As night deepened, the room became pitch black. Tang Ning strained her eyes, but she couldn't even make out the furnishings. It was truly remarkable that Yan Xingzhi had managed to find such a dark room in Yangyue Manor. He had gone to great lengths for Ye Xiao.

As for your question about whether the original owner in the story ever realized that the person she was with every night might not be her husband, she's not stupid. She must have noticed something was off, but unfortunately, Yan Xingzhi's face was too deceptive. He made everything sound so real, and he diligently played the role of a good husband in front of the original owner, sending her all sorts of gifts and even cooking a meal for her on her birthday.

Yes, aside from his inherently poor aptitude, Yan Xingzhi was a quick learner. From astronomy and astrology to the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams, from music, chess, calligraphy, and painting to winemaking and cooking, he was proficient in almost everything. Add to that his handsome, gentlemanly appearance, and the original owner, completely unaware of his hidden plans, would easily overlook any minor flaws he might discover under the influence of the Pulling Silk Gu.

Just as she was thinking this, she heard the sound of the door being gently opened from the outside.

Ye Xiao, who was slowly closing the door, pressed his hand to his chest, not even knowing what was wrong with him.

He had walked this road many times before and knew it like the back of his hand, but today, he felt as if he had a wildly jumping rabbit in his heart. No matter how he tried to calm it down with his inner strength, it was no use. In fact, the closer he got to the room where Tang Ning was, the faster his heart beat, as if it would jump out of his throat the moment he opened his mouth.

He stood in front of the closed door for a long time, until Tang Ning's voice came from inside the room asking questions. Only then did he head straight for the inside room, feeling somewhat lost and helpless.

Thump, thump, thump...

Ye Xiao, a young man who had never known love before and was experiencing his first crush, was completely at a loss as to how to deal with his own reaction. But as long as he thought of Tang Ning waiting for him here, he felt his heart swell with joy, which was even more delightful than eating the sweetest and most delicious dessert in the world.

He pressed his chest again, then raised his hand and lifted the curtain in front of him. He had just stepped inside.

The next second, he was tightly hugged around the waist, and the person naturally stood on tiptoe to kiss his lower lip. After the kiss was fleeting, Tang Ning's sweet voice rang out in the darkness, "Were you busy today? Why are you back so late? I missed you so much."

She gently rubbed her chin against the man's chest and hugged him tighter.

Because of his martial arts training, Ye Xiao could see Tang Ning's appearance clearly even in such a dark room. He saw that the corners of her mouth were turned up high, her eyes were narrowed into crescent shapes, and she was looking at him with a smile as she raised her chin.

"Still not saying anything..."

After muttering something, Tang Ning stood on tiptoe and pecked Ye Xiao's lips again. Just as she was about to leave, a strong and powerful hand suddenly pressed down on the back of her head, and a barrage of kisses rained down on her.

"Hmm..."

The two quickly fell onto the bed, and the rain outside started falling again, but not as fiercely and rapidly as before; instead, it was mixed with a gentle, careful, and tender touch.

This rain came quickly and stopped even faster.

At this moment, Tang Ning on the bed inside the room had already fallen into a deep sleep due to exhaustion. Ye Xiao not only did not leave, but instead held her tightly in his arms, as if he were holding the most precious treasure in the world. He neither left nor slept, but just held her and watched her sleep. As he watched, the corners of his mouth involuntarily turned up.

Just looking at it like this, an indescribable joy welled up in my heart.

Overjoyed, he tentatively kissed Tang Ning on the forehead and then on the cheek. With each kiss, he felt a little bubble of happiness rise in his heart.

Tang Ning, who was being kissed and was in her sleep, probably felt that someone was disturbing her good sleep, and she hummed softly through her nose.

This sound startled Ye Xiao so much that he even had to use his breathing technique to hold his breath, as if he was afraid that if he breathed too heavily, he would accidentally wake her up.

After waiting for a long time and seeing that Tang Ning hadn't moved, he carefully breathed a sigh of relief and stared intently at Tang Ning's sleeping face once again.

Wife, wife...

Tang Ning is his friend and also his wife.

A wife is someone who does these intimate and joyful things with him, who bakes him cakes, and who stays with him forever, for a lifetime.

Although Ye Xiao had never thought about a lifetime before, now that he thought about it, he didn't feel any aversion to being with Tang Ning for a lifetime. He wanted to be with her forever.

Tang Ning, Tang Tang...

"Tangtang!"

The next day when she met Ye Xiao again, she heard him call her that in such a bright and cheerful way.

"Um?"

Tang Ning, who had never heard anyone shout like that before, was stunned.

Then he saw Ye Xiao point to himself with a serious expression, "Me, Ye Xiao."

He pointed at her again, "You, Tangtang."

It turns out this was a nickname the other person gave her, but it sounds quite unique. I wonder if he really didn't call her that because "Tang" sounds like "candy"?

Just as she was thinking this, she suddenly saw the other person's hand suddenly extend in front of her, and then gently release his hand, and a jade pendant of excellent quality suddenly appeared in front of him.

"for you."

Ye Xiao said with a smile.

Yes, starting yesterday, the boy seemed to have had his meridians opened up unexpectedly, and he could now laugh naturally.

"Give me?"

Tang Ning asked this with some surprise.

No sooner had she asked than Ye Xiao pulled up her hand, which was hanging by her side, and solemnly placed the jade pendant on it.

He had already gone down the mountain that morning to ask many people if he wanted to make his wife, Tangtang, happy. They had already explained it to him: if he wanted to make his wife, Tangtang, happy, he should give her gifts, the more expensive the better, and she would be happier. If she was happy, he would be happy too.

He found this jade pendant in Brother Yan's collection; there are many more there. Giving Tangtang one every day will make her happy for a very long time.

Just thinking about it makes him happy.

So as soon as he finished giving away the jade pendant, he looked at Tang Ning with anticipation.

Seeing that she only showed surprise and not happiness, he immediately frowned, then pushed the jade pendant towards her, saying, "Here, this is for you."

"No, how can you? How can I take something so precious from you?"

Tang Ning looked ashamed of herself.

But inside, he was already overjoyed. Although he didn't know where Ye Xiao had heard about this trick of giving gifts, according to the plot, Ye Xiao didn't have a very clear understanding of money, so he basically didn't have anything of value on him, and Yan Xingzhi would prepare anything he needed.

Where did this jade pendant come from?

It can only be Yan Xingzhi's way.

Taking another man's husband's things and giving them to his wife to please her—only Ye Xiao could pull off such a shockingly outrageous act.

She had only ever heard of wives stealing their husbands' money to support their lovers, but she had never imagined that a lover would steal his things to please his wife.

It's truly rare to find someone in the world who can wear a green hat like Yan Xingzhi.

Standing opposite Tang Ning, Ye Xiao saw that Tang Ning wasn't very happy even though he had given her a gift. He then insisted on giving her the jade pendant, saying, "Here you go, be happy."

After saying that, without even waiting for Tang Ning to refuse, he stopped eating the snacks and quickly disappeared from Tang Ning's sight using his lightness skill.

"Why……"

Tang Ning didn't even have time to call out.

This was just the beginning. For the next few days, no one knew which deity the young man consulted, but he began to send her all sorts of gifts. It was one thing for her to receive Yan Xingzhi's treasured items such as jade pendants and calligraphy and paintings, but later she also received jade bracelets, gold hairpins, and silk skirts, which were clearly items for girls. If he didn't steal them, he most likely traded them with someone else using Yan Xingzhi's treasured items.

Upon seeing these gifts, Tang Ning almost shed a tear of sympathy for Yan Xingzhi.

And yet, they're still not back?

If you don't come back soon, your good brother will empty your Yangyue Manor.

She had to say the word "miserable" countless times.

The gift Ye Xiao gave on this day was quite unique.

Perhaps seeing that Tang Ning had only refused and refused again and again despite all the gifts he had given her over the past few days, without even a hint of happiness, he directly beat up the playboy who had given him the idea. He beat the rich man's son, who was already exhausted by wine and women, until he was lamenting in his heart that there was such a woman who did not care about fame and fortune, and why he could not meet her. At the same time, he was howling and giving Ye Xiao another idea.

Gifts that cost money are difficult to find, but gifts that don't cost money are not so simple.

So on this day, when Tang Ning opened the window, she saw a wreath woven from jade flowers.

Just as a look of surprise appeared on her face, Ye Xiao gently placed the flower wreath on Tang Ning's head and then looked at her with extra caution.

Seeing this, Tang Ning reached out and touched the flower wreath on her head, looking at Ye Xiao opposite her with some surprise, "Did you make this?"

Ye Xiao nodded silently.

"It's beautiful, thank you."

Knowing that the other party just wanted to give her something, Tang Ning smiled and said this in a cooperative manner since it didn't cost any money.

Seeing her smile, Ye Xiao breathed a sigh of relief and smiled along with her.

The two of them stood facing each other and laughed like idiots for a while. Then, as if he suddenly remembered something, Ye Xiao grabbed her and started running towards the garden. They ran all the way to a big banyan tree in the garden, where Tang Ning saw that Ye Xiao had tied a swing set covered with flower branches to the tree.

As soon as they arrived, Ye Xiao immediately pressed Tang Ning onto the swing set and said, "Sit down."

"You have to do... hahahahaha..."

Before she could finish speaking, the other person had already started pushing the swing for her.

"Slow down, haha, don't do that, it's too high, hahaha..."

Swings are very attractive to girls, and Tang Ning is no exception.

Tang Ning, who was dangling in mid-air, could not contain her panic and joy, and a bright smile had already spread across her face.

Seeing her smile, Ye Xiao couldn't help but smile along, and at the same time, he obediently slowed down his movements.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Meanwhile, following the sound of laughter into the garden, Yan Xingzhi saw Tang Ning sitting on the swing with a bright smile, and Ye Xiao pushing the swing behind her with the same smile. Finally back at the manor, Yan Xingzhi felt as if something had completely slipped out of his control.

What are you doing?

He had a smile on his face, but his voice was as cold as ice.

Author's Note: Tang Ning: Yo-ho!

Ye Xiao: Hehe.