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

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Just then, Lisa's voice came from outside the door again: "Miss, please open the door. Have something to eat and take care of yourself—Young Master Zhang has already left."

Shen Jie staggered to the door of her bedroom, flung it open, and took the plate from Lisa's hands: "How is my dad's mood? Is he still angry with me?"

“I can’t say for sure, Miss,” Lisa told Shen Jie. “There are football matches starting again these days, and Master’s temper is always unpredictable at this time.”

"I hope the national football team can prove themselves and not drag me down with them," Shen Jie thought to herself.

"Oh, right, Lisa," Shen Jie instructed, "go check where I left my phone. I think it's in the restroom or in the lobby—"

"Oh, Miss, I almost forgot." Lisa handed Shen Jie's phone over: "I happened to see it while I was cleaning."

"Thank you, Lisa." Shen Jie wanted to hug her, but she was holding the tray in both hands.

Lisa smiled and placed her phone on Shen Jie's plate: "Miss, I'll close the door for you. Ring the bell when you're done eating."

Shen Jie turned around and placed the plate on the desk.

Her phone still had power, so she dialed Xiao Yao's number directly.

……

"Hello?" There was a sound on Xiao Yao's end; he must be outside.

If he didn't call his wife, that means...

"Are you with her?" Shen Jie asked.

“Um,” the other person paused for a moment, “Yes, I’ll take her home now.”

“Tell Silly Girl,” Shen Jie said, “I asked Lisa to send her a gift. Let me know when she receives it.”

“Okay,” Xiao Yao said, then muttered something under his breath, probably conveying his message to Yu Luying: “I told her.”

"That's all, I'm going to eat now, call me back when you're free." Shen Jie said, about to hang up.

"Are there only her gifts and none for me?" Xiao Yao asked.

"No," Shen Jie said expressionlessly, "You already have the person, why would you want a gift?"

"Okay, I'll call you when I get back."

Shen Jie put down the phone and wolfed down the dinner, which had probably been reheated several times.

No, judging from the taste, it might have been made anew.

After finishing dinner, Shen Jie plugged in her phone and went through all the text messages and QQ messages she had received from Xiao Yao and others during the day.

Then, he replied to everyone except Xiao Yao and Zhang Zhengkai.

After thinking for a moment, she replied to Zhang Zhengkai: "Don't come to my house again. There's no future for us. I can introduce you to my classmates. If you let me go, we can still be friends."

She wanted to take a shower, but was worried that Xiao Yao would call her halfway through, so she simply waited.

After waiting for ages without a call, the thought that he might be flirting with someone else while I was stuck here waiting made me inexplicably angry.

After much internal struggle, I finally decided to wait for his call and take a shower.

Just as I took off my pajamas and let the hot water pour over my back and shoulders, my phone rang, as expected.

"Hello? Why did you call so early or late? You just started taking a shower." Shen Jie said.

"I just sent her back and called you right away," Xiao Yao said.

"You've worked so hard, one event after another," Shen Jie teased.

"Sigh, yeah, it's tough being a man," Xiao Yao laughed. "Did you read all the messages I sent you?"

"I took a look."

Why aren't you replying with a single word?

"Aren't we about to make a call? Why are you replying?" Shen Jie asked, somewhat puzzled.

"How come you haven't been able to reach me for seven or eight hours—let me see, it's been since 2 pm until now?" Xiao Yao sighed softly, "When are you going to break this habit of never checking your phone at home?"

To be fair, Xiao Yao's words were just a casual remark, not an accusation or even a complaint. After all, he had been busy all day and hadn't been as anxious as he had been waiting for nearly 20 hours at War Park.

Shen Jie could have explained what happened and everything would have been fine, but her spoiled princess temper flared up: "What? Am I your maid? On call 24/7? You think I have to come running the moment you ring the bell?"

"How did this cause you to get so angry..." Xiao Yao was somewhat surprised, and his tone sounded a little flustered.

“You know perfectly well that I’m under house arrest. What could possibly happen to me at home? Either I didn’t bring my phone, or my phone was dead, or I just fell asleep—” Shen Jie said. “If I don’t come back for two or three hours, you start yelling and yelling.”

"Alright, alright, let's stop arguing today, okay?" Xiao Yao raised the white flag.

"No, I'm going to make a scene today!" Shen Jie said, brandishing her arms. "With you watching me like this every day, my nerves are like a tightly wound alarm clock, I'm always on edge. Just the other day, I got drunk with my aunt, and do you know what my first reaction was when I woke up? I was anxious to know how long I'd slept, like a female spy, afraid you'd be worried, angry, or making a scene. The other day I ran out of the bathroom to call you, and today I was in the middle of a shower to answer your call. You have no idea how nervous I was when I called you the other night? I was so afraid you'd yell at me, like a dog pissing itself in fear of a tiger through an iron cage—"

"Wife, I was wrong, wife, I love you," Xiao Yao continued to beg for forgiveness.

Actually, Shen Jie was just throwing a tantrum, not really that angry. Xiao Yao kept begging for forgiveness, and she felt relieved after her outburst. A slight smile played on her lips, her mischievous side emerging: "Do you want to know why I haven't replied to your messages for seven or eight hours? Because Zhang Zhengkai came to my house today."

"Really?" Xiao Yao's voice suddenly tightened.

"Really? Well, when guests come over, you have to be polite, right? Keep them company while they eat sunflower seeds and chat, and after dinner, watch the Asian Cup opening ceremony with them—"

"Holy crap, the Asian Cup opening ceremony was today! I completely forgot about it! I didn't watch it!" Xiao Yao exclaimed.

Shen Jie was both annoyed and amused: "Hey, where did your attention wander to?"

"Alright, alright, Zhang Zhengkai," Xiao Yao laughed, "So what did you do after watching the Asian Cup with him?"

“Then,” Shen Jie said with a smile, “we went swimming together in the yard, and then I painted a portrait of him and gave it to him as a gift.”

"Honey," Xiao Yao asked her, "which team is playing against which team in today's Asian Cup opening ceremony?"

“Ah, this…” Shen Jie was speechless for a moment.

Xiao Yao laughed on the other end of the phone, and Shen Jie couldn't help but laugh along, and the little argument just between them vanished without a trace.

“I’m being serious,” Shen Jie then told Xiao Yao, “Zhang Zhengkai really came, but I didn’t go down, and then I don’t know where I left my phone, so I’m only having dinner now.”

“Yeah, I was just about to ask you,” Xiao Yao paused, “why are you having dinner so late? I forgot to ask.”

"Yeah, go ahead and ask," Shen Jie said, half-jokingly. "With a young, pretty, silly girl in my arms, who cares whether the old hag at home has anything to eat?"

"To be frank, if we have to compare, your face is whiter, by a little bit." Xiao Yao changed the subject.

"That's because I usually pay attention to skincare. I just bought her a set too," Shen Jie said with a smile.

"Wife, you're not angry with me anymore?" Xiao Yao asked, putting on a pitiful look.

"Why would I be angry with you?" Shen Jie said, "I'm just being dramatic."

"But if you put it that way," Xiao Yao suddenly realized, "regarding Zhang Zhengkai's matter, our dad hasn't given up yet?"

“It might be true,” Shen Jie told him.

"Tsk, headache," Xiao Yao said.

"It's okay, we'll just take it one step at a time," Shen Jie said.

"Has your period started yet?" Xiao Yao finally asked this question, a question he asked three times a day.

"No."

“Oh…this is weird,” Xiao Yao said.

"Let's not talk about this," Shen Jie urged. "Didn't you tell me on QQ that you wanted to tell me all about your thoughts on Father Yu's activities during the day, and what Zhou Qi told you this afternoon?"

"Don't rush, let me have a glass of water first, then I'll tell you slowly." The sound of gulping water came from the other side.

"Is it ready?" Shen Jie asked.

"Drink some more water." Xiao Yao gulped down another cup.

"There's so much going on."

"Honey, before I tell you these two things, there's something else I need to tell you."

"What do you say?"

Do you know what I've been praying to God for the past few days?

"Pray for what?"

“I said to God,” Xiao Yao said in a serious tone, “If only you were the one I live with.”

"So that way you can find a way to kick me when I don't reply to messages or answer calls?" Shen Jie said.

"Ah, this is just one of the side functions," Xiao Yao said.

“I don’t want to coexist with you,” Shen Jie said with a smile.