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Chapter 60 Wife, Kiss on the Lips

Shen Qingxuan wore a dazzling smile and turned the phone screen toward Jiang Yubing.

On the screen her cheeks looked crimson, and panic still sparkled in her eyes.

“I must keep a souvenir when you look this pretty.”

His tone overflowed with lingering affection.

“Hmph!”

Jiang Yubing snorted softly and turned away in proud annoyance.

Yet her slightly trembling shoulders betrayed the shy turmoil inside her.

Shen Qingxuan looked at her back and smiled helplessly.

He knew very well that his sudden confession caught Jiang Yubing unprepared.

However, letting the moment drag on solved nothing.

Shen Qingxuan drew a deep breath and muttered in his heart, “Whatever!”

He simply decided to act.

The next second he gathered his courage, gently wrapped his arms around Jiang Yubing’s waist from behind, and rested his chin tenderly in the hollow of her shoulder.

He clearly felt the body in his arms tense at once like a startled little beast.

The late-autumn evening breeze lifted a few yellow leaves and sent them spinning in the air.

The wind lifted Jiang Yubing’s hair, the tips brushing Shen Qingxuan’s neck with a faint fragrance.

That light scent softened Shen Qingxuan’s heart even more.

He tilted his head slightly and asked gently, “Have you thought it through?”

The jade-like lobes of Jiang Yubing’s ears turned pink before his eyes.

She subconsciously clenched the cuff of her beige sweater, her knuckles blanching with the effort.

She stared at the distant city lights, her throat seeming to tighten.

She said in a strained voice, “Can I not be your girlfriend?”

As soon as she spoke, she felt the warm embrace behind her stiffen, the arms around her waist trembling slightly.

Jiang Yubing felt a pang and quickly said, “Don’t you want to ask why?”

After speaking, she slowly turned and lifted her eyes to Shen Qingxuan.

At that moment her almond eyes glistened like obsidian soaked in a clear spring, pure and moving.

Shen Qingxuan lowered his gaze to her reddened eye corners, his Adam’s apple bobbed, and his voice trembled, “Wh-why?”

Jiang Yubing suddenly rose on tiptoe, her pale-pink lips almost brushing his ear.

She whispered, “We are already husband and wife, aren’t we?”

Shen Qingxuan’s pupils contracted violently, and his whole body froze as if struck by lightning.

“Hus…husband and wife?”

His voice shook with disbelief and unconcealed delight.

Yes, they already received their license; in legal terms they were husband and wife.

The thought flashed through his mind, and joy flooded him like a rising tide.

A silly grin slowly spread across his face, and the corners of his lips refused to drop.

He felt like laughing; he was a man with a wife now.

Shen Qingxuan stole a glance at the girl in his arms and felt she looked like a fairy descended to earth; every frown and smile tugged at his heartstrings.

He wondered how he became so lucky to marry such a beautiful and outstanding wife.

Just as Shen Qingxuan indulged in his happiness, Jiang Yubing’s cool yet serious voice sounded, “The Jiang family rule says cheating costs three legs.”

After speaking, Jiang Yubing slowly raised her eyes and locked onto Shen Qingxuan’s face, trying to catch the slightest change.

She knew clearly that her concern for Shen Qingxuan was extraordinary.

That family rule served more as a sign of her inner insecurity than as a restraint.

She feared losing the simple and sincere man before her.

When Shen Qingxuan heard this, the happiness on his face froze, and he stood there dazed, his mind blank.

He never expected Jiang Yubing to say something like that so suddenly.

Seeing his expression, Jiang Yubing’s heart tightened sharply.

She secretly blamed herself, wondering if her words were too sharp and frightened him.

“Bingbing, what is the third leg?”

Shen Qingxuan asked in pure confusion.

His clear and innocent eyes showed no understanding of the deeper meaning.

Jiang Yubing paused and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It seemed she overthought; this idiot husband’s mind truly worked in unique ways.

A sly smile crossed Jiang Yubing’s face, and she teased on purpose, “It means that.”

Shen Qingxuan kept muttering “T…” under his breath.

Suddenly he thought of something and burst out, “Damn!”

If he really broke that rule, he would turn straight into a eunuch.

Shen Qingxuan hurriedly swallowed his earlier giggle.

He could not help asking, “Bingbing, who came up with this family rule?”

Hearing him still call her “Bingbing,” Jiang Yubing showed a trace of displeasure and pouted, “Still calling me Bingbing?”

Seeing this, Shen Qingxuan cautiously tried, “Wife Bingbing?”

Jiang Yubing answered with a soft “Mm,” her voice gentle as a spring breeze and tinged with sweetness.

She then said, “I set the rule; what, not okay?”

Shen Qingxuan nodded repeatedly and replied, “Okay, it is totally okay.”

However, once they finished speaking, the atmosphere suddenly turned awkward.

Neither had dated before, and for a moment they did not know what to say.

Each hoped the other would speak first and break the confusing silence.

Time ticked by second after second.

Shen Qingxuan stole a glance at the beloved girl in his arms; her lowered eyes and slightly flushed cheeks tugged at his heart each time he looked.

At last he drew a deep breath and broke the silence, “Wife, how about a kiss?”

Hearing this, Jiang Yubing blushed and scolded playfully, “Kiss your fat head.”

Just as Shen Qingxuan felt disappointed by the rejection and searched for a way to ease the embarrassment, Jiang Yubing suddenly wrapped her arms around his neck, rose on tiptoe, and kissed him.

Shen Qingxuan’s mind crashed in an instant, and his whole body froze.

He could not believe what was happening before his eyes.

He felt as though the air solidified and time stopped.

Only Jiang Yubing’s soft lips and the thunder of his own heartbeat remained.

Not far away, behind a rock ten meters off, Bai Youwei and Zhao Ran hid in silence.

Bai Youwei witnessed the whole scene and covered her mouth with both hands, barely keeping quiet.

She murmured, “What love spell did Shen Qingxuan cast on my best friend?”

She recalled Jiang Yubing’s usual cool and aloof manner that kept people at a distance.

Then she saw the shy and gentle expression the girl now showed before Shen Qingxuan.

Bai Youwei could not help sighing inwardly.

Indeed, love changed a person completely.

Thinking that romance could bring such earth-shaking change, Bai Youwei felt her own resolve strengthen.

Love—she would not touch it even if she were a dog.

She then turned her head, stared straight at Zhao Ran, and stated firmly, “I will never like you.”

Zhao Ran: “?”

He wondered what kind of nonsense that was this time.

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