Mo Lingxi's words made Tao Lengshuang freeze for two seconds, and she looked him up and down.
"May I ask, Young Master Mo, where did you come to this conclusion?"
Mo Lingxi took two steps forward and looked down at her coldly, "If you hadn't found a new home, would you be so eager to divorce me?"
Stared at by his gaze, Tao Lengshuang's scalp tingled, and she couldn't help but step back.
As a result, with a careless misstep, she tripped over the heated brick bed and fell onto it.
"Ouch!"
She glanced at her heel and glared at Mo Lingxi irritably, "Your words, though seemingly reasonable..."
"As expected, you've found a new home," Mo Lingxi interrupted her, his eyes freezing inch by inch, his hands clenching with a cracking sound.
Tao Lengshuang was amused by his reaction.
Just as she was about to say something, she saw Mo Lingxi approach her, mere inches away.
His slightly cold breath sprayed onto her face, sending shivers down her spine and making her tremble.
"What are you doing?" she shifted backward, trying to create as much distance between them as possible.
She felt that the current posture, combined with being on the bed, was very dangerous, and something might happen at any moment.
Mo Lingxi suddenly placed a hand on her shoulder, his eyes filled with danger, "Tell me, who is the new home you've found?"
Hearing this, Tao Lengshuang frowned and thought for a long time.
Just as Mo Lingxi was about to lose patience, Tao Lengshuang said softly.
"Why do I feel like you're jealous?"
All of Mo Lingxi's anger seemed to be cut off, halting in place. He stared at her blankly.
"I'm jealous?"
Tao Lengshuang hummed and began counting on her fingers, "First, you never cared what I did before, and you couldn't wait to divorce me."
"Look at you now. I merely mentioned divorce, and you're like a vinegar-soaked husband, interrogating me about who this so-called lover is."
"Second, look at the sourness all over your face, like you've drunk several pounds of aged vinegar."
"But it doesn't make sense. How could you have feelings for a woman as fat and ugly as me?"
"Could it be that you've been holding back for too long, and any woman you see seems like a beauty, and you just want to vent?"
After hearing this, the veins on Mo Lingxi's forehead throbbed, and his handsome face was extremely displeased.
"In your heart, am I such a casual person?" he asked through gritted teeth.
Tao Lengshuang hesitated for three seconds based on the actual situation, "Do you want to hear the truth, or a lie?"
"The truth," Mo Lingxi's two words were spat out through his teeth.
Tao Lengshuang shifted back again, quietly holding a packet of powder and coughing twice.
"The truth is, you are a casual person. Otherwise, why would you have married me so casually, and have a child with me?"
"Tao! Leng! Shuang!"
At this moment, Mo Lingxi felt like he could strangle this woman.
Tao Lengshuang immediately sat up straight, her hand holding the powder tightening, "What is it? You're the one who wanted to hear the truth."
"Considering your status and position, you had plenty of ways to avoid marrying me back then, but you still married me."
She snorted unhappily, "It's obvious you married me as a shield, with ulterior motives. Do you really think I'm that foolish and don't know?"
The original host didn't know this, but she saw it clearly.
With Mo Lingxi's methods and capabilities, it would have been incredibly easy for him not to marry the original host.
But he did, which could only mean he intended to use the original host as a shield.
Hearing this, Mo Lingxi's anger immediately subsided.
He rubbed his temples and let out a sigh, "We both made mistakes."
"I apologize to you, and you don't need to find a new home. Let's live our lives well from now on."
Tao Lengshuang touched his forehead and asked doubtfully, "You don't have a fever, why are you saying such strange things?"
After speaking, Mo Lingxi also felt that his words were inappropriate. How could he have said such things?
He shook his head, casting aside the strange thoughts in his mind, and calmed himself down.
"I hope you won't look for a new home until the matter is resolved."
He added at the end, "Just think of it as being for Xiao Feng's sake."
Tao Lengshuang rolled her eyes dramatically, "Please, don't let your thoughts wander so much."
"I'm a fat and ugly woman, still living in the village. Where would I find a new home? Will you find one for me?"
Hearing this, Mo Lingxi thought about it carefully and felt it made sense, "Then you want to divorce me...?"
Tao Lengshuang realized she suddenly couldn't quite understand Mo Lingxi's thinking.
"May I ask, shouldn't I divorce you?"
She rubbed her temples, unsure where to begin her complaint, "Given our relationship and the gap in our statuses, do you think we can truly be together in the future?"
Even in modern times, people emphasized matching social status, let alone in a strictly hierarchical ancient society.
The more noble and distinguished the family, the stricter the requirements for a wife.
Someone like her, from a farming family with a poor reputation before, could at best marry into an ordinary family with her abilities.
Mo Lingxi was surprised by Tao Lengshuang's clarity but felt a little displeased, "You're just giving up like this?"
Tao Lengshuang felt a bit weary, "Mo Lingxi, I really want to pry open your brain and see if its structure is different from ordinary people's."
A question mark slowly appeared above Mo Lingxi's head, "Why do you say that?"
Tao Lengshuang collapsed onto the bed powerlessly, sprawled out like a starfish, "First of all, the moment I mention divorce, you say I've found a new home."
"From what point did you conclude that I've found a new home?"
Mo Lingxi was logical and reasoned, "You insist on divorcing, so what else could it be but finding a new home?"
"...Nonsense!"
Tao Lengshuang glared at him, "How many divorced women find a new home before they divorce?"
Mo Lingxi pondered for a moment and realized it was indeed true, "I apologize, I misunderstood you."
Tao Lengshuang didn't want to argue with Mo Lingxi anymore. This man was fine when dealing with various matters, but when it came to interpersonal relationships, he was lacking.
"Also, you've been acting strange lately. Have you been poisoned?"
Saying that, she reached out to check his pulse, "You're not poisoned. Then why are you saying such things?"
"Could it be that you want to use me for something?"
Mo Lingxi withdrew his hand and looked at her coldly, "What could I use you for? I'm not that despicable."
Tao Lengshuang snorted, looking unconvinced, "If it weren't for me as a shield, could you have been so stable these past few years?"
"However, you are ungrateful, treating me so badly, and even thinking of getting rid of me."
Seeing her bring up the old matter again, Mo Lingxi immediately covered her mouth with his hand, "Let's not talk about the past."
Tao Lengshuang forcefully slapped his hand away, glaring at him, and said in a muffled voice, "You're not even letting me speak the truth?"
The hot breath, along with her soft lips, touched the palm of Mo Lingxi's hand, stinging him and making him quickly retract it.