Chapter 39  

Jia Shao's Quote ~~~ Life is always more remarkable than movies because you can guess the outcome of a film but not of life. Life is always more tragic than a movie because you can pick on the actor of the movie but you will never dare to pick on the person beside you.

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The car stopped in the garage and the sad Jia Shao holding the baby was ready to get down from the car. The dejection she was feeling did not reflect the happiness she should be feeling after getting married.

"Wait." Zhen Lang pressed his hand on her shoulder. "Why are you leaving so hastily?"

"What?" The big almond eyes rolled. "Do you still want a goodbye kiss?'

"If Furen* so desires, I will be flattered." Zhen Lang got down from the car and walked to her side. Like a gentleman, he opened the door for her. "Furen, please........"

(Furen is an ancient way in addressing one's wife. ZL is being cheeky and wanted to tease JS.)

Jia Shao discovered that the moment she signed that document, his smile had not diminished and this kind of smile gave her a creepy feeling.

Now she only wants to be far, far away from Zhen Lang. If there is a rocket that can send her to Mars, she will climb up without hesitation and fly off without looking back.

"Are you sure you are going up like this?" His eyes were deeply smiling and pointed his finger at the red and gold box in her hand. "Jia Ma will see this."

Jia Shao's hands shook and quickly pulled open his suit pocket. Without hesitation, she stuffed the box in. "We are good brothers and we have loyalty. You are not to say anything."

"This is such an important matter and if we don't let them know, it doesn't seem right." Zhen Lang shook his head. "We should confront them and it's better to tell them directly."

"No!" Jia Shao shouted at Zhen Lang and the empty garage echoed with her loud voice.

If her parents were to know, she will never be able to escape from Zhen Lang's hold in this life. If she were to hide this from her parents, perhaps one day Zhen Lang would regret, then she might be able to regain her freedom.

She stammered. "That......that......don't you think we should prepare them mentally for this? I'm afraid.......I'm afraid they will be unable to take it........."

"This is a happy event, not a funeral. Why shouldn't they be able to take it?" Zhen Lang had all this time remained calm and easily refuted her reasoning. "They should feel happy about this."

"Didn't you say you will listen to your wife? You're not to tell anyone. I will be the one to tell them."

At this moment, Jia Shao very consciously exercised her new identity. "You are not allowed to disclose any information."

Zhen Lang pouted with grief. "But Wife, do you really want to let me be nameless and without status?"

He feels wronged? Then who can she cry to?

Jia Shao glared at him. "I don't care. You promised you'll listen to me."

"Then shouldn't there be a time limit?" Zhen Lang thought for a while. "Three months! I will only give you three months and after three months, this matter has to be settled, okay?"

Jia Shao nodded and let out a sigh of relief.

Three months is still alright with her. Within three months, she must find a way to make Zhen Lang agree to a divorce!

"Since I've been placed in an aggrieved situation, shouldn't I at least be given some benefits?"

When he made a move to come close to her, Jia Shao raised the baby in front of him and blocked his approach. "What benefits do you want?"

"Since we are already husband and wife, it doesn't matter if you tell them or not but what about obligations?"

Jia Shao took a deep breath. "Okay, when we go back, we will stay together and I will not move house."

Zhen Lang propped up his chin and waited quietly.

"At the worst, I can do all the housework, as long as it is what I am capable of." Anyway, he had already threatened her several times, so the words flowed smoothly from her lips. "I will wash the dishes, I will clean the house and I will do the laundry."

"Only these?" Zhen Lang lifted his eyebrows. "What about the rest?"

"The rest?" Jia Shao thought hard. "I'll wake you up, prepare your coffee, send and pick you up from work. I will not beat you, will not scold you and will not threaten you."

Zhen Lang still did not show any intention to compromise. "Continue."

There is still more?

She is already so miserable and felt a servant girl in ancient times would have been in a better position than her. Is he still not satisfied?

"What else do you want me to say?" She lowered her head and said with a fierce expression. "Don't tell me you also want me to kneel at the door of the house in greeting when you enter the door?"

"That's not necessary." There was a trace of mischief in his smile. "Since we're husband and wife, then what about the obligations between husband and wife?"

"Haven't I just finished telling you? What more is there to say?"

Zhen Lang could not help but shake his head. "Do you think that sweeping the floor and doing the laundry are the obligations of a husband and wife?"

"If not, what else is there?

Zhen Lang lifted her chin with his finger. "What I'm talking about is......sharing the same bed, the pleasures of intimacy between a couple and the lingering, inseparable emotions. Understand?"

Understand? Of course, she understood the meaning of his words but she had never thought about both of them in bed making passionate love.

In actual fact, his body is good, embracing him feels good and it also feels good when touching him. It feels more comfortable holding him than holding pillows and quilts, but......

"You are really evil." Angrily, she spat out the words. "We are good friends, how can you think like this?"

"I am also a man." Zhen Lang's voice was low and filled with temptation. "A man who is physically and mentally healthy, young and strong and has normal needs."

"No!" Jia Shao threw him a reply. You can't even think about it."

She turned around and went upstairs. Leaning against the car with his fingers tucked in his pockets, Zhen Lang's eyes followed her retreating back with a faint smile on his lips.

He waited for her and the baby to disappear from sight before he slowly closed the car door, followed her footsteps and went upstairs.

As Jia Shao entered the door in sadness, she saw her mother coming towards her. "I told you to take the baby for his vaccination. Did you go abroad to do it? You've gone for a few hours, are you thinking of not coming back?"

"I......" The grieving Jia Shao could not even utter a word and looked fixedly at her mother's expression of distress as her mother walked towards her. She was so moved that feelings instantly rose in her heart when the baby in her arms was lifted away by someone. "My precious, let Yi-po* take a look at the spot where you had your injection. Does it hurt?"

(Yi-po is the title for the maternal grandmother's sister.)

Just as that little bit of feeling rose up then it was immediately extinguished like a small flame meeting a ruthless cold wind.

"Why don't you ask about me?" She stood at the door as if she was seeking some pampering. "What if I was robbed or indecently assaulted? Don't you feel worried?"

"Robbery?" Jia Mama cuddled the baby and threw her a brief glance. "They must be good enough to win a fight with you. As to indecent assault, if they have eyes, they will not come near you."

This......is actually what a mother says to her daughter? This strike from her is too damaging.

Silently, Jia Shao changed her shoes and nestled on the sofa to enjoy the cool air-conditioning, nursing her hurt pride.

If she knew, she would not have come home. She is doing well over there, with a good job and the ability to feed herself. Even though she is staying with Zhen Lang under the same roof, it is still better than here. At least, that guy feeds her good meals.

Suddenly the doorbell rang and she jumped up to rush to the door. As expected, when she opened the door, she saw her newly-wed husband who had just parted company with her. The person whom she was longing to see and at the same time, cursing.......Zhen Lang.

"What are you doing here?" She lowered her voice and stared at him with vigilance. Then she turned around to close the door.

Zhen Lang's hand pushed against the door. "Have you bought your cell phone yet?"

She shook her head.

Since that time when her cell phone fell into the water and after a series of happenings, she did not have time to buy a cell phone. After she came home, she did not venture out for a few days and had thrown the matter to the back of her mind.

"I bought one for you, do you want to take a look?" He shook the box in his hand.

Yi?!

Jia Shao's attention was clearly captured when her eyes rested on the model and color printed on the box. Her eyes instantly lit up and she jumped to his side. "Let me have a look."

On seeing Jia Shao rushing to him, Zhen Lang lowered his head slightly and incidentally his cheek brushed across Jia Shao's lips. One hand naturally circled around her body and he took a step back to bear the brunt of the force thrown at him.

Jia Shao grabbed the phone box from him and happily dug out the phone. With one hand around her waist, Zhen Lang lowered his head and said next to her ear. "Shall we go in to look?"

"Oh." Jia Shao was fiddling with the phone and she was dragged into the house all the way to the sofa.

"Is this the model of the phone you were drooling at in the magazine the last time?" Zhen Lang was looking at her playing very happily with the phone. Gentleness and tenderness were reflected in his eyes.

"Um......" Jia Shao did not even raise her head. "But I thought this model will not be available in the market so soon. Anyway, I lost my phone because of you, so this can be considered as your compensation to me." She was totally unaware that she was sitting between someone's legs and was embraced by him from behind.

"Okay!" Zhen Lang lazily rested his chin on her shoulder and studied the new phone with her.

"But......" Jia Shao suddenly lifted her face and rested her eyes on him. She stretched out her hand in front of him. "Where is yours? Show me."

"I don't have one."

"Give it to me!" She savagely grabbed hold the front of his shirt without a thought to the value of the shirt or the brand. "You are definitely hiding it. After so many years, I understand you extremely well."

Zhen Lang was pressed down by her and he said with a smirk. "Really, I don't have one."

Disregarding the consequences, her hands started to dig into Zhen Lang's pockets and he laughed without any intention of stopping her.

After a bout of groping around, Jia Shao finally dug out a similar phone from his body. She raised a smiled and said. "I know you will hide this."

"What are you looking at?" His gaze lingered on the phone's big screen displaying his own photo.

"I see that you have reserved the bright silver phone for yourself and gave me the black one. I am not happy." Jia Shao snorted and swiftly grabbed his phone case. "Exchange! I want this color. The black one is yours."

He let out a light sigh and said helplessly. "Okay, exchange......exchange......."

"Good!" Jia Shao beamed a happy smile.

"Since you are giving me a new phone, I'll forgive you."

Forgive? What is there to forgive?

It seems that these two days, the only offense he committed was to trick her into marrying him and put her fingerprint on the document.

However, someone was totally unaware of the meaning behind the words she said. Quickly, she pulled out the sim card from Zhen Lang's silver phone and inserted it into the black phone. Then holding the silver phone in her hands, she started to play with it.

"Is there any reward?"

"Reward?" Jia Shao raised her head and shouted towards the kitchen. "Ma, today Zhen Lang is here for dinner! Leave the chicken legs for him!"

"Ah Lang is here?" Jia Mama's voice floated from the kitchen. "Is Girl's registration booklet updated?"

He smiled slyly. "It's done."

"Girl, put it back into the drawer."

"Oh." Jia Shao responded and grabbing the booklet, she entered the bedroom. Zhen Lang picked up the black phone, pressed the power button and the screen lighted up showing a picture.

Red lips and long shapely eyebrows. Head lowered, hands covering the chest and hair spread over shoulders that were half exposed. A pair of clear eyes that seemed to contain a trace of sadness.

The light translucent blush on the face brought out the person's simplicity and naivety which was enchanting. This picture looked even more beautiful than the one that was originally hung outside 'Golden Sunflower'.

"Silly girl, do you think I don't understand you? You are forever trying to snatch what is mine." Zhen Lang sighed and his tone contained a trace of doting but unfortunately, the person who had just entered the bedroom did not get the chance to hear.