Chapter 172 All Requests Fulfilled [End of Text]
Night falls slowly, and after dinner, the sky outside will be replaced by neon lights.
The two did not return to Jingwan, but rested at Xiyuan.
The autumn night was chilly, but the room on the third floor felt like springtime.
Having not seen each other for almost a week, and being newlyweds, the young couple tirelessly made love again and again.
Lin Zaoyi, unwilling to be the one being dominated, flipped over and looked down at him condescendingly, "It can't always be you."
Tan Zhaojing chuckled softly, "Alright, wife, come on."
They came, but after only a few tries, they started groaning and complaining of being tired.
"Call me 'husband' and I'll make you stop being tired."
Lin Zaoyi not only shouted, but her tone was also sweet and cloying. As a result, she opened another box, and by the end she had no strength left.
Just as I was about to fall asleep, I heard him ask, "Honey, where do you want to go for the National Day holiday?"
Fighting off sleepiness, she murmured, "Zurich..."
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The flight application needed to be submitted a day in advance, so the two of them flew to Zurich on the 2nd, arriving in the middle of the night.
Unable to sleep due to jet lag, Lin Zaoyi asked Tan Zhaojing to drive the car to the old apartment building.
The car came to a stop, and she climbed on top of him, doing nothing but quietly holding him.
How could Tan Zhaojing not understand? He kissed the forehead of the person in his arms and said, "It's all in the past."
Lin Zaoyi's eyes stung and swelled. She asked slowly, "What were you thinking back then?"
Tan Zhaojing chuckled softly, "I'm wondering when that stubborn guy will stop being so stubborn."
These words successfully dispelled her sadness. Lin Zaoyi hugged his face and gave him a loud kiss. "I won't be stubborn anymore. From now on, I'll try to be a wife who is obedient to her husband and virtuous. If my husband says east, I won't go west."
Tan Zhaojing didn't even bother with punctuation marks, and immediately tested him, saying, "Okay, you're on top then."
The next second, his young wife refused without hesitation, "What are you thinking? No way."
He laughed angrily, "Do you want to recall what you just promised?"
Lin Zaoyi immediately became obedient again, saying, "I promise I'll be good."
Someone glanced at her with a smile, "The previous sentence."
She replied instantly, "I promise I'll be obedient."
Tan Zhaojing: "...the sentence before the previous one."
“The sentence before that…” Lin Zaoyi pretended to recall, “What are you thinking about?”
Tan Zhaojing chuckled helplessly and pinched her cheek, "You."
They helped him into the passenger seat and said, "Sit tight, we're going back to the hotel."
Lin Zaoyi wanted to stay a little longer, "I'm not sleepy."
Tan Zhaojing started the engine, saying, "I'll be sleepy once I'm done."
An hour later, Lin Zaoyi regretted saying, "I'm not sleepy."
She's sleepy, she's so sleepy.
The heavy curtains blocked out the view from the French windows, but through the gaps, she could glimpse the sky outside. She seemed to see a faint light, as if it was dawn...
She couldn't hold back any longer and burst into tears, cursing, "Tan Zhaojing, you're not human! How could you do this to me..."
Tan Zhaojing chuckled softly, "Honey, it's already three o'clock when we get back to the hotel."
"Never mind, I'm sleepy!"
"It will be ready soon."
Lin Zaoyi didn't believe it, but with her lips sealed and her limbs immobile, all she could do seemed to be endure it.
...
The two stayed in Zurich for three days, and instead of going directly back to northern Beijing, they went to the southern part of the city first.
Unlike that day, at dusk, the sycamore leaves covered the ground, like a thin layer of gold.
Tired from walking, Lin Zaoyi leaned on his back and gently bit his ear. "Do you remember what you said about me here that day?"
She said a lot, but Tan Zhaojing could guess which sentence it was: "A certain stingy person only gave me a pair of cufflinks."
Lin Zaoyi laughed, "And now?"
"She was very generous and gave herself to me."
Hearing this, she tilted her head to look at him, "Didn't you give yourself to me?"
Tan Zhaojing smiled and said, "Yes, I gave it to you. My wife, Zaoyi, is very generous; she took me home."
Lin Zaoyi smiled again.
Two years ago, she was filled with anxiety and uncertainty.
Two years later, her wish came true.
"Honey, where do you want to go tomorrow?"
"Haicheng".
The following morning, Lin Zaoyi took Tan Zhaojing to the cemetery.
Climbing the seemingly endless steps, the two stopped on one of the steps.
Lin Zaoyi squatted down, placed the flowers aside, and was about to raise her hand to wipe the dust off the photo when Tan Zhaojing reached out, wiped it clean, and bowed three times.
Lin Zaoyi introduced, "Dad, this is Tan Zhaojing, your son-in-law, and also Uncle Tan's son. You didn't expect that, did you?"
He chuckled and said, "Don't rush to call me a fool. If you come a few more times, I'll know in my dreams just how wonderful Tan Zhaojing is."
Her eyes welled up with tears. "Are you wondering about Mom? She's doing well. Uncle Tan treats her very well... and he treats me well too. Don't worry."
Tan Zhaojing knelt down beside him, his Adam's apple bobbing, and all his words finally condensed into one sentence: "Dad, I will take good care of Zaoyi and stay with her until she grows old."
As if in response, a leaf from the tree above slowly fell, landing precisely between them.
Lin Zaoyi picked up a leaf and waved it in the air. "Tan Zhaojing, Dad heard you."
Tan Zhaojing chuckled, his usual cold voice tinged with habitual doting, "Yes, Dad heard you."
After spending nearly an hour at the cemetery, the two returned to the city.
Lin Zaoyi took Tan Zhaojing to see her aunt, who warmly welcomed them and gave them a large red envelope.
This action stunned Tan Zhaojing, and Lin Zaoyi didn't understand either. Her aunt smiled and said, "It's common for new sons-in-law to come to the door."
Tan Zhaojing then accepted it.
In the afternoon, the two left their aunt's house, got into the car, and Tan Zhaojing asked his wife, "Where do you want to go now?"
Without hesitation, Lin Zaoyi replied, "Beihai Restaurant."
Tan Zhaojing simply assumed his wife wanted to eat the food there, so he called Shen Changbei and asked the chef to prepare it in advance.
Lin Zaoyi shook her head, "There's no rush to eat."
Tan Zhaojing: "Is something the matter?"
The girl smiled sweetly, "I won't tell you."
"..."
Shen Changbei's family was also at the restaurant today. They were slightly surprised to see Tan Zhaojing and his wife appear. "A rare guest indeed."
She looked him up and down. "You didn't come here specifically to show off, did you?"
Tan Zhaojing sneered, "Do you think I'm like you?"
When this person got his certificate, they practically went door-to-door announcing it with gongs and drums.
Ignoring the disdain, Shen Changbei licked his lips and smiled, "What's the wedding date?"
Talking about Zhaojing: "April 27."
His gaze swept over the little boy playing with stones. "Let me borrow your son sometime."
Then, thinking of Shen Changbei's position in the family, she looked at the other person and said, "I would like to ask your son to be a flower boy at the wedding."
The baby's mother was very generous, "No problem, do you want my daughter? She'll be able to walk by April next year without much trouble."
Tan Zhaojing declined. At one year old, he was at the age where he was throwing tantrums and wouldn't listen to anyone. He was really afraid that the wedding would turn into a children's playground.
Lin Zaoyi deliberately contradicted him, saying, "But I want my baby to give me a ring."
Tan Zhaojing pinched her cheek. "Are you sure you're not just looking for a ring all over the place?"
She blinked. "That sounds interesting."
"No, let's not."
The baby's mother laughed and replied, "I'm afraid Mr. Tan will get so angry that he'll hang my daughter up with a rope."
After chatting and laughing for a while, Lin Zaoyi went to the wishing well. She heard footsteps behind her, turned around, and saw a tall figure approaching and taking her hand. "Want to make a wish?"
"no."
Tan Zhaojing turned his head to look at her, and said, "Hmm."
The girl didn't answer, but grinned at him. He didn't know what she was laughing at, so he smiled back.
Before the last rays of sunlight had faded, Lin Zaoyi softly called his name, "Tan Zhaojing."
Tan Zhaojing responded gently, "I'm here."
As the setting sun cast its rays, the smile in her eyes shone even brighter. "Wishing Well Spirit."
All requests will be granted.
Mom is happy.
Xi Xi's wish was fulfilled.
She and he... for a very long time.
[End of text]
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