Two days later, Pei Yang rushed back from Chengdu.

It was two o'clock in the middle of the night when Pei Yang got home. Shen Mingzhu closed her eyes and looked at the man with sloppy appearance, thinking she was dreaming.

"Why are you back? You didn't even call me in advance."

Pei Yang's deep gaze paused for two moments on her snow-white and smooth shoulders and neck, then he walked to the crib, looked down at his sleeping daughter, and unbuttoned his shirt.

"You go to sleep first, I'll go wash up."

As he spoke, Pei Yang had already taken off his shirt and threw it on the stool at the end of the bed, then began to unbuckle his belt and take off his pants.

Under the light, the man had a slender torso, firm and smooth muscles all over his body, a narrow waist and abdomen, and every line was just right. His masculine aura made Shen Mingzhu blush inexplicably.

"Hongmei also lives at home."

Hearing her reminder, Pei Yang pulled up his half-taken pants, took off his belt, and then picked up the dirty shirt on the stool at the end of the bed and put it back on.

Seeing Shen Mingzhu staring at him, he walked over with a smile, bent down, pinched her chin and wanted to kiss her.

Shen Mingzhu covered her nose and dodged with some disgust, "Go wash yourself, you stink."

Pei Yang wasn't angry even though he didn't get the kiss.

The weather was so hot and he had been stuck on the train for two days and two nights. Not only did his wife dislike it, but even he himself smelled of sweat.

After Pei Yang took his clothes and laundry to the bathroom, Shen Mingzhu looked at the clock on the dressing table, thought for a while, then got up and went to the kitchen.

As soon as the noodles were put into the pot, Pei Yang came over following the smell.

As her back pressed against the man's steamy chest, a refreshing minty scent rushed into Shen Mingzhu's nostrils.

"Cooked for me?"

The man rested his big, wet head on her shoulder and spoke so loudly that her eardrums tickled.

"No, I cooked it to feed the dog."

"Woof, woof."

Shen Mingzhu couldn't help laughing, turned around and glared at the man, "Go blow dry your hair."

Pei Yang stroked it nonchalantly and said, "No need to blow, it will dry up on its own in a while."

Shen Mingzhu didn't force it. Men with short hair could indeed work faster.

The noodles in the pot quickly floated up. Shen Mingzhu turned off the fire, took the strainer and prepared to scoop them into the bowl, but her body was pushed away by the person behind her.

Shen Mingzhu glared at him, "What are you doing? I'm picking up noodles."

"One kiss first."

Pei Yang smiled and lowered his head. When their lips were about to touch, a voice suddenly came from the kitchen door.

“Pearl…”

Shen Hongmei had gotten up to go to the bathroom, and when she saw the light on in the kitchen she came over to take a look.

"Brother Yang, when did you come back?"

After asking, Shen Hongmei realized that she had disturbed the couple's good time, so she said "I'm going to the bathroom" and ran away.

The troublesome person left, and Pei Yang was ready to continue, but Shen Mingzhu lost interest.

…

At the dinner table, Pei Yang lowered his head to eat noodles, while Shen Mingzhu held her chin and watched him eat.

"Didn't you say you'd be back at the end of the month? Why are you back early?"

Pei Yang blew his face and looked at her, "What do you think?"

Shen Mingzhu said: "How would I know?"

Pei Yang smiled, "You don't know why I came back, but you know to conceal military intelligence."

"How did I conceal military intelligence?"

Pei Yang was about to speak when the bathroom door opened with a click.

Shen Hongmei walked out of the bathroom and saw the couple at the dining table looking at her. She smiled awkwardly and said, "You guys continue. I'm going to sleep first."

After saying that, he ran back to the guest room.

After the door of the guest room was closed, Pei Yang spoke up, "Has the Tian family not come to cause trouble again these two days?"

"Well, not here."

After answering, Shen Mingzhu suddenly understood what the man meant when he said that she concealed military intelligence.

She briefly told Pei Yang on the phone about the Tian family coming to cause trouble, but did not mention the black monkey.

Pei Yang swallowed the noodles in his mouth and looked at her, "Don't worry about this. Just tell me whether you concealed military intelligence or not."

"You are out of town, so you can't help me even if I tell you."

Pei Yang put down his chopsticks and said, "You were bullied, and everyone in the factory knows about it, but I, your husband, don't know about it. Do you think that's reasonable?"

Shen Mingzhu knew she was in the wrong, so she softened her tone and said, "I want to wait until you come back before I tell you."

"I'm back now, you can talk."

"Don't you know everything?"

Pei Yang didn't force her to tell the story again, but just asked, "Which hand did he use?"

Shen Mingzhu looked at him and said, "Why are you asking this? Are you going to chop off his hand?"

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Pei Yang was a little serious.

On the train back, he kept thinking about this, and he was so angry that he wanted to kill that man.

"Then before you go and chop him up, let's get a divorce first, so you don't drag me and the child down."

As Pei Yang looked incredulous and hurt, Shen Mingzhu continued, "If you commit a crime and have a criminal record, it will affect Ziheng and Guoguo's future whether they join the army or take the civil service exam."

Pei Yang had no way to refute, so he could only say depressedly: "Then I can beat him up."

"I've already beaten him."

Seeing the man looking discouraged, Shen Mingzhu softened her voice, "Eat quickly, and then go to sleep."

Pei Yang lowered his head and continued eating noodles.

Shen Mingzhu felt a little sleepy, so she got up and went to the kitchen to get a bowl of noodle soup and put it next to the man. She turned around and prepared to go back to the bedroom to continue sleeping, but her wrist was grabbed.

"Sit with me for a while."

The man's eyes were deep and his tone was pleading. Shen Mingzhu had no way to refuse.

"How's the situation at the branch? Is sister-in-law's work going well?"

Pei Yang's face showed some unhappiness, "You care about performance and your sister-in-law, but why don't you care about whether I am doing well over there?"

Shen Mingzhu laughed: "You are such a grown-up, can't you take care of yourself?"

Pei Yang stopped eating his noodles and didn't say anything. He just stared at her to express his anger.

…

Men are pretty easy to please, but it's a little bit difficult on the waist.

…

The next day, Shen Mingzhu got up late as expected.

By the time she arrived at the factory, the morning meeting was over.

Seeing Pei Yang busy at his desk, Shen Mingzhu couldn't help but stepped forward and kicked the man, "Why didn't you call me in the morning?"

"I'm not feeling sorry for you, I just want you to sleep more."

"It's all your fault."

"Well, blame me."

Pei Yang handed her the minutes of the morning meeting and the branch's performance report in a flattering manner.

Pei Qiuxia brought her rose tea. Shen Mingzhu was drinking tea while flipping through the performance report. She was so engrossed in it that her eyes suddenly went blank.

She looked up at Pei Yang who took the report and said, "What are you doing? I haven't finished reading it yet."

"You were grinning so happily with your big teeth bared. I haven't seen you smile since you came back last night."

Glancing at Pei Qiuxia who was giggling at the side, Shen Mingzhu's cheeks were slightly hot, "I'm at work, stop making trouble."

"Then let's go home and talk about it."

Pei Yang returned the report to her desk. Shen Mingzhu was speechless, but the corners of her mouth could not help but rise.

It’s no wonder that Shen Mingzhu was so happy. The branch’s performance was much better than she expected. The sales volume of Rongcheng Department Store alone exceeded 10,000 in the first month.

Just when Shen Mingzhu was busy selecting staff for the Chengdu branch, she received a call from her hometown saying that Jia Yuemei had given birth.

It's a daughter. (End of this chapter)