"Xuan'er? Xuan'er?"
A breathy voice came from behind the screen. Shen Xuan knew without thinking that it was Lu Yu coming to coax him. He secretly resolved not to forgive her easily.
"Xuan'er?" Lu Yu leaned closer to Shen Xuan, stretching her neck and rubbing his face affectionately.
Shen Xuan turned his face away stubbornly, unwilling to look at Lu Yu's fawning expression. He silently recited in his heart: Don't forgive her easily, don't forgive her easily.
Seeing Shen Xuan turn away, Lu Yu changed direction and continued to stick to him affectionately.
We're still in the main hall, and my wife is acting like this again.
Shen Xuan became even more shy from the rubbing, feeling a little annoyed. He pushed her away with his elbow and walked to the table to sit down, not giving Lu Yu a single glance.
Seeing that this method wouldn't work, Lu Yu stuck to him again, acting pitifully. She sat next to Shen Xuan, lowered her head, and muttered to herself.
"It wasn't on purpose, and you're ignoring me. I know I was wrong."
If it had been the first few days after they got married, Shen Xuan would never have dared to act so petulantly. Now, he was familiar with Lu Yu's temper and knew she wouldn't be angry with him over such things. Knowing that Lu Yu doted on him, he became even more open with his emotions.
Hearing Lu Yu say this, Shen Xuan's heart softened again. He was always like this, always unable to be harsh with Lu Yu. Even though he knew she was faking it, he didn't want to argue with her anymore.
Then he remembered Lu Yu's excessive actions in public just now. He calmed down, snorted coldly, picked up the veiled hat on the table, put it on, and walked to the entrance of the medical hall to get some air.
Seeing this, Lu Yu quickly stood up. Her eyes scanned the medical hall. She spotted two small stools in the corner, her eyes lit up. She turned, picked up the two stools, and trotted to Shen Xuan's side, affectionately placing one stool behind Shen Xuan.
"My dear husband, please sit. Standing is so tiring."
Seeing Lu Yu's pitiful and fawning expression, a warm current surged through Shen Xuan. He tried hard to suppress a smile and awkwardly dropped a sentence, "You sit yourself. I'm going back."
With that, he turned to leave.
Lu Yu was quick. Seeing Shen Xuan about to leave, she grabbed his arm and pulled him into the medical hall, pushing him against the wall by the entrance.
She took the veiled hat from Shen Xuan's head, smiled, and said, "I didn't expect my dear husband to have such a temper. My wife has apologized, so please forgive your wife."
Shen Xuan couldn't help but chuckle, then quickly stopped and put on a stern face, pushing Lu Yu away.
"Why are you always like this? You're not allowed to act like this in front of others anymore, or else I'll… I'll never talk to you again." Shen Xuan bit his lip, thought carefully, and came up with this punishment.
"Does that mean you'll let me kiss you when we're at home?" Lu Yu was good at finding loopholes. Hearing Shen Xuan say this, she quickly reacted, leaned close to Shen Xuan's ear, and whispered.
Shen Xuan didn't expect Lu Yu to say that. He was both shy and angry. He pushed Lu Yu away with all his might, wanting to leave, but found that his veiled hat was still in her hand.
His little face puffed up in anger. He reached out to her, "Give me back my veiled hat quickly, I'm going home."
Lu Yu put her arm around Shen Xuan's waist and held him, shaking him constantly, as if acting spoiled. "Good husband, I know I was wrong. I promise I'll never do this in front of others again."
Lu Yu's warm breath hit Shen Xuan's ear, making him blush again. He stammered, "I didn't say you couldn't kiss me when we're at home."
After saying that, he shrank back into Lu Yu's embrace like a quail, no longer peeking out.
Hearing Shen Xuan say this, Lu Yu was both surprised and delighted. She didn't expect her shy little husband to say such things now. This was great progress.
The voices from inside the house grew closer. Lu Yu knew they were about to come out, so she quickly released her hand holding her husband's waist.
Her dear husband had just forgiven her, and she didn't dare to push her luck. If she really angered her husband and was not allowed to get close to him at home, it would be a loss.
Feeling the hand on her waist suddenly removed, Shen Xuan didn't realize what had happened.
He looked up and saw Afu and the others coming out of the house. He nervously moved away from Lu Yu, instinctively lowered his head to tidy his clothes, and the blush on his cheeks had somehow reappeared.
Afu, Gu Yi, and Zisu saw Shen Xuan again and all remembered what had happened inside. Their expressions were a little awkward.
"Master, why are you and your husband standing here?" Wu Shao, who hadn't noticed the awkward atmosphere, ran to Lu Yu's side and said with a smile.
This question left Lu Yu unsure how to answer. Should she say she was here to coax her husband?
The atmosphere became awkward again for a moment.
Zisu was the first to calm down. She walked to Shen Xuan's side, linked her arm through his, and said, "We were just discussing going out for dinner. Why don't you and Doctor Lu come along?"
"Dinner?" Lu Yu looked at Gu Yitong in confusion. "Your body still needs to go out for dinner?"
"Why? Can't my body go out for dinner? Can't patients eat?" Gu Yitong said with a laugh.
Lu Yu realized her words were ambiguous and changed her tune, "That's not what I meant. I meant you're injured and can only drink porridge recently. You won't be able to eat much even if you go out for dinner."
"Who says I have to eat if I go out for dinner?" Gu Yitong retorted indignantly. "I'm happy today, and everyone is here. Let's go out for a meal to celebrate."
"Oh, and we need to find Zheng Yu. I need to thank her properly."
"She has other things to do. She has to go back and deal with Sun Fan and Sun Chengliang's matters today. I'm afraid she can't make it today. Let's find her another day."
Gu Yitong, in her excitement, forgot that Zheng Yu still had to deal with these matters and avenge her. "Then we'll go first. I'll thank her properly another day."
The group went to a private room on the second floor of the nearby restaurant "Bao Shan Lou." After ordering their dishes, they ate and talked, the atmosphere harmonious.
Meanwhile, Zheng Yu, after returning, met Shen Jia on the road.
Shen Jia, not knowing how, had run out of the house again and was lingering near the government office. Seeing Zheng Yu approaching, Shen Jia quickly tidied his clothes, pretended to walk normally, and walked beside Zheng Yu, pretending to twist his ankle accidentally, preparing to fall onto Zheng Yu.
Zheng Yu dodged, and Shen Jia fell to the ground with a thud, grimacing in pain. He quickly realized that Zheng Yu was in front of him, composed himself, looked up at Zheng Yu, and smiled at her weakly, looking pitiful.
Zheng Yu felt something was strange. Based on her observations over the past few days, the men in Qimu Town were not so open as to throw themselves at women after falling.
Zheng Yu felt confused but didn't show it. She patiently asked him, "Young master, are you alright?"
"I'm fine, I'm fine." Shen Jia looked up at her, then shyly lowered his head, waving his hands. He seemed to want to get up from the ground but stumbled again.
This time, Zheng Yu was not prepared, and they were very close. Zheng Yu didn't dodge, and Shen Jia fell directly into Zheng Yu's arms.