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

Shi Qiao presses the buttons on her phone faster than ever before.

I was so angry that I decided to run away and stay somewhere else, so I just randomly booked this hotel.

Why send the message now of all times?

"Um... I acted impulsively just now, so..."

"I'm withdrawing now."

"No need," Pei Jingnian said, his eyes narrowing and his mischievousness undisguised. "Just consider it a celebration of my and my baby's mutual affection."

Shi Qiao turned her phone behind her back. "Who said you're mutually in love with someone else!"

She even wanted Pei Jingnian to kneel down and beg her while crying!

Hmm, that's not right.

In a sense, they've already knelt down and cried.

If you had to call it training a well-behaved puppy, Pei Jingnian's behavior goes far beyond just a little bit of barking.

So now... according to the original plan, she should stop now?

She silently lowered her head. Pei Jingnian, that damned man, rested his chin on his chest, blinking his clear, dark eyes, gazing at her with such deep affection.

Like an abandoned puppy, it obediently squatted in the cardboard box, waiting for her to take it home.

"Wasn't there mutual affection?"

And yet, he's dressed up so handsomely today.

His decision to go down the "open screen" route was pure luck; she really fell for it.

Yes, if she were to actually argue with someone with such a handsome face, she was afraid she might burst out laughing while arguing.

Seeing that Shi Qiao did not respond, he was not annoyed. Instead, he curved his eyebrows and eyes, and his lips curled into a slight smile as he hugged her tighter.

"It's okay, if the baby doesn't agree, I'll just keep pursuing her."

"Anyway, I'm the baby, I won't run away."

You can't get rid of your wife now.

To be with my wife for a lifetime, I want to be her one and only, her most obedient little dog.

That laugh sent Shi Qiao's rationality flying again.

Her heart was beating abnormally fast, making her entire sternum numb.

This Pei Jingnian is completely different from before.

Pink hues spread along her neck and across her entire cheeks, making her face as radiant as a peach blossom, so alluring that one couldn't resist taking a bite.

She gritted her teeth, managing to force out a few words against her will, "Yes, it's still just you having a crush on me. I don't like you at all!"

"Then why would you get jealous just because I dress up nicely?"

Shi Qiao lacked confidence, "It's because...because..."

"Why did you cry like that when you thought those three women had something to do with me?"

Why did you stand at the door, holding back tears, when you ran home?

Shi Qiao suddenly looked up, "How did you know...?"

Pei Jingnian snorted, "A visual doorbell, you can see everything clearly."

"Also," he touched Shi Qiao's forehead, "I want to give the baby a vaccination in advance."

"Even if we argue in the future, no matter how angry you are, no matter how much you don't want to see me, the one who should leave is me, not you."

"Besides, the house is already registered in your name."

Shi Qiao froze. "My name?"

Pei Jingnian's nose touched hers. "Hmm, didn't you say you liked ocean view rooms and also wanted a really big walk-in closet?"

"Or do you need me to show the baby the property certificate?"

Shi Qiao was at a loss and confused, "I..."

Pei Jingnian pressed on, steer the conversation back to the main topic, "Getting back to the point, what answers are you going to give me for those questions, baby?"

She opened her mouth, "I..."

Now, all I can say is "Aba Aba" and nothing else.

Pei Jingnian, who often mimicked her tone, said, "You..."

Shi Qiao was completely speechless, which led to his defenses being breached.

"I don't know! How would I know why I became like this!"

She shoved Pei Jingnian hard, her cheeks puffed out in anger, "You've completely messed up my whole situation!"

She struggled, but Pei Jingnian only held her tighter.

Both her hands were also pinned down, and she could only bite the man's shoulder with her teeth. "It's all your fault, it's all your fault."

"I'm not myself at all right now, I'm like an idiot."

"I hate you, I hate you the most."

Pei Jingnian enjoyed the slight pain in his shoulder. Every time Shi Qiao bit him, he mischievously returned the kiss with a kiss on her body.

They left behind the exact same mark.

I love you too, I love you the most.

Shi Qiao's pupils contracted slightly. "Pei Jingnian, are you even listening to me...?"

"I heard that," Pei Jingnian gently pinched her earlobe, "I love you so much too, baby."

One sweet-talking bullet after another sent Shi Qiao scrambling for cover, and now she's completely disoriented.

She used to be an invincible demon, but now she's as perfect as an unreal angel.

He gently accepted all her bad moods and then reciprocated with the most passionate love.

That's outrageous.

Thinking about it carefully, if someone is truly proud and arrogant at heart... would they really be able to let go of their burdens so quickly?

Shi Qiao nervously scratched at her clothes with her index finger. "Pei Jingnian, I have a question for you."

Pei Jingqing gave a soft "hmm".

"If you like me so much, why were you so mean to me before?"

"Well, I wouldn't say he's bad, he's just a bit fierce and speaks rather harshly."

"I always thought you hated me."

Pei Jingnian's brows furrowed noticeably; this was the first time Shi Qiao had ever seen such clear astonishment on Pei Jingnian's face.

His palms were burning hot, and he gently poked her sternum with the tip of his nose. "Didn't you used to like it a lot?"

Shi Qiao froze, "When did I say I liked you...?"

"I like fierce, aloof, and hypocritical people, and...they are unattainable." He repeated over and over the character type that he had memorized for so many years.

Suddenly, Shi Qiao realized that these standard character settings did sound familiar.

"Wait, so you thought I liked this, that's why you treated me like that?"

Pei Jingnian's ears burned, his tall frame bent slightly in embarrassment, and he buried his face in Shi Qiao's arms, "Ugh..."

Shi Qiaoren was dumbfounded.

No wonder, no wonder the change was so quick.

It turns out he wasn't born with a love for acting; it was just his nature, yet he forced himself to become a movie star!

She was the culprit.

He slowly raised his head. "So you've never liked this kind of person?"

Shi Qiao felt a little guilty and scratched her cheek. "Well... I can't say I don't like it at all."

"But you have to understand, there's definitely a difference between novels and reality."

Pei Jingnian's face darkened.

[Honey, for you I read things like "After Dumping the Cold School Heartthrob, He Begged Me to Get Back Together Every Night" and "So What If He's an Arrogant Childhood Sweetheart? I Still Got Him."]

[I looked at it over and over again, and even carefully created character design diagrams and dialogue analyses.]

[So... honey, what about all these years of mine?]

Shi Qiao: You're quite diligent.

She suddenly felt her lower back being pressed even more firmly, almost seamlessly pressed against the man's front.

Pei Jingnian slipped his other hand under the cuff of his trousers and gently pinched the plump flesh of his thigh.

With a slight raise of her eyebrows and a gentle upward twitch of her lower eyelids, she said, "I suddenly feel that it's necessary for my baby to get to know me again."

"Where is the hotel I just booked?"