"Yang Ming, this might just be a coincidence, or maybe Li Fugui didn’t mistake her for someone else just because they look alike. You shouldn’t risk your own sister over this uncertainty."
He knew his wife was right, but he couldn’t help thinking about it. What if it was true? He didn’t want to miss any chance. How had he risked his own sister? It was merely to draw out information.
"Li Fugui is too good to Xiaotian. What if Yang Qiu pretends to be Xiaotian and ends up falling for him?"
"..." Yang Ming stared, speechless. Could Yang Qiu really fall for him? He had completely overlooked that possibility, always thinking about how to extract information about Xiaotian from Li Fugui. If his wife hadn’t reminded him...
"Yang Qiu is too young. Given her past circumstances, I’m sure no man has ever treated her well. Even knowing Li Fugui is ill, she might still fall in love over time."
His wife’s analysis made sense, but was Yang Qiu really too young? After all, his wife was the same age as Yang Qiu, and they had been together for a while. Why hadn’t she fallen for him yet?
"What if Xiaotian comes back? What will you do then? You can’t be thinking about having both of them, can you?"
Seeing her husband remain silent, could it be that he really was considering having both women? Well, it wasn’t a monogamous society here, so such thoughts weren’t unusual. But Yang Ming thinking this way was unacceptable to her.
Xiaoxiao then climbed into the bed and snuggled under the covers, ignoring Yang Ming. She was angry.
"..." Yang Ming listened to his wife’s words and was seriously analyzing them, only to see her getting under the covers, turning her back on him. What now?
"Having two wives might be okay for others, but not for you."
While puzzling over her behavior, he heard his wife say that. He felt a surge of joy in his heart. Was his wife hinting that she wanted him to marry only her? That was his intention too. "Yes, I will marry only you in this lifetime."
Xiaoxiao’s lips curled up and her mood lightened. Yang Ming’s words sounded like a love declaration. How wonderful it would be if it were true.
She turned to face him and continued, "Yang Qiu is still too young. She’ll definitely find someone one day who will stay by her side forever."
"Yes." Forever with someone? He wanted that with his wife too.
"But, wow, I never expected Li Fugui to be such a romantic fool, to be so good to Xiaotian that even I got jealous."
"..." His wife was jealous? Should he then learn more from Li Fugui in this regard?
"It’s like ingesting a ton of dog food!"
"..." Dog food? What random thing was his wife talking about?
"Anyway, you’re returning to the Academy tomorrow. Don’t worry about this situation for now. I’ll see how things unfold and keep you updated."
"Yes." It seemed they would just have to take things one step at a time.
Seeing his wife turn away again, not uttering another word, was this her cue to sleep?
"Are you going to sleep?"
"Yes, I’m tired after the entire day, sleepy. You should sleep early too."
"Yes." Yang Ming undressed, climbed into the bed, and lifted a corner of his wife’s blanket to slip under.
Feeling his movement, Xiaoxiao suddenly sat up, "What are you doing?"
"What can I do? Didn’t we agree? Tonight, you’ll see if I really can or can’t."
"..." Xiaoxiao’s heart thudded wildly. How could he still remember that?