Chapter 46

"Right. Husband, we can also see if the 'pen' is already made."

If not...

"Uh, well. Let Rin— oh I remember, she stayed behind."

"I can go."

"No. That's high profile."

"High profile?"

"Uh, husband's prestige is well known."

"No trouble."

"Then does husband know where it is?"

"Hold on."

"Hm?"

Confused, I trailed my eyes on him. He heard the voice of a grandma shouting about the sugary treats and purchasing tunghulu for us. Look at that, the lady seems to smile widely as she takes the pay. Surely, he had given a tip. It's copper instead of silver.

What a sweet guy. He could do this with his FL.

It makes me sad.

Cough.

Thankfully, there are more things to look forward to on this trip—many things to wonder my overthinking brain.

There are too many people compared to weekdays. Whether these people have a day off on these weekends doesn't matter. Unfortunately, people work hard, and overtime isn't part of the equation. It's just an everyday occurrence at these times.

Oh? I took another bite, feeling the sweetness on my tongue.

"This tanghulu has an exquisite sweetness."

Although I'm not a sweet tooth, it has my favorite fruit mixed in it, so who am I to say no? Leaving the country of my birth, I do not have the opportunity to sample the taste of tunghulu, who would have thought the second time would be in a fictitious place?

"Big sister, come and buy this jade pendant! I made it my own!"

A tug behind my clothes as I hear a sweet little sugar calling me. Looking back, the little girl stood there, her two cute chubby hands outstretched, each finger adorned with a different bracelet. As I looked closer, there were these lumpy and crude edges. And from the looks of her hands, there are even scratches.

To think you could be injured making bracelets. Just what sharp things is she using?

I smiled, "Little sister, have you sold what's left?"

The girl shook her head. "They don't want it. I don't know why? Lo-er, think it's not that bad."

Lo-er looked at us with bright eyes, "Big sister! This bracelet was carefully crafted to last, and when you and your big brother wear it, the delicate jingling of its charms gives a special touch."

Haha, what a real little cutie. Even her sales talk was quite amusing.

Gives a 'touch' when I and the ML wear it? What touch are you talking about? Do you even know what kind of touch you are referring to, little girl? Please don't make this adult misunderstand something indecent!

"Then this big brother will buy it!"

I looked at ML helplessly. His face looks like he believes her giving 101% in his acting strategy.

"Oh, thank you! May you and big sister be happy for eternity and have beautiful little kids too!"

"Why? Are there no handsome little boys?"

"And handsome little boys, too! Lots! They'll all buy bracelets from me!"

"Haha! Here, here, big brother is happy. I'll give you thrice the amount you sold us!"

"…"

You guys.

A child advertising her product is okay, but talking about having kids is… strange thing. This dude doesn't think it's odd and seems to enjoy it. Really…

Lo-er happily went away, waving at us as I just waved back at her. She is such a young kid and must work hard to support the family when she could be out there playing and being with her peers, enjoying her childhood. Hayst.

These children mature a lot more than children in my original world.

"Husband, can you tell me something no one knew you were doing as a child?"

When the ML put the jade bracelet in my hand, I heard a small, soft chuckle and saw the corner of his mouth turn up in a smile. Except for those eyes that seemed deeper as they stared at me. Did I say something wrong?

"Um, forget I asked."

Come on, tell me, tell me. I'm curious.

"Alright I won't tell you."

"!!!"

"I…" Is he teasing me or something? If he had to figure it out, was it because my expression is not as good even if it's just the last place of an Academy Award?

"If it's hard for you, wife won't force you. I was just curious when I saw that child."

"Oh. My wife is eager to know?"

Look at that ambiguous smile. You really love to tease me. Tch.

"What childhood time do you want to know?"

Childhood time? Weird guy, talking about specifics.

"You tell me."

Does this guy have a photographic memory? I just know tidbits about my childhood memory.

"I dreamt of you."

I twitched my lips. Yeah, what was I expecting from this person?

"Aiya. You won't believe me, anyway." He took his time eating his tanghulu as if in a trance, reminiscing about something from the past.

ML leaned closer, his voice barely audible, "Could it count that I killed someone I once loved at three?"

Ah? You killed someone when you were three years old? First, kill? Wait, what was I doing when I was three?

I shook my head, pushing him away.

"Isn't that normal for a noble with high standing like yours?"

More so, he was a renowned genius. At one, he skipped the pre-linguistic stage and just went through two-word sentences, and so it goes on too many to mention.

Just the concern would be his feeling about the first kill he committed and if there was any psychological shadow. As if I'll ask.

"Then did wife kill someone when you were little, too?"

"I'm muddled-headed."

I deadpanned.

"I find it hard to believe."

Heh.

"Your verbosity is quite excessive, husband."

"Wife might get frightened."

Our marriage was the most horrific thing ever happening to me in this novel. It sealed my death with 99% no escape. The 99% is an illusion that it's not 100% yet. What could get worse?

"Let Li Jia Ying be the judge."

I put on an optimistic facade, brightening my eyes and offering a reassuring grin that felt tight on my face. I must have smiled too much these days. Jun Xue, be natural. Natural~

"Then promise you won't tell?"

"Yes, yes." I don't even have friends here. More so, who am I to tell?

"I once made a poison so potent I used it on my enemies."

"…and you were three years old?"

"I was two years and five days away from turning three."

"…"

What was I even doing when I was two years old, five days away from turning three?

Protagonist geniuses are on a different tier.

"… Wife assumed you were never found out?"

"Mother did, and became my accomplice."

Huh… indeed there was an extra scene about her mother doing a heinous deed, but… wait, something is still off about it. I can't remember.

"That's the case, I see."

Let's not dig deeper. That information is enough.

"Oh, dear, here I thought wife would like this kind of story."

"Husband…"

I felt black lines on my forehead, although I hadn't expected him to kill someone at such an age and tell me so casually, "These kinds of things will tempt me to commit such an atrocious act again. Should you witness it with your own eyes?"

Not.

"Then what was your 'muddle-headed' childhood be?"

"Mine is… pretty simple."

There were more bad times in my childhood when my father wasn't a changed man. Most of it was perhaps blocked… I guess. There's not much I could tell from my youth.

"I find joy in playing and dancing with the wind, and I often laugh when something amuses me. When I always return, I recollected being alone and criticized by the maids."

My father looked like a devil in my eyes when I was a child. Especially whenever he is drunk, those bloodshot eyes grr… but anyway, he changed for the better before he died and didn't sexually mistreat me. That should help me relieve my trauma.

Anyway, he doesn't know who I really mentioned. I said what 'Li Jia Ying' had experienced in the novel.

As I took the last bite of tanghulu, I roamed my eyes, trying to ignore the warmth of his hand that was gently placed on my arm.

"Ah?"

Hey, what am I seeing?

"Oh dear! Greetings to the… Oh, greetings!"

The woman that met us halfway on the other street came forward, her lips curling up into a smile as the gentle sound of her chuckle filled the air, followed by her soft whisper, "Forgive me, Bai Ying Yue almost shouted out the King's title. It appears the couple desires to take a leisurely stroll."

"…" Right, it is Bai Ying Yue.

The ML was the first one to react, matching her enthusiasm, "It is no trouble at all. You are welcome to accompany us along with… your companion."

He glance behind Bai Ying Yue and I followed his gaze.

That man.

Right, I could not mistake it. Now, I'm sure I've seen him. He was the man I saw staring up at me when I was looking out the window.

"Then can we truly join the two lovebirds?"

Tsk.

ML nodded, "Absolutely. What do you think, wife?"

Sigh, time to have some acting take again.