Chapter 10: A Legitimate Couple, No Need to Be Polite

The rest of the way back, Jiang Ning was as quiet as a chicken.

Shi Feng was also as quiet as a chicken.

The only one who wasn’t quiet was Lu Dingquan.

He first reminded, seemingly generously, “Shi Tou, it’s still early, no rush, be careful driving.”

Then, he seemed to be soothing his frightened wife, looking at Jiang Ning with warm concern, “Are you alright now?”

Jiang Ning was huddled far away by the car window, her eyes fixed on the scenery outside, “…I’m fine.”

Factory Director Lu was very considerate, “That’s good, I might have something to do, but it’s okay, as long as you’re fine.”

Jiang Ning: …

After a while, the man asked in a low voice, “Just now, you said you wanted to…”

His voice carried a hint of genuine confusion, “Do something to me?”

“…”

“After all, we are a legitimate couple, Jiang Ning, you can tell me anything you want, no need to be polite with me.”

Jiang Ning closed her eyes, huddled by the window pretending not to hear.

When the car finally stopped outside the tube-shaped building on East Street, Jiang Ning pretended to wake up from a doze, said thank you, picked up her things, opened the door and ran away.

She rushed upstairs, glancing back inadvertently, and found that Lu Dingquan had also gotten out of the car and was about to follow her upstairs.

Their eyes met, and Jiang Ning had to stop and wait for him.

She wanted to know why he suddenly came upstairs, and she slowly asked, “Aren’t you going back to the factory?”

Lu Dingquan saw her pretending to be calm, his brows slightly raised, his voice in the hallway sounded particularly low, “I thought you were hoping I’d come back tonight.”

Jiang Ning: … Is this never going to end?

Why didn’t the previous story mention that this man was so sarcastic, holding on to every little thing?

She just rested her head on his thigh, almost pulled his clothes off, right?

She didn’t mean to, and she even helped him put his shirt back on later!

Although… cough, cough… when she was putting it back on, she accidentally touched his… a few times…

It’s just abs!

Jiang Ning subconsciously recalled the eight shining chocolate abs on his waist and abdomen when he came out of the shower last night.

She knew what they felt like now…

But she didn’t want to! Her paws were innocent!

In that situation, if she hadn’t grabbed him, she would have hit the glass!

She looked at Lu Dingquan resentfully, her lips moved as if she was about to explain something, but a neighbor aunt came down the hallway.

The aunt rarely saw the couple come home together, her eyes were curious, and she greeted them with a smile.

Jiang Ning’s mind moved quickly, she leaned over and gently took the man’s arm, her voice soft and gentle:

“Old Lu, of course I want you to come home at night, if you don’t come back at night, I’m so lonely, I can’t even sleep warm.”

“Oh, I felt like you lost a lot of weight in the car just now, it’s really hard for you to work outside and support the family, as the saying goes, there’s no land that’s been worked to death, only oxen that die from exhaustion, you also need to work and rest, you know, otherwise I’d really be heartbroken…”

The aunt’s expression was instantly wrong when she passed by.

After they got upstairs, Jiang Ning quickly let go of his arm.

Seeing that there was no one around, she explained in a low voice, “People were watching just now, I had to put on a show for your sake, right?”

It sounded like she was being very cooperative.

But her watery eyes intentionally held a smile as she looked at him, Lu Dingquan knew she was being deliberate.

He took out his keys and opened the door, Jiang Ning then smiled and followed him in.

He went straight to the closet to get clothes, casually picked out two sets of clothes to change into, and then went to the drawer to find the stack of paper that he had drawn on last night.

Huh? So he just came upstairs to get clothes, does he plan to stay out these days?

Jiang Ning intentionally went forward to ask with concern, “Are you busy with work these days? Do you need to prepare anything else, I’ll help you pack.”

After all, she wasn’t just taking his money for nothing, she took the money, she had to be responsible for the household expenses and some chores, including his part.

Lu Dingquan didn’t continue to harp on what happened in the car, he neatly put away his things, looked down at her with a meaningful look, “If you have anything to say, say it, I have something to do at the factory tonight.”

Sure enough, he wasn’t coming back to sleep.

Jiang Ning was obviously happy, but she couldn’t tell him what she wanted to talk to him about in a short time, she smiled, “Then go ahead, work is important, I’m not in a hurry, I’ll tell you next time.”

Lu Dingquan’s brows moved slightly.

So she meant she could only tell him at night?

His black eyes flickered with a subtle expression, and he responded indifferently, picking up his clothes and preparing to leave.

Jiang Ning put down her bag, looked at the things inside, remembered her plan for tomorrow, and still had to tell him, so she followed him.

“By the way, I have something to do tomorrow and want to go to the city, if you come back, I should be out.”

Just in case he thought she was fooling around outside.

Lu Dingquan turned around, “Going to the city?”

He pondered for a second and asked, “What’s so urgent?”

“It’s not urgent, I’m partnering with someone to do that small business, I want to go to the city’s antique shop to have a look.”

Lu Dingquan: “If it’s not urgent, go the day after tomorrow.”

“Ah?” Jiang Ning thought he had something planned for tomorrow.

He just looked at her calmly, “I’m also going to the city early the day after tomorrow, if you can get up, you can hitch a ride.”

Jiang Ning hesitated.

The man added meaningfully, “Save some money on the fare, after all, the sheep’s wool comes from the sheep.”

Jiang Ning: …

“Alright, the day after tomorrow then.”

She went back to the room and closed the door, smiling, it seemed this guy was quite self-aware.

But he could rest assured, he was her big golden sheep now, how could she bear to shear him bald?

Thinking that she could sleep on the bed tonight, and there were no men to bother her in the house, Jiang Ning couldn’t help but feel relaxed, she leisurely washed the mulberries and put them on a plate, then took out the things she had bought today and carefully examined them.

Downstairs.

When Lu Dingquan stepped out of the tube building, he inadvertently looked up at the upstairs.

He actually hadn’t failed to notice that since he mentioned divorce yesterday, her personality had become a bit strange these two days.

Different from before.

Lu Dingquan couldn’t say what he felt.

To say she was using retreat as a way to advance to get a divorce, but she was clearly not as nervous as before, and sometimes her words inexplicably carried a hint of flattery.

To say that she was truly regretting it, and wanted to avoid the divorce…

A hint of uncertainty flashed in the man’s eyes, and he lowered his gaze.

He had a ridiculous feeling, he felt that Jiang Ning should be like this now.

Suddenly, he remembered the woman’s seemingly considerate words just now, there’s no land that’s been worked to death, only oxen that die from exhaustion…

She really dared to say anything now.

Lu Dingquan suppressed the soft voice that automatically popped up in his ears, and got into the car calmly, “Let’s go.”