In the manor in the concession, Dou Zhun closed the curtains hanging from the ceiling to the floor and unbuttoned his military uniform.
And on the big bed behind him, his bride, Anna, sat quietly.
He slowly turned his head: "Miss Anna, I know you are pregnant and I will not touch you."
As he spoke, he smiled politely at Anna.
Anna nodded: "I want to ask Sheriff Dou something."
"Oh? Miss Anna, please." Dou Zhun said to Anna with a smile, as if he had a good temper.
Anna raised her lips, looking uninterested: "I want to know why Chief Dou's late wife is in her hands."
Dou Zhun frowned almost invisible.
"Besides, she looks a bit similar to your late wife." Anna looked innocent, but what she said was dangerous.
"What does Miss Anna mean by this?" Dou Zhun looked at Anna in confusion, wondering what kind of monster this earl's daughter was trying to be.
Anna shook her head: "You still love your deceased wife?"
With just this sentence, Dou Zhun was speechless.
He knew that he could not forget Yanyan, but this did not mean that he loved Yanyan all the time.
Yanyan died because of him, so it was impossible for him not to feel guilty.
But Anna still remembered that at the wedding in the daytime, in front of so many people, Dou Zhun looked directly at the corpse in the glazed coffin with lingering eyes.
This is a great shame for Anna.
"Actually, Sheriff Dou only married me because I was the daughter of an earl, right?" Anna lured Dou Zhun step by step to follow her own words.
What she wants to do is to make Dou Zhun admit that the two of them are just husband and wife so far, so that she can have a private relationship with Lei Yishan.
But Dou Zhun is not a fool, so it is naturally impossible for him to say such nonsense at such a juncture that he is only doing it for profit.
He softened his eyebrows and looked at Anna: "Why doesn't Miss Anna believe that I really want to take care of you?"
Anna snorted. If she might have been dubious before, then after experiencing something like that at the daytime wedding, she would never believe Dou Zhun's lies again.
"Chief Dou was just afraid of being picked up by the inspector, so he deliberately asked my father to come forward to protect you, didn't he?" Although Anna is a woman, she still has some understanding of the outside world.
The most taboo thing of the Republic of China government is for officials to have their reputations damaged. Once there is a problem with their reputation, they will definitely be dismissed and put under investigation.
Thinking of this, Anna couldn't help but look at Dou Zhun provocatively.
Dou Zhun opened his mouth. What Anna said was indeed the truth, but he definitely didn't just hope that he could escape the inspectors with the protection of the count.
After being pestered by the inspector at the wedding during the day, Dou Zhun was certain that the person who wanted to mess with him was Shao Peichen, whom he had no doubt about all along.
Thinking of this, Dou Zhun couldn't help clenching his fists.
Moreover, he also has some shady businesses at the dock. If he is really discovered, he will lose more than just his position.
There is still a possibility that he will not be able to save his own head.
Thinking of this, Dou Zhun decided to comfort Anna first.
He walked to Anna and hugged Anna.
But Anna directly avoided it, sat far away, and looked at Dou Zhun warily: "I'm afraid Chief Dou will treat me like he treated your late wife."
Dou Zhun was stunned for a moment and narrowed his eyes.
What did Anna know?
Dou Zhun couldn't figure out for a while how much Anna knew about him, but how much of it was not beneficial to him?
Dou Zhun simply refused to pretend to be with Anna, held Anna's chin with his backhand, and looked down at Anna's horrified face: "What does Miss Anna know?"
The strength of his hands was like pliers, firmly controlling Anna.
Anna looked at Dou Zhun in shock. She did not expect that Dou Zhun would treat her like this.
"Chief Dou, aren't you afraid that I will complain to my father and send you out?" Anna threatened.
But Dou Zhun chuckled lightly, not caring about Anna's threat at all: "Does Miss Anna think that your father, who is an earl, will give up his family's reputation for you?"
Anna looked at Dou Zhun in confusion, wondering what this had to do with her family's reputation.
Dou Zhun snorted, waved his hand, and threw Anna on the bed.
Anna rubbed her chin and looked directly at Dou Zhun.
Dou Zhun paced back and forth while looking at Anna with gloating: "During this period, so many things have happened, why does the earl still want to marry you to me? Hasn't Miss Anna thought about the reason?"
Dou Zhun's narrowed eyes showed his unparalleled pride at this moment.
Anna didn't speak, but looked at Dou Zhun in shock. She had never thought about why she was in such a situation during this time.
It's not that she didn't think about it, it was really Anna who didn't dare to think about it.
There is only one daughter in the Earl's family, so if he wants to pass on the title that his father cares about most, then the best choice is naturally the son of the well-known politician Owen's family, Kessef.
But Kaisef rejected him because of that woman Chen Jinjun and slapped himself in the face in front of so many people.
Originally, nothing happened. I thought that after a while, the turmoil would subside, and I would naturally be able to look for my next marriage partner.
But she happened to be pregnant, and she had to give birth to the child.
Anna took a deep breath. If it weren't for the fact that her body was unable to have an abortion, there wouldn't have been so many things that followed.
Thinking of loading the car, despair appeared on Anna's face.
Dou Jun always paid attention to Anna's expression. Seeing that Anna had defeated him, he couldn't help but smile on his face.
He walked forward and gently stroked Anna's head: "Miss Anna, please never forget who put you in this situation in the first place."
Anna's eyes were red, she suddenly raised her head and looked at Dou Zhun, and said the name viciously: "Chen Jinjun."
"Yes, it's all her fault that our most beautiful and noble Miss Anna has to suffer so many undeserved grievances."
Dou Zhun said softly, and his voice seemed to be a magic spell, lingering in Anna's mind.
Anna kept mumbling Chen Jinjun's name.
Listening to Anna repeatedly repeating this name, Dou Zhun couldn't help but smile with relief.
But when thinking of Chen Jinjun, Anna couldn't help but think of Lei Yishan who stood in front of Chen Jinjun and held the knife for her.
Yes, Lei Yishan, he is still waiting for him.
Anna's eyes burst out with a gleam of light, but Dou Zhun was immersed in his joy of revenge against Chen Jinjun and did not notice the change in Anna's eyes.
"Chief Dou, I'm thirsty." Anna said softly.
Dou Zhun patted Anna's head: "I'm going to give Miss Anna a glass of water."
With that said, Dou Zhun stood up and walked to the table beside him, picked up the tea cup and poured water for Anna.
But behind Dou Zhun, Anna, who was sitting on the bed, took out the knife she had brought with her.