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

Zhu Xi slapped away his mischievous hand.

I sighed inwardly; the year had flown by.

The wedding was fast approaching, and just like that, it happened very quietly.

The traffic flowed gently as Zhou Yinghuai gripped the steering wheel and sighed to himself, "Why am I so nervous?"

Zhu Xi looked out the car window; pedestrians hurried by, and the streetlights were brightly lit.

The corners of her lips unconsciously turned up.

Since her dream under the tree last year, she has glimpsed the self that Zhou Yinghuai tried so hard to hide.

The man beside her completely revealed his true colors, spending every day either philandering or on his way to philander.

Zhu Xi said it more than once.

If you put Zhou Yinghuai into the ocean, he would definitely be the wildest one.

"Wife~"

And so, the waves rose in layers once again.

She didn't even throw away a small pebble.

Zhu Xi gave a perfunctory answer, lowering her eyes to accept the 52 cents that Le Zhishi had transferred to her. "What is it now, Zhou Ajiao?"

Zhou Yinghuai chuckled, "What birthday present are you giving me this year?"

Zhu Xi frowned and gave him a displeased look.

One glance after another.

She frowned slightly, clicked her tongue, and said, "I feel like you've been..."

Zhou Yinghuai, noticing her gaze scanning him like a radar, smugly and self-satisfiedly said, "The wedding is just around the corner, don't you think I'm even more handsome now!"

Zhu Xi didn't say a word, but then heard Zhou Yinghuai's thunderous speech.

"I've always been this handsome—handsome, witty, and charming."

Zhu Xi shook her head in anguish. "Haven't you looked in a mirror lately?"

Zhou Yinghuai gave a nonchalant "Oh," and said, "Of course I did. Last night, I was holding you in front of the new full-length mirror..."

Unable to bear it any longer, Zhu Xi slapped his smacking lips. "Don't you realize your face is getting bigger and bigger?"

Zhou Yinghuai: "?"

Zhu Xi regained her composure and continued to poke at his weak points, "The wedding is coming soon, so tone it down. If you get swollen up like a pig's head, you'll have to hold a rooster and bow to me in the middle of summer."

Zhou Yinghuai: "?!"

Zhu Xi raised an eyebrow, looking both amused and serious. "I don't care. I've been finding the summer scenery quite pleasing to the eye lately."

"Dream on!" Zhou Yinghuai scoffed. "He doesn't even deserve it!"

Zhu Xi chuckled to herself, "Right? He's not good enough!"

The enclosed, cool carriage offered a temporary respite from the noise.

After a brief silence, Zhu Xi spoke up, "Did you like last year's gift?"

"I love it!" Zhou Yinghuai is even more excited this year.

Last year, in August.

On Zhou Yinghuai's birthday.

Zhu Xi was on duty, but unfortunately, she was assigned a complex surgery.

The two agreed to have dinner together in their dormitory.

For this, Zhou Lingyi specially made a small strawberry ice cream cake.

Zhou Yinghuai arrived at the hospital at 6 o'clock and waited until 10:30.

It wasn't until 11:40 that I was told the surgery was over and Zhu Xi would be there soon.

The food he brought was already cold.

The dormitory was empty, and the man celebrating his birthday eagerly awaited his arrival.

While waiting, I ended up reading more than ten pages of her textbook.

Among the densely packed words, each one caught Zhou Yinghuai's eye.

There's also a WeChat message that Zhu Xi just sent.

Zhu Xi: [Right away, right away.]

Zhou Yinghuai: [Waiting, waiting, and waiting some more.]

Zhu Xi sent a smiley face.

Next, it was simply the word "simple".

Zhu Xi: [Look.]

Zhou Yinghuai turned around and walked quickly to the door.

The surprise vanished as the dormitory door opened.

The lover I've been waiting for hasn't arrived; the corridor is quiet, and my heart feels empty.

At this moment, Zhou Yinghuai had no choice but to admit it, whether he wanted to or not.

He cares a lot about Zhu Xi's birthday.

I want to be with her, every single moment.

He noticed the quiet at the doorway, but the incessant ringing of his phone added to his worries.

"Dean Zhu." Zhou Yinghuai turned around helplessly and walked back to his dormitory, picked up his phone on the table, and reluctantly opened it.

In an instant, the loneliness and disappointment between his handsome brows turned into doubled envy and delight.

The official WeChat accounts of Fanzhou Technology on various platforms.

Zhu Xi sent the message personally.

Using my position for personal gain, I wished my husband a happy birthday.

With you here, the flame will never burn.

Because of you, life is forever brilliant.

I long to be with you, for everything is wonderful.

One last thing: Stop standing there like an idiot, go make some money!

No, come and open the door.

Zhou Yinghuai turned around abruptly, trying to suppress the trembling brought on by emotion, to greet his lover.

That's how his lover is; the gift arrives before she does.

His arrival was so timely and perfect, bringing him a dreamlike surprise.

Zhou Yinghuai opened the dormitory door again.

This time is different from before.

The best birthday gift I've received in thirty years; I stood there smiling.

Even in her tired eyes, there was a clear and bright beauty.

"A gift!" She hooked her arms around his neck, tiptoed, and kissed his lips. "Do you like it?"

Zhou Yinghuai wrapped his large hand around her waist, and the two of them turned around gently, their movements swirling in the light and shadow at the doorway, enjoying the warmth of the dormitory.

Zhu Xi pushed the person against the door panel, leaned over, and lightly leaped over.

Her buttocks were lifted up, and she said in a coquettish voice, "So, you're asserting your dominance, you lowly employee of Ark Tech!"

Zhou Yinghuai's eyes burned with passion as he stared intently at her eyes and lips, his gaze lingering on her body. "My beautiful boss, how long can the employment contract last?"

"one day."

"Um?"

"Every day the earth revolves," Zhu Xi poked his chin with her pale pink fingertips. "You even shaved?"

Zhou Yinghuai carried the person inside, saying, "Last time you complained it hurt your thigh, so I..."

Zhu Xi giggled, swinging her slender legs beside him. "Let me eat my fill first, then you can eat yours, okay?"

"Here?" Zhou Yinghuai grinned mischievously. "Is the soundproofing good?"

"Pah!" Zhu Xi spat lightly, "Go home."

"Oh?"

"In the car."

One dared to speak, and the other dared to accept.

Zhou Yinghuai: "Let me kiss you first! There are only a few minutes left."

Birthday kisses are the most agonizing. There's delicious food and cake, but chopsticks and spoons are useless, and the tongue has had its moment of triumph.

The thrill of grinding the soul soars to the heavens, yet lands steadily on the ground.

In the first hour after Zhou Yinghuai's thirtieth birthday, he thought of the intertwined branches in ancient Chinese literature.

In the second hour, he understood what it meant to be born of the same root.

In the third hour, he made Zhu Xi a salted fish in the carriage.

In the fourth hour, Zhu Xi fell into a deep sleep, the night air hot and humid.

Zhou Yinghuai, like a warrior who had enjoyed himself to the fullest and returned home satisfied with his greed, rested his wrists on the descending car window, relaxed and content.

The buzz surrounding Fanzhou Technology, sparked by Zhu Xi's birthday wishes, had just subsided somewhat by late at night.

Zhou Yinghuai added fuel to the fire.

The Dazhou Group's official WeChat account commented below.

With a wife like this, I have no regrets in this life.

I love making money, and I love making money for my wife even more!

Millions of netizens were forced to consume dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection), and the gossip field fermented rapidly in the thick of the night.

Some sharp-eyed netizens also noticed that in such a huge scandal, no one was able to find any information about Boss Zhu.

No personal information about Zhu Xi has been revealed.

At that time, while people were marveling at the unusual way the official announcement was made, some well-informed people also revealed that the president of Fanzhou Technology had initiated SSSSS-level protection to safeguard his beloved wife.

Let's rewind to the present.

The couple entered the house one after the other, and Zhu Xi threw her shoe off.

He said to Zhou Yinghuai, who was squatting on the ground tidying up, "You'll see what this year's gift is like."

Zhou Yinghuai tilted his head back and smiled slightly, "Wow."

Zhu Xi pouted at him, "Then please go ahead, see you at the wedding!"

-

Wedding, wedding.

Zhu Xi woke up early in the morning, still feeling a bit sleepy.

On the eve of their wedding, she and Zhou Yinghuai followed old customs and did not sleep together.

The Zhou family's old residence is a traditional Chinese courtyard with pavilions and towers, arranged in an overlapping and staggered pattern.

She got out of bed barefoot, pushed open the carved wooden door, and felt the fresh morning air.

She stood on the second floor and looked out. As far as the eye could see, the sky was filled with red, comparable to the morning glow.

Zhu Xi exhaled, tilted her head slightly, and caught a glimpse of her wedding dress on the coat rack inside the room.

I've tried many times before, but I've never felt this excited as I do today.

In the early morning light, the sun was still on the other side.

This made the bright red wedding dress even more eye-catching.

Zhu Xi stretched a few times, then turned and stood in front of the clothes rack.

The design was finalized last summer, and the garment was completed in early summer this year. It took a full twelve months, inch by inch, for Master Gu to sew all his best wishes for the couple into this bright red auspicious robe.

The phoenix and the luan sing in harmony; the phoenix folds its wings gently, while the luan does not flaunt its presence.

The wine red color is calm and warm, with a soft satin sheen. It shimmers with a delicate glow under lamplight and appears calm and understated under natural light.

Inside the collar, there was a small, hidden mark, embroidered with the date the two first met in very light silver thread.

Only the bride herself knows this.

It was added by Master Gu at Zhu Xi's special request.

She ran her fingertips along the tassels of her wedding dress, her eyes gentle.

Just as they were engrossed in watching, the matchmaker arrived.

The most grueling part was getting her hair and makeup done. Zhu Xi sat in front of the makeup mirror and inexplicably started to feel nervous.

She was even more nervous than when she first stood on the operating table and picked up the scalpel.

I was so nervous that my palms were sweating and my heart was pounding.

Seeing this, the matchmaker smiled and asked, "Nervous?"

Zhu Xi felt embarrassed; suddenly there were more than ten people in the room.

Some people were busy doing her makeup, while others were busy checking her wedding dress.

There were about ten people, all serving her.

Zhu Xi twisted her fingers, "Everything was fine before you arrived."

"You should be nervous!" Master Gu appeared and walked straight to the makeup mirror.

Zhu Xi looked up, trying to get up, but Master Gu pressed her back down. "The most beautiful bride."

"Where is Zhou Yinghuai?" she asked.

Master Gu sat to the side, saying, "Same as you."

"Oh? Wearing makeup?"

Master Gu smiled and said kindly, "Just like you, I'm waiting, waiting for my most beautiful bride."

Zhu Xi's eyes lit up with joy. She took a sip of warm water and said to the wedding attendant behind her, "Let's begin."

When the morning paper was delivered to the inner courtyard, Zhu Xi was examining the phoenix crown that had also taken a year to complete, its golden and emerald gleaming and rubies catching her eye.

Every thoughtful detail demonstrates the designer's care.

She looked up, her upper body tense.

The matchmaker put the right earring on her, saying, "Now it's time to put on the phoenix coronet."

Zhu Xi nodded, "I'm ready."

The phoenix crown is heavy, but she can bear it.

The matchmaker guided her to look at the camera, then picked up the heavy phoenix crown and softly guided her, "Once you put on the phoenix crown, your elegance will naturally shine through. From now on, through the long years, you will wholeheartedly dedicate yourselves to each other."

The beads swayed gently, and the shimmering light flowed along the beads, partially obscuring the eyes and brows.

The crown was quite heavy, pressing down on the hair.

Zhu Xi didn't feel the weight; she suddenly had the feeling that Zhou Yinghuai was steadily resting on her shoulder.

She saw the morning newspaper on the desktop.

I reached out and picked it up, brushing aside the shimmering beads, and immediately saw the marriage proposal announcement on the front page.

My fingertips traced the printed words, and I read them quietly, one by one.

Zhu Xi looked up and, through the shimmering light, saw her crown.

Zhou Yinghuai walked slowly, each step landing gently on her heart.

he came.

He came to propose to her, the most beautiful bride.

Zhu Xi clutched the morning paper tightly, tears streaming down her face as they fell onto the page.

It just so happened to seep onto that [wife].

Zhu Xi spent many years in a hospital surrounded by cold medical equipment, and she became accustomed to the coldness and warmth of human nature, and the decline of morality.

Even though I have seen loving fathers and mothers, and loving couples.

She also narrowly believed that most marriages in the world are based on weighing and matching, and that feelings live in words or are manifested in encounters.

Little did they know that one day they would be on the front page of the newspaper.

He never expected that Zhou Yinghuai would publish his admiration in the newspaper.

But he didn't mention her social status or wealth; he only praised her, her work, and her talent, virtue, and character.

He admired her, took the initiative to go to her, and publicly begged her to agree to the marriage.

He was sincerely begging her to marry him and to love him.

Zhu Xi saw the man's smiling eyes and handsome face, and her heart suddenly burned.

Dressed in finery and radiant beauty, she shines with golden light today, attracting the attention of thousands, all thanks to his painstaking and precious treatment of her.

This newspaper article was his candid confession.

He acknowledged her brilliance and saw her excellence in herself, rather than just her family background and appearance.

Zhou Yinghuai knelt on one knee.

Their eyes met and intertwined in the shimmering light.

"Zhu Xi, I've come to marry you."

Zhu Xi's eyes glistened with soft tears as she whispered, "You actually proposed in the newspaper."

Her absence from the WeChat official account this year sparked a trending topic.

But he used an even crazier method.

Zhou Yinghuai's gaze was gentle and deep as he replied softly, "Sister Xi, your kindness should be known to the world."

Zhu Xi sniffed, "How am I supposed to face people after this?"

Zhou Yinghuai wiped away her tears with his fingertips, but Zhu Xi slapped them away.

She grabbed a huge cotton ball from the vanity mirror and held it to the corner of her eye to wipe away her tears. "Don't even think about ruining my makeup!"

As he spoke, he generously offered one to Zhou Yinghuai.

Zhou Yinghuai smiled and took it, lifting the tassel he had made himself, and begged for a tender kiss on her red lips.

"Zhou Yinghuai is so fortunate to have you as my bride."

-

The wedding was fast approaching, and it was truly the center of attention.

The two walked hand in hand, step by step, across the red carpet, singing a grand song of celebration.

Meanwhile, Fanzhou Technology and Dazhou Group's various official WeChat accounts once again issued good news.

He posted a loving photo of them holding hands.

In the group photo, she wore a phoenix coronet and embroidered robe, with intertwined branches and twin blossoms; she wore a black wedding robe and stood tall and straight.

In each other's eyes, there was only an ever-blooming, unyielding tenderness.

When Madam Zhou made her first public appearance, she was adorned in a flowing embroidered robe and a dazzling golden crown.

He was looking down at the morning newspaper.

Behind her were the overlapping shadows of two people, and Zhou Yinghuai rushing towards her.

The wedding was a great success, with drums and gongs resounding throughout.

The announcement was simultaneously published in major newspapers in Libei.

At that time, large screens on the streets of Libei displayed scrolling messages all day long.

Zhou Yinghuai's marriage proposal vows.

I hereby inform all my relatives: It is my great fortune to marry you. This auspicious occasion is a great honor for me.

This is hereby published to announce to the world that all those who share this interest can rejoice together.

A single piece of calligraphy was published in the newspaper, and everyone in the world could see it.

The fact that Zhou Yinghuai married Zhu Xi was clearly announced to the world in black and white.

End of the full text.

Zhu Xi and Zhou Yinghuai lived a life of joy and love, enjoying each other's company in a fun-filled way.

They have so much love.

They will have four children.

They will be happy forever.

(I love Sister Xi; she gets whatever she wants.)

Zhu Xi became the dean at the age of forty-five.