Xue Lin unlocked her luggage and found all her books and clothes inside. She packed them along with her sketchbooks, school uniforms, rest of her storybooks and her childhood dolls.
"I didnât know you liked dolls," Ge Chen remarked. He was delighted to learn something new about her especially considering how secretive she usually is about herself.
Xue Lin stated, "We donât have dolls in our house, do we? Iâll put them in the study room so that I can place my head on the dolls while reading."
Imagining how his study room will become a dollhouse, Ge Chen chuckled in a low tone. "Fine, do whatever you want." He suggested, "If you want, I can buy some more soft dolls like these."
"Will you really?" Xue Lin looked at him with great expectations.
Ge Chen smiled quietly at her eagerness and agreed, "I will. Do you have any preference?"
Xue Lin couldnât miss such an opportunity. She gave him a list without hesitation, "I donât like stuffed animals but dogs are fine. Also, I like teddy bears, humpty dumpty, Winnie the Pooh, girl dolls and these dolls have to be soft dolls. I like Barbie dolls too but I already have three Barbie dolls. I donât need any more of those."
Ge Chen stared at his cute wife silently and listened to her long list of demands with rapt attention.
The fact that she wished to decorate his study room with her dolls, it only showed that she thought of him as her better half. She thought of herself as his family and thought of his house as her own â realizing that gave him no small amount of pleasant feeling.
After she was done telling him about all the dolls she wanted, she realized that although both of them had stable jobs, those were not enough to buy so many dolls. She worriedly looked at him and said, "My husband, you donât have to buy them all together. Letâs buy a doll every two months."
Ge Chen came closer and placed his hand over her shoulder. "My wife, donât worry about money. This is the last thing you should worry about."
Xue Lin placed her hands on her waist. "What are you talking about? We have to save money for emergency situations. What if there is a problem in the future and we canât keep the housekeepers? Donât tell me that you will use your motherâs company money? Didnât you say that the company money was for the orphans and thatâs why you would never touch it?"
Ge Chen gazed at her and then assured her, "Yes, I indeed said that. I wonât touch the money. Donât you see that we hardly spend our money anyway? You really donât have to think about it."
Xue Lin narrowed her eyes suspiciously. "Why do I feel like you have another job? ...Itâs not a shady business, is it?"
Ge Chen paused before asking with a straight face, "My wife, do I look like someone who would do such a thing?"
Xue Lin shrugged. "Weâve just known each other for a few months. Most of the people donât find their partnersâ true self till they die. Arenât you expecting too much faith from me?"
Yep, thatâs Xue Lin. When she talks logically, itâs merciless. And yet, no one can blame her for it. Because, whatever she says is the cold hard truth.
The same thing happened to Ge Chen.
He nodded and agreed with her, "You are right. I will try to earn your trust."
Xue Lin disagreed. "Thatâs not necessary. Itâs better if we try to learn about each other slowly and steadily. What do you think?" Thinking she was being too forceful about their marriage relationship, she asked for her husbandâs opinion.
Ge Chen understood her thoughts. "You are good at dealing with relationships," he praised her in a cool tone.
"Of course I am! Iâm the best housewife material," Xue Lin proudly boasted.
Ge Chen hid his laughter and nodded in agreement.
She didnât have many things to take with her. After they were done packing, he asked, "I didnât see you talking to your cousinâs husband. Why didnât you talk to him?"
She explained, "I got along with him before, believe me. However, he tricked me to go to the marriage meeting with your trash family. I wanted to punch him badly back then. But, he was my childhood tutor and I have a soft spot for my teachers."
Ge Chenâs grey eyes darkened slightly. He didnât continue the topic.
Taking the luggage and some bags of books and dolls, they went downstairs.
Everyone was quiet in the living room. Since her cousin and cousinâs husband were here, it was even more awkward.
Wanwan saw Xue Lin coming down and smiled at her. She moved closer and asked, "Xue Lin, how come you didnât tell us about your wedding? We are so close to you."
"I really needed my relatives there but my dearest mother and elder sister made sure that I couldnât contact anyone. When Iâve got such a nasty family, how can I get close to my relatives?" Xue Lin didnât pull any punches.
Wanwan looked even more awkward. She couldn��t find a word to say.
Her husband, Yu Banshan, came forward and introduced himself to Ge Chen, "Iâm Yu Banshan, Xue Linâs brother-in-law. Itâs nice you meet you."
He reached out his hand but Ge Chen didnât even look at his hand. Rather he kept eye contact without blinking and coldly warned him, "Stay away from my wife. Next time I see you tricking my wife, that will be your last day."
"...!" Xue Lin looked at her husband in surprise. She felt proud that her husband was a man who wouldnât filter his mouth while dealing with unsightly things.
"Y-you!" Yu Banshan stiffened and Wanwanâs face paled.
"Ahahaaha, what a joke. Young Master Ge, your joke is so hilarious," Li Lifen tried his best to relax the atmosphere.