You are my wife, don't doubt it!

"Bread and wine?"

"Ah."

"Is this important?" Xiao Yao was puzzled.

"Very important." Yu Luying told him.

"Well, then your mother will have to be single for the rest of her life?" Xiao Yao said, "There must be other solutions."

"Yes." Yu Luying nodded.

"What method? Why didn't you try it?" Xiao Yao said.

"As long as that man is no longer alive, this marriage will automatically be dissolved." Yu Luying said in a brisk tone: "How do you say, try it?"

"Ah, this..." Xiao Yao had three black lines on his head: "Then your father - that man, how can he remarry? Won't the church punish him?"

"Do you think this is medieval Europe? Can the Inquisition come to check the water meter?" Yu Luying said faintly, "That man was baptized for the purpose of getting married. Now he has renounced the church. He should eat and drink as he pleases. Who can do anything to him except the Lord?"

"Ah... no wonder you two hate him so much." Xiao Yao's voice suddenly became louder: "Ah!! I understand!"

"What do you understand now?" Yu Luying asked curiously.

"No wonder your mother is against me with all her might. Is it because I am also a foreign teacher and she is afraid that you will repeat her mistakes?" Xiao Yao was as if he had discovered a new world.

"Now, don't you blame her so much?" Yu Luying asked him.

"Yes!" Xiao Yao nodded heavily: "I understood it all at once!"

For some reason, Yu Luying chuckled.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Yao asked him.

"I find that you are always able to sympathize with others, even if they have hurt you because of their opposing stance." Yu Luying said: "Is this considered an advantage?"

Did Shen Jie say something similar to me? Xiao Yao wondered.

"Do I have a very Christian heart?" Xiao Yao said with a smile.

"How dare you flatter yourself!" Yu Luying rolled her eyes at him.

"So, after learning about symbiosis, your mother immediately forced me to marry you," Xiao Yao continued to deduce the whole process: "Is it because she felt that I had lost the ability to betray you?"

"In my opinion, I'm just getting old and confused," Yu Luying sighed, "Even if I lock you within 5 meters of me at symbiotic distance, can I still hold your heart?"

"That's hard to say," Xiao Yao said without hesitation: "Symbiosis seems to have the effect of bringing people closer together."

For some reason, Yu Luying's face darkened when she heard this.

"What's the matter?" Xiao Yao tried hard to think about where he had accidentally said the wrong thing.

"Nothing." Yu Luying thought for a moment and said, "Since I've told you all this, I'll tell you everything."

"You say." Xiao Yao sat upright.

"As mentioned before, our Yu family is actually quite large. Although we are a side branch, our ancestors were once wealthy, and later on they did business, so we still have some assets," said Yu Luying.

"Yeah, I can see that." Xiao Yao looked around at the simple environment.

"My mother was in love with that guy, and my grandfather was strongly against it."

Actually, it should be grandpa, Xiao Yao thought. But since she didn't recognize this father, then "grandpa" must be "grandfather".

"Ah, you can imagine." Xiao Yao said.

"The man's family was very poor. My mother used her own money to support him to go to school for several years. This incident was the fuse for him. It was like a falling out with my grandfather and I was kicked out."

"What Chen Shimei!" Xiao Yao's fist hardened.

“As a result, he suddenly broke up with my mom when she was three months pregnant with me.” Yu Luying’s tone was calm, as if she was telling someone else’s joke.

"Ah? Ah?" Xiao Yao said.

"I gave my mother some money and asked her to beat me up."

Xiao Yao's blood pressure shot up to his head. He slammed his fists on the glass table, stood up and shouted, "I suddenly had an idea."

"I know what you're thinking," Yu Luying reached out and held Xiao Yao's arm: "Forget it, that's too dangerous - always remember our bottom line."

"Just because he is your father after all?" Xiao Yao asked, panting.

"Because I am a church member after all. Because... I heard all this from my mother," Yu Luying said, "I always feel that there may be some hidden story behind this."

"You mean, your mother lied to you?"

"When parents tell lies to their children, they are not necessarily lying. Look at you. I told you this afternoon that your temper is getting worse and worse. Don't forget that you are a father now." Yu Luying said this, but there was no blame in her tone.

Just then, Xiao Yao's cell phone rang.

He took out his cell phone and subconsciously wanted to turn it off, but when he saw the words "Wife" on the screen, he hesitated.

"Who is it?" Yu Luying asked, "Is it her?"

Xiao Yao nodded to her.

"Then you have to answer it," Yu Luying urged, "answer it first."

Xiao Yao was stunned for two seconds, nodded to Yu Luying, and answered the phone.

"Hello." Xiao Yao said.

"Gouzi," the slightly hoarse voice of a girl came closer, and then made the sound of biting an apple, "What are you doing? You didn't answer the phone for a long time, and you didn't reply to messages during the day."

"Ah, no." Xiao Yao said.

"Why is there such a cold tone?" Shen Jie said with some dissatisfaction.

"No, no, no," Xiao Yao shook his head, forcing himself to return to normal emotions and tone: "Do you think you are enthusiastic now?"

"Tsk, what are you doing?" Shen Jie took another bite of the apple.

"Doing a math test." Xiao Yao glanced at the table.

--split line--

After Shen Jie finished her dinner, she chatted with Luo Yunxuan for a while, watched a horror movie, and then returned to her bedroom to take a shower and change her clothes.

She was careful not to let the hot water touch the wound on her back.

After drying her hair, she did not lie down on the bed immediately. When she sat down, her butt still hurt, so she had to grit her teeth and endure it in front of others. She could only relax at this time. Fortunately, there was no actual injury, and it should be fine in two days.

She laid the huge stuffed bear on the ground and lay on its back, staring blankly at the pattern on the wool carpet.

After resting for a while, I started to complete the last schedule before going to bed.

Evening report.

Shen Jie took out her cell phone and saw that Xiao Yao hadn't replied to her message the whole night. She felt a surge of anger in her heart.

There's something wrong with me. It must be because I'm in a bad mood?

However, if you think about it from another perspective, is this what it feels like to be ignored by the other person?

Shen Jie deconstructed herself in her heart with some self-mockery.

Then, she took a deep breath, adjusted herself to "sweet girlfriend" mode, selected the column marked "dog" in the address book, and pressed the call button.

beep - beep - beep -

This deep red rug features ornate patterns including floral, vine and geometric designs, all woven in gold and light-colored threads, giving it a refined and intricate feel. The edge of the rug has a delicate lace border, also woven in gold threads, that matches the pattern on the rug.

Why aren’t you answering the phone yet?

Shen Jie held the receiver a little further away from her ear, and turned sideways to pick up the fruit that was always prepared on the bedside table.

"Hello?" Xiao Yao finally picked up the phone just before it was about to hang up automatically.

There was actually a hint of...anger in that "hello"?

What's going on? Shen Jie was even more upset.

"Gouzi," Shen Jie took a big bite of the apple, and the sweet and fresh juice filled her mouth: "What are you doing? You didn't answer the phone for a long time, and you didn't reply to the messages during the day."

"Ah, no." Xiao Yao said in a cold tone.

"Why is there such a cold tone?" Shen Jie started to get angry.

"No, no, no," the person on the other end of the line said in a fake and flattering voice, "Do you think you're enthusiastic now?"

Never mind. I'll bear it. I don't want anything to happen today. "Tsk, what are you doing?"

Shen Jie took another bite of the apple.

"Doing a math test." The tone of the person on the other end finally became a little more normal.

"What did you do today?" Shen Jie asked him, "Just doing the test papers?"

"Well, I did two papers in the afternoon," Xiao Yao said, "I went out for dinner, walked around the old commercial street for a while, and then continued to do the papers."

"You're good, Gouzi," Shen Jie praised, "Keep up the good work, you can get into an Ivy League school."

"Hey," Xiao Yao said, "Is your pig delicious?"

"It's delicious, it's okay." In fact, Shen Jie didn't even take a few bites, she could only try hard to recall.

"Your family has a really sumptuous dinner tonight," Xiao Yao said, "Is it always like this, or did your dad prepare a special dinner for you today?"

Welcoming guests, haha. Shen Jie touched her swollen face. It was fine if she didn't touch it, but it still hurt a little when she touched it.

"No," Shen Jie said, "This is an everyday dish."

"That's great~" Xiao Yao said in an envious tone: "I've lived for sixteen years and I've never seen a roast suckling pig in person."

"Our dog is so pitiful. He can only eat Qianlixiang wontons." Shen Jie said in a pretended cheerful tone.

"Ha," Xiao Yao joked, "Think of a way to send the leftovers over later."

Shen Jie knew Xiao Yao was joking, but she still considered it seriously: "Well...well, next time we meet, I'll find a chance to bring you some food?"

"I was just joking with you, but you took it seriously." Xiao Yao laughed happily.

"..." Shen Jie stood up slowly and remained silent.

Xiao Yao didn't say anything either, and the two of them fell into an awkward silence for some unknown reason.

No way, we've only been apart for an afternoon and most of the night, and you've run out of things to talk about on the phone? What kind of relationship is this?

Shen Jie raised her head and looked around blankly, looking at this familiar bedroom, walking aimlessly like a tiger in a cage in the zoo.

This bedroom is about 70 to 80 square meters in size, and like the whole house, it is full of Baroque-style decorations. The walls are hung with gorgeous golden wall hangings, dotted with murals and inlaid with golden reliefs, creating a luxurious atmosphere.

"Well, there's nothing to say, so let's just stop today..." Shen Jie said hesitantly.

"No, no, no," Xiao Yao said quickly, "That, uh, ahem, that is... when did you say we'll meet next time? When is the next time we'll meet?"

Shen Jie was silent for a second and a half: "Maybe at least half a month later - I'm grounded."

"Grounded?!"

"Do you still want my dad to pretend nothing happened?" Shen Jie nodded: "Originally, he was supposed to be grounded for a month, but my stepmother pleaded for me, so now it's half a month."

"Then... I won't be able to see you for half a month." Xiao Yao said in a disappointed tone: "Before going abroad, every day is one less day..."

"Well... there's nothing we can do," Shen Jie said, "I'm sorry."

In the center of the room, there is a huge carved bed, surrounded by soft silk sheets and pillows. The head of the bed is against the wall, and the other three sides are covered in green gauze curtains.

Shen Jie opened the curtain and lay on the bed.

There was a vase and a candlestick on the bedside table. Opposite the bed was a marble fireplace decorated with gold reliefs, on which were piled several books and some decorations.

"Why are you apologizing to me?" Xiao Yao laughed softly: "This is not your fault. There is nothing we can do about it."

"Yeah." Shen Jie lay on the bed, kicking her calves up and down subconsciously: "Have you... thought about me?"

Normally, Shen Jie doesn't talk like this, but in today's mood, she suddenly wanted to hear some sweet words.

"Yeah." Xiao Yao said.

"What do you mean?" Shen Jie's voice rose a few decibels: "Do you want to or not?"

"Yeah." Xiao Yao said "Yeah" again.

Shen Jie started to get angry.

"Yes," Xiao Yao said in a low voice, "very much. Very much."

Shen Jie suddenly realized a problem: "Is it inconvenient for you to speak?"