Chapter 53

Xi Siyan laughed helplessly.
“I swear, I won’t go out for dinner anymore. And he isn’t prettier than Miaomiao. Not even a little. You’re the prettiest.”
When I look at you, I don’t want this world anymore.
Jing Miao still seemed unconvinced, still sulking awkwardly.
“Should I write you a guarantee letter? Kneel on a durian?” Xi Siyan pinched his cheek. “Hm? Baby says it, gege does it.”
“No! Don’t kneel on a durian…” Jing Miao covered his mouth. “It hurts. Don’t kneel. And durian tastes bad, don’t buy one home.”
Xi Siyan rubbed noses with him, smiling.
“Okay. Then what do I do so you’ll believe me?”
“Y-you post on Moments.” Jing Miao blushed. “Say from now on you’ll never go out, go out and…”
He thought for a long time, unable to find the right word.
“Mess around,” he said, nodding hard. “Yes! Mess around!”
Xi Siyan laughed out loud.
“I didn’t mess around. You’re not allowed to frame me. Where did you learn that word?”
“From a drama Granny was watching.”
Xi Siyan took out his phone and posted in front of him:
My wife says I’m not allowed to go out and fool around anymore. Don’t ask me out if it’s not important.
He showed Jing Miao.
“Is this okay, baby? Feel better now?”
Only then did Jing Miao nod reluctantly.
“Then let’s shower, gege.”
“Ah…” Xi Siyan sighed sweetly, kissed him, and slid a hand under his shirt to rub his back. “How are you this cute, baby?”
Jing Miao blushed as he was carried into the bathroom.
“I’m not cute.”
Xi Siyan looked gratified.
“Sigh, my baby finally knows how to get jealous. Still chasing celebrities in the future?”
His treasure shook his head with a muffled voice.
“Not anymore.”
Xi Siyan lit up.
“Mm, good. Gege will play guitar for you. Baby, don’t like those people on TV anymore, okay?”
“…Okay then.”
That night, after helping Jing Miao grade homework and coaxing him into bed, Wang Song called.
“If I’d known your status worked this well, I would’ve put your name directly on the signboard!”
Xi Siyan answered coldly:
“You still have the nerve to say that? It’s not my status that worked. It’s my parents’ status. I admire your backbone—absolutely refusing your own parents’ connections, but very skilled at using mine.”
Wang Song snickered.
“Hehe, that’s called being smart! But seriously, I’ve known you two for so long and this is my first time seeing Miaomiao jealous. So domineering. You must be thrilled, you masochist. Without me, would you have gotten to see your wife make this fuss at you?”
“Get lost! That Boss Zheng is really wild—he can even pull celebrities into this kind of small private dinner. I advise you to stay far from him, unless you want Zisen mad at you.”
“Okay okay okay, don’t you know me? Anyway thanks, Siyan. Coax Miaomiao a bit more for me too, and from me too. Tell Baby Miaomiao his Brother Wang Song will move all the luxury stores from Wangfujing into his house someday!”
Xi Siyan cursed as he hung up:
“Get lost. No need for you to fawn over my wife. Hurry up and buy back that five-million share from me. Stop bothering me every day.”
The drowsy person on the bed hugged him, instinctively kissed his throat, and burrowed into his arms.
“Gege, sleep. I’m sleepy.”
Xi Siyan lowered his head and kissed him, pulling him tight.
“Okay. Good night, Miaomiao. I love you.”
— Bonus: Xi Siyan’s Moments comments
Post: My wife says I’m not allowed to go out and fool around anymore. Don’t ask me out if it’s not important.
— Su Wan: Miaomiao knows how to manage people now.
— Xi Yucheng: Mm, this attitude is fine. Stay home more and keep Miaomiao company.
— Aunt Jiang: Sir really spoils Miaomiao!
— Wang Song: Okay gege! I’ll try not to ask you out even when it *is* important! Thanks gege!
— Gan Zisen: Did Miaomiao ask you to post this? Or are you directing and acting this yourself?
— Wang Song replied to Gan Zisen: As far as I know, he really asked him to post it.
— Gan Zisen replied to Wang Song: Why are you suddenly so disgusting?
— Wang Song replied to Gan Zisen: No no no I was teasing him! Don’t overthink!
— Gan Zisen replied to Wang Song: …Too many mutuals. DM.
— Xi Siyan replied to Wang Song: Disgust me again and I’ll delete you.
— Professor Jin: With a wife as good as Jing Miao, you still go out fooling around?!
— Chen Tianruo: You’d go out fooling around?! Did you walk to the neighborhood supermarket for a bag of salt and take more than ten minutes?
— Chen Tianruo replied to Gan Zisen: What are you two DMing about?
— Zhong Yuan: I was shocked. I only noticed after seeing the vice principal’s alt post a screenshot in the Huada teacher-student group.
— Song Fuxue: AHHHHHH I’m dying from sweetness! Sister’s dear Miaomiao is so cute!
— Song Fuxue replied to Professor Jin: Old Jin, their “fooling around” may not mean the same thing as ours.
— Zhong Yuan replied to Professor Jin: Professor, for them Xi Siyan getting home five minutes late probably counts as fooling around.
— Professor Jin replied to Zhong Yuan: Oh… then sometimes career should still come first…
— Vice Principal replied to Zhong Yuan: What rumor are you spreading? I have no alt and no screenshot. Speak with evidence. I am an upright teacher and I don’t ship CP, okay? But I *do* have your WeChat!
— Zhong Yuan replied to Vice Principal: Oh oh sorry teacher! I was making things up! Pure rumor! I’ll go clarify for you now!
— Colleague A: Shocked, Xi Siyan posted on Moments! Still PDA, but angry-like!
— Grad Student B: Teacher Xi can you post photos in future? Let us see shimu, wuwuwu!
— Cousin Su Li: Oh big cousin, what did you do to get publicly executed?
— Su Gujin: Is auntie divorcing you? Tell auntie to wait till I grow up!
— Xi Siyan replied to Su Gujin: I’m deleting both you and your dad right now, then sending you to Africa.
— Su Gujin replied to Xi Siyan: Uncle, can I compete fairly for auntie?
— Xi Siyan replied to Su Gujin: Say that one more time?