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

Zhu Xi, having lost most of her enthusiasm, skipped the wedding banquet and slipped away with Zhou Yinghuai.

They even left Su Daiqing behind, not giving him a chance to pick up the money.

The two sat quietly in the back seat, with two cups of fermented rice wine on the center console.

"Gurgle~"

A drawn-out whistle broke the silence of the carriage. Zhu Xi clutched her stomach and gave a wry smile.

Looking at her expression, Zhou Yinghuai bent down and took out a piece of strawberry cake from the bag next to him.

"Have something to eat first." His tone held no reproach, but rather a hint of indulgence that Zhu Xi detected. "What do you want to eat?"

The two of them rarely escaped the small dormitory in the hospital, and Zhu Xi didn't fall asleep during their rare time alone.

Zhou Yinghuai wanted to take her out to eat.

Zhu Xi scooped up a spoonful of cake and gave a satisfied "Mmm".

Seeing the fermented rice wine on the side, she pursed her lips.

Zhou Yinghuai opened it for her. "The rice wine at this hotel is delicious. They won't be making any more after summer."

Zhu Xi nodded repeatedly, "I need to report this to the director."

Zhou Yinghuai: "Director Hao?"

"Yes, you have to rest one day when you're hospitalized. You have to report when you drink alcohol and when you silence your phone." She explained, turning on her phone, which was charging, and making a call.

Zhou Yinghuai straightened his body and unlocked his phone.

There are no extra videos in the photo album.

Zhu Xi kept saying "okay" in my ear, and even playfully thanked me, "I'll bring you a jar next time I have the chance."

"Thank you, Director. I'll put my phone on silent this afternoon."

Zhou Yinghuai was like an eavesdropper, listening to the girl next to him enjoying the fleeting pleasure and relaxation she felt from being able to drink and silence her phone.

After she hung up the phone, Zhou Yinghuai's ambiguous gaze returned to normal.

He glanced at me and asked again, "Now that we're out, is there anything you particularly want to eat?"

Zhu Xi thought about it seriously for a while, then said, "I want to eat hot pot."

Zhou Yinghuai nodded. "How about the one on Huaiyang Road? That's the one Lingyi likes."

Zhu Xi scooped up another spoonful of cake, gave a mumbled "hmm," and enjoyed the sweet rice wine with it, satisfying her taste buds.

Soon, the pot boiled, and wisps of steam rose from it.

Looking at the private room, Zhu Xi felt that something was missing.

"Zhou Yinghuai," she called to him.

Zhou Yinghuai, who was ordering food, looked up and asked, "Hmm?"

Zhu Xi, who had originally planned to go out for a meal, decided against it after seeing such a stunning face with its sculpted features and delicate beauty.

Previously, when I went out to eat at street food stalls or night markets with my brother to celebrate, we would always get disturbed by other people.

Girls kept asking for my contact information; I couldn't keep up with them all.

Occasionally, when she encounters those arrogant and domineering individuals, she might glare at them fiercely.

Even someone like Su Daiqing would encounter this situation when they went on a date.

"Not to your liking?"

Zhu Xi sighed inwardly. Sure enough, a respectable man would never put a woman in an embarrassing situation.

"no."

Zhou Yinghuai dragged his chair closer to her, shared the menu with her, and patiently asked, "Do you like this?"

Zhu Xi wasn't actually a picky eater, but now she wanted to test where Zhou Yinghuai's bottom line was.

So he asked her a question, and she didn't like it.

He pointed to something else, but she still didn't like it.

I asked more than ten questions like that, and I asked about almost every sign on the shop's signboard.

Zhu Xi didn't like any of them.

Zhou Yinghuai put down his tablet, looked at her clear eyes with good temper, and said, "Let's go, let's go to another one."

As he spoke, he got up and picked up the bag she had placed to the side.

Without a hint of anger, his expression remained calm. "If you don't want hot pot, how about we go for a private kitchen?"

Zhu Xi still didn't answer, and stood up with him.

Zhou Yinghuai made way for her, letting her walk ahead.

Seeing her indifferent gaze, he spoke again.

This time, his tone seemed to be a little more coaxing, "If you don't want to eat the home-cooked meals, I'll cook for you in the bridal chamber."

Zhu Xi stopped at the door, turned around abruptly, and gave Zhou Yinghuai an unexpected smile.

"You have such a good temper," she said with a smile. "You ordered two servings of everything you didn't like earlier."

As she spoke, she patted Zhou Yinghuai on the shoulder, "You don't have to spoil me like this."

Zhou Yinghuai watched her sit back down, her hands clasped together, chin in hand. "I'm starving. If I buy more groceries and go to the bridal chamber, by the time you've cooked them into fully cooked food, I'll be half dead even if I don't starve."

"Besides, the food you cook probably isn't very good."

Zhou Yinghuai was no stranger to this tactic of turning the tables and biting back.

Zhou Lingyi has this kind of tactic; she's the best at making trouble out of nothing.

Seeing that he didn't move, Zhu Xi tapped the table with her knuckles. "Mr. Zhou, dinner is ready."

Zhou Yinghuai shook his head helplessly, and seeing her sly and smug smile, he had no choice but to walk back.

This time, he placed her bag on his side.

I picked up the tablet and started clicking away.

As she requested, I ordered two servings.

Strawberry smoothie, also two servings.

Soon, the waiter knocked on the door and entered.

Take the tablet, and it disappears at the speed of light.

Zhu Xi sipped her iced water, ceasing her teasing of the serious man. "What happened at home?"

Zhou Yinghuai: "Grandpa asked me to come back and handle the matter concerning the collateral branches."

The Zhou family has many relatives, and their ancestors were very influential.

Zhu Xi heard that Zhou Yinghuai's generation alone had many brothers and sisters.

Before this, she thought he was only in charge of affairs in Dazhou, but she didn't expect that he would also have to take care of things at home.

"Don't worry," Zhou Yinghuai said, cutting the peaches from the shop into pieces and arranging them into blooming flowers on the plate next to her. "Even after we get married, these things won't affect you."

Zhu Xi puffed out her cheeks and said, "Oh."

She wasn't curious about that.

"Zhou Yinghuai".

"Um?"

She forked a piece, then pushed the rest between them, saying, "How can you be so good-natured!"

It's so good it's like AI, with no emotional fluctuations, and consistently and efficiently stable.

Zhou Yinghuai felt that Zhu Xi had a skill that he felt was like flirting, but not quite.

Because at this moment, Zhu Xi's eyes were clear and bright, without any guile, and she was absolutely sincere.

She was asking a sincere question.

Ask him about his preferences, write them down on a clean piece of paper, and send them to your brother as a congratulatory gift while getting to know him better.

She hates evil and seeks revenge. She doesn't find satisfaction in helping her best friend vent her anger; she believes that if violence is necessary, there's no need for words.

She treated her patients kindly and did not glare at Mr. Wen despite the provocations of the Wen sisters.

She is passionate about her career and makes no secret of her ambition.

She wanted to become the dean and never thought of relying on the Zhou family's influence.

She was grateful and always tried to distance herself from the Yu family, but when he suggested changing dormitories, she readily accepted his offer and didn't embarrass him.

Now, her curiosity is evident in her eyes, and her sincerity is evident in her smile.

Zhou Yinghuai was caught off guard. "What?"

Zhu Xi smiled brightly, "Aren't you angry? I was being so unreasonable just now."

Zhou Yinghuai cut another peach and placed it on the bone plate between the two of them.

The scent of peaches was sweet and refreshing, blending with the fragrance of the girl beside him. "Your unreasonable behavior pales in comparison to Lingyi's. I'm used to it."

He looked at her seriously, "Zhu Xi, I said that day that you have everything Lingyi has. We are already husband and wife, and it is my responsibility to be good to you."

Zhu Xi didn't know how to smile at him, so she could only change the subject, "You can cook?"

Zhou Yinghuai: "Won't you offer your congratulations?"

"Yes, I can!" Zhu Xi said proudly. "My brother is a great cook."

Zhou Yinghuai paused, his hand holding the fruit knife still. "I can do that too."

"Oh." Zhu Xi pulled back a little, dragging the bone plate piled with peach pieces closer to herself. "I'm lucky to have married you."

Zhou Yinghuai wiped his fingers, looked at her smug eyes, and asked, "Then why didn't you use my phone to record the video?"

Zhu Xi: "What?"

"Zhu Xi, you don't remember our wedding day."