Qin Zhenyang has been feeling that something is off about his little wife these past few days, but he can't quite put his finger on what it is. Since they got married, he's felt like she might just be treating him as a nominal husband, and beyond that, she's never revealed anything in front of him.

  This made Qin Zhenyang feel somewhat unwell in his heart.

  "Didn't you go to the troops today?" Ji Xiaoli had been sleeping in every morning since she stopped going to the company, and wouldn't get up until 8 or 9 o'clock. This day when she woke up, she found that Qin Zhenyang was still at home, and felt a little surprised.

  "In another month, it will be the final closed rehearsal, so these few days are relatively free, and you can stay at home for two days." Qin Zhenyang looked at the little guy with messy hair, and a warm smile rose from the corner of his lips.

  Stay for two days?

  The two have been married until now, to be precise, the way they get along is still excluding daytime, only at night. During the day, the two are busy with their own things, and at night, if Qin Zhenyang returns early, the two will find some topics to chat about, but if he returns late, the two will go straight to sleep.

  It can avoid some awkwardness and embarrassment.

  Ji Xiaoli helplessly scratched her hair, put on her slippers and went to the bathroom to wash up. When she came out, she couldn't help but glance at the man leaning on the sofa, still sitting there honestly, holding a military magazine in his hand, slowly flipping through it.

  "Do you have any plans at home today?"

  The man put down the magazine and glanced over: "Not for the time being."

  After finishing speaking, he glanced at the alarm clock on the bedside table and narrowed his eyes: "It's already 8:30, don't you have to go to the company today?"

  He seems to have remembered that his vacation time is already used up.

  Ji Xiaoli scratched her hair, she still didn't know that she had been fired by the company. She leaned against the door frame and said lazily: "I'm not going, I won't go there again in the future."

  "What happened?"

  "It's nothing, I just won't be going to that company anymore because I was fired just a week ago." Ji Xiao Li shrugged, looking like it didn't matter, but in her heart she still cared about the matter.

  Qin Zhenyang furrowed his brow, tossed the magazine in his hand aside, and strode over with long legs. His sharp sword-like eyebrows involuntarily rose: "Why didn't you tell me about this?"

  "Because I know whether I say it or not, the result is the same, so why bother thinking about it." Ji Xiaoli remained noncommittal.

  "That's different!"

  Ji Xiaoli raised her eyes to look at him, but found that the man was inexplicably gloomy, and his gaze at her had also become somewhat cold.

  "I'm not denying that it's not a big deal, but we're already married. You don't have to hide anything from me. I've said it before, we're husband and wife, you're not alone anymore. Have you forgotten?" The man's voice was slightly hoarse, with a hint of danger in his eyes.

  Ji Xiaoli involuntarily took a step back.

  She seemed to have never seen such a her, from marriage to now, he has been exceptionally gentle to her, just like what she said that time, it was as if she wasn't marrying a husband but a father.

  So she can be completely carefree.

  It's just now she found out maybe she was wrong... This man has never been without temper, it's just that he has never shown it.

  "She smiled wryly: 'I haven't forgotten, it's just that things at work have turned out this way, I think I should be able to handle it myself, so I didn't tell you...'"

  "You never trusted me, didn't you ever think of relying on me?" The man's eyes stared at her intensely, as if trying to see through all the thoughts in her mind.

  Ji Xiaoli didn't say anything.

  She was born with a strong sense of vigilance, and when she was young, Ji Xuewei often set traps for her. On the surface, it seemed like nothing had happened, but in secret, she would often frame her. It wasn't just her, Fang Youlan was also the same...

  Everyone lives in a family, if she doesn't have a guard against it, maybe she can't even take the middle school entrance exam or college entrance exam, and will only become a pawn for her stepmother, a pawn to set off her biological daughter.

  She doesn't want to live like this, so many times she won't easily believe anyone.

  When she got to college, she and Qin Zong were together. At first, she was also careful, before knowing Qin Zong's background and identity, everything between them might have been good... But later on, slowly, Qin Zong's pursuers became more and more, she seemed to feel that she had made a wrong decision.

  She maintained the distance between them, thinking that being polite and courteous wasn't a bad thing. Yes! She also cherished this warmth, but was more afraid that if she indulged in it, what awaited her would be betrayal, and what would be the outcome?

  She knew that this would make her very tired, and not trusting him was also unfair to him, but habits were not so easy to change...

  Ji Xiaoli looked at him like this, feeling a little guilty in her heart.

  "I..."

  Qin Zhenyang let out a cold laugh, and for an instant, a self-mocking smile flickered at the corner of his lips. He strode out of the bedroom, turned around to go downstairs, leaving her standing alone in the same spot, dazed for a long time.

  Ji Xiaoli had always thought that she hadn't done anything wrong, she was just handling things in her own way and felt that some things didn't need his worry... but at this moment, she seemed to understand something.

  The two of them remained like this, in an icy standoff for a full two days.

  Qin Zhenyang is not a talkative person, and if it weren't for her being with him, he probably wouldn't say a word in half a day.

  Ji Xiaoli has also been out these past two days, sometimes going to the stock market and sometimes going downtown to look at storefronts. Despite being busy all the time, she still feels a hint of indescribable melancholy in her heart.

  By nightfall, Qin Zhenyang did not return for dinner and came back very late to go straight to the study... He didn't even go back to the bedroom to sleep at night.

  The feeling of being in a cold war is unbearable. She could feel it when she was used to having two people at night, and suddenly one person was lying on the big bed alone...

  It went on like this until the evening of the second day.

  Even Wang Lao Tai Tai, who had always been detached from worldly affairs, felt that something was amiss. It was a fact that the young master's temperament was cold, but since there had been a mistress in this place, there hadn't been that icy feeling anymore. However, this time that feeling had resurfaced again.

  Especially when two people went downstairs one after another, but both turned their faces and didn't speak, this must be a quarrel? But isn't it normal for couples to quarrel?

  That's how Old Lady Wang sees it.

  Husband and wife quarrel, but their feelings will only get better. She felt that the young master really liked Miss Ji, but what happened in the end was that the two didn't say a word to each other...

  After dinner, Wang Lao Tai called Ji Xiao Li into the room and asked about the whole thing.

  "...Is that why the young master got angry?" Old Lady Wang was delighted in her heart, the young master usually didn't care about anything, but now that he had someone he cared about, he really paid attention to every little detail.

  "If I had known it would be like this, I would have told him... Who knew he was so petty..."

  Men with small eyes can't afford to be hurt, can't afford to be provoked...

  "Ah, Master Xiao has never lost his temper before. I've been here for many years, and Master Xiao has lived here since he was a young adult... to be honest, I've never seen him get angry... He always has that one expression, cold as ice, treating everyone the same, never getting angry or upset... it's infuriating just watching him..."

  To put it simply, anyone who can make Young Master angry is definitely no ordinary person.

  "King aunt, is this thing not my fault?" Ji Xiao Li seemed to also feel that Qin San Ye's temper was usually good, but some minefields were still best avoided, otherwise one might accidentally get blown up.

  "Actually, this matter doesn't have a right or wrong side. If it were to happen with some other couples, perhaps it wouldn't be an issue... However, I understand the young master's temper, which is quite overbearing, especially when it comes to people and things related to him. He hopes you can share some burdens with him, that's how much he cares about you... Don't look at his usual scowl, but in his heart, he's actually very protective of those close to him. You'll understand this as you get to know him better."

  Mrs. Wang was initially surprised to learn that the two were in a flash marriage, and the normally steady young master had done such a reckless thing, but seeing that the young master really liked this little girl, she let it go.

  The relationship between people is so subtle, there are those who develop feelings over time, and those who fall in love at first sight, but as long as you like it, that's all that matters.

  Ji Xiaoli nodded after hearing this, "I know. In the future, I'll have to ask you more about some things, Wang Ayi. After all, you've been taking care of him for so long, and you understand his habits better than me."

  "Silly girl, instead of asking me, why not just slowly feel it out for yourself... If the young master truly likes you, then even if you don't know those unnecessary things, he'll still like you. So many things are better experienced by oneself."

  Ji Xiaoli didn't think marriage was a difficult thing in the past, and indeed it is. The truly difficult part is still the interaction between husband and wife after marriage. Apart from daily necessities like food and drink, what's more important is the emotional connection between the two people.

  "Alright, I'm going to hurry you along now, young lady. You should understand a thing or two by now, go upstairs!" She gave Ji Xiao Li a push and raised an eyebrow, saying: "These past few days, the young master's face has been so gloomy it could scare people to death when he goes out. That's the classic sign of unfulfilled desires. Tonight, don't let him sleep alone in his study again...he's really not good at taking care of himself..."

  "Aunt Wang!"

  Old Mrs. Wang smiled and pushed them out, she had said what she should say, the rest was up to the young couple themselves to understand some things.

  After Ji Xiaoli went upstairs, she first took a shower. Although the weather wasn't as hot as the previous two days, taking a shower every night was still a must. After climbing into bed, she suddenly remembered what Wang Ayi had said earlier.

  What is Qin Zhenyang doing in his study at this moment? He's a grown man, often alone outside, can't he really take care of himself?

  ……

  Study room.

  Qin Zhenyang leaned back in his chair, frowning intently as he listened to the person's report on the phone.

  "Boss, I've investigated clearly. The previous report was released by a deputy editor of the Beijing Morning Post surnamed Jiang. Later, I investigated that Jiang and found something... This guy is actually the maternal uncle of Big Sister's mother-in-law. If I'm not mistaken, there are only two possible people who provided the information."

  One is Fang Youlan and one is Ji Xuewei, both are possible! Indeed, it's just as I guessed, not a single difference!

  Qin Zhenyang straightened his body, his expression becoming even more tense, and his narrow eyes narrowed into a cold line.

  "That Jiang fellow, I don't want to see him working in media reporting again, you know what to do!"

  The person on the other end of the phone didn't hesitate at all, and chuckled as he said: "This is easy! Just find someone to make him stink so badly that no one will dare use him again!"

  "Ah!"

  "Boss, I heard from Xiao Bai that you went to the martial arts hall today and beat both him and Hua Zi up. Just now, those two told me that you must have eaten gunpowder! Boss, your midlife crisis hasn't arrived yet, did you get into a fight with your wife?"

  "Are you sure you want to know?" Qin Zhenyang coldly hummed.

  "Huh?"

  "If you want to know, come over and let me beat you up first!"

  This is absolutely unacceptable!

  Big head complained loudly, Lao Da was not gentle at all, no wonder he was abandoned by his wife...

  "Next time we meet, I'll show you what it means to be gentle!"

  Wang Datou chuckled and pretended to be silly, "No... Boss, I also investigated one more thing, it's about Eldest Sister?"

  "Speak!"

  "Since Eldest Sister stopped going to the company, she's been frequently in and out of the securities trading hall... I asked around, it seems like Eldest Sister invested two million in it, although I don't quite understand the business, but that stock looks like its trend isn't too good..."

  Qin Zhenyang furrowed his brow and thought for a while.

  "I've got it, you don't need to worry about this anymore!"

  What he considered first was not the money, but that his usually cautious and careful little wife actually had such great courage. It's worth knowing that just entering the stock market, many people are just testing the waters, with a few million or tens of millions at most.

  He doesn't mind spending money, as long as she wants it, he can get it for her.

  "Boss..." Da Tou was about to report some latest news about 'Red Eagle', when suddenly the study door was knocked.

  The man's thin lips slightly curled up, no matter how loudly Wang Da Tou yelled from the other end of the computer, he didn't respond, and lightly pressed the end key, then leaned back on the sofa with his eyes narrowed, shouting: "Come in!"