Leaving the Zhong family, Mu Qingyi had her eyes swollen from crying, walking silently behind Shen Ye.
Shen Ye turned around to look at her and asked:
"Mu Qingyi, your revenge has been taken. When are we going to get a divorce?"
Mu Qingyi looked like a startled rabbit, instantly grabbing Shen Ye's arm and blurting out anxiously:
"Who said I wanted to divorce you? I don't agree! Don't even think about divorcing me!"
Shen Ye said:
"Your revenge is complete. I have no more value to you..."
Mu Qingyi shook her head fiercely, cutting Shen Ye off, and said with determination:
"You are Mu Qingyi's lawful husband. I will never divorce you, so you can put that thought out of your head!"
"I manipulated your emotions to get you to marry me, and I even used you to help me get revenge."
"All of that was my fault. You can call me despicable, shameless, and brazen, but I am not divorcing you."
"I will make it up to you in the future. I promise to keep you satisfied and ensure you never regret marrying me."
Looking into Mu Qingyi's sincere gaze, a soft spot in Shen Ye's heart was touched.
Having grown up in an orphanage, it was easy for him to tell the difference between genuine feelings and hypocrisy.
In today's material world, a straightforward and sincere girl like Mu Qingyi was rare indeed.
Shen Ye put on an air of casual indifference and said:
"You're not bad-looking—just barely passing, barely good enough for me. We can try falling in love after marriage."
Mu Qingyi broke into a wide, cheerful smile and tightly hugged Shen Ye's arm.
"However..."
Shen Ye changed the subject:
"I have three conditions. We need to set down some ground rules first."
"Hehe, never mind three conditions—I'd agree to three hundred!" Mu Qingyi giggled.
Mu Qingyi felt an immense sense of gratitude toward Shen Ye. If not for him, she would never have been able to avenge her family in this lifetime.
Shen Ye gave a light cough and said with a completely straight face:
"You know I'm a big flirt, so rule number one: you can't interfere with me going out to pick up girls!"
Mu Qingyi stared at Shen Ye with wide eyes. Was this something a normal human being would say?
He was a total beast!
"Rule number two: you cannot stop me from seeking my own happiness!"
Mu Qingyi: "..."
"Rule number three: if I have physical needs, you must satisfy them unconditionally!"
Mu Qingyi glared at Shen Ye with puffed-out cheeks, stamped her foot, and snapped:
"Shen Ye, what do you take me for? Why don't you just drop dead?!"
"Ugh, scum!"
"Dirty scumbag!"
Shen Ye burst out laughing:
"Since you don't agree, then we'll just call it quits."
"I'll see you at the civil affairs bureau tomorrow morning—remember to bring my marriage certificate!"
Just when Shen Ye expected Mu Qingyi to back down in the face of difficulty, she actually chased after him.
Shen Ye glanced at her sideways and asked with a grin:
"Mu Qingyi, could it be that you've agreed to my conditions?"
Mu Qingyi gave Shen Ye a defiant look, brandished her dainty fist, and said:
"I do agree! Like I'm afraid of you!"
Shen Ye looked at Mu Qingyi suspiciously and asked, "You won't regret it?"
Mu Qingyi's cheeks flushed slightly as she let out a soft huff:
"You're my lawful husband, only a fool would regret it!"
"I'll keep you so well-fed at home that you won't have the energy to go straying outside."
Amused, Shen Ye burst into loud laughter.
This little girl was actually quite interesting and fun.
Shen Ye smiled:
"Since you've agreed, let's call it a day for now."
"Daodao is still at the hotel. I need to go keep her company."
Mu Qingyi was about to retort when Shen Ye cut her off, smiling amiably:
"Remember our ground rules—you are not allowed to stop me from picking up girls."
Mu Qingyi took a deep breath, a sweet smile blooming on her face as she asked gently:
"Honey, when are you coming home with me, then?"
"I have to take you home to meet my family eventually. My mom and sister haven't met you yet."
Shen Ye pretended to ponder for a moment before saying:
"Tomorrow, after I wake up, I'll go meet your family."
Mu Qingyi ground her teeth, looking ready to take a bite out of Shen Ye right then and there.
Finally, she took Shen Ye's phone, dialed her own number, saved her contact info, and huffed:
"Call me the moment you wake up tomorrow, and I'll come pick you up."
"If you dare try to run, I'll search to the ends of the earth to find you."
With that, Mu Qingyi stormed off in a huff.
Watching her retreating figure, a smile touched the corners of Shen Ye's mouth.
"Hey, stop staring, she's already out of sight!"
Xiao Daodao drove up and called out to Shen Ye.
Shen Ye pulled back his gaze and got into the Ferrari.
"Shen Ye, what do you think of Mu Qingyi? Is she your type?" Xiao Daodao asked.
A smile unconsciously appeared on Shen Ye's face as he replied:
"She's a girl with both courage and brains. She loves and hates fiercely, knows how to be grateful, and is both pure and spirited."
Xiao Daodao covered her forehead and muttered:
"It's over. Looks like you've fallen for her."
"This is the first time I've ever heard you give a girl such a review. You've met your destined match."
Shen Ye let his gaze wander over Xiao Daodao and chuckled slyly:
"Daodao, my evaluation of you is pretty high too."
Xiao Daodao glared at him and snapped:
"Get lost!"
"You're not my type at all. I like strong men!"
When Xiao Daodao learned about the ground rules Shen Ye had set with Mu Qingyi, she flew into a rage and cursed:
"Shen Ye, you really are a beast! How could you say something so shameless?!"
"I'm starting to feel sorry for Mu Qingyi. If you weren't my junior brother, I'd beat you up myself!"
Shen Ye chuckled dryly:
"I was just trying to get her to back down. Who knew she'd actually agree?"
"If I'd known she was going to be so stubborn, I definitely wouldn't have said it."
Xiao Daodao rolled her eyes at Shen Ye and curled her lips:
"Hypocrite. Don't think I don't know that's your true desire."
"All men are cut from the same cloth—you all want the red flag at home to never fall while the colored flags flutter proudly outside."
"Flirting and having fun is in a man's nature. Don't tell me you're any different, unless you're not a man!"
Shen Ye: "..."
Back at the hotel, Xiao Daodao immediately shared Shen Ye's ground rules with her sisters in their private group chat.
The chat instantly exploded, and the sisters chimed in with their thoughts.
Senior Sister: "Utterly shameless! Truly worthy of our junior brother—a true man through and through!"
Second Senior Sister: "Shameless and perverted as always! But I love it, hahaha!"
Third Senior Sister: "Hehe, Junior Brother is a man of genuine character—so straightforward! A man like this is worth entrusting your life to!"
Fourth Senior Sister: "Hmm, looks like I need to prepare some vitality-boosting pills for Junior Brother so he doesn't suffer from kidney deficiency!"
Sixth Senior Sister: "Wow, Junior Brother is an insatiable little scoundrel, so bad!"
Seeing Xiao Daodao furiously typing away on her phone, Shen Ye asked with bewilderment:
"Daodao, who are you chatting with that has you so absorbed?"
"I'm chatting with a handsome guy, jealous?" Xiao Daodao huffed.
Shen Ye rubbed his chin and grinned mischievously:
"Aside from me, what other man in this world could put up with your fiery temper, and who else could satisfy you?"
While Xiao Daodao went to take a shower, Shen Ye sneaked a look at her phone.
When he saw the conversation in the sisters' chat group, Shen Ye blew his top and yelled:
"Xiao Daodao, you're ruining my reputation! How could you leak my secrets?!"
...