温柔美国人的情歌

第11章：同居女婿

Zhang Yifei looked at Shao Ningdie, feeling a wave of helplessness wash over him. This woman was way too domineering. He had originally thought she was a mature, steady, gentle, and kind-hearted person. But now, he realized that was a huge misconception—a colossal one!

Just because he had piqued her curiosity, she decided to marry him? If every woman were like her, wouldn't he already have a harem of three thousand beauties?

Zhang Yifei knew that no matter what he said now, it would be useless. That little red booklet was the best restraint.

He sighed softly, "Miss Shao, I know what you wanted to tell me now. Shouldn't you be heading back?"

Shao Ningdie heard Zhang Yifei's words and smiled gently, "Wrong. You shouldn't call me Miss Shao anymore."

"Then what should I call you?" Zhang Yifei asked.

"Call me wife, or dear, or even Ningdie if you prefer," she replied, her eyes sparkling as she looked at him.

Zhang Yifei was dumbfounded, thinking to himself, "This is a monster, an absolute monster."

Other women were always so reserved, but this one...

"And why should I leave? We are legally married now; we should be living together," Shao Ningdie said with a smile.

Throughout the conversation, Shao Ningdie's face maintained a radiant smile, but it gave Zhang Yifei a sense of honey hiding a needle. This woman definitely had no good intentions.

"What? Are you kidding me? I don't have room for you to stay here!" Zhang Yifei immediately refused, and he didn't believe that a woman like Shao Ningdie would really stay in a place like this.

"As for a place to stay, you don't need to worry. I've already tidied up the room next door. I'll stay there tonight, right next to you. And I've already spoken to your landlord. Tomorrow, you'll be moving to my place," Shao Ningdie said smugly.

Zhang Yifei didn't know what to say and simply smoked to calm his anger.

Shao Ningdie's words extinguished the last bit of hope in Zhang Yifei.

"A live-in son-in-law?" The phrase flashed through Zhang Yifei's mind.

To think that I, the King of Assassins, have been reduced to being a live-in son-in-law? Zhang Yifei found it unbearable to endure such a vast difference.

He could already imagine the uproar this news would cause in the assassin world, likely as earth-shattering as a nuclear explosion.

Many assassins would probably die laughing.

"By the way, I'm here under orders," Shao Ningdie said, looking at Zhang Yifei. Zhang Yifei realized that there was no way she wouldn't stay tonight.

"Journey to the West" taught Zhang Yifei one truth: those monsters with connections were taken away, while those without were beaten to death.

Shao Ningdie was clearly a monster with strong backing, and a very powerful one at that.

So, we're cohabiting? But why don't I feel the joy of cohabitation?

According to what Zhang Yifei knew, cohabitation should be a happy and blissful experience, so why wasn't he feeling that way?

Could it be that I'm being suppressed by Buddha?

Zhang Yifei couldn't believe everything happening before his eyes. It felt like a dream. Yesterday he was a solitary man, and today he was a married man.

Fate works in mysterious ways.

"How about instead of being a couple, we become sworn brothers?" Zhang Yifei ran to Shao Ningdie's room and looked at her pitifully.

Shao Ningdie sighed softly as she looked at Zhang Yifei. If she had nodded just a little, Zhang Yifei would have prepared an incense burner and an image of Guan Yu in an instant.

"It seems you still don't understand your current situation," she said.

"Do you think I'm desperate to marry you? You're wrong. With my status, if I were to announce it, countless young men would break their necks trying to get into the Shao family."

Hearing Shao Ningdie's words, Zhang Yifei fell silent. She was right. If the Shao family announced they were looking for a husband for Shao Ningdie, the whole city of Lijiang would be in an uproar.

"I chose you because, from the first time we met, you've always maintained this roguish and unrestrained attitude. That's something other men don't have. And from your carefree demeanor, I can sense that you're not as simple as you appear. You're a man with a story. My strong curiosity drives me to find out what kind of man you really are. If you tell me the truth, I'll consider becoming sworn siblings with you," Shao Ningdie said seriously, as if trying to see through Zhang Yifei.

Zhang Yifei lit a cigarette and remained silent.

"And you don't dislike me either. It's just your story that's holding you back. Am I right?" she asked.

Zhang Yifei still didn't say a word. Perhaps silence was his best choice right now.

If he could, he would've told her everything by now. But some things have to stay buried, no matter what.

Speaking out would only endanger Shao Ningdie. It wouldn't do any good.

"Fine, we'll just cohabit then," Zhang Yifei said in a deep voice, his playful attitude gone.

After speaking, he dragged his tired body back to his room.

Seeing Zhang Yifei's departing figure, Shao Ningdie sighed softly, almost regretfully.

She hadn't been sure of her assumptions earlier, but after seeing Zhang Yifei's expression just now, she was certain—he was a man with a story.

As she watched him leave, a smile spread across her face. It was a natural smile that enhanced her beauty, forming a crescent moon at the corners of her mouth. The earlier seriousness was gone, replaced by an expression of sharp intellect, her face blooming like a peony in full bloom—a smile radiating from within.

But the beautiful sight was lost on the crestfallen Zhang Yifei.

"I must find out what you're hiding," Shao Ningdie said firmly, staring at the spot where Zhang Yifei had vanished.

Shao Ningdie was a stubborn woman who wouldn't give up until she achieved her goal.

Zhang Yifei returned to his room, sitting there in a daze.

Shao Ningdie's persistence left him feeling helpless. She was a woman with an intense curiosity, and if she didn't get the answers she wanted, she wouldn't let go.

Doesn't she know that curiosity can kill?

As Zhang Yifei was lost in thought, his phone rang.

"Hello?"

"You met Xiao Die, right?"

"Yes, she's staying in the room next door."

"That's good. She's a good girl. Treat her well."

"Old Director, if you know she's a good girl, why push her into the fire? You know what I used to do. Staying with me could cost her life at any moment."

The old director sighed softly, "Some things, heaven won't give you a choice in."

Zhang Yifei was puzzled by the old director's words, but since the old director didn't explain, Zhang Yifei didn't ask.

"Winter is coming. Tomorrow, go to the bank, get some money, and help the orphanage kids prepare for the winter."