Gu Qingyan quickly pulled out a handkerchief and wiped away her tears.

Each one was wiped onto the handkerchief, yet it burned his heart.

No doubt about it, it must have been that idiot Chi Li who let it slip again.

The more he wiped her tears, the more fiercely Xu Zhaozhao's tears fell.

In the end, the only way Gu Qingyan could do was kiss her so she couldn't breathe, and then she would stop crying—this method always worked for him.

"Is it okay not to have children?"

He asked in a hoarse voice, and then rubbed his face against Xu Zhaozhao's.

Like a big, affectionate puppy.

Xu Zhaozhao couldn't speak. Although she stopped crying, she was still sobbing intermittently.

She slapped him hard across the face—she was so weak from all the kisses that she had no strength left.

Gu Qingyan smiled and pulled her into his arms, whispering in her ear, "How about we live a good life with Yu Yu?"

He refused anything that posed a risk to Xu Zhaozhao's life, and he became even more sensitive after the Yu Yao incident.

"What else can I do?"

Once she had calmed down, Xu Zhaozhao retorted with a sob in her voice and rolled her eyes at him.

He's had all his surgeries done. What else can he do but live a good life?

Kittens are good at playing, but piglets are even better at it.

You can't beat them all.

Meow~

Just as the atmosphere was getting right, a kitten ran in from the side hall and jumped into their arms.

She's quite good at stabbing; she plunged right into the arms of two people.

Gu Yulin was wearing pajamas and holding a cat treat in her hand.

"Chunshan! Why did you run off while we were eating?"

Upon seeing Gu Qingyan and Xu Zhaozhao, a hint of doubt appeared in Gu Yulin's eyes.

Gu Yulin would come down and play with the cats whenever he had free time.

Xu Zhaozhao quickly lowered her head, afraid that Gu Yulin would notice her unusual behavior and make him worry.

Gu Qingyan was much calmer and picked up the kitten and put it on the ground.

The kitten knew he disliked it, so it obediently walked towards Gu Yulin.

He crouched down and fed the remaining cat treats to the kitten.

"Mom and Dad, please bring me a little brother or sister soon!"

He stroked the kitten's head and looked at the two people on the sofa. "Otherwise, when I go to school, there will be no one to keep the kitten company. The kitten will be lonely."

Gu Yulin's preschool program was intended to be attended by him in school.

I don't expect him to learn anything, or to interact with other children and make more friends.

Parents are an important part of a child's life, but they should not be the only part of it.

"Hey! Haruyama!"

Chunshan got mischievous again, and Gu Yulin chased after it.

Only Gu Qingyan and Xu Zhaozhao remained in the living room.

Xu Zhaozhao raised her head and glared at Gu Qingyan several times. "What are we going to do? How are we going to explain this to our son?"

"Do younger siblings have to be human beings?"

He smoothed her slightly disheveled hair and looked at her. "Just bring back another kitten to keep the kitten company, and the problem will be solved."

Xu Zhaozhao choked.

That does seem to make sense.

You're so smart! Who can be smarter than you?!

Who can tell you apart from a pig anymore!

In a fit of anger, Xu Zhaozhao buried her head in the bathroom.

Both of them were law-abiding citizens who followed the doctor's orders, so they simply covered themselves with blankets and went to sleep.

The next day, Gu Qingyan didn't go to work and stayed home with them.

The best way for Xu Zhaozhao to vent her anger was to have her aunt prepare a huge bowl of shrimp, cook them, and have Gu Qingyan peel them for her!

I strongly suspect that she has a separate stomach when she eats shrimp, and she can eat as many shrimp as she wants.

But I ate more than half of it today and was really stuffed. I asked my son to come down and help me eat some, and we finally finished.

Gu Qingyan peeled them all, and even removed the shrimp veins.

Xu Zhaozhao raised the camera and took a picture of the pile of peeled shrimp shells.

Soon, another Weibo post appeared.

Xu Zhaozhao v: @Gu Qingyan v Baby, everyone else kneels on washboards and durians, but I only make you peel shrimp. Indeed, I'm the only one in this world who loves you the most (CEO with a flower in his mouth) [Image]

Although her popularity has decreased, she is still trending on social media, and netizens flock to her whenever she posts on Weibo.

【@顾清延v Come quick!! This woman is doing KTV to you! (winking)】

[@顾清延v Confess, what did you do to offend Sister Zhao? [Showing a kitchen knife]]

【Aaaaaaah! How could you let my husband peel so many shrimp?! Do you know how much his hands cost?! I'm going crazy! (screams)】

[Wake up, upstairs! That's Sister Zhao's husband. If you don't like it, get out and stop acting crazy!]

【Wait... how is Xu Zhaozhao matched with Gu Jia? Even with her mother being a director, she's still not good enough for him. They're not a good match... [sweat] Anyway, I don't think this couple is a good match.】

...

Gu Qingyan's hands must have been injured from peeling so many shrimp.

While washing her hands, Xu Zhaozhao could see several obvious scratches with the naked eye.

Gu Qingyan had just finished washing his hands and hadn't dried them yet when Xu Zhaozhao grabbed his left hand as he turned around.

He paused abruptly.

Xu Zhaozhao turned his hand over, looked at the injury on the back of his hand, and frowned slightly.

The dark brown scabs were slightly soft because they had just been wet.

It's been several days now, and at his normal recovery rate, the wound has faded to the point where only a faint trace is visible.

"Why hasn't this wound healed yet?"

Xu Zhaozhao muttered to herself, but Gu Qingyan overheard her and replied, "They were probably all used to restore other parts of her body."

Xu Zhaozhao thought for three seconds, then reacted and ruthlessly shook off his hand.

"Oh, right,"

She took a few steps, then turned back to look at him, her eyes dangerous. "The WeChat messages you sent me... were they all made up?"

"No."

Gu Qingyan spoke very seriously, "Except for the fact that I didn't go in person, everything else is true. But I checked everything online."

Xu Zhaozhao's anger has finally subsided.

At least this guy seems to care a lot about the upcoming wedding.

Xu Zhaozhao was in a great mood and put a Peppa Pig bandage on him.

...

After that, Gu Qingyan entered a busy work state again.

He started reporting to Xu Zhaozhao more and more frequently.

In China, of course, WeChat is bombarded with messages; even how many documents you've read today, or how many foreign language documents you've read, have to be reported.

He was so busy just to make time to attend the 8th wedding anniversary of Genkuri and Taichi Shin.

Xu Zhaozhao didn't want Gu Yulin to have much contact with Tian Yitian, so she sent gifts but didn't show up in person.

But Gu Qingyan disagreed, insisting that they should take inspiration from other people's wedding anniversaries, since they would have many more wedding anniversaries to celebrate in the future.

Unable to refuse him, Xu Zhaozhao had no choice but to agree.

A week has passed in the blink of an eye, and it's time for Genkuri and Taichi Shin's 8th wedding anniversary.

At exactly 00:00, both Yuan Li and Tian Yixin posted on Weibo simultaneously: 8th Anniversary! Not goodbye, just posting! [Image]

The accompanying photo shows the setup for the commemorative ceremony.

The online sentiment should have been one of blessings, but somehow, suddenly many people started comparing Yuan Li x Tian Yixin and Xu Zhaozhao x Gu Qingyan.

It sparked heated discussions and even topped the trending searches.

Is Xu Zhaozhao a good match for Gu Qingyan?