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Please Confess to Me

chapter 1

Chapter 1

Rebirth

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After raining for half a month, today finally ushered in some good weather. Shen Xi looked up towards the sky and saw a clear blue, as if it had been thoroughly washed clean. The wind was refreshing, and the sun beautiful; it looks like any word that described good weather could be used today.

It was a fine day, totally different from when they got married. She remembered that when she had married Su Hang, a great thunderstorm had been raging outside. The thunderous lightning was loud and booming, and it made her feel like the apocalypse was close at hand. It was her most profound memory of the day.

  

"Sister-in-law, I really think you should be the one to put it in." Li QingYuan, Su Hang's best friend, pushed the funerary casket towards her.

(T/N funerary casket as in like an urn of ashes. Not the caskets that contain the entire body. The caskets used here are like ornamental boxes.)

Shen Xi looked at the 'casket' Li QingYuan held. It was supposed to be her former husband's casket, Su Hang's casket. But Shen Xi knew that the ashes it contained weren't Su Hang's because he died in a plane crash. His plane exploded while flying through the Pacific Ocean, and its pieces crashed down into the water's depths. Three months have already passed, but a single piece of wreckage had yet to be recovered.

"That...what's inside it?" Shen Xi's voice was raspy and small.

"It has the things Su Hang treasured the most. Did you want to see?" Li QingYuan ruefully smiled then placed the box in her hands, "Maybe you'll find a few of them familiar."

Shen Xi didn't understand what Li QingYuan was trying to imply. She raised her head to look at him in puzzlement, but Li QingYuan had already turned and left. In the end, Shen Xi had to bring the box to the back of the tombstone herself. Behind the tombstone was a small square hole for the ashes to be buried. On each side of the small opening were staff members in charge of the burial, their faces cold, as if they would immediately fill in the hole as soon as Shen Xi put the box down.

Shen Xi crouched down, her palm stroking the dark grey casket. It was a simple design, with no extra ornamentation. It was just like the man called Su Hang. Just like their five-year marriage.

Before marrying Su Hang, Shen Xi didn't have much of an image of him. She knew that Su Hand was a child the Su family brought in from the outside. Some people speculated that he was the illegitimate son of Su Bai, and was brought in only due to the fact that there were no male sons to inherit the family business. It was also said that Su Bai was deeply in love with a girl during his college days. They married and had Su Hang, but were eventually forced by Su Father the to split up.

For Shen Xi, these rumors were nothing but idle gossip, so she never considered them seriously. Other than that, the only interaction she had with Su Hang before their marriage was an occasional polite nod when they happened to cross each other in a reception or a party.

Shen Xi was the only daughter of the Shen family. Because of her delicate and weakened body, Mrs. Shen could no longer get pregnant after she had given birth to Shen Xi. But the Shen husband and wife pair had always been quite loving. Even when they could no longer have a son, their feelings towards each other never diminished. They would also never make their sole daughter unhappy. Shen Xi never liked to do business, so anyone in S City who knew anything, knew that marrying Shen Xi would equal to essentially getting the entire Shen Group.

The Shen couple had always joked that they would have to sift through millions of willing bachelors when the time came for Shen Xi to marry, but they never could have imagined that one day, they would have no choice but to marry off Shen Xi to Su Hang.

Almost six years ago, Shen Father invested in Country M's investment project. But due to a sudden change in M Country's policies that restricted foreign trade and investment, Father Shen's investment immediately lost value with billions of funds going down the drain. The Shen Group's stock sharply dropped, the company's capital chain broke, and the bank continuously pressured them for their rising debts. Just when Father Shen was about to declare bankruptcy, Su Hang suddenly came to their home.

Yes, Su Hang didn't visit the Shen Group building, and he didn't bring a team or even a secretary. He came to the Shen family home, and he came alone.

On that day, Shen Xi happened to be home. Worried about her family's situation, she eavesdropped from the second floor.

  

"President Shen, I loan you as much as you need." Su Hang said.

"President Su, are you aware just how much money is needed to fill this hole we're stuck in?" Father Shen asked.

"I had an assessment report made before I came here." The sound of pages flipping could be heard. "The Shen Group needs 3 billion to get back up on its feet."

"3 Billion will only help the Shen Group resume operations."

"Excluding this investment, the Shen Group had always been a very profitable company. I believe that as long as it's given another chance, Shen Group will certainly make a comeback."

"You're only lending us money? You're not trying to buy stock?" Father Shen's voice was full of doubt.

"Yes. I have no intention of buying, just loans." Su Hang confirmed.

"Why are you doing this? I don't think it's just for my ability to do business." Father Shen asked, "3 billion is no small number. If I don't follow through, your newly established bank will collapse, and even the Su family will end up affected. We have no deep ties between us. Why help us?"

"I do have one request." The living room became quiet for a while. Shen Xi fidgeted in anxiousness.

"Say it." Father Shen said.

"I need a wife."

Even after all those years, Shen Xi could still clearly remember her reaction when she heard this. Her brain turned blank, and her body turned as stiff as the pillar she had been hiding in. She couldn't hear anything for a long while as a dull roar overpowered her ears. It was only her father's shouts that woke her up.

"You get out, get out of here! I, Shen Chuan, can become the poorest of the poor, a penniless good-for-nothing, but I will never sell my daughter!" Father Shen yelled, throwing a teacup at Su Hang's feet.

"President Shen, you should think about it a little more." Su Hang's voice was calm, without a hint of emotion.

"I don't need to think about it! Get out, just get out!"

"President Shen, if the Shen Group goes under, tens of thousands of people will become unemployed."

"Get out."

"President Shen, Madam Zun's medical costs alone would cost a few hundred thousand a year."

"You....what the hell are you trying to do?" Every single member of the Shen family knew that Mother Shen was Father Shen's Achilles' heel, "I really grateful that you offered a hand. Any other condition, hell, even if you wanted to buy the Shen Group I would acquiesce, no problem. But why do you want to marry Shen Xi?"

"I need a wife." Su Hang repeated his earlier sentence, his voice without a single tremor.

"In our entire S City, who doesn't know the fact that you already have someone in your heart? If you needed a wife, why not ask that person?" Father Shen asked.

  

"She...doesn't like me."

"So instead of begging to her, you've come to take my daughter away and make her a substitute?" Father Shen raged.

"I will be good to Miss Shen." As Su Hang assured Father Shen, a change in his voice could finally be heard.

"I...."

"I agree." Shen Xi stood on the steps of the second floor, standing tall and comforted by the surprised expression on Su Hang's face. Her voice was remarkably calm as she said: "I'll marry you."

"Little Xi..." Father Shen was very anxious.

(T/N: Little or Xiao is something a lot of parents/relatives etc. say as sort of a nickname? to younger/cute people.)

"The Shen Group won't last long. If President Su doesn't mind it, please prepare the wedding to happen as soon as possible." Shen Xi couldn't quite remember his expression at the time, just that his voice when he replied was calm.

"Good." Su Hang faintly nodded, politely said his goodbyes to the older Shen couple, then stepped past the broken pieces of porcelain and left.

Shen Xi vividly remembered that the sun was shining brightly that day, it's light filtering past the windows and the open door. Su Hang's pace when he departed was smooth and brisk. Confident.

But the Shen Xi of that day knew that this man she was about to marry was a man who longed for a girl who didn't love him.

This was Shen Xi's initial image of Su Hang: A smart, calm and successful businessman who, although didn't marry her for love, promised to be good to her.

  

As these thoughts faded, Shen Xi's fingertips were slightly pale. Finally, she opened the box she had been carefully holding. She could admit to herself that she was somewhat curious. These things that Su Hang considered precious, would there be one that belonged to her?

  

ka-cha.

Shen Xi's eyes widened the moment the casket's lid was lifted. She picked up the topmost photo and stared at it for a very long time.

"It's your wedding photo. Su Hang mentioned that they took so many photos that day, each one with you pretending to be happy, but that's the only photo that showed you genuinely laughing." Li QingYuan said.

Because they rushed the wedding preparations, the wedding photos could only be taken in the suburbs of S City. At the time Shen Xi and Su Hang hadn't been familiar with each other yet, so when taking the photos, they were both just forcing their smiles and pretending to be happy.

She remembered the moment the photo in her hands was shot. A pine cone fell from the camphor tree beside her. A cute little squirrel slipped down from the tree and crawled towards the pine cone, holding it in its arms like a treasure. This lovely appearance was amusing to her.

  

Putting down the photo, Shen Xi looked at the familiar gift box inside. She didn't need to open the gift box to know its contents. "That's the wedding gifts you sent back to him. He didn't want to part with any of them." Li QingYuan couldn't help but scold, "The fool."

Didn't want to part with any of it? She had always thought that he didn't like any of it.

Shen Xi picked up the last item in the box. It was an old rabbit soft-toy, washed clean and obviously cared for, despite its aged appearance. She didn't know why, but Shen Xi felt an inexplicable familiarity.

"Does it look familiar?" Li QingYuan asked.

Shen Xi blinked, then looked up towards him: "This is?"

"It was given to Su Hang by the person he liked. He carried it with him for 20 years, right until he married her." Li QingYuan bitterly smiled, "So I figured he would want to carry it with him as he moves on."

"Married her?" Shen Xi failed to react.

"He never told you, but he had always loved you." Li QingYuan said, "Otherwise, why would he bear the pressure from all the shareholders and lend 3 billion to your father?"

"I...I don't know." Shen Xi clutched the rabbit doll tightly, her knuckles turning white.

"Sister-in-law, I didn't mean to imply anything. It's just that this guy liked you for so long. Now that he's gone, I just wanted to tell you for him. You probably wouldn't feel more grief with this knowledge anyway."

"Then why didn't he tell me?"

"Yeah, I wonder the same thing."

The reproach that colored Li QingYuan's tone startled Shen Xi. It had only been half a year since she divorced Su Hang, three months since his death, and a fraction of a second since she found that the person Su Hang had always like was her.

pa-ta.

A drop of water fell onto the casket. Shen Xi raised her head and looked at the clear sky, wondering: "It's raining?"

Boom!

Great thunder suddenly rumbled, followed by a serpentine lightning bolt flashing through the sky, its dazzling light streaking the blue sky.

"Shen Xi it's raining outside, don't stand so close to the window."

Suddenly, the familiar voice made Shen Xi turn around. Not far from her was Su Hang, wearing his wedding suit, and looking at her with his brows furrowed.

"Su Hang?" Shen Xi asked with uncertainty.

Su Hang walked towards her, raised his hand, and closed the floor-to-ceiling window that led to the balcony. He then closed the curtains, blocking the rain and thunder.

"The weather's turned cold, and you're still wearing your dress. With such strong winds, it's easy to catch a cold." Su Hang turned and admonished.

Shen Xi looked down and saw that she was wearing a pale pink low-cut evening gown. It was a dress DF's Gao Ding tailored himself in just ten days for her wedding.

"Today is our wedding day?" Shen Xi was still in disbelief.

"Shen Xi, we're already married. Even if you don't want to believe it, you're not allowed to regret it." Su Hang muttered to himself for a moment, then answered Shen Xi's seemingly indifferent question.

  

Yes, the heavy rain and loud thunder, this familiar setting, how could she forget?

It's just that a few moments ago, I was definitely still in the middle of attending your funeral.

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chapter 2

Chapter 2

The Adorable Chu Wu

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Su Hang looked at Shen Xi's shocked expression and felt a touch of loss.

Yes, they just got married, but when an unfamiliar man suddenly appeared in your room at night, consternation and shock were normal reactions.

"It's been a long day, so you should go to bed early. I....I'll sleep in the guest room tonight." After saying this, Su Hang nodded to Shen Xi then turned away, leaving the bedroom. It seems that he had forgotten that this bedroom was rightly his' too, along with this new house.

It wasn't long after Su Hang left that Shen Xi finally seemed to have snapped out of her astonishment.

Boom!!

Shen Xi heard another thunderbolt, with its light passing through the heavy curtain a few moments after. The room's light-bulb couldn't help but flicker for a moment, the intense weather outside affecting it.

Shen Xi turned back to windows and peeked past the curtains, looking out at the dark clouds, blurred by the rain splattering against the window.  

After a while, a determination flashed in Shen Xi's eyes. She pulled the floor-to-ceiling windows open, and rain immediately fell on her. Her first thought was that it was cold. Then she thought about it: Since she felt the cold, did it mean that she wasn't in a dream?

Shen Xi couldn't help but move forward a little more. She walked right up to the edge of the balcony and carefully stretched out her hand past the balcony roof, her palm up. The rain tonight was particularly heavy, as if the sky was leaking. The raindrops were caught by the strong wind and drenched her whole body.

"It's wet. My clothes are wet, and my hair is wet." Such a palpable sensation confused Shen Xi even more. Now she wondered, was it the wedding that was the dream, or was it the funeral?

Su Hang left his new bedroom and headed downstairs to the guest room. He had long considered this scenario before their wedding. Su Hang had already moved most of his personal belongings into the guest room, while the master bedroom only contained a small number of his things. He didn't want to make Shen Xi uncomfortable by his sudden intrusion, but he also wanted to let Shen Xi accept his presence little by little. Hence the small number of personal belongings in the master bedroom.  

Su Hang took a shower in the adjoining bathroom, then changed into a set of pajamas from the wardrobe. Somewhat uncomfortable, he pressed his aching temples. Although the wedding was done in a hurry, it was a marriage between the Su and Shen families after all, so many guests still attended. Coupled with the fact that he was genuinely happy that he was marrying Shen Xi, he drank a few more drinks than necessary during the wedding banquet.

Enduring his dull headache, Su Hang went to the kitchen to find some water to drink.

Their new house was a two-person house bought by Su Hang a year ago. It wasn't very big and was a modest, two-story building. It had one living room and only six rooms in total. Four upstairs, two downstairs, and a small yard. There was a dog currently living in the yard. It was picked up from the roadside by Su Hang a long time ago, and he had been keeping this dog for several years already. Su Hang liked it a lot, but it was going to be sent away tomorrow. This was because.....Shen Xi was afraid of dogs.

Su Hang had just left the kitchen when he saw Shen Xi coming down the stairs. She had changed into a cream-colored casual dress, her long hair wet.

Su Hang quietly choked on his saliva as he looked at the approaching Shen Xi. After composing himself, with an expressionless face, he asked: "Did...did you come down for some water?"

"Yeah." After that initial shock, the now calm Shen Xi became much more relaxed when facing Su Hang, Whether the five years she had experienced was a dream or not, this current Shen Xi had experienced all those memories. Although the two married for their own separate interests, after five years of marriage, the feelings of embarrassment and awkwardness that colored their wedding night was a thing of the past for this Shen Xi.

"Oh." Su Hang shuffled to the side and gave way so that Shen Xi could enter the kitchen.

Shen Xi entered the kitchen and saw the familiar dining table in the middle of the spacious room, as well as the electric kettle on the table. Shen Xi approached the table and found the filled kettle to be devoid of any steam. She touched its body with the back of her hand, and sure enough, it was cold.

  

Shen Xi skillfully picked up the kettle, then went towards the microwave to plug the kettle next to it. She pressed the switch at the base to start heating water. It took a few minutes for the water to boil. She then habitually turned back towards the table and noticed a covered white porcelain soup bowl. She walked over and opened the lid to see that it was a bowl of hangover soup.

Shen Xi remembered that during their wedding banquet, she had only drunk one or two cups of alcohol. The rest were all blocked by Su Hang. She didn't need this hangover soup at all, so it was obvious who this was for.

Shen Xi looked at the bowl of cold hangover soup. With a small sigh, she found a small clean pot, poured the soup in, then started the stove to heat it.

When the soup was hot enough, Shen Xi poured the hangover soup back into its original bowl then placed the lid back. She then took a cup and poured herself a glass of water and left the kitchen.

When Shen Xi left the kitchen, Su Hang had already returned to his room. Shen Xi looked towards the guest room. She hesitated for a moment, before finally walking over.

  

Su Hang, who had been sitting under a lamp, reading, suddenly heard a knock at the door. His heart thumped uncontrollably. Ever since he bought the house, the only person that came over was nanny Zhang Wei, who would clean the house. But Zhang Wei usually left after cooking dinner. So the person who would be knocking at this time could only be Shen Xi.

What was Shen Xi trying to do, knocking on his door on their wedding night?

Su Hang was somewhat shy, but was also a little expectant. He put down his book and went to open the door.

"What's the matter?" Su Hang strived to make himself look extremely natural.

"I just saw the hangover soup that Zhang Wei prepared for you. You seem to have forgotten it." Shen Xi said softly.

"Oh." Su Hang said, stunned. "I didn't drink much anyway."

"Nevertheless, you should drink it just in case."

"Ah." Su Hang was overwhelmed by Shen Xi's sudden smile.

"And..." Shen Xi continued, holding her warm cup of water: "Don't drink cold water if your stomach isn't feeling well."

After saying these words, Shen Xi didn't wait for a reply and turned back to the bedroom on the second floor.

Su Hang stayed by the door for a while, trying to digest Shen Xi's words. Shen Xi knew that he had a bad stomach? Does that mean that she'd been paying attention to him? She saw that he was drinking cold water, so she came to remind me?

So she cares about me.

After some wonderful speculation, Su Hang went to the kitchen in a pleasant mood. When he lifted the lid for the white porcelain soup bowl, white steam wafted up, causing Su Hang's expression to slightly slacken again. He looked at the bowl with disbelieving eyes, before becoming ecstatic.

It was already past nine o'clock. Zhang Hao left here at around eight o'clock. How could this hangover soup still be hot?

Su Hang carefully reached out, his palm touching the warm bowl. The warmth seemed to slowly spread to the depths of his heart.

Shen Xi did this for me, she heated the soup for me. Su Hang silently repeated this over and over again, a silly grin on his face as he clutched the bowl.

The next morning.

The first thing Shen Xi did when she woke up that morning was to check the date on her phone. November 6, 2017-- it was still more than five years in the past. Shen Xi put down her phone and walked to the window to open the heavy curtains. Today's weather was lovely, with the air smelling earthy after last night's heavy rain, making one feel comfortable.

Before going to sleep last night, Shen Xi had made a decision. If she woke up on the next day still in 2017, she would accept this as reality. Whether she experienced a rebirth or some sort of foresight, she would start things over with Su Hang. At the very least...

From the second floor, Shen Xi looked at the cheerful Su Hang playing with an adult labrador in the yard below. She softly whispered: "At the very least, I have to find out. Find out whether these memories in my head are true or not. If the person you like...is me."

Su Hang was currently in the yard, wearing light blue sportswear and throwing a toy ball. The silly labrador immediately ran to the ball cheerfully. He bit the toy ball and happily ran back to Su Hang, his tail wagging nonstop. Shen Xi saw that Su Heng seemed to be in a good mood as he praised the dog's efforts and rubbed his head vigorously.

  

Shen Xi and Su Hang had been married for five years. But during that time, nothing ever seemed to make him smile. Even when he treated her gently, at most, he only showed a slight smile, never like the smile he wore now.

It seemed that he liked this dog very much! Shen Xi was certain of this. But had there ever been such a dog in this house? Shen Xi tried hard to remember, but couldn't find a single memory that featured this dog. Was those five years really nothing more than a dream?

Su Hang hugged the labrador into his arms, his fingers combing the soft and fluffy fur as he said: "Chu Wu, tomorrow Dad will give you to someone else. When you go there, you have to be good, ah. Your new owner will take good care of you, and Dad will go see you often."

(T/N: Chu Wu (初五) means is first/junior five. I thought it'd sound better as the original

Edit: Thanks to commenter Umi Yuki for a better explanation: 初五 is actually stands for the fifth day of the lunar calendar year. It could be the day he met/adopted 初五 (my uncle named his cats February, July and September). Or it could have significance as 破五节. )

The labrador Chu Wu seemed to sense that he was about to be abandoned, so he was eager to lick Su Hang's face with his tongue.

  

"I know you hate the thought of parting, but there's no other way, Mom is afraid of you." Su Hang said. Holding Chu Wu's head, he continued: "Between Mom and you, Dad can only choose Mom."

Chu Wu seemed to knew that he hadn't succeeded in acting spoiled. He whined in a sad tone, sounding very pitiful.

ding dong

  

The doorbell interrupted the conversation between father and son. Su Hang said to Chu Wu: "That should be breakfast."

Chu Wu followed behind as his Dad walked to the entrance. Su Hang opened the small door on the big iron gate.

"Boss, your breakfast."

"You've worked hard." Su Hang accepted the bag his secretary passed over. His secretary had gone to the 'Hundred Tastes Restaurant' early in the morning to buy some nutritious porridge and some of their famous snacks.

  

"Yes." His secretary was a shrewd and capable man, around 27 years old and wore a pair of frame glasses that made him look cultured. But at this moment, he looked a little hesitant as he said: "Boss...are you sure you want to go on a business trip to HK tomorrow?"

"We'll continue as planned." Su Hang replied.

  

"Yes." The secretary didn't ask again. He waited for his boss to close the door before turning around to go to the company and work. As the boss was going to travel tomorrow, he still had a lot of information to sort out.

With breakfast in hand, Su Hang went back to the yard and tied Chu Wu to his spacious kennel. Squatting down, he apologized: "Sorry, but Mom's here. I'm worried that you'll frighten her, so I can't let you in."

  

Chu Wu shouted a sad cry, it's big dark eyes wet.

  

"Hey, I'll come back and feed you in a little while." Su Hang rubbed the dog's head again, before walking back to the living room with breakfast.

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Guys, it looks like this is a case of an Extremely Shy and Pure Man™

chapter 3

Chapter 3

Memories of Breakfast

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Su Hang brought their breakfast to the kitchen and placed the food in delicate plates. After finishing his arrangements, he brought the plates to the dining table. Su Huang then hesitated, wondering if he should go upstairs and call Shen Xi to come down and eat. But just then, Shen Xi slowly came down the stairs, wearing a beige, lace embroidered dress.

"Morning." Shen Xi saw Su Hang by the table and habitually smiled, nodding.

"Morning." After a moment of shock, Su Hang turned and pointed to the food on the table: "I've prepared some breakfast."

Shen Xi walked towards the table. She looked at the exquisite breakfast and replied: "It looks delicious."

"It's good that you like it." Su Hang handed her some chopsticks from across the table.

"Thank you." Shen Xi took the chopsticks and politely thanked him.

"You're welcome." Su Hang also replied politely.

Wait, there's something wrong here! Shen Xi sat down and thought about the situation as she began to eat. She had been married to Su Hang for five years. When Su Hang handed her a pair of chopsticks she was habitually polite as she said her thanks, and similar to the man she was married to for five years, the person in front of her replied in a polite manner.

Day after day, in those five years, their conversations were like this, and Shen Xi had never thought anything of it. Just now she suddenly realized that today, on the first day of their marriage, such polite and formal language was understandable. However, even after five years of being together, their way of speaking had stayed the same: courteous, as if speaking to a guest. How strange.

As Shen Xi pondered this, she eyes unconsciously fell on the man eating breakfast across her.

Su Hang had long noticed Shen Xi's gaze. At first, he pretended not to know and continued to eat, but after a while, Shen Xi's eyes still remained on him and he started to feel uncomfortable. But being a well-established businessman, Su Hang naturally wouldn't call Shen Xi out on it and make her uncomfortable. So as he put down his chopsticks and wiped his mouth with a napkin he asked: "Was there something you wanted to tell me?"

"Ah?" Shen Xi blinked. She had been lost in thought and had unknowingly stared at Su Hang. His sudden question gave her pause, but then Shen Xi smiled, and replied in a natural manner: "This morning, I looked out the balcony and saw a dog out on the yard."

"You saw." Su Hang was stunned.

"Nn." Shen Xi nodded.

  

"That's Li QingYuan's dog. He went out on a business trip, so he asked me to take care of his dog for a few days. He'll come by later this afternoon and take him away." Su Hang explained, his expression unchanging as he lied.

"Li QingYuan?" Shen Xi was puzzled, but she had never been familiar with Li QingYuan, so she didn't know if he ever had a dog.

"Yes." Su Hang nodded.

"Oh..." Shen Xi no longer thought about it and smiled, "He's pretty cute."

"Cute?" Su Hang paused, surprise visible in his eyes. "Don't you dislike dogs?"

"How do you know I dislike dogs?" Shen Xi paused in the middle of sipping porridge and looked at him strangely.

"Well..." Su Hang tried to act normal as he explained: "I heard that you were bitten by a dog before, so I just figured that you would be afraid of dogs."

"So you know about that." Shen Xi smiled, then said: "I was very small at the time, I think around five years old when I got bit."

Su Hang had wanted to say that he knew. He knew that she had been wearing a furry rabbit coat and her hair had been braided into looking like two sheep horns. That when she had been bitten, she had shrunk into his arms and cried for a long time. At the thought of this memory, Su Hang's face softened.

"In fact, I don't hate dogs. After I got bit I was afraid for a while, but I'm fine now. I know domestic dogs don't bite people and aren't afraid of their family."

After Shen Xi explained, Su Hang nodded thoughtfully, then picked up his chopsticks and continued to eat.

  

The two didn't talk again, instead quietly finishing their breakfast. In fact, in the five years worth of memories Shen Xi had, breakfast with Su Hang had usually been quiet. Unless there was anything special going on, the two basically didn't talk when they ate. Respecting each other's boundaries, not interfering with each other; Getting along in a very polite manner.

Shen Xi had never put much thought in their breakfast time together, until one day she got up late, only getting up past 9:00. When she arrived downstairs she saw someone who should have long been at his company doing work. He was sitting on the sofa in the living room, with his secretary at his side, looking at her as if he saw his savior.

"Madam, you're up. Hurry and have breakfast." Secretary Fang Yu looked excited.

Shen Xi didn't really feel hungry but seeing Secretary Fang Yu look so eager, she didn't have the heart to refuse. Coupled with the fact that food was already plated and ready on the table, she agreed and sat at the table.

As she sat, Su Hang put his computer down and sat across from her.

"You haven't eaten yet?" Shen Xi was a little surprised.

"Boss had been waiting for the Madam to eat together." Su Hang didn't speak, so the secretary hastily explained.

Shen Xi was dismayed and told Su Hang: "You don't have to wait for me. The next time I wake up late, go ahead and eat first."

"Un." Su Hang faintly nodded, gulped down a few mouthfuls of porridge in his bowl, then rose, telling her: "I'll be going to work."

Shen Xi remembered that the moment Su Hang said he was going to work, Fang Yu immediately became excited and pulled out his phone. She didn't know who he was talking to, but she could hear him say as he walked away: "We're going out, the Boss is going to be there soon. Just hold on a little bit longer."

Shen Xi had wondered why they didn't just go if they were in such a hurry.

Not long after that, a similar situation happened. Shen Xi soon realized that as long as Su Hang was home, he had to eat breakfast with her before leaving for work. At the time, Shen Xi thought that Su Hang was being a bit strange, but ever since that first moment, no matter how late she slept, as long as Su Hang was home, Shen Xi would wake up on time to eat breakfast with him.

"You don't need to clean up, Mrs. Zhang will be in soon and can do it." Su Hang said this when he saw that Shen Xi had finished eating and was about to take her plate to the sink.

Only then did Shen Xi realize that she had habitually begun to clean up while wrapped up in her memories.

"I'll just put them in the sink so it'll be more convenient for Mrs. Zhang. It also makes the place look a little more comfortable." Shen Xi said casually.

"Then I'll help you." Instead of stopping her, Su Hang stood up and picked up the two remaining dishes on the table and went into the kitchen and Shen Xi.

Su Hang looked at the tableware crowding the sink and suddenly felt a sense of peace. Shen Xi was really here and a part of his life now. Eating in the same table, washing their dishes in the same sink. Two pairs of bowls and chopsticks were going to be washed together and in the end, after washing, it'll be unclear who used who.

"Do you have any plans for today?" Shen Xi suddenly asked.

"Ah...I have a few documents to deal with." Su Hang reflexively answered.

"I see." Shen Xi's tone when she replied was somewhat subdued.

Hearing this, Su Hang couldn't help but add: "But they aren't that important, all I need to do is sign them."

"Then do you have time this afternoon? I want to visit my mother." Shen Xi remembered that on the day after her marriage, her mother became hospitalized. At the time, Su Hang also went with her to visit, but her mother hadn't been very accommodating as she had always felt that Su Hang used his money to force her to get married.

What Su Hang's expression was on that day, she couldn't remember. At that time, her inner heart was probably similar to her mother's. Although Shen Xi personally accepted Su Hang's proposal, their marriage wasn't done out of love. Back then she had needed more time to adjust her thoughts.

"What happened to Mrs. Shen?" Su Hang asked nervously.

"Oh, she's alright, just some old trouble. She just went to the hospital to recuperate a bit, and I wanted to see her." Shen Xi replied.

"Then I'll go prepare some presents." Su Hang said, immediately picking up his phone to make a call.

"No need." Shen Xi stopped him. "We can just stop by a flower shop and buy a bouquet. My mother likes flowers."

"Alright." Su Hang hesitated, then agreed to Shen Xi's proposal.

"Then go on and finish your files. I'll go get ready." Shen Xi said.

With a nod, the two left the kitchen together. Su Hang went to his study, and Shen Xi walked up the stairs to the second floor. Halfway up, Shen Xi suddenly stopped and called out to Su Hang.

Su Hang, who was about to step into the study, turned around.

"I just forgot to tell you: You shouldn't call my mom Mrs. Shen. Call her mom, or she won't be happy." Shen Xi suggested with a chuckle.

"OK." Su Hang nodded.

Satisfied, Shen Xi continued up the stairs.

Su Hang stood at the doorway for a while. His heart was in full bloom and full of enthusiasm. No matter the reason, Shen Xi had called out his name.

Su Hang's happy mood continued as he dealt with his documents, with Shen Xi's smile was in his thoughts. On this first day as a married couple, they got along better than Su Hang could ever have hoped. Does this mean that Shen Xi wasn't really as opposed to marrying him as he had imagined?

Because of his elated state, Su Hang had almost forgotten to feed Chu Wu. Finally remembering, he took some dog food to the yard and brought the hungry Chu Wu out of his kennel. Seeing Su Hang, Chu Wu barked excitedly.

"You must be hungry. Go on and eat more." Su Hang poured dog food on Chu Wu's bowl, then squatted, ruffling Chu Wu's head. "Did you know, both mom and dad think you're really cute."

With a few mouthfuls of dog food, Chu Wu looked back up at Su Hang, making him smile wider.

ring ring

Su Hang took out his mobile phone and saw that it was Li QingYuan. With a frown, he asked: "What is it?"

"Hey hey, did you forget? Weren't you gonna call me when I could come over and take Chu Wu?" Li QingYuan asked.

Su Hang looked at the happily eating Chu Wu. Chu Wu seemed to notice his owner watching him so he immediately swallowed the food in his mouth and spit out his tongue. Su Hang smiled and petting the dogs head, said: "You don't have to come."

"What are you talking about, I'm already almost at your house."

"I won't give you Chu Wu." Su Hang said.

"What do you mean you're not giving, I already bought the kennel and some dog food. Heck, I even have some toys here." Li QingYuan said, "Everything has already been prepared, the only thing missing is Chu Wu."

"Shen Xi isn't afraid of dogs, she even said that Chu Wu was cute." As Su Hang said this, his mouth involuntarily lifted to a smile.

"...." Li QingYuan was silent for a moment, before spitting out: "Yes, yes, you're not giving it so you're not. I just bought a bag of dog food you know, you don't need to feed me some specifically."

Su Hang hung up his phone, gathered Chu Wu into his arms, and swayed with joy.

The author has something to say:

Su Hang: Shen Xi liked Chu Wu so I'm not sending him to you.

Li QingYuan: So I should just eat the dog food I already bought myself?

Crab: I'm an obedient and well-behaved child.

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I imagined a depressed Li QingYuan literally sitting in a corner, hugging a sack of dog food.

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