Pretty Wife Insists I Live Off Her - Chapter 55

Chapter 55: I Do, I Do.

After Xiao Mi’s sample investigation, it was discovered that what poisoned Yue Lei, besides the fried scorpion, was surprisingly the craft beer that Xiao Xue had hurriedly bought!

Typically, beer vendors purchase their stock from formal breweries. Those beers are sterilized, eliminating the various bacteria and aldehydes that can cause poisoning. However, Xiao Xue, pressed for time, bought two liters of fruit smoothie from a beer vendor near the door. It was the vendor’s homemade brew…

Homemade brews are a major area for contamination; regular disinfection methods are often insufficient. Most people wouldn’t have a serious problem with a small amount, but during her live stream, Yue Lei drank not only her own cup but also most of Mo Yingxue’s to wash down the fried insects.

Bacterial contamination, excessive fusel alcohol, and fried scorpion poisoning… The combination of these factors nearly took Yue Lei’s life.

After paying Xiao Mi another service fee, Xiao Xue spread the various food testing reports out in front of Yue Lei. Her face was stern, and her eyes were icy: “Sis, they almost killed you. I need to hire someone to sue them all!”

Yue Lei took the reports and looked at the photos of the various stalls. She felt a pang of reluctance: “They’re just working people. Let’s just talk to them and tell them not to sell these high-risk foods anymore.”

“How can you be so soft-hearted?” Mo Yingxue immediately glared at her in anger: “If I hadn’t rushed you to the hospital, you might have died, do you even realize that?!”

Yue Lei saw that she was truly angry and dared not voice any further objection. She tried to lighten the mood, laughing heartily: “True, it’s a good thing I’m a strong, healthy girl. If a child, elderly person, pregnant woman, or a patient drank that much beer and ate that many bugs like I did, something would definitely happen to them.”

However, she misread the room. To Mo Yingxue, her words sounded like deliberate sarcasm. Furious, she punched Yue Lei twice, her eyes damp: “What do you mean by that? You almost died! They absolutely have to take responsibility! You almost died right under my nose, what do you expect me to do?!”

Yue Lei was the type to quickly forget pain once healed. After a few days of recovery, she was lively and completely forgot that she had been hospitalized due to food poisoning. She hadn’t realized how seriously this incident had affected her wife, leaving a huge shadow in her heart.

Yue Lei pulled Mo Yingxue into her embrace, kissing her about-to-fall tears: “Don’t cry, Xiao Xue. We’ll hire someone to follow the legal process and make sure they rectify things, okay?”

“Okay…” Mo Yingxue sniffled in Yue Lei’s arms, resting her head on her shoulder and whispering: “I can’t let you die. I can’t let you disappear again…”

Yue Lei didn’t clearly hear what she was muttering, only continuing to kiss her, placing light pecks on her face and cheeks. She soothed Mo Yingxue’s back like comforting a child: “I won’t die. That was just an unexpected incident. Didn’t I promise to be more careful from now on? Don’t be scared, don’t be scared.”

Getting the answer she wanted, Mo Yingxue’s sobs gradually subsided. She looked up at Yue Lei, her eyes red, much like a little rabbit: “Then are you still going skydiving and bungee jumping the day after tomorrow?”

Yue Lei frowned, completely unprepared for her to bring this up now. She felt a little awkward and forced herself to speak: “Well… we set that up in advance, and I already told Sakura and the audience. They’re all really looking forward to seeing Zhang Zhenni try extreme sports…”

Mo Yingxue instantly became furious. She stood up from Yue Lei’s lap, gritting her teeth angrily: “So you’re determined to go anyway? Going through that near-death experience wasn’t enough? How many more times do you need to make me worry?!”

Yue Lei had never seen her wife this angry in both her previous and current lives combined. Weren’t her emotions always supposed to be contained and not outwardly expressive? Feeling conflicted, she stood up and grabbed Mo Yingxue’s hand: “Don’t be angry, Xiao Xue, listen to me…”

However, Mo Yingxue was overcome by anger. She fiercely shook off Yue Lei’s hand. “If you absolutely have to go bungee jumping, I don’t want to continue the trip. I’m booking a ticket to go home right now. Those activities also have risks. I don’t want you floating in the air while I’m down here worrying myself sick.”

Mo Yingxue herself would never try extreme sports.

When they discussed the trip plan before, the agreement was that Yue Lei would hire a professional aerial photographer to try the activities, and Mo Yingxue would find a comfortable spot to rest, drink tea, eat fruit, and wait for her return while watching the scenery.

But now, after the food poisoning incident, she didn’t want to let Yue Lei run wild anymore. She wanted her to stay firmly on the ground, right by her side.

With that, Mo Yingxue ignored Yue Lei and, with a cold face, started packing her clothes and toiletries in the hotel room. Her movements were swift. By the time Yue Lei reacted, she was already stuffing things into her suitcase. Yue Lei immediately hugged her from behind, stopping her from packing: “Xiao Xue, Xiao Xue, don’t rush! We can talk about this.”

Mo Yingxue tried to break free but found she couldn’t. She knelt on the floor, head bowed, feeling discouraged: “If you’re so determined to go, what is there left for me to say? Sakura, the audience, and your promises to them—those are all very important to you, aren’t they?”

“They are important, but what you think is more important.” Yue Lei seized the opportunity to hold her close, seeing that she had stopped struggling. She tried to lift Mo Yingxue in a princess carry, but her body was still slightly weakened from the hospitalization a few days ago. She strained but couldn’t lift her. Both were ready for the princess carry, but she couldn’t get up, making the situation awkward.

Yue Lei gritted her teeth, flexing her muscles, preparing to try again. Unexpectedly, Mo Yingxue couldn’t hold back a soft laugh, released her neck, and stood up herself. Yue Lei’s whole face flushed with embarrassment. She felt so weak and mortified.

To her surprise, Mo Yingxue took her hand: “Don’t push yourself. You haven’t fully recovered yet. Are you trying to pull a sympathy stunt because you see I care about you?”

Yue Lei swallowed, gently tracing the palm of Mo Yingxue’s hand with her nail, and put on a pitiful expression: “Did it work? I’m a disobedient, bad girl. Does Xiao Xue still care about me?”

Seeing the beautiful and confident woman pretend to be weak in front of her was a potent stimulant for Mo Yingxue. She dropped the act, pulling her toward the bed: “I’m angry precisely because I care about you.”

Seizing the moment while her wife’s anger was fading, Yue Lei’s brain worked furiously. After a while, she suggested: “How about I briefly tell my fans I’ve been sick, just saying that my physical condition isn’t up to challenging intense activities right now? Then, I’ll only do one of the two activities, maybe just the tandem skydiving with an instructor? I’ll take a few pictures, record a few video clips, and rely on editing for the rest.”

That sounded acceptable. Mo Yingxue nodded, agreeing. She curved her eyes and asked: “The scheduled time is almost here. Aren’t you afraid the audience will call you a coward if you back out now?”

“Not at all!” Yue Lei replied without hesitation: “My life is more important than what other people think!”

The previous Yue Lei was stubborn, arrogant, and concerned with saving face—the kind of fool who would fall and break her head but pretend nothing happened. Now, having been reborn, she had changed. Compared to all the pretentious posturing and forced bravado, she cared more about what she and the people she cared about thought.

As expected, Mo Yingxue’s gaze softened perceptibly. She leaned in and kissed Yue Lei: “Then it’s settled.”

Yue Lei took the chance to intertwine their fingers, smugly gloating: “I knew Xiao Xue cared about me. You’re traveling with me, and during the trip, we’re girlfriends. You have to care about me.”

Perhaps the reconciliation after the argument drew their hearts closer. Perhaps hearing her call her “wife” earlier had thrown her heart out of rhythm. Mo Yingxue felt they could take the next step. Yue Lei seemed to be able to accept her darker side.

She rolled over to face the ceiling, closed her eyes, and thought for a very long time. So long that Yue Lei thought she had fallen asleep and tried to sneak a hug and inhale her fresh scent.

She saw Mo Yingxue suddenly open her eyes and look at her.

She asked: “Yue Lei, will you be my girlfriend?”

In the previous life, she had pleaded with her wife for a long time before finally gaining her affection. Yue Lei had a good situationship with her, but her wife was gentle to everyone.

She was so unsure of herself that she used an unsightly method to win her over.

She deliberately sent her flowers and confessed in front of her teachers and classmates during Mo Yingxue’s graduation.

Mo Yingxue was shy and couldn’t handle such intense public attention. She quickly blushed and accepted, then pulled Yue Lei away, leaving the teachers and students to buzz with gossip.

Yue Lei couldn’t believe Mo Yingxue had actually agreed to be her girlfriend then. She pressed her advantage, invited her out for drinks, and, when both their heads were slightly fuzzy, took her many, many times.

Yue Lei unilaterally believed the notion that satisfying a woman’s sexual needs would win her heart. That night, she used all her patience and tenderness to make up for the public embarrassment she had caused Mo Yingxue.

The facts proved that her self-taught playbook wasn’t flawed: the moves and tricks in bed were all things Mo Yingxue liked.

Afterward, she wasn’t angry, only becoming more spoiled and more of a “queen” in front of her. Yue Lei never regretted what she did. In both business and relationships, she firmly believed that the bold eat the meat, and the failures drink the soup.

But this time, was Mo Yingxue choosing to be the bold one?

Mo Yingxue waited for several seconds but didn’t hear the response she expected.

She thought Yue Lei would be overjoyed and that this was exactly what she wanted. Had she guessed wrong?

Mo Yingxue immediately panicked, nervously trying to say something to save face. She wasn’t good at this, but she had no better option right now. She gave a strained laugh: “Look at me, I forgot we’re already girlfriends here in Fencheng. That was a bit redundant…”

Hearing her wife try to retract her tentative reach out of fear, Yue Lei instantly snapped out of her frozen memory. Her eyes sparkled with joy. She tightly held Mo Yingxue’s hand, preventing her escape: “Xiao Xue, I do! I do! I want to be your girlfriend! Whether we’re in Fencheng, Southwest City, China, or the entire world, I do!”

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