"What do you know! This is a mask made with mask powder and gel mixed with hyaluronic acid and other essences. I noticed your face has been a bit dry lately, why don’t you try one too?"

Yu Minglang shook his head like a rattle, the thought of a big guy like him applying a face mask, especially a red one, was worse than death.

"I just can’t understand what women think. You put tomato and cucumber slices on your face, I don’t say anything, I even saw you mash watermelon rind and apply it, and I tolerate that. But now you’re putting... urine on your face—hold on, why are you getting physical?"

"It’s you who’s putting urine on your face!" So gross, how can she ever look at hyaluronic acid again!

Yu Minglang could easily spot the marks left by spies and quickly recognize the expert-level blonde agent hiding across the hall, but he truly couldn’t grasp women’s bottles and jars, nor tell the difference between hyaluronic acid and urine.

He successfully disgusted Qian, and felt unjust even after getting domestically abused by her.

"If it’s not urine, then why is it called ’uric acid’? Does it contain urine components?"

"Get lost! Just because it has ’uric’ in the name, it’s made from urine? Then are the Pee Beef Balls you eat really made from cow urine? Hyaluronic acid was first named in Taiwan based on its English translation; we also call it ’hyaluronan’ here on the mainland, it’s chemically synthesized from microbial fermentation, having absolutely nothing to do with urine!"

Yu Minglang wore a grievance-struck face, "I think women are so strange, always tossing around bottles and jars on their faces."

"And you men secretly jerking off isn’t strange?"

"... I don’t jerk off!" He’s got a wife, what for!

Qian casually glanced at him, her look seemed to say, just wait until Xiaowei returns, then you’ll have your chance!

Yu Minglang sensed a strong threat from that malicious glance, knowing this topic wouldn’t end well, so he nonchalantly changed the subject.

"Let’s talk business, ahem! Babe, have you thought about Mai’s matter?"

"Speak or write?" Qian worried Aka might eavesdrop.

"Speaking is fine, she’s been out since afternoon and hasn’t returned, no idea what she’s done with your little red car."

"Then I’ll speak plainly, I’ve decided to call Mai after I’m done with my mask, I’ll ask him directly. He’s determined to pursue me now, anything I ask, he’ll answer seriously."

"...Just like that?"

"Well, keeping it simple?" Qian thought of what Yu Minglang previously said to her.

Yu Minglang was about to ask if Mai would be foolish enough to answer whatever Qian asked?

At that moment, Qian’s phone rang, it was an unknown number.

Yu Minglang picked up the call, pressed speakerphone.

"Hello?"

"Chen Xiaoqian, I like you!"

Mai’s clear voice came through the receiver, Qian resisted the urge to twitch her lips.

Doing a face mask, showing expressions would cause wrinkles!

"Oh, it’s you. So late, what’s the matter?" Qian watched the vein on Yu Minglang’s forehead pop as she gently patted the hair of the jealous king with small cowlicks, stay calm~~

"I’d like to ask you to watch fireworks with me!" Mai had tried to deliver flowers during the day, but had gotten a faceful of mud from Yu Minglang and retreated disgracefully.

He hadn’t been idle all day, had studied the art of pursuing girls thoroughly, and finally devised what he thought was a perfect strategy. Every girl loves romance, so he planned to launch a romantic offensive: delivering flowers, watching fireworks, and gifting expensive presents, none could be omitted!

"Why are you going through all this trouble?" Qian pressed Minglang’s raised middle finger back down, gesturing with her mouth for him to endure.

"There are bigger picture matters at play!"

"I like you! I’ve crossed the ocean, concealed my identity, endured humiliation, all for you!"

Qian found it mocking, this man’s lines must’ve originally been meant for his lady love, Narcissus?

He really was being convenient, just swapped the name to confess to her?

"I don’t have any money."

"I don’t care! It’s your personality that I like, your intelligence, your decisiveness, your strategy... I like them all!" This was the first woman he felt moved by, even though he had courted plenty before, none had ever made his heart throb like Chen Xiaoqian.

Though she didn’t have Narcissus’s lineage, her high IQ more than compensated for this drawback. He needed a woman like her by his side; if he could win Qian over, she might be able to stand against his older brother’s cunning fox, Song Qingwu. Wasn’t the brother’s smooth success largely due to Song Qingwu? Mai found Chen Xiaoqian more than a match for Song Qingwu.

He just liked this kind of woman!

Your father liked! Yu Minglang’s roar was silenced by Qian’s hand, he had genuinely had enough of this silly punk confessing to his woman!

"But I’m married." Qian blinked at Yu Minglang, indicating for him not to reveal.

"I don’t care! That man is totally undeserving of you! I know your husband neglects the home, leaving you countless nights to guard it alone, just like now, is it difficult for you to sleep alone?"

Mai assumed Yu Minglang was at work, making his words increasingly unrestrained. Qian swatted away Minglang’s restless hand, any more mischief and he’d be booted into the bathroom!

"He doesn’t deserve me, who does then?"

Yu Minglang had had enough, although he knew his wife was fishing, his heart was still sour, only his wife’s gentle comforting could soothe his jealous heart~

Qian was amused and exasperated, looking at the man burying his face into her, was he taking advantage to cop a feel?

The loving scene of the couple chatting on the phone didn’t transmit to Mai’s side, he was still imagining Qian being attracted by his masculine charm.

"Me, look out the window, I’m right outside downstairs."

Qian lowered the receiver and walked to the window with Yu Minglang, who hid behind the curtain, slightly pulling it open. Self-proclaimed universe’s number one romantic Mai was below arranging fireworks into the shape of a heart...

Qian thought how silly, firework display in the city was banned after the New Year, one wrong move and the city’s enforcement would fine him to the utmost!

Yu Minglang even considered flipping through the phone book, he remembered Qian’s mentor Mr Liu’s son was in the city’s enforcement, quickly get this midnight prowler bothering his wife’s house caught, let him witness my super strong battling comrades!

But for the sake of his wife’s flower-delivering plan, this unnamed rage had to be endured, how infuriating.

Qian lowered the receiver, mouthed to Minglang to fetch the pink folder from her drawer, the opportunity had come!

Mai, hearing no movement, assumed Qian was deeply touched, touched to the point of being speechless. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Right, women are like this, give them sweets and they’ll love it, no woman can escape his pursuit!

"Qian, are you touched? I understand you far better than that insensitive man! What does he have besides money?"

Yu Minglang handed the folder to Qian, thinking he should go downstairs now and crush him with wealth!