After five years of a cold marriage, I can no longer hide the child I secretly gave birth to.

After grabbing a tomato, Xu Daikui turned around irritably and said, "Let's go, that's enough."

Zhou Yanci caught up with her in a few steps, threw the tomatoes into the shopping cart, and continued to hold her hand, leading her towards the daily necessities section.

Just as Xu Daikui was wondering what he was going to do again, the man suddenly picked out three pairs of matching slippers for the three of them from the slipper rack, his eyes showing great satisfaction.

Xu Daikui realized something was wrong and quickly reminded her.

"Zhou Yanci, these things cannot be placed on my shoe cabinet."

Zhou Yanci tossed the shoes into the shopping cart. "Fine, if you don't want them on display, fine. Can't I just wear them and take them with me?"

Xu Daikui was speechless.

Watching the man's tall, slender figure slowly push the shopping cart forward, the cart filled with household goods, Xu Daikui had imagined this scene countless times before.

His tenderness and love were all in her and Mengmeng…

Why did you only come now?

Gazing at that retreating figure, her steps seemed to take root and sprout, nailed to the spot, unable to move an inch further.

The man returned, casting a shadow over her head, and reached out to pinch her cheek.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing I need to tell you..."

"What is it?"

A slight pain pulled Xu Daikui back to her senses, and she turned her head away.

Zhou Yanci looked at her, then suddenly said, "Never mind... let's talk about it after we finish eating."

Upon arriving at her doorstep, Zhou Yanci unpacked the three pairs of slippers and placed them on her shoe cabinet, then handed the pink pair to Xu Daikui.

"Wear this."

Xu Daikui turned her head, "No need, I have my own slippers."

Zhou Yanci said, "If you won't wear it, then I'll put it on for you."

As the man spoke, he simply picked her up and carried her horizontally.

Her feet suddenly left the ground, and Xu Daikui's face instantly turned bright red. She grabbed his collar with both hands and slapped him hard.

"Zhou Yanci, you robber! I won't wear it! If you dare to put it on, you're not getting through this door!"

Her roar quickly alerted the neighbors, and the old lady next door poked her head out with a gossipy look on her face.

"Hey, Daikui, your missing husband is back? Now you and Mengmeng will have someone to take care of you?"

Xu Daikui's struggle abruptly stopped, her cheeks burning. She could only nod stiffly, "Yes, that's right..."

Zhou Yanci held her in his arms, then turned to look at the older woman, "While I was away, my wife didn't bring any other men home, did she?"

The woman immediately recalled the faces of Shen Jun, Fang Qing, and Wang Guang. Fang Qing and the middle-aged man didn't come often, but Shen Jun came quite frequently.

But seeing Xu Daikui's tense face, she dared not say a word, lest Xu Daikui be scolded by her husband, and could only shake her head.

"No, absolutely not. Dai Kui is a good wife and a good mother. It's just that you're such a terrible person. You made her pregnant and give birth all by yourself. Do you know how hard it was for her when she was carrying that big belly? For the past five years, she's been thinking about you, always..."

"Aunt Fang!"

Xu Daikui hurriedly interrupted her, her voice trembling, afraid that she would blurt out Mengmeng's background. "I'm sorry, we disturbed you. Please go inside and rest!"

She moved to this neighborhood when she was newly pregnant. The aunt next door often came to visit her. She knew that she had been thinking about Zhou Yanci day and night for the past five years, and she also knew that Mengmeng's father was Zhou Yanci, her husband who had been missing for five years.

The older woman noticed her expression was off, gave an awkward smile, and went inside, closing the door behind her.

"Zhou Yanci, let me go!"

As soon as the door closed, Xu Daikui slapped the man hard across the face.

"Who gave you permission to hug me?!"

"If you lay a hand on me again, I'm leaving Beijing for good tomorrow, and I'll make sure you live the life of a widow!"

Who allowed him to touch Xu Jiaojiao repeatedly with the same hand that had once held her?

She would rather die than accept his belated love.

The searing pain came unexpectedly, especially after being slapped in the face. Zhou Yanci's dark eyes narrowed instantly, his smile dangerous. "I'm your husband, is it illegal for me to hug you?"

"Still want to leave Beijing?"

He nodded, picked her up, and walked straight into the living room. He put her down, then leaned down on her with his tall frame. "Give me a child first."

"Let me go!"

Xu Daikui panicked and reached for her phone in her pocket. "I'm going to call the police!"

But the man easily snatched the phone and threw it on the ground.

"Xu Daikui, today I'm not only going to hug you, I'm going to do something else. You want to remain chaste for him? Let's see how you do it."

An aggressive aura instantly filled the air, and Xu Daikui kicked and punched in fear.

"How many times have you done this in the last five years? Hmm, let me see."

Zhou Yanci pressed down and began to lift her skirt.

Xu Daikui was so frightened that she kept shrinking back...

Her ankles were firmly gripped by the man, who pulled her down beneath him.

Seeing her glistening tears fall one after another like a dam being opened, Zhou Yanci raised his hand to wipe them away, then lowered his head and slowly kissed them.

"Xu Daikui, let's love again. I don't mind being your lover."

"You and Shen Jun can do whatever you want. I don't mind if you love him, and I don't mind if you raise your daughter together. I just want to be your mistress, someone you can't be around in public."

"Think about it, give each other a chance."

His affectionate eyes were full of fervent sincerity.

It was just like the sincerity of the proposal five years ago.

Xu Daikui listened, dumbfounded.

Has he gone mad?

He meant that he would marry Xu Jiaojiao, she would marry Shen Jun, and then the two of them would become secret lovers and secretly entangled with each other.

She was so angry she laughed.

Struggling to calm her pounding heart, she looked at him and said, "The prerequisite for having a lover is divorce. Let's get the divorce papers done first."