No? Can I read the mind of my mortal enemy?

What should I do?

What awaited her after that was revealed? Given Pei Jingnian's personality, he would definitely not give up until he got to the bottom of it.

Although I can't pinpoint any other downsides to exposing it, it's definitely not a good thing.

The answer to why is intuition.

Shi Qiao decided to play dumb.

She swallowed hard. "Why aren't you saying anything, Pei Jingnian?"

Pei Jingnian raised his chin slightly, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Hmm? I just asked, didn't you hear me?"

Shi Qiao clenched his fist.

Do you really think she's an idiot?

"You didn't even move your mouth, how could I have heard anything?"

Pei Jingnian slid his hands down along the waistline. "Hmm...really? You can't hear anything?"

The teasing tone came out naturally from the bottom of his throat, with a slightly upturned lilt, like a cunning red fox.

Shi Qiao felt a tickle in her lower back from being teased, and she couldn't help but straighten her upper body a little. "Yeah, really."

The man's eyes were dark and unfathomable, his gaze fixed intently on Shi Qiao, making her feel somewhat guilty.

She simply closed her eyes and leaned on Pei Jingnian's shoulder, then retorted, "Are you not getting enough rest and are you hallucinating?"

Seeing that Pei Jingnian didn't react, Shi Qiao pressed her advantage, talking nonsense with a straight face, "That's why I told you... men need to be moderate, what you're showing now is a sign of kidney deficiency."

"Go back to your room and get some rest."

After she finished speaking, she clearly felt the man's shoulders tense for a moment, and his palms became even hotter.

He turned his head, forcing Shi Qiao to look him in the eye.

His lower eyelids were slightly twitched up, narrowing his entire eye socket. His black pupils, which at first glance resembled those of a canine, kept zooming in and out, focusing intently on her.

It surged and churned incessantly.

Her Adam's apple slid up and down with each swallow, her chest being touched intermittently by his rising and falling chest.

The blue veins covering the back of my hand throbbed lightly.

Just as Pei Jingnian was about to refute something, he suddenly smiled.

"Yes, my wife is right. I... really should reflect on myself."

Shi Qiao's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.

So... this is considered getting away with it? Pei Jingnian just let her off the hook like that?

✧＞ᴗo⸝⸝ Yay! She's a genius!

"Ahem, so tell me, what have you reflected on?" She cleared her throat, crossed her arms over her chest, and looked smug.

Pei Jingnian helped her up and headed towards the bedroom, saying, "You've reflected on your actions..."

The ending sound was drawn out.

I shouldn't have been so gentle with you yesterday, I shouldn't have...

?

[I shouldn't have let her go just because she cried and said she didn't want it anymore.]

? ?

[And you shouldn't just hold your wife in the shower; you should move from the bathroom to the bed.]

???

Of course, what I should have done worst was that I acted so inadequately, making my wife mistakenly think I had kidney deficiency.

Or perhaps try indulging in daytime debauchery, not just nightly revelry...

Shi Qiao gripped Pei Jingnian's clothes tightly with one hand, the fabric creased deeply with each grip.

Her earlobes were a distinct pink, which deepened rapidly along the depth of her earlobes.

His whole face was burning hot, like a rotten tomato.

Pei Jingnian still had a smile on his face, looking completely innocent.

He lowered his head and deliberately pecked her flushed earlobe. "What's wrong, wife?"

"I haven't said anything yet, why are you blushing like this? Hmm?"

Now, even if Shi Qiao is stupid, she should realize that she has no way to maneuver.

Pei Jingnian tricked him again.

"Bad... guy."

Pei Jingnian pressed his already feverish body against the soft couch, "Where's it broken?"

Shi Qiao turned her head to the side, her dark hair partially obscuring the blush on her cheeks, making her even more alluring.

She didn't want to see Pei Jingnian anymore.

She rolled over, burying her face completely in the pillow. "You already know, why are you asking? Is it fun teasing me?"

Her voice was mostly absorbed by the pillow, making it sound muffled.

"I can indeed read your mind, but it only started recently, after... I came to Hong Kong to study."

"However, I can't read everything, and there doesn't seem to be any particular pattern. Anyway, there are some... well, not quite..."

Shi Qiao dared not finish speaking.

Anything lewd, perverted, or embarrassingly suggestive will definitely reach her ears.

Her voice grew softer and softer until the last syllable was completely swallowed up.

It's so quiet.

When it's quiet, you can only hear your own heartbeat.

Pei Jingnian is keeping a low profile; he's definitely plotting something bad!

She turned her head, revealing one eye, and unexpectedly met Pei Jingnian's gaze as he lay on the edge of the bed like a puppy.

He sat cross-legged on the floor, half-bent over, revealing only his bright, dark eyes, with his hands resting on the edge of the bed.

Unfortunately, his hair hadn't been styled yet, and some of it was sticking up, one on each side, one higher than the other, making it look like a pair of drooping dog ears, which was quite incongruous with his tall figure.

A beauty overload!

"So... honey, do you know all those things I have on my mind, or do you still like me?"

Shi Qiao was taken aback, buried her head back in the pillow, and did not answer.

No, why is Pei Jingnian's thought process always different from others?

Pei Jingnian reached out and tugged at Shi Qiao's skirt. "Wife, wife, answer me quickly~"

"Is it? Is it? Wife—"

Shi Qiao's lips twitched. "I don't know!"

Pei Jingnian smiled, his eyes narrowing. "Does that mean...?"

[So now I can say these flirtatious things to my wife in public?]

[Only the two of us know, he's a lecher...]

Honey, I love you, I love you so much, kisses~

[Hey, honey, honey, can you hear me?]

Shi Qiao covered her ears with both hands, "No! You can't!"

Moreover, Pei Jingnian thinks he hasn't said enough before!

Pei Jingnian suddenly stood up and took a step back.

Honey, can you hear me here?

He took two steps back, gripping the door with both hands, repeatedly opening and closing it.

How about this? How about this?

Shi Qiao got up and accurately threw the pillow at Pei Jingnian.

"Enough! How childish! Pei Jingnian!"

She bent her knees and hugged her weak and helpless self. "I've already tested it before. I can't hear you very well when you're near the TV."

"So noisy, so annoying," Shi Qiao muttered angrily, burying her face in her knees.

That's why she didn't want Pei Jingnian to know.

Pei Jingnian ran up to Shi Qiao, gently grasped her wrist, and leaned forward, obediently letting his head rest between her hands.

"Honey, why can you suddenly hear my thoughts?"

Shi Qiao's fingertips were burning hot as she avoided Pei Jingnian's scorching gaze. "I...I'm not sure either, but it might be because of that marriage temple."

Pei Jingnian was stunned.

"Wife, you're not talking about... Wanhong Temple, are you?"

Shi Qiao was stunned when she heard the familiar name.

"Uh... Uh."

How did you know?