"Alright!" He didn't forget to put his arm around his wife's slender waist. "Honey, you tell me, I'm ready!"
Chapter 136
Su Yanxi sighed inwardly. Looking at her nemesis's excited expression, it probably thought she was about to hear something good.
Su Yanxi swallowed nervously, turned her body slightly to the side, and tried to face Bie Yunzong as calmly as possible.
He considered his opening remarks for a moment, but ultimately decided to get straight to the point: "I'm sorry, honey, I... I lost my wedding ring."
"……ah?"
Bie Yunzong was stunned for a moment, taking a few seconds to process Su Yanxi's words. He stared wide-eyed in disbelief and quickly picked up his wife's two slender, beautiful hands to examine them.
"How...how did it disappear? When you were filming your first scene this afternoon, wasn't the ring still on your ring finger?"
"—Holy crap, it's really gone!?"
Su Yanxi's hands were thoroughly touched by Bie Yunzong, from front to back. This rascal had a perfectly serious expression, but his actions were anything but polite!
Su Yanxi was confused, not understanding whether Bie Yunzong was looking for the ring or taking the opportunity to take advantage of him.
"After filming the first scene, when I returned to the crew's trailer to change into my costume for the second scene, I took off my ring."
Su Yanxi recounted the general course of events to Bie Yunzong. As he recounted the story, his voice grew softer and softer.
Although he usually takes the lead and holds the dominant position in relationships, he bears a significant portion of the responsibility for the lost wedding ring. As the more cautious party in the relationship, Su Yanxi feels extremely ashamed about this incident.
“It used to be kept in the dressing table drawer of RV No. 1, in a small jewelry box placed inside. The drawer wasn't locked, so it wouldn't get stolen. But this time, I don't know how…”
Su Yanxi turned her face away guiltily, afraid to see the disappointment that might appear on her husband's face.
Bie Yunzong's disappointment was definitely disappointment in him. Su Yanxi, who was not good at dealing with canines, was also most afraid of seeing the disappointed look on a dog's face.
Canines might abandon the whole world, but they will never abandon their owners. If the world's most devoted dog is disappointed in its owner, how much of a failure must that owner be?
"Did you call the police?" Bie Yunzong asked.
"I've reported it." Su Yanxi turned her face even further away.
Su Yanxi truthfully told her husband about the details she discussed with Zhou Tong and others in the RV, as well as the process of going to the police station to file a case and check the surveillance footage.
He could tell that Bie Yunzong's casual and unserious tone had become more serious and earnest. Now that Bie Yunzong was still at a loss about finding the ring, he was sure he would be disappointed in him!
He absolutely, positively does not want to see Bie Yunzong disappointed in him! If he were to accidentally catch a glimpse of it, he would probably be disappointed tonight, tomorrow night, for three or five days in a row—or even for a week!
He hasn't been able to get a good night's sleep for so many nights! Not to mention seeing it with his own eyes, just imagining his husband's disappointed expression makes his heart ache.
"Couldn't find it?"
Bie Yunzong sighed softly, then tightened his arms around Su Yanxi, holding her even closer.
The fearful and disappointed expression on Su Yanxi's face did not appear on Bie Yunzong's face. Although Bie Yunzong was down for a moment, he quickly adjusted and comforted his wife in a cheerful tone.
"It's okay, honey. We can just bring the designer back and build an exact replica!"
"Aren't you angry?" Su Yanxi asked in surprise. "It's my fault for not taking good care of it, which led to the ring being lost."
“I’m angry—of course I’m angry! Those are our wedding rings, they’re so meaningful and irreplaceable!” Bie Yunzong said logically. “But I won’t be angry with you, I’ll only be angry with the person who stole and illegally appropriated the rings.”
The more cautious and reserved his proud wife became, the more Bie Yunzong felt sorry for her. As he held her soft body tightly, he couldn't help but lower his head and kiss her forehead.
"You've always stored your rings this way, and they've never been lost before, which means your storage method is fine. It's just unfortunate that you encountered a deliberate thief this time."
“It’s okay, honey, relax. If the police can’t find a case, we’ll ask your sister-in-law and brother for help; they’re very resourceful, with many informants and connections, they’ll definitely have a way to deal with it.”
It's true that you value your wedding ring, but a ring is inanimate, while your wife is a living, breathing person with warmth. No matter how significant the ring's meaning, it can never be more important than your wife!
So losing the ring isn't a big deal; what's important is that your wife's emotions aren't affected by the ring too much!
To comfort his beautiful wife, who was feeling ashamed, wronged, and truly disappointed, Bie Yunzong tried his best to soften his tone and speak in a light and energetic manner.
"We can dig three feet into the ground and search every inch of the north city!"
Su Yanxi was amused. He had meant to laugh, but as soon as he grinned, tears started falling.
"Are you crazy? Losing your wedding ring is embarrassing enough, and you want to tell your older brother and sister-in-law about it?" Su Yanxi sniffed and wiped away the tears on her cheeks with her slender fingers.
He wiped away his tears, feeling ashamed, and cursed himself inwardly: How embarrassing, I actually cried like this!
With a strong and proud personality, he believed he didn't cry much, maybe only once or twice a year. When his father was wrongfully imprisoned, he and his mother relied on each other for survival and endured a difficult time. He gritted his teeth and endured all the grievances and resentment, without crying a single word or shedding a single tear for more than three years.
He was afraid that if his mother heard him crying, it would make her even more upset. So he kept hypnotizing himself, telling himself: I can't cry, I can't cry, I can't cry...
After marrying into another family, his living conditions improved. Logically, when people live happily and without worries, they should shed fewer tears; but why did he shed more tears year after year, and why could he not control his urge to cry in front of Bie Yunzong?
Chapter 137
"I regret it... If I had known the ring would be lost one day, I should have gotten a 50-carat diamond ring."
"By driving up the price, we might scare away a bunch of people who have the desire to steal but don't have the guts!"
My wife's face was streaked with tears, and her eyes were red as she kept complaining. It was just so cute!
Although the timing wasn't quite right, Bie Yunzong still chuckled to himself because of his wife's cuteness.
Taking advantage of his wife's inattention, he quickly rubbed his cheeks, trying hard to hide his smile.
"Only fifty carats? That's not enough!"
While wiping his wife's tears with a tissue, Bie Yunzong made a boastful statement.
"I'll have someone design a new one for you tomorrow, and I'll go straight for a hundred carats!"
"One hundred carats?" Su Yanxi lightly flicked Bie Yunzong's forehead. "If you wore that, you probably wouldn't be able to lift your arms!"
"Hehe, if you can't wear it, then no one can steal it!" Bie Yunzong couldn't help but laugh, pulling Su Yanxi into his arms. "A ring like this will definitely never be lost!"
"Come on." Su Yanxi took the tissue from the stinky dog and wiped her face herself. "Stealing a ring like that could keep your whole family rich for life!"
Bie Yunzong secretly observed Su Yanxi's emotions, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Su Yanxi's tears had stopped.
"Feeling better now? Silly wife, were you afraid I'd scold you the whole time?"
"How could I blame you? Compared to the ring, you definitely mean more to me."
Su Yanxi sniffed, feeling touched, but unwilling to admit it.
He tapped Bie Yunzong's forehead and scolded him playfully, "You smooth talker!"
After he finished cursing, he suddenly realized what he had done and hurriedly glared angrily at his nemesis.
"What did you just call me? How dare you call me an idiot?"
"Aren't you just an idiot?" Bie Yunzong insisted on calling her an idiot, taking the opportunity to tease his wife relentlessly. "Wife, you're such an idiot! You're such an idiot wife! You lost the ring and you won't even let me tell you!"
"Shut up!"
Su Yanxi hummed and started tickling Bie Yunzong's itch.
"Don't say it! Don't say it! Don't say it! If you spread this around again, I'll make sure you don't get into bed tonight!"
Bie Yunzong wasn't very ticklish, so the spot Su Yanxi tickled felt like a massage to him.
Don't let him get away with it and keep teasing her: "I won't say it even if you tell me not to, I'll say it even if you tell me not to go to bed with you! I'll just say it, I'll just say it: you silly wife!"
"My wife always says I'm stupid, but now it's finally my turn to say something to her!"
"When did I ever say you were stupid?" Su Yanxi punched Bie Yunzong's shoulder fiercely, solemnly declaring, "Haven't I always said you're shrewd and cunning? You're just a vicious wolf lurking among the house dogs!"
Just as Zhou Tong had guessed, things were getting increasingly "abnormal." As they talked and joked, they started hugging and kissing each other again.
Bie Yunzong was a master at taking advantage of opportunities. Seeing that the atmosphere was just right and the mood was good, he became more and more audacious, kissing Su Yanxi harder and harder each time, and his hands became more and more restless.
He first stroked Su Yanxi's slender back through her clothes, then slid his hand down to her waist and pressed and stroked it. Next, he secretly rolled up the hem of Su Yanxi's shirt, trying to put his hand inside her clothes.
Su Yanxi, who was kissing her husband, frowned, put down one of the hands that was wrapped around Bie Yunzong's neck, and pinched back to accurately grab the restless "culprit hand".
Su Yanxi released her husband's lips and clicked her tongue in displeasure: "You haven't even learned to walk yet, and you're already thinking about running away?"
"Huh?" Bie Yunzong feigned ignorance, but in reality, after his wife restrained his groping hands, he still tried to struggle a bit. "What do you mean?"
"You can't rush things!" Su Yanxi snorted, disdainfully shaking off the stinky hand, and pointed to the bathroom, "You haven't even taken a shower yet, and you still have the nerve to touch me? Go take a shower, and come back to me asking for favors after you're done."
"Is there a benefit to taking a shower?" Bie Yunzong's eyes lit up. He immediately took off his coat and threw it on the coffee table, making a move to walk towards the bathroom. "Wife, wait for me!"
Because of the act of throwing away her coat, Su Yanxi finally saw the unfamiliar letter that Bie Yunzong had left on the coffee table and forgotten for a long time. Su Yanxi picked up the letter curiously and examined it from all angles.
"This is the stalker letter you were talking about?"
Since joining the crew, Su Yanxi has received two letters from strangers. One was a photo of her head that Qi Xiang'an had secretly slipped to her, and the other was this one. The unpleasant experience from the first one made Su Yanxi unconsciously frown as she read it.
He read aloud the words on the brown paper envelope: "'To actor Su Yanxi'...?"
He failed to take credit when he first came in, but now, as soon as his wife mentioned the letter, he hurriedly turned back even though he was almost at the bathroom door, and proudly reported to his wife.
"I found this letter under the door crack as soon as I got back! I haven't read it yet, but my keen sense of smell tells me: this was written by a sasaeng fan, there's no mistake!"
Su Yanxi snorted inwardly, thinking to herself, "Does your keen sense of smell refer to a dog's nose? If so, then it is indeed quite keen."
The envelope felt quite heavy, suggesting there were several sheets of paper inside. Before opening it, Su Yanxi took a picture with her phone for a record, then simply and roughly tore open the seal and took out all the folded letters.
As soon as the letter was pulled out, Zong hope and his companion heard a crisp "ding." Then, they both clearly saw a flash of silver light—something glittering fell to the ground.
"Wife!"
Bie Yunzong reacted quickly, bending down immediately to pick up "that beam of silver light".
"Honey, look! It's your ring!" the dog barked excitedly, holding the ring upright to show his wife. "It's back! Your ring is back!"
From this angle, the pinyin letters on the inner ring are clearly visible.
"You're back?" Su Yanxi asked in disbelief.
Chapter 138
He is still in shock and finds it hard to comprehend the sudden fact, thus failing to experience the joy of regaining what was lost.
Even more incredible than the "loss and recovery" was the thing that came to his mind first.
He thought to himself, "This is going to be difficult. This is going to be difficult!"
Just as he expected, Song Yanqi was indeed not the thief who stole the ring, and Chen Yongyan had indeed misunderstood Song Yanqi, hurting Song Yanqi's feelings with suspicion and prejudice.