"Ye Jiuliang."

Li Mochan’s eyes darkened slightly as he parted his thin lips, and a warm breath poured into her ear.

Ye Jiuliang grinned, "I can hear you, no need to shout so many times."

"Tell me, who is the big wife?" he asked, pretending to be fierce.

Ye Jiuliang deliberately played coy, "You guess."

"Don’t tell me it’s Ji Mingqian." Li Mochan said through gritted teeth.

"Don’t worry, Ji Mingqian isn’t up for being the big wife yet."

"So what rank does Ji Mingqian hold?"

"No rank at all." Remembering the note she left for Ji Mingqian, Ye Jiuliang narrowed her eyes with a smile.

"Wait, I’ll show you the note for Ji Mingqian."

Saying so, she flipped her tablet, her fingertips gliding across the screen.

"Look, this is the note for Ji Mingqian." She pointed at one of the WeChat contacts and said.

Li Mochan looked down at the spot her fingertip was pressing, a hint of a smile creeping onto his thin lips.

——Master Jiu’s lackey.

This note wasn’t bad, very creative.

"What about mine?" Li Mochan asked with a husky voice.

The smile on her lips froze, and a flicker of discomfort flashed across Ye Jiuliang’s eyes. She hastened to turn off the tablet without hesitation.

"I haven’t had the chance to leave a note for you yet," she said, feigning nonchalance.

"Is that so?" Li Mochan scrutinized her with a skeptical look, clearly not believing her words.

"Haven’t had the chance to leave a note?" As if he couldn’t see that for himself.

There must be some trick.

Ye Jiuliang’s eyes darted around as she clutched the tablet tightly to her chest.

"Yeah, yeah."

Li Mochan’s hand, clear and pure as jade, spread open. "Let me have a look."

"There’s no signal out at sea. I’ll show you next time after I’ve added the note," Ye Jiuliang stalled.

Li Mochan’s iron arm stretched across her waist, reaching to snatch the tablet.

"Li Mochan, why are you so hands-on with stealing? That’s not how to play fair," Ye Jiuliang curled up, hiding the tablet in her bosom.

"Isn’t that shameless of you?"

"Be good, let me have a look," Li Mochan coaxed as he reached to grab the tablet.

"Everyone is watching. Can you please mind your image?" Ye Jiuliang grabbed his hand, her heart crying out in alarm.

"If they want to watch, let them," Li Mochan said nonchalantly.

"Are you going to show me, or not? If not, I’m going to kiss you."

Fuck.

What kind of threat is that?

Ye Jiuliang glared at him with a warning, "Dare to go back, and we’ll be sleeping in separate rooms."

No sooner had she spoken than he suddenly leaned in and pecked her face, in front of everyone.

In an instant, the surrounding voices stopped abruptly, eerily quiet.

Ye Jiuliang looked up to find everyone watching them, and even the thickest skin might feel pierced by their burning gaze.

So... Is there still a chance to salvage our image?

Seizing the moment she let down her guard, Li Mochan snatched away the tablet, quickly activating the screen.

Ye Jiuliang came back to her senses and, seeing her empty hands, her first instinct was to make a run for it.

She had just stood up when a strong force pulled her back.

Then a pair of iron arms wound around her waist, immobilizing her.

"You two, if you’re going to show off, why not take it to your room," Feng Yi teased.

Ye Jiuliang couldn’t be bothered to retort, leaning back and feigning death.

Suddenly, there was a chilling presence at her back.

"Little wife turns into a big bear, and a wolf cub, huh? Wasn’t it that you haven’t added a note yet?" he asked in his grittingly magnetic voice. Do you care to explain what this means?

Ye Jiuliang chuckled, "Oh, that. I just put something down randomly, I forgot, I forgot."

She carefully extended her hand, quickly snatched the tablet, and then placed it aside, fearing that a certain master would get agitated and smash the tablet.

"Little wifey turns into a big bear, huh?" Li Mochan looked down at her, the lilt in his voice trailing off into a somewhat ambiguous chuckle.

"How so? Why don’t you show me by transforming yourself?"

Ye Jiuliang, "..."

Somebody save me.

"Actually, I can explain this."

Li Mochan leisurely watched her, waiting for her explanation.

He was puzzled for a moment. Little wifey, big bear?

Which one could possibly be related to him?

"It’s because you replaced my teddy bear with yours, and I just had a brainwave and picked a random note." Ye Jiuliang whispered.

The smile in Li Mochan’s eyes froze. This little rascal.

"That day, you clung to my place and wouldn’t leave. It felt like I was bullying you, just like a helpless little wifey." Ye Jiuliang mumbled to herself with her head bowed.

Li Mochan had a complex expression, his brows filled with helplessness.

He reached out to take back the tablet, "Change the note."

"Change it to what?" Seeing that he didn’t seem angry, Ye Jiuliang started to get restless again.

"I think this note is pretty good."

"Are you sure it’s good?" Li Mochan enunciated each word, forcing them through his clenched teeth.

Noticing the change in his eyes, Ye Jiuliang immediately backtracked, "What do you think we should change it to?"

With so many people here, if he didn’t care about face, she still did.

Li Mochan thought for a moment, deleted the original note, and then typed in a new one.

Ye Jiuliang quietly watched and suddenly felt unsettled when she saw what he wrote.

Dear Husband?

So cheesy.

She didn’t want that.

"Li Mochan, this won’t do, change it." Ye Jiuliang flatly refused.

After pressing confirm, Li Mochan turned off the tablet and put it aside, "I think it’s pretty good."

"No, people will make fun of me when they see it." Thinking about the expressions on Gu Xinuo and the others when they would see the note, she could already hear their devilish laughter.

"Who would laugh?" Li Mochan held her hand, preventing her from taking the tablet.

"My family’s big madame." She blurted out without thinking.

Almost forgetting about that, Li Mochan stroked her cold little hand, "After talking for so long, who exactly is the big madame?"

Ye Jiuliang said, "I won’t tell you unless you change the note for me."

"Will you tell or not?" Parrying each move, he threatened, "If not, I’ll tickle you until you do."

Ye Jiuliang suppressed the urge to swear.

This is no way to live.

Suddenly remembering something, she looked at Li Mochan with a mischievous smile, "I almost forgot to tell you, my family’s big madame asked me to talk to you about a red envelope. You owe her a big one." 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"Hmm?" Li Mochan was taken aback.

"What red envelope?"

Ye Jiuliang smiled and whispered low, "Only if she approves of my bringing you back."

Quick on the uptake, he immediately caught the key point in her words, "Then who are the others who don’t approve?"

Ye Jiuliang smiled mysteriously, "You’ll find out when you meet them. Don’t forget the red envelope from my big madame, I’m really poor, and I have no money to give her."

"I’ll send it first thing when we go back tomorrow," Li Mochan said generously, "and for those who don’t approve, I’ll give them one too."

Ye Jiuliang laughed, "So generous?"

"Give them one cent each." He remarked somberly.

Let them dare to oppose his wolf cub being with him; those who lack vision are only worth one cent.

Ye Jiuliang burst into laughter.

How can her Li Mochan be so adorable?

People around them were watching the two banter, unable to hear clearly, but they felt a tang of envy.

Xiao Lingchen glanced at the now-cold ginger tea on the table and clenched his hand that lay on his knee ever so slightly.