The hospital parking lot.
Yu Zhiwan sat in the passenger seat, her smile bright and radiant. She looked to be in an excellent mood.
“Really, I’ve had such good luck today. Other than running into Gu Chengfeng at school, everything else that happened was wonderful! My cousin is going to recover soon too!”
Xie Jingmo was about to start the car when he suddenly paused.
“You ran into Gu Chengfeng at school?”
Zhiwan was looking down at her phone and didn’t even raise her head.
“Yeah. He went to school looking for me.”
Xie Jingmo’s peach blossom eyes narrowed dangerously.
He didn’t start the car. Instead, he casually rested his left hand on the steering wheel.
“Look at your husband first. I have a question for you.”
Zhiwan: “?”
She looked up at him in confusion.
“What question?”
The man’s long fingers lightly tapped the steering wheel. After a brief silence, he casually asked,
“Mrs. Xie, do you like men like Gu Chengfeng?”
Asking his own wife whether she liked another type of man was a rather strange question.
It almost sounded like he was voluntarily putting a green hat on himself.
Yet Xie Jingmo asked it anyway.
Zhiwan’s face immediately scrunched up as though she’d been insulted.
“Why would you ask that?”
A faint, knowing smile appeared in Xie Jingmo’s eyes.
“As far as I know, you’ve never lacked admirers. After you entered university, even more men pursued you. Yet you only accepted Gu Chengfeng.”
You actually accepted that useless piece of trash.
By the end of his sentence, his voice carried a hint of danger and unmistakable jealousy.
Zhiwan felt annoyed just thinking about it.
“It wasn’t because I wanted to. It was my family.”
“To secure their cooperation with the Gu family, they forced me to accept Gu Chengfeng’s pursuit. I never liked him. Not even a little.”
Xie Jingmo froze.
His pupils contracted almost imperceptibly.
So that was why she’d agreed to date Gu Chengfeng.
The next moment, his expression darkened.
A chilling, murderous aura gathered between his brows.
The Yu family again…
Zhiwan immediately noticed the change in his demeanor.
“What happened?”
Had she said something wrong?
“Nothing.”
Xie Jingmo quickly concealed his emotions and gently rubbed her head.
Gradually, a playful smile returned to his eyes.
“So my Zhiwan doesn’t like Gu Chengfeng.”
“Then what type of man does Zhiwan like?”
Zhiwan: “……”
How would she know?
She had never liked anyone, nor had she ever thought about what kind of man she preferred.
“Why are you asking me that?”
She suspiciously studied him for a moment before suddenly realizing something.
“Oh, I know! Are you planning to introduce someone to me after we get divorced?”
“……”
Xie Jingmo almost laughed from sheer irritation.
“Then before I introduce someone to my wife, I’d like my wife to remain single.”
???
Zhiwan blinked in confusion.
“Single? But I’m already married. Didn’t I marry you?”
Those words instantly curved Xie Jingmo’s lips upward.
“You’re right, Mrs. Xie. I misspoke.”
Seeing him smile, Zhiwan smiled too.
“Don’t worry. I’m a principled person. While we’re still married, I won’t have any inappropriate relationship with another man.”
The sunlight outside was warm and bright.
Her skin seemed to glow, her lips were soft and rosy, and her eyes sparkled with tiny points of light.
Her smile was radiant and captivating.
Like a rose in full bloom.
Xie Jingmo’s heart grew warm as he looked at her.
His deep, magnetic voice carried a slight huskiness, making his words particularly seductive.
“Then my wife can rest assured as well. I won’t have any inappropriate relationship with any woman other than you.”
No matter when.
Zhiwan nodded.
She still believed him.
After all, he was famously uninterested in women.
“By the way,” Zhiwan suddenly remembered, “you said earlier that you had something to do this afternoon and wanted me to come with you. What is it?”
Xie Jingmo started the car and drove onto the road.
“My grandparents have been traveling abroad. When they heard yesterday that we’d gotten our marriage certificate, they were so happy they wanted to come back immediately.”
“But there was a snowstorm over there that disrupted the flights. They only returned this morning. As soon as they got home, they wanted to meet the granddaughter-in-law they’ve been looking forward to seeing for so long.”
Zhiwan barely registered the phrase “the granddaughter-in-law they’ve been looking forward to seeing.”
Instead, her eyes widened in shock and she abruptly sat up straight.
“You mean your grandparents want to meet me?”
Seeing how nervous she suddenly looked, Xie Jingmo couldn’t help laughing.
“Relax. My grandparents are very kind. They both like you very much.”
But Zhiwan couldn’t help feeling nervous.
She clenched her fingers.
“What time are we meeting them this afternoon?”
Xie Jingmo smiled lazily.
“There’s no rush. It’s already past noon. Let’s eat first. I can’t have my wife going hungry, can I?”
Zhiwan: “……”
He still had the mood to joke around.
After all, she was about to meet his family. Who wouldn’t be nervous?
Zhiwan awkwardly touched her hair and tugged at her clothes, frowning slightly.
“Does my outfit look inappropriate? Do I look presentable?”
She hadn’t deliberately dressed up before leaving that morning. She’d simply put on something casual.
The traffic light ahead turned red, and Xie Jingmo stopped the car.
He turned to look at her and answered without hesitation.
“How could you look inappropriate? My wife is beautiful enough.”
After a brief pause, his voice became even more magnetic and flirtatious.
“You’re the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen.”
Zhiwan was stunned by the compliment.
She suddenly felt a little embarrassed, her translucent earlobes turning pink.
“Uh… thank you. Maybe you just haven’t met enough people.”
Xie Jingmo: “?”
……
Xie Jingmo took Zhiwan to one of his usual restaurants for lunch.
There was a private dining room on the second floor that was permanently reserved for him.
Once they sat down, Zhiwan discovered that the dishes Xie Jingmo ordered were, once again, all foods she liked.
It seemed that she and Xie Jingmo really did have similar tastes.
During the meal, Xie Jingmo’s phone screen lit up from time to time.
His grandfather kept sending messages in the family group, asking whether there was anything they needed to prepare in advance.
Xie Jingmo raised an eyebrow and replied:
Xie Jingmo:
Put away everything related to pineapple. She’s allergic to it.
Grandpa Xie:
Don’t worry! Everything’s already been put away!
Grandma Xie:
And that little parrot named Pineapple has been renamed Fatty overnight!
Xie Yunzhou:
???
Xie Jingmo was just about to put his phone down when Xie Yunzhou sent him a private message.
Xie Yunzhou:
Bro, there’s a giant pineapple stuffed toy at the old residence that I bought before. That should be okay, right?
Xie Jingmo:
Put that away too. I don’t want it getting in the way.
Xie Yunzhou:
Waaah! Bro, you’re totally favoring your wife over your little brother!
Xie Jingmo:
Am I?
Xie Yunzhou:
Of course you are!!
Xie Jingmo’s eyebrows lifted slightly.
Xie Jingmo:
I feel like I haven’t neglected you enough.
Xie Yunzhou immediately started crying even harder.
Xie Yunzhou:
Fine, fine, I’ll shut up. Back in high school, I even helped you deliver gifts to my sister-in-law~
Xie Yunzhou:
Hehe, the clouds have finally parted and the moon is shining. Bro, for the sake of your and sister-in-law’s happiness, don’t worry about whether I live or die!