Romance Variety Show: The aloof and beautiful fourth female lead is always coveted.

(Note that this is an "if" scenario, not a continuation of the main story.)

(The "what if" side story setting for Gu Jinxing: Bai Nianchu broke up with him and got together a few months after the dating reality show ended. The main idea is to write the plot of "the most ruthless person to catch a mistress who has taken over the relationship.")

In the eyes of his relatives, friends, and subordinates, Gu Jinxing is a very henpecked husband/boss.

He and his wife, Bai Nianchu, had only been dating for less than a month before they quickly got married and made their relationship public.

When they learned that their boss's wife was the daughter of the wealthy family who had adopted him since childhood—his sister who was not related to him by blood—they were only briefly surprised before accepting it.

It's 2026 already, isn't it normal for wealthy families to keep a child husband?

As for why the boss is said to be henpecked.

Of course, it's because ever since my boss got married... no, I should say since he started dating, he has been practicing the company culture of "never working overtime" by rushing home at six o'clock sharp to do laundry and cook for his loved one.

He has to make money at the company and do housework at home, and he seems to enjoy it all. If he's not henpecked, who is?

*

Bai Nianchu noticed that Gu Jinxing had been acting strangely lately.

I still went to get off work and came home on time to cook for her as usual, but something just wasn't right.

Perhaps it's a change in clothing?

When Gu Jinxing usually came home, he would change into matching couple pajamas instead of wearing this thin white shirt. With the kitchen light on slightly, you could see his firm and well-defined muscles through the fabric.

It has a subtle, alluring quality, like something you can just open and eat.

However, Bai Nianchu did not notice this.

"Do you need any help?" she asked.

"A little." Gu Jinxing didn't refuse, but instead said to his wife, "Could you wipe my sweat for me, honey?"

Bai Nianchu nodded.

She took a tissue from the side and helped Gu Jinxing wipe the thin layer of sweat from his forehead.

Gu Jinxing also bent down to make it easier for her to move.

"Alright," Bai Nianchu said.

Gu Jinxing smiled gently: "Thank you, my wife."

Bai Nianchu glanced at his white shirt, tossed away the tissue, and then casually picked up the apron hanging on the wall and tied it on for him.

This apron is a proper apron.

It covered most of Gu Jinxing's white shirt, and also concealed his barely visible pectoral muscles.

Gu Jinxing's smile froze for a moment.

"...Thank you for the apron, honey."

After dinner.

Gu Jinxing was still wearing the same white shirt.

When Bai Nianchu came out of the shower, she saw him sitting on the sofa scrolling through his phone.

I walked over and glanced at it; it seemed to be typing a reply to some message.

However, she was too far away to see clearly.

Seeing Bai Nianchu walk over, Gu Jinxing stopped looking at his phone, reached out and grabbed her wrist, pulling her into his arms and gently embracing her.

"Are you tired at home today?" Gu Jinxing asked.

Bai Nianchu shook her head with amusement.

She doesn't need to go to work. She spends her days watering flowers and reading books at home, and occasionally goes shopping with Jiang Meng and Ye Siyao. What's so tiring about that?

"That's good." Gu Jinxing smiled, nestled his head in the crook of her neck like he was petting a cat, took a deep breath, and said gently, "Wife... if I've done anything wrong, don't keep it to yourself, tell me, okay?"

Bai Nianchu turned her head and met her husband's deep, affectionate eyes, and softly hummed in agreement.

It was only when she turned her head that she noticed that Gu Jinxing's collar button was undone, and the third button was undone.

The scenery on her chest was completely exposed—

The shoulders and chest are relaxed, and the outline of the raised pectoral muscles is well-proportioned.

Bai Nianchu's gaze lingered for two seconds before she suddenly sensed something amiss.

She lowered her eyes, her slender fingers slowly reaching towards Gu Jinxing's chest.

Gu Jinxing's eyes brightened, and he softened his breathing slightly.

The next second, Bai Nianchu's fingers stopped on his chest...

On the front button.

Rescue the few strands of hair that were accidentally caught in the tangles.

She said she always felt her hair was a little tight.

It turned out it was stuck.

Gu Jinxing: "..."

Gu Jinxing's expression froze completely.

Bai Nianchu, bewildered, asked, "What's wrong?"

Gu Jinxing was silent for two seconds, then shook his head.

A hidden, unspoken emotion flickered deep within his eyes.

"It's nothing, honey."

After taking a shower in the evening.

Gu Jinxing came out without wearing a bathrobe, only a bath towel wrapped around his crotch.

Bai Nianchu was reading in bed when she looked up and glanced at him.

A misty, warm vapor enveloped the man as he slowly stepped out. Undried droplets of water rolled down his smooth shoulders, across his full chest muscles, and finally settled between his taut waist and abdomen.

Every inch of his skin exudes the unique dynamism of a mature man.

Bai Nianchu's first reaction was—

Gu Jinxing's pectoral muscles seem to have gotten bigger than before?

But that's not the point.

Bai Nianchu turned her gaze to the branches outside the window, trembling in the autumn wind, and then glanced back at her husband.

He asked slowly, his voice barely concealing his confusion, "Is it hot?"

Gu Jinxing's expression was as if he had been caught off guard and choked.

"I just took a shower, so it's a little..."

"Um."

Men's body temperature is naturally higher than women's.

Bai Nianchu had no objection to his explanation and lowered her head to continue reading.

Gu Jinxing remained silent for a long while before sitting down on the edge of the bed and letting out a soft sigh.

"?" Bai Nianchu raised her eyelashes and noticed that her husband was still only wearing a bath towel. "Are you still hot? Put on some clothes."

Although Gu Jinxing works out every day and his physique is far superior to that of men his age, it's still difficult to guarantee he won't catch a cold by walking around the bedroom shirtless in this late autumn season.

Gu Jinxing paused for a moment, his voice hoarse and somewhat muffled: "I know, wife."

After saying that, he obediently went to put on his pajamas.

But that look in his eyes... it just seemed a little strange.

*

Similar incidents are happening more and more frequently.

Bai Nianchu noticed that Gu Jinxing seemed to be getting more and more clingy.

He would hold her close while she read, using his chest instead of the sofa behind her; the usual good morning and good night kisses became good morning and good afternoon kisses, and now Gu Jinxing would even come back at noon to cook for her and keep her company during her afternoon nap; whether she went outside to water the flowers or take a walk, this man would walk close to her arm.

Gu Jinxing was like a big dog that couldn't live without its owner, or rather... like a dodder that couldn't live without its host.

His dependence on her had become so severe that Bai Nianchu suspected he might be suffering from separation anxiety.

Another night.

Gu Jinxing went to take a shower, and his phone, which was on the bedside table, suddenly lit up. It was the notes page of Little Green Book.

Bai Nianchu glanced at the screen subconsciously and saw what was on it.

The notebook's title reads: "What should I do if people keep trying to seduce my wife? Should I take revenge?"