Jiang Zuo didn’t refute her. He felt that what she had just said sounded quite reasonable, but reason was often relative.

Therefore, it wasn’t always something to be followed.

As for not working overtime so he could come home and be with Su Qi, that was a given for Jiang Zuo.

He had always been this way, both now and in the past.

That couple was just a brief interlude to everyone, but someone was bound to bring them up. For instance, Su Qi asked, "Do you think we’ll be like that when we have kids? Will you argue with me?"

Jiang Zuo didn’t answer. There was no good way to answer a question like that.

Answering would only lead to a series of playfully unreasonable follow-up questions from Su Qi.

Seeing Jiang Zuo remain silent, Su Qi asked again, "Then tell me, am I a good wife? I’m so easy to take care of."

Jiang Zuo nodded but still said nothing.

"You weren’t this cold when you were chasing me. You were much more enthusiastic," Su Qi said with dissatisfaction.

"Back then, I was afraid things would get awkward between us, so I always had to find something to talk about," Jiang Zuo replied.

Back when he had just started asking Su Qi out, there was no room for silence.

If he had stayed silent the whole time, he never would have won Su Qi over, no matter how lucky he was.

Jiang Zuo vaguely remembered how he used to read a lot of books before going out, just because he was afraid of running out of topics to discuss with Su Qi.

If she had found him boring and broken it off, he would have been devastated.

’Thinking about it now, the books I read back then were completely useless.’

Once he and Su Qi started talking, they could chat endlessly about anything and everything. Although the conversations were complete nonsense, they could just keep talking nonstop.

After their dates, Jiang Zuo would come home and be shocked to realize they had somehow managed to chat inexplicably for half the day.

"Yeah, now that you’ve caught me, you don’t have to worry about this and that anymore. I knew it..." Su Qi said, pretending to be angry.

"Alright, I’ll talk," Jiang Zuo said immediately.

He knew Su Qi wasn’t really angry, and it wasn’t like he was incapable of talking.

"Hehe," Su Qi said, leaning closer to Jiang Zuo. "Is your wife very mischievous?"

"Very mischievous, but I’m helpless against her," Jiang Zuo said.

"Do you dote on me? Do you love me? Do you think of me all the time?"

Jiang Zuo looked at Su Qi and said suddenly, "Actually, I’m quite busy sometimes. You know, I have to concentrate when I’m working."

"So?"

"So..."

Before Jiang Zuo could finish, Su Qi smiled and said, "Mr. Jiang Zuo, you must choose your words carefully when you speak. It’s easy to cause misunderstandings, and misunderstandings inevitably lead to unnecessary trouble."

Jiang Zuo was speechless. "..."

******

After that, Jiang Zuo didn’t say a word for the rest of the time. Whether Su Qi was helping him buy clothes or picking out clothes for herself, Jiang Zuo remained silent.

Even when Su Qi asked if something looked good, Jiang Zuo would only nod or shake his head.

He actually wanted to speak, but just a moment ago, he had been very reasonable and spoken a logically correct statement (for example, when you’re busy, how could you have time to think about someone? Wouldn’t that interfere with work?).

And then he was ordered by Su Qi not to speak.

She had said that for every word he spoke, he would get to sleep an extra hour tonight.

’Silly girl. Staying silent is incredibly easy for me.’

In fact, he was happy to enjoy the peace and quiet of not having to speak.

’Punishing me like this is basically rewarding me.’

After they finished shopping, Su Qi pulled Jiang Zuo home. This time, she really didn’t waste too much time buying clothes.

In the past, she might have spent a long time picking things out and then trying them on for Jiang Zuo to see.

But not today. Today, she was going to teach Jiang Zuo a lesson.

As soon as they got home, Su Qi tossed aside the clothes they had bought, pulled Jiang Zuo into the bedroom, and said, "Let’s go to bed."

Jiang Zuo: "??? But didn’t you say I only get to sleep if I talk?"

"That’s right," Su Qi explained. "You get an extra hour of sleep for every word you say. Since you didn’t say a single word, there’s no need to sleep at all tonight."

Jiang Zuo was speechless. "..."

’A trap?’

’Someone actually dared to trap me so openly?’

The last person who played word games with him nearly ended up dead.

Su Qi was playing with fire. He felt it was necessary to warn her, to at least let her know that there was a price to pay for teasing him like this.

In the end, Jiang Zuo said to Su Qi righteously, "We were at it for so long just yesterday, and today you want to..."

Su Qi cut him off with a kiss. "You’re done for tonight."

"..."

He was finished.

******

「The next day」

Jiang Zuo stared blankly at the ceiling, dark circles under his eyes.

He had only spoken the plain truth yesterday. He never expected Su Qi to be so petty.

At this moment, Su Qi was still sleeping in his arms. In the faint morning light, she looked especially alluring.

Unfortunately, the current Jiang Zuo had the heart of a sage. In his eyes, Su Qi was just his wife, and nothing more.

He had no other thoughts.

Jiang Zuo pulled the blanket up for Su Qi, then prepared to get out of bed and go to work.

Their vacation was starting tomorrow, so he needed to ask if Mo Yan had come out of her seclusion yet.

It hadn’t been long, but there was still a chance.

But before he could get up, Su Qi’s hand shot out and grabbed him.

At that moment, Jiang Zuo’s heart trembled.

Then, he finally heard Su Qi’s sleepy voice. "Kiss me before you go."

Jiang Zuo: "...."

In the end, Jiang Zuo managed to leave the house safely. Come to think of it, he never did any Cultivation when he was with Su Qi.

He only picked suitable commissions and rarely took on ones with high rewards.

This was because the ones with special rewards either took too long or were in the wrong locations; either way, they would prevent him from getting home before the end of the workday.

With Su Qi at home, he had to be back after work. This was a hard rule.

Soon, Jiang Zuo arrived at Marketing Department Two. He didn’t rush to turn on his computer, but instead took out his phone and unblocked it.

Then, he went to the group chat and @’d Chi Xue Child: "When will Mo Yan be out of seclusion?"

Blade Master Hai Bian was the first to reply: "We don’t know either, but we’re already waiting for her to come out."

Jiang Zuo said nothing and directly sent them a special Secret Technique. It would allow them to briefly communicate with someone in seclusion without affecting their progress.

When Blade Master Hai Bian, Chi Xue Child, and the others saw it, they were all overjoyed. This way, they wouldn’t have to just sit around and wait every day.

At Chi Xue Child’s home, Chi Xue Child quickly used the Secret Technique to contact Mo Yan.

"Chi Xue Child? How did you do this? You actually managed to connect," Mo Yan said from the other side of the Secret Technique, utterly surprised.

She was currently hiding in the Dream Realm to refine a Dream Crystal Stone. Although it was only a Nightmare consciousness that had entered, being able to contact her across the Dream Realm was truly incredible.

The Dream Realm wasn’t an ordinary place. The hidden Dream Realm here wasn’t the location of a person’s consciousness.

Consciousness was a known region, one that manifested different scenes depending on the individual.

The Dream Realm, however, was an unknown, hidden region. Very few people could perceive the existence of the Dream Realm, and even fewer could enter their own.

This was an ability of Nightmares.

That was why Mo Yan was so surprised.

Chi Xue Child couldn’t be bothered with all that. He asked directly, "Fellow Daoist Po Xiao wants to know when you’ll be out of seclusion."

’Alright then.’ Mo Yan now knew why they were able to contact her. It had to be because of Boss Po Xiao.

She immediately replied, "If I push myself, it should take another three days. I’ll be done soon."

Then, Chi Xue Child @’d everyone in the group chat: "Mo Yan says she’ll be out in three days."