End the lingering, tender feelings.

Zhang Youye carried her into the bathroom for a bath, and then carried her back to the big bed.

Leaning on his shoulder, Shu Yi stretched out her slender fingers and gently stroked the tattoo on his chest, near his heart.

His tattoo wasn't special; it was just a simple word.

【should】

"When did you get my name tattooed on your chest?" Shu Yi, wrapped in the blanket, sat up halfway in bed, wanting to take a closer look at the tattoo. "I noticed it as soon as you took off your clothes, but I didn't even have time to ask you."

After all, the two of them were completely open with each other at that moment, and worried that she might catch a cold, he pulled her arm back.

In bed, Zhang Youye pinched the slender waist he loved so much: "After the first time I saw you."

"So it was after we met at the ancestral home? I didn't expect you to be so quick." Shu Yi was somewhat surprised.

“No.” Zhang Youye shook his head.

"What do you mean?" Shu Yi was completely confused.

The certificate has been obtained, and meat is being eaten.

Now that the die is cast, there's no need to hide the fact that he fell in love with her at first sight in Jiaxing.

Zhang Youye shook a cigarette out of the pack, put it in his mouth, and exhaled a puff of smoke, then chuckled as he explained.

"I fell in love with you at first sight in Jiaxing."

"At that time, the research on heart disease had just been successfully completed, and I stayed at Achen's house for a while to relax."

"It was during that period, on a very ordinary day, that I was sitting in my car when I saw you pushing your suitcase past my car. I only saw you once, and from the side, and I fell for you without hesitation."

Shocked by Zhang Youye's calm and collected explanation, Shu Yi was taken aback, and her fingertips paused on his tattoo.

She chuckled softly to herself, her eyelashes lowering slightly as she slowly uttered a sentence.

"You've seen me so long ago, and I didn't even know it."

"Silly girl." Hearing the regret in her voice, Zhang Youye covered her fingertips. "Don't be regretful. You're already by my side now. Actually, thinking about it, God has been pretty good to me. He let me fall in love with you at first sight and then sent you to my side."

After a moment's pause, Zhang Youye suddenly spoke.

"If we were truly not meant to be, my wife would have been scared to death by ghosts long ago."

With a sigh of relief, Shu Yi nestled in his arms and nodded, her shimmering eyes sparkling with emotion. She slightly raised the corners of her lips, her smile exuding charm.

"That's true, but I never imagined our fate was so deep. So you tattooed my name on your heart? Zhang Youye, you old fox, aren't you afraid you'll never find me?"

Afraid.

How could I not be afraid?

During the time he ordered people to search for Shu Yi, Zhang Youye was like a completely different person.

Not to mention his nightly erotic dreams, if reality allowed, he would have loved to lift the entire Earth up.

Let's find out exactly where this woman is hiding in the world.

Whenever he thinks of that crazy period, Zhang Youye always smiles helplessly.

He casually stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray by the bedside and tightened his grip on her slender waist.

"How could I not be afraid? I'm terrified, but a tattoo is nothing."

"I've said it before, I could never love anyone else in my life but you."

“During the time I was looking for you, I even searched overseas. I sent people to check every airport. Who would have thought that you had been in Jiaxing all along?”

"I accept the title of 'old fox,' but this tattoo on my chest can only be seen by you."

Glug—

His voice trailed off abruptly, and a strange sound unexpectedly came from under the covers.

She moved her neck slightly, then helplessly turned her head to meet the gaze of the person who had made the sound. Withdrawing her hand from her slender waist, Zhang Youye resignedly threw back the covers and got up.

"The food's all cold, and the girls' probably asleep. How about I take it to the kitchen and heat it up for you?"

"No need." Shu Yi smiled and shook her head, peeking out from under the covers. "Just eat whatever you have. It's raining so hard outside, and you'll easily catch a cold from all that going in and out."

Bending down to pick up the robe that had fallen to the ground and putting it on, Zhang Youye brought the food tray to the bedside.

Perhaps because she had just finished an extremely strenuous task, Shuyi was incredibly hungry.

Seeing her wolfing down her food, her cheeks bulging, Zhang Youye's deep eyes were filled with endless doting affection.

He casually brushed a stray strand of hair behind her ear, and then his expression suddenly became somewhat complicated.

"There will definitely be a lot of people at the banquet three days from now. Where there are people, there is a world of its own. Don't take the gossip of some idle people to heart, understand?"

Understanding the hidden meaning in his words, Shu Yi swallowed the food in her mouth and nodded: "I understand."

Qin Zhi's outwardly compliant but inwardly resentful attitude during a previous meal with his uncle's family made Zhang Youye wary.

In truth, everyone can understand that Qin Zhi poses no threat to the Shu family; the real problem lies with the people behind her—

The Qin family.

Over the years, the Qin family has done many bad things behind the scenes, but they have been unable to do anything about it due to a lack of evidence. Even the Zhang family has been helpless.

The evil spirits that are out in the open are easy to get rid of, but the old demons hiding in the shadows are obviously not so easy to deal with.

Moreover, at certain times...

A man's intuition doesn't lie.

After a moment's thought, relying on his instincts, Zhang Youye couldn't help but give him some advice.

"If anything unexpected happens on the day of the party, you must comfort Grandpa immediately. He's getting old, and even if he's seen a lot, there will come a day when he's defeated."

"What do you mean? Is something going to happen that day?" Shu Yi asked anxiously.

"I'm not sure what will happen either." Worried that expressing his thoughts would affect Shu Yi's mood, Zhang Youye changed his words and said, "There will definitely be a lot of people that day, and with so many people, there will be a lot of gossip. We have to take precautions."

Seeing that his expression and tone had become relaxed, he even started grabbing food from the plate.

As his head nearly buried in his plate, Shu Yi sighed helplessly and pressed on to investigate further.