You're my wife, don't doubt it!

The girl in black in front of him stopped, turned to the side, and extended her right hand to him: "Why are you walking behind me? Come here!"

Xiao Yao obediently stepped forward, letting the other person take his arm and lean against him like a little bird.

Judging from the expression on her face, she seems to be in a pretty good mood?

No, I do know her a little. Her smile actually means that she doesn't want others to see her true attitude.

"Where are we going?" Xiao Yao asked the girl in black.

"I don't know. How about we go for a walk around Shuangqiao first?"

"No, no," Xiao Yao took out his phone and checked the time: "It's almost time to meet up, we have to go."

"Gather? Go? Go where?" Shen Jie asked, puzzled.

Xiao Yao told her the meeting time and place for the literary society's free time activity. After hearing this, Shen Jie stood on tiptoe and punched Xiao Yao's head hard: "Are you out of your mind? I just arrived and you want to take me away?"

Are you new here?

"No, it's not that..." Xiao Yao touched his head, it hurt so much.

“I didn’t plan to leave today. You have to accompany me on a night cruise on the boat resort—I’ve even booked a hotel.”

Xiao Yao's heart skipped a beat. Wouldn't that mean Yu Luying would be trapped in the boathouse for another night?

But given the circumstances, there was simply no way to refuse.

"Then, I'll call Teacher Yuan and the others to let them know."

Teacher Yuan and all that doesn't matter. Xiao Yao's original intention was to call Yu Luying and then pretend to speak to her in the same tone he used when talking to Teacher Yuan. However, Shen Jie came up to him and stood behind him with an air of self-righteousness, looking at his screen.

What exactly is she trying to do?

Xiao Yao pressed the down arrow key on his Motorola phone, skipping over Yu Luying's name in his contacts, and found Teacher Yuan's number.

Dial out.

"Beep—beep—beep—beep—Hello, the number you dialed is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later. Hello, you..."

Praise to Teacher Yuan!

Xiao Yao put down the phone, spread his hands, and shrugged: "Looks like we still have to go to the meeting place, otherwise it won't be good for a whole busload of people to wait for me."

Fortunately, Shen Jie didn't insist on anything further, and instead seemed to have some kind of expectation for the group—but Xiao Yao no longer had the energy to understand, time was running out.

I wonder if Yu Luying will go back on the literary society's bus—if she goes to the meeting point, she'll naturally know she can't leave; if she doesn't go and stays with her mother, things might get a little tricky.

Now that things have come to this, we can only take it one step at a time.

But then I thought again, since Yu Luying's mother also knew about the symbiosis, they probably wouldn't be so careless. Besides, does Yu Luying's mother have a car? Does she? No, she always picks up and drops off Yu Luying on a two-wheeled vehicle, doesn't she?

The problem is not big.

Summer days are long and dark. When Zhao Xiaomei went down to the river to catch fish, the sun was already setting. Now, after having a treacherous meal with Yu Lihua, the sun hasn't completely sunk yet.

This is the true meaning of "the sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it's nearing dusk."

Shen Jie's outfit today was also very beautiful, a style he had never seen before.

She was wearing a black lambskin beret—the hat was tilted at the back of her head, revealing her hair in the front.

She was wearing a black shirt dress with buttons down the front, the top was black and white, and the skirt was pure black. She wore long-sleeved gloves that you only see in movies, and black leather shoes. Between the black shoes and the black skirt, a small section of her calf covered by black stockings was visible. Judging from the material, they seemed to be stockings, but the top was not visible, so they were probably either long stockings or pantyhose.

As we all know, Xiao Yao's aesthetic sense has always been shaped by the "Middle School Student Code of Conduct" and the "Middle School Student Daily Behavior Norms". For example, he has a special fondness for girls' white cotton socks, subconsciously feeling that they represent the purity, neatness and freshness of young girls, and the spotless youth.

But he was completely indifferent to things like "black stockings".

Ultimately, for Xiao Yao, "black stockings" are just like patent leather high heels or heavy eyeshadow and lipstick—they are synonyms for "adult," "socialite," "mature," "sexy," and "seductive," none of which are positive terms for him.

But the black stockings Shen Jie wore today made his DNA tremble – it was a pure black, as black as the deepest night or pure black pen ink, no, it should be said that it was freshly squeezed squid ink, and you could not see the color of the skin underneath at all.

The black stockings, the long black skirt, and the black leather shoes blended together seamlessly, creating an effect that he couldn't quite explain, but it just aroused him greatly.

Xiao Yao had a suspicion: perhaps it was because he felt a certain way about Shen Jie no matter what she wore—this charm did not come from the clothes or the outfits themselves, but from the girl's temperament, which allowed her to control and conquer everything.

In layman's terms, it's because he loves her that she looks good in everything she wears, is adorable in everything she does, and attracts him in every way.

If this isn't love...

“You look amazing in this outfit today,” Xiao Yao told Shen Jie. “All in black, you have such a sophisticated air about you, a strong presence, you look like you stepped out of 19th-century England.”

"Yes, I know," Shen Jie said with a sweet smile. "I'm so happy that you like it."

"I love you," Xiao Yao told her.

“Yes, me too,” Shen Jie replied instinctively.

Chatting along the way, Xiao Yao led Shen Jie into the parking lot of the boatman's residence. A large group of students from the school were already scattered in twos and threes in front of the bus they had come from.

The members of the literary society chattered away like five hundred ducks, while Teacher Yuan was counting heads.

To Xiao Yao's relief, he immediately spotted Yu Luying and Zhou Yao standing to the side—Zhou Yao and the others were chatting and laughing, while Yu Luying simply stood quietly by, holding her bag, occasionally covering her mouth to laugh along with them and chiming in with a few words.

Shen Jie not only didn't let go of her hand, but instead held it even tighter—she even interlocked her fingers, seemingly not intending to hide their relationship from the students in the literary society.

"Oh, Xiao Yao, you've finally arrived! We were just missing you." Teacher Yuan greeted Xiao Yao with the roster in hand, "What time is it? You have no sense of time at all!"

"I'm sorry, Ms. Yuan, I called you but no one answered—"

"Alright, alright, everyone's here. Hurry up and get on the bus, we're about to leave!" said Teacher Yuan.

He looked around and waved his arms vigorously.

As the crowd slowly moved toward the bus, their eyes were fixed on Xiao Yao and Shen Jie.

Whether male or female, everyone wore a complicated expression—Xiao Yao didn't see Zhao Xiaomei in the crowd, which made him secretly relieved.

Wait a minute, didn't Teacher Yuan just say that everyone was here?

The reason Xiao Yao attracted everyone's attention was not because he was the last to arrive, nor because of Teacher Yuan's half-serious but half-joking scolding, but because of the girl in black who was holding hands with him.

She was simply...stunning. Both her appearance and her attire were completely different from Xiao Yao's, no, from everyone else present.

They were whispering.

"Is this the rich woman you were talking about, Xiao Yao's lover?"

"Probably. Look, she's wearing a full Dior haute couture outfit. Do you know how much that costs?"

"My god, she's so beautiful! Those girls in our school who are supposed to be the most beautiful in the grade... they can't even compare!"

"We can't say that, they each have their own strengths and weaknesses—don't we still have Yu Luying? Can we have a showdown?"

"I really want to get to know her and learn how to dress from her."

"You need to have the money to learn how to dress well."

"This fangirl is really overestimating herself."

"To be frank, she's not bad at being a fangirl, but compared to this guy... tsk tsk tsk."

"Haven't you always had a crush on that guy? I think you have another chance, so hurry up and make your move!"

"How...how could you slander someone's innocence out of thin air!"

"Damn it, I'm clearly way more handsome than Xiao Yao... Why is he like this? Can't this world ever get any better?"

"You don't understand, do you? Xiao Yao is a great poet, and young girls need flowers to attract attention."

Is it too late for me to learn to write modern poetry now?

"Damn it, I believe in love again!"

"Look how close they are, holding hands."

"My boyfriend..."

"Didn't you say you wanted to be together? Do you still want Xiao Yao's QQ?"

"Get lost, you son of a bitch! I don't want to humiliate myself."

Ignoring the whispers of the onlookers, Yu Luying rushed over and asked, "Sister, what brings you here?"

"I've come to see my silly sister." Shen Jie let go of Xiao Yao's hand, hugged Yu Luying tightly, and then the two parted ways, their four hands holding each other, looking at each other.

This made the onlookers even more agitated—especially those few people on the bus who had spotted Xiao Yao and Yu Luying holding hands.

To put it bluntly, Xiao Yao having a girlfriend like the girl in black, although it defies common sense, ultimately falls into the category of envy, jealousy, and hatred.

Xiao Yao was holding hands with Yu Luying on the bus, which can be described as having a wife in the city and a mistress outside. It is not unfair to label him as a "scumbag" - but people like this are not uncommon.

But to everyone's surprise, these two girls not only knew each other, but also seemed to have a very good relationship. This meant that they knew of each other's existence and even acknowledged each other's presence? And they were getting along very well? This kind of real-life "double-wife hero" was something that only existed in internet legends on BBS forums before, right?

A female member of the literary club mustered up her courage and came up to Shen Jie, asking for her QQ number, saying she wanted to learn fashion from her. Shen Jie, on the other hand, was very generous and became friends with these people.

On the other hand, when Teacher Yuan heard that Xiao Yao wanted to stay for the "night tour of the boat resort," she was very reluctant, because if something happened to Xiao Yao, Teacher Yuan herself would be the one to suffer.

“I can sign a waiver,” Xiao Yao suggested.

"What's the point of you signing if you're just a minor? Alright, just be careful and don't get me into trouble," Teacher Yuan finally relented.

"Thank you, Teacher Yuan! Teacher Yuan is the best!"

"Get out of the way."

Xiao Yao and Shen Jie watched as the bus drove out of the parking lot, a puff of black smoke billowing from its exhaust pipe. Xiao Yao figured Yu Luying would find an excuse to get off the bus soon, so he wasn't too worried.

What if Teacher Yuan prevents her from getting off the bus for safety reasons? She shouldn't be worried, since Yu's legal guardian is nearby and can come to pick her up.