Shen Qing froze for a moment. She knew Chen Li's dissatisfaction with her had been growing deeper lately, but she hadn't expected him to confront her at a time like this.
The corner of her mouth twitched into a wry smile. "It's not like you don't know whose mess I've been cleaning up all this time. If your Lord had shown an ounce of sense in the past ten years and properly mended his relationship with Zihan, I wouldn't have to be running back and forth like this."
Chen Li's expression stiffened. He struggled to maintain his composure as he said, "I believe the Lord has already done very well. It has always been that the man handles external affairs while the woman manages the home. The Lord has had more than enough to deal with outside the manor over the years. When he returns home, he has to be both a father and a mother to the young master. It's inevitable that some things would be overlooked."
