73. My husband is addicted to listening to it.

So that's how it is.

She thought she was just lucky that Gu Zhao was in a good mood.

"I really don't remember any of what you're saying."

Ke Qi tilted her head and thought for a moment: "But my maternal grandmother's house is in the countryside of M City. I did spend some time at my maternal grandmother's house when I was a child."

What Gu Zhao said might be what happened during her time at her grandmother's house?

"It's okay if you can't remember."

Gu Zhao held her in his arms with satisfaction and affectionately rubbed his chin against her head.

Anyway, she's his now.

...

They were supposed to get their marriage certificate the next day, but due to the residual inhibitors from Ke Hengyuan, Ke Qi overslept.

Gu Zhao was probably still traumatized by the last system malfunction, so this time he simply resorted to some unconventional methods.

In short, by the time Ke Qi woke up, they already had their marriage certificate.

The new master bedroom that the Gu family arranged for them has excellent natural light.

At this moment, on the balcony, Gu Zhao hugged Ke Qi from behind, and together they raised the two red books, smiling and winking at the camera in his hand.

OK~

He looked at the beautiful photo of himself holding his marriage certificate with satisfaction, immediately edited it and posted it on his WeChat Moments, then stared intently at Ke Qi.

He said nothing, but the expectation in his eyes spoke volumes without a word.

Ke Qi chuckled. Under his watchful gaze, she edited the photo as he wished, posted it to her WeChat Moments, and added a corny yet fitting caption: "Mr. Gu, please guide me for the rest of my life."

After doing all that, she turned off her phone, reached out and pinched his cheek: "Satisfied?"

"Hmm~"

He gave a haughty snort before pulling her out of the room: "Let's go downstairs for lunch."

He paused, glanced at her, and said with a smile, "Wife."

His voice was already pleasant to listen to, magnetic and powerful, with a clean and clear quality like that of a young man. When he called out the word "wife" with a slight dip in his tone at the end, it made the tips of one's ears burn.

Ke Qi blushed instantly and lowered her head shyly to avoid the topic.

But Gu Zhao wouldn't let her go, pinching her chin and forcing her to look up. "What should you call me, hmm?"

His eyes were so purposeful that, under his intense gaze, Ke Qi's curled eyelashes trembled slightly, and she whispered something.

"What?"

He leaned closer and ordered, "Louder, I didn't hear you."

He did it on purpose!

That wretched, bad dog.

Ke Qi simply closed her eyes and, as he wished, shouted loudly, "Husband, husband, husband, husband..."

One note after another, soft and sweet, with a self-deprecating ending, each has its own unique flavor.

"Um."

Gu Zhao smiled with satisfaction, his large hand encircling her slender waist, his palm resting lightly on her lower abdomen: "I heard you, wife."

The two were deeply in love, and by the time they went to have lunch, about five or six minutes had already passed since the meal was served.

But no one touched their chopsticks; they were all waiting for them to come downstairs.

An Qingyao, Gu Zhuoyan, Gu Xi, and... Gu Ye.

Seeing his cold gaze, Ke Qi subconsciously shrank back and hid behind Gu Zhao.

"Don't be afraid."

Gu Zhao put his arm around her waist and whispered comfortingly in her ear, "Just pretend he doesn't exist."

After saying that, he nodded to An Qingyao and the others, and led Ke Qi to sit down.

"I'm sorry." As she sat down, Ke Qi, being polite, sincerely apologized: "I've kept you waiting."

"It doesn't matter."

"Qiqi, you don't need to be so reserved at home."

An Qingyao, who was next to her, gently rubbed her head and asked with concern, "How are you feeling? Are you still dizzy?"

An Qingyao's gentleness is just like Gu Zhao's, but she has a unique maternal strength.

It's been a long time.

Being with her, Ke Qi felt as if she were being pampered like a daughter.

The nervousness in my heart vanished instantly.

She shook her head and gave her a sweet dimple: "I'm not dizzy anymore, thank you for your concern, Auntie."

"That's good."

An Qingyao looked at her mischievously: "Still calling her 'Auntie'?"

Ke Qi blinked, and the next second, her eyes crinkled as she said, "Mom."

"Yes, that's more like it."

An Qingyao smiled with satisfaction and considerately served her some food.

"Come on, Qiqi, try this. Mom specially asked the aunties to make you a sea cucumber and pork rib soup, with cordyceps and special ingredients for nourishing your bodies, succubi... #￥%*..."

The meal was fairly pleasant, except for Gu Ye's occasional cold and unfriendly glances.

After finishing their meal, Gu Xi couldn't wait to drag Ke Qi upstairs to inspect the boxes of rare, out-of-print anime merchandise she had just gotten for her.

Gu Zhao was summoned by Gu Ye to his private archery range.

"Smack!"

The sharp arrow streaked through the air at extremely high speed, hitting the bullseye precisely from a distance of tens of meters.

Gu Ye gracefully lowered his hand holding the bow and drew a new arrow from the quiver beside him, handing it to Gu Zhao.

"Your turn."

He looked at him, scrutinizing him: "Let me see how much of your skill you have left after being drained of your life essence and blood day after day by your precious succubus."

That's a really sarcastic and aggressive statement.

Gu Zhao raised an eyebrow, but wasn't angry. He took the arrow handed to him, got into position, drew his bow, aimed, and released it in one smooth motion.

"Smack!"

With a dull thud, the sharp arrow struck the bullseye, even more accurately and decisively than Gu Ye's previous shot.

"Excuse me."

Gu Zhao lazily finished his stance, glanced at him, and revealed his roguish tiger teeth, saying, "You're only slightly better than me~"

A smug, slightly arrogant, and cocky tone.

Gu Ye didn't say anything, but simply drew another arrow and silently aimed it at the one Gu Zhao had just shot.

"Snap~"

The moment the two arrows collided, Gu Zhao's arrow, which was positioned in the center of the bullseye, was pushed away.

"Then you'd better keep this state going."

Gu Ye shifted his body slightly, the hand holding the bow pointing directly at his heart, and chuckled calmly, "If I were to fall one day, I can't guarantee I wouldn't kick your precious little succubus out of the Gu family, my dear brother~"

A blatant threat, made without any attempt at concealment.

He has always been reserved and introverted towards his family, appearing cold on the outside but warm on the inside.

This dangerous and aggressive state is something he only displays when he's conquering his opponents in the business world.

"Heh~"

Gu Zhao chuckled, showing no fear as she slowly raised her hand to push away the bow pointing at her heart, her tone languid, "Why are you spouting threats now?"

"Bring it on if you're going to do it." His dark eyes were smiling, sharp and playful: "Do you think your brother was raised on fear?"

Gu Ye curled his lips, his smile becoming unusually genuine: "Very good, you'd better stay this tough."

...

Upstairs, in Gu Xi's room.

"Second sister-in-law, you're amazing!"

Gu Xi stared in amazement at Ke Qi, who was now in her true form, wearing the devil cosplay outfit she had treasured. She screamed repeatedly and took out her phone to snap several photos of her.

"I can't take it anymore!" She hugged Ke Qi and gave her a warm kiss: "Second sister-in-law, you're practically born with the body of a cosplayer."

"I really want to post this on Weibo so my fans can see this stunning beauty!"

She blinked pitifully at Ke Qi, seeking her opinion: "Second sister-in-law, let me post one, no one will find out your secret. If you ask me, just say it's a prop, okay?"

"this……"

Ke Qi looked down at her daring and provocative cosplay outfit and hesitated.

Sure, she could, since she's a long-time anime and manga fan and had wanted to try cosplay for a while.

But dressed like this, won't Gu Zhao be jealous?