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

As for the interactions between lovers, she wasn't particularly willing to do so in the first place, was she? She was only making concessions to him because of their relationship.

Once she gets this perfect reason...

The progress of the strategy ends here, or even returns to zero.

However, one cannot be so selfish; this is not Xiao Yao's style, nor is it the way a knight should act.

In Bo Ge's words, this is a temptation, and temptation is something you have to overcome.

Since Yu Luying has brought it up herself, this is an opportunity that couldn't be better.

"Are you stupid? Say something!" Yu Luying stretched out her hand and waved it in front of Xiao Yao's eyes.

"No, I have no reason to be afraid of letting Shen Jie know." Xiao Yao smiled casually, "Since you've thought it through, as long as you agree, let's go tell her together."

"Really? You've thought it through too?" Xiao Yao's attitude made Yu Luying a little timid again.

"Let's go."

Chapter 90 New Curriculum Standards for Quality Education

2023-01-23

"Really? You've thought it through too?" Xiao Yao's attitude made Yu Luying a little timid again.

"Let's go." Xiao Yao strode ahead. "I also have another secret I want to tell you, which is why I ultimately chose Shen Jie."

"I...I don't want to hear it," Yu Luying's face flushed red. "That's all in the past. Who you like is your business."

“Shen Jie has already told your uncle this secret,” Xiao Yao said, looking at his hands. “How about I have Shen Jie tell your uncle to authorize him to tell you?”

"what!"

……

A flock of birds, whose names Xiao Yao didn't know, flapped their wings and flew in an orderly formation over the sky above him and Yu Luying, who had already turned back onto the familiar main road.

Even though it's not yet rush hour, the most common sight on the streets is students wearing various school uniforms and carrying backpacks.

There was still standing water on the road. A taxi driver with no sense of public decency sped by, splashing water all over pedestrians and earning a barrage of curses.

Fortunately, Xiao Yao was not careless and managed to dodge the attack, pushing Yu Luying away from danger.

“Be a lovely Shanghainese.” Xiao Yao squinted at the slogan on the rear windshield of the vehicle that caused the accident and read it sarcastically.

"By the way, are you going to the literary society's field trip to Zhouzhuang on July 1st?" Yu Luying patted her chest, suddenly remembering something.

"What? Zhouzhuang? Hasn't the literary society not had any activities for almost two months?" Xiao Yao asked, puzzled.

"Oh dear, didn't they notify you?" Yu Luying said, "It was organized by Teacher Yuan, you see."

As the girl spoke, she held up the text message in her hand to Xiao Yao.

Xiao Yao took out his phone and checked it. He hadn't received any notifications and was quite frustrated.

He couldn't possibly be ostracized even in the club, he thought.

"Perhaps it was missed?" Yu Luying comforted him, "Why don't you go to school tomorrow and ask Teacher Yuan?"

"Oh," Xiao Yao said weakly, "You'll go anyway."

Yu Luying nodded and said, "Yes, I should go."

"By the way, it's my birthday on June 30th, do you have time?" Xiao Yao blurted out.

Actually, he hadn't even made any plans for how to celebrate his birthday; it was just that the date was close by, and he suddenly thought of it and asked the question.

Yu Luying hesitated for a moment: "I don't... have any plans, but aren't you going to spend your birthday with Shen Jie?"

“Sigh,” Xiao Yao said, scratching his head, “We live together every day, so birthdays… should be celebrated in a lively way.”

Yu Luying nodded and said, "I'll try my best. You should also invite a few more people, so that I don't have to face the two of you alone. It would be too awkward."

Haha, it's a little awkward...

But if they suddenly say they need to call someone...

Xiao Yao gave a dry laugh: "Okay, I got it."

As she was speaking, Yu Luying suddenly stopped in her tracks.

They were supposed to cross the road here, but this side of the road was flooded, and the water level was quite high, even the bricks that people had laid in it were submerged.

Yu Luying looked down at her white shoes, hesitated for a moment, then stretched out her foot, touched the water on the brick roof, and pulled it back.

Xiao Yao was also wearing those black Air Jordans. No one was willing to take the risk, so they had no choice but to continue taking the detour.

Speaking of this "one person facing two people"...

Xiao Yao cleared his throat: "Yu Luying, I have a question for you."

"Go ahead and ask." Yu Luying felt that water had still gotten into her shoes, and her wet socks clung to her toes and the balls of her feet, which was quite annoying.

“Shen Jie told me,” Xiao Yao carefully chose his words, “that she ran into you at the school gate last night.”

“I ran into her,” Yu Luying nodded. “She was talking to my uncle, and they seemed to be having quite a long conversation.”

"Oh..." Xiao Yao continued to probe indirectly, "What did you and Shen Jie say to each other?"

"Hello, goodbye, etc., otherwise what can I talk to her about?" Yu Luying asked, somewhat puzzled. "Why are you asking so many detailed questions about the topics girls talk about?"

“After she came back yesterday, she said some very strange things to me.” Xiao Yao’s eyes were on the road, not on Yu Luying.

"What did he say?" The girl's curiosity was piqued.

"Never mind," Xiao Yao waved his hand and said, "Since you say you didn't talk about anything, then that's it."

"Oh dear, why are you like this?" Yu Luying lightly stomped her foot. "Either don't say it at all, or if you do, don't keep us in suspense."

"Then, may I say this?" Xiao Yao said cautiously, "Let me make this clear first, you're not allowed to get angry, because this isn't my idea, it's hers."

“Okay, it’s a deal,” Yu Luying readily agreed.

Xiao Yao stretched out his palm, and Yu Luying was stunned for a moment before gently patting it.

“Shen Jie told me last night that you two chatted for a while and talked about some things. She asked me if I hadn’t completely let go of you yet, and then she said…”

Xiao Yao recounted in detail the "three people together" plan that Shen Jie had mentioned the night before, but omitted the disrespectful statement "she is yours, you are mine," and did not tell Yu Luying that he and Shen Jie had vowed to let go of her.

Yu Luying stopped again, her gaze turning gloomy.

"So, I was thinking, you guys probably haven't talked about these things before..." Xiao Yao forced himself to finish his story: "I was just asking you casually since we're walking together today."

"Of course not!" Yu Luying snapped out of her daze, her face flushed red, whether from embarrassment or anger, she didn't know: "I don't believe Shen Jie would say such a thing, you must be using her name to test me, you're up to no good! You're shameless!"

Seeing Yu Luying excitedly waving her little fist, Xiao Yao quickly said, "We agreed not to get angry, we already high-fived, it really was her who said it, I had absolutely no such thoughts. If I'm lying, then let me, let me..."

Xiao Yao turned his head and looked around, searching for a way to swear an oath, but Yu Luying pinched her upper and lower lips together.

"Don't let me get dragged into your misfortune if you get struck by lightning!"

Five seconds later, the girl released her fingers: "Okay, let's say Shen Jie asked. So, what happened? How did you answer her?"

“I told you,” Xiao Yao recalled, “that dating without the intention of marriage is just playing around. If you say that again, I’ll get angry. Your thinking is disrespectful to me, Xiao Yao, to yourself, Shen Jie, and especially to Yu Luying. Yu Luying wouldn’t play around, and neither would I. Your thinking is disrespectful to our marriage—”

"Your marriage?" Yu Luying interrupted her curiously.

Xiao Yao was taken aback and was about to speak when Yu Luying continued, "She actually has such an outrageous idea. I've told you before that she's not a serious person—"

She stopped mid-sentence. Firstly, Shen Jie was her savior, and she didn't want to slander her further. Secondly, it would be quite impolite to badmouth her girlfriend in front of Xiao Yao.

For a moment, he didn't know what to say, and just lowered his head and fidgeted with his fingers: "In short, whatever any of your thoughts are, don't even think about them!"

"Don't take it to heart, it's all just baseless speculation." Xiao Yao regretted bringing up this topic with her: "I never even had such thoughts... Oh well, just pretend I didn't say anything."

"I'm going home, bye-bye." A gust of wind blew by, and Yu Luying suddenly walked against the wind, her hair sticking messily to her forehead and temples.

"?" Xiao Yao reached out and grabbed her: "Weren't we going to confront Shen Jie about the symbiotic relationship?"

"I don't want to tell her!" Yu Luying stomped her foot. "You're not allowed to tell her either! You're not allowed to tell her without my permission!"

"What kind of show is this now?" Xiao Yao was both amused and exasperated.

“Since she has this idea, once she knows about symbiosis, she’ll definitely feel even more justified in wanting the three of us to be together, right?” Yu Luying said loudly.

Hmm? What's the logical connection here? Xiao Yao couldn't quite figure it out for a moment.

"Hey, don't get agitated," Xiao Yao advised. "She's just testing me on purpose. How could she be serious? I only asked you this because I wanted to—"

Yu Luying flung Xiao Yao's hand away: "Did you hear me! Don't tell her! I'm going back!"

With that, the girl took off running, stepping into the ankle-deep water, not caring about anything else.

Xiao Yao watched Yu Luying's retreating figure, feeling as if his feet were soaked in cold water—the water seemed to be flooding his shoes: "Hey, why are you all like this? Running away at the drop of a hat..."

I had originally planned to discuss traditional crafts with her, but now that's all for naught.

A light rain started falling again sometime during the day. Fortunately, he wasn't far from home, so Xiao Yao had to hurry back.

Upon entering the photo room, Xiao Yao took off his shoes, intending to remove his wet socks, only to find that his socks were dry.

He heard the patter of footsteps, looked up, and saw a pretty girl with short hair that barely reached her ears staring at him.

Xiao Yao and the short-haired girl stared at each other for three seconds, then shouted at the same time.

Where's your hair?!