After filming that night and returning to the hotel, Su Yanxi's eyelids started twitching uncontrollably again.
He kept jumping left and right, unable to tell whether it meant good or bad luck was coming. After relaxing on the sofa for a while, he heard someone push the door open and come in.
Looking up, he saw Bie Yunzong peeking out, grinning foolishly at him: "Hi, wife."
"What are you doing, sneaking around like that? Come in." Su Yanxi pressed her temples, poured herself a glass of warm water, drank a few sips, and then placed it on the coffee table, gesturing for Bienzong to drink more. "Where did you get the room key?"
"I got it from Xiao Hai. Even his little follower has a spare room key, but I don't. That doesn't make sense, does it?" Bie Yunzong obediently went into the room to drink water. After finishing, he smacked his lips and cautiously probed, "You're not angry with me for not going back to Beicheng, are you?"
“I can’t afford to be angry with you.” Su Yanxi shrugged, stood up and took out the 100 million yuan check from her bag. “If I get angry with you, it will upset Mom and Dad. If I receive too many red envelopes like this, I’m afraid it will shorten my lifespan.”
What kind of red envelope?
Bie Yunzong took it, glanced at it curiously, and then showed a look of disgust.
"Huh..."
"Why are you reacting like this?" Su Yanxi pulled the check back. "You think it's too little?"
"How could I complain about too little? I clearly think it's too much." Bie Yunzong slumped onto the sofa, grumbling, "It would have been so much better if you had delivered it later. Did you have to betray your own son? Really..."
"What do you mean by 'too much'? Am I not worthy of receiving a 200 million yuan red envelope?" Su Yanxi reached out and poked Bie Yunzong. "Sit up and speak properly."
Bie Yunzong reluctantly sat up straight and confessed honestly, "I got you a car, it cost over twenty million. I wanted to surprise you and make you happy, but Mom and Dad beat me to it!"
He looked very unhappy, his little mouth pouting so much it seemed to reach the sky.
"Compared to 200 million, a car worth 20 million is not good at all... Isn't this betraying your own son?"
Having figured out the reason, Su Yanxi chuckled and considerately sat down next to her nemesis husband, rubbing the big, smelly dog's belly: "Why did you buy me a car out of the blue?"
"Because you don't have a car in Guangcheng." Bie Yunzong pulled out a car pick-up receipt. "You were so angry a few days ago, so I ordered one as an apology gift for my wife."
Su Yanxi took the voucher and saw that it was the Aston Martin supercar he had been eyeing for a long time.
"How did you know I liked this?" Su Yanxi was pleasantly surprised. She cupped her husband's face, rubbed it, and happily planted a kiss on his cheek. "I've had my eye on it for a long time. I heard that the waiting list for delivery is until next year, so I haven't ordered it yet."
“Last time we went to the auto show together, you dragged me to this car’s booth at least three times. I knew then that you really liked this one.” Bie Yunzong put his arm around his wife’s waist and said regretfully, “But even if I use my global VIP status to reserve it, I still have to wait a week. I won’t be able to pick it up until this time next week.”
"It's alright, I'm happy that you thought of me." Su Yanxi didn't break free from Bie Yunzong's embrace, but instead leaned against her husband's chest. "You haven't been around all day, have you? You've been busy ordering cars, haven't you?"
“Yeah, right.” Bie Yunzong rubbed his chin against his wife’s soft, fragrant hair. “If I had known Mom and Dad were going to give such a big red envelope, I would have sped up! Giving a sports car after a 200 million red envelope is so lame…”
“Where is it inferior? The 200 million red envelope is a token of my appreciation, and the 20 million sports car is a token of my appreciation; if you hadn’t gone to order the sports car today, but instead spent the whole day working hard in the handmade cake shop to DIY a unique cake for me, I would still be happy even if you only spent 20 yuan.”
Su Yanxi kissed Bie Yunzong's cheek.
Gifts have a price, but the sentiment behind them is priceless.
After receiving two generous gifts, he once again felt what he valued and cherished most—priceless sentiments.
Because she was the rightful daughter-in-law of another family and the beloved wife of Bie Yunzong, her parents-in-law and Bie Yunzong themselves would devote their hearts to her without reservation.
Bie Yunzong flew to Guangcheng just because of a single word from him, and ordered a multi-million dollar supercar only to apologize. Her in-laws gave her a 200 million yuan red envelope without batting an eye. Apart from her brother and sister-in-law, who are also daughters-in-law of other families, only Su Yanxi could enjoy such treatment.
In this respect, Su Yanxi believed she had won.
They won effortlessly.
Surrounded by the halo of other young mistresses, Su Yanxi couldn't understand what methods those women outside would use to win him over, or how they could possibly defeat him.
If they can't win, they should just give up.
A week later, on the day she was to pick up her car, Su Yanxi happened to have no work scheduled. She dressed up smartly and went to the store with her nemesis husband to pick up the car.
These luxury car brands place great emphasis on customer service and make the car delivery ceremony exceptionally grand. They not only wear white gloves and present a gift box containing the car key and a personalized charm, but also offer flowers, champagne, and take photos of the owner and the luxury car together.
"Mr. Su, why don't you have your wife stand with you and take a picture with the luxury car?" Even the sales staff at the luxury car flagship store were dressed in suits and exuded elegance.
Su Yanxi readily accepted the salesperson's suggestion and waved to the dog waiting nearby: "Come here! This is the car you bought for me, so of course you have to take a picture with me. Come on, come on."
Bie Yunzong straightened his clothes with an air of importance, then went over and took the champagne from Su Yanxi, holding the bottle in one hand and his arm around his wife's waist with the other. His wife was holding a bouquet of flowers, her smile a hundred times more beautiful than the flowers themselves.
When checking the photos, don't let him pretend to be aloof and cold while keeping quiet. His actual action of taking out his phone to save the photos already betrays him!
Chapter 42
Looking at the finished image on the camera preview, he thought to himself, "This is a perfect match, isn't it? Right, right!"
But Su Yanxi's attention wasn't on the pictures. He noticed a security guard behaving strangely, constantly taking pictures of the inside through the huge floor-to-ceiling glass with his phone.
Su Yanxi's keen intuition, a combination of that of a young mistress from another family and a returning celebrity, made her frown uncomfortably and immediately alert the store manager.
Who is that person taking pictures outside the door?
Author's Note:
The in-laws' thought is similar: Give the daughter-in-law more money, so she won't be driven away by her jerk son.
Dog: I'm so wronged, I'm really so wronged
#23 The lingering scent is exactly the same as the unrealistic one.
"Sorry, sorry, we'll go find out what happened right away."
The store manager hurriedly apologized and asked someone to bring in the security guard who had been secretly taking photos outside for questioning.
Bie Yunzong was a beat slow to react; he only realized what was happening after saving the picture. He frowned and asked unhappily, "Who took a picture of my wife?"
His wife is so beautiful, it's a blessing if anyone gets a second glance! And to take pictures of her without permission is even worse.
When the security guard was brought before Zong hope and the other person, he was very calm and composed, not at all like someone caught doing something wrong.
When asked to hand over his phone for inspection, he obediently did. But what I found out was that he wasn't taking pictures; he was recording a video!
Su Yanxi found it strange and asked the security guard, "Why are you taking pictures of me without my consent? Are you trying to gather information about me?"
The security guard's uniform was loose and looked somewhat sloppy, not like a typical employee of the flagship store. According to a salesperson, he was the security guard who guarded the back gate of the garden, and somehow ended up in the showroom's front hall.
"I don't have any," the security guard answered decisively. "I know the cars here are very expensive, and I can't afford them, so I just wanted to see what a luxury car worth tens of millions looks like."
"I recorded a video to take back for my son to see. He's five years old, which is the age when he really likes cars."
The security guard looked to be in his forties, and perhaps because of his sloppy attire, he gave off a sense of being a failure in his career.
Logically speaking, Su Yanxi wouldn't have a good impression of this type of person—jobs may not be considered poor or lowly, but a person's spirit often reflects their character.
But the security guard's words touched Su Yanxi, reminding her of her father.
"Your son likes cars, right? Then you can take lots of pictures, even inside, and send some back for your son to see." Su Yanxi smiled and opened the car door so the security guard could take pictures.
He thought that this security guard might not be a good man, doing an inconspicuous job and dressing sloppily, but his concern for his son was ultimately the right thing to do.
If he put himself in the shoes of his own father, he could understand the security guard's thoughts. Out of respect for the "father" figure, Su Yanxi was willing to address the security guard as "you" (formal).
"Really? Great!" The security guard was delighted to receive permission and openly started patting the car. "Sir, would you like to get in and take a picture too? I want to include you in the picture so I can tell my son to learn from you!"
Bie Yunzong was unhappy and pulled Su Yanxi aside, whispering, "Why is this person so fussy? It would have been fine to just take pictures of the car, but she had to take pictures of the person too..."
Don't let me think that once my wife makes a successful comeback, she'll definitely be a hot actress in the entertainment industry! Her appearance fee will be in the tens of millions. Do you think a small security guard can just take on a role like that?
"Don't be so stingy—you'll understand when you have the chance to be a father in the future."
Su Yanxi ignored Bie Yunzong's words and pulled her nemesis husband into the car, letting the security guards record and take photos.
Bie Yunzong muttered under his breath, "It's only because you can't have children. If you could, I'd already have two kids."
Su Yanxi raised an eyebrow: "Hmm, what did you say?"
Bie Yunzong shut his mouth and dared not answer.
After the photo was taken, the security guard left happily, and the store manager breathed a sigh of relief, thanking Su Yanxi along with the sales staff.
Su Yanxi felt she had done a good deed, and as she drove away, she hummed a little tune, in a very good mood: "What should we eat later?"
Bie Yunzong, who rarely gave up the driver's seat, replied sullenly, "Eat my wife."
"Itchy skin?"
"Ugh, I don't want you to be filmed by other people..." Bie Yunzong was still bothered by it. "Honey, you really are something, letting others film you so casually. Aren't you afraid they'll use it for bad things?"
"What bad things could I possibly do?" Su Yanxi said indifferently, turning the car onto the main road. "If you're upright and honest, why should you be afraid of others plotting against you?"
“That’s true.” Bie Yunzong immediately understood. “The video is full of sweet moments between the two of us. It’s no big deal if it gets exposed, hehe.”
"Virtue".
While waiting at the traffic light, Su Yanxi pinched the dog's cheek, then pulled it over and gave it a kiss.
"After today, we have to go back to Beicheng tomorrow morning. We agreed on this before, and we can't go back on our word again."
“Okay…” Bie Yunzong’s mood, which had finally become lighter, became heavier again. “But wife, your filming in Guangcheng is almost finished, right? Once you’re done, shouldn’t you go back?”
"Also, have the property ownership certificates for that little villa been processed?"
"No way? It should still be about a week. After filming, we'll need to check for any omissions or gaps, see if there's anything that needs to be added, and only after that can we move the location back to Beicheng."
"I don't know anything about the Western-style house. What, you want to move in?"
"It's not impossible. That villa is just the right size for the two of us."
Don't indulge your wife's groping on her thigh like a spoiled little husband, or fawn over her with compliments.
"My wife is amazing! She can already afford to buy a small villa outright! I really want to live off her for the rest of my life!"
"Don't give me that—take your hand away!" Su Yanxi was amused and slapped away Bie Yunzong's groping hand before continuing her spiel. "If you want to live off me, behave yourself. If you make me unhappy again, I'll make you sleep under a bridge tonight."
Bie Yunzong pretended to be scared and shrank his neck: "Haven't I been good lately? Apart from going out for a walk after breakfast, lunch and dinner, I've just been waiting for you to get off work at the hotel."
Chapter 43
"Even full-time stay-at-home dads aren't as dedicated as me!"
"Yes, yes, you're the most dedicated." Su Yanxi replied in a light tone, focused on driving. "Since you're so well-behaved, I'll reward you with two extra chicken legs for lunch."
Seeing his wife's cheerful tone and relaxed expression, as if she was in an extremely good mood, Bie Yunzong mustered up his courage and tentatively asked, "Is it just chicken legs for lunch? At the very least, shouldn't I have some meat for dinner?"
Not satisfied with verbal probing, he even winked and hinted to his wife: We're having meat tonight!
He has really abstained from sex for a long time this time! Although he sleeps with his wife every day and holds her soft, fragrant body, he can't do anything else except kiss and hug her.
It's better not to look at something than to eat it!
"Want to eat meat?" Su Yanxi snorted, and as she turned right, she gave Bie Yunzong a playful wink. "Dream on."