It's hard to quit, but it's the perfect marriage!

Zhu Xi's tongue was numb.

He then deliberately spoke with a lisp, "Lo, lo jing bu."

(Yes, there has been progress.)

Zhou Yinghuai deliberately played dumb, pretending not to understand, and asked instead, "Wife, what did you say?"

Zhu Xi frowned, snorted, and said, "You've improved."

"What?"

Zhu Xi glared at him, "You're terrible!"

"Oh, then practice cooking more." He raised an eyebrow. "In the sweltering summer, you say, practice cooking more."

When asked about the height of summer, Zhu Xi turned her head away from Zhou Yinghuai's pursuing kiss.

"He said he'd help me in the middle of summer!"

Zhou Yinghuai was taken aback, a little unhappy, and then, with a sour taste in his mouth, he said, "I can help you too."

Zhu Xi sniffed the air and said, "It's so sour."

"Honey, he's unreliable in the sweltering summer; he's a good-for-nothing."

"Oh." Zhu Xi hung on his neck. "He's really unreliable. He promised to help me deal with Yu Qingge and also help Le Zhishi's family."

"I'll help you." He lowered his head and pressed his forehead against hers. "It must have been Lingyi who contacted him."

Zhu Xi was surprised, but quickly realized it was normal.

A girl from a wealthy family, pampered and shrewd, she can see the direction of events without making a sound.

Zhou Yinghuai put one arm around her waist, while his free right hand gently stroked her hair.

"Let's leave it to Lingyi. She's pregnant and overflowing with maternal love."

"Huh? Didn't they make a scene a while ago? Lanqi must be overjoyed!"

"Hmph." Zhou Yinghuai snorted impatiently, "He's annoying, he insists on going to your hospital's obstetrics and gynecology department to register and have a physical examination."

Zhu Xi was very happy, "Sure, I know the head of the obstetrics and gynecology department well."

Do you know the only international maternity hospital in Libei?

"Um."

"Aunt Lanqi is the hospital director."

Zhu Xi: "Huh? So, he went to our hospital purely to spite you?"

"Honey, your husband's been bullied, like they're actually doing their dirty work!"

Zhu Xi leaned back and gave him a meaningful look.

"Shall I have one for you?"

"No, you're still young. Giving birth will harm your health."

The love in Zhou Yinghuai's eyes was surging and intense, falling heavily on her beautiful face, her slender neck, and her full, curvaceous, and soft body.

Zhu Xi hooked his chin, then thought back to what they had said before the kiss.

She chuckled softly, her slender waist pressed against his firm abs, her watery eyes fixed on him as she said, "Did you catch your sister's overflowing maternal instincts? Zhou Yinghuai, why do I see a hint of paternal love in your eyes?"

Zhou Yinghuai took a deep breath, his chest heaving as he lifted her up and down.

Zhu Xi truly understood him.

Even a mother like He Mianxin, and someone like Zhou Yinghuai who has seen so much good and evil, can't understand it.

Zhou Yinghuai originally thought that Zhu Xi was disliked because of that blind man's nonsense.

From now until just now.

He then realized that He Mianxin didn't love anyone; what she loved was the aura of being Mrs. Yu and her vanity in desperately wanting to integrate into a wealthy family.

He was grateful for Zhu Xi's optimism and strength during his many interactions with her.

I am also grateful for the love and care that my peers have shown to their younger sister.

Zhou Yinghuai felt nothing but heartache; it felt as if a thousand needles were piercing the softest part of his heart.

"Wife, I want to give you all the love I give to Lingyi."

Zhu Xi was stunned, and her breathing, which had finally calmed down, was once again jolted awake by Zhou Yinghuai's words.

Beneath Zhou Yinghuai's tender affection lay an open and blatant sympathy for her.

He knew his wife was strong.

"Zhou Yinghuai, you're ruining the relationship between sisters-in-law." She grinned mischievously. "I haven't even met Lingyi yet, and you've already made me a domineering sister-in-law."

Zhou Yinghuai's expression remained serious, and he no longer concealed his heartache for her. "She won't."

"Lingyi has been loved a lot since she was a child. Now she has a loving husband and a doting mother-in-law. She has so much love."

Zhu Xi quickly covered his lips, not wanting him to say anything more.

"I don't need much love, Zhou Yinghuai. My love is a basic necessity, and I can satisfy myself." The hand covering Zhou Yinghuai did not loosen; instead, it tightened even more.

For the first time, Zhu Xi saw fear and lingering dread in Zhou Yinghuai's deep, dark eyes.

She smiled, a bright and radiant smile.

"I can enjoy your love for me, I don't want you to only give to me." Zhu Xi let go of his hand, and for the first time, the two had a serious conversation about their views on marriage.

Zhou Yinghuai did not stop her from speaking and patiently waited for her to finish.

It's quite a distance from the airport to Huanxisha Road.

Zhu Xi beckoned to Zhou Yinghuai to open a bottle of lime juice for her.

She was still straddling his lap, her attitude firm yet tender, "How come you've become so incapable of taking care of people? After talking so much, I'm dying of thirst."

Zhou Yinghuai couldn't find a straw, so he unscrewed the bottle cap and slowly fed her a few sips.

Zhu Xi drank some like a kitten to calm herself down, then turned her little face away and said, "You drink."

Zhou Yinghuai wasn't thirsty, but he still obediently took a sip.

The transparent beverage bottle was placed aside, and Zhu Xi nestled in his arms again.

"Zhou Yinghuai, I believe you can take care of me for the rest of your life, and I also believe you can give your whole life for me." She looked up, her face, brimming with love, also showing a clear and rational side. "That would make you very tired, very, very tired."

Zhu Xi didn't want anyone to be so tired because of her.

Because fatigue leads to drowsiness, and drowsiness breeds resentment.

Once people harbor resentment, the path they intend to walk together will become bumpy, turning into a thorny ordeal.

"So," Zhu Xi said firmly, "let's do it each other, okay?"

Zhou Yinghuai had a whole host of things he wanted to say in opposition to her.

But he couldn't bring himself to voice his opposition.

His ability to command the wind and rain was too superficial to predict the decades that would follow.

So he said in a deep voice, "Okay."

Zhu Xi got her wish and lay on his chest to listen to his heartbeat.

It was powerful like a drum, yet somewhat chaotic.

She shifted her legs and said coquettishly, "Zhou Yinghuai."

"Um."

"Your younger brother has become powerful."

"Mmm." He didn't hide it; the two of them were so close that even the slightest change in their bodies could be detected.

Zhu Xi lifted her skirt, revealing her thigh, which was blatantly pressed against his pants.

With seductive eyes and alluring red lips, she said, "Zhou Yinghuai, how can you be so easily seduced!"

Zhou Yinghuai smiled bitterly and sighed, "Sister Xi, I have to admit that you, this unexpected variable in my life, caught me completely off guard."

Zhu Xi had already unbuttoned the third button of his shirt.

The matte-colored button, now perfectly placed, became a delicate touch on her fair fingertips.

The scenery was so beautiful that Zhu Xi was envious.

It feels so good, Zhu Xi's hands are messed up.

Zhou Yinghuai was like a punching bag, completely at her mercy. Apart from suppressing his breathing, his chest heaving, and his dark, silent eyes, he had no other way to deal with the situation.

This white shirt, along with him, was destined to become hers.

Zhu Xi was ready to sacrifice herself for him. Her sweet fragrance wafted from Zhou Yinghuai's barely visible chest to his collarbone, lingered for a moment, and then reached his ear.

"Zhou Yinghuai, love me fiercely!"