Zhao Shuyao rolled down the car window halfway. By the time they reached the restaurant, she was almost catching a cold from the wind.
Qin Yusheng scoffed, "You deliberately blew yourself into a cold just because you saw I brought a jacket. Such deep scheming!"
Zhao Shuyao shot him an angry glare.
Did he have to be so narcissistic!
"Yes, I did it on purpose, but you don't need to worry, Mr. Qin. I'm tough and healthy, I won't die so easily!"
She wasn't like Shen Xue'er, a delicate beauty who would fall with a gust of wind.
It was just a small cold!
Just before entering, Qin Yusheng suddenly draped his jacket over Zhao Shuyao's shoulders.
Then, he extended his arm and pulled Zhao Shuyao into his embrace.
Zhao Shuyao was startled at first, then, as if she remembered something, she stopped struggling.
She curled her lips into a sarcastic smile.
She had almost forgotten, the act had to be complete.
Ever since Shen Xue'er had been targeted, Qin Yusheng would always put on a show of being deeply in love with her in front of the Qin family.
At certain moments, she even believed it was real.
The door to the restaurant's private room opened. Qin Yusheng's grandfather, the patriarch of the Qin family, sat at the head of the table. Seeing Zhao Shuyao enter, his stern and proper face immediately broke into a smile. "My dear Yaoyao, are you hungry? I've ordered your favorite dishes, they'll be out soon."
"Grandpa..."
Zhao Shuyao's eyes welled up, and she walked over in a few steps. "I missed you so much!"
You have no idea how I've been these past few days! Your grandson Qin Yusheng not only restricted my freedom but also cut off my internet access!
Zhao Shuyao roared internally, but didn't dare to say a word.
Complaining to Grandpa Qin would only lead to more severe retaliation from Qin Yusheng when they got home.
Zhao Shuyao shivered and forcefully suppressed the urge to complain.
"Are you cold, dear Yaoyao? You should wear more clothes. You're always wearing so little, such thin material. Our Qin family can afford clothes. If Qin Yusheng, that brat, has mistreated you, tell Grandpa, and Grandpa will buy you clothes."
The old man doted on Zhao Shuyao.
Zhao Shuyao's spirited and unrestrained personality was very much like the young Mrs. Qin. Looking at Zhao Shuyao, Grandpa Qin felt as if he had returned to his younger years.
Therefore, ever since she joined the family, the old man had always doted on Zhao Shuyao.
It was also because of the old man's favoritism and affection that Zhao Shuyao hadn't been bullied more.
"Grandpa..." Zhao Shuyao wanted to cry, her eyes constantly welling up.
Even her own parents only calculated against her.
They even got her drunk and sent her to Qin Yusheng's bed to pay off debts.
Yet, Grandpa Qin treated her like his own granddaughter.
Zhao Shuyao, being true to her feelings, couldn't hold back and buried her face in Grandpa Qin's arms, sobbing uncontrollably.
Qin Yusheng watched this scene with a dark expression.
She was the one throwing a tantrum and refusing to eat, yet she was acting like the victim?
He had Wu Sao make delicious food and put it in her room every day; had he starved her?
She was always dressed immodestly, running off to bars and nightclubs!
Every time Qin Yusheng saw Zhao Shuyao at a bar or nightclub, his temples would throb, and his head would ache. Bars and nightclubs were places with mixed crowds. If she were to be drugged and contract some illness...
Thinking of this, Qin Yusheng's eyes were filled with coldness, but he didn't show any of it on his face.
"What's wrong? Did that scoundrel Qin Yusheng bully you? Tell Grandpa, Grandpa will uphold justice for you! Grandpa will teach this brat a lesson!"
Grandpa Qin rapped his cane, exuding an imposing aura. He then glared at Qin Yusheng, "You brat! Confess yourself, did you bully my little girl!"
Qin Yusheng pursed his thin lips. "Grandpa, I didn't bully Yaoyao. She's very happy with me."
Grandpa Qin snorted and said impatiently, "You are my grandson, and I am your grandfather. I know your nature. That little slut is still in the hospital, and you still visit her every few days. Are you tired of her living too long?"
"Grandpa... Xue'er has nothing to do with this!"
Even though he tried to suppress it, Qin Yusheng couldn't help but side with Shen Xue'er.
"Look, look, she's been lying there for years, and you're still protecting that little slut. What's so great about her? I think she's utterly hypocritical! You don't know how to cherish a good wife like Yaoyao!" Grandpa Qin was furious, his seven orifices smoking. He truly didn't know what kind of love potion Shen Xue'er had fed Qin Yusheng. Shen Xue'er had been in a vegetative state for two years, yet he was still infatuated with her.
"I think you've been bewitched!"
Grandpa Qin slammed his cane down forcefully, his entire face turning red, as if he had drunk too much.
"Grandpa, it's not Qin... Ah Shi's fault. It's just that I missed you so much. Grandpa, you must visit me more often in the future. I miss you so much I could cry."
Only then did Grandpa Qin relent. "Silly girl, come, let's eat."
The dishes were served. Zhao Shuyao sat beside the old man, with Qin Yusheng on the other side.
The old man kept using his serving chopsticks to pick up meat dishes for Zhao Shuyao.
Zhao Shuyao held the tip of her chopsticks in her mouth, then smilingly poked a meatball.
She placed it into Qin Yusheng's bowl.
"Husband~ Eat the meatball~"
The meatball lay in Qin Yusheng's bowl, with two holes in it.
The holes were filled with Zhao Shuyao's saliva.
Qin Yusheng's handsome face instantly darkened.
Even the hand gripping his chopsticks had knuckles turning white.
Veins bulged on the back of his hand.
Although Zhao Shuyao hadn't been with him for long, it wasn't a short time either.
She knew he had a germophobia, yet it was her saliva.
He would rather die than touch it.
And she had deliberately done it in front of the old man, picking food for him.
She had even deliberately picked a meatball.
Before picking it, she had even moistened the chopsticks with her saliva.
It was clearly intentional!
Qin Yusheng stared at the meatball in front of him, wishing he could put two holes in Zhao Shuyao's head.
"Husband, don't you love eating meatballs? Why aren't you eating?"
Zhao Shuyao's voice became娇滴滴 (jiāo dī dī - sweet and delicate), her tone high-pitched.
She was imitating Shen Xue'er's way of speaking and her demeanor.
She provocatively addressed Qin Yusheng in a sweet and delicate voice.
It was clearly a mockery.
Qin Yusheng clenched his fist tightly under the table with his other hand. In a corner where no one could see, he shot Zhao Shuyao a cold glance.
His gaze seemed to say, You're dead once we leave this place.
Zhao Shuyao remained calm and composed. "Husband, eat quickly!"
Then, she moistened her chopsticks again and picked up a piece of vegetable for Qin Yusheng.
"My dear Yaoyao is so thoughtful!"
Grandpa Qin was very pleased to see this, and he patted Zhao Shuyao's hand.
"Grandpa, this is what a wife should do."
Zhao Shuyao smiled humbly, then urged Qin Yusheng, "Husband, eat quickly! Otherwise, the dishes will get cold and won't taste good!"
If Grandpa Qin hadn't been present, the man would probably have dumped a bowl of rice on her head by now.
Seeing Qin Yusheng remain silent and not picking up his chopsticks, Zhao Shuyao said, "Husband, do you dislike my saliva..."