I'm mad!

"Oh, so that's what happened." Shen Jin lowered her head awkwardly and stroked her cat, then remembered that Yun Xiaoran was the one sneaking around. She had merely happened to catch him in the act.

It was clearly all Yun Xiaoran's fault.

Yes, it was all his fault!

"You don't need to take our marriage too seriously. As long as you don't bring anyone home, you can do whatever you want." Shen Jin said it petulantly, continuing to watch television with a jumble of emotions inside as she bit her thin lips.

"Oh?" Yun Xiaoran raised an eyebrow and studied Shen Jin's profile in puzzlement. Something was definitely on her mind. "Don't worry. If there really is someone I like, I'll wait until we're divorced before I actually pursue her."

Yun Xiaoran smiled. Just thinking about it-in a month, he would be both rich and young. He could wake up laughing from his dreams...

"You..." His assurance eased Shen Jin's feelings somewhat, but the more she listened, the more wrong it sounded. Why did it feel as though he couldn't wait to dump her and find someone younger?

Ring...

An ill-timed ringtone broke the silence.

It was Yun Xiaoran's phone. He switched on speakerphone out of habit, and a girl's sweet voice came through. "Is that you, Yun?"

Hearing that, Yun Xiaoran hurriedly turned off speakerphone to stop the voice from blaring out, but that sudden, sweet voice had already made Shen Jin's alluring eyes widen.

Well, well. One second you were saying you'd only pursue true love after the divorce, and the next you're already getting all familiar with some girl?

After turning off speakerphone, Yun Xiaoran hurried back to his bedroom to take the call...

Shen Jin's mood, which had begun to relax, sank completely. She hadn't expected the woman on the phone to be even more devastating than she was. That woman had won Yun Xiaoran over enough to address him so affectionately.

"Why are you calling at a time like this?" Yun Xiaoran frowned, exasperation written all over his face, and spoke in a low voice.

That day, Zhou Yanqi had confidently believed that Yun Xiaoran only seemed dull on the surface and was secretly a flirt. But several days had passed without so much as a phone call from him, and he hadn't even added her on WeChat.

In short, it was as though they had merely brushed past each other, leaving nothing behind. She refused to accept that. She was the one who rejected other people. Since when did anyone get to reject her?

She had made this call herself to demand an explanation...

Zhou Yanqi felt smug. She was already being this forward. If he still wouldn't take the bait and go all the way, he really didn't know how to play along.

"Yun, when can we find a restaurant and talk music? My cousin's been influencing me lately, and I want to learn music too. What do you think..." Zhou Yanqi took the initiative to find a topic, one no one could refuse.

It was like when a woman was madly in love with you: she could even listen to you ramble about the Eastern Front for an hour, then blink at you and eagerly ask why Field Marshal Paulus hadn't broken out.

But Yun Xiaoran had no interest in Zhou Yanqi. She was his buddy's younger cousin. No matter how desperate he got, he couldn't go that far.

"You should call me less often from now on. If you really want to discuss music, you'd be better off asking your cousin. He might have a better approach. I'm only interested in music. I'm nowhere near that advanced."

Yun Xiaoran chatted with Zhou Yanqi halfheartedly.

After nearly half an hour, Yun Xiaoran wanted to end the conversation because he really had no more topics to offer. Zhou Yanqi wanted to end it too, because she was seriously beginning to suspect that this man genuinely couldn't take a hint.

"Let's leave it at that, then. I'll come over to your place next time. Hehe..." Zhou Yanqi knew this phone call had accomplished nothing. She would have to get his address through her cousin...

At last, the call was over...

Yun Xiaoran took a deep breath and began planning a grocery run.

He opened the door.

Shen Jin had calmed herself down by then, but both ears were still pricked up, listening intently for any movement inside Yun Xiaoran's room.

"I'm done talking. I'm heading out for a bit."

"I told you, you don't need to report to me when you go out." Shen Jin stared at the cartoon on television without turning to look at Yun Xiaoran. Anyone with eyes could tell that this was a warning sign that she was angry, but Yun Xiaoran found it rather amusing.

"I'm going grocery shopping. What do you want to eat?" Shen Jin turned to stare at him and said, enunciating every word, "I don't like eating anything."

"All right... Then I'll head to the supermarket."

Yun Xiaoran quickened his steps toward the door as he spoke, but Shen Jin's voice called after him from behind. "I want Garlic Lobster tonight. If I don't get it, I'll tell Sister Hua you're mistreating me..."

"Sure." Yun Xiaoran agreed with a smile.

Seeing how quickly he agreed only convinced Shen Jin that he was doing it to cover up his guilty conscience over sneaking around. She quietly sulked.

Shen Jin had begun getting used to life with Yun Xiaoran. He cooked for her every day, always changing things up, and now he was busy preparing food in the kitchen.

Shen Jin sat on the sofa eating the snacks he had bought, secretly watching Yun Xiaoran out of the corner of her eye.

Wearing an apron, he cooked with a comfortable, relaxed expression, looking just like her actual husband.

"Do you like spicy food? If you do, I'll add a little more." Yun Xiaoran looked up while Shen Jin was watching him and paused briefly when he saw her pretty face turned directly toward him from the sofa.

Her alluring eyes held his gaze, seeming both affectionate and indifferent, while the strands of hair at her temples fluttered gently in the breeze.

"Uh, better go easy on the spice. I don't like spicy food..." Shen Jin turned away and coughed, looking extremely awkward as she stammered.

"All right."

Because Shen Jin had sprained her leg, that day was also the longest Yun Xiaoran and Shen Jin had ever spent talking together, and the day they learned the most about each other.

"Here's your crayfish. If you don't know how to peel them, you can eat the ones I peeled." Yun Xiaoran had removed the shells well in advance, afraid Shen Jin might get angry over something again.

"Oh, thank you." Shen Jin lowered her head and ate the crayfish, not daring to look at Yun Xiaoran.

"By the way, I have something to do the day after tomorrow, so I'll be going out. I'm meeting up with a friend, so have Sister Hua look after you that afternoon."

Yun Xiaoran hadn't forgotten that he still needed to clear things up with Li Qingxi the day after tomorrow. Those messages she had sent last time were already baffling enough.

"Hm?" Shen Jin raised her head and looked at Yun Xiaoran in puzzlement. She had already grown accustomed to his cooking, and although she felt unhappy about it, she didn't let it show.