No One Escapes the Law of True Love

Although this wasn't the first time Xiao He had brought Ye Wanqing here, his state of mind this time was completely different. Before, he was just pretending, and he even felt a little jealous when he saw real couples, but this time... he didn't envy anyone.

"Hold on tight, okay? Don't run around." Xiao He tightened his grip on Ye Wanqing's hand and said, "There are so many people here today. You're such a little girl, you might disappear in the blink of an eye."

"No way," Ye Wanqing huffed, but still held Xiao He's hands with both of hers. "Hey, Old Xiao, let's go eat that roasted sweet potato noodles from last time? I think the beef one is really delicious."

After getting to know each other, even the way he was called "Old Xiao" sounded so nice. Xiao He closed his eyes and sighed.

"I'm talking to you!" Ye Wanqing exclaimed, her beautiful eyes wide.

"Okay, I'll do whatever you say." Xiao He happily replied, patting her head. Ye Wanqing puffed out her cheeks, furrowed her brows slightly, and glared at him, but said nothing, leading him forward. "Where's that shop again? Let's find it."

The little girl was pulling him to cross the street when Xiao He yanked her back, pulling her into his arms and scolding, "What are you doing?! The light's still red! You have to obey traffic rules!"

Then Xiao He couldn't help but exclaim: This girl is so petite...

He simply hugged her, his arms encircling her shoulders and pressing down on his elbows, as if he had completely trapped Ye Wanqing inside him. Her body was soft and boneless, a faint fragrance wafted from her, and her soft, fluffy hair clung to his face.

"But... but that's a sidewalk, and there aren't any cars around." Ye Wanqing protested, her face flushing red: Ugh, being hugged by Old Xiao like this makes me feel so safe...

"Then you'll have to wait for the green light..." Xiao He muttered irritably, holding on tightly.

"Mmm..." Ye Wanqing responded softly, burying the lower half of her face in his arm to hide her laughter.

Xiao He pressed his face against Ye Wanqing's head, while Ye Wanqing tilted her head slightly so he could lean on her. Ignoring the envious glances from those around them, the two of them had only one thought in their minds, "Green light, please slow down!"

But the green light eventually came on, Ye Wanqing pulled Xiao He forward, saying, "Okay, okay! The light's green!"

Ye Wanqing happily pulled him across the street, and the two of them walked through the crowd, oblivious to everyone else.

"So this is what love feels like..." Xiao He found it a bit unbelievable. There were so many pedestrians around, but he couldn't see any of them. His eyes were only on the woman in front of him.

"Hey, wait a minute, let's go buy drinks first." Ye Wanqing took a couple of steps and suddenly remembered, turning back towards the milk tea shop. Then she turned her head, her big eyes blinking. "Old Xiao, what do you want to drink?"

"Just like you," Xiao He said absentmindedly, wanting only to look at the girl more: she was his Little Pufferfish.

"Well..." Ye Wanqing walked to the counter, raised her hand, and said, "One large lemonade..."

"One cup!" Xiao He's heart skipped a beat. Did that mean...?

"Since you're drinking the same thing as me, why don't we order a large one? It'll be more cost-effective..." Ye Wanqing said with a smile, her head lowered.

"Hmm, I have no objection..." Xiao He replied, feeling a little pleased with himself. He really wanted to grab the guy next to him and tell him, "Look, this is my girlfriend," but he realized that the guy was single, and if he did that, the guy would probably hit him, so he held back.

After receiving the drink, Ye Wanqing took a sip herself first, then handed it to him. "Here."

Xiao He took a sip with relish, and the two of them felt a little embarrassed for a moment.

"Alright, go, go buy some roasted sweet potato noodles," Ye Wanqing said with a smile, her head down.

Xiao He followed behind Ye Wanqing, but he paid a little attention to the pedestrians around him and found that everyone seemed to have become much more refreshed. There were no people with oily skin and pimples, and everyone's figure was quite good.

Is this the effect of the AME Probiotic Virus? Xiao He thought to himself with great interest: This is all thanks to me.

Of course, while Beneficial Virus can help with weight loss and acne treatment, they can't make you look better; you'll still look the same if you're already unattractive.

"Xiaoqing, here's your beef." Xiao He handed Ye Wanqing's portion to him, then took his own portion of spicy pork tenderloin.

"If you stay with me, you're unlikely to eat spicy food anymore, right?" Ye Wanqing asked tentatively.

"It's alright, actually I can't handle spicy food very well, just average," Xiao He replied. "Compared to never being able to eat spicy food in my entire life, eating spicy food my whole life is more terrifying."

"You know how to talk." Ye Wanqing nodded with a satisfied smile, then pulled Xiao He forward. "Old Xiao, I want to buy some slippers and pajamas. Those matching outfits the Special Response Department picked out for us were awful; I wouldn't wear them if it weren't for the contract."

"I'm fine with whatever," Xiao He said as he ate. Ye Wanqing ate a couple more bites, then fed the last bit to Xiao He and said with a smile, "Let's go then, let's pick out a matching couple's outfit that we like."

It was already early December, and the weather was getting colder, so the two of them went to the store first to pick out a pair of thick-soled slippers for winter. Ye Wanqing was quickly drawn to one pair, and she happily asked, "Old Xiao, what do you think of these?"

Xiao He turned his head and looked at them, discovering they were slippers shaped like pig heads. Ye Wanqing cheerfully asked, "Doesn't it suit you? You're such a stinky pig. People have liked you for so long and you never even confessed, dragging it out until now."

"Oh? You've liked me for so long?" Xiao He teased, glancing at her sideways.

Ye Wanqing blushed slightly. "Actually... I don't know when it started, but when I came to my senses..."

"Hmph..." Xiao He chuckled with interest, then picked up a pair of slippers. "I think these suit you."

Ye Wanqing glanced at it and saw that it was a chubby fish-head slipper, and immediately got a little angry. "Are you looking for a beating!"

"Look, it's exactly the same as yours, isn't it?" Xiao He said with a smile. Ye Wanqing held up the pig-head slippers in her hand and said, "Well, aren't you exactly the same as these! This pair is the one! I'll buy it for you."

"Then I'll buy you these chubby fish-patterned shoes." Xiao He nodded in satisfaction, "Although they won't make a pair."

The two strolled around and ate their way through the area, so much so that they skipped lunch.

Ye Wanqing was a little tired from shopping in the afternoon, so Xiao He took her to the cinema to watch a movie and rest for a while.

"My feet hurt so much from walking..." Ye Wanqing complained softly, quickly pulling up the handrail and leaning on Xiao He's shoulder.

"I'll rub it for you when we get home." Xiao He kissed her on the head, and Ye Wanqing nodded shyly, "If you don't mind..."

"What's there to mind? Your feet don't smell," Xiao He said, puzzled. Ye Wanqing counted on her fingers and muttered, "But they are feet after all..."

"But your little feet are so cute, so white and chubby," Xiao He said with a smile.

Ye Wanqing covered her face with her hands, then pulled one hand out and slapped him, continuing to cover her face without saying a word.

"We can't watch the movie like this, silly girl." Xiao He put his arm around her shoulder and let her lean against him.

Ye Wanqing didn't speak, but leaned against his chest and watched the movie. Because they hadn't eaten lunch, and the movie happened to be showing around lunchtime, there weren't many people in the theater. Suddenly, the movie came to a scene where the male and female leads were passionately kissing, and she immediately recalled the scene of that passionate kiss between the couple she had seen in the last movie.

She stole a glance at Xiao He, but at that moment Xiao He was also stealing a glance at her. Since it was a giant screen theater and they weren't wearing 3D glasses, their eyes met, and their hearts skipped a beat.

"It shouldn't be a problem if we kiss, right? After all, we kissed on the first day we started dating..." Xiao He thought nervously to himself.

Thinking of this, Xiao He tentatively moved closer to Ye Wanqing. Ye Wanqing's breathing quickened, and she seemed very nervous, but she did not back away. Instead, she gently closed her eyes. Xiao He knew that he had gotten her consent, so he moved closer.

But this time, he learned from his clumsy first kiss and adjusted the angle before gently pressing his lips to her soft, moist lips. And this time, it wasn't a child's kiss.

Ye Wanqing was initially surprised and tensed up, but she quickly relaxed and responded to him with full engagement.

The feeling... was like eating cherries, a subtle sweet and sour taste with a smooth texture, a sense of happiness spreading from my chest.

"Ugh! Just like that couple at the movie theater last time!" Ye Wanqing thought nervously, covering her mouth, then hurriedly wiped her mouth.

Xiao He was also embarrassed. "Holy crap, this is too outrageous! Did no one around see it?! If they did, they'd kill them to silence them!"

He glanced around furtively, then breathed a sigh of relief: they were in the last row, and there was no one else behind them.

Xiao He felt a surge of pride, then glanced at Ye Wanqing. The girl was looking down, a little shy, but she seemed quite happy. She leaned back against him, saying, "Let's watch the movie, don't look at me..."

However, as Xiao He turned his head to continue watching the movie, Ye Wanqing secretly gave him a quick kiss on the cheek.

"Here's yours back," Ye Wanqing whispered, then took his arm, not daring to look at him, her heart pounding in her chest.

"I should go to the hospital to check my blood sugar after watching the movie," Xiao He thought to himself with a smile.

"My life has been worth it." As Xiao He walked out of the movie theater, he had a fleeting feeling, but he quickly shook his head. "No way! Worth it my ass! I just got such a great girlfriend, and I still have so much to do. How can I say it's worth it here? Wake up!"

"You're grinning from ear to ear!" Ye Wanqing poked his cheek and scolded him with a laugh.

"Sorry, I can't control my facial muscles..." Xiao He tried hard to control himself, but the smile just wouldn't stop, so he could only bite his lip. Ye Wanqing couldn't help but chuckle, then smiled and said, "Alright, it's already past four o'clock. Let's go for a walk some more. We're going to have dinner with Sister Man and the others to celebrate later."

After strolling around for a bit to kill time, Cui Man called to tell them to head to a private room at the restaurant to celebrate. When Xiao He arrived with Ye Wanqing, Cui Man, Xie Haining, and Xia Yu were already there waiting.

"Oh my, today's stars, the strongest couple in history, have arrived!" Cui Man clapped her hands and laughed.

"Oh, Old Xie is here today too?" Xiao He asked Xie Haining with some surprise.

"Yes, it's a special day," Xie Haining said with a smile. "I had my wife take our daughter to her classmate's house to play."

"Right? It's rare to have Four Cornerstones here, so of course we should celebrate properly and have a few drinks today." Cui Man smiled and invited the two of them to sit down. The large private room was a bit empty with only the five of them, but since they had special statuses, they could only celebrate in a more discreet way if they wanted to celebrate together outside.

This time we ate hot pot, and we specially chose a four-compartment pot to accommodate Ye Wanqing, with two spicy and two non-spicy options.

"Come on, Wanqing, these are pork bone broth and chicken broth. You can have these if you can't handle spicy food." Cui Man said, raising her glass. "So, shall we celebrate the birth of the strongest couple in history?"

"Cheers." Xiao He raised his glass, Ye Wanqing smiled shyly as she raised her glass and handed it to him.

Everyone took turns raising their glasses to clink, and Xia Yu smiled a little shyly, "Actually, I didn't even realize that Brother Xiao and Wanqing were faking it... because they looked no different from a real couple."

"I did notice a few subtle details," Xie Haining teased. "But they've actually liked each other for a long time, haven't they? It's just that one of them hasn't made the first move." Then, Xie Haining looked at them and asked, "So, who spoke first?"

"Yes, yes..." Ye Wanqing lowered her head shyly. Xiao He explained, "We said it together."

"Oh my, that's quite the chemistry!" Cui Man laughed. "It means this is a perfect match."

As she spoke, Cui Man suddenly placed a car key in front of Ye Wanqing: "Here, Wanqing, this is a gift for you. It's a national award for developing the 'Plastic Decomposition Plan.' It's a five million yuan bonus plus a limited-edition domestically produced JL LM21 seven-seater luxury SUV, launched this year. Only one hundred will be sold nationwide; only those who make outstanding contributions receive this reward."

After a pause, Cui Man, seemingly worried that the woman might not know the car's value, continued, "This car is worth over four million, and because it's a limited edition, its collectible value is also very high. Its price might even increase in a few years. Furthermore, the prize money from various awards will gradually come into your account, and you might even be one of this year's Nobel Earth Prize winners!"

"Actually, I don't really care. The contract already stipulates a high compensation, and these awards weren't won by me alone," Ye Wanqing said somewhat awkwardly. "Besides, neither Old Xiao nor I can drive."

"Shall we study together this winter break?" Xiao He asked, patting her little head.

Ye Wanqing held her cup, lowered her head, and softly responded, "Mmm..."

"Consider it a gift from the country," Cui Man said with a raised eyebrow and a smile. "Now you have a car, a house, a dowry, and a bride price, right? All that's missing is a baby."

"We've only been dating for one day, how come we're already talking about having children..." Ye Wanqing lowered her head with a hint of reproach. Xiao He nodded seriously, "That's right, we're only in our early twenties. Why have children at such a young age? I want to enjoy my love with Little Pufferfish for a few years. We'll consider having children when we're in our late twenties."

"Isn't twenty-seven or twenty-eight too late?" Ye Wanqing frowned slightly. "I think twenty-five or twenty-six would be fine."

"When I was twenty-seven, you were only twenty-five, right? Perfect match." Xiao He said softly. Ye Wanqing thought about it and seemed to agree, nodding and saying, "Okay then..." But then she suddenly snapped back to reality and punched Xiao He: "Who said I was going to marry you! You shameless!"

"Oh, how cute!" Cui Man couldn't help but chuckle, raising her wine glass. "Come on, come on, may you have a son soon."

"Can I be his godfather after you have a son?" Xie Haining asked with great interest.

This was the first time Xiao He had seen him so excited, and he laughed, "Sure, but I prefer daughters."

"Then let's have a son and a daughter, to make a 'good' family," Xia Yu said happily with a smile.

"Hey! Can you guys please stop this!" Ye Wanqing stomped her foot in anger, her face flushed red, but she still raised her glass and clinked it with everyone.

As Xiao He ate, he looked at the people around him. At this moment, he felt that his life was almost complete. Only now did he realize that what he had been pursuing was not... not just material satisfaction like money, but this kind of spiritual satisfaction.

Now he has a girlfriend, a boss who's like an older sister to him, a caring older brother figure, and a younger sister who needs his protection. He also has a house, a car, and a dowry for his future with his girlfriend. He feels that at this point, he has no desires left; he just wants things to continue like this.

In order to continue this kind of life, he must ensure one thing...

"Sister Man," Xiao He's expression turned serious, "Tell me honestly now, have you obtained ownership of 'Yinglong'?"

"Oh, you don't need to worry about that," Cui Man said with a nonchalant smile, but Xiao He's expression was serious. "I'm not joking with you. Tell me honestly, have you gotten the ownership rights yet?"

"This child... is always unusually attentive in strange ways," Cui Man sighed, and Ye Wanqing nodded in agreement.

"To be honest, I've run into some trouble." Cui Man sighed. "Some annoying guys keep harping on the mistake I made in the initial battle to capture Xia Yu, constantly harassing the higher-ups and trying to get them to transfer you to the research project team. My grandfather has managed to keep things under control for now, but I'll have to be extremely careful from now on. One mistake and I could be dismissed."

"Then you can't be blamed, can you?" Xiao He said with dissatisfaction. "These people are just talking after the event. No one really knows what the best choice is on the battlefield. Even if they went there, they might not have made a better choice. Isn't it good that the result was good?"

"That's what I said," Cui Man pouted like a wronged little girl, "Actually, I was just thinking that it would be great if no one died, whether it was the SWAT team, Spider-Man, or you... but then something unexpected happened."

"Well, Sister Man, how about this," Xiao He replied, "I'll give you all the credit from now on. I'm already very satisfied with everything I have. As long as I get the compensation stipulated in the contract, I don't want any extra credit."

"Me too!" Ye Wanqing quickly chimed in, "I especially love everyone in the Special Response Department now; it feels like a small family. And it was Sister Man who brought us all together, I don't want to follow anyone other than Sister Man ..."

"Don't be too nervous, the higher-ups will also consider your personal wishes," Cui Man said with a smile. "However, the upcoming Mutant Competition is our best opportunity to prove ourselves. Some details of this Mutant Competition have already been finalized. Although the format and timing are basically controlled by the M Country, the location and hosting rights have been secured by our country."

"Oh!? That's great news!" Xiao He exclaimed excitedly. "If we win the hosting rights, we can decide where the competition is held!"

"Hmph, our country is still very powerful. Only our country has such strong infrastructure capabilities, able to build a battlefield for Mutant to fight in just a few months." Cui Man smiled.

Xia Yu asked excitedly, "Are we going to hold the competition in the Mutant Prison?! There are so many Trigger inside, Brother Xiao will definitely be invincible!"

"There's no need for that." Cui Man affectionately patted Xia Yu's head. "Since it's being held in our country, bringing a few Trigger to the event isn't a problem. There's no need to go to the Mutant Prison specifically. With multiple LV5 Mutant fighting, the competition must take place in a remote location, otherwise it might affect nearby cities. But that's not really the key point..."

As she spoke, Cui Man turned to Xiao He and Ye Wanqing and smiled, "The key is that the competition venue is here. Foreign participants have to register their information before entering the venue. This not only prevents people with malicious intentions to exploit the Miracle Factor from sneaking in, but also allows them to use this information to change their names. Plus, all the organizers are our own people, including the competition host..."

Cui Man smiled smugly, "In other words, we are the ones introducing the players. We have the initiative in 'Cognition,' so they have no way of detecting that Wanqing changed the names or hero codes of the players on the field."

"That's very comprehensive," Xie Haining laughed. "It feels like everything was planned from the very beginning."

"That's right. There are plenty of smart people in our country. The reason they agreed to participate was to negotiate terms," Cui Man said smugly. "Not to mention, we're the organizers this time, and we can make a fortune through this competition by securing a lot of advertising and sponsorships. No matter what tricks the M Country has up their sleeves, they can't sway us!"

With that, Cui Man extended her hand to the four of them, laughing spiritedly, "We'll make money, and we'll win the competition! Their dirty tricks definitely won't work! Let's teach them a lesson and send them packing!"

"Absolutely!" "Yes!" "Don't worry, Chief Cui." "Yes, Sister Man!" the four replied, placing their hands on the back of Cui Man's fair hand.