My gorgeous wife
Chapter 337 - 314: Brazenly Taking Advantage

Chapter 337: Chapter 314: Brazenly Taking Advantage

Yang Xin, upon hearing this, couldn’t help but respond with annoyance, "My mom is kindly inviting you over for dinner. It’s not like she’s a Three-Headed Six-Armed monster that might eat you. What’s with that tone?"

"Xinxin, your mom is just too enthusiastic. I can hardly resist."

"So, are you coming or not?" Yang Xin pouted, "If you don’t come, you better watch out."

The deep undertones of threat in her words couldn’t be more clear.

"Of course, I’ll come. As long as it’s Teacher Yang’s summons, even if there’s a mountain of knives or a sea of flames ahead, I must go, right, Xinxin?" Li Chen jolted, quickly saying so. Although his words towards the end were slick, they seemed to have the desired effect as the corners of Yang Xin’s mouth lifted slightly.

"Alright then, it’s this afternoon, hurry up."

After hanging up the phone, Li Chen shook his head, sighing. Having a mother-in-law who always wanted to invite him for meals was somewhat troublesome.

Nevertheless, he had to go for the meal.

Li Chen left the office and headed to Ning Wan’s home. Soon, he arrived at the front door, took a deep breath, and then pressed the doorbell.

"Ding—Ding—Ding"

The crisp sound of the doorbell rang out, and after just a moment, the door opened to reveal Ning Wan’s delighted smile.

"Cheencheen is here, come in, come in!"

Ning Wan grabbed Li Chen’s hand and pulled him inside.

Li Chen felt a mix of amusement and exasperation in his heart. Could she stop calling me Cheencheen? It sounded so childish.

But he didn’t dare to say anything; he just let Ning Wan pull him in.

"Cheencheen, sit with Xinxin for a bit. My dishes are almost ready," Ning Wan cheerfully said, while Li Chen looked over to the couch, where Yang Xin was sitting.

Li Chen sat down next to Yang Xin, only to notice that she was holding a book.

Yang Xin set down the book, glanced at Li Chen with her beautiful eyes and said, "Why do you keep disappearing every other day?"

Li Chen smiled sheepishly, "I don’t want to, but I really have had some things to take care of." He leaned closer to Yang Xin and whispered, "Don’t move, let me have a good look at you."

Yang Xin turned her face, confusion apparent in her eyes.

Li Chen let out a sly laugh, enjoying the quiet moment with Linchuan University’s stunningly beautiful teacher.

After a while, Li Chen asked, "What book were you reading just now?"

"Dream of the Red Chamber," Yang Xin replied softly.

"Dream of the Red Chamber, huh? I’ve read it too. In fact, I know a secret about Jia Bao Yu that no one else knows."

"Redology scholars have studied it for so long and practically dissected it all; what secret could there be left?"

"Haha, this secret is not ordinary at all. Come here, Xinxin, get closer, and I’ll tell you," Li Chen winked and made faces.

After pondering for a moment, Yang Xin still leaned closer to Li Chen, only to hear him whisper in her ear, "Jia Bao Yu’s life depends on something around his neck."

Stunned for a moment, Yang Xin seemed not to comprehend. Li Chen picked up the copy of ’Dream of the Red Chamber’ and said with a sly smile, "Xinxin, let me read you a passage, and you’ll understand."

Lady Jia hugged Bao Yu anxiously and said, "You little scourge! It’s easy for you to get angry and hit people, why throw away your life like that?" Tears marked Bao Yu’s face as he cried out:

"There’s not a single sister in the family like me; I’m the only one, which is just so boring. And now that we don’t even have this godlike sister anymore, you can see that this is no good thing." Lady Jia quickly coaxed him, "Your sister originally was meant to come."

Li Chen varied his tone as he read, his voice alternating between odd inflections, and he emphasized the wording about "life’s root" with great zest. Yang Xin, how could she not understand Li Chen’s implications? Her face reddened instantly, snatched the book from his hands, and then shot him a slight glare.

Li Chen chuckled, his right hand deftly moving across Yang Xin’s back, finding its way to her Right Peak, and with a squeeze, Yang Xin felt as if all her strength was drained, leaving her powerless to do anything but lie in Li Chen’s arms.

Just then, Ning Wan came out with the food, happily announcing: "Xinxin, Cheencheen, the dishes are ready; come and eat."

Hearing this, Yang Xin mustered the strength to push away Li Chen’s hands and then stood up.

Li Chen also got up, smiling, and went to sit at the table with Yang Xin.

"Come here, Cheencheen, try this. This is a new recipe I’ve mastered," Ning Wan said enthusiastically, going so far as to put some of the dish into Li Chen’s bowl.

"Auntie, I can do it myself. Let’s not stand on ceremony; after all, we are all family," Li Chen quickly presented his rehearsed excuse, and upon hearing this, Ning Wan’s eyes lit up, smiling as she responded:

"Cheencheen, you’re right. We are all family; later on, help yourself to the dishes."

Yang Xin caught this exchange with a side glance at Li Chen, only to see him grinning and surreptitiously nudging her with his foot. She snorted indignantly and then lifted her foot, stomping heavily onto his.

"Hiss"

Li Chen gasped in pain; that girl’s kick was too vicious.

"Xinxin, try this," Li Chen hastily offered, placing food into Yang Xin’s bowl, making Ning Wan even happier at the sight. The couple seemed so loving, and she imagined their future would be blissful.

Yang Xin felt a surge of pride and did not refuse.

At the dinner table, the three of them began to eat, naturally, the conversation still revolved around Li Chen and Yang Xin.

"Cheencheen, when do you guys plan on getting your marriage certificate?"