Zayne came home

A little interaction on her Moments feed led Xiao Yan to a small discovery.

Xavier wanted everyone in his social circle to know he already had a wife.

Although she couldn't see what his friends had said.

She could see Xavier's replies.

For example:

[Not bad. Everything's normal.]

[No, home is too far away for a convenient commute. I'm still staying in the dorm.]

[It's not convenient. Go ahead without us.]

[Being keen on gossip won't make your next mission any easier.]

Pfft.

Xiao Yan could already picture Xavier's helpless expression as he picked out which comments to reply to.

But right now, she still had a tricky problem to solve.

As luck would have it, after finishing her group assignment, she received another message from Uncle Sang on her way home.

[Dr. Zayne would like your V ID, young miss.]

Xiao Yan replied: [Give it to him.]

Xavier's profile picture was a cropped ID photo of himself in uniform, perhaps for work convenience.

Zayne's profile picture, just as Xiao Yan had expected, was a photo of a little snowman.

After adding her, Zayne got straight to the point.

[My hospital has a rule requiring us to hand our income over to our wives after marriage. When are you free? I'll bring the confirmation form for you to review and sign.]

Well, a doctor's work wasn't particularly dangerous, so Xiao Yan only needed to learn about Zayne's income and take over control of his finances.

Still, this counted as doing Zayne a small favor, didn't it?

She needed a little help from Zayne with that tricky problem, too.

Xiao Yan replied: [My mom wants me to bring you back to the family home for a meal and a chat. If you're free tomorrow evening, we can take care of both things together.]

About half a minute passed before Zayne replied.

[Could we make it lunch instead? I have surgery early the morning after tomorrow, so I shouldn't drink tomorrow evening.]

Drink?

As if Xiao Yan didn't know how little alcohol Zayne could handle. There was no way she would let him drink.

Thinking it over more carefully, Zayne might have had more than just drinking on his mind when he said he didn't want dinner.

By the time dinner was over, it would be late, and Xiao Jue might ask Xiao Yan and Zayne to stay overnight at the main residence.

Zayne would have trouble declining, and if Xiao Yan readily agreed, they would inevitably have to spend the night in the same bedroom.

What this man was avoiding was probably sleeping together.

While she was thinking, Zayne sent another message.

[Evening is fine too, as long as I don't drink. But I have another request.]

Such a weighty word, "request"?

Xiao Yan: [Go ahead.]

[Under the rules, the apartment I'm living in now should also be transferred to your name. I'll need you to come with me later to complete the transfer.]

This world really was far too kind to women.

Once men married, they handed everything over to their wives, from their assets to their futures.

Unfortunately, although Xiao Yan enjoyed this privilege, she wasn't all that interested in it.

What truly mattered to her were the men themselves.

After all, the five men she had chosen were all devoted, deeply loving wife-doting maniacs.

They just needed time to develop feelings.

She replied: [Find a lawyer to draft an acknowledgment of assets and voluntary waiver agreement. The apartment will still be yours. If you like living there, just keep living there without any worries.]

While talking to Xiao Yan, Zayne had been considering what to eat that evening and planning to go grocery shopping later.

Seeing how understanding Xiao Yan was, he felt he had been rather petty to be so cautious.

After some thought, he wrote: [I'll come over to your place tonight first. Let's talk in person.]

Wonderful!

Xiao Yan had known Zayne would recognize her goodwill!

See? His guard had already come down a little!

Once she got home, she immediately asked Uncle Sang to find out what Zayne liked to eat and prepare a tableful of dishes.

Although she knew Zayne's tastes.

If Zayne saw a table full of his favorite dishes without knowing Uncle Sang had asked about them, it would only make him more wary.

Everything had to make sense.

At around five forty that afternoon, Zayne's car slowly pulled into the courtyard.

Unlike Xavier, after getting out of the car, Zayne first looked around at the landscaping in the front yard.

Xiao Yan bounded out and struck up a conversation naturally. "How's the gardener's handiwork?"

The weather was a little chilly that day. Zayne wore a long black trench coat over a black shirt, with black dress pants and leather shoes.

Hearing her voice, he turned to Xiao Yan, the corners of his lips lifting slightly. "It's beautiful. You can tell the gardener put care into it."

But then he felt that hadn't been quite the right thing to say. He paused. "Of course, it reflects the owner's taste even more."

He was stiff and formal, but at least he wasn't cold. He intended to maintain a basic level of friendly communication.

Xiao Yan pointed inside. "Come in and eat. We can talk over dinner."

At the dining table.

Uncle Sang handed Zayne a hot towel, and Zayne thanked him politely.

He carefully wiped his hands with the towel, thanked him again, and only then placed the used towel back on the tray in Uncle Sang's hands.

As they ate, Zayne listened to Xiao Yan explain that Xiao Jue, the head of the Xiao family, wanted to see him.

Moreover, of the five men she had married, she had specifically asked Xiao Yan to bring only Zayne back to the main residence.

He was a little surprised. "Is there something she needs me to take care of?"

"No." Xiao Yan smiled at him. "My mom just really likes you. Besides, since we registered our marriages, none of you five have appeared in front of her again. She's worried about me."

She hadn't meant it as a complaint.

But Zayne still blinked twice and said solemnly, "I'm sorry. Work at the hospital has kept me quite busy. I didn't realize the others were all so busy too."

He was quite good at smoothing things over, giving Xiao Yan a graceful way out by saying all five men were busy.

"Relax. I'm just bringing you up to speed, not trying to blame anyone."

Xiao Yan simply put down her utensils and wiped her mouth. "Anyway, she wants me to bring you back for dinner tomorrow. There's nothing else. She just wants to see you and get to know you."

Zayne thought for a moment. "All right. I'll come back to pick you up around three tomorrow afternoon, and we'll go see Mother together."

Hearing that, Xiao Yan couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

Zayne must be leaving after dinner tonight, since he had said he would come again tomorrow.

She couldn't help lowering her eyes and letting out a small sigh.

"I have to work overtime tomorrow morning," Zayne said. "I should have both days off next weekend. If you don't mind, I'll come back and stay the night next Saturday."

Xiao Yan immediately looked up, her eyes lighting up. "Great! Then I'll have Uncle Sang get your room ready ahead of time!"

She certainly didn't dare let Zayne mistakenly think they would be sleeping together.

Zayne gave another faint smile. "Thank you."

Hehe, the way he nodded so obediently was just too adorable~