Soon, they hooked their pinkies.

"Can I go now?" Lin Xiao asked.

"Scram!"

"Damn it, Shen Jingzhe, watch your mouth. Don't think I won't hit you just because you're a girl. Let me tell you, if you piss me off, I'll still spank you!"

Shen Jingzhe's pretty face instantly turned crimson.

She muttered softly, "You filthy hooligan!"

Lin Xiao snorted coldly, then got up like a king and made his exit.

The moment the bedroom door clicked shut, Shen Jingzhe removed her veil. On her face, usually as cold and stunning as ice, a smug smile had appeared.

When he returned to Su Qingning's room, she was still sleeping soundly. Lin Xiao climbed onto the bed. He had just lain down beside her when Su Qingning turned and snuggled into his arms.

The gesture was heartbreakingly familiar.

Lin Xiao held her tight.

The night passed in silence.

When Lin Xiao opened his eyes the next day, Su Qingning was no longer by his side. He knew she had gotten up about half an hour ago and was most likely making breakfast.

The weather was lovely, with sunlight filtering through the sheer curtains. Lin Xiao was in a great mood as well. Frankly, he loved his life just the way it was—simple yet blissful.

After washing up, he went downstairs. The first person he saw was, surprisingly, Shen Jingzhe. She was sitting at the dining table, waiting for food to be served. The clatter of pots and pans echoed from the kitchen, a clear sign that Su Qingning was busy.

When Shen Jingzhe saw Lin Xiao, she snorted coldly and turned her head away.

Lin Xiao assumed she just didn't want to see him. He had no idea that the moment Shen Jingzhe saw him, she was reminded of the fact that he had seen her naked. That was why she had turned her head away in embarrassment.

Lin Xiao headed straight for the kitchen.

Su Qingning was frying eggs. Her lovely hair was simply tied up at the back of her head, and paired with her simple homewear, she gave off the distinct air of a housewife—the very picture of virtue.

When she saw Lin Xiao, Su Qingning flashed a radiant smile.

"Good morning!"

She was smiling more and more these days. Of course, Lin Xiao was delighted by this change. He wished she could be smiling twenty-four hours a day.

He hugged her from behind, rubbing his chin against her fragrant shoulder. "Honey, you've worked hard!"

Su Qingning's face reddened. She said hurriedly, "It's no trouble, it was all very simple!"

Lin Xiao planted a light kiss on her fair neck. "Honey, I love you!"

The heartfelt words sent a shiver through Su Qingning. In the past, whenever she watched TV shows where the main couple would tearfully confess their love with those three words, she always thought it was fake. How could such a simple phrase provoke such a strong reaction?

But hearing those words from Lin Xiao's own lips was different. Besides the shiver that ran through her, her heart pounded wildly with excitement, and even her breathing grew ragged. A sweetness filled her heart, as if she had eaten the world's most delicious candy.

She wanted to shout, she wanted to scream. But she held it in.

Su Qingning turned around. Her charming eyes had turned crimson at some point, but it was from sheer excitement. She gazed at Lin Xiao with deep affection, and under his puzzled look, she suddenly leaned in and kissed him.

Lin Xiao was a bit stunned by her kiss, but excitement quickly followed. He was about to kiss her back, but Su Qingning had already turned her head away, overcome with shyness.

Lin Xiao smiled helplessly and kissed her fair neck again before leaving the kitchen.

Breakfast was sumptuous. And, because he was in such a good mood, Lin Xiao ate more than ever before. After eating his fill, he let out a contented burp.

He teased Su Qingning, "Honey, if you keep feeding me like this, I'll turn into a pig sooner or later!"

His words made Su Qingning laugh. She was about to reply when Shen Jingzhe suddenly cut in coldly, "And you think you aren't one already?"

Lin Xiao's temper flared. It was one thing for her to bully him last night, but now she dared to humiliate him in front of his wife. If Su Qingning hadn't been there, Lin Xiao really would have asked the girl if her butt was itching for a good spanking.

Although he didn't say it aloud, the moment Su Qingning got up to get something from the kitchen, Lin Xiao shot a kick at Shen Jingzhe under the table. However, it seemed Shen Jingzhe had anticipated his move. Just as his foot flew out, she silently dodged.

Unsurprisingly, Lin Xiao's foot slammed hard into the table leg.

The pain made him suck in several sharp breaths. A look of schadenfreude appeared in Shen Jingzhe's eyes. Lin Xiao was about to retaliate, but Su Qingning returned, so he had to stop. He could only glare angrily at the girl, which made Shen Jingzhe even more smug.

The meal soon ended.

"Honey, what's the plan for this morning?" Lin Xiao asked with a smile.

"We're going to my grandpa's!"

"What's up?"

"Nothing, my grandpa's birthday is coming up. My mom called this morning and asked me to go over and figure out how we're going to celebrate it!"

Lin Xiao smiled. "Of course we have to celebrate it in a big way! Come on, I'll go with you!"

Su Qingning nodded with a smile. Truth be told, she found herself increasingly charmed by the way Lin Xiao did things. After some more small talk, Su Qingning went upstairs to change. Lin Xiao and Shen Jingzhe waited for her in the living room.

"Shen Jingzhe, crawl over here and let me kick you!"

"Get lost!" Shen Jingzhe cursed without hesitation.

"Damn it, do you have any idea how much that kick hurt?"

"Serves you right!"

"Damn it, Shen Jingzhe, is your butt itching for a beating? Believe it or not, I'll smack you!"

Shen Jingzhe's face instantly flushed. She was truly no match for this hooligan. It was one thing for him to say such things to Su Qingning, but now he was saying them to her. Shen Jingzhe felt she should be angry, but for some reason, she wasn't angry at all. In fact, a bizarre urge to stick her butt out and let Lin Xiao spank it a few times sprouted within her.

The thought gave Shen Jingzhe a huge shock.

How could I have a thought like that?

She quickly shook her head, banishing the abnormal idea from her mind.

"What's gotten into you?" Lin Xiao asked, watching her shake her head.

"None of your business!"

With that, Shen Jingzhe also turned and went back to her room, leaving Lin Xiao alone in the spacious living room.

Just as he was wondering what to do, his phone suddenly rang. It was an unfamiliar number from Jinhai City.

Lin Xiao sneered. He already knew who was calling. If he wasn't mistaken, it had to be Wang Shicheng, the head of the Wang Family.

As soon as he answered, a sinister voice came through the phone.

"You little bastard, you got lucky I didn't kill you last night. Well, your luck has run out. Just you wait to be dealt with!"

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