Return to the Day When My Pregnant Wife Jumped Off the Building-Chapter 197: Self-Deception is Difficult_1

By midday, Yun Shi Yu finally emerged from the Yun Group building.

From his seat inside the Aston Martin, relishing a massage, Xiao Ming caught sight of her from afar. He hastily got out of his car, pulled out a cigarette, snapped it in half, then lit it, feigning the appearance he’d been waiting outside all along.

"Hey! What’s the meaning of this?" Zhou Qingyuan questioned discontentedly, "You’re acting as if you’re having an affair with some old lady.

Even if you’re feeling guilty, it should be in the presence of Jiang Xue, shouldn’t it!"

Xiao Ming stretched lazily, "I’m tired. I just want to have my meal early and then head home; I don’t want to listen to you two bickering anymore."

Zhou Qingyuan’s eyes darted about as she mussed up her hair and tore open her collar, leaning on him as though exhausted from their tryst.

"Can’t you stop messing around?" Xiao Ming said with a headache, "I’ve made my intentions quite clear; I will spend this life with only my wife. Neither of you stand a chance, understand?"

Zhou Qingyuan pouted, feeling aggrieved, "I don’t care! I just can’t lose to Yun Shi Yu."

"What have you lost?"

"You spent last night in her bed."

"It was just a matter of sleeping, alone at that."

"I don’t care, I don’t care!" The girl stomped her feet like a spoiled child, "Slept means slept!"

Xiao Ming looked up to the heavens and sighed deeply, on the verge of tears.

The heavens never provide pies for free. Forcing a hopeful reformed scoundrel into a temptation of beauty and emotions, he figured this might just be a side effect of reincarnation.

Though it seemed a bit like taking advantage and still playing the victim, mental torture was still torture!

Yun Shi Yu approached, and upon seeing Zhou Qingyuan’s messy state, her gaze sharpened slightly. Then she stood in front of Xiao Ming, tilting her face up coyly, "I’m hungry. Let’s go have French cuisine!"

"French cuisine in the middle of the day? That’s tasteless. I want hotpot."

"Hmm, you’re the one who’s ’flavorful,’ reeking all over!"

"You..."

Xiao Ming turned and walked away.

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An absolute battlefield, sure to shorten one’s lifespan.

They grabbed a quick bowl of ramen at a streetside stall, and the three of them headed back to Longyin together.

Xiao Ming had Yun Shi Yu drive straight to Kanjiang No. 1. They took the elevator to the top floor, where he gestured towards Lan before going inside and embracing Jiang Xue.

"Wife, from now on, let’s wear joint outfits. I’ll take you with me wherever I go."

Jiang Xue looked puzzled and slightly shy, gently pushing him away, "Stop spouting nonsense! Talk seriously if you have something to say, don’t make a fuss, everyone’s watching."

Glancing at the workers around them, Xiao Ming suddenly asked softly, "Wife, you’re about three months pregnant, aren’t you?"

After a moment’s thought, Jiang Xue replied, "Almost three months and a few days, why?"

"Hehe! If I’m not mistaken, apart from the first three months and the last three months, other times are fine."

"Fine for what..."

Suddenly realizing what he meant, Jiang Xue’s face turned crimson, and her body began to feel a growing warmth. She pushed her husband away, scolding, "You’re never serious. Let’s talk at home if there’s something. Don’t cause trouble here!"

"Alright! I’ll go home and take a shower then. Finish work early today!"

Xiao Ming kissed his wife joyfully on the face, and as he left, he gave Lan a brilliant smile, "You look really beautiful today."

Lan was confused, "What’s gotten into him?"

"What else? It’s just his libido talking!" Yun Shi Yu said sourly.

With her discernment, she could naturally see the shyness on Jiang Xue’s face, as well as what Xiao Ming’s "time to go home and take a bath" implied.

Lan looked deeply at her and warned, "Miss, you’re in too deep."

Yun Shi Yu was stunned, then sighed silently.

Being in too deep also meant it would be hard to wake up.

The biggest trouble for smart people lies in knowing a lot of principles but being unable to live by them.

In the evening, after a series of cautious yet passionate activities, Jiang Xue lay on her husband’s chest, squinting like a lazy cat basking in the sun.

Xiao Ming pulled the blanket over his wife and caressed her long hair, "Xue’er, do you remember my vow to never gamble again?"

"Mm," Jiang Xue responded weakly.

"I’m going to Lingnan in a few days, and I will board a gambling boat."

Jiang Xue’s body tensed up instantly, but then she relaxed, "What for?"

"It’s a gambling boat! What else would you do there?"

"If you were a man whose promises meant nothing, I could never have fallen in love with you."

As she spoke, Jiang Xue twisted her body discontentedly, "Stop it, just speak plainly, I’m so tired, I don’t want to play guessing games with you."

Xiao Ming chuckled, "Thank you, wife, for your trust.

I just wanted to report to you that although I will definitely not participate in any direct gambling activities, there might be a chance that I will have a contest with others."

Jiang Xue looked up, "What’s the difference?"

"What I’m about to say might sound like quibbling because, by definition, any activity that involves wagering valuables to win or lose is considered gambling, including betting with people or trading stocks.

If that’s the case, I might have already broken my promise."

Jiang Xue smacked her lips, "Mm, that does sound like you’re trying to make excuses. If not by definition, then by what?"

"By the nature of the behavior itself," Xiao Ming said, "I think, only when both parties are unaware of the outcome, relying on luck and skill to win or lose, can it be considered gambling, emphasizing the ’gamble’.

But if you already know whether you’ll win or lose before it starts, it probably shouldn’t be considered gambling."

"Knowing from the start, isn’t that basically cheating?"

Xiao Ming laughed, "Exactly, so cardsharps are essentially cheaters, and so-called ’card tricks’ are naturally tricks."

Jiang Xue thought for a moment then said, "You mean, this time when you go on the gambling boat, you’ll use something whose outcome is already known to bet with others, right?"

"Pretty much."

Xiao Ming nodded, "This incident with Zhuang Wending has been a wake-up call to me. Unless you are with me 24/7, I must have someone to protect and take care of me.

There is an unusual ’talent’ auction on that boat, with top experts from various industries appearing, and of course, the prices are hefty, typically tens of millions of US dollars.

I have spent all my money on the company, and don’t have enough credit left, so I need to make some money first.

Of course, everything will be done according to your wishes. If you disagree, I will never gamble. There are plenty of ways to make money, it’s just not as convenient or quick."

Jiang Xue sighed and leaned back onto his chest.

"The place you are going is thousands of kilometers away, I won’t know what you’re doing, so why bother to tell me and risk trouble?"

"Because deceiving you is easy, but fooling myself is hard. Last life... In the past, I owed you too much, and I will never do anything to wrong you again."

"You are really silly!"

Jiang Xue moved up and kissed Xiao Ming’s lips.