The morning sunlight shone through the thin mist, casting a soft golden hue over the gloomy town.
However... some parts are not very gentle.
for example--
"Li Yuheng, stop pinching me, do you want your hand to break?" Shu Bai's voice sounded like it was being squeezed out from between his teeth.
His forearm was held in Li Yuheng's hands and kneaded back and forth like dough.
Not long after leaving the mayor's house, Li Yuheng went crazy again.
Li Yuheng seemed not to hear, and continued kneading while laughing, saying, "Hey, this is so much fun! It's so soft, even more fun than Play-Doh!"
Shu Bai's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. He abruptly pulled his hand back and glared at Li Yuheng: "Are you sick?!"
Li Yuheng then "came back to his senses": "Huh? What did you say? I was just spacing out."
"...I'm saying, are you sick in the head?"
Li Yuheng blinked, looking completely innocent. "No, I'm perfectly healthy." He then patted his chest. "Eight-pack abs, I'm in great shape!"
Shu Bai: "".
It's so annoying.
It's so annoying.
He had never been so annoyed.
But on the other hand—Li Yuheng looked at Shu Bai's sullen back and felt a surge of joy in his heart, like he had a happy little rabbit hopping around in his pocket.
He followed slowly behind Shu Bai, thinking as he walked: How boring must life be for those men without wives?
When I wake up in the morning, there's no one to joke with, so I can only stare blankly at the air.
When walking, with your hands empty and nothing to hold, you can only put your hands in your pockets to look cool.
When they're angry, there's no one to comfort them, so they have to keep it all bottled up inside. How pitiful!
Unlike him, he has a sparse and blank space.
Shu Bai would glare at him, scold him, get so angry that her ears would turn red, and even be so amused by him that she would hit him when she couldn't stand it anymore, and even... (800 words omitted here)
A life with a wife is a truly fulfilling life!
Li Yuheng grew increasingly smug, even contemplating laughing out loud three times to proclaim to the world, "I have a wife! Do you?!"
Unfortunately, Shu Bai was walking forward with a cold face, completely ignoring him.
Li Yuheng stroked his chin, quickened his pace, moved closer to Shu Bai, tilted his head and asked, "Little Shu Bai, are you hungry? Shall I treat you to breakfast?"
Shu Bai: "...Are you a pig?"
I just ate at the mayor's house.
Li Yuheng: "Don't want to eat breakfast? Then... I'll carry you?"
Shu Bai finally lost her temper and turned to glare at him angrily: "Can you shut up?"
Li Yuheng looked completely innocent: "No, my wife hasn't even acknowledged me yet."
Shu Bai: "..."
So annoying! So annoying! So annoying!
Li Yuheng's eyes suddenly lit up, his gaze fixed on the exquisite little straw hat on the head of a little boy not far away.
The brim of the hat is decorated with small knitted flowers, and the color scheme is fresh and cute.
"Little friend!" He rushed over in three strides, squatted down, and asked with a smile, "Your hat is really nice, where did you buy it?"
The little boy, about five or six years old, had rosy cheeks and looked up at Li Yuheng with eyes that shone like stars: "Grandpa Xiang gave it to me!"
He proudly puffed out his little chest, "Grandpa Xiang of Zhenxiang Clothing Store is amazing! He can make the most beautiful hats in the world!"
Li Yuheng raised an eyebrow when he heard the name of the shop.
He thanked him casually and turned to leave, but the little boy suddenly called out to him, "Big brother!"
The little boy looked up, his eyes sparkling: "You're so handsome!"
Li Yuheng paused, his lips curving into a wide smile. He turned around with a flourish, lightly brushing a stray hair from his forehead with his finger, and said in a deliberately profound tone, "Little friend, you have excellent taste."
The little boy asked expectantly, "When I grow up, will I be as handsome as this big brother?"
Li Yuheng pretended to think for a moment, then shook his head: "No."
The little boy immediately wilted, his face falling: "Ah..."
Seeing this, Li Yuheng smiled and squatted down, patting his little head: "Don't be sad, little one."
He explained in a serious tone, "Because I am a cosmic-level handsome man, there is only one of my kind in the world, and there will never be another."
The little boy blinked, looking somewhat bewildered: "Then... what about me?"
Li Yuheng then solemnly said, "You could be a national-level handsome man."
The little boy's eyes lit up: "Really?!"
Li Yuheng nodded emphatically: "Of course, national-level handsome men are also very impressive."
The little boy immediately perked up and skipped away, shouting as he ran, "I want to be a national-level handsome guy!"
Shu Bai stood not far away, coldly watching this scene, his lips twitching: "...You even lie to children?"
Li Yuheng stood up: "How can you call it deception? I'm encouraging the next generation!"
Shu Bai: "..."
He couldn't be bothered to pay any more attention to this narcissist and turned to continue walking forward.
Li Yuheng caught up with him in a few steps, and approached with a grin: "Little Shubai, are you jealous?"
Shu Bai glanced at him coldly: "You're crazy."
Li Yuheng persisted: "Hey, don't be shy~ Do you feel resentful because you think I'm too gentle with others?"
Shu Bai paused, his dark eyes fixed on him, and said, word by word, "I...only...want...to...kill...you."
Li Yuheng was not afraid at all; instead, he smiled even more brightly: "Wow, love turned to hate? Unrequited love? A torturous romance?"
Shu Bai: "..."
He took a deep breath, turned around and left, his back view conveying the message, "I don't want to talk to idiots."
Li Yuheng followed leisurely behind, humming a little tune in a cheerful mood.
0090 couldn't help but complain: [Your Highness, aren't you afraid of driving Shu Bai away?]
Li Yuheng said confidently, "Run? Where can he run to? Besides—" He narrowed his eyes, looking at Shu Bai's angry back, and chuckled, "If he really wanted to run, he would have run already."
Shu Bai could have disappeared instantly, or turned into black mist and drifted away, but he didn't.
He simply walked forward step by step, even... slowing his pace a bit, as if waiting for someone.
Li Yuheng's smile deepened.
He quickened his pace, catching up with Shu Bai in a few steps, gently hooking his finger around Shu Bai's, and whispered, "Come on, I'll take you somewhere."
Shu Bai frowned: "Where to?"
Li Yuheng winked mysteriously: "You'll find out when you get there."
Shu Bai wanted to refuse, but Li Yuheng had already pulled him towards the other end of the town without saying a word.
His palms were warm, and his pressure was neither too light nor too heavy, so that Shu Bai would not feel forced, yet his firmness was undeniable.
Shu Bai pursed her lips, but ultimately did not shake him off.
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