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

“Of course,” Xiao Yao said, “You have to dress appropriately for the occasion.”

"Damn it, I swam at least a mile to shore, and then I couldn't find my shirt that I left on the beach. I don't know who it was," said the ribbonfish. "I huffed and puffed all the way to Mount Sacred Mother, and you were all gone. Not one of you stayed to wait for me. I called both of you several times, but no one answered. Is this some kind of bullying?"

Xiao Yao and Yan Xiao quickly took out their phones to check, while the rest of the people let out a burst of harmless laughter, filling the restaurant with a cheerful atmosphere.

That night, everyone except Lucia skipped the "XX Night" event and went back to their rooms to sleep.

This kind of physical and mental exhaustion is no joke.

Gao Sijun went to participate in an activity, and Xiao Yao lay alone on the bed in room 1503, his thoughts surging.

Tomorrow afternoon is the closing ceremony of the summer camp. There are no classes in the morning, so we can have free time. Everyone has made plans to go out and have fun together, which sounds like it will be quite lively.

After the closing ceremony, I can take Shen Jie and Yu Luying back to Dongru for the night.

The thought of standing at the door of his home at the Party School, taking out his key and opening the door in front of Yu Luying and Shen Jie, made Xiao Yao feel a sense of unreality.

Xiao Er's head was slightly raised, and he was sweating profusely.

No, the heart must be pure; we must learn from Lucia.

Stop thinking nonsense and go play with your eggs!

"Luzia." Xiao Yao murmured these three words to himself in a cute tone.

Then he rolled half a circle on the bed.

"What am I doing?" Xiao Yao was a little confused.

Ouch—that hurts.

My body aches so much.

My body has fully recovered (except for my physical strength), but the phantom pain is still tormenting me.

As soon as you close your eyes, you can feel your body flying in the air.

It flew very high, the feeling of flying.

Then, it crashed headfirst into Mount Virgin.

That kind of fear.

Powerless.

And the feeling of hitting my head on the ground.

The immense dizziness and shock, the sound and sensation of teeth shattering, the mouthful of blood...

There was also the feeling of my calf being run over by a motorcycle wheel, as if I could hear my leg bones shattering.

It was incredibly real, incredibly unpleasant, something I didn't want to relive, yet I couldn't control myself and was forced to experience it passively.

It's like a catchy melody that keeps replaying in your head.

I initially thought that Iesu, as a deity, deliberately dying and then being resurrected was just playing house.

Looking back now, he may have truly experienced the pain of death.

Perhaps, this is the meaning of this sacrifice.

Xiao Yao picked up his phone, intending to call Shen Jie or Yu Luying.

But he dared not strike, for fear of disturbing the beauty's peaceful sleep.

Just as I was in a dilemma, the phone screen suddenly lit up by itself.

It was Shen Jie calling!

Xiao Yao quickly answered the phone: "Hello, wife."

"Hello, honey," the girl replied smoothly and naturally.

"What's wrong? I thought you were asleep," Xiao Yao said.

"What exactly did Grandpa Yu say to you?" Shen Jie asked Xiao Yao, "When you were eating."

“Well, he said,” Xiao Yao replied, “he said, why don’t you break up with Shen Hongsheng’s daughter?”

Chapter 322 Shen Jie's Confession

2023-09-07

“Well, he said,” Xiao Yao replied, “he said, why don’t you break up with Shen Hongsheng’s daughter?”

There was silence on the other end of the phone.

Three seconds later: "And then, what did you say?"

"What could I say in that situation? Those two bald guys were eyeing me menacingly from the left and right, so all I could say was 'okay'."

There was silence again on the other end of the phone.

"You didn't actually believe that, did you?" Three seconds later: "I was just joking with you, of course I'm ignoring him."

"Oh," Shen Jie said softly.

"Hey, don't be upset," Xiao Yao said. "All adults are the same."

"I didn't expect you to be so popular with the elders in the Yu family," Shen Jie's tone sounded unhappy: "First Yu Luying's mother, then her grandfather..."

“Uh,” Xiao Yao said.

"If only you could win my dad's favor," Shen Jie said softly.

"Wife..." Xiao Yao wanted to comfort her, but he didn't know how to start.

"That's all he told you? He didn't say anything else?" Shen Jie asked Xiao Yao.

“Not only that.” Xiao Yao then started from the beginning, from when he entered the room until he made an excuse to go to the toilet, trying his best to recount all the conversations without omitting anything from his memory.

"What was he thinking?" Shen Jie said, "He sent you to be a lobbyist? It seems he thinks highly of you."

“That’s right,” Xiao Yao said. “I was a little flattered at the time—to be honest, Grandpa Yu was different from what I had imagined; he was a very nice person.”

"So you agreed?" Shen Jie asked Xiao Yao.

"I agreed," Xiao Yao replied.

"Then you absolutely mustn't tell Silly Girl," Shen Jie sighed softly.

"How so?" Xiao Yao asked nervously. "I've already told her."

"Huh?" Shen Jie said.

Xiao Yao told Shen Jie how he met Yu Luying at the restroom entrance after leaving the private room, what they talked about, how Yu Luying got angry and stormed off, how he chased after her, and how the argument was finally interrupted by the shadow timer.

"You, you," Shen Jie sighed heavily after listening, "how are you going to survive in this world like this?"

"What did I do wrong?" Xiao Yao said, "I don't even know why she's angry."

“That’s the problem,” Shen Jie said, “You still don’t know why Silly Girl is angry—if you ask me, the fact that she didn’t break up with you on the spot is really, really, really…”

"Huh? Huh?" Xiao Yao said.

“It seems you really don’t understand,” Shen Jie said, her tone sounding a little strange. “This is also my fault. I should have stopped them when the Yu family sent people to pick you up—I panicked at the time and didn’t think about it that way.”

Xiao Yao: "..."

“Grandpa Yu set a trap for you,” Shen Jie explained. “Think about it. You met with Yu Luying’s grandfather without her knowledge, and all the key figures in the Yu family were present. This way, they could speak on your behalf and express your position. And if this gets out, no matter what position you express or what suggestions you make in the future, whether you’ve been paid or not, no matter the reason or whose benefit you’re acting for, you’ll be questioned by others. At that point, you’ll have no way to clear your name except to shut up and get out of here. Do you understand?”

“What nonsense,” Xiao Yao said urgently, “You’re thinking too badly of people, isn’t this a conspiracy theory?”

“You just told Yu Luying directly like that—” Shen Jie continued, “Well, I’ll tell her anyway. She would have found out sooner or later anyway. Telling her will make me seem more honest.”

“That’s right,” Xiao Yao said. “If you have the chance, please talk to her for me and be my witness. To tell you the truth, I was really tricked and had no idea about it.”

“Sigh, you know, from my perspective, how am I supposed to talk to her—” Shen Jie paused for a moment and said, “Alright, don’t worry about this, I’ll handle it.”

"Won't there be any problems?" Hearing her say that, Xiao Yao became a little worried.

“What problems could there be now?” Shen Jie said, “You should thank Zhao Xiaomei. It was her attack that tied all our fates together. Whether it’s the three of us, Yu Luying and her grandfather, or you and her grandfather, we are all comrades who have risked our lives together. Those little grudges can’t shake the bond we’ve shared.”

Zhao Xiaomei...

"By the way, speaking of which, why did you all go all the way to Mount Shengmu?" Xiao Yao asked Shen Jie. "Isn't the hotel entrance just a few steps away from Mount Shengmu?"

“I led her and them there,” Shen Jie said. “Isn’t it said that the Sacred Heart of Iesu can protect against the shadow? I remember last time at your grandmother’s house, the statue of the Sacred Heart of Iesu that Father Yu just gave you glowed and dispelled the shadow, do you remember?”

“I remember,” Xiao Yao said.

“I was thinking of leading them over to Mount Virgin,” Shen Jie said, “what if it works?”

"Did it work?" Xiao Yao asked.

"I don't know, I don't think so," Shen Jie replied. "But you can't say for sure, who knows if those shadows have been weakened? When I fought Sha Mei, she didn't seem as strong as she looked at the beginning."

"Hmm..." Xiao Yao said, "It's hard to say."

"Doggy, I feel a little unwell, what should I do?" Shen Jie suddenly changed to a coquettish tone.

"Hmm?" Xiao Yao asked, "What's wrong?"

"I can still feel... the sensation of being burned, and that's the feeling that keeps me awake at night."

Shen Jie began to describe the feeling of the burn to Xiao Yao.