She looked down and realized it was a delicate, simple ring.
Yu Zhiwan looked up at the man in surprise. “What is this…?”
The warm bathroom light fell across the man’s flawless face, casting a shadow beneath his high nose bridge and making his already handsome features look even more captivating, almost妖孽-like in their beauty.
His mesmerizing, seductive eyes curved lazily with a smile, seemingly filled with endless tenderness and affection.
“Now that we’re married, how could we not have wedding rings?”
“Yesterday’s registration was too sudden. Our official wedding rings are still being made, so for now, you’ll have to wear this simple ring. Sorry to make you wait a few days, Madam.”
Yu Zhiwan’s eyelashes fluttered slightly.
She wanted to tell him that she wasn’t bothered at all and that there was no need for a ring.
After all, they were going to divorce in a year anyway.
But there was something else she was more curious about.
“How did you know my ring size?”
The ring fit her finger perfectly—not too loose and not too tight.
Xie Jingmo raised an eyebrow and answered casually.
“Oh, that? I measured your finger while you were sleeping last night.”
Yu Zhiwan: “?”
Seeing her widened eyes, Xie Jingmo raised his brows even higher and continued lazily.
“I also measured the size of your neck while you were asleep.”
Yu Zhiwan: “??”
A chill ran down her back.
She reached up and touched her neck.
He couldn’t have taken a piece of string and measured around my neck while I was sleeping, could he?
The thought sent an even colder shiver down her spine.
“What else did you do?!”
How could I have slept so deeply?!
A teasing look floated in Xie Jingmo’s eyes as he calmly continued.
“I also measured your waist, and—”
He deliberately dragged out the last word, his gaze slowly moving upward until it landed around her chest.
Yu Zhiwan: “???”
She instantly bristled and rushed over to cover his eyes.
“Where are you looking?! Why were you measuring all that while I was asleep?!”
The man could no longer hold back.
His sexy Adam’s apple bobbed as he let out a low laugh, his chest trembling slightly with it. His eyes and brows were filled with relaxed amusement.
He gently pulled Yu Zhiwan’s hands away from his eyes and affectionately rubbed her head.
His alluring eyes curved lazily with a smile.
“I was just teasing you. I didn’t measure anything inappropriate.”
“If my wife doesn’t allow it, how would I dare?”
“I only measured your finger size, sweetheart.”
Yu Zhiwan: “…”
Did he just call me sweetheart?
Yu Zhiwan wasn’t about to let him get away with it.
She huffed, glared at him, and walked out of the bathroom.
Xie Jingmo had just been glared at by his wife, yet the corners of his lips lifted lazily.
Seeing the girl become so lively and expressive…
She was finally no longer treating him like a complete stranger.
Progress.
After Xie Jingmo left the bedroom, Yu Zhiwan took off the ring from her ring finger and examined it curiously.
She suddenly noticed two letters engraved on the inside of the ring.
MW.
What does that mean?
The initials of Mo and Wan?
Yu Zhiwan frowned as she suddenly remembered that she had a fairly close online friend whose Weibo username was “致MW”.
That account also used the letters MW.
What a coincidence.
Yu Zhiwan hurried over to the bedside table and picked up her phone.
She had two Weibo accounts.
Her main account, “晚煙”, belonged to a well-known designer and had accumulated several million followers.
Her private account, “一碗青提,” didn’t have many followers. She mostly used it to post random thoughts. She liked green-grape-flavored cakes and candies, so she had chosen that username.
It was this private account that followed “致MW” and was followed back.
They had been mutual followers for many years, although Yu Zhiwan had forgotten why they had followed each other in the first place.
At first, she thought “致MW” belonged to a girl. They often left comments on each other’s posts and chatted like girlfriends.
Later, after becoming more familiar, she discovered that her “girlfriend” was actually a man!
He also had a girl he had been secretly in love with for a very long time.
Finding out that her online girlfriend was actually a man had naturally made Yu Zhiwan feel a little awkward.
But she also felt that he had loved someone secretly for so long. It was both devoted and bittersweet.
So she silently wished that he would eventually end up with the person he loved.
Yu Zhiwan logged into her private Weibo account and saw that “致MW” had posted something the previous day:
“Starting today, I’ll be able to see her every day~”
Yu Zhiwan’s eyes lit up.
She was genuinely happy for him and immediately commented:
“Congratulations! Are you finally together with the person you’ve been secretly in love with?”
Yu Zhiwan assumed that since it was still early in the morning, “致MW” wouldn’t reply right away.
Unexpectedly, he replied instantly:
“Sort of~”
Yu Zhiwan was confused.
What does “sort of” mean?
Then she saw that “致MW” had posted another update:
“I’m waiting. Waiting for the moonlight to fall upon me.”
There was an inexplicable sense of loneliness and desolation in those words.
Yu Zhiwan sighed.
Looks like he still hasn’t managed to win her over.
For some reason, that post from “致MW” seemed to make it onto the trending feed, and some random users came across it as well.
“Aww, I’m waiting for my moonlight too!”
“Wait, you all have someone you like?”
“Hold on! Does the MW in the blogger’s username mean ‘my wife,’ ‘my world,’ or ‘my whole’?”
“Ahhh! I have a friend who uses MW as the nickname for the person they’re secretly in love with!”
“Aww, one day, the world will belong to us hopeless romantics!”
Yu Zhiwan finally understood.
So MW in “致MW” had such a romantic meaning?
She looked again at the MW engraved inside the ring Xie Jingmo had given her.
His MW was probably just the initials of Mo and Wan.
Its meaning was completely different from “致MW.”
It was probably just a coincidence.
Come to think of it, “致MW” was also teaching himself fashion design.
He had once said that he hoped that one day, he could personally design a wedding dress for the girl he loved.
Ah… secretly loving someone really is a bittersweet kind of torture.
Yu Zhiwan encouraged him in the comments.
“Your moonlight will definitely fall upon you someday. I hope you get your wish soon and end up with the person you love!”
“致MW” replied almost instantly again:
“I’ll take your word for it~ 🐰🐰”
Two pink bunny emojis followed.
Yu Zhiwan smiled, put down her phone, changed her clothes, and went downstairs.
To her surprise, she saw Xie Jingmo making breakfast.
He was even wearing an apron decorated with a little pink bunny.
The overwhelming girlish charm of it…
Yu Zhiwan suddenly wondered whether she should just leave all the pink couple items Butler Fu had prepared for Xie Jingmo to use.
She had never heard that he was so fond of cute, girly things.
Yu Zhiwan walked closer and immediately noticed something.
The pink bunny printed on his apron looked exactly like the bunny in his WeChat profile picture.
Who drew that adorable pink bunny?
Why does he like it so much that he uses it as his WeChat profile picture and even has it printed on his apron…?
Sensing the girl’s thoughtful gaze, Xie Jingmo turned his head toward her.
“What is it? Breakfast will be ready soon.”
Yu Zhiwan looked at him in amazement.
“You can cook too?”
Xie Jingmo: “Surprised?”
Yu Zhiwan nodded.
“I thought someone like you wouldn’t know how to do anything around the house.”
Xie Jingmo turned off the stove and ladled the porridge into a porcelain bowl.
“Someone like me?”
Yu Zhiwan didn’t know whether it was because his face was simply too handsome.
Broad shoulders, narrow waist, long legs…
Even watching him cook was pleasing to the eye.
“What I mean is, I thought someone of your status would be the type to have everything handed to you.”
The man gave a low, lazy laugh.
“I’d actually be very happy to take care of my wife—to let her have everything handed to her and never have to lift a finger.”
Yu Zhiwan: “…”
Butler Fu happened to walk by carrying a watering can while directing the servants to water the flowers in the garden.
The moment he heard that, a knowing smile immediately appeared on his face.
The gentleman really does cherish his wife like she’s the most precious person in the world.
Yu Zhiwan tasted Xie Jingmo’s cooking, and her eyes immediately lit up.
Not only had he prepared foods she liked, but everything tasted incredible.
For example, the crystal shrimp dumplings were fresh, tender, and delicious.
And the lotus seed dessert was so good that she finished the entire bowl.
“I didn’t know you were such a good cook! You’re even better than a five-star chef!” Yu Zhiwan praised him without holding back.
Xie Jingmo raised an eyebrow.
“I’m glad you like it, Madam.”
If you want to win a woman’s heart, you have to win her stomach first.
Well, it seemed that saying was true.
All those years of painstakingly practicing his cooking hadn’t been wasted.
He had sacrificed several pots in the process and even made Butler Fu serve as his taste tester.
From food that was so bad it made people cry…
To food so delicious it made people shed tears of happiness.
After breakfast, Yu Zhiwan needed to go to school.
She originally planned to go by herself. After all, Blue Creek Garden wasn’t far from her university.
But Xie Jingmo drove her directly to the school entrance.
He waited until she got out and walked into the university before driving to the office.
Since she was already a senior, she didn’t have many classes left.
After arriving at school, Yu Zhiwan went to Professor Liang Yulan’s office and discussed the fashion design competition with her.
A little after eleven in the morning, Yu Zhiwan said goodbye to Professor Liang and prepared to return to Blue Creek Garden.
When she reached the school entrance, she unexpectedly ran into Gu Chengfeng.
Yu Zhiwan’s expression immediately turned cold.
She continued walking out, looking straight ahead as if he were nothing more than a piece of trash on the side of the road.
“Yu Zhiwan!”
Gu Chengfeng had never been ignored like this before.
Annoyed, he stepped in front of her, ready to throw his usual young-master tantrum.
But then he suddenly noticed something.
His pupils contracted sharply.
He stared at the ring on Yu Zhiwan’s finger.
“Yu Zhiwan, what are you wearing on your hand?!”