"You’re not eating?" Finally done with his tasks, Zhao Xuran took Gong Ruini out for some delicious food, but to his surprise, Gong Ruini wasn’t eating.

This got Zhao Xuran anxious. Having known Gong Ruini for so long, aside from when she’s unwell or in a bad mood, he’s never seen her not eat when good food is in front of her.

Looking at Gong Ruini’s flushed cheeks, he really didn’t think she was unwell.

In a bad mood? Who would bully her here? Could it be that Ni Zi felt he was too busy to accompany her?

This was quite a serious problem. Zhao Xuran remembered that before they set off, he promised Ni Zi he’d spend this vacation with her properly.

But they ended up busy, and Zhao Xuran was in a bit of a bind.

The aroma of the tasty coconut chicken made Gong Ruini feel so hungry, she really wanted to dive in and take a bite.

But remembering how tight her clothes felt these past few days, Gong Ruini held back, "I think I’ve gained weight."

Gained weight? Zhao Xuran paused his attempt to feed Gong Ruini some meat and took a good look.

"You didn’t gain weight."

"I have gained weight." Sigh, Gong Ruini knows that ever since she hit a growth spurt and reached 168 cm, her family thinks she’s thin.

Actually, Gong Ruini doesn’t feel she’s thinned out; instead, she grew taller, and she exercises daily, which means there’s no extra fat.

At least she looks thin, but now she’s clearly gained weight. Gong Ruini flicked her arm, and it was evident the fat jiggled.

"Look, this is all fat." Gong Ruini felt like crying; she hadn’t seen fat in a long time.

She never expected this trip to Hainan would make it reappear.

Ah, is that it? Looking at Gong Ruini’s flabby arm, Zhao Xuran reflexively touched his belly, and he almost wanted to cry too.

"My abs." Zhao Xuran remembered how Gong Ruini admired his abs every time she saw them.

And now, although there wasn’t a belly, he only had two abs left. Would Ni Zi still like this?

Ah, no way, Gong Ruini’s first reaction was to lift Zhao Xuran’s shirt and almost exclaimed.

Though her action was rough, Gong Ruini really held herself back, otherwise, she might have attracted more attention.

"My abs..." Gong Ruini felt like crying.

"It’s all my fault." If she hadn’t pulled Zhao Xuran into constantly eating, his hard-earned abs wouldn’t have disappeared.

No, "How long has it been since you worked out properly?" Gong Ruini suddenly realized she hadn’t seen Zhao Xuran exercise lately.

Hmph, not her fault; she won’t take the blame.

Hmph, what a schemer. Maybe he knew his abs were gone long ago, but just didn’t say anything.

Probably worried she’d explode, waiting for the right chance to bring it up.

"I have been exercising, just out at the beach." Zhao Xuran protested, "If you don’t believe me, you can ask your brother."

Hmph, ask Gong Ruwen? If Zhao Xuran really wanted to hide something from her, as long as it’s not about his betrayal, Gong Ruini felt her big brother would side with Zhao Xuran.

"Even Uncle is around." Not trusting, she chose another witness.

Hehehe, bringing in Uncle too, Gong Ruini thought Zhao Xuran was truly despicable, "My brother swam the other day, and I saw his abs still there."

If both were working out, Gong Ruwen’s abs wouldn’t be there and Zhao Xuran’s absent, right?

Impossible that Zhao Xuran’s workout was less serious than Gong Ruwen’s; Gong Ruini wouldn’t buy that.

"That’s because he always had four packs."

"And he’s got it slightly easier than me," Zhao Xuran argued.

Hmph, what a cheek. After pointing out his problem, he still came up with lame excuses, and Gong Ruini felt this was somewhat serious.

Listening to his wife’s continuous grievances and lectures, Zhao Xuran not only refrained from forcing Ni Zi to eat, he even paid the bill and pulled Gong Ruini out of there.

"I think we lack exercise, how about we walk back?" Zhao Xuran, after pulling Gong Ruini from the restaurant and feeling the breeze, had his somewhat fevered mind quickly cooled down.

To the seaside? Lately, his wife had practically spent the whole day at the beach. She might not want to go there again.

To the movies? Nothing good to watch.

To the mall? It seemed there was nothing worthwhile in the stores; going there would be a real waste.

After thinking it through, walking back seemed better. Not only could he talk more with Gong Ruini, but it also served the purpose of losing weight.

Walking back, Gong Ruini’s legs felt a bit weak, but looking at the fat on her hand and recalling her resolute statement to exercise and lose weight...

Having said it not too long ago, Gong Ruini couldn’t ignore it now; that’d be truly untrustworthy.

"Alright, let’s walk back." Walking slowly, talking about feelings, though often their chat would shift to business.

"Really walking?" Zhao Xuran hesitated even after proposing, hearing Gong Ruini agree. It was a long walk; what if Ni Zi couldn’t manage?

"Really, should we buy something, in case we get hungry on the way?" Gong Ruini worried about what they’d do if they got hungry.

No, they were walking to lose weight; if they ate, wouldn’t all that walking be in vain? "No, we won’t."

"Having love fills the belly; I think as long as we have feelings, we won’t be hungry," Gong Ruini joked.

"Right." Zhao Xuran was happy, but he had a backup plan. If they got really hungry, they could ask for food at a home they passed by.

Moreover, if they took too long to return, his dad and Uncle Gong would likely worry and come looking for them, giving Zhao Xuran some relief.

And so they began their long trek home, slowly walking back.

Initially, Gong Ruini was quite happy, talking about joyful things, discussing their future plans, "Once we get to the US, let’s try to tour it thoroughly before I graduate."

This was a nice plan, but it seemed a bit challenging, "With kids in tow?"

"Also possible, we could modify the car to let the kids sleep." Even if the kids were young without any memory of the trip.

Nonetheless, Gong Ruini could document everything through photos.

Oh god, kids again. Zhao Xuran felt a bit overwhelmed, not that he didn’t want to be a father, but a thought crossed his mind.

That currently, Gong Ruini is so looking forward to having kids. Once they actually have kids, would she still favor them over him?

Just like when Aunt Cai had Gong Ruzhi, she adored the little guy so much, even neglecting Uncle Gong.

The thought of this made Zhao Xuran shiver; what if Ni Zi turned out just like Aunt Cai?

No way, Zhao Xuran felt more and more that he needed to seriously think this matter through.