Chapter 38.2

For some reason, Meng Zhengrong suddenly thought of the day he and Xu Yuan held their wedding. She walked in holding Father Xu”s arm, and the usually smiling Father Xu had a rare expressionless face.

Now that he thought about it, he should feel fortunate that Father Xu didn’t execute him on the spot.

“Your dad said to just ignore Pingting. He believes that the more you interfere, the deeper their feelings will grow. It’s better to let them figure it out themselves. Who knows, they might break up in less than a year or so.”

Mother Meng really didn’t want to talk about how furious Father Meng was when it came to discussing breakups.

After saying goodbye to Mother Meng, Meng Zhengrong and Xu Yuan both felt a bit stuffed, so they wandered around a nearby mall, where they ended up buying a lot of things.

Meng Zhengrong had now realized that as long as they went out shopping and could let Xu Yuan buy, she would be very happy, and the smile on her face was genuine.

The mall seemed to have a blurred sense of seasons.

Although it was the peak of summer, they had already started displaying autumn and even winter clothing.

Xu Yuan spotted a trench coat that matched well with the skinny jeans she was wearing today.

She walked in front of Meng Zhengrong and twirled around. “What do you think?”

Having been caught up in the shopping excitement, Xu Yuan was no longer aloof; she was as happy as a little bee.

As this metaphor flashed through Meng Zhengrong’s mind, he thought Xu Yuan was simply adorable.

The store’s sales assistant was also watching them, and Meng Zhengrong was very willing to show affection in front of others. He reached out to pat Xu Yuan on the head, nodding with a doting smile, “It looks great, so let’s buy it.”

“Sure!”

Look, she didn’t say “say it” or “okay,” but instead used an inexplicably charming “sure.”

Xu Yuan had many sides to her. Most of the time, she was quite composed; it wasn’t that she did it on purpose, but rather it was part of her character. When shopping, she was very happy and easily satisfied, but when dealing with “enemies,” she was sharp and unyielding.

He looked forward to seeing more of her different sides.

The two of them didn’t return home until around two o’clock, and since they had eaten a lot in the morning, they weren’t very hungry at that time.

Little did they know, not long after arriving home, Song Yu dropped by uninvited.

They didn’t go to the study to talk business but sat on the sofa in the living room watching TV. Meng Zhengrong didn’t know why Song Yu was there, so when Xu Yuan went to the kitchen to get drinks, he disdainfully said, “What are you doing here? If there’s nothing going on, you should leave early.”

He and Xu Yuan have to work five days a week and they don’t have much time to spend together. When they finally have a weekend off, naturally they have to spend the whole day together.

What was Song Yu even doing here? Did he think the bathroom lights in his house weren’t bright enough?

“Can’t I just come over to sit for a while? Can’t you feel sorry for me being single?” Song Yu rolled his eyes.

“Not a chance.”

Xu Yuan stood in front of the fridge. Ever since she found out that Meng Zhengrong liked old popsicles, she had asked the housekeeper to buy some. Today was hot, and although the air conditioning was on, she still felt a bit irritable.

After thinking for a moment, she took out two old popsicles from the fridge and grabbed a bottle of juice.

When she returned to the living room, she placed the juice on the coffee table in front of Song Yu. “You must be hot after coming over. Drink something.”

Meng Zhengrong looked at the two popsicles in her hand, and so did Song Yu.

Song Yu joked, “Xiao Yuan, you’re really down to earth, liking this stuff.”

Song Yu used to love old popsicles when he was in high school, but he had stopped eating them later, so he still recognized the packaging.

Even though Xu Yuan had asked the housekeeper to buy the popsicles, only she knew that Meng Zhengrong liked them. Every time Meng Zhengrong took a popsicle from the fridge and saw someone, he would always say he was getting it for Xu Yuan…

If Song Yu found out that he liked this…

With Song Yu’s nature, he would definitely pretend it was nothing and announce it on his social media.

No, that wouldn’t do!

Meng Zhengrong quickly took the initiative and said to Xu Yuan, “Why are you bringing this? I don’t like it. I’ve told you so many times not to eat this cheap ice cream. It’s all made from inferior syrup.”

Xu Yuan was stunned.

But she quickly realized that Meng Zhengrong was just acting neurotic. She wasn’t close to Song Yu, so there was no need to expose Meng Zhengrong in front of him.

Well, she decided to be magnanimous and play along with him this time.

It was ridiculous that he was being so secretive about eating an old popsicle.

If she were a bit more mischievous, she could just throw the popsicles back in the fridge. But she knew Meng Zhengrong must be dying to eat it and had to hold back. What was wrong with eating an old popsicle?

Xu Yuan handed one popsicle to Meng Zhengrong. “I wasn’t going to eat it, but since you said that, here, you should try it.”

To be honest, Meng Zhengrong was being quite stubborn. Xu Yuan had already played along, and he could just take it, but he had to be coy. “I’m not eating it, it’s too cheap.”

Xu Yuan was getting a bit impatient and was about to retract her hand. “Fine, if you don’t want it.”

Meng Zhengrong hurriedly snatched the popsicle from her hand, tearing open the packaging as he said, “Fine, fine, I’ll reluctantly eat it. I don’t want you to throw a tantrum again.”

Xu Yuan: “…”

Meng Zhengrong turned to Song Yu and said, “She’s like this, wanting me to try everything she likes, even things I don’t like.”

If she could, Xu Yuan would love to expose Meng Zhengrong, but then again, she felt a bit sorry for him. He clearly loved this, yet he had to hide it from everyone for some reason.

Song Yu spoke with a hint of envy, “Just enjoy it, will you?”

When women are in love, they hope their partner will try what they like and force them to eat what they don’t like.

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