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

Wanhong Temple, which actually means "matchmaking temple," is a famous temple in Beijing known for its matchmaking services.

In the flat terrain of North China, it is rare to find a place at a relatively high altitude; it takes more than an hour to climb from the foot of the mountain to the temple.

But because it works so well, everyone thinks it's worth it.

This perfectly illustrates the saying: true love never fears any hardship.

Could it be...?

"You haven't been there before, have you?" Shi Qiao asked tentatively.

Pei Jingnian turned his head and rubbed his nose against Shi Qiao's palm, his words somewhat vague and ambiguous, "...Well, I guess you could say I...accompanied Lu."

Shi Qiao squinted, "Eh—"

"But I remember when I was obsessed with divination in my first year of junior high, you said you were a staunch materialist and didn't believe in these things at all?"

Pei Jingnian's ears burned for a moment, "That's because you said you wanted to use me as a test to see who my future wife would be."

Shi Qiao pouted, "What? You think I won't allow it? Let me tell you, I always allowed it! I even earned a little pocket money in class because of it!"

The man's burning palm covered the back of her hand, pressing it tightly to block the bloodshot tinge in the corners of his eyes.

After a long while, he finally let out a weak voice, "It's because I heard it's accurate that I didn't dare let you test me."

Why?

Pei Jingnian inhaled the fragrance from her fingertips. "What if I'm like you? I'm afraid it might scare you or make you overthink things."

"But I'm also afraid... what if it's not you?" His expression clearly darkened, and he looked somewhat aggrieved.

Shi Qiao's heart pounded wildly, as if it had been struck by something.

"Oh...oh." She nervously rubbed Pei Jingnian's cheek, trying to hide her racing heart. "Why are you thinking of me as your... on the first day of the new year?"

Pei Jingnian sat up slightly, his breath quickening as he buried his face in her slightly burning neck, his long arms encircling her slender waist tightly.

"It wasn't in the first year of junior high." His ears turned bright red. "The first time I saw you, I thought you were so beautiful."

"Even when she was just a baby lying in her cradle, she was so beautiful that I couldn't take my eyes off her."

"So ever since I learned what 'wife' meant, I...wanted you to be my wife."

"I just want to marry you."

When Pei Jingnian held her, the sound of his strong heartbeat filled the void in the other half of her chest.

Their two heartbeats gradually synchronized, and the rapid blood flow made her feel hot all over and a little breathless.

She gently nudged Pei Jingnian, her legs dangling helplessly off the edge of the bed. "Why... say such mushy things?"

Pei Jingnian pecked her neck, the stray hairs tickling her.

"Aren't these words cheesy?"

His eyes drooped. "Wife, you don't like it?"

Shi Qiao paused, unconsciously leaning closer to Pei Jingnian, and whispered, "I don't dislike it."

"Really?" Pei Jingnian's voice was full of coaxing, his lips hovering in front of hers, their noses touching.

"Um."

Pei Jingnian lowered his eyelids and stared at her lips, which she had bitten lightly due to nervousness, still red and swollen from the excessive demands he had just made.

Their hot breaths mingled together.

"I want to kiss you, my wife."

Surprisingly, instead of acting first and informing later, a sudden question arose.

He bluntly asked her for a kiss.

It actually makes it seem even more astringent...

It's even more shameful.

She stared at the man's slightly parted lips, her mouth also feeling dry. "We can only kiss for a little while."

Pei Jingnian's lips trembled slightly, his thumb and forefinger held her chin, and his fingers gently pinched her slender white neck as he kissed her.

Shortness of breath.

Two soft lips gently held her cool tongue, sucking it until she felt weak.

Honey, I suddenly realized that... I can say "I love you" while kissing now.

Lift your head up a little more, stick your tongue out a little more, honey.

[So sweet, my wife is amazing.]

[Then, by the same token, could it also be done while the mouth is busy doing other things...?]

His lips were parted, and Pei Jingnian's eyes held a clear, unmistakable smile as he kissed his lower lip, neck, and collarbone again.

He was busy talking, but his clear, dark eyes were fixed on her without blinking.

"Honey, do you like being kissed here? Your body is trembling so much..."

Shi Qiao reached out to stop Pei Jingnian, and kept adjusting her breathing.

"Pei Jingnian... I already said it's just a short kiss." Shi Qiao became more resolute and moved a safe distance of one body length.

She made a big "X" shape with her hand, her face flushed, "You can't kiss anywhere else!"

Pei Jingnian wanted to ask for it back, but Shi Qiao's phone suddenly buzzed twice.

one look--

[Er Ya from the village entrance, your post has been forwarded by 2887 people, including Soda Bubble and Orange Ocean.]

By the way, my wife also has this kind of problem.

Cough cough, thank goodness, just a little longer.

Shi Qiao was taken aback. "What are you talking about? In what aspect?"

Pei Jingnian obediently looked up, pointed at Shi Qiao's phone, and then took out his own phone. "Wife, I swear, I have never opened your phone without your permission."

"I just caught a glimpse of... that 'Second Girl from the village entrance'."

"Then Lu Zi forwarded the post to me, and that's how I found out."

Shi Qiao then realized what was happening, and seeing the pop-up window showing the astonishing number of reposts to her post, she screamed, "Oh no!"

The fact that it's generating so much buzz must mean that people have discovered something.

No way... she's already thinking she's implying her boyfriend did something illegal or disorderly that led to the dispatch of cyber police, right?

It's all a misunderstanding!

She's overthinking it! Pei Jingnian isn't that stupid at all!

She needs to go and explain right away!

Shi Qiao hurriedly opened the campus forum and scanned the top few popular comments.

Ok?

[Dusty Summer Curtain: What time is it! Even if Er Ya at the village entrance is taking a nap, she should be awake by now! Are we, a bunch of badgers, left here starving and howling?]

[Earn 100 a day, recharge 98 to give to a paper doll: Don't rush upstairs, according to the original poster, could it be a propaganda piece...?]

[Orange Ocean: Oh my god, this is a daytime propaganda...]

[Soda bubble: During the day...]

[The banana-loving gorilla: Damn...]

[Stopping from spending and protesting: A good cook's words can make a meal. Teacher, when you wanted to retire from the literary world after earning 100 yuan, I was the first to disagree!]

[Today is a good day: So what exactly are you guys doing day after day?]

Before Shi Qiao had finished sweeping, Pei Jingnian wrapped his arms around her and rested his chin on her shoulder.

"Honey, I didn't know I made you uncomfortable the first two times. I'll learn from this."

"I'll buy more..."

"Stop!" Shi Qiao blushed furiously. "That's not what I meant! You've all misunderstood!!!"

She hastily edited an explanation post and pinned it to the top, but deleted the post as soon as most people saw it.

"So, it wasn't about that... I originally wanted to talk about you disciplining Ruan Ruan and the others..."

She quickly finished her explanation in a blur, almost choking on her breath, "This is what I meant. I was afraid that if I made a wild guess and asked too obviously, I would get caught by the cyber police, so I asked that question."

Given the current situation, if the cyber police are more strict in their investigations, she's not far from being arrested.

Pei Jingnian seemed to understand something. "So it wasn't because my methods were 'too much'?"

Shi Qiao waved her hand, "Of course not..."

She stopped, her face covered in red paint. "No! I didn't say anything!"

Pei Jingnian lowered his body, "Then my wife..."

He took Shi Qiao's phone and found her screenshot with three lines.

A slender index finger taps the screen.

"Do you prefer me here, or..." He paused, his fingertip sliding to the highest line, "Here?"