Four Years Ago, Her Husband Cheated on Her Body - Chapter 42

Having been an auditing student at A University for so many days, Jiao Qiao had developed a good impression of the school. He had gradually adapted to the feeling of interacting with peers his own age, and even found himself wondering why some people “didn’t want to go to school.”

However, once exam preparation began, Jiao Qiao’s beautiful filter for the student class vanished instantly!

Shouldn’t school be a place of carefree youth and enjoyment?

Why does such a filthy thing as an “exam” even exist?!

In just a few short days of exam prep, Jiao Qiao had visibly withered.

Midway through a practice set, he casually brushed the hair back from his temple, and unexpectedly… a strand fell out.

—Am I starting to lose my hair?

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Even though common sense told Jiao Qiao that losing a few hairs was just normal metabolism, he still found this reality hard to accept.

If he had known it would be like this, he shouldn’t have toughed it out back then; he should have directly refused the requirement to register for the exam.

“Hot milk or hot cocoa, which do you want?”

Zhu Nanyu knocked on the study door and walked in carrying two hot drinks, naturally sitting down beside Jiao Qiao.

“Whatever.” Jiao Qiao lowered his head to check his answers, discovered he had gotten another one wrong, and his brow furrowed deeper.

“It seems you really do care about the exam; you even forgot to look at me.”

Zhu Nanyu wrapped his arms around him from behind, resting his chin on Jiao Qiao’s shoulder as he looked down at the problem causing the distress.

“Here, you missed a negative condition.”

“Ah!” Jiao Qiao realized it, circled the part Zhu Nanyu pointed out with a vengeance, and muttered a complaint. “These question-setters are just like you—full of twists and turns. Can’t they just put the theorems and formulas up there directly?”

Jiao Qiao had encountered too many trap questions and was thoroughly annoyed.

“Does your brain get more wrinkles and your thoughts start spinning around in them once your education level gets higher?”

“That description of yours is truly… vivid and terrifying at the same time.” Zhu Nanyu noticed he was overthinking to the point of anxiety and hugged his waist, comforting him gently. “It’s just one exam, no need to have so much pressure. There are plenty of opportunities anyway.”

“No way!”

Jiao Qiao was clearly stimulated. He continued flipping to the next page, gritting his teeth as he said, “They told me that the minimum threshold for hiring Qianhe management is a senior qualification certificate.”

His academic background was already beyond saving.

If he couldn’t even pass the junior qualification exam, how could Jiao Qiao have the face to enter the company and manage employees who had studied hard for over a decade and worked themselves to exhaustion just to pass an exam with a 0.2% pass rate?

Zhu Nanyu knew that while his wife appeared indifferent and detached, as if he didn’t care about anything, he actually had a much stronger sense of responsibility than imagined.

And once he decided on something, he was hard to sway.

“The third one is also a trap. Pay attention to the limiting conditions. And the one below that…”

A certain “live-in tutor,” though he made harassing gestures from time to time, was extremely patient and taught according to the student’s needs. Every time, he could use a method Jiao Qiao understood to help him master the material quickly.

After finishing a set of mock questions, it had only taken a little over an hour, and the score was higher than the previous few times.

Facing his own results, Jiao Qiao even felt a bit puffed up, thinking secretly, ‘If I work hard, it might even be possible to get into A University.’

Just as the thought took shape, Zhu Nanyu shamelessly leaned in, demanding “wages” for the tutoring.

Previously, he had said “one kiss per hour,” and Jiao Qiao clearly hadn’t replied.

It seemed the contract had been established unilaterally.

He had indeed enjoyed the tutoring, so he felt embarrassed to go back on his word.

Thinking this, Jiao Qiao brushed away the hand circling his waist, turned sideways, rested his left hand on Zhu Nanyu’s shoulder, and wrapped his arm around him from behind.

Then, closing his eyes and slightly tilting his face up, he moved close to his lips and kissed him gently.

Even though he had been left flushed and flustered on the day of the first snow, Jiao Qiao was actually not unskilled when it came to “kissing” itself.

With Zhu Nanyu’s wicked tastes, it wasn’t the first time he had enticed Jiao Qiao to take the lead.

He was a good teacher, in every sense of the word.

How to approach, how to touch, how to probe, how to go deep… Zhu Nanyu had taught it all personally, bit by bit.

Jiao Qiao hadn’t actually wanted to learn, but there is an idiom: “practice makes perfect.”

It just so happened that he learned things very quickly. After repeating it so many times, it would be difficult not to be proficient.

After a few pecks at the corner of the mouth, Jiao Qiao lightly nibbled his lower lip, licked open the seam of the lips, and naturally pried open the already slightly parted teeth. The arm wrapped around the back of the neck tightened.

Zhu Nanyu, who was always poised and at ease, clearly lost the rhythm of his breathing.

The hand that had been holding the waist slowly slid upward, uncontrollably slipping under the clothes.

Touching the slightly cool skin without any obstacle, Zhu Nanyu felt as if he had been burned.

He hurriedly withdrew his hand and took the initiative to end the overly lingering kiss.

“Hmm?” Jiao Qiao’s lips were slightly parted, the petals exceptionally red, appearing a bit swollen from the kissing.

He opened his eyes, which were brimming with a watery mist, unable to understand why the other had suddenly pulled away.

One must know that Jiao Qiao’s reaction speed and perception were several times that of an average person; he was extremely sensitive to any movement.

Of course, he felt Zhu Nanyu touching him just now.

But he hadn’t intended to refuse.

Or rather, from the very beginning, he had never thought about refusing Zhu Nanyu.

About a month into their relationship, Zhu Nanyu had delayed making a move on Jiao Qiao.

Such a level of endurance, exceeding human limits, was something the inexperienced Jiao Qiao couldn’t fully empathize with, but he certainly wanted to praise him for it.

—If only Zhu Nanyu’s gaze could be a bit more restrained.

After being continuously harassed for dozens of days by that “I want to eat you” look, Jiao Qiao finally reached his limit and pulled him back one night after a date.

“According to your plan, how much longer until we move to the next step?”

“I’m not sure.” The man who was always sober and always in control was wavering significantly. “Theoretically speaking, if both parties are each other’s first love, they should date for about half a year. But…”

Zhu Nanyu clearly couldn’t wait that long.

He lowered his head, beginning a painful weighing of options.

“Three months… still seems too long. How about two months… next week?”

Rationality told Zhu Nanyu that at a time like this, he should proceed step by step, first building an emotional foundation before slowly making a move.

But what rationality did he have left?

He wished it could be tomorrow…

“Oh, then let’s do it today.”

Jiao Qiao withdrew his hand and unbuttoned his clothes one by one, shedding them in front of him.

His eyes were calm, without a ripple.

“It doesn’t matter to me,” Jiao Qiao said. “We started dating because of this in the first place, right?”

Zhu Nanyu’s eyes dimmed for an instant. He turned his head and whispered silently to himself, “No.”

“What did you say?”

He hadn’t made a sound at all; Jiao Qiao only noticed his lips moving.

“…Nothing.” Zhu Nanyu turned back as if surrendering.

Actually, he knew he should refuse the “temptation of beauty” and seriously explain the difference between a lover and a bedmate to Jiao Qiao.

What’s more, Jiao Qiao’s actions didn’t even count as “temptation.” He took off his clothes very quickly, and his eyes were so pure they were almost holy.

But Zhu Nanyu still couldn’t resist.

—Just like right now.

“Not continuing?” Seeing him stand up, Jiao Qiao’s gaze slowly drifted down, settling on the area below the waist and abdomen.

By now, he could somewhat empathize with the pain of enduring.

Anyway, having slept with him so many times, Jiao Qiao didn’t really care.

From the start, he didn’t feel that there had to be an “emotional foundation” to do such a thing.

Zhu Nanyu’s eyes were deep. He didn’t respond directly, saying in a low voice, “I’m going to take a shower. You do your questions first.”

It wasn’t even dark yet; why take a shower?

Last time was like this too…

Jiao Qiao suddenly realized something and, just like that time, reached out to grab the corner of his clothes.

“Zhu Nanyu, how long do you plan to lay the groundwork this time?”

He propped his face with his other hand on the table, asking a question with a high degree of similarity.

“Three months? Half a year? Or wait forever?”

The difference was that Jiao Qiao’s eyes were not as indifferent as they were back then.

They were like snow melting in spring, turning into clear, soft water.

“Don’t do that. You know I don’t have much self-control.”

Zhu Nanyu grabbed his wrist—not pulling it away—and leaned in close to his ear.

“Once I start touching you, I won’t be able to stop. I’ll keep pestering you for more, and I won’t stop even if you’re tired or sleepy.”

Zhu Nanyu was saying lewd things, but his expression was exceptionally serious, without a hint of joking.

“Jiaojiao,” Zhu Nanyu stared straight at him and asked in a low voice, “Do you still plan to prepare for your exam?”

In the past, Jiao Qiao didn’t even know what “fear” was.

At this moment, however, he sensed an indescribable danger. Instinct told him that if he continued, the consequences would surely be disastrous.

He quietly withdrew his hand, lowered his head to pretend he was seriously reviewing a question, and said vaguely, “Hurry up with your shower.”

Zhu Nanyu chuckled twice, kissed his long hair, and then turned to leave the study.

Hearing the door close, Jiao Qiao collapsed onto the table as if all his strength had left him, his emotions complex.

Just now… did I fail at flirting?

It felt like I lost.

Wait, in that state, it shouldn’t be considered a failure… right?

Bottom line, why did I take this damn exam in the first place!

“Woof woof~”

Qiao shook his tail, holding his favorite bone toy in his mouth, and ran to Jiao Qiao’s side with a wiggle of his butt.

“Woof woof woof!” It rubbed against Jiao Qiao affectionately, circling around to act spoiled, wanting its owner to play with it.

“A bone?” Jiao Qiao glanced at it and coldly refused. “Thanks, I don’t eat those.”

“Woof woof woof!” Qiao barked louder, thinking this person was even sillier than a puppy—how could he not distinguish between a toy and food?

Jiao Qiao couldn’t stand the noise. He took the bone toy and threw it casually; it easily landed over a hundred meters away.

Qiao immediately gave an “Awoo” and chased after it.

This was why he loved playing with his dear owner the most!

As long as the owner showed even a tiny bit of his true strength, it was enough to keep Qiao busy for a long time.

Unlike Lu Min, who used every ounce of his strength just to throw the toy a dozen meters.

“He’s so energetic.”

Jiao Qiao sighed wearily, thinking about his failing test papers and the husband he couldn’t sleep with. He actually missed the time when Zhu Nanyu wasn’t home.

He didn’t need to think about anything or worry about anything back then; he lived a life of pure heart and few desires.

There was no dog in the house either, only himself and Lu Min…

Wait, where was Lu Min?

“I haven’t seen Lu Min all day today. Where did he go?” Jiao Qiao asked the security guards who were usually treated as background decoration.

The security guards were overwhelmed by the unexpected attention.

When they first took this job, they thought they had encountered a telecommunications scam.

Living in a grand villa with a generous salary—the only requirement was “don’t disturb the employer if there’s nothing going on.”

Could that even be called a requirement? It was a benefit! They wished the boss would have as few issues as possible and not treat the bodyguards like maids.

After actually starting the job, the several security guards found… it wasn’t good for the boss to have too few issues either.

Since starting, other than their salary arriving on time every month, they didn’t feel like they were anyone’s bodyguards at all.

Several times when Jiao Qiao was about to go out, the guards wanted to follow, only to be warned by Lu Min that it was “unnecessary.”

If they followed and encountered danger…

Jiao Qiao would have to protect the guards hired to protect him.

It was a complete reversal of roles.

As a result, several hot-blooded, physically strong guards had nothing to do all day and were nearly growing mushrooms from boredom.

Suddenly hearing Jiao Qiao speak to them, the big men were moved and nearly brought to tears. They scrambled to report Lu Min’s whereabouts to him.

Although Jiao Qiao didn’t need bodyguards when going out, Lu Min needed to take guards with him.

The security captain contacted his colleagues and told Jiao Qiao that Lu Min had left early this morning with a driver and a chef to buy daily supplies for the week.

Lu Min was a capable worker, and he was indeed responsible for stocking the house with daily necessities.

In the past four years, Lu Min usually only needed half a day to go out and never used it as an opportunity to slack off.

It was almost dinner time now, and he still hadn’t shown up. Could it be… something happened again?

With Lu Min’s unlucky constitution, born to attract disasters, it was indeed very possible.

“Woof woof woof!” Seeing Jiao Qiao turn and walk in the opposite direction, Qiao quickly ran over with the bone toy in his mouth.

Before he could catch up to Jiao Qiao, the sound of an engine came from the distance.

Jiao Qiao stopped his pace. He saw the car door open and Lu Min jumped out holding several thick magazines, running over excitedly.

Rushing to Jiao Qiao’s side, Lu Min wanted to say something.

But his hands were full of magazines, so he couldn’t free them, making anxious “aba aba” noises.

“Put them on the ground first.” Seeing that the magazines were all shrink-wrapped, Jiao Qiao signaled Lu Min to find a place to set them down.

Lu Min shook his head violently, clutching the magazines even tighter, afraid of getting even a speck of dirt on them.

Jiao Qiao really had no choice but to reach out and take the magazines from Lu Min’s hands.

Looking closely, he realized that both the front and back covers were of himself.

In the cover photo, Jiao Qiao wore a crown with golden wings spread behind him, like a god descending, making one want to bow down and look up in awe.

And the back cover photo was a warm domestic shot.

Jiao Qiao was soaking in a large bathtub filled with rose petals, his long hair messy and his eyes narrowed.

Lu Min wrote feverishly:

‘Master, do you know? Everyone in the whole world was fighting for your magazine today! It was terrifying!’

‘I ran through more than half the newsstands in A City to finally grab these few copies!’