My Girlfriend Who Develops Through Development

The crystal chandelier on the ceiling of the private room shone brightly.

Xia Lingrou stared blankly at her husband's bald head, then pouted, "So ugly, where's your hair?"

"It was shaved."

Who shaved it?

"This one……"

Xia Lingrou stood up angrily, patting her husband's head repeatedly with both hands, and said with tears in her eyes, "It feels nice, but... it's really ugly!"

"Old Yan, who shaved your head? I'll never forgive him! Doesn't he know that a man's hair is considered joint property between husband and wife?"

Yan Shiming didn't hide anything and told everyone what had happened during the day.

After hearing this, Xia Lingrou was extremely annoyed. "So that's why Lin Mo was so nice to you. He must have done something wrong. How awful! When I see him, I'll definitely give him the same hairstyle as you."

"He made me feel bad, so I'll make that girl An Youyu feel bad too."

Yan Shiming quickly interrupted his wife's rambling, "Alright, we'll talk about this later. Let's eat first."

Xia Lingrou picked up her chopsticks and looked uncontrollably at her husband's bald head, her eyes welling up with tears.

"Old Yan, you're really ugly..."

"..."

Yan Shiming was both amused and exasperated. "Xiao Rou, is she really that ugly?"

Xia Lingrou pointed to her eyes, "I'm so ugly I could cry, don't you think?"

Yan Shiming sighed, picking food for his wife while trying to distract her, "Xiaorou, you just said you wanted to change jobs, where are you planning to go?"

"Xia Bei."

"cough--"

Yan Shiming hurriedly reassured him, "It's not that bad, it's not that bad; your hair will grow back in a few months..."

"What are you thinking about?"

Xia Lingrou interrupted, "I may not be very magnanimous, but I'm not that petty."

"Then you should go to Xiabei..."

"Going to Xia Bei is Professor Qi... who is my doctoral supervisor, Qi Bei, a famous mathematics professor."

“I know Professor Qi, you used to mention him to me often.”

"Professor Qi is going to Xiabei, and as his student, I naturally have to go with him. Not only am I going, but the entire mathematics department of Tsinghua University is going. We will go to Xiabei to sign the employment contract first thing tomorrow morning."

After hearing his wife's explanation, Yan Shiming chuckled dryly, "I see."

Xia Lingrou rolled her eyes at her husband. "Otherwise what? Did you think I went to Xia Bei specifically to cause trouble for Lin Mo?"

"Cough-cough-"

Yan Shiming, embarrassed by his thoughts being exposed, waved his hand and said, "No, no."

Seeing her husband's embarrassment, Xia Lingrou couldn't help but laugh, her eyes gradually softening.

How long do you plan to stay in the capital this time?

Yan Shiming, who was picking up food with his chopsticks, suddenly trembled. "I...I'm not going to leave."

"what?"

Xia Lingrou's surprise lasted for less than a second before being replaced by boundless joy.

She put down her chopsticks, pulled her husband's arm, and boldly sat on his lap. "Really?"

"real."

Yan Shiming was somewhat uneasy. "Of course, if you don't agree, I can..."

"I'm so happy, how could I possibly disagree?"

Xia Lingrou wrapped her arms around her husband's neck and passionately offered him her red lips.

After giving his wife a light kiss, Yan Shiming looked a little awkward. "Okay, we're outside."

Xia Lingrou playfully punched her husband, "In other couples, the man takes the initiative, so why do I have to be the one to take the initiative in our family?"

"At your rate, when will we ever have a baby?"

Yan Shiming's expression darkened. "We don't have children...it has nothing to do with you, it's my fault, I'm not good enough..."

Chapter 500 A Conversation Between Husband and Wife

What do you mean you're not good enough?

Before Yan Shiming could finish speaking, Xia Lingrou covered his mouth, her face full of displeasure, "Old Yan, how could you say such a thing?"

Yan Shiming sighed.

Xia Lingrou took his hand and traced her fingers across his palm. "No matter what, as a man, you are never allowed to say that you can't do it."

"But……"

"There's no 'but,' and that illness isn't your fault."

Xia Lingrou sat on Yan Shiming's lap, cupped his face, and said, "As your wife, I command you not to overthink it."

"That disease isn't incurable. Even if it can't be cured, so what? We can just not have children."

Yan Shiming felt bitter. "Xiaorou, I know you like children."

Xia Lingrou remained silent.

She does indeed like children.

Every time she went out and saw other people holding their children's hands, she felt envious from the bottom of her heart.

Once the atmosphere warmed up, Yan Shiming finally mustered the courage to speak out what he had kept bottled up inside for so long.

"I am truly sorry about this. It is my blessing from my past life that you have stayed by my side all these years."

"If... I mean if, if... you meet someone outstanding of the opposite sex, remember to let me know. I will definitely not hold you back."

As soon as he said those words, the dark cloud that had been weighing on Yan Shiming's heart for many years finally dissipated.

He and his wife were not on the same level in terms of appearance, family background, education, or ability.

Sometimes, even he couldn't understand it.

Why would a woman as beautiful as his wife fall for a poor guy like him who has no looks, no ability, and no money?

Yan Shiming could offer his wife nothing.

Because of his problems, his wife was even deprived of the right to be a mother.

Over the years, Yan Shiming's guilt has only deepened, and now he has finally told everyone everything.

He will accept whatever choice his wife makes.

To see the light is a blessing.

He didn't want this light to be extinguished...

Yan Shiming lowered his head, not daring to look at his wife, and patiently waited for her answer.

After waiting for a while, seeing that his wife hadn't responded, he looked up and panicked instantly.

Two clear tears slid down Xia Lingrou's face, wetting her clothes.

Yan Shiming hurriedly wiped away her tears with a tissue, saying, "Xiao Rou, don't cry, I was wrong."

Xia Lingrou's eyes were filled with grievance, "Old Yan, is there something I didn't do well enough?"

"If so, tell me, I'll change, please don't leave me, okay?"

"No, I'm not..."

The gentle voice made Yan Shiming's eyes sting.

At that moment, he felt like a bastard who deserved to die.

In over a decade of marriage, this was the first time he had ever seen his wife cry, let alone cry so bitterly.

Seeing his wife's tears flowing uncontrollably, Yan Shiming raised his hand and slapped himself. "Xiaorou, I didn't abandon you. Marrying you is my honor. I just... don't want to hold you back anymore."

"hold up?"

Xia Lingrou looked up with tears streaming down her face, choking back sobs, and said, "Are you going to say next that I'll meet someone better if I leave you?"

"I……"

Is this your reason for abandoning me?

Yan Shiming opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word; he simply held his wife tightly in his arms.

Xia Lingrou was the same; leaning on her husband's shoulder, her voice low and pleading, "Old Yan, please don't abandon me, okay?"

"If you don't want me, I really have nowhere else to go."

That last sentence was like a sharp knife, precisely piercing Yan Shiming's heart.

He forced back the tears that were about to spill from his eyes, tightened his grip on his wife, and his voice trembled with a newfound intensity.

How could I bear to lose you?

"You are my...princess."

Yan Shiming is forty-two years old this year. It is really difficult for someone his age to say such sweet words.

He had barely finished speaking when his face turned bright red with embarrassment.

"Princess?"

Xia Lingrou smiled, and her tears stopped. "This is a nice nickname, I like it."

Yan Shiming: "..."

Xia Lingrou wiped away her tears, then immediately began questioning, "You came to the capital just to tell me this?"

"I……"