Chapter 696: Generosity Does Not Mean Not Being Jealous

She had already asked the same question several times; was this jealousy?

Sheng Hanyu wrapped his arms around his wife's shoulders and asked, "Are you jealous?"

"No."

She refused to admit it.

Shi Youxuan's expression was clearly already very unpleasant, but she was still being stubborn: "I'm not jealous, there's no vinegar to eat, and even if I could control the heavens and the earth, could I control who you have in your heart?"

"Looking at how reluctant you are to let go, if there's someone in your heart, just say it. What are you afraid to admit? Hypocrite."

"It was like this before, and it's like this now. Sheng Hanyu, I've discovered that you're a hypocrite your whole life, always full of regrets. What you can't get is always the best, and you never know how to cherish the woman by your side..."

Sheng Hanyu:...

This wasn't jealousy?

The vinegar jar had been completely overturned, alright.

The more Shi Youxuan spoke, the angrier she became.

She started digging up old, dusty grievances from many years ago to air them out!

"When Yixin went missing before, you couldn't stop thinking about her, searching high and low, and when she finally came back, you ignored her..." Shi Youxuan didn't nag easily, but once she started, she wouldn't stop easily.

Sheng Hanyu interrupted her: "Shi Youxuan, can you be reasonable? I already made that matter clear to you, didn't I? Why do you keep harping on it, endlessly?"

"Is it interesting to keep going on about something that has already been explained?"

Shi Youxuan widened her eyes and put her hands on her hips: "It is interesting."

"How am I harping on it? And when did you ever make it clear to me? Sheng Hanyu, you're always like this; when you encounter problems, you never think about solving them, you only think about escaping!"

"Now your temper is getting bigger and bigger, too. You never explained this matter to me at all, and today we are going to talk this through clearly..."

In order to keep her from drifting further and further away in her own train of thought.

Sheng Hanyu had no choice but to help her "recover" the past.

"Fine, it doesn't matter if you don't admit it, I'll help you recall it."

"Have I ever told you that my feelings for Yixin were those of an older brother for a younger sister? Have I ever told you that my feelings for Yixin were more about guilt than anything else?"

Shi Youxuan admitted: "You said that, so what?"

"Still 'so what'?" Sheng Hanyu said: "Since the words have already been made clear, and so many years have passed, we both have happy lives, and everyone has let go, what are you trying to achieve by still harping on it?"

"Are you yelling at me?"

Shi Youxuan pouted aggrievedly: "Sheng Hanyu, don't try to downplay the issue and avoid the question."

"Your feelings for Yixin are those of a brother and sister, and your feelings for Yafei are also those of a brother and sister. Why do you have so many 'sisters'? Wang Bingbing was killed by Zhu Yiwen; if she were still alive, would she be your sister too? Exactly how many good 'sisters' do you have?"

Sheng Hanyu:...

Was this the same thing?

"You're being unreasonable, I'm not talking to you."

He went up to the deck to get some air, fuming.

Shi Youxuan chased after him: "Why stop talking? Feeling guilty? Stop trying to act cool in front of me. Do you think you're still that young man from back then? Why don't you take a mirror and look at yourself—a father of two, a greasy middle-aged man..."

"You see that you no longer have your charm and are having a midlife crisis, so you ran all the way to the Fishing Village to find some confidence. Heh, Yafei didn't even want to see you, disappointed, aren't you?"

"If you're disappointed, you bring up the past. Don't you know that a hero shouldn't brag about his past glory..."

"Mmph—"

She glared at the face that had suddenly loomed large before her, thinking that after so many years, this man hadn't made any progress at all.

The way he used to shut her mouth was always this one!

"Let go of me, you're just bullying me because you can't argue your way out of it." This was what Shi Youxuan thought, but she didn't say it out loud.

Shi Youxuan struggled at first, but when she couldn't break free, she just gave up.

The two kissed, inseparable, even forgetting the time and place!

In each other's eyes, there was only the other, and in their hearts, too.

Sheng Hanyu now had only one thought—to have her!

"Ah!"

Shi Youxuan suddenly shrieked.

Losing her balance, she was swept up in a bridal carry, and Sheng Hanyu strode toward the cabin with his wife!

This stretch of sea was very lively.

Boats were coming and going.

The two of them "showing off their affection" in public drew quite a few onlookers.

Some even whistled and jeered.

Shi Youxuan blushed: "Put me down, people are watching."

"Let them watch, they won't be able to see in a moment."

Shi Youxuan:...

"It's broad daylight, don't be like this."

Sheng Hanyu: "Broad daylight didn't stop you from spouting nonsense, so I'll use real action right now to prove to you that my heart and eyes are filled only with you."

Shi Youxuan:...

She had the feeling of lifting a rock only to drop it on her own feet.

"Bang!"

The cabin door closed, and the amorous scene inside could no longer be seen from the outside.

Not far away.

A very ordinary fishing boat.

Yafei sat in the cabin, holding binoculars and staring intently at them.

She had taken in everything that just happened.

Watching Sheng Hanyu go to the deck in a huff, followed by that woman who looked like she wouldn't let the matter rest,

the two of them made up after only a few words, thick with affection.

Yafei couldn't describe the feeling in her heart.

"Let's go back," she ordered.

The person steering the boat asked, "Village Chief, didn't you say you wanted to take Village Chief Yano to the airport?"

Yafei replied, "Forget it, the person traveling with him will never be me."

Dusk.

Every bone in Shi Youxuan's body felt as if it had been dismantled and reassembled; she was so sore and weak she didn't even want to move a little finger.

Sheng Hanyu, however, was full of vigor and in incredibly high spirits.

"Wife, what do you want to eat? I'll go make it for you."

"Hmph!"

Shi Youxuan turned her head and ignored him.

It was like this every time; they would clearly be arguing and reasoning, but they would change locations halfway through.

She had been hungry for a long time, so hungry she was skin and bones, but she didn't want to pay him any mind.

"Eat me? That works too." The man made a move to undo his buttons.

"Eat food—noodles, steamed buns, or rice are all fine; for dishes, I'll have seafood, vegetables, and fruit." She didn't dare eat meat.

Shi Youxuan was scared and spoke very specifically, not giving him a chance to find a loophole.

"I'm teasing you, look how scared you are."

The man bent down, pressed a kiss to her forehead, and walked out of the room.

Shi Youxuan got up, showered, and changed her clothes.

Once she was finished and her hair was just dry, Sheng Hanyu walked in carrying a tray.

The meal was very sumptuous.

Lotus leaf japonica rice porridge, sea cucumber millet porridge, crab roe soup dumplings, steamed pork ribs with rice flour, braised shrimp, pumpkin baked with crab, and garlic-flavored heart of greens—they were all things she liked to eat.

With both meat and vegetables, the nutritional balance was very reasonable.

Years of being a married couple had allowed the two of them to develop very tacit habits.

Sheng Hanyu skillfully peeled the shrimp, then dipped the shrimp meat in sauce and placed it into his wife's bowl.

Shi Youxuan enjoyed her husband's service with peace of mind; she was already used to it, and neither of them felt there was anything improper about it.

After dinner, they video-chatted with their family.

Although the signal at sea wasn't very good and was intermittent, it was still better than nothing.

Shi Ran was very sensible, urging her mom and dad to pay attention to safety on the road and telling them not to buy gifts for her, but to buy them for her younger brother instead.

Her younger brother, Sheng Zichen, was not so modest; the little guy nodded and said, "Right."

"Right what, right?"

Shi Youxuan scolded with a smile, "Your sister takes care of you and loves you; that's your sister being good."

"But you cannot take it for granted. You are both Mom and Dad's children, so the gifts must naturally be the same."

Sheng Zichen was unconvinced: "I'm little."