Chapter 696: Wen Yi kicked the man forcefully, waking him up with a blow.

Mo Shichen stared at her, quickly straightened up, and stood erect once again, speaking in a low and uncluttered tone, "Wife, you know that I've been constantly negotiating with those people trying to find her and attending to social engagements, plus I have to spend a few hours each day at your family's place to show goodwill. Inevitably, there have been quite a few delays and hold-ups with the company's business... Tonight, I worked overtime at the company to take care of those things that could no longer be postponed and had to be resolved, so that's why—I came back late."

Wen Yi didn't speak.

She didn't really feel much about it, simply responding with an "oh" that varied in tone.

She had merely guessed, and it was only a fleeting thought when her mother-in-law had told her about it; she hadn't given it any more thought afterwards. Now that he was making a specific point to explain it, it made it seem like she cared a lot about it.