"Tomorrow, you should go and mind your own business. Hua Bao and I can take care of ourselves."
Jiang Qingqing glanced at her husband, who was still striding forward with their daughter in his arms, and silently admired his stamina.
They had been out all day, why wasn't he tired yet?
But her legs were already trembling, feeling as if she would collapse at any moment.
Zhang Liunian heard her words, his pleased brow furrowed. He then saw his wife, who looked weak, and quickly handed their daughter to the bodyguard. He squatted in front of Jiang Qingqing and said, "Are you tired? Come up here."
"..." Jiang Qingqing hesitated, unsure whether to get up. She glanced around and saw that many people were stopping to watch, which made her even more embarrassed.
"Forget it, I can still walk." Jiang Qingqing feigned strength and walked past Zhang Liunian.
But her legs trembled with every step. Zhang Liunian saw this clearly. His wife couldn't walk, but she refused to let him carry her, and he didn't know why she was being so stubborn.
Zhang Liunian was not someone who cared about what others thought, and he didn't even look at the passers-by, so he couldn't understand Jiang Qingqing's thoughts.
But this did not stop him from doting on his wife. He got up, took a couple of steps forward, and squatted in front of her again, pulling her and saying, "Come on, you can't even walk anymore."
"I can," Jiang Qingqing still felt too embarrassed. She turned her head, denying the fact that she was indeed unable to walk.
Zhang Liunian didn't know what she was being so persistent about. He simply got up and swept her into a princess carry.
"Ah..." Jiang Qingqing, who hadn't reacted, screamed in fright at his sudden maneuver and instinctively hugged his neck, not daring to move.
Seeing that she wasn't resisting anymore and had even hugged his neck, Zhang Liunian thought she liked being carried like this and chuckled, "You like me to carry you rather than have me carry you on my back, right?"
"..." Of course not. She just didn't expect him to carry her like this in front of everyone.
This was too embarrassing!
"Put me down, there are so many people watching." Jiang Qingqing saw the widened eyes of the pedestrians and wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground.
Hearing this, Zhang Liunian lowered his gaze to his wife, who was constantly glancing at the passers-by. A flash of inspiration struck him. He suddenly understood why she didn't want him to carry her on his back. It was because she was embarrassed, shy!
He lifted her with a bit more force, scaring his wife into holding his neck even tighter. Zhang Liunian then chuckled, "Why bother with them? We're husband and wife. If I didn't carry you, but kissed you on the street, they couldn't say anything."
"..."
Hearing this, Jiang Qingqing quickly buried her face in his chest, not daring to look, her small face instantly flushing red. She mumbled, "I don't want that."
She absolutely did not want to do something so embarrassing in front of everyone. She couldn't accept it.
Seeing her actions and hearing her words, Zhang Liunian couldn't help but let out a light laugh. "Heh heh..."
Jiang Qingqing felt as if her husband was mocking her. She reached out and covered his mouth, saying, "No laughing. And put me down, this is too embarrassing."
It wasn't really embarrassing, but she was too shy to meet the pointing and staring eyes.
Zhang Liunian understood her meaning but had no intention of putting her down. "Are you afraid they'll see? Then bury your face in my chest and pretend you can't see."
"..." Jiang Qingqing was exasperated. What did he mean by pretending not to see? She couldn't accept it precisely because she *could* see.
Thinking about this, she secretly reached out and pinched Zhang Liunian's neck.
Zhang Liunian immediately gasped in pain, "Ouch, that hurts. Did a mosquito bite me?"
Even as he said this, his steps didn't falter.
Jiang Qingqing knew her husband was faking it. She hadn't pinched him very hard, so she didn't feel any pity.
But when she heard her husband call her a mosquito, she glared at him in annoyance and began to struggle to get down. "You're the mosquito! Put me down!"
How could Zhang Liunian let her down? She couldn't walk. He had to help her. He held her body firmly and chuckled, "Okay, I'm a mosquito, I'm a mosquito. Don't move."
"I want to move! Let me down, and I can walk myself!" Jiang Qingqing still felt too self-conscious to go back like this. She would become famous on the way back.
She couldn't accept everyone's gaze.
"I can let you down, but you have to let me carry you on my back." Zhang Liunian wasn't someone who insisted on formality. It was fine if she wanted to switch to another way of being carried.
"..." Jiang Qingqing fell silent for a moment, then finally compromised.
Only after she climbed onto Zhang Liunian's back did the gazes of the passers-by ease a little. At least they weren't looking shocked anymore, which made her feel much better.
"If you're tired, rest on me. We're still a little distance from home," Zhang Liunian said when he saw his wife motionless on his back, reminding her.
"Mhm." This time, Jiang Qingqing didn't want to argue. She obediently agreed and fell silent.
By the time she got home, she had indeed fallen asleep.
Zhang Liunian gently put his wife on the bed and then took their daughter to see the son of their new nanny.
Meanwhile, Zhu Lao Er finally found out Zhang Liunian's new address and stood outside his house.
"Boss, should we just storm in?"
The subordinate looked at his boss, who had been standing there for a long time without making a move, and couldn't help but ask what their next course of action was. Should they charge in or charge in?
After all, this was how they had always operated.
But to the subordinates' surprise, Zhu Lao Er didn't plan to attack immediately. His plan was not to kill Zhang Liunian directly; they wanted to gain more.
This was how he could avenge his brother's death at Zhang Liunian's hands.
"Let's go back first. Tomorrow, you guys keep watch here and get a sense of the situation," Zhu Lao Er said and turned to leave.
The bewildered subordinates looked at the brightly lit house, then at their decisive boss. Finally, after exchanging glances, they could only leave.
That night, Jiang Qingqing had a dream. A large rock was pressing down on her, making her uncomfortable. She tried to turn over but couldn't budge it, and eventually, it was the pressure that woke her up.
As a result, the first thing she saw was her husband preparing to make love to her on top of her. She was instantly speechless.
She had been thoroughly exhausted for the past two days, wasn't he satisfied yet?
Seeing that his wife was awake, Zhang Liunian smiled smugly, "Qingqing, I want..."
He didn't finish his sentence because Jiang Qingqing reached out and covered his mouth, which caused Zhang Liunian to pounce on her.
The long night was filled with another exciting bout of exertion.
Zhang Liunian continued to be intimate with his wife multiple times before he was finally satisfied and stopped.
After he released Jiang Qingqing, all she could do was stare at him with her big, watery eyes.
Seeing his wife like this, Zhang Liunian helplessly hugged her and said, "Are you not satisfied? But it's almost dawn. Let's get some sleep quickly, and I'll put in more effort tomorrow."
"..."