A while ago, it made Xu Xiuhe even more heartbroken.
"So I came here, and when I woke up, I was lying in the bathtub, while the original Shen Yin had drowned herself in the bathtub. I don't know how much courage she mustered to choose to leave in this way."
"She chose to leave because she wanted to escape the pain. By the way, she didn't dislike you. She disliked her inability to do anything about that relationship. I later realized that in that relationship, she was the biggest victim, but she still doesn't know that. The person she liked is now married."
Xu Xiuhe was shocked. That was a lot of information to take in. No wonder Shen Yin didn't want to talk to him before and spoke coldly to him. Thinking about it now, her behavior wasn't unreasonable at all.
"What about her now?" Xu Xiuhe asked.
"I thought she had died, but I just dreamed of her. She has also gone to another world, seemingly having lost the memory of that painful experience, and is still in school now."
Xu Xiuhe processed this, then asked, "Will you leave?"
Shen Yin shook her head. "The dream told me, since I'm here, I should stay."
Xu Xiuhe's anxious heart finally settled.
"Does anyone else know about this?" Xu Xiuhe asked.
Shen Yin shook her head again.
"Good, don't let anyone else know, including your parents," Xu Xiuhe advised. No one would believe such a thing. They might even think she's mentally ill. And if someone did believe it, it could invite unnecessary trouble.
"Okay, but I'm actually 16 years old. Could you please not..." Shen Yin looked at Xu Xiuhe's lower body.
Xu Xiuhe rubbed his forehead. After all this, his wife was still a minor. Suddenly, an idea struck Xu Xiuhe.
"Don't take advantage of me not being from ancient times. For you, 15 was the 'ji li' age, meaning you reached the age to wear a ji li hairpin. For girls, 15 was the most suitable age for marriage. I've already gifted you a hairpin, not to mention your body is already 24 years old. No matter how you look at it, I can do it, and it's not something I can control."
Shen Yin was dumbfounded by Xu Xiuhe's long-winded argument. Thinking about it carefully, what he said did seem to make sense.
"So you told me all this because you trust me or have accepted me, right?" Xu Xiuhe pushed further.
"Who accepted you?" Shen Yin's words lacked conviction, as if she did trust Xu Xiuhe now.
"Do you still like me this way?" Shen Yin asked seriously.
"I do. Remember, I like you - the normal you, or rather the you from Dasheng. You'll always be the only one in my spouse column, understand?" Xu Xiuhe said.
Shen Yin felt embarrassed and lowered her head. Such a direct confession was something she had never heard before.
"Can you give me a timeframe for when you might accept me?" Xu Xiuhe asked.
"I don't know," Shen Yin truly didn't know, but she felt like she had already accepted him.
"Then in the future, can I hug you and kiss you?" Xu Xiuhe asked again.
Shen Yin didn't respond.
"Your silence means you consent," Xu Xiuhe said, then scooped Shen Yin up and carried her to the bedroom.
"I can walk myself," Shen Yin said.
Xu Xiuhe ignored her and kept carrying her as Shen Yin didn't struggle.
Xu Xiuhe laid Shen Yin on the bed, then lay down himself.
The sober Shen Yin felt extremely uncomfortable lying in Xu Xiuhe's embrace. She could clearly smell his faint, pleasant scent.
"Could you not hug me? I'm not used to it," she said.
"My dear wife, if I don't hug you, my junior will get squished," Xu Xiuhe whispered in Shen Yin's ear in a low, sexy voice.
Shen Yin's ear tickled, and she wanted to change positions.
"Don't move. I don't want another cold shower. If something really happens, you'll have to take responsibility," Xu Xiuhe said in a deep voice tinged with sensuality.
Over the years, Xu Xiuhe had only been intimate with his wife on their wedding night. His desire wasn't usually strong, and he could often take care of it himself, but not this time with the woman he liked in his arms. He was a little afraid he might lose control.
Shen Yin didn't dare move and stiffened, then fell asleep without realizing it.
The first rays of morning sunlight shone in again, and Shen Yin woke up. She tiptoed to the bathroom, brushed her teeth, and washed her face.
Then she cooked breakfast: steamed buns, soy milk, and egg soup. As usual, after eating, Xu Xiuhe went to work, and the company employees gradually arrived.
Shen Yin sat at her desk, continuing to write her next plan. Fengfeng sat on the carpet, scribbling in a notebook with a pen. Suddenly, her phone rang.
"Hello," Shen Yin answered without checking who it was.
"Yin Yin, Mom has something to do this morning, so I won't come over until the afternoon," said Fang Yue.
"Okay, Mom, I'm not busy. You don't need to come today."
"Alright," Fang Yue hung up.
Then a message popped up from Shu Yi.
[Yin Yin, did you watch my show last night?]
[What do you think?] Shen Yin replied.
[Hahaha, Yin Yin, you're so great. Xu Xiuhe really lucked out in his previous eight lifetimes. By the way, have you two made any progress?]
[I think I might like him a little now.]
[Oh, what stage are you at?]
[Last night he hugged me while we slept.]
[Wow, that's progressing fast. Was that all, or did you do other things?]
[No.] Shen Yin blushed at the message.
When Shu Yi saw Shen Yin's reply, her first thought was that Xu Xiuhe really had no reaction while holding such a beauty in his arms.
Shu Yi sent a video call, which Shen Yin hurriedly answered. "Is he impotent?!" Shu Yi's gossipy heart had never been stronger - this was even juicier than celebrity gossip about secret marriages.
Shen Yin suddenly remembered her situation upon waking from a dream last night, so she whispered, "He's capable."
"Hahahaha, no need to be shy. You're married, it's normal," Shu Yi had already imagined all sorts of scenarios.
"Will it hurt a lot?" Shen Yin shyly asked, truly afraid.
"Based on my many years of reading novels, it should be bitter at first, then sweet. It's supposed to feel great," Shu Yi imparted her wisdom.
"Come on, Yin Yin. You, a mother, are asking me, a virgin, this question. Don't you think that's a bit unreasonable?" Shu Yi laughed.
Shen Yin thought about it - that was indeed unreasonable. "Then who should I ask? You're my only friend."
