A Couple's Rebirth to 1977 Before Marriage

Chapter 202: Chapter 199: Sweet Midsummer Night

Listening to Li Xiu’s words, as gentle as water, Zhou Lian remained silent, nestled in his embrace. She had experienced his persistence and stubbornness in their past life, and it was likely even more intense in this one. ’Oh, well. Let it be,’ she thought. They had been entangled for two lifetimes. They couldn’t be separated, nor could she bring herself to hate him. Their last life had been an ordeal for them both. Now that she’d been blessed by heaven to live again, she might as well live this life to the fullest, doing justice to herself and to him. It was best to just follow her heart and enjoy this life.

For the past seven or eight years, Li Xiu had doted on her endlessly, as if he wanted to pull out his heart and give it to her. She wasn’t made of stone; how could she not be moved? How could she not feel joy? A man had pampered, spoiled, and indulged her day after day for years—how could she not fall for him? It was good that they had cleared the air. She no longer held a grudge over what happened in their past life. Li Xiu had said that slap was his nightmare. Perhaps he truly regretted it. ’Oh, well. I’ll focus on the present and let the past be the past.’

"Bao’er, if you’re still angry, just hit me again, as hard as you want. Just don’t ignore me, okay? All these years, you not talking to me, ignoring me, treating me like I’m invisible... that’s what I’m most afraid of. Bao’er, if you’re still upset, just take it out on me, please?" Li Xiu said timidly, watching Zhou Lian with a pleading expression.

Looking at the expression on Li Xiu’s face, the pain in his eyes, and the faint trace of blood at the corner of his mouth, Zhou Lian’s heart clenched. She raised her hand and gently wiped the blood from his lips, slowly asking, "Does it matter that much? Is it that important to you?"

"Yes. To me, the only reason I’m alive in this life is to love you and protect you. You are my one and only purpose," Li Xiu said, nodding emphatically.

After hearing his words, Zhou Lian couldn’t help but laugh. "Jin Chen, that was so cheesy," she said, amused. "Your ’one and only purpose’? Where did you read that line?" As she spoke, she rubbed her arms. Such poetic, sentimental sweet-talk really wasn’t for her.

Li Xiu looked at Zhou Lian helplessly. There was nothing he could do. ’His wife really had no sense of romance. For all her love of literature and her years studying classical literature, how could she still be so blunt? He just wanted to pour his heart out to his wife, and she called him cheesy!’

Seeing Li Xiu’s helpless expression, Zhou Lian smiled gently. ’Having someone like this in her life made it all worthwhile.’ She took a deep breath and said, "Jin Chen, let’s just live this life together. Let’s live it well. Who knows if there’ll even be a next one!"

"Okay, let’s live it well. For as long as I live, I swear I’ll treasure you above all else, Bao’er. Okay?" Li Xiu also let out a deep sigh of relief and said gently.

Looking at him, Zhou Lian smiled softly and said, "Alright. I’ll be waiting for you to spoil me absolutely rotten!"

"Bao’er, how about you leave the children’s education to me from now on? You can just focus on doing what you love," Li Xiu said gently to Zhou Lian, a calculating glint flashing in his eyes.

Glancing at him, Zhou Lian said irritably, "Li Jincheng, what are you scheming now? Don’t you forget, we’ve been husband and wife for two lifetimes. You can drop the little act in front of me!"

Li Xiu gave an awkward laugh and said cautiously in a low voice, "Bao’er, look, Nuonuo is so smart. If she just follows the standard curriculum step-by-step, isn’t that a waste of her talent? And Yanyan, that little rascal is only five, but he’s a natural at playing the wolf in sheep’s clothing. It would be such a shame not to give him some extra lessons!"

Zhou Lian instantly understood what Li Xiu was getting at and stared at him, speechless. ’Aren’t those his own daughter and son? Does he have to be so ruthless? One is seven and the other is five. Has this man lost his mind? Isn’t he just upset that the kids are taking up too much of my time? Besides, I’ve been busy these past few years, too. The children are so young, of course I’m going to spend all my free time with them!’

Knowing he couldn’t hide his intentions from Zhou Lian, Li Xiu said in a low voice, "Bao’er, that’s not the main reason. It’s just that the children are so intelligent. They should definitely work harder when they’re young. Otherwise, what if we end up with a case of wasted potential?"

"Yeah, right! As if I believe you!" Zhou Lian shot him a fierce glare, but after a moment of thought, she added, "Nuonuo and Yanyan are indeed much smarter than other kids their age. Yanyan is still young, so it’s hard to tell for sure, but Nuonuo has a high IQ and EQ. We really can’t just let her idle her time away playing. But we can’t be too hard on them, either. They’re still so young, after all."

Cheering silently in his heart, Li Xiu straightened his expression and said gently to Zhou Lian, "See? So, Bao’er, how about this? Tomorrow, we can talk to the kids and see what they’re interested in learning. Professor Xiao dotes on both of them; she’d definitely be happy to teach them. And Professor Fan, too. He’s a master in science and engineering. We can see if Yanyan has any interest in that field."

"You’re unbelievable. You’re even scheming to use my professor and her husband!" Zhou Lian said with a sense of helplessness. ’What kind of person was he! Just so the kids wouldn’t take up so much of her time, he was planning to just pack them up and hand them over to her mentors!’

Li Xiu’s lips curved into a smile, a roguish glint in his eyes. He said softly, "Bao’er, how could you call this scheming! Professor Xiao and Professor Fan don’t have children of their own. They’ve always treated you, their student, like their own child. In their hearts, our Nuonuo and Yanyan are no different from their own grandchildren. If you try to keep the kids away from them, Professor Xiao and Professor Fan will definitely get angry!"

Zhou Lian looked at Li Xiu, completely exasperated. ’Just when did this man start scheming all this? The more I think about it, the more terrifying it is. He’s probably been planning this for the past three years!’ She let out a soft breath and spoke a single word: "Shameless!"

He gazed at Zhou Lian with unrestrained tenderness and nodded elegantly. His amorous eyes, the smiling corners of his lips, his handsome face—all of it seemed to glow at this moment. ’Shameless? Scheming? Whatever. The point is, those two kids, as clever as little monkeys, will be sent off. They won’t be able to monopolize my Bao’er anymore.’ At this thought, Li Xiu instantly felt refreshed and invigorated. He said softly, "Bao’er, you have to understand, I’m the one who will be with you until we’re old. When the children grow up, they’ll have to leave. They’ll have their own families, and to them, their parents won’t be the most important people anymore!"

Zhou Lian just watched him quietly as he spouted this self-righteous nonsense. She finally couldn’t take it anymore. She let out a "tsk" with a smirk and said slowly, "Li Jincheng, after living a second life, it seems your skin has gotten a lot thicker. When did you master this skill of spewing such self-righteous nonsense with a straight face? What a waste of your talents!"

With a placating smile, Li Xiu said in a low voice, "Bao’er, don’t be mad. I’m just telling the truth!" He took Zhou Lian’s hand and swayed it gently. ’It was true, after all. In the end, it would just be the two of them, him and his Bao’er.’

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