Chapter 441: Living Together Is More Wonderful Than Imagined

Ms. Nian strongly agreed with her husband's approach and also reminded her son, "That's one aspect. On the other hand, you need to be more diligent. The most effective way to keep a woman by your side is to treat her so well that she can't leave you."

Ke Zhongyu nodded.

Of course.

Ke Yue: "That's not the only reason you came back, is it?"

When Ke Zhongyu brought up the matter concerning Ke Chi, Ke Yue immediately turned cold-faced: "Your Fourth Uncle's family has gotten bold, scheming about how to divide up the family assets. Take preventive measures yourself ahead of time."

Ke Zhongyu: "Dad, can I turn against my own kin for the greater good?"

Ke Yue parted his lips but didn't answer right away. After a moment of thought, he said to his son earnestly, "I can't give you a definite answer. Your Fourth Uncle is my own younger brother, and Ke Chi is your only male cousin. The bonds of blood and family are right there."

"As long as it doesn't harm your physical or mental well-being, I won't intervene no matter how you fight."

"Zhongyu, the catfish effect emphasizes the positive role of moderate competition."

"However, that's predicated on my wife and children not being harmed. After all, to me, you are my everything."

Ke Zhongyu felt that his father had indeed gotten older—unexpectedly starting to say such cloying things to him too.

He changed the subject: "Where has Ke Chi been these past couple of days?"

Ms. Nian: "Taking advantage of being suspended by you, he said he was going to visit your eldest aunt."

Ke Yue: "It looks like there's no attempt to hide it, but stay cautious."

Ke Zhongyu already had a good sense of things in his heart.

He stayed at the old residence that night, and early the next morning drove to pick up Jiang Lai for work. He put her luggage in the trunk too, so after work they could head straight to Tingyue Bay.

During the day, the bodyguards had already brought Dade and Xiaomu over. Mo Yi was also over there cleaning, and seeing that the soft furnishings at Tingyue Bay were no longer in a cold style but had become warm and cozy, she couldn't resist taking a photo and sending it to Jiang Lai.

When Jiang Lai received the photo, her heartbeat quickened a little.

She was already married, had lived under the same roof with Shen Xun for four years—so why did moving in with Ke Zhongyu now feel like the first time? Not only was her heart pounding, but the anticipation welling up inside her was about to overflow. She started looking forward to getting off work.

The moment it was time to get off work, the clock Ke Zhongyu had set for her rang for exactly one second before she shut it off, already slipping her phone into her pocket and walking out of the lab.

She thought she'd have to go wait for Ke Zhongyu this time.

She hadn't expected that Ke Zhongyu was already outside waiting for her—and looked like he'd been waiting a good while.

Ke Zhongyu also thought he'd have to wait a while as usual before he'd see Jiang Lai come out in her regular clothes. He hadn't expected her to be this early this time.

Jiang Lai was also looking forward to moving in together.

This realization was like a cluster of fireworks, blooming faintly in his mind.

The two of them were the first to walk out of Ke Group.

President Ke, who handled countless affairs daily, had gotten off work early.

Professor Jiang, who was absorbed in her work, had gotten off work on time.

Everyone thought sourly: see, being in love affects making money.

Tingyue Bay was fifty minutes from Ke Group—medium-to-short among commute times for workers in A City, so it wasn't too bad.

Ke Zhongyu carried Jiang Lai's suitcase in one hand and held Jiang Lai's hand in the other.

While Jiang Lai held the pot of cold orchid Ke Zhongyu had given her in her arms.

As soon as Ke Zhongyu got out of the car, he began telling Jiang Lai which way to go after getting out from this parking spot. Their home was on the twelfth floor.

A river-view flat spanning an entire floor, one elevator per unit—the whole floor had only one household.

The elevator lobby was laid with soundproof carpet. Beside it was a shoe cabinet; for now, apart from slippers, no other shoes had been placed on it.

Ke Zhongyu: "We'll set the fingerprint later. The password is eight digits: 54264524."

A string of numbers that looked randomly arranged.

Ke Zhongyu lifted his chin slightly, signaling her to enter the password. The door lock clicked open.

As soon as Jiang Lai stepped inside, it was as if she'd triggered some mechanism—rose petals rained down from overhead, red and yellow and pink, like a rainfall. Dade and Xiaomu also ran toward her, circling around her.

The spacious, bright living room had greenery, a river view, and the aroma of delicious food.

The smell made Jiang Lai hungry. She walked toward the dining room. The dining table sat by the window with an unobstructed view of the river, and the dusky evening sky carried a touch of sunset glow.

Every dish was covered with a lid. Clearly, Mo Yi had timed the cooking and then left before they arrived.

Ke Zhongyu placed Jiang Lai's suitcase in the walk-in closet, then walked toward the dining room, leaning slightly against the white arched doorway.

"Wash your hands before eating."

"Okay." Jiang Lai narrowed her eyes briefly, and when she looked back at Ke Zhongyu, she wore a bigger smile than usual.

It struck Ke Zhongyu right in the heart.

He watched Jiang Lai walk toward him. Jiang Lai took his hand, and the two of them washed their hands together at the sink—white foam and a faint fragrance on their hands.

Living with Jiang Lai was even more wonderful than he had imagined.

Though bringing up Jiang Lai's ex-husband was inappropriate, at this moment Ke Zhongyu still wanted to curse Shen Xun as a fool who didn't know what was good for him, and also congratulate himself on coming from behind to take the upper hand—a tremendous bargain.

He increasingly understood why his father wanted a world of just the two of them with his mother—even doing nothing, simply being in the same space, doing the same thing.

Jiang Lai noticed that Ke Zhongyu hadn't yet applied foam to his own hands. She looked up at the man in the mirror and gave an "Mm?"

Ke Zhongyu rinsed his hands, dried them with a towel, and the next second gripped Jiang Lai's waist, lifting her to sit on the sink counter, and kissed her.

Every time he touched Jiang Lai's lips, he wanted to devour her, his movements always a little rough.

But the scene before him made him feel both light and wonderful, so he kissed her gently.

They kissed until both their breathing grew heavy, hearts pounding like drums.

"Eat first." Ke Zhongyu smoothly carried her to the dining room and set her down in a chair.

Normally they would sit face to face, but Ke Zhongyu didn't much like that. He always subconsciously moved his chair next to Jiang Lai's, sat down, and ate together.

Dade and Xiaomu would come over from time to time, circling around the two of them, looking quite excited too.

After dinner, Jiang Lai said, "We don't even need to go for a walk by the river. Taking a few extra laps here doesn't seem to make much difference."

Ke Zhongyu pulled her waist close and kissed her.

That kiss landed in the bedroom.

Jiang Lai's body collapsed, as if sinking into a sea of red roses.

……

Li Dan was having a candlelit dinner with Fu Youqing when he suddenly saw Xie Yongsi's call; he didn't want to answer, but Xie Yongsi called three times.

"I'll go take the call."

"Go ahead." Fu Youqing continued eating her steak, drinking red wine, not glancing at Li Dan once; this dinner was arranged by both families' elders.

The seat had been reserved by Li Dan's mother; she called his father to ask if he was free, and he of course said yes.

Li Dan answered the phone: "Young Master Xie, you'd better have something important to say."

Xie Yongsi: "Go get your brother out of the police station."

Gu Zhiyan didn't know what came over him, suddenly sought out Shen Xun, went up and punched him, knocked him to the ground and still unsatisfied, pressed him down and kept beating him.

He was still wearing a mask and gloves, looking somewhat like a criminal; someone nearby called the police, and Gu Zhiyan was detained.

Li Dan: "……"

Xie Yongsi: "If you don't go get him out, he'll have to spend the night in there."

Li Dan roughly guessed the reason, hung up and went over.

Fu Youqing said: "If you have something to do, go ahead; I'll finish eating and head back myself—don't worry, I'll definitely say we enjoyed this meal."

Li Dan told her what he intended to do.

Upon hearing that Gu Zhiyan had been taken to the police station, Fu Youqing's mouth twitched; she thought good news should be shared with friends, so she sent the news to Jiang Lai.