Since coming back, my husband has hardly left my side.

At the same time, I also brought up a request: having a baby.

"Honey, should we have a baby?"

He was in the supermarket comparing different types of beef when my sudden request startled him.

He turned and looked at me: "What did you say?"

"I mean, I want to have a baby."

"No, you know, you know I..."

I hooked my arm through his: "It's okay, I'll wait for you, alright?"

"No."

This was the first time my husband resolutely refused me.

Come to think of it, it's quite funny. Although we never talked about having kids in the past three years,

I know he really likes children. He often watches parenting shows on TV.

I just pretended not to notice.

But now that I've made such a request, he refuses.

"A-Ling, aren't you going abroad?"

I casually picked up a box of potatoes: "I was just joking, having a baby is something that depends on fate."

I really don't know why I suddenly said I wanted a baby. Maybe it's to gain more of his trust, like taking over the Xiao Corporation.

He, a man blessed by heaven, may have to go through some trials because of someone like me.

Thinking of this, I felt both nervous and panicked.

My husband was still in the study sorting out some documents while I mindlessly cooked.

Beef stew with potatoes, boiled choy sum, steamed Turbot fish.

All dishes he usually likes to eat.

"A-Ling, there's a document here. Open it in three days, okay?"

I nodded, signaling him to come and eat.

He walked over with a smile: "You're always like this, as if you're interested in nothing. Even the commercial insurance I got you a few years ago, you haven't even opened to look at it, have you?"

I shook my head and said, "Today's beef stew is very flavorful, try it."

My husband patted my head: "You've worked hard, A-Ling."

"A-Ling, I'm not scared, just worried that no one will take care of you in the future. If, and I mean if, at that time, please don't come to see me. You know I care a lot about my face."

I nodded.

He indeed cares a lot about his face.

The wedding ring was too ostentatious. I was embarrassed to wear it at school. He insisted I wear it though, otherwise, he would lose face in front of his friends.

And before he went to gatherings, he would repeatedly remind me to call him to come home after an hour or two, otherwise, he would lose face.

During my thesis defense, he contacted many advisors for me and put in good words. He even added his name to the acknowledgment section of my thesis. Otherwise, he would lose face.

The phone vibrated.

Officer Chen said: "We found a ring in Wang Jian's mouth."