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

Shen Jie clenched her small fists, just about to beat the two people up again, when a tandem bicycle rode up from the opposite side.

“Dai Sai Ba Li, Da Ba Li Ba Li Wu Wu Wu Wu Wu Wu~~~~~” Xiao Yao turned his head to the left side of the road and let out a strange cry, which startled the young couple.

"Woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo~~~" Shen Jie and Yu Luying followed suit, making strange noises at them.

After they rode past, they started calling each other "crazy" and "idiots," and burst into laughter.

"Hey, those two aren't from summer camp, are they?"

"No way, he looks like an adult."

"Could it be someone from the logistics team? They seem familiar..."

"??!!" "..." "Something's happened..."

The three of them rode their bikes to a brightly lit beach. At the entrance was a music bar with flashing neon lights. It seemed that this was the "music beach" that Shen Jie had mentioned.

Xiao Yao got out of the car, carefully parked it to the side and locked it. The three of them then held hands and walked towards the brightly lit coastline.

Chapter 303 Are you planning to marry both of us?

2023-08-19

Xiao Yao, holding Huang (Yu Luying) on ​​his left and Qing Cang (Shen Jie) on his right, walked into this so-called "music beach" and was secretly amazed, thinking that this was the place where ribbonfish should come.

Beach! Bikinis! Girls! Girls in bikinis on the beach! In addition, there is a large stage for singing and dancing, beach umbrellas, lounge chairs, in short, everything you can imagine about a beach, except for a campfire.

"Where are you looking?!" Shen Jie and Yu Luying scolded in unison.

Although they said they were speaking in unison, Shen Jie was actually following behind Yu Luying—she didn't really care about such things, Xiao Yao could watch whatever he wanted, but she thought it was fun to shout together like this.

“Of course my eyes are on you two. I’ve never seen a bikini before, and I have no interest in bikinis,” Xiao Yao explained. “The most unforgettable and happiest time I’ve ever had at the beach was with the two of you, on a deserted beach under the moon. Neither of you were wearing bikinis, but I can imagine what you would look like in one. But if you actually did… ouch, be gentle!”

Shen Jie and Yu Luying let go of each other's hands at the same time. The former hooked her arm around the latter's upper arm and pulled her aside, whispering to each other.

When the girl had something to say, Xiao Yao had no choice but to walk away a few steps and take out his phone to text Daiyu.

"Honey, didn't you want to see bikinis on the beach? I've found a great spot for you..." and so on.

Xiao Yao waited for the two of them for three to five minutes. Shen Jie's expression became more and more pleasant. Then she patted Yu Luying's arm and walked towards Xiao Yao.

"Where did she go?" Xiao Yao asked instinctively.

"He went to find somewhere to have fun by himself," Shen Jie said matter-of-factly. "Come on, let's go find a small boat."

Xiao Yao hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay."

The term "boats" refers to the damaged and abandoned fishing boats placed on the beach, which are actually used as outdoor seating areas for a music bar.

Xiao Yao followed Shen Jie onto one of the empty boats and sat on the wooden deck opposite each other across a small table. There was a large puddle of water in the cabin below the deck.

The bartender brought over the menu with great enthusiasm. Shen Jie glanced at it, ordered a Bloody Mary, and pushed the menu in front of Xiao Yao.

Xiao Yao felt overwhelmed when he saw the page full of foreign language, and quickly told the waiter, "Same as her."

While waiting for the drinks to be served, Shen Jie didn't speak to Xiao Yao, but just kept holding her phone, seemingly sending something.

Xiao Yao carefully examined the girl in front of him and felt that her beauty was just as it was back then—no, just as it was back then, only with a hint of sorrow between her brows.

She wasn't like this before: always habitually frowning slightly. When I first met her, she was so carefree, so mature and poised, so tolerant and patient, so composed—to everyone, a flawless and impeccable lady.

And now, she's become somewhat... Xiao Yao couldn't find the words to describe it—sometimes, towards some people, she's become... aggressive? Is there some kind of resentment in her heart?

Did I turn her into this? Xiao Yao asked himself.

Xiao Yao wanted to talk to her about this issue, but he couldn't bring himself to say it.

She has too many things on her mind, and her circumstances are very different from before. The problem is that nothing has changed—I have no reason to demand that she meet the standards of a saint.

Two cocktails were served. Shen Jie picked up one of them and took a small sip: "Don't you have anything to say to me?"

This was hardly a good start to a date—Xiao Yao suddenly remembered how Yu Luying's mother, Yu Lihua, had been when they first met; in short: harsh.

No no no no no no no no no no no! I want a cat mommy, not a depressed mommy! I want love, not Warcraft!

Xiao Yao grinned and reached out to brush Shen Jie's bangs away from her forehead: "Wife, you're so beautiful."

Shen Jie sat motionless and calmly said, "Of course I know."

Tsk, why have you become so immodest now?

“I’m not tired of you,” Xiao Yao explained. “I haven’t—oops, I wish I could bite my tongue off: “I’m not playing around with you, and I’m not tired of you either. I loved you the way I loved you before, and I still love you the way I love you now. As it was in the beginning, it is now, and it will last forever, Amen.”

"In the beginning..." This phrase is from a common prayer, and Shen Jie certainly knew it too.

Shen Jie sat motionless and calmly said, "Of course I know."

You know nothing! If you really knew, you wouldn't have acted like this...

“I know you feel like I’ve been neglecting you lately—and in fact, I know I have…”

"Should I recite tongue twisters?"

“But it’s not because I’m tired of you, or because I don’t love you, or because I’m not clingy anymore,” Xiao Yao ignored her and continued, “Once we leave this environment and leave summer camp, I’ll show you what the real me is—it’ll only be three days.”

Shen Jie raised her eyebrows, remaining noncommittal.

“I know you think I’ve spent all my energy on Yu Luying,” Xiao Yao said. “But if you think about it carefully, apart from the first day and the first two days, I actually didn’t spend much time with Yu Luying.”

Indeed, lunch and dinner are eaten with the group, and afternoon classes are also with the group. The only time I can really be with Yu Luying is during breakfast and the large morning classes. When the large classes turn into group discussions, we will be separated. Oh, right, there is also the XX Night every night.

"Of course I know," Shen Jie replied with those same five words.

"..." Xiao Yao was speechless: "If you care about her that much, I can promise you that after we go back from summer camp, I won't contact her or see her for a week and will focus on spending time with you, okay?"

"No way," Shen Jie shook her head and said, "I was the one who took the initiative to let her be with you, why would I be jealous?"

Stubbornness won't work, Xiao Yao thought. This inevitably brings to mind the story of Salai and her handmaid Hagar in Genesis…

“Okay, one week it is, you said it,” Shen Jie continued.

Xiao Yao: "?"

It feels like being a smart aleck and saying, "Stay for dinner!" and the other person says, "Okay." Or it's like inviting classmates to eat from your plate, and then these bastards say, "How can we accept this? This isn't appropriate!" while simultaneously reaching for their chopsticks.

“Okay, fine,” Xiao Yao said. “I’ll talk to her about it later.”

Shen Jie chuckled: "It's good that we don't meet. We can still keep in touch normally."

“Uh, okay,” Xiao Yao said.

"Hey, I have some good news for you," Shen Jie said with a slight smile. "Yu Luying promised me that she can come with us to Dongru for a visit after the summer camp ends, and then we can go back to Shanghai the next day."

"Great!" Xiao Yao was overjoyed upon hearing the news, then quickly realized, "So you really want to visit my hometown?"

As she spoke, her nose tingled with emotion, and then she thought of the love story between Xiao Yao and Shen Jie in the future, the one about sesame cakes, and her heart felt even more...

"Look how pleased you are with yourself," Shen Jie said cheerfully.

Xiao Yao stood up, walked around the table in front of him, sat down next to Shen Jie, and pulled her into his arms.

Shen Jie didn't say anything, but moved her head a couple of times, found a comfortable position to lean back, and then placed both hands on Xiao Yao's chest.

On the beach stage set up by the music bar, a melody that Xiao Yao was very familiar with suddenly came from it.

Xiao Yao looked up and saw a tall girl in a white dress that reached her feet standing on the stage, holding a microphone in her hand.

"...you stay close to,

In my arms,

They talked about how wonderful the future was;

What should I do?

How tiring is it to talk about forever?

He was startled, thinking it was Yu Luying, but upon closer inspection, it wasn't her.

You know what, it's actually quite fitting for the occasion.

Xiao Yao joined the girl on stage in singing:

Why did I burst into tears in front of you?

How could you know about my vulnerability?

I really want to tell you,

I can't live without you anymore.

I can't live without you, oh oh~~~

Xiao Yao didn't cry, but Shen Jie's eyes (in Xiao Yao's opinion) reddened again.

"Oh dear, what's wrong with you now?" Xiao Yao had no tissues left, so he wiped away the two "tears" he "recognized" with his thumb: "You've really become a baby."

Shen Jie's face hardened again, but it was clearly feigned: "Are you crazy? Who's crying? What are you touching? Don't think you can get away with this by just smiling and joking. What else do you need to explain? You haven't explained anything yet?"

"?" Xiao Yao scratched his head. "You're addicted, aren't you?"

“That’s all,” he said.

"Really nothing?" Shen Jie gently stomped her small, silk-stockinged feet inside her sandals. "Think about it again?"

Xiao Yao thought about it carefully: "This morning, Yu Luying left her phone outside, and then we called it from the hotel's public phone. A man answered, probably the same man you saw."