, leaving Wan Donglin sitting alone in the café.

His phone rang. It was Liu Daqing.

"Donglin, why has your phone been off? I’ve called several times and couldn’t get through. Where are you?"

"I’m at Narita Airport."

Liu Daqing was very surprised. "Why are you in Tokyo?"

"Transferring flights here."

Liu Daqing was speechless.

What an ill-fated boy, she thought. Look at this spineless lad; he had caved again. In the end, he still chased after her, ready to cater to her every whim.

She was thoroughly exasperated. "Donglin, I really don’t understand. Is your dramatic little darling really that special? You truly don’t mind?"

He chuckled. "Dramatic? So she’s dramatic. It’s not a huge flaw. When she acts up a bit once in a while, it adds a little spice, you know? A woman who’s always prim and proper is no fun. Wouldn’t you agree, Lady Daqing?"

Liu Daqing had no response.

In fact, in her entire life, she had never truly understood men’s preferences and tastes.

She thought of countless decent, virtuous, kindly, patient, and capable women. They dutifully cared for their parents-in-law and children, always putting their husbands first when it came to any good food or drink. As for laundry, cooking, and all sorts of household chores, they handled everything. They never uttered a word of complaint in front of their husbands and even diligently earned money to supplement the family income, lightening their husbands’ burdens as much as possible...

Far from being dramatic or coy, these women were thoroughly independent and decisive, classic examples of capable, no-nonsense women.

Yet, in the end, they never received a single word of praise from their husbands.

On the contrary, their husbands always found them common and repulsive—after all, if you can do everything, why would I need to pity or help you?!

Why was that?

It was like something a famous male author wrote in one of his essays. He said his mother was exceptionally diligent, virtuous, and patient. In her entire life, she never caused his father a moment’s worry. Yet, when his father turned sixty, he suddenly asked for a divorce. His children and relatives were all baffled, but the father was in great pain, his reason singular: "In all our lives together, your mother and I have never understood each other. She has no idea what I truly need."

"What I need isn’t a wife who works harder than a robot. I don’t even need the house to be spotless every day. Compared to all that, I would much rather have a wife who would watch a football game with me and understand why I love beer."

Ultimately, his biggest accusation against her was: "Your mother has never once acted spoiled in her entire life. Could you spend a lifetime with a woman like that?! My life has been ruined; I’ve never known a shred of happiness."

So it turned out, all your hard work was seen as completely misguided in a man’s eyes.

See? How tragic.

If they had known, perhaps they should have tossed aside the mop, dressed themselves up nicely, put on a charmingly coy act, gone shopping, and indulged in a bit of extravagance. Maybe then their husbands would have seen them as better "good wives."

Liu Daqing, in her own married life, had never once acted spoiled. She also couldn’t understand why men, for heaven’s sake, all seemed to be masochists. But then again, it was the world of the young, and it was no longer her concern.