Chapter 12

Zhou Yanming was different from Xu Shaoting; he didn’t get hung up on whether I said I liked him or not.

Whenever he really wanted to hear it, he would look at me with those beautiful eyes and say, “Yuanyuan, please, be kind. If I don’t hear you say you like me again, I’m going to feel miserable.”

Zhou Yanming had a handsome face, and he knew how to use it.

I stroked his face, then touched the earring on his left ear, my fingertip brushing lightly against it.

“When did you get your ear pierced?” I asked.

“A long time ago, back in college. I was in a band with some classmates then, thought it looked cool.”

It did look good.

Just a bit like a bad boy.

When Li Qingyi’s message came in, I was straddling Zhou Yanming’s lap, being held and kissed by him.

I pushed him away, catching my breath as I checked my phone. Before I could read the message, Li Qingyi called.

It was nothing more than the usual trivial matters after marriage.

There’s so much more to deal with in marriage than just feelings. This time, Li Qingyi was being pressured by Xu Shaoting’s many aunts and relatives to have a baby.

She had just gotten married and wasn’t planning on it yet.

And maybe those elders’ words weren’t so pleasant. Li Qingyi’s family background was a bit less than Xu Shaoting’s-still well-off, but not as wealthy as the Xu family-so some people wanted to act superior.

Given the way Zhou Yanming and I were positioned, he could probably hear some of it.

At that moment, this man was busy burying his head in my neck and chest, leaving a trail of soft, scattered kisses.

Li Qingyi’s words successfully stirred up my annoyance at Xu Shaoting, which then spilled over to Zhou Yanming. I gave him a punch, and when Zhou Yanming looked up, I glared at him again.

I said to Li Qingyi on the phone, “Where’s Xu Shaoting? What did he say?”

Li Qingyi hesitated, “I-I haven’t told him yet. If I do, would it be like I’m speaking ill of his family…?”

I said, “Tell him. This is his problem to solve.”

After the call, I was no longer in the mood. I glared at Zhou Yanming. “Your buddy is so useless!”

Zhou Yanming: “?”

He poked my face. “Yuanyuan, who am I?”

“Zhou Yanming.”

He nodded. “Right, your boyfriend Zhou Yanming. Not Xu Shaoting. Why are you taking it out on me?”

This family drama was clearly starting to spread.

After being glared at, Zhou Yanming turned and picked up his phone, sending his good friend a message out of nowhere:

[You useless thing]

Xu Shaoting: [?]

Zhou Yanming continued: [A bunch of people are going behind your back to bully your wife, and you don’t even know. How did I end up with such a disappointing eldest son like you?]

Xu Shaoting replied with another question mark.

Now Zhou Yanming was annoyed too. He tossed his phone aside and hugged me. “You’re right, he really is useless.”

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