Chapter 9_1

"Are you sure we're married?" Tong Yafu murmured with her head hung low, her face paling and a hint of disappointment slipping through her heart as she asked somewhat gloomily.

Although she knew that this marriage was without love, but... he didn't need to wrong her like this on purpose, did he? Besides, she hadn't blamed him for marrying her and then leaving her to dry for two years, so why did he act like he was preparing to settle scores after the fall? After all, wasn't he the one who owed her an apology?

"Is there even a question whether we're married or not?" Ao Chi looked at Tong Yafu in response, his arms crossed over his chest and an undoubtedly certain expression on his face.

"Oh, or do you think because we're married, you can rely on our relationship to pull some strings?" Ao Chi suddenly asked, as if struck by a thought.

Tong Yafu glanced at Ao Chi disdainfully, without any hope—please, as if he would pull strings for her. She just prayed that he wouldn't let her take the fall for nothing!

"You know, I am a very upright person, I never abuse personal feelings for gain. What is public is public, what is private is private. How could I possibly let you do something illegal just because of our relationship? Right," Ao Chi said, tossing out another cool remark.

Tong Yafu couldn't take it anymore and leapt up furiously, grabbing Ao Chi's collar as she yelled, "For fuck's sake, I already told you I didn't do anything illegal, are you fucking deaf to Chinese or what?"

Ao Chi frowned, surprised by her explosive temper and was about to say something when the iron door to the interrogation room was opened again. And this awkward scene between them was witnessed by Pei Chuxia standing at the door.

"Wow... Tong Yafu, I didn't see that you were so..." Pei Chuxia lingered at the doorway, addressing Tong Yafu before her gaze mischievously swept back and forth between her and Ao Chi, her hand gesturing suggestively.

Tong Yafu felt slightly embarrassed and released Ao Chi's collar, sitting down angrily on the stool, her pretty face puffing up with anger.

Ao Chi looked at Pei Chuxia somewhat unexpectedly, then his eyes caught sight of a middle-aged man outside. His posture immediately straightened, and he saluted the middle-aged man outside, "Good day, Chief."

"Ao Chi..." The middle-aged man walked into the small room with an authoritative face, looking at Ao Chi, a hint of helplessness flashing across his face.

"I'm here to bail this girl out. What has she done wrong?" Pei Yongzhong asked Ao Chi, his eyes shifting slightly toward Tong Yafu.