Chapter 15

Wang Ming was secretly groaning. Li Zhixuan was truly difficult to deal with, and she just wouldn’t let things go at this critical moment.

Zou Shuqing had already arrived. If Zou Shuqing started talking nonsense, her Infatuation Level toward him would definitely drop sharply.

But according to the System’s introduction, once the Infatuation Level reached 60, her affection would become irreversible. Now, Zou Shuqing’s Infatuation Level for him was already at 90.

The crisp sound of high heels stepping on the stairs echoed as Zou Shuqing walked elegantly up to the third floor.

In her mind, she still thought Wang Ming lived on the third floor.

Wang Ming quickly leaned close to Li Zhixuan and whispered, “Don’t say anything reckless!”

When Zou Shuqing saw Wang Ming standing in the corridor, her face immediately softened into a gentle smile and she sweetly called out, “Darling.”

Li Zhixuan looked over in the direction of the voice, then glanced around, her face full of confusion – who was she calling?

Zou Shuqing walked up to the two, and when she saw Li Zhixuan, she couldn’t help but furrow her delicate brows and softly asked Wang Ming, “Who is this?”

Wang Ming hurriedly introduced, “This is my sister-in-law.”

Li Zhixuan snorted and said irritably, “Who’s his wife? We’re just boyfriend and girlfriend; we might even become strangers!”

After understanding the situation, Zou Shuqing’s furrowed brows relaxed, and she nodded gently, “Oh, I see.”

Li Zhixuan sized up Zou Shuqing, noticing her light pink dress paired with long nude stockings and black-and-ivory high heels. Even with light makeup, she was stunningly beautiful, with a star-like aura.

“Wang Ming… who did she just call ‘darling’?”

Li Zhixuan asked in surprise.

Wang Ming smiled and explained, “She’s my girlfriend.”

Zou Shuqing’s cheeks flushed slightly.

Li Zhixuan seemed frozen, her eyes wide, and after a long moment, she finally spoke in disbelief, “This beautiful auntie… is your girlfriend?”

Wang Ming quickly nodded, then complained, “Don’t call her auntie. Call her sister-in-law from now on.”

Li Zhixuan still looked unconvinced and took another careful look at Zou Shuqing.

Zou Shuqing smiled politely and gracefully extended her hand. “Hello.”

Only then did Li Zhixuan slowly reach out and shake Zou Shuqing’s hand, still in a daze.

Wang Ming nudged Li Zhixuan toward the stairs, urging her as he pushed, “Go on home. Zhang Jian will contact you once his phone is turned on.”

Li Zhixuan hadn’t wanted to leave so easily, but with such an outstandingly elegant “beautiful auntie” suddenly appearing, she felt embarrassed to be a third wheel.

Helplessly, she started down the stairs, looking up at Wang Ming as she went and calling out loudly, “You’d better not lie to me! Auntie, keep a close eye on your little boyfriend – he’s not very well-behaved!”

Wang Ming was so annoyed he wanted to kick her down the stairs – did she have to say that before leaving?

Li Zhixuan went downstairs, and Zou Shuqing slowly moved closer to Wang Ming, her beautiful eyes glancing at him with a hint of jealousy as she asked, “Have you been out partying?”

Wang Ming put on a righteous face, “No!”

Zou Shuqing snorted and pressed further, “Last night you called me ‘baby’ on Wei Xin, but you were actually holding another ‘baby’, weren’t you?”

“Getting jealous on the very first day of our relationship?”

Wang Ming said as he reached out to put his arm around Zou Shuqing.

Zou Shuqing hurriedly dodged, pouting, “I told you, we can only hold hands. Why are you getting fresh again?”

Wang Ming helplessly lowered his hand, “Alright.”

He took Zou Shuqing’s hand.
The moment their hands touched, Zou Shuqing’s body jolted violently.

Wang Ming was somewhat surprised. At this moment, Zou Shuqing was as shy as a young girl, even though she was thirty-seven years old. Truly a rare treasure.

Zou Shuqing seemed a bit uneasy, and Wang Ming’s grip on her hand grew tighter and tighter.

Zou Shuqing lightly pursed her lips, then muttered in a soft voice, “You still haven’t said-did you go out carousing last night?”

“My buddy used to treat me to dinner all the time. Now that I can afford it, I had to return the favor.”

“So, you’re saying it was all about wine and women?” Zou Shuqing said with a bit of annoyance.

As she spoke, she tried to pull her hand away.

But Wang Ming held on tightly, refusing to let go.

“No, it’s nothing like that.” Wang Ming brushed it off while pulling Zou Shuqing along as they walked.

They made their way to the first floor, arriving at the car parked downstairs.

Once inside the car, Zou Shuqing started the engine and slowly drove away from the apartment building.

Standing at the gate of the courtyard on the second floor of the single-family house, Jia Fang just happened to witness the two getting into the car.

She frowned and mumbled to herself, “His girlfriend seems to have quite an extraordinary aura… Also, she definitely doesn’t look young.”

Jia Fang took out her phone and looked at herself in the camera. “Actually… I’m not bad myself…”

Wang Ming and Zou Shuqing arrived at the restaurant, ordered their food, and soon began to eat.

“Last night… I told Mengmeng that I’m dating someone now,” Zou Shuqing said shyly as she ate.

Wang Ming was not surprised and asked calmly, “Did you say I was the one?”

Zou Shuqing shook her head. “How could I say that? You guys broke up less than a month ago, and I’m already together with you.”

Wang Ming put down his chopsticks, looking serious. “What do you mean, ‘together’? We’re aboveboard and open about this.”

He paused, then continued, “Besides, that day when I called you, she said she would fully support us being together. Even though she didn’t recognize my voice, she agreed.”

Zou Shuqing sighed. “That girl just thinks you’re rich. Last night when I told her about it, she said she really wants to meet you-her new ‘dad’.”

Wang Ming burst out laughing. “Haha… I actually want her to call me dad. She used to call me ‘Daddy’…”

At this point, he stopped himself abruptly. Zou Shuqing stared intently at Wang Ming.

Then she turned her head away, pretending to be angry.

Realizing he had said something wrong, Wang Ming hurried to explain, “Um… It’s all over between her and me. If she calls me Daddy again, it’ll only be as a junior.”

Zou Shuqing lowered her beautiful eyes, unwilling to speak to Wang Ming.

Seeing that she was genuinely upset, Wang Ming got up, walked around to her side, sat next to her, and took her hand.

“There are so few people like you whose emotional history is a blank page. You know all about my thing with Mengmeng. Don’t be mad.”

Zou Shuqing turned and glared at Wang Ming. “You’re not allowed to mention your romantic escapades again!”

She tried to shake off his hand, but failed to break free from Wang Ming’s grip.

Wang Ming scratched the back of his head with his other hand and gave an awkward smile. “I didn’t bring it up on purpose, it just… slipped out.”

Zou Shuqing still looked puffed up with anger but didn’t insist on breaking free anymore.

Wang Ming patted her hand gently and coaxed, “Come on, let’s eat. We’re going to the lakeside after this.”

Zou Shuqing turned her face to look at Wang Ming and huffed, “If you do it again, I won’t forgive you so easily.”

Wang Ming nodded repeatedly. “Definitely, definitely. Let’s eat.”

He glanced at the System Panel: Date Progress: [41min/60min]