Chapter 42 - 41: A Public Display of Affection While Eating Barbecue?

"How is it?"

Ye Ling looked at Ning Ruoxi, his eyes filled with a hint of expectation.

Ning Ruoxi, on the other hand, was completely captivated. She stared blankly at the young man before her. His handsome face radiated youthful energy, and the suit amplified his charm, making him all the more alluring.

This suit seemed as if it was tailor-made for Ye Ling.

"Why are you staring? Does it not look good?"

Finding her reaction odd, Ye Ling waved a hand in front of her eyes, which finally brought her back to her senses.

"No, it’s nothing."

Realizing she had been staring, Ning Ruoxi’s pretty face flushed red. She lowered her head and said, "It’s amazing. You look so handsome..."

"I’ll take this one, then."

Ye Ling was also quite satisfied and turned to the sales associate.

"Sir, this is one of our new arrivals, so the price might be a bit steep. It’s one hundred thousand yuan."

The sales associate said, a bit hesitantly.

Hearing this, Ye Ling couldn’t help but be slightly taken aback.

One hundred thousand.

If he were buying it for Ning Ruoxi, he wouldn’t hesitate. But if it was just for himself...

"Ring this up with the other clothes we picked out. Use my card."

However, Ning Ruoxi beat him to it, handing a readily prepared card to the associate.

Ye Ling was stunned. "Ruoruo, you..."

"Come on, whether we use your money or my money, it’s all the same, isn’t it~"

Ning Ruoxi said with a little smile.

Hearing her words, Ye Ling’s heart couldn’t help but feel a little warmer.

’My darling wife is always doing these things that move me so much~’

As for the sales associate who witnessed this scene, she felt like she had just taken ten thousand points of critical damage to the heart!

’What kind of fairy-tale romance is this?!’

’I’m so jealous, WAHHH!’

Her face full of envy, the sales associate gathered the suit and the other clothes and went to the counter to ring them up.

Only after they had walked out of the Givenchy boutique did Ye Ling turn to Ning Ruoxi. "Don’t do that again."

He had just glanced at the receipt. The things Ning Ruoxi had bought for him totaled around four hundred thousand yuan!

"Hee hee, alright, I won’t do it next time."

Ning Ruoxi gave a playful smile, but from the look on her face, it was obvious she hadn’t taken his words to heart.

"Wait, we bought the suit, but it looks like you’re still missing a pair of dress shoes."

With that, without waiting for a reply, Ning Ruoxi dragged Ye Ling into another luxury brand’s store and picked out a pair of dress shoes worth around fifty thousand yuan.

All Ye Ling could do was give a wry smile. ’There’s truly no controlling this little rascal~’

"Mmm, that should be about everything. I’m getting a little hungry..."

Ning Ruoxi skipped as she walked out, then suddenly furrowed her delicate brows and turned to Ye Ling.

Meanwhile, Ye Ling was laden with bags big and small, his face a mask of exhaustion.

’This proves it. The only reason women don’t get tired from shopping is because they don’t have to carry anything...’

Ye Ling was starting to regret dragging Ning Ruoxi out shopping. Next time they were having a secret date for just the two of them, he would die before coming to a mall again!

"PFFT!"

Seeing the look on his face, Ning Ruoxi couldn’t help but burst out into heartless laughter.

"You little brat, and you’re still laughing."

Ye Ling rolled his eyes in exasperation.

Ning Ruoxi scratched her head with a sheepish grin, then walked over and took a few of the smaller shopping bags from his hands. "Goofball, let’s go put this stuff in the car, and then we can get something to eat!"

Ye Ling nodded, sighing in relief. ’It’s finally over!’

After putting their things away, Ye Ling led Ning Ruoxi to the fourth floor, which was mainly home to a movie theater and the food court.

"Waah, so much good food!"

Ning Ruoxi’s eyes instantly lit up as she dragged Ye Ling toward the food area.

You could find just about any kind of food here. On the high end, there were various Chinese and Western restaurants. For more casual fare, there were things like grilled skewers, barbecue, hot pot, oden, and more—they had it all!

But one thing was true for all of them: they were all quite expensive. After all, this was Shanghai Global Harbor, where the rent for a storefront was frighteningly high!

Ning Ruoxi chose a Korean barbecue restaurant, and naturally, Ye Ling had no objections. ’After all, I’m here to keep my dear wife company today~’

This Korean barbecue place was quite high-end. The service was extremely attentive, and they even had staff available to grill the meat for the customers.

However.

Ye Ling refused this service without a moment’s hesitation.

’Are you kidding me? How can having someone else grill the meat compare to grilling it myself and feeding it to my wife?’

’Besides, I came out today to have a date with my wife, just the two of us, okay?’

’If you’re standing there grilling for us, wouldn’t you just be a third wheel~’

’I might as well have called that girl Luo Yue to come grill for us then!’

Meanwhile, Luo Yue was at home all alone, forlornly eating takeout. She suddenly sneezed twice, her face immediately scrunching up with grievance and annoyance.

"That damn Ye Ling! He must have tricked Ruoruo into going out with him! WAHHH, poor Yueyue, eating takeout all by myself!"

The moment she thought about Ning Ruoxi and Ye Ling out on a date, just the two of them, Luo Yue felt that even her fried chicken and milk tea had lost their flavor.

...

"Goofball, eat this! It’s so yummy!"

Of course, Ning Ruoxi had no idea how aggrieved her best friend was at that moment. She picked up a piece of grilled meat and held it to Ye Ling’s lips.

Ye Ling ate it in one bite, his face a picture of satisfaction. ’See, this is the benefit of grilling the meat yourself.’

’Meat grilled by my own wife just tastes better!’

By the time they finished their meal, it was already around two or three in the afternoon.

Ye Ling, ever so considerate, helped Ning Ruoxi wipe a smudge of grease from the corner of her mouth, saying with mock disgust, "You’re a grown woman, how are you still eating like a little kid, getting food all over your face?"

"Bleh!"

Ning Ruoxi stuck her little tongue out at Ye Ling and huffed in mock indignation, "Then don’t wipe it for me~"

"Nope. I insist on wiping it. And I’m going to wipe it for you for the rest of our lives."

Ye Ling’s flirting skills were now at maximum power, instantly causing Ning Ruoxi to blush again as she leaned against his chest.

These sweet nothings might have sounded a bit cliché, but for some reason, when they came from Ye Ling’s lips, Ning Ruoxi found them utterly delightful.

’Perhaps this is what they talk about when they say people in love experience a sharp drop in IQ.’

Just then, Ye Ling wrapped an arm around Ning Ruoxi and led her into a diamond store.

"Hm? Goofball, are you trying to..."

Ning Ruoxi hadn’t been paying attention, but when she looked up and saw where they were, she froze.

Ye Ling had brought her to a diamond store. Could it be...

"Excuse me, could you show me the most expensive diamond ring in your store?"

Ye Ling didn’t answer Ning Ruoxi, instead addressing the saleswoman in front of them.

Hearing his request, the saleswoman looked up at Ye Ling, and her gaze immediately faltered for a moment.

’He’s way too handsome!’

’And the girl with him is gorgeous, too!’