The Villain's Wife

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Jennie was pouting.

She looked at her reflection in the mirror as she practiced pouting once again. She was really bad at it, she concluded. Maybe it was because she had been cold-hearted for so long that acting cute didn't suit her at all. Jennie narrowed her eyes and smirked at her reflection.

"See?" she said out loud. Being evil suited her best, she thought as she nodded in appreciation. Micro expressions that gave off a cold aura suited her best, while pouting suggested a weakness that was the exact opposite of what she wanted to convey.

"Are you okay?" Lisa asked as he wrapped the towel around his hips. He had just finished taking a bath when he noticed that Jennie was standing before the double vanity sink, holding a toothbrush while staring at herself in the mirror. "Are you sick?" he asked as he put his palm on Jennie's forehead.

"I'm good," she replied as she started brushing her teeth. Her eyes were fixed on her husband who was holding his toothbrush as he prepared to brush his teeth at the vanity sink next to hers. "I was wondering why you don't find me cute when I pout."

"Hmm?" Lisa raised his eyebrow at Jennie as he shook his head. He wondered why Jennie's way of thinking was always so... peculiar.

"Don't you think I'm cute?" Jennie asked again when she finished brushing her teeth. Jennie turned towards Lisa and visually savored his abs while she asked idly, "Do you think I'm ugly?"

"Why are you being so silly?" he countered after he finished brushing his teeth. "We both know that you are not 'cute'. Being cute does not suit you. You are beautiful... and there is a difference," he said as he turned to her and wrapped his large hands around her tiny waist.

"Are you saying that because you know those are the words that I want to hear?" Jennie asked as she narrowed her eyes. Lisa responded with a laugh. He couldn't say that she was cute because she would start saying that cute was an adjective best used to describe babies and dogs. He also couldn't say that she was even more beautiful than the Goddess of Beauty, Aphrodite herself, or she would say that he was just saying it to make her happy.

Lisa also couldn't say that his wife was ugly or his lovely wife wouldn't let him set foot in the house. Every possible answer would surely receive another round of witty comebacks from Jennie. With this in mind, Lisa laughed affectionately before kissing her lips.

It was better to remain silent and just kiss her, he concluded as he kissed her again.

"Let's sleep," Lisa suggested lightly. "We had a rough day today and we were chased by some very dangerous people, yet your main concern is whether I find you cute or not. I think your priorities lie elsewhere, my dear wife."

Jennie chose not to respond to her husband's words. Instead, she kissed him back. For some reason she thought that meeting Lisa had actually changed her priorities a lot. Of course, she wasn't going to let him know that. "Did they find Zhang Chen's location?" she asked.

"Zhang Chen's and Wuyang's," he replied as he carried Jennie out of the bathroom. "They already got Wuyang. As for Zhang Chen.... I chose to hold him and his daughter hostage. If you want Yifei to experience what it feels like to be controlled, then this is the best option. I also... "

"You also what?"

"I asked Sehun to get Mimi. Since Hao spent a lot of time and effort on using you and Taehyung to control your father... I thought why not do the same to him?" Lisa explained as he laid Jennie on the bed.

"Meaning?" Jennie asked.

"Hao took Yifei's family while Yifei took his only family," he said as he laid down next to her. "Since they love to manipulate people so much, why don't we let them experience being manipulated for themselves?"