I was criticized on a dating reality show, but I retaliated and became an internet sensation.

He walked to the small refrigerator, took out a bottle of water, unscrewed it, and drank a few sips.

The ice water slid down my throat, but I couldn't suppress the feeling of pleasure in my heart.

His gaze fell on the closed door of the master bedroom, as if he could see through the door panel and into the room the little pufferfish inside, who was furious and waving a pillow at him as if he were being beaten.

[Mr. Gu, you're smiling so happily~ What are you laughing at? Why don't you share it~]

[Oh no, Gu Yan's expression clearly shows his plan succeeded. Zi Zi is in danger!]

[Gu Yan is drinking ice water? I think you need to cool down some other kind of internal heat (doge)]

[I just wish I had two devices so I could see both perspectives at the same time. Can anyone tell me what Zizi is doing in there? I'm in a hurry!]

[Throwing a pillow]

After admiring the door panel for a while, Gu Yan slowly walked to the coffee table in the living room and picked up the few bags of snacks that Shu Zi had left on it.

He walked to the master bedroom door, knocked, and said with a smile, "Nuonuo."

The room fell silent for a moment, then after two seconds, Shu Zi's muffled, harsh voice came through:

"What! The showerhead's broken again? Go get Director Liu to fix it! Don't bother me!"

Gu Yan's smile deepened. It seemed that he had indeed gone too far with her in the bathroom and kissed her too roughly, and she was still upset.

He cleared his throat, his tone completely serious:

"Your snacks are still on the coffee table outside. Director Liu gave them to you, and there are a few packs left here."

As he spoke, he shook the bag, making a rustling sound.

There was a few seconds of silence inside, then came Shu Zi's even more muffled and angry voice, tinged with self-abandonment:

"I'm not eating! I'm too angry! You eat it all! Eat it all! Eat until you're round and gain 20 pounds!"

Hearing her childish, petulant words, Gu Yan couldn't help but chuckle again.

He leaned against the wall by the master bedroom door, looking at the bag of snacks with the program's logo printed on it, feeling happy.

【Oh my, they don't call her Shuzi anymore, they just call her Nuonuo now. So we asked too late, huh!】

[He screamed with pleasure (arms folded in exhaustion)]

"Gain 20 pounds!" — Shuzi, your curse is so vicious! But I like it!

[Mr. Gu, did your lip even turn down today? (doge emoji)]

He glanced at the bag, then at the closed door, and slowly increased the weight, his voice carrying through the door:

"Really not going to eat? Potato chips, shrimp crackers, and those little cookies you've been asking for so many times."

There was silence inside for two seconds, without a single sound.

Gu Yan waited patiently, even leisurely shifting his position against the wall, tapping the snack bag with his fingers, making a rustling sound.

A few seconds later, the door clicked open a crack.

Shu Zi peeked half her face out from the crack in the door, her face still a little red, her hair a bit messy and plastered to her ears.

Her eyes first darted to the bag in his hand, then quickly looked away, trying to keep a stern face with a fierce expression.

"...What flavor of potato chips?"

"Original, barbecue, tomato."

Gu Yan lifted the bag slightly and shook it, making the inner packaging bags rattle enticingly so she could see them clearly.

Shu Zi's gaze lingered on the potato chip packaging for a moment, then she forced herself to remain calm and looked away, reaching out her hand:

"Give me."

Gu Yan didn't hand it over immediately. Instead, he raised his hand slightly, looking at her with a leisurely air and a mischievous smile in his eyes:

"You're not angry anymore?"

"Who's angry!" Shu Zi immediately retorted, reaching for the bag but failing to reach it.

"It's...it's hot! The room's air conditioning isn't working, it's too hot and stuffy!"

"Oh—" Gu Yan drawled out, nodding readily, but his hand remained raised.

He watched her struggle to reach it even on tiptoe, his eyes brimming with amusement.

"It seems I misunderstood. I thought someone was upset because their nickname was called in public, and then they remembered what happened in the bathroom..."

"Gu Yan!"

Shu Zi's face flushed again, this time from anger and embarrassment. "Say that again!"

"Okay, that's all."

Gu Yan knew when to stop and was very good at gauging the situation. Before she really lost her temper, he naturally handed her the snack bag at a height that she could just reach without having to exert too much effort.

Shu Zi snatched the bag and hugged it to her chest.

She glared at him, wanting to say something harsh, but when she met his smiling eyes that seemed to see through all her little thoughts, she felt that anything she said would only make her seem more guilty.

Finally, she just glared at him again, then slammed the door shut with a "bang," the "click" of the lock clearly echoing.

[Hahaha, a perfect example of saying one thing but meaning another! Shuzi, you win!]

[Shu Zi: I won't eat it! (Three seconds later) What flavor is it? ...Give it to me! (She's unreasonable but assertive)]

Gu Yan knows how to coax (tease) his wife. He first gives her a beating (public humiliation) and then a sweet treat (snack temptation). Zi Zi simply can't resist this combo!

"The air conditioning isn't working properly," "It's stuffy"—Shuzi, I almost believed your excuses! (doge)

"I remembered the bathroom again..." — Gu Yan, finish! Do we need that little bit of data?! (Frustrated)

[The door is locked! Shu Zi's last act of defiance! But the snacks got in! That practically means President Gu got in! (Trying to save face)]

So what exactly happened in the bathroom?! I'm so anxious! Can the production team please install a temporary camera in the bathroom?! (Dreaming version)

Gu Yan looked at the door that had been closed again, and heard the "ripping" sound of a plastic bag being roughly torn open, followed by a crisp "snap" sound.

It's obvious that someone took out their anger on the potato chips.

He chuckled softly, shook his head, then turned and slowly walked back to the living room, sitting down on the sofa again.

I picked up the tablet that had been on the coffee table and swiped my fingers across the screen, but my mind wasn't on it at all.

What came to mind was Shu Zi's wet eyes in the steamy bathroom, and the faint red mark on her neck that belonged only to him.

His Adam's apple bobbed slightly involuntarily.

He picked up the bottle of water from before and drank the remaining half-bottle of ice water in one gulp.

The clicking sound from the master bedroom rang intermittently for a while, then gradually stopped, and after a long while, the room became completely quiet.

He guessed that she had almost finished off the snacks, vented her anger, was tired, and had already gone to sleep.

He then put down the tablet, which he had barely touched, and got up to return to the second bedroom.