As expected of the only variant Alaskan Malamute in the Wolf King's household.
"Hehe, so what? Anyway, I have my wife's affections, so what if I'm an oddball!"
Bie Yunzong lowered his head and skillfully rubbed his head against his wife's chest and neck.
Su Yanxi let him rub against her with a mixture of helplessness and indulgence. After he finished, she picked up the heavy dog's head and pinched his face.
"What a despicable person."
Bie Yunzong smiled slyly and reminded Su Yanxi meaningfully, "Wife, do you still remember the time you promised me for just the two of us?"
Bie Yunzong thought that his wife, a master of feigning ignorance, would, as always, look blank and innocently answer "I don't know"; but to his surprise, his beautiful wife nodded very readily this time and smiled.
"Of course I remember. I'm not suffering from dementia or memory loss, how could I possibly forget?"
"Huh...?" The dog, rarely seeing its owner so open and magnanimous, was a little confused. "You remember?"
Well, to put it simply, before, when it was time to feed you, your owner would always tease you like a torment, making you shake hands, lie down, and even hold the food on your head without letting you eat it—they would go through a whole round of this! But today, your owner took pity on you and just opened the dog food bag and threw it to you, telling you: This whole bag is yours to eat today!
Bie Yunzong was struck by a sudden, unexpected blow, feeling as if happiness had arrived so abruptly!
"When shall we go?" With beauty and delicious food right in front of them, the Alaskan Malamute wagged its tail excitedly and asked its beautiful owner impatiently, "How about tomorrow? Let's go tomorrow!"
"Waaaa, honey, I want to soak in the hot spring with you tomorrow and roll around on the tatami bed!"
"Alright, alright, you're disgusting, you're disgusting." Su Yanxi pressed down on the shoulders of the restless dog, his words scolding, but his expression was so gentle and doting that Bie Yunzong really wanted to kiss his eyebrows and eyes.
Honey, you're so beautiful...
"Rolling around on the big bed? I think you should roll around in the mud instead." Su Yanxi lightly flicked Bie Yunzong's forehead. "Tomorrow it is then. I've finished my business and can leave first thing tomorrow morning."
"Woo..." The dog purred with emotion and joy from its nose.
He pulled Su Yanxi into his arms, wrapped his arms around her waist, and kissed his wife passionately!
"Wife—!"
The following morning at ten o'clock, Zong hope and his companion packed five days' worth of clothes, got into an Aston Martin supercar, and headed to a hot spring hotel on the outskirts of the northern city. This time, Bie Yunzong was in charge of driving.
Bie Yunzong lay sullenly on the side, his face contorted with a dog-like expression as he muttered and complained, "How come it's only five days? A week, a week, shouldn't a week be seven days! My wife lied to me again..."
"If you want me dead, you can just say so." Su Yanxi carried Nubi, who was on a leash, into the car and settled into the passenger seat. "Isn't five days enough? The thought of spending five days with only you is making me a little annoyed."
Bie Yunzong froze as he turned to fasten his wife's seatbelt: "Huh? So my wife finds me annoying?"
“If it’s five days in a row, then yes, it’s a little bit.” Su Yanxi said deliberately, stroking the kitten’s head and urging her husband, “Stop being cheeky and stop bargaining. If you don’t drive, I’m not going to get out of the car.”
Bie Yunzong gave a weak "oh," then hurriedly started the car and drove his wife and cat out of the garage.
Before heading to the hot spring hotel, they needed to take their cat son to the vet for a checkup. The weather was getting cooler, and Nubi was shedding like a dandelion, probably ingesting quite a bit of fur while being groomed; the little guy also didn't like hairball remedies, which led to him hiding in a corner last night and vomiting up hairballs, giving Su Yanxi a real fright!
After the checkup, the vet said it wasn't a big deal; it was just caused by not having enough hairball remedy. Switching to a different brand of hairball remedy or trying cat grass should solve the problem. Also, brush your cat's fur more often to prevent them from ingesting too much hair.
Chapter 157
The pet hospital where they had their check-up was in Xicheng District. After figuring out the kitten's symptoms, Zong hope and her companion went to buy cat supplies nearby and also went shopping at Joy City.
As the two casually strolled hand in hand and around the waist, holding their cat, a person dressed in black, wearing a black baseball cap and a mask, was watching their movements closely from the shadows.
"They've appeared!" The man in black dialed a number and alerted the others, "Near Joy City in Xicheng District, bring your camera quickly—and remember to bring a few extra lenses!"
Author's Note:
Dog: Here comes the luxury paparazzi again? Please, if this keeps up, I'll feel bad if I don't pay them.
Su Su: Stop it, stop smug!
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Thank you to the other store at the end of the road for the 5 bottles of their special peach juice for the wealthy ladies, and to the 4 bottles of the same peach juice as the adorable number 20777384!
Hot spring #60 is howling and making a fuss, and it's getting handsy!
Su Yanxi and Bie Yunzong's shopping style was extremely casual; in short, they bought whatever they happened to be shopping at.
If you see something you like, grab it; if you think it's suitable, buy it; don't ask about the price or discount, just go straight to the cashier to pay.
After shopping around Xicheng District and buying Nubi a lot of cat toys and treats, Su Yanxi said that it was changing seasons and she wanted to buy some autumn and winter clothes. Upon hearing this, Bie Yunzong drove his wife and son to SKP.
The young couple were having a blast shopping, but the entertainment reporter following them was complaining incessantly, pulling at the photographer carrying a bunch of long lenses and tripods, as if his soul had left his body: "They can shop like crazy!?"
Entertainment reporter Xiao Zhang felt his head buzzing and was already having second thoughts, but rationally he stubbornly refused to back down and insisted on pulling the photographer along.
"Hurry, hurry, get it done! Mr. Song said he'd pay a six-figure sum for a single photo of us kissing!"
In the short span of a few words, the two lovers strolling hand in hand disappeared into the third-floor Louis Vuitton store. The photographer responsible for secretly taking pictures was taken aback and asked entertainment reporter Xiao Zhang for advice.
"They've entered a luxury store! What are we going to do now?"
"Tsk," entertainment reporter Xiao Zhang gritted his teeth, scratched his head and thought for a while, but still couldn't come up with a solution. He could only find a place to rest and sit down. "Let's wait and see! Since they went in through this door, they must come out through this door, right?"
"Wait, wait until they come out after they've finished shopping!"
As top-tier VIPs, Zong hope and his companion were immediately ushered into the VIP reception area on the third floor upon entering.
The store manager personally greeted the two distinguished guests, invited them to sit down, and then had hot tea and snacks brought over: "Young Master Bie, Young Madam Bie, what would you like to buy today?"
"I want to buy a few sets of casual autumn/winter clothes, and a few large travel bags. Oh, and I also need to order a few ready-made outfits for my husband."
"For me?" Bie Yunzong was pleasantly surprised.
He thought he was just a tool to accompany her shopping and pay the bill. He even took out his phone to play after sitting down, but little did he know that his wife was still thinking about him.
He was actually a bit distracted today. While shopping this morning, he kept feeling like he and his wife were being followed. As the pampered young master of a super-rich family, he had been trained from a young age in excellent counter-surveillance skills to prevent kidnapping and robbery; therefore, his intuition was always accurate when it came to counter-surveillance.
Since the stalker's intentions were unknown, and it was unclear whether the person was good or bad—logically speaking, someone who would engage in "stalking" was unlikely to be a good person—Bie Yunzong had to be on high alert and devote considerable energy to counter-stalking, just in case.
He intentionally led his wife to SKP and luxury stores, thinking that the people following them wouldn't be able to get into the stores, so he could calmly organize his thoughts inside.
Now that his wife has specifically asked him to have clothes custom-made, he quickly snaps out of his guard and switches back to his usual doggy-like, affectionate mode.
"Honey, you're actually buying me clothes? The last time you bought me clothes was over three months ago!"
“Once every three months, isn’t that frequent enough?” Su Yanxi adjusted Bie Yunzong’s jacket collar. “I wanted to get you a few more suits. Even though you don’t necessarily show your face at the company more than a few times a month, it’s always good to have a few extra. Don’t you have to attend film and television awards ceremonies and CG awards ceremonies as a representative?”
“Waaah…” Bie Yunzong was deeply moved by his wife’s thoughtfulness and gentleness.
He held his wife's hand and, mimicking their everyday manner, stared at her with puppy-dog eyes.
"My wife, you're so good to me."
Su Yanxi patted the dog's head and smiled sweetly.
But half an hour later, Bie Yunzong resolutely retracted his statement. He discovered that his wife was not only buying clothes for him, but also for that troublemaking "third party"—the brat Nubi!
"Are you that interested? You keep thinking about trying to get close to the clothes rack?" The cat in Su Yanxi's arms was restless, always wanting to wander under a certain clothes rack. "Will you ask the shop assistant to measure your waist later? Our Nubi also needs to order new clothes."
Nubi meowed, jumped out of Su Yanxi's arms, and stood in front of the clothes rack she liked, looking at it.
While Bie Yunzong was still taking measurements, he heard his wife's words from afar and immediately protested: "No, no, I bought enough for the brat today. You bought him a whole bunch, but I only got one thing!"
With the sales associate looking after the cat, Su Yanxi could leisurely sit and drink coffee. Holding his coffee cup, he rolled his eyes speechlessly and couldn't help but turn around and mutter, "How can you be jealous of a cat?"
Bie Yunzong doesn't want to be jealous of a cat! But today he's already spent so much energy on counter-surveillance and counter-tracking that he's unknowingly sacrificed a lot of time with his wife; his wife buying him clothes is compensation, it's only natural!
Chapter 158
The brat did nothing but be carried around comfortably by his wife all day. Why does he get the same treatment as the other kid and also get new clothes?
"Why can't I be jealous of a cat?"
At the shop assistant's request, Bie Yunzong stretched out his two long, slender arms. His movements were submissive, but his expression was full of determination and unyielding spirit!
“Today is just the two of us. How can it be just the two of us if there’s a cat?” Bie Yunzong remained vigilant and never forgot to haggle. “We’ve been out with him for most of the day. Logically and morally, you should give me another half day of just the two of us!”
The sales staff working nearby laughed when they heard this.
Su Yanxi feigned disdain: "You have absolutely no interest in business matters, so why are you being so stingy at a time like this?"
"He still has the nerve to shout it out loud; the shop assistants are laughing their heads off."
"Why are you too embarrassed to shout?" Bie Yunzong was determined to shout, he just had to shout, "My wife doesn't keep her word, so I'm going to shout!"
Having no other option, Su Yanxi finally offered to "pick out another outfit for you and buy you a pair of matching leather shoes" as a temporary solution to shut Bie Yunzong up.
After buying the clothes, Bie Yunzong immediately called over the maids from other households, asking them to take the clothes and leather goods home after the purchase was completed. At the same time, he also insisted on taking his cat son with him!
Su Yanxi couldn't help but scold Bie Yunzong for being so stingy, actually taking a cat so seriously. The nasty creature being scolded grumbled and kept harping on about "making up for half a day's time."
Under the cover of the servants carrying a bunch of things, Zong hope and her companion left the store and took the elevator to the underground parking lot.
Su Yanxi was saying her final "farewell" to her cat son: instructing the servants to take good care of the cat and to feed it hairball remedy and cat grass regularly. If the hairball vomiting symptoms worsened, she would take the cat to the vet again.
Before leaving in the elevator, Bie Yunzong consciously observed his surroundings.
Su Yanxi noticed something was wrong with her husband. He kept muttering about how petty and nagging he was, but he was too embarrassed to ask directly in front of the servants.
Only after seeing off her cat son and the maids, and getting into the Aston Martin with her husband, did Su Yanxi change the subject, asking casually, "What's wrong, honey? Ever since you took our son to the hospital for his checkup, you've been completely distracted."
After fastening his wife's seatbelt, Bie Yunzong started adjusting the rearview mirror on his own, asking, "Is there?"
Su Yanxi rolled her eyes at him, thinking to herself, "You bastard, aren't you just spacing out right now?"
What do you think?
"It's probably because of that brat." Bie Yunzong skillfully shifted the blame to his cat son. "It's so annoying. You were supposed to go out on a date with me, but what happened? You were busy with his affairs all day."
Su Yanxi was skeptical, thinking that her husband just had this bad temper: he would take everything seriously, let alone having their date time taken up by a kitten.
On the other hand, he sensed that Bie Yunzong was holding back something. His intuition as a partner told him that Bie Yunzong wasn't telling the truth.
Sigh, you rascal, are you plotting something mysterious again?
"Let's hurry up and go, it's almost three o'clock in the blink of an eye." Su Yanxi didn't ask any further questions, but changed the subject with the time, saying, "If we don't go to the hot spring hotel soon, a fifth of your time together will have already passed."
Su thought to himself, "You little brat, do you think I can't handle you? You've only spent five days with me, do you think I can't see through your tricks?"
Bie Yunzong let out a sigh, started the car, drove out of the parking lot, and headed towards the hot spring resort on the outskirts of the city.
He drove intently, glancing occasionally in the rearview mirror to check for oncoming traffic. Since leaving the SKP mall, he finally stopped feeling like he was being followed.
Did you... manage to shake them off?
In order to spend a perfect hot spring date week with his wife, Bie Yunzong booked a family-style ultra-luxury hot spring suite well in advance - the kind with its own small backyard and outdoor hot spring pool!