After Shen Yanshan went out for a while, the system suddenly popped up. 【Host, host~ How's the information - mining going?】
Li Chuchu looked at the system that seemed to be completely oblivious to the host's predicament and helplessly rubbed her forehead. "I'm not sure who the mastermind is for now, but I'm planning to go to Hong Kong with Shen Yanshan."
Fireworks popped up on the system's electronic screen.
【Whoopee! Then you can go on a honeymoon with the male lead! The Hong Kong in this era is different from the one in the host's era. Host, be careful on your journey.】
"A honeymoon? The kind that ends up in jail?"
System: …… Although there is such a possibility, there's no need to be so blunt.
【Look on the bright side! This mastermind may be related to the villain's parents. Maybe you'll make some unexpected discoveries on this trip.】
【Doesn't the host want to know the villain's background? The male lead had a really miserable childhood. His father was a famous founding junior general with great military achievements, and his mother was a well - known young lady from a scholarly family. But they were framed and squeezed out by villains because they took the wrong side. Eventually, they ended up being sent to the countryside for re - education. As their only son, the villain stayed in the city. He was separated from his parents since childhood. He couldn't even afford to eat when he was young. To pay for school fees and supplement nutrition, he could only eat the cheapest pig offal. In the end, he not only developed a stomach disease but also would vomit violently at the smell of pig offal. And he was bullied when he was a child…】
"Wait! He vomits at the smell of pig offal?"
"That's impossible. He ate pig liver tonight and seemed fine."
A question mark popped up on the system's screen.
【It can't be. The information recorded in this system has been collected and investigated many times by a professional investigation team. Are you sure… the villain is really okay now?】
Even the system's tone sounded uncertain in the last sentence.
Li Chuchu subconsciously swallowed.
Oh no, something's wrong.
No wonder Shen Yanshan didn't eat much pig liver at dinner.
Why didn't he say anything at that time?
The system saw the host's expression and felt that it might have said something wrong. It tried to say something to make up for it, but since the system's brain lacked the ability to understand human emotions, its screen flashed twice and then it silently disappeared into the air.
After a while,
Shen Yanshan came back from outside.
He stood under the low eaves. His long black eyelashes cast a faint shadow on his eyelids. He felt refreshed after taking a bath in the bathhouse, but his lips and face were obviously pale. Apparently, something else had happened.
When Shen Yanshan saw Li Chuchu looking at him with a hint of anger on her face, he subconsciously felt nervous.
Did he make her angry again?
Li Chuchu glared at him angrily. "Shen Yanshan, can't you eat pig offal?"
Although it was a rhetorical question, her tone was firm. But on closer inspection, her beautiful eyes were full of concern and distress. Shen Yanshan knew he couldn't hide it anymore and could only defend himself. "Eating a little occasionally is okay."
Li Chuchu put her hands on her hips. "Okay? Did you just go to the toilet to vomit?"
Under his wife's fierce yet cute gaze, Shen Yanshan could only confess honestly. "… Yes."
Li Chuchu was almost angry with his stubbornness. "If you can't eat it, don't! Why do you have to force yourself? Even if I put the pig liver on your plate, you could have clearly told me you can't eat it! Do you have a mouth but can't speak? Do you have to hurt yourself? If I gave you poison, would you eat it too?"
She was really angry and blurted out all her thoughts.
But after she vented, she heard Shen Yanshan answer seriously. "I would."
"What?"
She suspected she had misheard and felt as if something dirty had got into her ears.
But Shen Yanshan seemed to be really stubborn. With a solemn look in his eyes, he repeated again. "I would eat the poison you give me."
Li Chuchu: "Don't eat it!"
Stay away from me, you lovesick fool!
After this ineffective communication, Li Chuchu finally decided to calm down. She couldn't get angry with the villain, or she would only get herself angry. "Don't do things that are bad for you. Don't eat things you can't eat. Do you hear me?"
Shen Yanshan looked at her intently. There seemed to be a spark in his deep eyes. "Li Chuchu, I'm not a fool. I've lived on my own for so long. Of course I know what I can and can't do."
"But in all these years, you're the first person to cook for me since I can remember. So no matter what you cook and how it tastes, I want to finish it. Whether it's delicious or not is another matter. At least I won't trample on your kindness."
The yard was silent.
Li Chuchu could only hear her own pounding heartbeat.
This was the first time the villain had confessed his feelings to her, and it was a sincere one. She heard Shen Yanshan say very seriously word by word, "I thought that if I ate more, you might be happy."
Oh no,
She had just scolded him,
But now her own lovesick heart was about to sprout.
Just when the atmosphere was slowly freezing, Shen Yanshan suddenly changed the topic. "I couldn't buy the tickets today. I'll go to the railway station tomorrow. You don't need to go. I can go by myself."
"How can that be? You still have an injury on your hand!" Li Chuchu immediately refused without thinking.
But Shen Yanshan didn't take it seriously. "This injury is nothing. Go to bed early."
Li Chuchu was completely dazed by the villain's straightforward confession tonight. Seeing that he was so insistent, she didn't say anything more.
…
The light in the room went out.
Li Chuchu gently lay down on the side of the bed against the wall, listening to the steady and gentle breathing sound beside her.
Soft and shallow,
Like a light feather falling on the snow.
This sound used to be completely unnoticed.
But now it tickled Li Chuchu's heart, and she could no longer ignore his existence.
Li Chuchu, who usually slept well, had a rare bout of insomnia tonight.
…
Shen Yanshan went to the railway station in the morning.
This time, there was no problem buying the tickets. He queued for most of the morning and bought the train tickets to Spring City. Then he went to the factory to pick up Li Chuchu after work.
When they got back, there were quite a few people gathered in the yard, and there seemed to be policemen among them.
The policeman said, "Are Comrades Shen Yanshan and Li Chuchu living here?"
Aunt Wang curiously leaned forward. "Yes, they live here. What's going on?"
Aunt Liu stood at the outermost part of the crowd and clicked her tongue twice. "I'm afraid Shen Yanshan had an episode and beat someone outside, and now the police are here looking for him."
She still believed the nonsense Li Chuchu had made up before.
That Shen Yanshan was quite tall and good - looking, but this problem of his was really serious. Any family with a son like him would be really unlucky.
She disdainfully sneered twice. These days, her daughter - in - law didn't dare to argue with her, so she had been living quite smoothly at home. Now she was leisurely waiting to watch the show in the yard.
The policeman smiled and said, "They've made great contributions! The human trafficker they helped the police catch at the railway station yesterday is a habitual offender involved in dozens of kidnapping cases. Now the criminal has been arrested, and our chief specifically wants to commend these two people! That's why we've brought a silk banner here!"