You are my wife, don't doubt it!

"What?" Xiao Yao said.

"I have nothing to say, so I'm hanging up now." Shen Jie said.

“No, no, no, no, no, no…” Xiao Yao said anxiously, “Oh, my aunt.”

"..."

"Hello? Are you still on hold?" Xiao Yao asked.

"Are you going to tell it or not?" Shen Jie said.

"Hey, this is what happened," Xiao Yao said, "Aren't we going to have lunch together at home at noon?"

"hold head high."

"After dinner, we did the papers at home in the afternoon. Mainly science subjects, doing the papers, correcting them..."

"If you don't get to the point, I'll go to sleep." Shen Jie said coldly.

"Don't be impatient," Xiao Yao had already figured out what to say during this nonsense, so he got to the point: "Later, Yu Luying's mother called and asked her to come home for dinner. Of course, I didn't hear what she said to Yu Luying, but later I heard that her mother didn't want her to help me with tutoring at my house."

When Xiao Yao said this, he emphasized the three words "my home".

"Oh." Shen Jie said.

"She just thinks that it's not good for a single man and a single woman to be in the same room, and she's afraid something might happen." Xiao Yao continued.

"It's understandable to think so." Shen Jie said coldly.

"Secondly, without an adult to supervise us, it's easy for us to start chatting and playing while studying." Xiao Yao said, "Hey, anyway, we decided that it would be more efficient to study at the Madiel Cafe in the evening."

"Very good." said Shen Jie.

"After that, she went home to eat, and I was going to Hu Jian Qianli Xiang Wonton for dinner," Xiao Yao explained, "That was when I sent you a QQ message."

"..."

"Just as I walked to the door of the store, another call came in," Xiao Yao said, "She said her mother invited me to dinner at home. I tried to refuse, but from what her mother said, she was quite insistent. So, do you think it would be disrespectful to the adults if I didn't go? After all, her daughter is also helping me with free tutoring."

"Humph." Shen Jie sneered.

"Don't hum, I'll go to their house later--"

"Have I ever talked to you about marriage?" Shen Jie said suddenly.

Did he? Did he not? Xiao Yao couldn't remember: "No."

"Oh, go on." Shen Jie said.

"Listen carefully, Mr. Shen," Xiao Yao straightened his back, "I, Xiao Yao, have and only have you, Shen Jie, as my wife in the past, present, and future."

Shen Jie chuckled on the other end of the phone: "It sounds better than singing."

Xiao Yao judged that the other party's mood had eased, and continued: "Then we had dinner, and then practiced questions, and then Yu Luying's mother said she was going out to buy us two watermelons, and then your call came in."

"I'm sorry," Shen Jie said faintly, "I disturbed you."

"I'm so happy, you know." Xiao Yao said the truth: "Seeing you take the initiative to call me, do you know how happy I am?"

"..." Shen Jie was silent.

"Why didn't I tell you I was at Yu Luying's house?" Xiao Yao said, "Because I thought if I said that, you would definitely say, 'Then you guys get busy, I'm hanging up first.'"

"Indeed." Shen Jie thought for a moment and admitted.

"I don't want this. I want to chat with you and have a good night talk with you, no matter if I'm at home, outside, or at someone else's house." Xiao Yao said.

"You should be polite when you are in someone else's house. You make me look immature." Although Shen Jie was still scolding, her tone was much gentler: "Besides, can't you go out and pick it up? And in front of silly girl, what's wrong with you?"

"I wanted to go out and pick it up," Xiao Yao explained, "but then I thought, sneaking around like a thief would make me feel guilty, and it would be like I'm secretly playing both sides, how bad would that be? The three of us, ah, putting aside other things, we are all good friends, and our relationship is open and aboveboard-"

"Even the emperor would not flirt with another concubine in front of her." Shen Jie blurted out.

"But you are the queen! You are the queen! You are the legal wife!" Xiao Yao said passionately: "Why do you go out and hide outside the door?"

"Ce Na~~~~~!" Shen Jie laughed and said, "You win! You win!"

Xiao Yao wished he could create a clone so he could applaud and cheer for himself.

Then, Shen Jie told Xiao Yao that he should not go to Yu Luying's house too often in the future, and that the Madiel Cafe was a suitable place. At the same time, she also told him that if it was inconvenient to talk on the phone in the future, he could explain it on the spot and promise to wait until he got home before talking on the phone.

Xiao Yao naturally agreed.

Just when he thought that today's call was coming to an end, Shen Jie suddenly changed the subject: "Let me tell you something."

"What's the matter?" Xiao Yao said.

"I hadn't decided whether to tell you or not," Shen Jie said, "Now that I think about it, I think I should let you know."

"You said."

"I got into the mirror in the room today." Shen Jie said, "Just now."

"What's wrong?" Xiao Yao asked.

"Do you remember?" Shen Jie said, "I went in there before. It was just an empty room with nothing in it. There was thick fog outside and I couldn't get out."

Xiao Yao thought, did you tell me? He said, "Then what?"

"I'm under house arrest," Shen Jie said, "I want to try my luck again and see if I can find a way to sneak out without anyone noticing."

"Your place should also be in 2034, your bedroom, right?" Xiao Yao thought: "It should not be able to be used to clear the way."

"As a result," Shen Jie's voice still sounded a little scared: "I went in and saw that it was different from the last time I went in."

"What does it look like?" Xiao Yao's curiosity was immediately aroused.

"How should I describe it?" Shen Jie paused and said, "On the other side of the mirror is a... towering skyscraper?"

"what?"

Chapter 184 I Just Like My Daughter

2023-05-07

"How should I describe it?" Shen Jie paused and said, "On the other side of the mirror is a... towering skyscraper?"

"what?"

Shen Jie tried her best to describe what she saw in words: "Throughout the mirror, my room didn't change much, but when I walked out it was completely different."

"Can we go out now?" Xiao Yao interrupted.

"We can get out." Shen Jie continued, "I thought it was a town at first, but when I walked to the edge, I could see that the town was located on top of a skyscraper. Looking through the clouds below, I couldn't see the bottom at all."

"Huh?" Xiao Yao said, "What super skyscraper? Have you traveled to the year 3004?"

"I can't explain it clearly," Shen Jie said, "If you say it's the real world, who would build a city on the roof? If you say it's the shadow world, I can't use my abilities."

"Could it be someone's temple? Can't use its abilities?" Xiao Yao speculated: "Tell me more in detail."

"I didn't dare stay long. I'll tell you what I saw." Shen Jie's tone sounded a little gloomy, but she continued to describe what she saw in vivid detail.

According to her, this beautiful city located at the top of the building looks a bit like the old city of Shanghai at first glance, with shops, restaurants, theaters, and amusement parks lined up one after another, but it is also very bright and there is not a single trace of oldness.

Its overall area is much larger than the projected area of ​​the building below, and the city is surrounded by pavilions and corridors cantilevered in the air.

(Author's note: If you have played the BioShock series, you can use this to help you imagine the graphics style. Of course, they are not exactly the same.)

"Wow, what is that?" Xiao Yao exclaimed, "I want to go check it out. Did you meet Shadow in there?"

"How should I put it?" Shen Jie groaned, "I don't know if they are people or shadows. They are just like the residents here, living here. There are shop assistants, drivers, and police officers. They are all very polite to me."

"Do they know you?" Xiao Yao speculated further.

"Well, I don't know," Shen Jie said, "There was even an old lady who talked to me and asked me why I wasn't wearing shoes."

"Then, little girl, why aren't you wearing shoes?" Xiao Yao asked Shen Jie.

"Because we don't wear shoes at home, I went straight through the bedroom mirror," Shen Jie asked curiously, "Can you focus on something useful?"

"No," Xiao Yao said, "I'll feel bad if you walk on the road without shoes."

"...Anyway, I ended up going to the police station there to ask how to leave."

"Don't go too deep alone," Xiao Yao suddenly remembered something and warned him, "It's too dangerous for you to go alone."

"They gave me the answer," Shen Jie told Xiao Yao: "The police here told me that the first way to leave this city is to jump directly from the outer corridor."

"What kind of trick is this? Don't be reckless."

"Of course I won't jump. There is another way, which is the 'elevator'. There is an elevator here in the city center, but it can only go up, not down, and you need a permit to use the elevator, which I can't get."

"Upwards? Isn't it the top floor?" Xiao Yao was puzzled.

"I haven't figured it out yet, and I'm not going to go up anymore. Then, the last option is the 'slide'."

"Is this for kids?" Xiao Yao asked.

"That's the thing - there's a bottomless slide in the amusement park, and anyone who rides on it will 'leave' the city, or so the police said."

"Then what? You went?" Xiao Yao's palms were sweating. He didn't expect that when he and Yu Luying were enjoying the moonlight by the river, his wife would take risks alone in an unfamiliar palace. How reckless!

"No, I felt I couldn't stay here for long, so I came back the same way. As soon as I got back, your call came in." Shen Jie said.

"Okay, you've matured," Xiao Yao praised her, "You don't know much about the situation there. These so-called methods are all weird. You're alone. If you take risks easily, I, your uncle, will be really angry."

"I understand, uncle." Shen Jie said.

"But, is that crazy place a thousand years later, or is it some palace?" Xiao Yao knocked on the lid of the sewing box on the handle of the sofa.

"It should be the palace," Shen Jie said, "I just realized that the socks on my feet are white and clean, and the traces of wear and tear and the black spots are all gone."

"Hmm..." Xiao Yao continued to knock on the lid of the sewing box: "I'll talk to Lao Yu tomorrow?"

"Just say it."

Then, Shen Jie asked Xiao Yao to take care of her daughter for her. After chatting for a while, Xiao Yao reluctantly hung up the phone.

The next thing is to check if the little cat has come back.

I quietly pushed open the door of the closet opposite me, and before I even got out of the closet, I heard snoring.

Xiao Yao felt a little relieved.

It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back.

If you also run away from home like your mother, I don’t have the tolerance of my father-in-law, and I will definitely beat you up.

This habit of snoring and grinding teeth is inherited from your mother, just like your mother.

The room was bright. Although there was still eternal fog outside the window, the moonlight sprinkled on the carpet and the bed.

The layout of this room was not much different from that of his own, except that the outdated posters on the wall had been replaced with photos of his daughter of various sizes; the sofa had also been replaced with a new soft leather model, on which were haphazardly piled his daughter's clothes.

Humph, it was fine before, but now... both mother and daughter are equally sloppy.

In the corner, Tianyun’s big stuffed bear was sitting on the floor, leaning against the bookshelf.

The air conditioner made a slight sound as it blew out cold air. Thirty years later, home appliances are really great, almost noiseless. In comparison, the old air conditioner in my house is like a tractor...

Xiao Yao groped his way to his daughter's bed in the moonlight.

Tianyun was sleeping soundly, with a slight smile on her round face. Shen Jie's blanket with many cat heads printed on it only covered her belly a little, revealing her two long legs. Her skin also looked much whiter in the moonlight, and seemed to be glowing slightly.

As expected of her...our daughter, she is so pretty.

Xiao Yao can see the shadow and charm of Shen Jie in her face. Since his wife is not around, it seems that looking at his daughter more often can also quench his thirst?

When Xiao Yao thought about which of those boys - preferably "which one" rather than "which" - his daughter would get the upper hand in the future, he felt a strong sense of unhappiness and jealousy.

I heard that fathers-in-law are born to dislike their sons-in-law. I wonder what Brother B felt when he saw me for the first time.

Xiao Yao carefully covered her with a blanket. No matter how hot the weather is, you can't turn on the air conditioner directly like this, or you will get sick.

I mean, when I first met my daughter, I also went into her room in the dark and was almost knocked down by her with a baseball bat. Time flies so fast. Two months have passed in a blink of an eye. Has our relationship become closer?

There's no intimacy at all. I don't know when we can get back together.

After all, I am a father. I can't be my daughter's bootlicker. I have to wait for her to bow her head first.

Speaking of which, during this period of time, he first racked his brains to pursue Shen Jie, then entered a strange shadow world, then reconciled with Shen Jie, and got entangled with Yu Luying... In the end, he inexplicably became the boyfriend of two girls... boyfriend, friend? Study, grades, Teacher Yao, Teacher Song, everything was a problem, but he had very little energy to spend on his daughter.

What does she like to eat? Whose songs does she like to listen to? When is her birthday? What worries her? Is it really okay to be away from home every day? Who is she making friends with? What are her plans for the future? What should she do with such a rebellious person? Her weird postmodern ideas...

To be honest, I pay less than one-tenth of the attention to my own flesh and blood that I pay to those two girls.