Suddenly, it clicked. Lily had been thinking about why Zane was quiet and why he kept accepting all the nonsense she had been doing and saying.
Lily couldn't believe that there could be such an otherworldly man that only wanted to pamper his woman, could there?
Failing to decipher it, Lily thought that perhaps Zane was being considerate, but now she realized that it was all bullshit.
Clearly, Zane must have known that her mother was at the door listening to their conversation. After all, didn't the writer say Zane had sharp ears?
This male lead was very two-faced.
Lily had been thinking about how this man had no bottom line, but it turned out that he was just tricking her and using her to win over her family. Such a devilish man! Hmph!
Despite the emotions Lily was feeling, Lily couldn't point the truth out to Zane's face outright.
After all, Lily was also playing tricks on Zane on purpose.
Once Zane realized that Lily was more intelligent than she acted, it would be hard for Lily's plan to go accordingly.
Lily could only hold the brewing anger and say in protest, "Mom, I…"
Mrs. Shen looked at Lily and sighed. "Lily, you aren't a young girl anymore, and you're married now. You shouldn't act unreasonably and be a burden on Zane's neck. You should be his partner and help lessen his burden instead of adding to it."
Lily didn't even want to marry in the first place, okay? Isn't it this damn world that put her into trouble on purpose?
Lily pouted her lips and retorted, "But he's my husband. If I don't reveal myself, who will? If I can't even act spoiled to him, then I'll feel restrained in my heart. If I feel restrained in my heart, then we won't have a happy home. Mom, you and Dad lasted this long because you were both sincere with each other. That's the kind of marriage I want, Mr… Ahem. Zane…"
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Shen felt helplessness and embarrassment overwhelm her.
How is what they are talking about the same thing? Mrs. Shen doesn't cause trouble and throw tantrums unreasonably! "You…"
"Mom, it's fine. Lily is right. If she can't be free with me, who will she be free with? Mom, you don't have to worry. Lily just likes to play too much. She's a different air from those pretentious socialites out there." Zane stroked her hair and kissed her cheeks affectionately.
Lily's expression froze, and her lips twitched. Zane still agreed with her?
So Zane was unbothered by all Lily had been doing because he found her amusing and cast her as a different air. Finally, it felt as if a path had been opened.
Lily's eyes shone with a crafty glint. Now she had to change her approach and think like those fake socialites!
Still, Lily acted as if she was beyond pleased by his answer.
Lily smacked a kiss on Zane's cheek and wrapped her hands around him. She burrowed into his embrace and wrapped her hands around Zane's waist, her whole person very coquettish.
Lily smiled at Mrs. Shen triumphantly and lazily said, like an indulged cat, "Mom, you see, he likes me like that, and he thinks of me as a different air. Mom, you don't have to worry."
Mrs. Shen sighed and complained with a smile, "Zane, you are spoiling this child. You can't keep indulging her like this."
Although she seemed to be complaining, the smile on Mrs. Shen's face showed that she was happy and satisfied with Zane's answer.
For the two to be happy and restrained like this, that meant their married life was blissful. Lily was in good hands, and the Shen family didn't have to worry.
"Okay. I'll leave you two. Good night." Mrs. Shen walked out of the room and shut the door behind her.
Immediately, Lily removed herself from Zane's embrace and turned to the side. "Hmph." She harrumphed coldly.
Zane's eyes arched, and he looked at the pretentious woman. "Just now you were coquettish and loving. Now, you are cold."
Lily's expression changed, and she harrumphed, feigning innocence. She retorted, "Who's being coquettish? Hmph. I just don't want my parents to be worried about our marriage."
Zane's brows arched, and he looked at the woman. "What is there to worry about? We have a good sex life, and I pamper you endlessly."
Lily bit her lower lip to restrain the urge to curse at a certain person's shamelessness.
Who had a good sex life? If Zane wasn't the one!
Lily was in so much pain that she could hardly stand and audition properly.
Lily felt that if she continued to talk with this male lead, she would be the one who'd end up crying. Lily grabbed her pillow and turned her back to him. "I want to sleep."
Zane's hand wrapped around the woman's waist, and his chin rested on her shoulder; his hoarse voice drifted into her ear. "You've been sleeping all day. What's fun about sleeping? Don't you enjoy…"
The hair on Lily's skin stood on end, and chills coursed down her spine.
Lily turned to Zane sharply and scowled. "I am telling you, if you touch me, I'll make you sleep on the floor. This is my room; it can't be sullied."
Zane's lips curved up, and he poked the woman's soft cheek.
In fact, he was just playing with the woman, and he had no intention of touching the 'pitiful woman' in her room and family home. Especially in her condition!
Lily sighed in relief and burrowed into the blanket, scolding a certain person unrestrainedly in her heart.
Hmph. Lustful. Scumbag. Two-faced jerk. Hmph!
He had made Lily the villain in her family's eyes, and yet he wanted to touch her in her room. What a joke!
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The delicious aroma that invaded Lily's nose made her nose wrinkle and made her smack her lips together. So delicious. Truly delicious. Lily's lips parted and shut. Truly delicious.
Lily's stomach grumbled, and her eyes flew wide open. Such a good morning. There's nothing as sweet as being at home. She had missed such a sweet feeling!
That damn Mr. Ji. The only time Zane had brought her porridge, he had made her faint before she could eat it.
Those calm men and godlike men are actually the most pretentious.
When you look deep into their character, you'll realize that they are the most slag of jerks and the bad ones. Hmph!
After cursing Zane Ji to no end in her heart, it was then that Lily finally removed the blanket that she had used to cover her face.
Lily's expression froze when she saw Zane Ji sitting at the edge of her bed while eating breakfast.
No wonder the smell had stirred her up from sleep!
At that moment, Lily's excitement disappeared without a trace, and her mood plunged.
All the women were always awakened by breakfast in bed, but this man—he was eating breakfast on her bed. Is there someone as pitiful as Lily?
Lily threw the blanket away grumpily and stormed toward the bathroom!
Immediately, Lily was done taking a bath. Lily made her way toward her closet and changed her clothes in the room, not paying a glance to a certain person who had almost had a nosebleed while eating.
Lily put on fluffy pink pajamas that made her look adorable and began to make her way toward the door.
Zane Ji finally placed the plate aside and stopped chewing. He looked at her and asked, "Where are you going?"
Lily's face turned sullen, and she looked at him in displeasure. Hmph! Is he the only one who can eat breakfast? "To eat."
"No need." Zane Ji calmly pointed at the meal he had just eaten from and said, "I brought you breakfast in bed."