Chapter 7

• “Lady Luck must be against me if she put such a little brat in my life,” He Nian muttered. She was immensely displeased with Pei Shaoyu. Little did she know that she was already engraved in his mind.
• Little brat again?
• Is she unsatisfied with my age or my performance that night?
• Pei Shaoyu gave in to his urges, unable to hold it in any longer. With a hand on the back of her head and the other gripping her shoulder, he tilted her head and surged forward to bite her neck.
• Startled, she let out a yelp. Before she could recover from the shock, Pei Shaoyu’s face was already directly in front of her. She felt the warmth of a pair of lips, followed by a tingling sensation.
• This damn brat just bit me! Jerk!
• He Nian glared at the man who retreated as if he was the most hated man on earth.
• It was the first time Pei Shaoyu had bested He Nian. He was in a good mood, so instead of running away after biting her, he stuck his hands into his pockets and looked down at her condescendingly. His posture indicated that he was trying to provoke her.
• He Nian, on the other hand, fell for the taunt. She wanted to return the favor, but because of her height, she could only reach Pei Shaoyu’s chin. Hence, she couldn’t bite him without his cooperation.
• In the end, He Nian could only retort, “Hmph, I can’t be bothered to argue with a dog!”
• This goaded Pei Shaoyu yet again. He was irritated at himself for pitying her after his bite. This woman is no angel! She could kill people by pissing them off!
• We’ll have plenty of time to settle the score in the future.
• ...
• The marriage between both of them was carried out in an orderly and systematic way by the Pei family. Even so, there were some things that could only be done by the people who were directly involved. Early that morning, He Nian was woken up by a phone call.
• “Hello?” She answered sluggishly without glancing at the phone screen.
• “10 a.m., Shi Hua Wedding Photography Studio. I’ll be waiting for you.”
• Still half-asleep, He Nian removed the phone from her ear and inspected her screen in confusion. The caller’s number was easy to remember, but she frowned when she couldn’t figure out who the raspy voice belonged to.
• Who would ask me to go to a wedding photo shoot so straightforwardly?
• “Who are you?”
• “I’m your husband!” The caller paused for a while before yelling out in a low-pitched voice.
• He Nian rolled over onto her stomach and chuckled, “Little guy, did you call the wrong number? I’m not married yet.”
• Ever since the Pei family finalized the wedding preparations, He Nian had been on leave. Now that she couldn’t sleep, she decided to tease the little boy.
• “He Nian!” The caller raised his tone again. This made He Nian grin.
• “Oh, not bad. Did the little guy do his homework? He even knows my name,” He Nian observed the blue skies outside of her window nonchalantly.
• The caller shouted with a sense of urgency that could be felt by He Nian from the other end of the phone, “He Nian! I’m your husband, Pei Shaoyu!”
• His words seemed to brought some sense back to her as He Nian squinted her eyes in displeasure.
• “What’s the matter?” Her tone changed to one of disgust. It was as if nothing had happened before that.
• “We’re taking wedding photographs at 10 a.m., Shi Hua Wedding Photography Studio,” Pei Shaoyu tried to quell his rage.
• “I know, bye.” After casually answering, He Nian threw the phone on her bed and headed to the kitchen to get some water. When she came back, she realized that the phone call did not end. She picked up the phone skeptically and asked, “Is there something else?”
• “No, you hang up.” The tone of the man was calm as he waited for her to hang up.
• A smile formed across her face. This little brat has got some manners, waiting for the girl to hang up, she thought to herself.
• He Nian lay down on her bed and snuggled under her blanket. She quirked her eyebrows and thought to herself, since he has such good manners, let’s see if he has any patience.
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• He Nian strolled down the bustling streets of T City with an ice cream in her hand. She wore a floral maxi dress with spaghetti straps together with a pair of sunglasses and flats.
• When she caught sight of the figure standing at the entrance of the studio, a spark of joy kindled within her - there stood a fool who was waiting to get bullied.
• It was already 1 p.m.
• “He Nian!” Pei Shaoyu suppressed an urge to tear her limb from limb.
• We agreed on 10 o’clock. I don’t mind if she’s a little late, but 1 o’clock in the afternoon? That’s just plain rude.
• Isn’t she just tormenting me indirectly?
• “Now, now. There’s no need to be angry,” He Nian waved her hand dismissively and explained, “You can’t blame me, I couldn’t sleep after you woke me up this morning. I was going to come straight after breakfast but it was still too early, so I decided to rest awhile on the bed. Who knew that by the time I got up, it was already in the afternoon. I did rush here, didn’t I?”
• Rush?
• Hah!
• Pei Shaoyu thought to himself after scrutinizing at her outfit, Why does she look so relaxed? Is she on a vacation?
• “You did that on purpose!” Pei Shaoyu muttered through his gritted teeth.