Yurong saw his expression and couldn’t help but smile slightly, "I think... it would be better if you always look like this. It would make it clear to the girls that you’re a bit of a flirt and they’d be more vigilant around you!"

"What about you? Aren’t you afraid I’m being flirty with you?" Li Yan asked with a laugh while sipping his soup.

"Afraid of you? Why should I be? I’ve prepared plenty of tools to fend off wolves!" Zhang Yurong replied, totally unafraid.

Li Yan nodded, "Then I’m relieved. No other lurkers will bother my wife."

"..." Zhang Yurong was momentarily at a loss for words.

"Want to drink a bit? It’s not too hot anymore, just right to drink." Li Yan pointed at the soup with his spoon.

"I won’t drink. I’ll be resting soon, and isn’t drinking now just increasing weight?" Zhang Yurong shook her head firmly.

Li Yan felt a bit dizzy, realizing that weight concerns are something girls are always mindful of; whether naturally gifted or through postnatal shaping, they instinctively manage their weight. Of course, after having children, some women, upon reaching a certain age, become less worried about it.

"You’re not even fat! You’re slim where you should be, with a top-notch figure."

Regarding his compliment, Zhang Yurong merely gave a light smile, "Add a bit more fat and won’t I be fat then?"

"And with you so kindly caring for me, aren’t you afraid I’ll get fat?" Li Yan drank up his soup while he spoke.

"Best if you did get fat..." Zhang Yurong muttered softly, leaving unsaid: your wallet thin, belly fat, and see what’s left to attract women! Let’s see if Yu Xiaodi still sticks to you...

Seeing him finish drinking, she got up to grab him a napkin and then took the bowl away. Before leaving, she said, "I’ll take the bowl down. You go get Yue Yao, she might be done with her shower. Let’s all look at your gift together!"

Li Yan’s heart skipped a beat when he heard Yue Yao’s name, wondering if she knew something. Was she deliberately testing us?

"How do you know she’s showering? It’s hard for me to call her over when she’s in the shower!" Li Yan feigned difficulty in his tone.

Zhang Yurong rolled her eyes at him, "You can just knock on the door from outside; no one’s asking you to barge in!"

After she went out, Li Yan mumbled to himself, hoping she hadn’t caught them earlier.

Whether she saw anything, Yue Yao would know better herself since she left cautiously earlier. Since Yurong asked him to go, there was nothing more to be hesitant about. Avoiding it would make him seem guilty.

...

Li Yan walked over to the guest room, knocked on the door, and then waited outside, calling Yue Yao’s name.

After a while, Yue Yao came over. She had just been drenched, so of course she rushed to shower immediately upon returning. She had showered quickly and had just finished, now blow-drying her hair.

Seeing him in the hallway, she whispered, "What are you doing? It’s too bold... are you trying to hurt her again?"

Li Yan smiled reassuringly at her guilty look, "Relax, I won’t play with fire now. Yurong asked me to call you. We’re going to watch some discs in a bit."

"Oh..." Yue Yao nodded and said, "Got it, I’ll finish drying my hair..." Not just her hair, if she were to sleep right now, she wouldn’t need to wear a bra under her pajamas, but if she were going out with them, she’d have to. It was a normal invitation, and not joining would seem odd.

The room they mentioned was the separate audio-visual room, well-decorated with perfect audio-visual equipment and surround sound effects. Watching movies in the home theater simulated the cinema experience, and listening to music felt like being in a concert hall. It contained many legitimate music and movie discs, and, crucially, offered excellent soundproofing; huge explosion sounds inside didn’t affect the outside much.

Li Yan rarely visited there, because everything was so professionally set up, and he wasn’t an enthusiast—listening to music casually while chatting with them was more his style. Watching movies, the cinema still had the atmosphere. If he wanted to watch ’certain things,’ that’s a private affair just on his computer in his room instead; watching adult videos here was too exaggerated.

Coming into the audio-visual room, he turned on the lights. Li Yan still felt it was a bit wasteful; actually, they didn’t need to come here to see the gift, watching on the computer was fine. Of course, what he gave wasn’t anything private or a self-recording...

He sat on the sofa, not having waited long before Yurong and Yue Yao came together. Yurong held a gift with its packaging already opened—an ordinary blank recorded disc with no cover.

Yurong sat next to Li Yan, and Yue Yao sat on the other side of her.

"Go ahead and play it!" Yurong excitedly urged and handed the disc to Li Yan. But then remembered something and reminded, "Yue Yao is here, so if there’s anything inappropriate, trying to prank me, don’t play it and ruin our vision!"

Li Yan broke into a light sweat, "Come on, this is your birthday gift. Can there be anything inappropriate? Could there be selfies of me?"

Hearing this, both Yurong and Yue Yao blushed secretly.

"Then hurry! So wordy, should we sleep or not?" Yurong retorted.

To sleep or not? Would finishing the broadcast quickly mean sleeping with me?

Li Yan chuckled inwardly as he went forward, squinted his eyes, opened the box, played the disc, and then leaned back on the sofa.

Yurong had already grabbed the remote control; if it’s boring, she would just skip ahead.

Soon, the TV wall showed a scene, indeed Li Yan holding a DV at arm’s length for a selfie. But it wasn’t indoors nor in a compromising state; rather, it was where many people gathered.

"It’s my wife’s birthday soon. This year marks her first birthday with me, and who knows if it’ll be our last birthday together. But... regardless, I want her to be happy and joyful. I think my blessings alone are not enough, so I decided to gather blessings from passersby! I won’t be able to gather 9999 or 999 strangers’ blessings promptly; I’ll find 99 Yun Country People and 99 foreigners, making another form of 9999 blessings!... Yurong, happy birthday!"

Just the intro of Li Yan’s monologue made Zhang Yurong slightly emotional. She had originally thought he recorded a song to sing and celebrate for her. Unexpectedly, he sought blessings from 99 Yun Country People and 99 foreigners, all strangers just wishing her well!

What does Yun Country not lack? People! S City is also densely populated, including many foreigners.

Finding 99 Yun Country People on short notice shouldn’t be too difficult, but finding 99 foreigners temporarily and convincing them to believe you and cooperate in blessing through recording poses a significant communication challenge!

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