Chapter 75 Birthday Candy is So Sweet
After finishing cooking, Ling Huanwu left a note for Zhou Jiuzhen and then planned to go see Zhao Ergou.
She was extremely curious to hear what earth-shattering secrets about Zhou Shuyao could come out of Zhao Ergou's mouth.
As for Zhou Shuyao, she didn't want to see him at all if Zhou Jiuzhen wasn't around.
Ling Huanwu had just wiped her hands and was about to leave when Zhou Jiuzhen suddenly appeared at her doorstep and bumped into her.
"Why are you back so soon?"
Zhou Jiuzhen touched his chest where his wife had bumped into him, and looked at her hurried appearance. "Where are you planning to go?"
"No, I'm going for a walk on the beach..."
Ling Huanwu stammered, she couldn't possibly say she was going to see that damned former child husband.
To everyone's surprise, Zhou Jiuzhen stared straight at her and smiled.
“I was just thinking of going too. Come on, honey, I’ll take you to a great place.”
Before she could react, Zhou Jiuzhen grabbed Ling Huanwu and left. The guard, Ma, hiding in the shadows, slapped his thigh in frustration, stamping his foot in anger. They were so close…
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Zhou Shuyao combed his hair in front of the mirror again and again, and showed off his arm muscles. He was very satisfied with his nineteen-year-old body.
Although his muscles are smaller than his older brother's, his physical strength is definitely no worse than his older brother's.
The thought of going on another date with his young wife later made his heart pound again, a rare occurrence for him.
That evening, he sold the work points he had earned over the past few months and prepared a large table of dishes.
I secretly bought seaweed and kelp from the fishing commune and cooked these dishes that my wife loves, planning to give her an unforgettable birthday.
In his previous life, he lived with her for over twenty years, but he never celebrated her birthday even once.
After all, he was born in the countryside and struggled to have enough to eat when he was a child, so he never had the habit of celebrating his birthday.
But she celebrated his and the children's birthdays for over twenty years.
In his previous life, when she wanted a divorce, she mentioned this matter, which became his greatest regret after learning of her death.
In this life, he wants to celebrate her birthdays for a lifetime.
Since there was no birthday cake, he lit candles instead.
He believed that based on his understanding of Ling Huanwu, he would definitely be able to undermine his elder brother's relationship and win back his wife in this lifetime.
But he waited at home from five o'clock until eight o'clock. The candle burned halfway, and the food was reheated after it got cold, but she never appeared again.
His shoulders slumped down in despair...
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Beside the winding bay, a natural lookout tower built of piled rocks resembles a woman waiting by the sea for her husband to return.
Zhou Jiuzhen pulled her hand and climbed to the highest point.
Ling Huanwu stood on the steep rock face, barely big enough for two people, nestled in Zhou Jiuzhen's arms, her heart pounding in her chest.
Looking into the distance, a full moon, like a silver plate, hangs on the sea.
The bright moonlight poured down, spreading a shimmering silver path across the inky sea, the shimmering light swaying gently with the waves, like a dream.
A faint blue light shimmered where the waves surged, as if someone had quietly overturned a bottle of blue paint.
The distant ships also became embellishments in this dreamlike scene, as if floating above the Milky Way, breathtakingly beautiful, like being in a fairy tale wonderland.
Ling Huanwu gasped in amazement, covering her mouth as she witnessed such a beautiful sight for the first time.
"How come the sea is so blue? I've never seen a sea like this before!"
"Legend has it that when a fairy descended to earth and ate the delicious sweet potatoes here, she was so amazed that she shed tears of excitement, which is why everyone calls it blue tears."
Zhou Jiuzhen held her in his arms and spoke seriously behind her.
Ling Huanwu laughed until tears streamed down her face. "I think you chose to stay here and do construction because you were craving the sweet potatoes here."
"Mmm," Zhou Jiuzhen buried his head in her neck and murmured, "I want to build a home with you here in the future, and watch the sea here hand in hand with our child."
The man's voice was magnetic and deep.
To Ling Huanwu, the sound was deafening, and she was overwhelmed with mixed feelings.
"I don't want to have a child!"
She pursed her lips and murmured softly.
There was a moment of silence behind him, followed by a deep male voice, "Yeah, yeah, I don't want to have children either. This way, without kids to bother us, we can do whatever we want."
As if to break the silence, Zhou Jiuzhen suddenly hugged her tightly and jumped with her to the other side of the rock. The two of them jumped into a two-meter-wide cave together.
Ling Huanwu screamed in terror, clinging to him like an octopus, refusing to let go. "Zhou Jiuzhen, are you crazy? Just because I don't want to have children, you want to take me with you in a suicide pact? You really are..."
She wrapped her legs around his waist, but kept pounding his back with her hands.
It wasn't until a bag of candy was handed to her that she opened her mouth, tears welling in her eyes, and stared wide-eyed in surprise.
Zhou Jiuzhen's face darkened, and he asked her with a pout, "Are you thirsty? Why don't you come to my house and have a candy to soothe your throat?"
"Home?"
Ling Huanwu looked around and was surprised to find that the stone cave contained a thermos, a quilt, and some food, making it look like a cozy little home.
"When did you secretly start a family on the side again? Where is your mistress? I'm going to catch her!"
"Oh, that wild woman is clinging to my waist and won't let go."
A White Rabbit candy was suddenly stuffed into her mouth, and she could hear the man's awkward murmur coming from above her head.
"Happy birthday...ah, my wife!"
Zhou Jiuzhen scratched his head, "We've never celebrated our birthdays. When we were little, our families were so poor we didn't even have enough eggs. I don't know what city girls eat on their birthdays, so I bought candy. I heard that you girls all like candy..."
The sweet, milky aroma spreads across the tongue and fills the mouth.
Ling Huanwu looked up at the man in front of her, whose eyes were burning with passion but whose face was cold and hard, and her eyes welled up with tears.
"You remember my birthday? You like me, your wife, that much?"
"No," Zhou Jiuzhen said stubbornly, his face flushed. "I used your household registration to fill out the forms today. I just happened to know it was your birthday, and everyone in the army was given a bag of milk candy, so I brought it back for you!"
Ling Huanwu hooked her arm around his neck and couldn't help but find it amusing to watch him lie and refuse to admit it.
It's really hard to get his true feelings out of him!
She rolled the candy in her mouth a couple of times, then pressed down her lips, feigning sadness as she teased him, "Oh, so you don't like me, I see!"
After saying that, she made a move to get off him.
"Huh? That's not what I meant. I meant... about the birthday..."
Zhou Jiuzhen restrained her to prevent her from getting off him, and hurriedly explained.
Ling Huanwu, however, continued eating her candy with an air of "I won't listen," and pretended to be heartbroken, "So you don't want to celebrate my birthday!"
Zhou Jiuzhen's face turned even redder with anxiety, his bronze skin as red as a cooked shrimp.
He pinched the woman's fair and smooth cheek, exhaling a tense breath, "You little fox, do you only feel satisfied when I say nice things?"
"Otherwise what? What woman doesn't like sweet talk?"
Ling Huanwu pointed to her lips, her smile radiant. "Just like how we women love candy, something sweet. Would you like to try some?"
Zhou Jiuzhen's burning gaze fell on her rosy lips, and his eyes instantly reddened.
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