Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
When she said this, Dongfang Liuyun’s tone was at ease, and her gaze was surprisingly colored with some tenderness too.
“Not everyone has the same boldness. I should be grateful that you’d accept me. At least, up till now, I’m still quite grateful,” she said calmly.
Upon hearing this, Qi Lei’s gaze fell silent and a delighted smile spread across his face as he smiled meaningfully at her. “You make me sound like I’m really suffering. Aren’t you worried that I’ll have ulterior motives?” he said. Then, he examined her up and down in amusement before he smiled and continued, “Like you…you’ve got pretty good looks…I can’t deny that you’re one of the most unique and charismatic women I’ve met. Your beauty is top-notch.”
“Well then, I should feel honored that my parents did such a good job at giving birth to me,” she answered without a hint of modesty. Then, Qi Lei chuckled.
It was nice talking to her. At least, he felt himself all loosened up, unlike when he spoke to other people and would always feel worn out.
“We’re still young. We’ll have what we should have. I do have that confidence and I hope you do too. I’m an exceptionally good man, and you deserve to have me,” he said good-naturedly.
With nothing more to lose, he was truly a person with nothing else to worry about. If the partner in question was her, what harm was there trying out?
Dongfang Liuyun chuckled without a word. She just silently drank the fruit juice in her glass as Qi Lei watched her and did not make a sound either.
“I never thought that I’d get married, and in such a rush too. What more unexpected is that the person would’ve been you.” She spread out the bowl and chopsticks before her and leaned back against her chair before calmly looking up to meet his dark eyes.
Qi Lei paused and nodded. “I know. If I didn’t ask, you wouldn’t have asked me. Did you only think of marrying Lan Xiu?”
“Lan Xiu is my comrade and my true friend. He’s also helped me out. If he meets someone he likes in the future, I would’ve yielded my position too.”
He fell silent for a moment, then said softly, “Your feelings…they’re quite cold-blooded…”
“Yes, I am a little cold-blooded, but these things aren’t up to me either.” She actually did not look like a very openhearted person. There were some things that she would rather forget, and there were also some people she would rather have forgotten than recall.
“You’re a pretty great person. At least, from what I see, you’re amazing, but…” she said, then paused.
Qi Lei waited for a while, and when she did not continue, he thought about it but did not ask anything after that. Instead, he reminded, “Remember to take your medicine. The doctor has asked you to go in for a checkup since you have time today, so you should go over.”
“I’m quite okay.”
“It’s the doctor’s orders, so just obey them.”
She instinctively wanted to reject the offer, but Qi Lei’s tone was quite firm, and she could not think of a reason to say no. Before she could say anything else, he had gotten up and began to clear the table.
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After breakfast, the husband and wife made their way to the hospital for Dongfang Liuyun’s checkup with the same doctor from the last time.
“Watch your diet after this. Keep taking your meds consistently for a month, and come for a checkup every half a month. Rest more too,” the doctor wrote the prescription as he reminded.
Dongfang Liuyun sat there with a calm expression. Although no one could ascertain if she heard anything the doctor said, it was Qi Lei who stood behind her that nodded in response.
When they left the room, they had to wait for the medicine to be dispensed. With many people at the hospital, they needed to wait for quite a while.
The husband and wife found a spot to sit at, and Qi Lei had been on his phone nonstop. He seemed quite busy. He had just sat down when his phone began to buzz again.
Dongfang Liuyun watched as he just rejected the call, so she suddenly said softly, “Just go to the office if you’re busy with work. I’m fine on my own since I know the way.”
“It’s fine. It’s nothing urgent. I’ve gotten Yang Sheng to prepare tomorrow’s gift for you, so don’t worry about it.”
He searched for the game page on his phone and handed it to her.
She took it over uncourteously and began to play. “Mmm, you’re quite the enthusiast.”
“Can I not be enthusiastic?” he calmly replied.
“You don’t have to strive to be the perfect good husband. Women counting on their partners to give up their time and energy with no complaints is a dumb thing. After all, women have to be aware of their own importance. I’ve never felt that it was a matter of fact for any one person to be good to you.” Dongfang Liuyun lowered her head to look at her phone screen while her long and slender fingers moved nimbly.
“Exactly because of that, when that person is suddenly not as good to you, you’ll feel like they owe you something, and you’ll feel unhappy about it. However, you know you must know that in the long process of getting along with someone, your feelings won’t be unswerving from start to finish, and the other person won’t be able to put up with you as they always have. So, I’m hoping that you can just keep it casual with me. There’s no need to deliberately be good to me and I won’t need to pander to you too. Between us, we should go for a more naturally balanced point.” She did not hesitate to tell him all that she felt because Dongfang Liuyun believed that it was necessary.
“You’re too defensive. At least, to me, this is all expected, of course,” Qi Lei frowned and said.
Then, she raised her brows and looked at him. When she saw that he seemed to disagree slightly, she smiled and said, “What’s wrong? Your male ego getting in the way?”
“You are my woman, so there’s nothing wrong with me protecting you and sharing your burden, is there?”
“Alright, you win. Then, treat me slightly better.”
“What about you?” Qi Lei looked at her and asked.
“Me? I want to be a carefree queen, and do anything as I wish,” she smiled and said.
“In your dreams! With your attitude, you can only be an imperial concubine and not even a senior one!”
“Why can’t I be a senior concubine? Do you think you’re qualified?” The corner of her lips brimmed with faint warmth as she locked her gaze meaningfully onto his handsome face.
“More qualified than you are…” Before he finished, Qi Lei suddenly stopped. “Are you digging a trap for me to fall into?”
She shot him a side glance and shrugged, then continued to play her game.
At this moment, there was a broadcast that it was time to collect the medication, so Qi Lei got up and walked over.
He had just left when there was suddenly a familiar voice—
