Upon hearing what An Jing said, Shi Xiaolan was startled and hurriedly explained to Xiao Changyi, "Brother Xiao, please don’t misunderstand, it was my nosiness that incited me to tell An Jing about Pan Shuangquan’s recent circumstances. It has nothing to do with An Jing, nothing at all!"
Xiao Changyi said nothing, his face still expressionless.
But it was An Jing who, with a laugh, said, "Xiao Lan, I was just saying that in passing. My husband doesn’t have any misunderstandings now, but if you continue to bring up Pan Shuangquan to me in the future, I predict my husband will surely start misunderstanding."
Shi Xiaolan quickly responded, "Then I will never mention him to you again in the future!"
After a brief chat with Shi Xiaolan, An Jing left the rice shop with Xiao Changyi.
Once they stepped out of the rice shop, An Jing deliberately teased Xiao Changyi, saying, "Husband, if I still had Pan Shuangquan in my heart, what would you do——"
Xiao Changyi didn’t wait for her to finish her sentence and interjected, "You’ve never had him in your heart, so how could there be a ’still’?"
It was Lin Anjingxin who had Pan Shuangquan in her heart, not her, An Jing.
An Jing’s smile was radiant as she said, "Yes, I’ve never had him in my heart, so how could there be a ’still’. But Husband, I’ve always had someone in my heart, from the very beginning, there’s only been that one person. Guess who?"
The corner of Xiao Changyi’s cool lips curled up, a smile he could not suppress, yet he pretended ignorance and said, "I can’t guess."
"Really can’t guess?"
"Mm." Xiao Changyi nodded seriously.
"You dare to deceive me..." An Jing lowered her voice, threatening in a volume only the two of them could hear, "Be careful, or I might not let you bathe with me at night anymore!"
Xiao Changyi immediately changed his tune, "I’ve guessed it."
"Pfft." An Jing burst into laughter, amused by his reaction. Once she regained her composure, she asked, "Who, then? Do tell me."
"Thick-skinned!" An Jing laughed and scolded, "It’s not you!"
"You’re lying to me, it is me." Xiao Changyi stated the fact, and in a lowered voice, he added, "Your punishment is to bathe with me every night from now on."
"...!" An Jing’s stride abruptly halted.
After a long pause, she negotiated with Xiao Changyi in a conciliatory tone, "Husband, about what I said just now that wasn’t about you, can I take it back?"
Xiao Changyi looked at her, his handsome face still largely expressionless, but he shook his head.
An Jing: "...Then will you deceive me once more?" She desperately wanted to offset that punishment!
Xiao Changyi shook his head again.
After another long silence, An Jing asked again, "You really won’t deceive me one more time?"
Xiao Changyi, undisturbed, shook his head once more.
An Jing looked to the heavens. It seemed like she never won against her husband...
Then, An Jing bluntly asked, "Tell me, is it because you know you’re the only one in my heart that you’re acting this way?"
Xiao Changyi really nodded, "Mm."
"... Fine, I lose, you win," An Jing conceded. She truly couldn’t outwit her husband.
Xiao Changyi’s fingers interlocked tightly with hers, "Between us, there’s only win-win."
An Jing’s mood instantly became very good. Despite her husband’s cold exterior, the words he spoke were sweeter than honey!
Not planning to return home just yet, An Jing, beaming with a smile, led Xiao Changyi towards Qian Wei Tavern, intending to have lunch there before going back.
As the couple entered the tavern, they saw Li Wuyu dressed as a man, sitting alone at a table, merrily staring in a certain direction.
An Jing instinctively followed Li Wuyu’s gaze and then she realized that Li Wuyu was watching Wang Youbao, who was talking with the tavern’s shopkeeper at the counter.