"Taking a shower for so long? Aren't you usually the quickest?"
"I was in a pretty good mood today, so I took a bath." Although she didn't quite understand the whole story, Su Yanxi still wanted to regain the initiative as much as possible in front of her nemesis.
He unconsciously avoided Bie Yunzong's sharp, questioning gaze, trying to force a strong tone.
"Why are you being so sarcastic? I've had a long day, can't I even take a bath to relax?"
"Okay." Bie Yunzong let go of his hand. "It's just strange that you didn't answer any of my calls, even though I made so many. You take your phone with you when you shower, so why didn't you answer a single call?"
"My phone died," Su Yanxi confessed, turning back to point to the room. "I was taking a bath, and my phone was charging in the bedroom. The bathroom is well soundproofed, so I didn't hear a thing."
"Besides, would I not answer any of them? I just happened to answer this last call, didn't I?"
"You're proud of a probability of receiving only one out of twenty calls?"
Young Master Bie unleashed his full arrogance, his sarcastic remarks growing increasingly scathing with each passing moment.
Taking advantage of his height, he looked down at Su Yanxi and said, "If I had missed so many calls, you would have become suspicious and used the opportunity to attack me, questioning whether I had cheated on you, right?"
The ambiguity in Bie Yunzong's words made Su Yanxi feel very uncomfortable.
He didn't understand Bie Yunzong's inexplicable anger, but that didn't stop him from arguing with Bie Yunzong and vying for the right to speak: "Are you here to bring up old grievances? If you come to me from home late at night not because you miss me or want to improve our relationship, but just to bring up old grievances, then Bie Yunzong, you're finished. I won't talk to you for the next two weeks."
"This trick again?"
Normally clingy, always pestering his wife with "I love you, my wife is the best," this big dog was acting completely differently tonight.
Tonight, Bie Yunzong is a domineering young master who is assertive and unyielding, and a vicious wolf who howls and bares its fangs under the full moon.
"It's always you threatening me, not me threatening you. In the same situation, you can suspect me of cheating and make a scene, but I can't have even the slightest suspicion of you?"
Chapter 121
Bie Yunzong clenched his fists in anger, took out his phone and showed Su Yanxi a Weibo interface.
"You said you're in a good mood today? Why are you in a good mood? Is it because of this?"
Bie Yunzong's hand was trembling as she held her phone.
"I know there's a lot of backstabbing and intrigue in the entertainment industry, but what about this? Last time, I could tell at a glance that there was no ambiguity between you two in the candid photo, but this...?"
"I'm sorry, but to me it looks very intimate."
Bie Yunzong's words bombarded Su Yanxi's head like cannonballs, leaving him feeling like his brain couldn't function properly. While looking at Bie Yunzong's phone, he even momentarily lost focus, struggling to concentrate before finally making out the pictures and text on the screen.
The large characters #YanXi# clearly indicate what kind of pictures those are.
It's clearly a couple image of him and Chen Yongyan. And the blogger who posted the picture and text is a fan of the couple.
"If this is the reason you're in a good mood today, then I'm truly sorry. I don't seem to be able to give you this kind of emotional experience normally." Bie Yunzong continued through gritted teeth, "Su Yanxi, in the two or three days I was away, was your tenderness and joy given to this person?"
"...Of course not."
Su Yanxi guessed that her jealous husband must have misunderstood! Judging from his stern tone and angry expression, this time it was a real misunderstanding!
But just now, he tried to regain control of the conversation, which only made his already misunderstanding husband even angrier.
Now that she understood the reason, Su Yanxi quickly softened her voice and comforted her husband.
“No, that’s not it. Chen Yongyan and I were just rehearsing our lines.” Su Yanxi tried her best to explain to Bie Yunzong. “Chen Yongyan and I are both actors who rely on emotional experience. We need to immerse ourselves in the role and simulate the lines and actions to find the emotions. After being scolded by the director today because we weren’t in good form, we found a small corner and went over the scenes and lines in the play together.”
"Oh." Bie Yunzong's mood did not improve, and he coldly retorted to Su Yanxi, "Then why is there no ambiguous atmosphere between you and Cheng Zhuo, but there is with this guy surnamed Chen?"
"Because Cheng Zhuo is different from Chen Yongyan. Cheng Zhuo is a technical actor who can find emotions through technique without needing to experience them, so he doesn't need such unnecessary simulation."
"Then what exactly does this simulation refer to?" Bie Yunzong persisted, his tone becoming even more aggressive.
Bie Yunzong's attitude gave Su Yanxi the wrong impression. It was as if he were some heinous criminal, and Bie Yunzong was whipping him with a pigtail while questioning him.
"You mean the actions? I can barely understand them. Like you said before, when you're acting opposite someone, it's impossible to have no physical contact at all; so you hug, touch heads, and put your arms around each other's necks, I understand—I try my best to understand."
"but--"
Bie Yunzong sniffed, picked up his phone, and tapped away with trembling fingertips to find another set of pictures.
"What's this?
"Don't tell me this is also a 'simulation' by you emotional experience actors?"
Su Yanxi narrowed his eyes and looked closely. After seeing the details of the picture, he couldn't help but gasp.
That night, he opened the door and let Chen Yongyan into the room, which was secretly filmed!
Although he and Chen Yongyan were both innocent, the way Chen Yongyan crouched down and sneaked into his room really looked like they were having an affair!
"this……"
"Still trying to argue?" Bie Yunzong was heartbroken, his face filled with disappointment in Su Yanxi. "I've emphasized time and again that you shouldn't get so close to this person—I don't like it, I'm unhappy about it, but why..."
The anger in his words eventually turned into disappointment and sadness.
Why do you still do things I don't like, honey?
Author's Note:
After a small argument, let's have a big one!
Old married couples, the more they argue, the better their relationship becomes! (fierce cat face)
#50 I'm so in love with you, I love you so much!
If Bie Yunzong were only angry or furious, Su Yanxi might feel a little better.
But instead of anger, Bie Yunzong's initial anger turned into disappointment and sadness. These two low emotions combined made Su Yanxi feel countless apologies.
In less than a second, Su Yanxi had reflected on every detail of her seven years of life with Bie Yunzong from beginning to end.
He increasingly realized that the difference between his standards for Bie Yunzong and Bie Yunzong's standards for him was more than just a little.
"I'm sorry, honey." Overwhelmed with guilt, Su Yanxi immediately apologized, "It was because I didn't think things through enough, and I made you suffer."
I thought that the apology would make Bie Yunzong feel better, but unexpectedly, Bie Yunzong was even more disappointed after hearing the apology.
"Why are you apologizing?" Bie Yunzong frowned, his expression so sad that Su Yanxi wanted to touch his face. "If you apologize to me like this, I'll think... I'll think—"
"I didn't," Su Yanxi hurriedly added. "I haven't done anything to wrong you or betray you. I'm just simply sorry for my double standards."
"Honey, I've been taking your love for granted too much, and I've always been hypocritical; I treat you with strict standards, but I use lenient standards to discipline myself."
"So you didn't do it, right?" Bie Yunzong only listened to the first few sentences, stepped forward and squeezed Su Yanxi's shoulder, speaking urgently, "You didn't do it, and you don't like Chen Yongyan, right?"
“Yes,” Su Yanxi answered without hesitation, “Of course.”
He couldn't restrain himself and followed his true feelings, raising his hand to cup Bie Yunzong's face.
She gazed at the handsome face before her, tracing her husband's features with her slender fingertips. The more she looked at the furrowed brows, the more self-reproach and guilt she felt.
"It's a misunderstanding, you fool. Why would I abandon my wonderful husband of seven years to fall for a fellow actor I've only known for a little over half a month?"
Chapter 122
"Why did you let him into the room so late at night?"
Bie Yunzong gradually became aggrieved, and the domineering and fierce attitude he had when he first entered the door was gone.
"Was it the night I got home? We even had a video chat."
“I told you something was wrong, but you kept making excuses. Was he right next to you when you were arguing and flirting with me?”
“…Yes.” Su Yanxi chose to be honest, but immediately after answering, he explained, “He is by my side, but we are absolutely, absolutely not having an affair!”
“Something urgent happened, and he’s staying with me for a while. I haven’t figured out the situation yet, so I didn’t tell you the truth right away.”
Su Yanxi sighed softly, gently stroking Bie Yunzong's face, and said regretfully.
“I made the wrong judgment. I should have told you the truth immediately. If I had, the misunderstanding wouldn’t have become so big and so deep.”
Bie Yunzong seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and hugged Su Yanxi tightly as if a great weight had been lifted from his shoulders: "It's good that it was a misunderstanding. Waaah, wife..."
The wolf howled a few times, and before it could even survive the full moon night, it turned back into a pitiful little dog.
He made a sticky, whimpering sound in his throat again, and hugged his wife, rubbing against her haphazardly.
"Honey, I thought you didn't want me anymore. I thought I could no longer bring you joy, so you..."
Why would you think that?
Su Yanxi felt heartbroken and helpless, wondering why Bie Yunzong was so anxious and fearful.
The reason is definitely related to him; he hasn't given his wife enough reassurance. He's wondering if he's been talking to his husband less on the phone or video chatting lately. With work getting busier again, where exactly has he neglected their relationship?
"Have I been neglecting you lately? Why are you acting so scared and panicked? You make me feel like a failure. I haven't fulfilled my duties as a husband and wife, and haven't been able to soothe your emotions when necessary."
"My existence should have put your mind at ease, so why is it making you feel anxious and uneasy instead?"
“Because…” Bie Yunzong answered softly, “that guy surnamed Chen is also younger than you; he’s like me, a younger brother.”
Upon learning the truth, Su Yanxi felt a mix of amusement and exasperation, but also a greater sense of sympathy and affection for her dog.
"You feel insecure because he's younger than you?" Su Yanxi countered. "Do you think I like younger men?"
"Otherwise what?" Bie Yunzong pouted, lowered his head, and rested his head on his slightly smaller wife's shoulder, his tone displeased. "I'm just a younger brother, aren't I?"
"But I don't like younger brothers. What should I do?"
"Huh?" Bie Yunzong was stunned. "You don't like me?"
Su Yanxi sighed, pulled Bie Yunzong to sit on the bed in the bedroom, and carefully and patiently comforted the silly big dog.
"I don't like older men or younger men; I don't like gentle and kind men or stubborn and gloomy men. I like Bie Yunzong, but I don't like any of the labels attached to him."
"Do you understand this explanation?"
Bie Yunzong was stunned for a moment, and after a long pause, he still didn't understand. With a bewildered look, he asked, "Then, wife, do you like me or not?"
Su Yanxi was exasperated by her husband's lack of understanding and couldn't help but reach out and pinch Bie Yunzong's ear: "You! You're so slow-witted, yet you're incredibly clever when you need to be, a master of playing dumb to outsmart others! And yet, when you shouldn't be slow-witted, you're so slow that I want to punch you!"
Bie Yunzong innocently covered his head: "You like it one minute and dislike it the next, I really don't understand... Wife, stop teasing me at a time like this, just say what you mean."
"Wasn't I direct enough? Since you still don't understand, let me explain it to you in simpler terms."
"I don't like you because you're younger than me. I like you because you're Bie Yunzong. I like you—I just like you."
Originally, I thought this explanation would put Bie Yunzong at ease, but I didn't expect that after hearing the explanation, Bie Yunzong would be even more confused and puzzled.