You are my wife, don't doubt it!

Seeing them soaked in soapy water, Xiao Yao couldn't help feeling a little distressed for a moment, but at the same time he felt warm, as if surrounded by a cozy atmosphere.

He truly felt the love and care from his “wife”, and also saw some kind of... courage and determination in her?

The girl's posture was graceful and gentle, and the movements of her fingers were smooth and delicate, which made the boy mesmerized.

He felt an inexplicable happiness, as if there were only him and her in the world, and everything else became insignificant.

"So easy!" Shen Jie reached out and pulled out the plug at the bottom of the sink, straightened up and stretched out her arms.

Xiao Yao walked over and helped her hang up her underwear.

Shen Jie wiped her hands, then wiped the beads of sweat on her forehead, raised her head and took a deep breath, as if celebrating her new achievement.

"It's washed very well," Xiao Yao said.

"Of course," Shen Jie said proudly, "If you don't believe me, smell it. It smells delicious."

"Don't wash it next time." Xiao Yao said.

Shen Jie: “?”

Xiao Yao: "Wash your hands once in a while. It's okay if you show your appreciation. Washing powder and detergent will hurt your hands. Your hands are so beautiful."

Xiao Yao said what he really thought, but Shen Jie laughed and said, "Gouzi is getting better and better at talking - of course, just this once, do you still expect me to serve you every day? No way."

"Yeah." Xiao Yao took out another bath towel, wrapped it around his waist, and picked up the clothes drying rack: "I'll hang it outside."

"Brush your teeth first," the girl instructed, "Here, I've squeezed all the toothpaste for you."

After brushing his teeth, Xiao Yao hung the clothes in the sun again, then sat on the edge of the bed with Shen Jie, supporting the bed with their four hands and the TV cabinet with their four feet.

"I'm sorry," Xiao Yao said, "Yesterday, I was too...impulsive."

"Humph," Shen Jie chuckled, "It's good that you know."

"When did you get up?" Xiao Yao asked her.

It turned out that the girl got up early in the morning and ran around the campus of T University.

She bought some beef fried buns from the cafeteria for breakfast and also brought two for Xiao Yao, which were now completely cold.

She bought some clean underwear at the "Yuan Yijiajia" supermarket at T University. When she came back and found that she couldn't wake Xiao Yao up, she changed into a new set of underwear and went to T University to attend classes.

"Listening to class?" Xiao Yao was stunned.

"Yes," Shen Jie told him, "I just found a classroom with a large class going on, slipped in through the back door and sat down to listen. It was about atomic physics, which was quite interesting - I also took attendance for someone."

? It's you indeed.

Xiao Yao asked her: "Do you understand?"

"It's okay." Shen Jie said.

Xiao Yao stretched out his hand and pointed at the pair of dry and fresh sports socks on Shen Jie's feet: "Did you wash the socks yourself too?"

"What else?" Shen Jie asked with a smile.

"What is there in time?"

"Use a hair dryer, or a dryer if you round it up."

……

"Then, let's pack up and prepare to go back to the city?" Xiao Yao's stomach growled.

"Let's leave tomorrow - the room fee has been renewed anyway." Shen Jie said lightly.

"Huh?" Xiao Yao was stunned for a moment. Shen Jie was certainly not someone who would change her itinerary for that little money.

"I just suddenly felt that this kind of life in a university town without actually going to university is pretty good," Shen Jie explained, "It's like the two of us occasionally going out for a weekend vacation. Since we're here, why not stay one more day."

"Okay." Xiao Yao nodded vigorously.

The day of separation was postponed for another day, and Xiao Yao felt like a traveler who had run out of money and found a few coins on the roadside.

Although it couldn't solve all the problems, his heart was filled with joy.

The underwear dried quickly in the summer sun. Xiao Yao put on his clothes and went out with Shen Jie.

The first destination is T University’s first cafeteria.

The scenery of T University campus during the day has a more unique flavor than at night.

God was also very considerate and blocked the scorching sun with thick clouds.

The parasol in Shen Jie's hand was folded up, and she moved it bit by bit on the road like a crutch.

When passing by yesterday's "Internet bridge", the two of them stopped at the same time, stood with their hands behind their backs, and looked up at the sky.

Compared to the hustle and bustle of last night, there were only a few people passing by the bridge at this moment, which miraculously created a quiet and solitary environment.

"Shen Jie, I have made a decision." Xiao Yao's voice was light but firm.

"What did you decide?" The girl turned to look at him strangely.

"Yes, it's the suggestion you made on the bus about being friends." Xiao Yao said.

"Yeah." Not sure if it was an illusion, but the girl's expression revealed a hint of nervousness.

"I told you earlier in the cafeteria that I hope you can go home as soon as possible and prepare for the competition with all your strength." Xiao Yao said what he had thought of while taking a shower last night.

Uh, the first time I took a shower, when I was taking a shower alone.

"Ah."

"As for whether we will get along as lovers or good friends after you go back, I think this is a false proposition - it doesn't matter at all."

"Ok?"

"Miss, you are my future wife, and no one can change this fact. This is the only important fact. Whether we are friends or boyfriend and girlfriend now, it is just an insignificant status. To put it bluntly, it is just like playing house. It is not worth entangled with it. Whatever you think, that is it."

Shen Jie opened her mouth to speak, but Xiao Yao continued: "As for you, go back early tomorrow and study hard. Let's keep in touch, whether it's meeting in person or contacting each other regularly, just do it in a way that you are comfortable with."

"..."

"Eight years, sixteen years, Yang Guo can wait for Xiao Long Nu, and I can wait for you too. I will grow up quietly, quietly wait for you to come back, quietly wait for the day when we meet again, quietly..."

"Uh……"

"Really, wife," Xiao Yao felt that he was being too literary, as if they hadn't planned to see each other again for eight years, so he quickly said, "As for you, just go back to study. I won't harass you, and I don't need you to say good morning or good night to me. You can do whatever you feel comfortable with, and I won't disturb you often. If you are tired of studying and want to come and see Tianyun, just come. Spend a little time with me, and I will be satisfied.

"How you want to treat me is your personal freedom."

Xiao Yao wanted to add something like "After you go out, if you meet someone you like, just be with him, it doesn't matter, as long as you remember to come back at the end" to show his noble sentiments, but then he changed his mind and was afraid that if he was polite to the other party, the other party would be rude to him, so he swallowed the nonsense.

"There is only one thing I cannot promise you, and you have no right to force me - that is, I will not date Yu Luying, or any other girl."

"Why?" Shen Jie asked impatiently.

"This is not just a question of whether or not to be a hooligan, nor is it just that I am responsible for you—"

"Please," Shen Jie clasped her hands together with a serious expression, "Please don't take that matter into consideration. I don't need it."

"If I go to Yu Luying, can you find someone else?" Xiao Yao blurted out: "Double standards are not my style."

"I will focus on my studies. Life is not just about love, OK?" Shen Jie looked into the boy's eyes and said, "I made this very clear on the bus yesterday afternoon. You have my word."

"Yes, life is not just about love," Xiao Yao turned the steering wheel urgently and said affectionately, "All of the above is actually nonsense. The real core problem is that my heart is already full of you and there is no room for anyone else. Life is not just about love. It is enough for me, Xiao Yao, to be in love with you alone."

"You..." Shen Jie's expression and tone were very complicated, and it was difficult to judge what was implied.

But Xiao Yao felt that there didn't seem to be any touching feeling in this.

The situation is not good.

"Didn't you promise me last night?" Shen Jie asked anxiously, "I thought you agreed, so I let you... and then you changed your mind today?"

"What are you talking about?" Xiao Yao's heart sank: "I didn't change my mind, what I meant was..."

Xiao Yao knew that he actually knew what Shen Jie was talking about.

"Oh..." Shen Jie covered her forehead with her right hand and turned away.

"This is my answer, this is my position," Xiao Yao announced bravely, "Whether you like it or not, this is my true opinion - of course, as you have always emphasized, this is just..."

……

The girl sat down on the bridge pier.

Xiao Yao stood beside him silently with his hands hanging down.

The scorching sun lifted up the thick clouds and sprinkled bright heat on the earth.

Xiao Yao took the parasol from Shen Jie, opened it, held it above her head, and stood in the sun himself.

"Huh..." The girl let out a long breath, stood up, took the boy's arm, and pulled him into the umbrella: "Let's go, let's go eat."

Xiao Yao looked at the girl's face. Her expression was calm and it was impossible to tell what she was thinking.

"What's the matter?" Seeing Xiao Yao looking at her anxiously, the girl turned around and smiled at him: "It's okay, let's eat - I know everything you said."

Chapter 161 Afterwards Spicy Hotpot

2023-04-14

Since it was already past mealtime, Xiao Yao and Shen Jie walked around the cafeteria for the leftovers, but they had no appetite at all.

Shen Jie wanted to eat the stir-fried dishes on the second floor or the fat chef's rice, but Xiao Yao had his eyes on the "Bald BBQ Spicy Hot Pot" next to the cafeteria. The two of them played rock-paper-scissors, and Xiao Yao won the final victory after two wins out of three rounds.

Xiao Yao thought about it and thought that Shen Jie might still be hurt and was sulking. He should flatter her and give in to her: "How about I give in to you and let's just have some stir-fried dishes——"

"You don't need to give in now!" Shen Jie said angrily, "I'm going to eat spicy hot pot today!"

I don’t know why, but Xiao Yao thinks she is quite cute like this.

"You see, the names of the restaurants in this university are all so random," Xiao Yao said as he led Shen Jie into the Malatang, "Bald Malatang, Fat Chef Rice Bowl, they don't have the literary and artistic atmosphere of a university at all."

As he was talking, the real bald man appeared. His scalp was sealed with wax, and he was shiny. He rubbed his hands, took the menu with a happy face, and put it on the table in front of them: "Classmates, what do you want to eat? We have everything on the list."

Shen Jie was full of things on her mind the whole time. She suddenly became silent, with a slightly annoyed look on her face.

Xiao Yao knew very well that the answer he gave on the Internet bridge did not touch the heart of the beauty.

"Okay," Xiao Yao shook the arm of the beautiful girl opposite him, "I'll do as you say. Let's just be friends."

Shen Jie didn't move, just turned her face away.

Xiao Yao originally wanted to coax her, but seeing how she acted, he felt more and more aggrieved the more he spoke, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he got: "Break up, break up now, and break up right here."

Shen Jie heard his excited tone and glanced at him.

"We break up! Whether you want to create Tianyun or not, we will talk about it when we are thirty. It is better to forget each other than to support each other. Happy breakup, baby! I wish you happiness! You can find someone better. Leaving the old love is like taking a slow train. When you see through it, your heart will be clear..."

Damn, why didn’t I realize before that breaking up is such a pleasurable thing.

Shen Jie burst out laughing: "Forget it, why are you still singing?"

Xiao Yao said with a straight face, "Don't laugh, be serious! I just want to break up. I don't want you anymore. Daddy Wang doesn't want you anymore. I'm going to abandon you after having fun with you."

"Tsk," Shen Jie curled her lips: "Don't think you..."

Shen Jie's spicy hot pot was served at this time. It was neither spicy nor numbing. There were a few vegetable leaves and white fish balls floating in the soup, highlighting its health-preserving nature.

"Young man," the bald man patted Xiao Yao's shoulder heavily, "I am meddling in other people's business - don't talk to your girlfriend like that. As men, we should still be responsible. If there are any conflicts, we can communicate and resolve them..."

"?"

"Did you hear that? Sense of responsibility!" Shen Jie followed the boss's lead and couldn't help but smile mischievously: "Thank you, boss."

"It was you who didn't allow me to be responsible for you..." Xiao Yao stammered.

"Collect!" Shen Jie pointed at Xiao Yao with a pair of chopsticks.

"Hey." Xiao Yao immediately shut his mouth.

The bald man smiled and patted Xiao Yao's shoulder again, leaned over and whispered in his ear: "Don't be silly! Such a beautiful girlfriend must be a blessing from the previous life, please coax her more!"

"I know," Xiao Yao said sullenly, "I'll try my best."

With the bald man's enthusiastic intervention, the atmosphere between the two people eased a lot.

"Okay, I'm not angry either," Shen Jie said faintly, "Just do as you said on the bridge, but I advise you to be cautious about the silly girl's matter--"

"You're eating so little again?" Xiao Yao interrupted her: "Come and pick mine later."

"What? Are you not convinced?" Shen Jie raised her eyebrows and smiled.