"Wife, how am I not ambitious, exactly? With the kind of work we do, is it something one person can finish alone? It needs every researcher in the group to work together in sync to get it done. Alright, if you don't understand then say less. I need to rest now. Any day now I'll have to go back to the institute and get busy again, so let me have a proper break."
As his voice trailed off, He Wei closed his eyes, pretending to be asleep, so his wife wouldn't pull him up and start nagging on and on again.
"I really don't get Teacher Wen either. What was going through his mind back then? He just had to divorce a good woman like Song Ning and marry a home‑wrecking troublemaker like Xiao Su into the family."
Even though He Wei had his eyes closed and was faking sleep, he heard every word Qin Fang said. Inwardly he thought: What else could he be thinking, if not that he wanted a son!
