Xu Yan and Xie Zhuo have been married for almost fifteen years and are still very much in love. They never argue, and no one would believe it if you told them.
The main thing is that the two of them don't really have anything to argue about. Xu Yan is the kind of person who basically won't get angry unless her bottom line is crossed. And crossing her bottom line... at least until now, has never happened.
As for Xie Zhuo, he does whatever Xu Yan says and wouldn't argue with Xu Yan even once.
Chen Lihua always said that he had a good temper and was an honest person, and that he never said a word even when Xu Yan bullied him.
Xie Zhuo listened with a smile, without offering any further explanation.
At times like this, Xu Yan didn't want to look at him anymore; it hurt her eyes.
I can't stand fake smiles.
Today's argument was the only one I've had in all these years, and it was also the most serious one.
Xu Yan didn't say much all morning. When she saw Xie Zhuo, she acted as if she didn't see him and went about her business. After tidying up her suitcase, she went to pack her clothes.
Xie Zhuo took off his coat and hung it on the hanger. Seeing that Xu Yan still ignored him, he changed his shoes and moved closer to her.
Xu Yan moved to the side, creating some distance between them.
"Are you still angry?" Xie Zhuo observed Xu Yan's expression.
Xu Yan remained silent.
"Are you hungry? Do you want anything to eat? I'll make it," Xie Zhuo asked, undeterred, changing the subject.
Xu Yan remained silent, but quickened her pace in packing her clothes.
Silence once again spread between the two of them.
After a long while, Xu Yan had almost finished packing her luggage when Xie Zhuo moved next to her and forcefully pressed down on her hand.
Xu Yan turned her head and glared at him.
It is said that time cannot defeat beauty, and this saying is perfectly embodied in Xu Yan.
Even though she's in her thirties, she looks almost exactly the same as she did in her twenties. Her skin is smooth and firm, her long black hair is styled in a loose, lazy fishtail braid that falls over her shoulders, she has delicate eyebrows and red lips, and her eyes are bright and sparkling, as if she has a captivating charm that can bewitch anyone who looks at her.
Xie Zhuo used to always lose control of his reactions in front of her, and he still does now.
If Xu Yan glanced at him even once, some absurd thoughts would immediately spring to mind.
Now that she's glaring at him like that, he wants to lean in and kiss her.
Unfortunately, before he could even touch anyone, Xu Yan turned his head and dodged him.
"Can't you have any shame?" Xu Yan almost laughed in anger, raising her hand to push his face back. "I'm giving you the silent treatment!"
Xie Zhuo sighed, moved a few centimeters away from his seat, and said, "Let's fight. But you didn't eat breakfast properly either. What do you want to eat? I'll make it now. Don't starve yourself during this cold war."
As he was speaking, he was about to stand up and walk towards the kitchen, but as soon as he took a step, Xu Yan grabbed his arm.
Xie Zhuo turned his head.
“I’m not hungry,” Xu Yan said, frowning as she looked at him. “Don’t change the subject.”
Xie Zhuo could only sit back down on the sofa.
“You were always traveling in the past few years,” Xu Yan said. “This time I’m only going out for less than two weeks. Besides, you know everyone who’s going with me. What are you worried about?”
This time, Xie Zhuo remained silent. Just when Xu Yan thought he wasn't going to speak, he slowly said, "It's precisely because I know him that I'm not at ease."
"What do you mean?" Xu Yan didn't understand.
“That Guo Jiazhi has liked you for a long time, but he hasn’t married you all these years. Who knows if he still has feelings for you,” Xie Zhuo said. “And that guy surnamed Qin, he’s always hanging around you. This time you were supposedly going to a meeting, but…”
But before he could finish speaking, Xu Yan interrupted him.
“Xie Baobei,” Xu Yan looked at Xie Zhuo very seriously, “Are you serious about being jealous?”
Xie Zhuo pursed his lips.
Xu Yan was genuinely amused and exasperated. "I don't know if Guo Jiazhi is married or not. If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten his name. As for the other one you mentioned, that kid is only 20 years old this year, the same age as Lin Dong. My parents are more than a decade apart. What are you thinking about all day long?"
The issue was brought up, and Xie Zhuo was still not happy that Xu Yan "abandoned" him and went out, but he didn't say anything to stop her.
However, the two agreed to make at least three phone calls a day.
Xu Yan agreed.
To be precise, the two of them have hardly been apart for at least the past four or five years.
Xie Zhuo was far more clingy than he usually appeared. When he was out on his way to work, he would call Xu Yan a few times during his free time. Sometimes he had something important to say, but most of the time he just wanted to ask Xu Yan what she was doing and hear her say that she missed him.
Xu Shu had encountered this several times and complained about it for a long time.
"We've been married for so many years, why are you still like a young couple in love, all lovey-dovey?"
Xie Zhuo glanced at him upon hearing this, "Brother, compared to you, we are indeed young."
Xu Shu: "...Get lost."
Xu Yan and his group's literary exchange meeting was held in another province, which only took a day by train.
Xiao Wu returned home from Chen Lihua's place and found her mother was not there. She cried and insisted that Xie Zhuo take her to find Xu Yan.
"Why are you crying?" Xie Zhu bent down, pulled her into his arms, and then sat down on the sofa. "Mom will be back soon. Isn't it better to stay with Dad?"
Xiao Wu still wanted to cry. It was good, but she still wanted her mother.
"Daddy will take you to eat something delicious in a little while," Xie Zhuo said. "Tomorrow, Daddy will take you to see the little white rabbit you said you wanted to see last time. Do you miss Mommy?"
Xiao Wu: "...I want to."
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