Adored by Him: My Blissful Days as the Girl Next Door-Chapter 408 - 407: Shi Yang’s Fury

Shi Yang was taken aback by Zhao Meimei’s sudden fall, and dropped everything in his hands as he hurried over.

Shi Yang reached out to grab her but couldn’t, and watched as Zhao Meimei frantically grabbed the back of the sofa to steady herself.

Zhao Meimei was so scared she froze, finally managing to stabilize herself, her mind going completely blank.

Shi Yang helped her up and said hoarsely, "Baby, your welcome ceremony is a bit too enthusiastic."

Zhao Meimei turned around with Shi Yang’s help, and their eyes met. Shi Yang’s gaze lowered, and Zhao Meimei followed his gaze, stunned.

Shi Yang unconsciously gulped, his eyes pinned to those two small, thin pieces of fabric. After a moment, he lifted his head, staring at Zhao Meimei in disbelief.

Zhao Meimei’s face flushed crimson, wishing she could dig a hole and disappear into it right then and there.

Shi Yang’s gaze was hot as it swept across Zhao Meimei’s face, "Baby, you did this on purpose!" With that, he leaned in, nose to nose with Zhao Meimei, their breaths mingling: "You said you were going shopping this morning, just to buy this?"

After speaking, Shi Yang lowered his head, his lips brushing Zhao Meimei’s, but he didn’t kiss her; instead, he pulled back and teasingly asked, "Feeling shy?"

Zhao Meimei stammered, "Originally, I just wanted to buy gifts for you guys, but then..."

~Fade to five minutes later!!

When Shi Yang straightened up from the sofa, Zhao Meimei’s voice was soft and weak, "Brother."

Putting on his slippers, Shi Yang bent down to scoop Zhao Meimei up horizontally, his mind slowly returning to clarity from the previous excitement.

Shi Yang placed Zhao Meimei on the bed, pulled the quilt over her, and snuggled in beside her, holding both the quilt and her tightly in his arms, asking, "Who did you go shopping with today?"

Zhao Meimei was exhausted, her mind muddled and sleepy, "With my sister-in-law."

At the mention of this, Zhao Meimei perked up a bit, "Brother, do you know? My Brother Chao proposed to Sister Xin today."

Qu Chaozong had called him about it that afternoon. Shi Yang responded nonchalantly, "Mm, so what?"

Zhao Meimei, not catching the displeasure in Shi Yang’s tone, laughed and said, "It’s wonderful, Brother, you don’t know, Sister Xin was so emotional she cried."

Shi Yang wasn’t focused on that; he fixed his eyes on Zhao Meimei and asked, "What made you suddenly think of buying this kind of clothing?"

Shi Yang waved those two pieces of fabric in front of Zhao Meimei.

Zhao Meimei’s face turned red again, belatedly noticing Shi Yang’s off expression, a sense of impending storm. She peeked at Shi Yang’s face, torn between betraying or not betraying Zhang Xin.

Shi Yang’s eyes darkened, his gaze suddenly sharp, "Zhang Xin took you to buy this, right? What did she tell you? Why would she suddenly think of taking you to buy this kind of thing?"

Zhao Meimei, seeing Shi Yang’s expression, knew trouble was brewing and hurried to explain, "My sister-in-law meant well. Today was Brother Chao’s proposal, and she was delighted, so she took me shopping, and then we wandered to..."

Shi Yang interjected, "You have to buy this stuff when you shop? Is this something you should wear? Zhang Xin urged you, so you bought it with her? Are you the same as her? Are you the same kind of person as her? She’s so wild and playful, and you learn from her? Zhao Meimei, do you not want to be good?"

Zhao Meimei shook her head and softly said, "But I think what Sister-in-law said made a lot of sense."

Shi Yang: "What made sense? What did she say?"

Zhao Meimei, somewhat defiant, repeated what Zhang Xin had said.

Shi Yang’s eyes unexpectedly reddened, biting his lip with frustration, finally unable to hold back, he cursed, "She’s talking nonsense! What’s this about how love between a couple will eventually turn into familial affection? What’s this about how when passion fades, it’s just a partnership? At home, be a seductress, outside a model of morality, she must have something wrong in her head!"

"Is this something a respectable person wears? We are people who want to live properly, we don’t need this stuff! Zhao Meimei, don’t hang out with Zhang Xin too much! Tomorrow I’ll call Chaozi and tell him to keep his wife under control and stop corrupting my wife! You’re almost led astray by her already!"

Zhao Meimei listened to Shi Yang ranting, and as she listened, she stubbornly spoke up despite herself, "I think what Sister-in-law said isn’t wrong. I’m still young now, so you think I’m fine like this, but in a few years, when I’m old and dull, a yellow-faced woman, you surely won’t like me."

As Zhao Meimei spoke, she inexplicably felt wronged, "What if you don’t like me then? What will I do?"

Shi Yang’s head, full of fire moments ago, was instantly doused by Zhao Meimei’s words, leaving him momentarily at a loss between crying and laughing, "How did you ever come to think like that?"

Half of Zhao Meimei’s face was buried in the quilt, her long eyes glistening faintly: "Brother, I love you, I can’t live without you."

Shi Yang couldn’t speak, his heart softened, turning into a sticky mess.

He held Zhao Meimei, sighing, "Silly girl, you’ll never lose me. When I met you, you were still wetting the bed, wasn’t there any passion then? Didn’t I still like you? What is love, what is affection? I love you, and you love me, that’s love."

"And besides, I’m seven years older than you, even if one day you age, won’t I be older than you? If you become a yellow-faced woman, how much better could I be? If you don’t mind me then, that would be good enough, how would I mind you?"

Zhao Meimei immediately said without hesitation, "No matter how old you get, I won’t mind you, I will love you forever."

Shi Yang’s eyes suddenly heated up, emotion welling up inside him, hugging Zhao Meimei tightly, kissing her for a long time: "Me too, I will love you forever, you never need this stuff, I will love you just the same."