Chapter 1426: Extremely Strange

Zheng Jie looked at Zhao Desan with an extremely strange gaze and said, "You're asking this on purpose, right?" Looking at Zhao Desan's grinning face, she then asked, "What do you mean by an unsolvable problem?"

"Hehe," Zhao Desan didn't answer immediately, but gave two silly laughs, then asked with a mysterious tone, "Of course, I mean those things between you and Brother Zhao as husband and wife."

"Get lost. You men, you show your fox tails within three sentences. Sister-in-law originally thought you were a gentleman, but I didn't expect you to be full of bad intentions too," Zheng Jie said with a serious face.

"Sister-in-law, no, no, no. If you don't want to talk about it, just pretend I didn't ask anything. I didn't have that kind of meaning at all!" Zhao Desan didn't know why he had to explain himself like this.

"That kind of meaning?" Zheng Jie snorted after saying this, then added, "Don't even think about it, okay? If you dare to take advantage of someone's vulnerability, I won't be your sister-in-law anymore!"

"Yes, yes, sister-in-law, you are definitely not that easy to 'take advantage of'," Zhao Desan said, fumbling for words.

"Get lost. What 'take advantage of' or not? It sounds terrible. Do you still want to talk to sister-in-law?" Zheng Jie said, her beautiful face tense as she tried not to laugh.

"Alright, alright, sister-in-law, I won't tease you anymore." Although Zhao Desan could already feel with 90% certainty that Zheng Jie was definitely going to tell him some of her inner thoughts, he still respected her character and listened patiently to her account.

Zheng Jie thought for a moment, then continued, "Xiao Zhao, do you know? The relationship between Brother Zhao and me is almost like we are together in name only. Although we are still husband and wife, this relationship is somewhat dead in all but name."

Zhao Desan pretended not to understand the meaning of her words and interrupted her, asking, "Sister-in-law, what does it mean for a husband-and-wife relationship to be dead in all but name?"

"Stupid, I can see you're just a little virgin." Having drunk a glass of red wine, Zheng Jie wasn't as restrained in her speech. She glared at Zhao Desan and continued, "Dead in all but name means... means..." She seemed a bit embarrassed to speak and couldn't continue. So, looking at Zhao Desan's somewhat wicked yet somewhat silly appearance, she seemed to understand something. She stretched out her fair, jade-like hand and gently tapped Zhao Desan on the forehead, saying at the same time, "Calling you bad!"

Zhao Desan covered his forehead with both hands and cried out, "Ouch, ouch." Seeing him like that, Zheng Jie immediately asked with concern, "What? Does it really hurt that much?" As she said this, she gently pulled Zhao Desan's hands away from his head and said, "Let me see, where did I hit you?" Zhao Desan was indeed very obedient; he took his hands away and stretched his head forward. Then, he heard a 'slap' sound, and Zhao Desan's forehead was hit heavily again. This time, it was Zhao Desan's turn to cry out, "Ouch!"

"Giggle, giggle..." Watching Zhao Desan's comical appearance, Zheng Jie couldn't help but burst into hearty laughter. While laughing, she said, "Let's see if you dare to lie again!"

Zhao Desan rubbed his forehead and said helplessly, "You could even tell that?"

"You thought sister-in-law was stupid?" Zheng Jie said, picking up a piece of food for Zhao Desan to show her comfort.

"Sister-in-law, Dean Wang really hasn't had any more designs on you, right?" Zhao Desan became concerned about this issue again.

"Nonsense. Sister-in-law was forced by circumstances at that time. You helped me pay the fees, so even if he had designs, what of it? Do you think of sister-in-law as that kind of person!" Zheng Jie said with a hint of anger.

"Oh, now I can rest easy." Zhao Desan said this in an extremely unnatural way.

Zheng Jie didn't take it to heart and continued her train of thought, "But just last night, when Dean Wang came for rounds, he found me again. He said that although the fees were paid, if I wanted Brother Zhao to recover as soon as possible and have the best orthopedic expert treat him one-on-one, I would have to lie down and talk about it later." Looking at Zhao Desan's somewhat nervous appearance, she smiled and added, "Don't say it, sister-in-law was actually a bit tempted this time..."

"You agreed!" Zhao Desan stood up with a 'whoosh' as if he had been electrocuted.

"Hehe," Zheng Jie gave another light laugh and said with a hint of joy, "What do you think, you fool? If I had agreed, would sister-in-law still have the face to invite you to dinner?"

"Oh, right, right, that's true." Zhao Desan also felt embarrassed by his overreaction.

Unknowingly, the two had chatted until nearly nine o'clock. After leaving the hot pot restaurant, Zhao Desan saw that Zheng Jie's flushed little face had a hint of drunkenness, so he wanted to see her home, but Zheng Jie insisted on not letting him, so they had to part ways at the entrance of the hot pot restaurant.