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

This was the first time Shi Qiao had ever seen Pei Jingnian cry in her life.

His pale skin was tinged with a thin layer of light red, which smudged at the corners of his eyes, making them appear misty.

She turned her head away awkwardly, forcing herself not to look at Pei Jingnian, and tightened her grip on the suitcase.

Don't be fooled by his appearance.

all fake.

"I don't want to hear it. Those are your problems to deal with; don't drag me into it."

She pursed her lips, and the memory of the girl who had grabbed Pei Jingnian's clothes and cried made her angry again.

"You should go and give that girl an explanation now. She must really like you to be crying like that."

"How could you let someone down like this..."

"She's drunk and mistook me for someone else." Pei Jingnian sniffled pitifully, his voice still trembling with uncontrollable sobs. "I've never seen her before."

"It's that Xia Heng, who secretly contacted the boss and swindled money from them. All three of them are victims."

[Waaaaah, I'm even more innocent, my wife.]

Even the snow in June couldn't express my grievances, sob sob sob.

Pei Jingnian tightened his embrace, his long eyelashes drooping. "If you don't believe me, wait until the three of them sober up, and I'll have them come to you and tell you."

"My baby only has you, and my wife only has you. There is no one else."

Shi Qiao's originally firm posture softened involuntarily, but she still kept her mouth shut.

"Don't think I'll believe you just because you say these things!"

She tried to take two steps back but couldn't even get a gap between herself and Pei Jingnian.

Enraged and humiliated, she finally couldn't hold back and punched Pei Jingnian in the chest with one hand.

"You said you've never seen her before!" she said, punching the phone, her voice trembling with grievance. "Then why...why did you dress so nicely to see them!"

She tugged at the necklace between his collarbones, then stared intently at his watch and ring.

"You even went out of your way to get so many accessories this time! You never dressed like this when we went out to dinner before!"

The tears she had been holding back finally slid down her cheeks and kept falling.

She wiped it haphazardly with the back of her hand. "What? I don't believe your nonsense."

"You saying you like me is definitely a lie... um."

Shi Qiao was forced back two steps by the sudden kiss, staggering as she was pushed back in front of the shoe cabinet.

Is this jealousy?

Why is it that... even when my wife is jealous, she's still so adorable?

I love you so much.

His burning lips lightly touched her lips, then moved to the corner of her eye, kissing away her remaining tears drop by drop.

"I'm sorry, baby, it's all my fault."

"But it's not what you think. I didn't dress up like this for them."

He lifted Shi Qiao with one hand, supporting himself on his waist, willingly taking the lower position, and slightly raised his head.

His dark eyes were divided into several pieces by tiny tears, and his eyes were completely red.

Her lips opened and closed several times, and for a moment she didn't know where to begin.

After a long while, he spoke in a slightly trembling voice.

"If I told you that I get so jealous when I see Xia Heng being even a little bit close to you that I want to kill him, would you think I'm crazy?"

"If he touches you, I want to chop off his hand; if he says nice things to you, I want to cut off his sweet tongue."

"Even seeing you smile makes me so angry I want to gouge out your eyes."

"Now that I've voiced this thought, are you afraid of me?"

Shi Qiao was stunned, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.

Would she?

She wasn't unaware of these thoughts from Pei Jingnian's mind, or rather, she had become accustomed to them.

But if Pei Jingnian actually put it into practice, would she...?

Pei Jingnian stared at her slightly startled eyes, then leaned his head up and gently nuzzled her neck.

"Baby, you are the best. You are better than anyone else, kinder than anyone else."

"That's why I'm afraid. I'm so afraid that my thoughts will scare you."

"But the thought of Xia Heng asking you to dinner alone, and you not only agreeing but also saying it was inconvenient to bring me along, makes me furious."

"I want to dispose of it privately, but I'm afraid he'll come to you and complain about it while it's in such a damaged state."

"I'm afraid you won't want me anymore, baby." He inhaled the sweet scent of her shoulder. "I'll die without you."

"So... Lu Zi gave me this method, and I, in my desperation, followed it without thinking."

"He told me to dress up nicely, as nicely as possible."

"But the purpose wasn't for those three people, but rather..."

Pei Jingnian's ears felt slightly warm, and he found it difficult to speak, his lips lightly touching her collarbone:

"I want to outshine him when I happen to run into you and Xia Heng."

"I think you only have eyes for me."

He gently tickled Shi Qiao's slightly curled palm with the tip of his nose, kissing her five fingers little by little.

The warm, moist lips lingered on the fingertips, reluctant to leave.

He opened his dark eyes and stared intently at her.

His eyes were deep and dark, reflecting his thick, dark eyelashes.

"I'm a despicable person; all I know how to do is resort to these kinds of tricks."

"I didn't expect you to misunderstand like this, I'm sorry."

"Don't hate me, baby."

"I'll never do it again. Please forgive me, okay?"

Shi Qiao lowered her head and slowly rested it on the man's shoulder. "You didn't lie to me? And... there was no one else?"

Pei Jingnian sat down on the sofa with little Shi Qiao in his arms and gently patted her back.

"I've said it so many times, from childhood to adulthood..." He tilted his head and affectionately nuzzled Shi Qiao's ear with the tip of his nose, "The only person I've ever liked is you."

"I like you the most, Shi Qiao."

His voice filled her ears, causing Shi Qiao to tremble all over.

She unconsciously tightened her arms around him, "Pei Jingnian."

"Hmm?" the man responded, running his fingers through her disheveled hair, gently tidying it up.

Shi Qiao's cheeks were flushed, and she leaned on his shoulder, "Don't be afraid."

Pei Jingnian froze, "What?"

Embarrassment prompted Shi Qiao to bury her face even deeper. "I said, I'm not afraid of what you just said."

"If I really want to say what I'm afraid of, I'm only afraid that you might do something wrong in a moment of impulse and get arrested and sent to jail... or something like that." Her voice grew softer and softer until it almost went down her throat.

Pei Jingnian did not reply.

The silence was so profound that only the sounds of their heartbeats and breaths gradually synchronizing could be heard.

Shi Qiao suddenly regretted saying those two sentences.

I said it in a moment of impulse.

I'm calmer now, but I'm incredibly ashamed.

Not to mention this terrible posture.

If her mother and Aunt Lin suddenly come back, she has no idea how to explain it.

She released Pei Jingnian. "Okay, then... then everything's fine. Put me down first."

Just as she was about to get down, a strong palm gripped her waist, pressing her down more firmly than ever before.

Extreme excitement gradually spread across the dark pupils, filling the narrow eye sockets.

Full to the brim.

A suppressed murmur escaped his lips. "May I presume to interpret these two sentences?"

The first kiss was on the shoulder line, biting the delicate shoulder strap through the thin white T-shirt.

The movements were so fast that Shi Qiao was caught off guard and let out a soft hum.

"Don't…"

He kissed his way down her neck to behind her ear, the sound of his lips nibbling against her skin echoing in the empty living room.

He pressed closer, kissing her until she had nowhere to retreat, his fingers gently caressing her slender waist, relieving the tension in her body.

[꒦ິ^꒦ິOkay, I'll delete it, I'll delete it!]

The path of the thin lips' erosion abruptly ends at the corners of the lips.

"You could interpret this as the baby becoming dependent on me, or..."

He turned his head, his eyes misty.

"Are we already mutually in love?"

Ding.

Shi Qiao's phone vibrated twice; it was an unknown text message.

[Hello Ms. Shi Qiao, thank you for booking the Deluxe King Room at the Ward Hotel through XCtrip. As you are a VIP member, you have been automatically upgraded to a Deluxe King Room with floor-to-ceiling windows and ocean view. Please bring your ID card...]

Shi Qiao: !!!