33. Silly fish, do you like me?
"That little mermaid came ashore for the first time and went through so much, so her personality makes sense," Xi Zhengheng replied, stirring the vegetables in the pan.
"Don't keep saying hurtful things to her, or you'll make her so sad that she won't stay with Lao San anymore. You'll regret it then." Xi Zhengheng didn't care. It didn't matter whether he had a status or background, as long as Lao San was willing.
Xi Liting, who was helping out, didn't say anything, his eyes fixed on his terminal screen.
Seeing this, Xi Yimo held back for a while before finally yelling at him, "Dad! What are you doing looking at that terminal every day? Can't you even stop for a moment during today's family gathering?"
When Xi Liting was called, he looked up at her and asked, "Have I delayed anything?"
Xi Yimo thought for a moment, then shook her head.
"It didn't bother you to tell me what to do?" Xi Liting replied, then continued looking at the terminal screen.
Xi Yimo was speechless, and finally sat there rubbing her temples, extremely annoyed.
Damn it! It's all Xie Shiyu's fault.
Meanwhile, in the restaurant, Xie Shiyu was sent to pick another type of fruit, and she went out again with an empty basket.
"Have you thought of a way to coax him yet?" Shi An asked, nudging Xi Zhengyu with his elbow.
"No." Xi Zhengyu picked up a rolling pin and started rolling out dumpling wrappers, his tone stiff. "I didn't do anything to upset her, so why should I comfort her?"
"She's your woman. If she's unhappy, shouldn't you, as her husband, comfort her?" Shi An continued to ask.
"No need to coax her," Xi Zhengyu said firmly. "If she's angry, let her keep being angry."
Seeing that it was so stubborn and wouldn't listen to reason, Shi An felt utterly helpless.
The Xi family members are all so domineering outside, but why are they so domineering towards their own people?
Xie Shiyu hid on the ground in the garden, leaving her basket aside for the butler to pick the leaves himself, while she played with the withered leaves.
While playing, I would clear my mind and look at the azure sky.
She just stared blankly, her mind filled with memories of her wonderful and happy life on Earth.
But life is unpredictable; she was already dead, and had been transported to this godforsaken place.
A living person was transformed into a mermaid and became a commodity.
A man's life is so pathetic that it always makes you want to roll your eyes at him.
Waaaaah—
I want to go home!
Xie Shiyu cried out in her heart; she really missed home.
Pushed out by his sister-in-law, Xi Zhengyu walked toward the garden with his hands in his pockets, wondering what he had done to upset Xie Shiyu.
I thought about it for a long time but still couldn't figure it out, so I simply stopped thinking about it.
Upon arriving at the back garden, he immediately spotted Xie Shiyu crouching in a corner. She looked up at the sky, her eyes vacant, seemingly lost in thought.
Holding a withered leaf in her hand, lost in thought, nothing around her could affect her. In this state, Xie Shiyu seemed completely out of place, like…
Xi Zhengyu didn't dare to think any further. He quickly walked up to Xie Shiyu and pulled her up from the ground.
Then he grabbed her shoulders with both hands, making her look at him at eye level.
Xi Zhengyu's action startled Xie Shiyu, who had been lost in thought. Looking at his serious expression, she asked softly, "What's wrong?"
The butler put the fruit in the basket and then quietly left.
The two of them were left alone in the entire back garden.
Xi Zhengyu stared at her intently, as if trying to see a hole through her.
The words I wanted to say were kept hidden in my heart, but in the end, the question that came out was: "Why are you unhappy?"
"I didn't," Xie Shiyu shook her head.
"Impossible. My sister-in-law said you're just unhappy," Xi Zhengyu said very seriously. "Where did I do something wrong?"
"Tell me."
"No," Xie Shiyu said with a smile, "You're overthinking it."
"Sister-in-law may have misspoke."
Seeing her like this, Xi Zhengyu frowned even more.
This is just an excuse to brush him off.
This little mermaid has really made something of herself.
"Please answer my question carefully, Xie Shiyu!"
This was the first time Xi Zhengyu had called her name so sternly, and Xie Shiyu trembled slightly.
Then she lowered her head and didn't look at him.
"I'm really not unhappy, please don't say that." Xie Shiyu's voice became aggrieved. "I'm scared."
Realizing that his tone and expression had been particularly stern, Xi Zhengyu sighed.
I brought back a little devil; I can't scold him or say anything to him.
He softened his voice and asked, "Then tell me, what happened that made you unhappy?"
"Don't you like me anymore?" Xie Shiyu asked, then reached out and carefully tugged at his clothes before looking up at him.
Xi Zhengyu slowly raised a question mark: What is the connection between these two things?
"No, don't overthink it," Xi Zhengyu replied. He reached out and pinched her somewhat childish face, sighing softly. This little mermaid's heart was truly unfathomable.
Xie Shiyu turned around angrily, her little hands twisting together as she said, "But you didn't sleep with me last night."
After hearing this reason, Xie Shiyu felt like laughing.
Damn it, this character design is sometimes quite disgusting.
She's in her early twenties, and if she acts in this kind of pretentious drama, she'll definitely be criticized by fans and trend on social media.
But now I have to perform every day.
I'm emotionally exhausted.
Xi Zhengyu never expected this outcome. He rubbed his forehead, unsure of what to say.
Just because of this?!
This little mermaid is way too sensitive!
Before she could speak, the little mermaid spoke first: "The StarNet says that husband and wife must sleep together."
After saying that, she looked away, her cheeks slightly flushed, and said, "That way we'll have a baby."
“Sleeping in separate beds proves that the couple’s relationship has broken down and they no longer like each other.” After saying this, the little mermaid visibly slumped down.
It's obvious that she's really unhappy.
Hehe, I'm not happy, I'm just pretending.
Xie Shiyu thought about it, but only dared to think about it in her heart.
Xi Zhengyu didn't expect that his small action last night would make her remember it for so long. If he hadn't said anything, would she have remembered it for a long time?
"Silly fish, you like me?" Xi Zhengyu cupped her face in his hands, making her look up and meet his gaze.
"I like you," Xie Shiyu replied. "You buy me pretty clothes, delicious food, even opened a shop for me, let me live in a big pool, and taught those who bullied me a lesson, so I like you."
"Heh," Xi Zhengyu chuckled lightly. He shouldn't have had even the slightest illusion about this silly fish.
“The affection between husband and wife is not this simple kind of affection,” Xi Zhengyu whispered in her ear. “It’s the kind of affection where you miss someone terribly if you don’t see them for a day.”
"Seeing you makes me want to hug and kiss you, and do things that only the two of us can do." His voice was husky and seductive, making Xie Shiyu's earlobes slowly turn red.
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