"I've eaten more salt than you've walked roads. You think you can fool me?" Murong shot Zhou Hao a disdainful glance.
Zhou Hao blurted out, "Then you're an old woman."
Bang~
The moment the words left his mouth, his head suffered a heavy blow.
Murong leisurely withdrew her delicate palm and asked, "Still going to mouth off?"
Zhou Hao rubbed the lump on his head and said with a pained expression, "No more."
Murong nodded in satisfaction, then returned to the main topic. "I agree with this 'falling in love' thing you mentioned, but how exactly are we supposed to fall in love? That's the biggest problem."
She paused, then added, "I've never dated before, so I don't really understand it."
Zhou Hao opened his mouth, then immediately shut it again. He really wanted to complain, You're such an old woman, and you've never dated?
Then give Murong a pitying look after saying it.
Unfortunately, he did not have the guts. So what came out instead was, "I haven't dated either, but even if I've never eaten pork, haven't I seen pigs run? With my years of experience watching idol dramas, romance novels, and all kinds of television shows and movies, dating is easy."
"Oh?" Murong looked at him with considerable interest. "Then what suggestions do you have?"
Zhou Hao revealed a sly smile. "Hehe, first of all, you have to treat me well. You can't hit me, can't scold me, and you have to obey my every wor—"
Boom~
Before he could finish, his entire body flew through the air, slammed against the secret chamber's wall, and slowly slid down.
Zhou Yuanbao covered its eyes with both paws and secretly peeked through the gaps. It only dared to watch and show Zhou Hao a little concern; it did not dare go over for real.
Mom was too terrifying—terrifying in every possible sense.
In a flash, Murong appeared before Zhou Hao. Looking down at him sprawled on the ground, she asked, "Do I treat you well?"
"Y-Yes... yes," Zhou Hao said between ragged breaths.
Did he dare say no? If he did, he was certain Murong would dare give him another palm strike.
Murong said, "Stop being a smartass and give me proper suggestions."
She had figured it out: Zhou Hao had to act like a smartass now and then, or else he would feel uncomfortable.
Zhou Hao climbed to his feet and let out a faint sigh. He had gotten too carried away just now and had not hit the brakes in time.
Still, he had to admit that if Murong could truly treat him the way he had described, he would be happy enough to die. Sadly, that possibility only existed in dreams. In reality...
Thinking of this, he looked up at Murong and shook his head with a sigh.
It was probably impossible in this lifetime.
"What does that head shake mean?" Murong's voice came, cold as frost.
Zhou Hao shuddered involuntarily and hurriedly said, "Nothing. I just haven't thought of any good way yet, so I'm a little frustrated."
Murong could not help rolling her eyes. Though she did not know Zhou Hao's true thoughts, she could be certain that he was lying.
Looks like I'll have to prepare some more Truth Serum Pills. This guy's mouth is full of lies.
After thinking for a while, Zhou Hao seriously suggested, "Whatever couples usually do, we'll do that. For now, let's cultivate our feelings first. If we come up with any better ideas later, we'll talk about them then!"
"We already did!" Murong said as if it were only natural.
Zhou Hao's mind went blank for a moment. "When did we do that?"
Murong pointed at the ceiling. "We did it just now."
I'm done for.
Zhou Hao collapsed weakly onto the floor. I'm seriously speechless. That counts too?
Although it was indeed something couples did, some couples had not even reached that stage yet, okay?
"Is there a problem?" Murong asked with a frown.
Zhou Hao rubbed his temples and sighed. "You really are a complete idiot when it comes to love."
He continued explaining, "What we need to do is what ordinary couples all do. Some couples haven't even reached that stage at all, okay?"
"Oh~" Murong said in sudden realization. "So that's how it is."
Zhou Hao pressed his middle finger to his temple. Incredible. He had never imagined that such a powerful woman could have such an idiotic side.
Still, why did it seem a little cute when he looked at her?
Murong asked, "Then what should we do? Let me hear it."
Zhou Hao pondered for a moment before saying, "Ordinary couples generally go through several stages. First is confession. If both sides are willing, then they become a couple. We can skip that step!"
Ask him to confess to Murong? How could he possibly do something so disgusting?
Murong suddenly transformed into a bottomless pit of questions. "Why?"
"Uh..." Zhou Hao thought for a moment and said, "Because we're already together. There's no need to go through such a meaningless step."
Murong considered it and found nothing wrong with that. She nodded slightly. "I'll listen to you."
Whoa!
Zhou Hao's mood suddenly improved greatly. Those words, "I'll listen to you," exploded in his ears. Since meeting Murong, this was the first time he had felt so good—like he was finally holding his head high.
"Hm?" Zhou Hao suddenly snapped awake. Why am I this pleased over just three words? Have I been oppressed by that damned old hag for too long and developed some kind of psychological disorder?
No, no. Zhou Hao, you need to be careful. You must not turn into a pervert!
He secretly encouraged himself in his heart.
"Hey, keep going! What are you standing there blankly for?" Murong urged.
"Uh..." Zhou Hao came back to his senses, coughed twice to ease the embarrassment in his heart, and returned to the topic. "After the relationship is confirmed, couples generally enter the honeymoon phase. They stick together every day, inseparable as glue and lacquer."
He did not know whether that was right either. After all, he had never dated. Back then, he had spent all his time studying and working—where would he have found the time to look for a girlfriend?
Murong listened with tightly furrowed brows. "I'm afraid we can't do that. We only see each other once every three days."
Zhou Hao knew that too. "That's why we shouldn't just do that sort of thing. We should cherish the time we have together and do something meaningful."
"Making a child is the most meaningful thing." Murong looked at Zhou Hao seriously as she spoke.
Zhou Hao was slightly stunned, but he could understand it. For Murong, that was indeed the case. Her goal was to conceive a child.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "But our 'falling in love' is also for the sake of making a child! How can we fall in love without cultivating feelings?"
Murong pondered for a moment, then nodded. "Once every three days. This is my greatest concession."
Once every three days?
At first, Zhou Hao did not understand, but he quickly caught on. She meant that after they met, they had to unite once, and spend the remaining time doing other things.
That was acceptable. If it was only once, he probably would not be as exhausted as before.
He nodded. "Fine. Once every three days. We'll do other things with the rest of the time."
But what exactly they were going to do, he still had not thought of.
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