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

"Why?" Xiao Yao asked curiously.

"Are you stupid? Where are we going? The beach!" the ribbonfish exclaimed excitedly. "What's at the beach?"

While gently stroking Yu Luying's forearm, Xiao Yao replied, "Uh... beach? waves? bonfire? beer and barbecue?... Damn, I hadn't even remembered that I've lived for 16 years and never been to the beach!"

"Let's not even talk about Shanghai, isn't Dongru also by the sea?" Yu Luying asked curiously.

“It’s been thirty or fifty kilometers, and it’s all mudflats, mudflats.” Xiao Yao explained, “It’s all coarse sand and pebbles, it’s painful to wear sneakers, and it has a fishy smell, it’s not fun at all. I’m talking about those beaches and seaside scenes in TV shows and movies, hey, I’ve never seen one like that.”

"Shouldn't you be excited?" Ribbonfish continued to gesticulate wildly.

"Okay, I'm excited, I'm excited." Xiao Yao released Yu Luying, raised his arms, and waved them a few times weakly and listlessly.

“I’m telling you the truth, Brother Yao,” said the ribbonfish.

"Don't imitate Jesus' speech!" Yu Luying interrupted and scolded.

“Let me put it this way, Brother Yao,” said Daiyu, “what you’ve said hasn’t hit the nail on the head.”

"What's that idea?" Xiao Yao asked the ribbonfish.

"Beautiful women, swimsuits, just imagine, finally I can feast my eyes..." Daiyu glanced slyly at Yu Bo and several female college students around him, lowering his voice: "Maybe I can even have a romantic encounter?"

"Oh," Xiao Yao said expressionlessly, "Not interested. If you have this hobby, why don't you just go to the swimming pool in Shanghai?"

Xiao Yao spoke these words sincerely. Firstly, he was no longer interested in romantic encounters—the two people in front of him were already straining his time management skills. One should be content and not be a coward who tries to pick corn.

Secondly, he wasn't interested in swimsuit shows. First, it's not very interesting to just watch; second, he preferred the way girls looked in their everyday clothes, all soaked and wrinkled, clinging pitifully to their bodies.

The reason why people want to see swimsuits is probably just to see a little bit of skin showing, which is true even if you go to a swimming pool in Shanghai.

"Ugh, Dai Yu, how can you be so sleazy, like an old man?" Although Dai Yu lowered his voice, Yu Luying still heard him and expressed her dissatisfaction: "How could Yan Xiao be interested in someone like you—right, don't you already have Yan Xiao, why would you need another romantic encounter?"

“Seeing Brother Yao, I understand Brother Yao,” Daiyu said shamelessly. “This is what happens when you always have your wife by your side. You can only pretend to be serious. Yu Luying, when I go to chat up someone, I need to borrow Brother Yao. Don’t worry, I won’t let him participate. He’ll just stand by and give me some courage.”

"You're so fat you can barely contain yourself, do you need someone to carry you? Be careful you don't explode." Yu Luying complained, then turned to look at the scenery outside the window, ignoring the ribbonfish.

"I think Jesus hasn't changed you at all," Xiao Yao added, delivering another blow.

"Brother Yao, even if she says so, do you have the right to criticize me?" Daiyu turned around and glanced at Shen Jie, interrupting her.

"No," Xiao Yao replied coldly, then turned back to continue whispering with Yu Luying.

At this moment, Shen Jie was sitting in the back of the bus, looking at the scene in front of her, her stomach churning with anger.

In fact, just yesterday, Xiao Yao had done some mental preparation for himself, or rather, he had given himself a heads-up.

Xiao Yao meant that during the summer camp at the beach, he and Xiao Yao needed to keep a low profile in crowded places.

There are two reasons for this.

Firstly, in Yu Lihua's eyes, Xiao Yao had already broken up with her, Shen Jie, and was now in a relationship with Yu Luying. Yu Lihua's younger brother, Yu Bo, seemed to share this view as well.

Therefore, whenever Yu Bo is present, Xiao Yao has to be seen with Yu Luying instead of by himself.

Secondly, in order to avoid leaks and being "caught," Shen Jie used the alias "Xu Qingwei" and a new identity when participating in the Dongqi Summer Camp.

Therefore, if Xiao Yao is noticed to be getting too close to her for no apparent reason, it could easily arouse suspicion and cause the news to leak out.

For these two reasons, this situation arose—Xiao Yao and Yu Luying sat side by side in front, flirting and teasing each other, while he sat alone in the back like a complete fool.

Although Shen Jie had verbally acknowledged and agreed with Xiao Yao's logic yesterday, when she actually sat on the sidelines, she realized that she had overestimated her own magnanimity.

Now, who is the legal wife and who is the mistress?

This feels awful.

Especially just now, that guy with the ribbonfish looked back at me with a wicked grin. What were the three of them talking about behind my back?

Shen Jie put on a large pair of headphones, shutting herself in her own world, trying to find the feeling of this trip.

"I am as free as the wind, just as your gentleness cannot hold me back. You push away my outstretched hands. Go away, it's best not to look back. Endless drifting, yearning for freedom, all the vicissitudes, I bear alone..." Xu Wei's melancholic voice came through the headphones.

Before meeting Xiao Yao, Shen Jie almost never listened to any Chinese songs. It was Xiao Yao who forced her to listen to Xu Wei's songs, and now she's actually become a bit addicted to them.

"We've only known each other for such a short time, and we've already been so strongly influenced by each other," Shen Jie thought to herself.

How much have I influenced him?

The thought that this singer was recommended by Xiao Yao made Shen Jie want to angrily cut off the song.

But Xu Wei's songs are really suitable for listening to while traveling, especially on the way to the beach, they fit the mood perfectly.

The girl gently swayed her little head to the rhythm of the music.

Today, Shen Jie wore a blazer, a gray pleated skirt with the hem about 3cm above her knees, and her usual black Dior shoes. She also wore her favorite beret, which she pinned to her hair with a paperclip at the back of her head.

She gently rubbed her soft, round belly through her pleated skirt.

The weather today was perfect for going out—a very overcast day. When Shen Jie woke up in the morning, she felt a bit cold, which might be related to lack of sleep, so she wore a thin pair of skin-colored tights.

Of course, as an independent woman, I had absolutely no intention of pleasing Xiao Yao.

It was only a little past 9 a.m., and the sun was already beginning to peek out. Outside the car window, there was a rather ominous scene, which made Shen Jie feel a little regretful.

Fortunately, the air conditioning in the car is working quite well, so the comfort level is currently quite high.

Or maybe I should secretly take it off when I go to the bathroom later? It would be strange if someone noticed...

After all, the girl noticed that since getting on the bus, several men's gazes had been lingering on her, intentionally or unintentionally.

Of course, this is normal; she's long been used to it no matter where she goes.

Yu Luying told herself that a saint once scratched her face.

What was it for? I've forgotten, but you can probably guess.

Shen Jie never condoned this kind of self-harm, but she could vaguely understand why she did it.

...Yu Luying leaned her head on Xiao Yao's shoulder again. Really, in a public place, couldn't they be a little more shameless?

Shen Jie gently rotated the diamond ring on the ring finger of her left hand with her right thumb and forefinger, as if she wanted to take it off and put it in her small schoolbag.

……

Damn it, it's stuck, I can't get it off!

The girl gave up trying, somewhat dejected.

"This 'ring' really makes me unilaterally 'keep the rules,'" Shen Jie thought to herself with a self-deprecating smile.

angry!

Just yesterday, I discussed it with Xiao Yao, saying, "Maybe I shouldn't go."

"What am I supposed to do by going along like this?" That's what I think I said at the time.

However, Xiao Yao expressed strong opposition on the spot with a passionate tone and emotion, so I had to give up.

Looking back now, I still have to go, otherwise who knows how far things will develop between these two during these ten days of "alone time"?

On the bright side, Xiao Yao's insistence on taking her along shows that he still has good intentions and his heart is still with her.

Moreover, he himself was indeed suffering in the dungeon, which cost twenty yuan a day.

Whether it's called survival adaptation or extreme challenges, no matter how nicely it's called, it's still self-torture, and you can't just start complaining right away.

Besides, it's really boring—quite boring.

Feeding mosquitoes doesn't increase your merit in Catholicism.

"The seaside..." the girl murmured to herself.

The seaside was nothing new to her; she had been to the Maldives, as well as Dameisha, Xiaomeisha, Boracay, Saipan, Bali, and Koh Samui. Of these, Shen Jie loved the Seychelles, Fiji, and Tahiti the most—every summer since she could remember, Shen Hongsheng would take her, or rather, the whole family, to the beach for vacation, so it was as commonplace for Shen Jie as eating and drinking.

Therefore, she really looked down on the newly developed seaside resort in Dongqi.

Well... but compared to being idle in a windowless room, going out for a walk and feeling the sea breeze is never a bad thing.

Shen Jie turned her face to the dull scenery outside the car window, thinking of Shen Hongsheng, and couldn't help but feel inexplicably melancholy again.

Will I spend the rest of my life, the next few decades, like this?

Wherever that woman goes, Xiao Yao has to obediently accompany her, and as her wife, he can only go along... In that case, wouldn't I, the eldest daughter of the Shen family, become Yu Luying's personal briefcase?

This is really making me angrier the more I think about it.

Of course, the reverse is also true—no matter where Xiao Yao goes with her, as long as they don't completely break off relations, Yu Luying will try her best to go with him.

...But it's still very strange.

They follow you wherever you go, and they do it openly and honestly, so you have to thank them.

Of course, it's also possible that Yu Luying won't be able to go at all, or that Xiao Yao won't be able to go.

Shen Jie felt a little regretful.

The undeniable facts are before us. What's wrong with giving her a concubine after marriage? It's a favor to others, and a favor to yourself.

I really shouldn't have been so stubborn during that Truth or Dare game.

The falling out with Yu Luying seemed more like an impulsive decision than a rational one.

Of course, Shen Jie was not opposed to the reconciliation that Xiao Yao had been proposing.

However, it cannot be done voluntarily.

Shen Jie turned her head back towards the inside of the bus.