My Wife

The school bell rang, and Ye Xiaoxiao walked into the classroom, her face beaming with joy.

What's going on with her? Could she possibly have a boyfriend now? I remember when Zhao Yanyan first agreed to be with me, she had that same expression. Thinking of this, I felt a sudden pang in my chest.

Did she get herself a boyfriend? A thought flashed through my mind, but I never heard anything about it in my past life.

Who is this guy, stealing my thunder? Ye Xiaoxiao was the one I was falling for after my rebirth!

But then, the next words that came out of Ye Xiaoxiao's mouth immediately put my mind at ease. She said, "The results for the midterm exams are out, and I'm very pleased. The top two scores in the school year are both from our class." She paused for a moment, and the whole class started gossiping, wondering who had earned the honors.

"Zhao Yanyan," Ye Xiaoxiao said. "Your total score is 460, and you've secured second place for the year."

Zhao Yanyan didn't show any signs of joy or disappointment; she was acting completely indifferent. What really worried her, though, was my score. I had promised Zhao Junsheng at the dinner table that I would impress everyone with my midterm results.

Zhao Yanyan glanced at the classmates around the room, her eyes eventually locking with mine. I smiled faintly, but don't get me wrong—I'm not happy because Zhao Yanyan placed second. Honestly, it was more because I was relieved to know that Ye Xiaoxiao wasn't here celebrating having a boyfriend.

Ye Xiaoxiao, noticing my expression, shot me a glare and said, "Liu Lei, your score is 493."

I was a bit speechless. Come on, I'm the one who ranked first and brought glory to you, and yet you don't even mention that? Of course, it's obvious that I came first, but still, it rubbed me the wrong way. Why was she all smiles when she walked in, but the moment she saw me, her face turned cold?

When Zhao Yanyan heard that I had scored higher than her, she beamed, her lips curving into a smile that could rival a crescent moon.

"Liu Lei, come with me," Ye Xiaoxiao suddenly said, clearly not pleased with me. What did I do this time to annoy her?

The classmates, thinking I was about to be rewarded for being first, exchanged glances. Even Guo Qing turned around, enviously saying, "Bro, you're the man now."

I bitterly smiled to myself. I knew exactly why Ye Xiaoxiao was acting like this. I reluctantly got up and followed her out of the classroom.

"Liu Lei, you're quite something!" Before we even reached the office, Ye Xiaoxiao started her tirade.

I knew she was being sarcastic, but I still didn't understand where I had offended this beautiful teacher. It was better to play dumb for now. I feigned humility and said, "Oh, my results wouldn't be possible without your guidance, Teacher Ye."

To my surprise, Ye Xiaoxiao actually laughed at my response, though she was still upset. The serious atmosphere was completely shattered by my words, and she scowled, "You can't even tell the difference between compliments and insults. I really don't know how you got these scores."

"If I could tell, I would've scored 500," I muttered, knowing that my Chinese score had probably been the problem.

"How do you know you scored 100 in every subject except Chinese?" Ye Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow, clearly curious.

"I don't know, but now that you mention it, I do," I answered casually.

Ye Xiaoxiao was momentarily speechless. She didn't know how to respond to a student who seemed to speak so maturely, as if he was her peer rather than her student.

When we reached the office, Ye Xiaoxiao opened the door and said, "Go inside."

I walked into the office and, seeing that no one was there, casually flopped into Ye Xiaoxiao's chair.

"Hey! Liu Lei, why are you sitting in my chair?" Ye Xiaoxiao exclaimed, pointing at me in shock.

"Why can't I sit here?" I smirked, raising an eyebrow.

Ye Xiaoxiao shot me a glare but didn't argue. She went over to a desk, pulled out a chair, and sat next to me.

"Have you been feeling troubled lately?" After a while, Ye Xiaoxiao asked, her tone softer now.

Troubled? Could it be that she noticed something? I couldn't help but cringe at the thought. This "trouble" was definitely a headache—I never expected I'd be caught in this situation with her.

"What... what trouble would I have?" I stammered, unsure how to explain myself.

"Ugh!" Ye Xiaoxiao sighed. "I knew it—"

Knew what? What was she going to say? Her sudden pause only made me more anxious. I watched her nervously, but she seemed to be turning a little red.

"Liu Lei, at your age, it's perfectly normal to feel some attraction towards the opposite sex... even to have feelings for a teacher." After a long silence, she finally managed to say it, her face flushed with embarrassment.

I almost broke into a cold sweat. Did she somehow sense my feelings for her? No, it couldn't be—this was just a passing thought of mine, she couldn't possibly know.

I tried to stay calm. "Teacher Ye, what are you implying?"

"Liu Lei, have you already forgotten what you wrote?" Ye Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow and, clearly done being shy, pulled out a piece of paper from her drawer, slapping it in front of me. "Take a look at what you wrote."

I glanced down at the paper and immediately remembered the English essay I had written during the exam. I was just messing around with her, but now I wondered if she misunderstood me.

"Liu Lei," Ye Xiaoxiao said seriously, "It's normal to have feelings during adolescence, even for a teacher, but I need to tell you that those feelings are immature. Right now, your focus should be—"

"Stop!" I interrupted, panicking. "Teacher Ye, I think you misunderstood. Didn't you tell me we're just good friends?"

"We are good friends, yes," Ye Xiaoxiao replied, though her eyes narrowed suspiciously. "But what did you mean by 'I like you, and you like me'?" She pointed to the sentence at the bottom of the paper, clearly agitated.

"Come on! Teacher Ye, don't you know the difference between 'like' and 'love'?" I said, flustered. She shouldn't be making such a basic mistake—unless...

I shook my head, realizing that despite our age gap, I probably didn't have the power to impact a young woman in her twenties like that.

"I know the difference!" Ye Xiaoxiao said, crossing her arms. "But it sounds like that's exactly what you meant!"

"I—I see! Fine, I admit it! I like you! I dream about you all the time! You've become my fantasy, okay? Happy now?" I said, completely exasperated. Without waiting for her reply, I grabbed my stuff and left the office.

Ye Xiaoxiao stood there, staring at the open door. Her heart inexplicably raced. After a long while, she finally snapped out of it and kicked the desk in frustration. "Liu Lei, I don't believe I can't deal with you! Just you wait!"

"Why did Teacher Ye call you out?" Zhao Yanyan asked, raising an eyebrow when she saw me storm back into the classroom, visibly upset.

"She's just being overly dramatic," I muttered, still irritated.

"She?" Zhao Yanyan looked confused. "What do you mean?"

"Just the way she's acting." I shrugged.

"Oh, so what's with her being overly dramatic?" Zhao Yanyan caught on quickly and continued.

"She thinks I have a crush on her," I said, not bothering to hide it.

"Isn't it true?" Zhao Yanyan's eyes flicked over me, her gaze sharp.

I froze for a second. She really caught me off guard. "Who told you that?" I stammered.

"Does it matter?" Zhao Yanyan smirked. "You're always so sleepy in class, but the second you see Ye Xiaoxiao, you perk up. Your eyes practically stick to her... well, her chest!"

I was at a loss for words. How was I supposed to respond to that?

Zhao Yanyan noticed my awkward silence and chuckled softly, a playful smile spreading across her face. "It's okay, you don't have to be embarrassed. With the way you act, I'm not surprised."

"My actions aren't like that..." I scratched my head, trying to laugh it off.

"You're not fooling anyone," Zhao Yanyan teased. "But seriously, if Ye Xiaoxiao did like you, what would you do?"

I was caught off guard again. "Huh?"

Zhao Yanyan's expression grew serious, and she continued, "I mean, if she actually liked you... and I'm just here as some small-time girlfriend... how would you choose?"

"Yanyan, don't think about it too much. We're still so young, there's no need to worry about this kind of stuff," I said, trying to calm her down. I reached out and held her hand gently.

Zhao Yanyan's eyes widened, her lips forming a pout as she tugged her hand away. "You're not even answering my question. You wouldn't choose me, would you?" Her voice faltered, as if holding back tears.

"Yanyan, it's not like that at all!" I quickly explained. "Don't misunderstand. You're the most important person to me."

Zhao Yanyan's face softened a little, though she still seemed upset. "If you like someone else... then why should I stay? Would you even want to be with me if your mom said you should marry someone like Summer Jing?"

"Come on, don't think that way. We're not even close to those kinds of things," I said, rubbing her shoulder. "We're too young to worry about marriage."

Zhao Yanyan bit her lip, eyes full of melancholy. "If you ever choose anyone else... I won't be able to forgive you."

I was left speechless. What could I say? I squeezed her hand and promised, "I swear, if I get married in this life, it will only be to you. No one else."

Zhao Yanyan's face broke into a smile. "Really?"

"Of course, really!" I said earnestly. "I wouldn't lie about something like that."

Zhao Yanyan squinted at me, clearly amused. "You better mean it. You know, I can't believe how many girls seem to be around you. But if you dare marry anyone else, I'm not going to let you off the hook."

I chuckled nervously, "I'd never do that. You're the one for me."

Zhao Yanyan's expression shifted again. "Well, about Ye Xiaoxiao and Summer Jing... they've got nothing on me. When I grow up a bit more, watch out. I'll leave them both in the dust." She grinned mischievously, clearly proud of herself.

I laughed lightly but felt a pang of guilt. Zhao Yanyan was so serious about these things. I had to admit, she'd probably outgrow them both, but that didn't mean I wanted to push her to compete like this.

Just as I thought the conversation was over, Zhao Yanyan grinned at me again, saying, "Well, since you're so full of yourself, why not go for it with Summer Jing tonight... just kidding!"

I stared at her, completely caught off guard. "What? You can't be serious," I stammered. "You're telling me to...?"

Zhao Yanyan's eyes twinkled mischievously. "Well, she might be interested in you... but who knows? We're just having fun."

I shook my head in disbelief. "Seriously, do you think she'd be okay with that? I don't even know where you're coming from with this."

Zhao Yanyan gave me a skeptical look. "You can't fool me. I can tell what you're really thinking. But I'll help you out this time. Summer Jing's probably into you. I can tell from the way she reacts."

"You really think so?" I asked, suddenly curious.

"Of course," Zhao Yanyan said, smiling slyly. "Women's intuition. If she's calling you 'Big Brother' like that, it's obvious. She's interested, but she's also confused. She wants something to happen, but she's holding back."

I was surprised by how perceptive Zhao Yanyan was. "You really know what's going on, huh?"

"Of course I do," she said, confidently. "I know everything about you."

Before I could respond, Ye Xiaoxiao entered the classroom, walking with a limp. She seemed injured. I wondered what had happened to her. She looked fine earlier in the morning.

Zhao Yanyan raised an eyebrow. "What did you do to her this time?"

I immediately shook my head, trying to avoid the topic. "I didn't do anything. She just... hurt herself somehow."

Zhao Yanyan looked at me with a mischievous glint in her eyes. "Sure, sure. If you say so."

I couldn't help but laugh awkwardly. Things were starting to get complicated.

Zhao Yanyan curled her lips: "Why are you angry? You're obviously guilty. Just do it, I can't say anything."

Alas! It seems that this matter is getting darker and darker. I wanted to say something, but I didn't expect Ye Xiaoxiao to glare at me fiercely. Zhao Yanyan saw it and smiled with contempt, as if saying: You have nothing to say this time.

I was indeed wronged in this matter, but how should I defend myself? It seems that the more I defend myself, the less Zhao Yanyan believes me. I can only be a victim.

My dad, with an air of jealousy, suddenly asked, "Lei Lei, the midterm results are out, right?"

I was a bit surprised. "How do you know?"

"Well, Little Liao's kid goes to your school, the same grade, though not in your class. This afternoon, when his kid came home for lunch, he bragged about his grades. He's ranked 10th in the whole year! You've got over a thousand students in your grade, and he's in the top ten! And you should've seen Little Liao boasting about it at work this afternoon!" My dad's face was full of displeasure.

"Hmph! Old Liu, our Lei Lei won first prize in the National Computer Competition, didn't he?" My mom chimed in.

"I think Little Liao's just trying to show off. He was saying that extracurricular skills don't matter and that studying well is the only thing that counts," my dad sighed.

I couldn't help but feel confused. Why didn't they even ask how I did? It felt like they already assumed my grades were terrible, which was frustrating. But, to be honest, before my rebirth, my grades were pretty poor. The Little Liao kid my dad mentioned, I knew him from elementary school. He's always been a top student.

"What's the big deal about being in the top ten?" I scoffed. "By the way, Dad, tomorrow afternoon is the parent-teacher conference at school."

"I'm not going!" my dad instinctively shouted. "If I run into Little Liao there, I'd be too embarrassed!"

"Stop shouting! Even if you don't want to go, you're going!" My mom shot my dad a stern look. Then, she turned to Summer Jing and said, "Jing Jing, I'm sorry. Liu Lei here always gives us so much trouble."

Summer Jing smiled softly at my mom, her little fox-like eyes twinkling mischievously as she glanced at me. Her gaze made me feel uneasy.

I decided it would be better not to mention my grades to them. Even if I did, they probably wouldn't believe me and might think I was lying. It would be better for my dad to go to the meeting tomorrow and confidently show off, standing tall in front of the other parents.

Later that night, when it was time to sleep, Summer Jing insisted on sharing the bed with me again. I had been thinking about Zhao Yanyan's suggestion for a while, but I couldn't shake the question—who exactly was Summer Jing? Based on her words, she didn't seem to be from here, from Songjiang. When I asked her about it yesterday, she brushed it off. No, tonight I had to get to the bottom of this. I couldn't risk going too far with this beautiful girl without knowing her background. If her dad turned out to be some mafia boss, that would be a whole mess!

I made up my mind and seriously asked Summer Jing, "Summer Jing, what do your parents do?"

She thought for a moment before answering, "My mom works for a company, and my dad is a civil servant. Why do you ask?"

"Oh, no reason," I said casually, though in my mind, I breathed a sigh of relief. As long as her mom wasn't a bandit and her dad wasn't in the mafia, I was good.

"Big Brother, are you trying to send me back home?" Summer Jing asked, seeing my hesitance and a little unhappy.

"Of course not, I couldn't possibly want that," I quickly reassured her. "I like you too much to do that."

She brightened immediately. "Really?"

"Of course," I nodded, though I realized I might not be telling the whole truth. "I'm not someone who lies."

"That's what you said, Big Brother! You'd better not lie to me in the future!" Summer Jing said, smiling happily.

"Yeah." I answered distractedly, because the little beauty had already started to take off her clothes.

"Why don't you go out?" Xia Jing said shyly when she saw me staring at her with my eyes wide open.

"Anyway, I touched it and looked at it this morning. Wouldn't it be deceiving myself if I go out now?" I said shamelessly.Xia Jing lowered her head, thought for a while, and said, "That's right."

When the little beauty spoke, a trace of cunning flashed in her eyes, but my mind was all on the little beauty's chest at that time, and I didn't pay any attention to other things.

I almost fell out of my eyes when I heard it. It can't be that Xia Jing actually said that my perverse theory is right.

While I was stunned, the little beauty quickly took off her clothes and jumped onto the bed. When I just came to my senses, the little beauty had already crawled into the bed. Damn, it's so damn unlucky. I was stunned and didn't see anything.

"Can you take it off again?" I asked shamelessly. When the little beauty heard this, her face turned red all the way to her neck. She quickly grabbed the quilt and covered herself with it, saying shyly, "Big brother, you...you are so lewd!"

"Cough!" I coughed and said with a red face, "I was just joking."

The little beauty got out of the quilt and asked softly with a red face like a little sun, "Big brother, do you like to watch me?"

"Watch you?" I asked inexplicably.

"Oh! I just... I just mean, do you like to watch me take off my clothes?" Xia Jing's little face was so red that water would drip out immediately.

I swallowed a mouthful of saliva. Is this a tease? Can I lift her quilt?

"I like it, of course I like it!" I blurted out without thinking.

"Oh!" Xia Jing actually sighed and said, "Big brother, I promise you, I will show you enough in the future. But... but not now."

Hearing Xia Jing say this, my heart suddenly sank again. She's not kidding me, right? What do you mean you can see enough later, but not now? She's taking me for a fool! I lost my mood, turned off the lights in the room, and went to bed.

I started to hate my brother, the King of Hell, a little bit. He was reborn, but he had to make me so horny. I started thinking about the little beauty again.

(The King of Hell shouted in hell: "It's unfair! Brother, you were so depressed in your last life, and now you exploded and put the blame on me??)"

"Big brother, are you angry again?" Xia Jing poked my back with her little hand.

"Yeah, I won't show it to you even though you promised to show it to me." I pretended to be angry.

"I, I'm just afraid that you'll do that to me after you see it, and I, I don't want to refuse you!" Xia Jing said faintly.

What? I suspect that my hearing is faulty or I have hallucinations. You don't want to refuse me? Doesn't that mean that I can have a relationship with her... beyond friendship?

I was surprised and happy, but a little hesitant. On the one hand, I didn't know if Xia Jing was testing me again. This little beauty is quirky, and I can only believe half of her words.

However, looking at Xia Jing's big eyes, I couldn't help it anymore.

I turned around excitedly and hugged the little beauty into my quilt... When our bodies touched each other... Xia Jing trembled all over.

Xia Jing obviously didn't expect me to be so bold. She snorted, resisted slightly, and then hugged me with her backhand.

Everything was so natural that it made me feel unreal. Was it too fast between Xia Jing and me? And I didn't know Xia Jing's true identity at all, nor did I know the real purpose of Xia Jing's coming to Songjiang.

This has always been a knot in my heart...

"I can't... Liu Lei." Xia Jing whispered softly, clinging to me without trying to pull away.

"Who exactly are you?" My intuition told me that Xia Jing's identity was far more complicated than she had let on.

"Don't ask," she said quietly, her voice trembling. "They might have already found me. I'm about to be taken back, but I really don't want to go."

"Who are 'they'? Who are you talking about?" I asked, confused.

Xia Jing didn't answer, only held me tighter. After a long pause, she sighed and said, "Big brother, just hold me like this and sleep."

Though I was filled with questions, since Xia Jing didn't want to talk, I didn't press further. I just held her, and soon drifted into a deep sleep.

In the morning, I felt someone moving around beside me, but their movements were subtle and small. I opened my eyes and discovered that the person stirring was none other than Xia Jing!

The little beauty blushed and tried to break free from my embrace, but I held her tightly and she couldn't break free at all.

Suddenly, I realized why the little beauty wanted to break free from my embrace. A certain part of my body was pressing between Xia Jing's legs!

I moved slightly...

"Mm—!" Xia Jing let out a soft grunt. But she quickly looked up at me. I kept my eyes closed, pretending to be asleep. The little beauty noticed I wasn't moving, thinking I was still asleep, but this time, she didn't dare move around.

The feeling from earlier was too pleasant, and when I couldn't resist the urge to move again, I was surprised to find that Xia Jing made the first move.

She gently twisted her waist, and I could feel her breath quickening. But perhaps afraid of waking me up, she was trying hard to control herself, making sure not to make any noise.

After doing all that, Xia Jing opened her eyes wide, her heart racing, and watched my reaction carefully. When she saw that I hadn't moved, it seemed like she finally relaxed, letting out a soft sigh of relief.

I fought to control the impulses rising inside me, lying still on the bed, not daring to move. Why aren't you moving? Go on, keep going... I silently urged myself in my mind.

I squinted my eyes and peeked at Xia Jing. I saw the little beauty raise her head, her cheeks flushed, looking around nervously. After a moment, she started moving again.

"Whoo—" Xia Jing's breath grew hurried once more, and this time, her movements didn't stop!

I looked at Xia Jing quietly. The little beauty's face was flushed and she was panting. She looked like she was enjoying it.

Xia Jing suddenly stopped. Maybe she felt something was wrong.

I smiled bitterly. If you continue like this, how can I bear it? Some things can't be controlled! In this way... you shouldn't get pregnant, right?

Xia Jing was obviously not that kind of ignorant girl. She knew what this meant. She lay on me carefully and panted. She buried her little face and didn't dare to look at me.

"I think... let's take a shower quickly..." I suddenly spoke, which scared Xia Jing.

"Are you awake?" Xia Jing rolled off me all of a sudden, a little panicked, her little face slightly red, like a child who had done something wrong and was caught by an adult.

"I'm not a robot. You just did that, how could I not wake up?" I smiled bitterly and said, "It felt good just now?"

Xia Jing nodded subconsciously, but immediately shook her head desperately.

"So, what were you doing just now?" I asked, half-smiling.

"I-I was just... testing it!" Xia Jing stammered in defense.

"Is that so? But someone, after testing it, couldn't stop trying again," I immediately called her out.

"So... so you were awake the whole time!" Xia Jing blushed, her voice softening. "Actually, I just thought that feeling was nice and wanted to... try it again. But... but I couldn't stop myself. I already told you, are you satisfied now?" Since she had already said it, she seemed less shy, lifting her face and glaring at me.

"Liu Lei, I like you!" Suddenly, Xia Jing looked at me with deep affection.

"I do too." I wasn't sure when it had happened, but I had fallen for Xia Jing. Her innocence, her cuteness—everything about her had been deeply etched into my heart.

"Promise me, we can't take this any further. I don't want you to get hurt," Xia Jing said with a worried frown.

"Hurt? What could happen to me?" I asked, confused.

"They will find me soon. If they know that you and I had a relationship, they will definitely kill you." Xia Jing said seriously.

"Who are they? Who exactly are you?" I felt it was crucial to get to the bottom of this. From what she said, it almost seemed like I was about to die.

"Don't ask, just listen, Big Brother. I promise you, the next time I see you, I'll give myself to you." After saying that, Xia Jing broke free from my embrace and stood up, completely bare.

"What are you going to do?" My eyes were glued to Xia Jing's smooth, flawless figure.

"Taking a shower!" Xia Jing said, her face turning red as she huffed, "While my parents are still asleep, I'd better hurry up and wash. What else can I do?"

No way. I was dumbfounded. Did she just call them my parents? How could this little beauty say it so naturally, as if they were her own?

The whole morning at school, I was in a daze, lost in thought about the strange things Xia Jing had said. Could she really be the daughter of some mafia boss?

Zhao Yanyan seemed to notice I was in a bad mood. She softly asked, "What's wrong?"

I figured there was no harm in telling her, so I explained the whole situation from start to finish. When I got to the part about the "contact" between Xia Jing and me, Zhao Yanyan shot me a sharp look.

"This Xia Jing's background is definitely not simple!" Zhao Yanyan said after listening.

以下是润色后的英文翻译:

"I know that, but what's the use of knowing all this? There are so many mafia bosses in China, who knows which one's daughter she is?" I said with a wry smile.

"You're wrong. I'm sure Xia Jing definitely has official backing," Zhao Yanyan said with certainty.

"How can you be so sure?" I wasn't doubting Zhao Yanyan's words, but I was curious as to why she was so confident.

"Don't forget my family background. From what you've told me about Xia Jing's usual manner of speaking, I can tell she's definitely from a high-ranking family. It's a particular kind of feeling," Zhao Yanyan explained.

I nodded. Maybe her analysis was correct, but that still didn't solve any of my problems…

Meanwhile, in the Grand International Hotel in Songjiang, a young man, around eighteen or nineteen years old but dressed very sharply, was talking on the phone. At the door of his room, four or five bodyguards were standing watch.

"Xiao Long, have you found Jingjing yet?"

"Uncle Xia, I've already sent someone to inquire. We should have news by tomorrow."

"Good! Jingjing is your fiancée, so make sure she doesn't suffer any harm."

"I know, Uncle Xia."

The man, addressed as Uncle Xia, hung up the phone with a sigh. "This girl has too much nerve, sneaking into the secret investigation team's car and going to Songjiang with them. These idiots can't even find a little girl, and they're supposed to be investigating others?"