You are my wife, don't doubt it!

Sweat flowed into the collar of the T-shirt like a waterfall and a stream, and the entire upper body was wet, as if he had just climbed out of the river.

The collar was like a big bowl, greedily absorbing the salty liquid coming from above.

These are not the most critical things.

The key point is that Xiao Yao felt that his whole body was soaked in water, and his wet clothes and wet trousers (although he was wearing shorts) were tightly wrapped around him, making his whole body heavy and his hands and legs difficult to move.

This feeling of being both cold and hot, like ice and fire, is not very comfortable.

I believe that all of you readers have had similar experiences. Walking or running in shallow water that is just above the waist is very inconvenient. Xiao Yao had the same feeling as he walked on the street at this moment. He was worried about Yu Luying's safety and was very angry and anxious.

Moreover, because the water level had reached his neck, he felt chest tightness and shortness of breath. The cold water would occasionally splash on his cheeks and occasionally seep into his mouth...

A new wave of panic surged in his heart. If Yu Luying sank to the bottom, would he also fall to the ground and die on the street under the scorching sun?

I can't die, not yet...

Shen Jie was beside him, pushing and pulling. She was wearing a skirt that covered her knees, closed-toe leather sandals and white socks, and she was also jumping with anxiety.

"She's barefoot, so she can't walk far!" Shen Jie asked, "Can't you feel how far she walked?"

"I was counting her steps?" Xiao Yao answered with difficulty, "And I was concentrating on coaxing you at that time - you live in the western suburbs, don't you know where there is water nearby?"

"Come on, I only live in the western suburbs during the winter and summer vacations!" Shen Jie shouted, "Ah, water body, I thought of an artificial lake, it's not too far from here, shall we go take a look?"

"You go by yourself," Xiao Yao leaned down, put his hands on his knees, and panted softly, "Let's split up, so that we can find people more efficiently. If I'm not following you, you can run faster."

Shen Jie shook her head and said, "You don't have a cell phone, how can we contact each other if we are separated?"

Xiao Yao thought for a moment and said, "Let's go back to the hotel lobby and gather. We have to go back to get our luggage anyway. If that doesn't work, I can find a public phone and call you."

Shen Jie was worried that this was the last time she would see Xiao Yao. She was so anxious that tears were about to fall. She kept mumbling and refused to leave. Xiao Yao gently kicked her on the back of his foot, "Go, go, go and save me."

After Shen Jie ran away, Xiao Yao asked a few passers-by if they had seen a barefoot girl wearing only socks running past this way, but he didn't get any clues.

He sat down on the "upper curb" (sidewalk) in frustration, with his buttocks on the upper curb and his feet in the slow lane.

Closed his eyes.

Since he was a child, when he closed his eyes, he could see spots of light running around on his retina.

At first they were messy, but then they condensed into a galaxy, or half a train.

They are ethereal and elusive, yet clear and distinct, just like the so-called "intuition".

Xiao Yao began to consciously focus his attention.

Gradually, the hustle and bustle of the surrounding traffic faded away, and there was silence in my ears.

Xiao Yao called out to Yu Luying, feeling what she was feeling.

The light spots on the retina begin to focus in a certain direction.

Xiao Yao opened his eyes.

He looked in a certain direction.

It should be... over there.

Xiao Yao started on his way.

On the way, he stopped two or three times, refocused his mind and began to meditate to further clarify his position.

He was very sure that he was getting closer and closer to his goal.

Following the guidance of these light spots, Xiao Yao came to a small river.

He saw Yu Luying swimming in the river.

Yes, it seems like this is in the swimming pool in Shanghai, with only a small head sticking out, swimming leisurely.

Xiao Yao's first reaction was to be extremely angry.

Then, he inexplicably recalled the time when they were in Zhouzhuang, when Shen Jie was wearing a pure black long skirt, black stockings and black leather shoes, and was pretending to go into the water by the river to "perform a synchronized swimming show for him."

At that time, he really wanted to see Shen Jieyou.

The small river in front of him was not long nor wide, but what was rare was that its water was surprisingly clear, with the reflection of the blue sky pouring into it. Xiao Yao could vaguely see the small stones and the dancing water plants on the riverbed.

As we all know, it was the hottest time of July and August, and the sun was like a flame, mercilessly burning the earth and the water. At least, here, the trees on both sides of the river stretched out natural green shade, blocking part of the hot sun, giving Xiao Yao a refreshing feeling.

There are a few willow trees sparsely scattered on both sides of the river. They sway gently in the breeze, casting their shadows on the river. Occasionally, a breeze blows, and the branches and leaves of the willow trees brush the water surface, stirring up ripples, like trickling tears.

On this hot afternoon, there were not many pedestrians on both sides of the river. In addition to Yu Luying, there were a few kids in the river - they all looked to be only seven or eight years old. There were two little boys with dark-skinned upper bodies and the kind of earthy color unique to suburban people on their cheeks. There was a little girl wearing a vest - Yu Luying would sometimes splash water on the three of them and leave behind a clear stream of laughter on the riverbed with them.

"Oh Yi——!" Xiao Yao put his hands to his mouth, used them as a loudspeaker, and shouted at Yu Luying.

The girl looked up and saw that it was Xiao Yao. She was not surprised or shocked at all. She did not show resistance or escape, nor did she express warm welcome. She just swam towards Xiao Yao's direction, that is, the shore.

Yu Luying showed a relaxed and free attitude. Her school uniform top was soaked in water and stuck to her slender body, revealing her youthful curves, although they were not particularly obvious.

After being soaked, the clothes showed a certain perspective effect, but it was not very strong. Xiao Yao could vaguely see that the inside seemed to be light-colored; her trousers were wet and stuck to her hips, and her legs were still hidden under the river water.

A few strands of wet hair stuck to the girl's forehead. Her eyes were bright and lively, like a pair of crystal lakes, reflecting the blue sky through the water.

Yu Luying swam in the water, her arms stretched out alternately, gently paddling the water surface. The girl's movements were smooth and graceful, and each stroke drove small waves to spread around, stirring up breezes. Water droplets broke away from her arms and trouser legs, splashing small water droplets, like sparkling diamonds, emitting charming brilliance in the sun.

Yu Luying switched to a freestyle swimming position halfway through the race, and Xiao Yao was able to see the dark soles of her white cotton socks. After the socks were soaked, they stuck to her feet, making them fit better and outlining the curves of her feet. At the same time, the black part of the color was diluted and spread to the top of her feet. The back of her foot slapped the water hard, and water splashed around her feet.

Finally, the girl stopped, paddled on the river with her hands, half-leaning up, looking at Xiao Yao.

Xiao Yao now thought that she was wearing light yellow underneath.

"Come down." Yu Luying said in a clear voice.

"what?"

Xiao Yao wanted to remind her "I can't swim", but then he thought, she had deliberately swam to the shallow water, so he didn't want to say any more nonsense. He took off his AJ basketball shoes and placed them side by side with Yu Luying's shoes on the river bank. He walked towards Yu Luying with one foot deep and one foot shallow, wearing all his clothes and socks.

The young man walked up to Yu Luying, the river water already reaching his chest.

He reached out to hug Yu Luying, but Yu Luying placed an arm as thin as firewood against Xiao Yao's chest.

The girl's pink short-sleeved shirt was hanging on her upper arms, dripping water onto the river surface, causing ripples.

"Just say what you want to say," Yu Luying said, "and then you can go."

"I'll bring you the shoes." Xiao Yao said after thinking for a while.

"I saw it, thank you," Yu Luying paddled gently in the water: "Just leave it there, if you have nothing else, go back first."

Yu Luying turned around, but Xiao Yao grabbed her sleeve and said, "Shen Jie and I are looking for you separately. She said that if I find you first, she wants me to apologize to you on her behalf."

Of course Shen Jie did not ask Xiao Yao to apologize on her behalf, but Xiao Yao believed that he should now exercise his husband's right to represent the couple.

"She apologized by stepping on my face?" Yu Luying said sarcastically.

"No, she was targeting me--" Xiao Yao said quickly.

"Go back and tell her that I don't accept it - we are no longer friends." Yu Luying's attitude seemed as if she had already made the decision.

"Well, we are friends forever, right?" Xiao Yao said, "Can you swim away without me saying a few words? You are just bullying me because I can't swim."

Yu Luying tilted her head and thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, we are friends now."

Xiao Yao: “……!?”

Of course he understood what this meant, and even though he was mentally prepared, he still couldn't help but feel his heart sinking.

Xiao Yao said with a pleasant face: "Is this a notification or a discussion?"

Yu Luying stared at the water: "This is better."

Xiao Yao blurted out: "I don't agree."

Yu Luying said: "It's useless if you disagree. Breaking up never requires the consent of both parties."

Xiao Yao said: "Then I will pester you every day like before."

"Do you think I only know how to swim? I've also thought of nine ways to make you miserable," Yu Luying pointed her index finger and emphasized with a malicious look, "Nine ways!"

Xiao Yao realized that the topic was beginning to take a strange and unfriendly direction and had to be turned around in time.

"You don't even ask me how I found you?" Xiao Yao pretended to be nonchalant and splashed a little water on Yu Luying's wrinkled wet clothes.

"I discovered that I could use symbiosis to locate you about half a month ago," Yu Luying said calmly.

"Really? I just--"

"You are a busy person, of course you can't find out. Your mind is not on me, but somewhere else." Yu Luying said.

This made Xiao Yao a little annoyed.

Never mind. It's not important.

"We're all fine, why are you breaking up?" Xiao Yao advised kindly.

"Because you cheated on me during our relationship, isn't that enough?" Yu Luying said, "You are not right no matter what I say."

Xiao Yao: "..."

"And now I have to add one more thing for you, which is that I can't stand the bullying of your main wife."

"I'll go back and tell her, I'll go back and tell her." Xiao Yao advised: "I just rescued Shen Jie, and we don't even know where we're going to spend the night. There's so much to do, and you're making my backyard a fire right now, aren't you making it too difficult for me?"

"You're in trouble because of yourself. What does it have to do with me?" Yu Luying deliberately said cruel words.

Xiao Yao: "..."

Yu Luying: "Didn't you say you had no place to stay for the night? Why don't you go back and help me find a house? Why are you still soaking in the water and pestering me?"

"You are very important to me," Xiao Yao said silently.

Yu Luying was slightly startled.

After another short silence, the girl said, "You are unreasonable. When can I break up with you? Some time ago, I wanted to break up, and you must have said, ah, I'm looking for Shen Jie, Shen Jie was kidnapped, I was desperate, and you wanted to start a fire in the backyard; well, now you tell me, Shen Jie has just been rescued, I'm desperate, and you want to start a fire in the backyard, and then after a while..."

I don’t know who laughed first, but then the two of them looked at each other and laughed together.

The serious atmosphere of the breakup talk that Yu Luying had painstakingly created was completely gone.

"Ahhh." She shouted in annoyance, then grabbed Xiao Yao's shoulders with both hands and pushed his head into the water.

Xiao Yao: "*%￥@&……%￥*()……murdering your own husband!"

Yu Luying accompanied him, coughing violently.

"Look, you finally told the truth," Xiao Yao said, "Cheating or something is just an excuse you found. You've had this idea for a while."

"No, I am indeed very unhappy about this matter." Yu Luying retorted in a low voice.

Xiao Yao tried to hug Yu Luying again, and this time, he successfully pressed the girl's head on his shoulder.

Although his chest and above were exposed above the water, he immediately felt the river water rushing into his nose and mouth. The girl in his arms began to flap her wings, so he quickly pulled her and walked a few steps toward the shore.

"Are you sick?" Yu Luying coughed violently while stretching out her right palm and rubbing her face from top to bottom.

"Excuse me," Xiao Yao invited, "Can we go ashore and talk?"

"I'm not going!" said Yu Luying.

"Little Apple, listen to me," Xiao Yao held the girl's shoulders. A breeze blew by, making him shiver. "In fact, as long as our symbiotic relationship lasts one day, whether we are lovers or friends is just a name, and it has no substantive impact."

Yu Luying was about to open her mouth to refute, but Xiao Yao continued: "So for me, what I really care about is your feelings."

Xiao Yao put the emphasis on the word "you".

"So what I want to hear is your truth, your sincere words. I want to know all your inner thoughts and true feelings, so that I can know where I did wrong, how to be a better boyfriend in the future, and how to treat you well.

"So, can you help me?" Xiao Yao said sincerely.

Yu Luying lowered her head and remained silent.

Xiao Yao could see that her heart seemed to have softened a little, and he felt a little more relaxed.

"Can you at least tell me when you first had the idea of ​​breaking up?"

"When I was at Dongru," Yu Luying raised her head, "When I was at Dongru and Fang Bing."

Chapter 272 The Source of Temptation

2023-07-21

Xiao Yao and Yu Luying sat side by side on the grass on the river bank, and he felt a sense of physical comfort.

"Lend me your cell phone so I can call Shen Jie, lest she keeps looking for you like a headless fly." Xiao Yao said this when he just got ashore.