Chapter 372 Didn’t I allow you to eat me?

The next day at noon~~~

The sunlight poured into the bedroom through the gauze curtains of the floor-to-ceiling windows. Yun Zheng was woken up by hunger.

She opened her eyes drowsily and found herself completely trapped in Fu Linghe's arms.

His arms were still tightly wrapped around her waist, and his breathing was even, obviously he was still asleep.

Yun Zheng moved slightly, trying to get out of his arms and find something to eat.

As soon as she moved a little, Fu Linghe's arms immediately tightened and pulled her back.

"Don't move..." His voice was low and husky, with the laziness of someone who hadn't woken up yet. He rubbed his chin against the top of her head, "Sleep a little longer."

Yun Zheng's stomach growled, and she poked his chest in grievance, "I'm hungry."

Fu Linghe closed his eyes, but a wicked smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "You are allowed to eat me."

Yun Zheng: "..."

She is really hungry!

After taking a hot spring bath last night, someone tormented me until midnight. Now my stomach is empty and I don’t even have the energy to argue with him.

"Fu Linghe..." She dragged out her words and looked at him pitifully, "I'm really hungry..."

Fu Linghe then opened his eyes and looked down at her.

In the morning light, her hair was disheveled and her eyes were wet, like a little animal begging for food, which made him feel soft-hearted.

He sighed and let go of her. "What do you want to eat?"

Yun Zheng was as if granted amnesty. She immediately got out of his arms and reached for the phone on the bedside table. "I don't know. Let me check on my phone..."

As soon as she touched the phone, Fu Linghe stretched out his long arm, snatched the phone away, and stuffed it under his pillow.

"Fu Linghe!" Yun Zheng widened her eyes.

Fu Linghe pulled her back into his arms, his arm across her waist, and said in a dangerous tone, "Just stay with me, stay with me well. Is your phone as good as mine?"

Yun Zheng was imprisoned by him and couldn't move. She didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "It's not about whether the phone looks good or not, I'm really hungry..."

Fu Linghe raised an eyebrow, suddenly turned over and pressed her down, lowered his head and whispered in her ear, "Didn't I tell you? You are allowed to eat me."

Yun Zheng's ears felt hot, and she pushed him away: "I'm really hungry!!!"

Fu Linghe stared at her for two seconds, then suddenly smiled. "Okay, I'll take you out to eat."

Yun Zheng's eyes lit up, and she was about to say that the Mo family elders had asked them to go home for dinner, but before she could open her mouth, she heard Fu Linghe say quietly, "Why, you won't even give me a chance to be alone?"

Yun Zheng was stunned.

Fu Linghe lowered his eyes to look at her, his tone suddenly becoming aggrieved, "It's only been a short while since you got married, and you're no longer in love? It's faded, right?"

Yun Zheng: "..."

This man's expression changes faster than turning the pages of a book! He was acting like a domineering CEO just now, but now he's pretending to be pitiful?!

She looked at him helplessly, "Mr. Fu, how old are you this year?"

Fu Linghe remained calm, "Three years old!"

Yun Zheng burst out laughing and reached out to pinch his face. "Fu San Sui, can you please be reasonable? Our elders asked us to go back for dinner, we can't just not go, right?"

Fu Linghe grabbed her hand, placed it on his lips and kissed it, "Not today."

"Why?"

"Because today is our time alone." Fu Linghe said confidently, "You spent the whole day with them yesterday, so it's your turn to spend time with me today."

Yun Zheng opened her mouth and wanted to refute, but found that what he said seemed... to make sense?

Seeing her hesitation, Fu Linghe took advantage of the situation and nudged her nose. "Today, huh? Let's go see them tomorrow."

His voice softened, his silver hair shone softly in the sunlight, and his usually fierce eyes now held a hint of coquettishness.

Yun Zheng's heart softened instantly.

Who can resist such a Fu Linghe?

"Okay~" she compromised, "Then where should we go to eat?"

Fu Linghe smiled triumphantly, bent down and kissed her: "I'll take you to a nice place."

——

An hour later, Yun Zheng stood in front of an antique Chinese courtyard, her eyes wide in surprise.

The courtyard wall of blue bricks and black tiles was covered with a thin layer of snow, the vermilion gate was half-open, and a plaque with black background and gold characters hung on the lintel, with three vigorous and powerful characters "Songheju" inscribed on it.

"This is……"

"This private restaurant was opened by someone from Beijing."

Fu Linghe took her hand and walked in. "It's usually not open to the public, but it's open just for us today."

Pushing open the heavy wooden door, you will be greeted by a winding stone path, with green pines and bamboos planted on both sides, and the snow-covered branches adding a touch of elegance.

After crossing the front yard, a middle-aged man in a green robe stood under the porch of the main house and bowed to them.

"Mr. Fu, Mrs. Fu, sorry for the wait."

Yun Zheng asked quietly, "When did you arrange this?"

Fu Linghe raised his eyebrows slightly, and said lazily, "After you fell asleep last night."

Yun Zheng felt warm in her heart. It turned out that he had planned to be alone today.

The two were led into a warm room by the water.

The pavilion is elegantly furnished with huanghuali wood tables and chairs, a few red plum blossoms in a celadon vase, and a charcoal brazier burning brightly, dispelling the winter chill.

Yun Zheng was so hungry that she stared at the appetizers brought by the waiter.

A plate of crystal clear braised pork, a plate of emerald green dumplings, and a small bowl of steaming osmanthus wine-soaked rice balls.

Fu Linghe chuckled, picked up a piece of braised meat and handed it to her mouth, "It's a good meal first."

Yun Zheng was surprised, "You even remember this?"

This is her favorite Jiangnan side dish, and she never expected to be able to eat it in a foreign country.

Fu Linghe raised his eyebrows, "If I can't even remember your preferences, how can I be your husband?"

Yun Zheng felt sweet in her heart. She took a bite with his chopsticks and squinted her eyes in satisfaction.

As they were talking, the main dishes arrived one after another. They were all Yun Zheng's favorites: braised lion's head with crab roe, spring onion and shrimp, corn and bamboo shoots...

There is also Yun Zheng’s favorite squirrel fish. The golden and crispy fish is drizzled with bright red sweet and sour sauce, which makes people’s mouths water just by looking at it.

Fu Linghe poured her a small bowl of ham and chicken soup and said, "Eat slowly. No one is going to snatch it from you."

Yun Zheng held the bowl and took small sips. The delicious soup slid down her throat and warmed her whole body.

She picked up a piece of fish, carefully removed the bones, and placed it in Fu Linghe's bowl. "You eat too."

Fu Linghe looked at her seriously with soft eyes.

Halfway through the meal, Yun Zheng suddenly remembered something and looked up at him, "Where's my phone?"

Fu Linghe, "Mute."

Yun Zheng: "..."

No wonder I didn’t hear my phone ring all morning!

She was helpless, "The elders of the Mo family must have come looking for us."

Fu Linghe didn't care, "Let them wait."

Yun Zheng was at a loss for words, "You'll make others think I'm ignorant..."

Fu Linghe put down his chopsticks and looked at her seriously. "Yun Zheng, you don't need to please anyone, including the Mo family."

He reached out and wiped the soup from the corner of her mouth. His tone was gentle but firm. "If you want to recognize them, I support you. If you don't want to deal with those social relationships, I will protect you. But don't compromise yourself to please others, understand?"

Yun Zheng was stunned, and a warm feeling surged in her heart.

She really had too many concerns.

But Fu Linghe never cared about these things, he only cared about whether she was happy or not.

"Fu Linghe." She suddenly called him.

"Um?"

"Thank you." She leaned in and kissed him. "And I love you."

Fu Linghe's eyes darkened, and he held the back of her head to deepen the kiss until he heard light footsteps outside the door, and then he reluctantly let go.

"I love you, too." He whispered against her forehead. "So, think only of me today."

Yun Zheng smiled and nodded, "Okay, I only think of Mr. Fu today."

——

The meal took a full two hours.

It was already afternoon when we left Songheju. The sun was shining brightly and the snow was beginning to melt.

Fu Linghe held Yun Zheng's hand and walked slowly on the street.

"Where do you want to go next?" he asked.

Yun Zheng thought about it, her eyes lit up, "Let's go to the supermarket!"

Fu Linghe raised his eyebrows. "Supermarket?"

"Yes!" Yun Zheng said excitedly, "Buy some ingredients and I'll cook for you. I'll also help you get back in touch with the real world."

Fu Linghe was a little surprised and raised his eyebrows at her. "Can you cook?"

Yun Zheng raised her chin proudly. "Of course! I'm not as good as a chef, but home cooking is still fine."

Fu Linghe smiled and said, "Okay, let's go to the supermarket."

In the supermarket, Yun Zheng pushed the shopping cart, looking and touching things like a child.

Fu Linghe followed behind her, looking at her excited back with gentle eyes.

"Fu Linghe, do you like fish?" she asked him, picking up a box of fresh sea bass.

"like."

"What about this?" She picked up another box of pork belly.

"I like it too."

Yun Zheng frowned, "Why do you like everything?"

Fu Linghe walked over to her, lowered his head and whispered in her ear, "Because you did it."

Yun Zheng's ears felt hot, and she quickly turned around to get other ingredients to cover her burning face.

The two of them shopped for almost an hour and their shopping cart was full.

When checking out, Yun Zheng suddenly saw the sugar-roasted chestnuts stall next to her, and her eyes lit up: "Fu Linghe, I want to eat sugar-roasted chestnuts!"

Fu Linghe glanced at the weather outside and asked, "You've just finished a meal and you're eating chestnuts again?"

Yun Zheng tugged at his sleeve and shook it. "Just buy a small bag and we can share it."

Fu Linghe had no choice but to buy a pack of freshly cooked ones.

Back in the car, Yun Zheng couldn't wait to peel one and handed it to Fu Linghe, "Try it?"

Fu Linghe opened his mouth and took it in, frowning slightly, "Too sweet."

Yun Zheng peeled another one and ate it herself, squinting her eyes in satisfaction: "It's obviously delicious!"

Fu Linghe looked at the corner of her mouth stained with sugar residue, and suddenly leaned over to kiss it off. "Hmm, it's quite sweet."

Yun Zheng blushed and quickly stuffed the chestnuts into his hands: "Peel them yourself!"

Fu Linghe chuckled and took the chestnut, but just held it without eating it.

He started the car, turned around and asked her: "Going home?"

Yun Zheng nodded, then suddenly remembered something and hesitated, "Um...Mo family..."

Fu Linghe calmly took out Yun Zheng's phone and glanced at it, saying, "Thirty-seven missed calls, fifty-six messages."

Yun Zheng's eyes widened. "So many?!"

Fu Linghe calmly threw his phone into the back seat: "Let's talk about it tomorrow."

Yun Zheng: "..."

She suddenly felt a little sympathy for the elders of the Mohist School.

But looking at Fu Linghe's profile as he concentrated on driving, she couldn't help but smile again.

Forget it, my task today is to accompany Mr. Fu well, and I will ignore other people for now.