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

Shen Jie: "Then I can have a few hours of peace of mind."

Xiao Yao: "Uh, just kidding. I will never force you to do anything and will never hurt you."

Shen Jie said softly, "I know."

Xiao Yao: "Mm."

The boy gently touched Shen Jie's belly from behind, and Shen Jie clasped his hand with her own, so the three hands were intertwined on her belly.

"Doggy," Shen Jie called softly in the darkness.

"Okay," Xiao Yao replied.

"What's wrong with you today?" Shen Jie asked him.

"I'm fine, nothing's wrong," Xiao Yao said.

“You’ve never been this aggressive before.” Shen Jie’s voice sounded slightly hesitant.

"Still agonizing over this?" Xiao Yao said, "Alright, I was wrong. I promise I won't touch you again."

“That’s not what I meant,” Shen Jie said. “I just want to know the reason.”

"I like you, and I want to take things further, to get closer to you," Xiao Yao said calmly, "and I'm afraid things might get complicated if I delay, is that a reason?"

"What do you mean by 'the longer the night, the more things can go wrong'?" Shen Jie turned over and touched Xiao Yao's chin with her small hand: "You're so insecure."

“I don’t want to leave you for Zhang Zhengkai’s wedding night, and then have him do that thing before you become his lover.” Xiao Yao’s voice was soft, sounding somewhat annoyed: “I only want to be your husband.”

“Oh dear,” Shen Jie said, “you know perfectly well that Zhang Zhengkai won’t survive—”

The rest of his words were swallowed back, and silence fell over the air.

“That’s just my dad’s shadow,” Shen Jie reassured Xiao Yao. “You don’t need to take his nonsense too seriously.”

Xiao Yao gave an irrelevant answer: "I want to save him, I want him to live on, I don't want to watch him die. But I also don't want him to appear in our lives again."

“I understand,” Shen Jie said softly. “I know that what you’ve said are all reasons, but I also know that you haven’t told me the real reason.”

Xiao Yao remained silent: "..."

Shen Jie didn't press him for answers, but simply stroked the boy's smooth back.

“I don’t want to say,” Xiao Yao said. “If I do, it will be seen as shirking responsibility.”

"Tell me, please?" Shen Jie pleaded.

“…It was your own request,” Xiao Yao said.

"Ah." Shen Jie exclaimed, her tone revealing particular surprise: "You mean, it was the me from 30 years in the future who made you do this?"

“In fact, that is indeed the case,” Xiao Yao told Shen Jie.

He confessed everything, telling Shen Jie how she encouraged him to "win her over," what benefits this would bring in solving the current problem, and what "methods and techniques" Shen Jie had taught him.

"Well, like this," Shen Jie said, her gaze somewhat unfocused as she gently stroked the boy's back, "Don't listen to her in this matter, listen to me more, okay?"

"Okay," Xiao Yao said.

“After all, I’m the one who’s mainly helping you with the negotiations right now,” Shen Jie added.

"Mm," Xiao Yao said.

“If one day, and I mean if,” Shen Jie told Xiao Yao, “we two, and whatever happens, I hope it will be out of pure love, not for any instrumental purpose. Do you understand?”

"Yes!" Xiao Yao replied immediately, "I understand instantly!"

“Doggy,” Shen Jie said, hooking her arm around Xiao Yao’s neck, “I have nothing left, all I have now is you.”

Xiao Yao: "...By the way, are you hungry?"

He wasn't intentionally changing the subject; firstly, he genuinely didn't know how to respond, and secondly, he suddenly remembered that Shen Jie hadn't eaten anything since last night.

I wasn't very hungry, probably because Yu Luying had eaten something.

"Hungry," Shen Jie replied immediately.

"What do you want to eat? I'll go out and buy it for you." Xiao Yao threw off the covers and sat up.

“Whatever,” Shen Jie said, “I want to eat anything that’s yours.”

???

Xiao Yao suddenly felt a lump in his throat and reached out to pinch Shen Jie's little nose: "I'll be right back."

……

"Shen Jie," Xiao Yao called to her.

"Ok?"

Where are my outer trousers?

Chapter 262 The Attack of the Cat Mom (Part 1)

2023-07-14

As Xiao Yao was leaving, he was still thinking that in such a high-class hotel, grabbing an umbrella before checking out would be worth the room fee, but he didn't expect that it was already a sunny day outside.

Summer thunderstorms are indeed unlike the plum rain season; they come and go quickly, just like a young girl's face.

It was a beautiful sunset, but dusk was approaching. The sunlight on the asphalt road was still dazzlingly bright.

Xiao Yao skipped and hopped in the refreshing sunshine after the rain, not feeling the heat at all—perhaps the setting sun had weakened its power, or perhaps it was the thought of Shen Jie's flick of her finger that filled him with boundless happiness and gratitude, making him forget everything else.

What is this feeling like? It's like the days when Xiao Yao's results for the primary school entrance exam and the high school entrance exam were released. When he was walking down the street and thought about his scores, he couldn't help but jump up and down on the spot, and walk with a proud stride.

Meow Mommy, Meow Mommy, I will love you forever, and I am willing to die for you without fear of being shattered to pieces.

He confessed his love sincerely in his heart, walked into a deli, bought a large portion of baked chicken, sliced ​​beef and tripe in chili sauce, and sweet and sour pork ribs, and also ordered two large portions of rice.

As Xiao Yao was carrying large and small bags on his way to the hotel, his stomach suddenly growled. He awkwardly stopped and thought for a moment before giving up the idea of ​​opening the lid and sneaking a bite as he walked.

We should share happiness with Mommy Cat!

Just as I was about to continue walking forward, I suddenly saw a tall foreigner hurrying across the intersection ahead, followed by four burly men in black suits and sunglasses.

Xiao Yao's blood froze instantly—it was Johns!

If I hadn't stopped to think about whether to sneak a bite, and continued moving at the same direction, angle, and speed, I probably would have crashed right into Johns' face, and that would have been the end of me.

Come to think of it, Shen Jie has been out for almost a day, so the Shen family must have already discovered that their young lady is missing again.

Xiao Yao secretly blamed himself for his carelessness. He wanted to turn around and leave or hide, but then he felt that trying to cover it up would only make things more obvious and attract unwanted attention. So he turned around 90 degrees, put on an air of naiveté, and eyed the particularly polite plastic mannequins in the shop windows along the street.

As Johns and his entourage passed behind him, Xiao Yao seemed to see Johns' disdainful gaze in the blurry reflection of the glass. He didn't dare to breathe and focused on admiring the model.

After watching for about ten seconds, he slowly turned around, took a few steps in the opposite direction, and stole glances at his surroundings.

It seems that Johns and his group have disappeared.

Xiao Yao breathed a sigh of relief and turned to walk back to his place, keeping an eye on whether he was being followed.

Shanghai, an international metropolis and the premier city in the Far East, is so vast that Xiao Yao subconsciously felt it was absolutely impossible for him to be caught red-handed by his nemesis on the street.

Now that I think about it... um...

Continuing to live in the western suburbs is unwise.

Just like after running away from home, you can't go to the internet cafes near your home or school.

If I live near my grandmother's house, I always feel like it's a dangerous area.

Ideally, one should choose a remote, desolate place at the ends of the earth.

However, the diameter of the circle centered on Yu Luying's house cannot be too long, which is really a headache.

We can't exactly ask her to move out of the house too, can we?

That said, it's definitely time to pick a time to get together with my friends and have a meeting to discuss this.

Especially Yu Luying.

Lost in his own thoughts, Xiao Yao sneaked back to the hotel.

When I passed by the front desk, for some reason the receptionist grabbed me and insisted that I renew my subscription.

With a room costing five or six hundred yuan a day, there's no way I can stay long. I definitely need to get up early and eat breakfast tomorrow. Xiao Yao paid the money with a worried look on his face, pondering the matter with a pained expression.

But if we go to stay in a cheap place, it's not our own home after all. I wonder if the young lady will be able to get used to it.

……

The hotel room remained pitch black, with the curtains drawn tightly to block out the light, making it impossible to distinguish between day and night.

In this seemingly eternal darkness, came the familiar snores with their distinct frequency and tone, a snore that brought a sense of peace.

"Mommy, wake up, time to eat," Xiao Yao called out affectionately, turning on a wall lamp above the bedside table.

Shen Jie made a series of unintelligible sounds from her nose and mouth, twisted her body a few times, and then remained still.

I came back from "Little South Country" yesterday, and I've already slept for a whole night, a whole morning, and a whole afternoon...

In between, he just got up to take a shower and "served" her a little.

What exactly happened to this child? Xiao Yao thought with heartache.