Chapter 405: No Fouls Allowed

"So you were planning to starve me to death," Jiang Muye joked.

Leng Ruoli smacked his chest again and stressed, "No!"

Jiang Muye picked up a peanut. "Come on, let's see who can snatch it."

Under Leng Ruoli's gaze, Jiang Muye tossed the peanut into the air. Leng Ruoli was stunned, entirely unprepared for that move, and Jiang Muye nimbly and precisely caught it with his mouth.

He happily chewed the peanut right in front of Leng Ruoli. "Your man's been trained in this."

When he was little, he and his old man used to fight over peanuts. Those raw peanuts fresh out of the hot wok, sprinkled with a little salt, the skin on the outside golden and slightly charred, then eaten—dry, crisp and downright delicious, with a good chew to them.

The little plates of peanuts the hotel served couldn't compare at all.

"Fine, then let's see if you can still snatch them now." Leng Ruoli scooped up a handful of peanuts with a smile.

When he saw her close her palm around the peanuts, Jiang Muye had a bad premonition.

"Isn't that cheating?" Jiang Muye asked.

Leng Ruoli replied cleverly, "You didn't set any rules either. Come on, let's see what your accuracy rate is."

Jiang Muye smiled helplessly. "Why do I feel like you're messing with me."

"Got a problem with that?"

"Of course not." The girlfriend he'd chosen himself—he'd spoil her even if he had to cry while doing it.

Jiang Muye got himself ready. Even if he couldn't hit a hundred percent, he had to catch at least half, otherwise where was his face?

While Jiang Muye was watching Leng Ruoli with full concentration, Leng Ruoli had already tensed up to run.

Just as Jiang Muye was about to crane his neck to reach the peanuts, who would have thought that when the critical moment came, Leng Ruoli pulled a feint.

"Pfft." Jiang Muye burst out laughing.

He realized Leng Ruoli was stuffing them straight into his mouth with one hand.

Stuffing was putting it generously. In reality, she fed them to him one by one.

Jiang Muye laughed. "Not throwing them anymore?"

"I was afraid you'd choke in a bit and then come making trouble for me." Leng Ruoli glared at Jiang Muye. "Besides, I'm not so savage as to attack you."

Jiang Muye smiled and pulled Leng Ruoli's shoulder close, nodding. "Right, my girlfriend is especially, especially gentle."

That single sentence made Leng Ruoli feel wonderful.

She laughed softly, her pretty face especially lovely.

"Ah, here, eat." Jiang Muye took the initiative to feed Leng Ruoli a bite, and Leng Ruoli ate it sweetly.

Then she fed Jiang Muye some food, back and forth, until the air was full of the sour, stinky smell of romance.

"I finally understand why the ancients all wanted to be kings," Jiang Muye said to Leng Ruoli, grinning.

"Why?"

"With a beauty keeping you company, of course it's nice."

"Then do you want a harem of three thousand consorts too?" Leng Ruoli eyed Jiang Muye's smug look sideways and asked.

Jiang Muye's eyelids twitched.

This was a death question. He had to answer carefully.

"I do want a harem of three thousand," Jiang Muye nodded resolutely.

Leng Ruoli pouted, looking deeply aggrieved, and even moved to get up off Jiang Muye. "Then go find your harem of three thousand."

Her elbow even bumped into Jiang Muye's chest with hostility.

Wow, such a gentle girl, and now this violent?

Seeing Leng Ruoli jealous, Jiang Muye was gleeful.

He leaned forward and hugged Leng Ruoli from behind, teasing, "But of the harem of three thousand, I only take one ladle. Besides, I'm not some king, and you're not some beloved consort. I'm just me, you're just you. I belong to Leng Ruoli, and Leng Ruoli belongs to me."

Leng Ruoli pretended to be angry on the surface, but inside she was melting with gentleness and sweetness, like she'd eaten chocolate.

"This is more like it." Leng Ruoli's lips curved up.

Seeing Leng Ruoli's mood improve, Jiang Muye kissed the nape of her neck. "So, are you still angry?"

"I'm not that petty."

"Is that so? Let me feel—your belly's all round, it's pretty big." Jiang Muye's hands wandered and then he reached his conclusion.

As a result, he was about to be killed by Leng Ruoli's stare.

"Haha, my wife's waist is super soft and super slim. Whoever's full has a round belly?" Jiang Muye nodded. "Isn't that violating natural physiology? Come on, baby, eat."

"I'm full." Leng Ruoli answered softly.

"You're full after eating just that little bit? No dieting." Jiang Muye glanced at the food on Leng Ruoli's plate, basically untouched.

"I'm not dieting. Girls' stomachs just aren't big to begin with. Sometimes I see a little bit and want to eat it, but in reality I can't finish much." Leng Ruoli explained to Jiang Muye.

Jiang Muye figured that was right. His wife really did eat very little normally.

With this much food, there was nothing to be done—Jiang Muye would just have to finish it.

He could understand now why the three animals in his dorm all got fat once they started dating.

Don't believe it when a girl seems to have a huge appetite. Whatever she posts all over her social feed, in reality she just takes a taste of a little bit, and after a short while she can't eat anymore.

After Jiang Muye completed his clean plate campaign, he took Leng Ruoli to West City Ancient Street to have fun.

【Congratulations, Host, on successfully checking in at West City Ancient Street. Obtained three hundred Grit Points.】 the System reminded Jiang Muye.

After collecting his reward, Jiang Muye took Leng Ruoli's hand and wove through the crowd.

"There are so many people today." Leng Ruoli sighed.

Jiang Muye gripped Leng Ruoli's hand a bit tighter and warned, "You'd better stick close to me. Whatever you do, don't get lost."

"I'm not that dumb. I'll be your little shadow now, and you won't be able to shake me off."

Leng Ruoli leaned against Jiang Muye's arm, smiling sweetly.

Jiang Muye lowered his head and kissed Leng Ruoli's forehead, praising, "So good."

Even though the crowd was bustling and a bit cramped, it was precisely because of the crowd that Leng Ruoli and Jiang Muye were pressed closer together.

Jiang Muye breathed in her unique fragrance, feeling great.

Whenever a guy got a bit too close to Leng Ruoli, Jiang Muye would glare fiercely at him. Whether the guy did it on purpose or not, his protective and possessive instincts kicked in and he'd shield Leng Ruoli in his arms.

Leng Ruoli leaned in his embrace. Jiang Muye pressed down over her entirely, both hands hooked around her neck to hold her, and this intimate gesture made Leng Ruoli's eyes curve into smiles.

She raised her hand dotingly and gently patted Jiang Muye's hair.

"Let's get milk tea, okay?" she asked.

"Sure."

Jiang Muye brought Leng Ruoli to the milk tea shop entrance.

The shop entrance was already packed, with lots of people queued up behind.

"So many people today. We'll probably have to wait a while." Leng Ruoli's red lips pouted slightly.

Jiang Muye tapped Leng Ruoli's forehead with his finger and teased with a smile, "Did you forget it's the smart era? You can order on your phone."

"Right." Leng Ruoli snapped to her senses.

"Why are you so cute?" Jiang Muye couldn't hold back the smile at the corners of his mouth. He opened the phone ordering screen and asked, "What do you want to drink?"

"I want taro pearl milk tea, but the cheese peach milk cap is really good too. So torn." Leng Ruoli fell into choice paralysis.