Chapter 31

Duan Shiyan’s phone buzzed incessantly, the screen illuminating frequently.

Apart from his mischievous friends who had come to hear the gossip from his Moments, the rest of the hundreds of messages were all from the family group, all about

Famous Takeout Hoarder Master: You bastard, do you even care about your grandmother! Quickly tell me how you met the beautiful granddaughter-in-law, how old is she, where does she live, what’s her blood type, what’s her zodiac sign, what’s her birthday, what color does she like, does she like jade or diamonds? If diamonds, what color diamonds does she like? Is it red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet, pink? What does she like to eat? Sichuan, Shandong, Cantonese, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hunan, Anhui, which cuisine does she like the most? And sour, sweet, salty, bitter, spicy…

Famous Takeout Hoarder Master: I don’t care! You have to bring my beautiful granddaughter-in-law home for dinner tonight, you know that! Otherwise, I’ll curse you to have no boba pearls in your milk tea, no seasoning packets in your instant noodles, and no original flavor chicken legs on Crazy Thursday!!!

Famous Takeout Hoarder Master: You must, must, must ask clearly! Absolutely no mistakes!!!

Famous Takeout Hoarder Master: Remember to reply to me!!!

Famous Takeout Hoarder Master: Little Panda Going Crazy.jpg

Being Handsome is So Annoying: Little Panda Going Crazy.jpg

Heartbroken Legal Beauty: Little Panda Going Crazy.jpg

Wine Needs to Be a Bold Woman: Little Panda Going Crazy.jpg

All Duan Family Members: Little Panda Going Crazy.jpg

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Duan Shiyan read through all the messages in the group.

He lazily raised an eyebrow, noticing that at some point, the family group name had changed from “Temptation to Go Home” to “Waiting for the Angel to Arrive.”

Tsk.

What a cheesy name?

Who came up with this?

Duan Shiyan snorted in disdain, raising his eyes to look at Jinwu, who was sitting opposite him, nibbling on a plate of matcha red bean cake.

The corners of his lips, which had been curled up ever since they were at the Civil Affairs Bureau, couldn’t help but lift again.

His deep peach blossom eyes would always glimmer with focused and indulgent affection whenever they looked at her.

His little porcupine had a little habit.

Whenever she ate something she liked or found delicious, her eyes would unconsciously curve upwards, and she would happily sway her legs.

Just like now.

Duan Shiyan looked at her, the smile that had been playing on his lips deepened.

She was so cute.

So cute he wanted to kiss her to death???o???? ·? o????????

He suppressed the corners of his lips, which kept wanting to curl upwards, and the gaze that kept wanting to linger on her, restraining himself again and again, before finally opening the message box in the group and replying.

DSY: She’s not picky about food, but she doesn’t like onions and ginger, fish, or overly sour food. You can prepare more desserts, preferably sea salt cheese, grapes, and matcha, those three flavors. She likes strawberry milk, the xxx brand. She likes blue and purple, her birthday is on New Year’s Eve, and her zodiac sign is Aquarius. As for everything else, you guys figure it out.

DSY: Also, don’t be too enthusiastic, don’t act like a bunch of crazy fans, my wife is more introverted, don’t scare her/Little Dog Holding a Knife

Jinwu, sitting opposite him, looked up.

Seeing him hunched over, typing messages, she immediately put down her knife and fork, “Is there something going on at the company?”

He had just returned to China to take over the family business, there must be a lot of things waiting for him to do.

Jinwu: “You don’t have to stay with me, go ahead and get busy, I’ll just walk around here by myself later.”

Children who learn to be sensible too early often prioritize accommodating others and never prioritize their own emotions.

Even on such an important day as today, if it were any other girl, she would have been unhappy or disappointed to some degree.

But she wasn’t.

It wasn’t so much that she wasn’t, but rather that she wouldn’t be.

Because no one had ever allowed her to learn how to be.

Duan Shiyan’s gaze turned cold.

“Jinwu, do you know what day it is today?”

That was a strange question.

Jinwu looked at him in confusion, “It’s the day we got our marriage certificate.”

“Yes, it’s the day we got our marriage certificate.”

Duan Shiyan looked at her, raising an eyebrow.

Those deep, beautiful peach blossom eyes were shining brightly, with a youthful spirit that belonged only to him, “So, nothing is more important than accompanying my Mrs. Duan.”

Jinwu’s heart couldn’t help but flutter a little at his words.

Then she heard him continue, “I know someone has always emphasized that you need to be good, you need to be sensible, otherwise no one will love you.”

“But I want to tell you, even if you’re not good, even if you’re not sensible, there will definitely be someone who will resolutely run towards you, whether subjectively or objectively, he will only be willing to rush towards you and always favor you.”

“So, Jinwu, feel free to be yourself.”

Duan Shiyan’s gaze was direct, his arrogant and unrestrained brows exuded a carefree spirit, like a scorching sun, a warm timely rain, “My mouth is very powerful, if I say something will happen, it will definitely happen.”

Jinwu’s breath hitched.

She looked up into the bright brilliance in his eyes, her heart beating like a drum again.

Ever since he saw her Moments post at the Civil Affairs Bureau, he had been like a child who had finally gotten the candy he wanted most, his eyes shining brightly as he held his phone for a long time.

He even childishly mumbled, “What’s going on? Why can this green app only let you like something once? I wanted to like it five hundred and twenty times!”

If she hadn’t stopped him with a smile back then, he would have called someone to change the like function so he could like it 1314 times.

Remembering how Duan Shiyan had been acting like a little princess, whining and complaining, Jinwu couldn’t help but laugh.

It felt so strange.

It was as if she had just casually thrown him a piece of candy, and he would happily take it and then treasure it with satisfaction.

In the past, every time she had been proactive and sensible, all she got in return was grievance and betrayal.

Only Duan Shiyan, like a sun that didn’t need to be chased to shine on her, could warm her heart and make it bloom again, giving her the courage to be brave once more.

It made her reaffirm that her decision to choose him wasn’t impulsive, it was right.

Jinwu felt her heartstrings being gently plucked.

If it really was as he said, if there was someone who would resolutely run towards her.

She suddenly wondered, would that person be him…

As soon as the thought came to her, Jinwu’s eyelashes fluttered, and her heart inexplicably sped up.

Stop!

What! Was! She! Thinking!

She couldn’t keep thinking like this!

If she kept thinking, she would be getting her hopes up again.

“By the way, everyone at home knows we’re married.”

Just as Jinwu was lost in thought, she heard him say, “The old lady just asked if I had time to take you back for dinner, to meet them.”

“Do you want to go meet them today?”

Jinwu was taken aback.

They had agreed from the start that he would be her shield, preventing Zhou Yaning from coming to the hospital to harass her again because she had rejected his proposal to get back together with Fu Yuchen.

She would help him stabilize his family, preventing them from arbitrarily arranging his marriage.

Now that his family was asking to meet her, and he had to avoid being exposed, shouldn’t he just arrange it without asking her?

But he didn’t, instead, he asked her if she wanted to.

As if as long as she didn’t want to, he wouldn’t force her.

Jinwu’s heart warmed.

“I’m fine with it.”

She nodded, “Let’s go see them later.”

Thinking about how someone as arrogant and unrestrained as Duan Shiyan would be unable to eat a hot meal because of his family’s arranged blind dates, she could imagine how strict and authoritarian his family must be.

Especially his grandmother, she had suddenly intervened and disrupted the blind date his grandmother had arranged for him, she must be very angry.

Would she be like those evil mothers-in-law in TV dramas, would she throw an envelope full of checks at her face as soon as they met, telling her to leave her grandson?

If she refused, would she throw water on her…

Jinwu couldn’t help but feel nervous.

“Duan Shiyan.”

She clenched her fist, raising her gaze again, her eyes filled with determination, “Don’t worry, I’ll protect you.”

Duan Shiyan: ?

Huh?

“Didn’t you say your family has been forcing you to go on blind dates, and your grandmother is the one who pushes you the hardest? You don’t want to, and she even hits you?”

Jinwu winked at him, giving him a reassuring look, “So don’t be afraid, if they want to scold you or hit you, just hide behind me, I’ll protect you.”

Whether at school before or at work in the hospital now, she had seen so many difficult people, she had already developed the ability to listen to them like a lullaby.

But Duan Shiyan was different.

He had always been looked up to, even when people talked about him, they would hide behind him, like a precious and inviolable little princess.

Jinwu’s eyes were even more determined.

So she had to protect him even more, she couldn’t let anyone bully him.

Duan Shiyan: “…”

He looked at Jinwu, who had suddenly become a little knight ready to protect him, his expression was unusually confused and stuck, he felt like she had misunderstood something.

But soon, Duan Xiaogongzhu smiled.

Even though he was suddenly handed the leading man script, it wasn’t bad.

“Okay.”

Duan Shiyan propped his chin, his brows curved, his deep, alluring peach blossom eyes glimmering with intense interest, “Then I’ll leave it to the little knight, Jinwu, to protect me.”