My rigid, jealous husband has fallen for me, even though I'm a hopeless romantic.

Chapter 47 Romantic Allergy

Wei Dongning smiled and said, "I bought some pastries today. They tasted good, so I saved a piece for you to try."

Gu Peiyan hesitated for a moment, then reached out and picked up the pastry. She examined it carefully, then smelled it. "Did you save this especially for me?"

"This was really saved for you. You can ask Xiao Fu if you don't believe me! Can't people have even the most basic trust anymore?"

"Yes." As Gu Peiyan spoke, she cut the pastry in her hand in two: "I don't like sweets, so I'll trouble you to share half with me, Madam."

Wei Dongning readily put the half of the pastry into her mouth, chewed it up in a few bites, and swallowed it: "Don't worry, it's not poisonous. I even sent a pack to your father."

Honestly, how dare they question her?

I should have known better than to leave it for him.

She doesn't even have enough to eat for herself.

What a waste.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to doubt you."

Gu Peiyan sincerely apologized to Wei Dongning.

The main reason was that he had never seen her so enthusiastic towards him before, which made him feel a little uneasy.

Wei Dongning ate half a piece of pastry and was in a very good mood: "Forget it, I'm magnanimous and will forgive you this time."

Gu Peiyan seemed to be teasing Wei Dongning. He wiped his hands clean, stood up, bowed to her, and said, "This humble student thanks you, Madam."

Wei Dongning crossed her arms and tilted her head back haughtily: "You're welcome."

It's unclear who couldn't hold back first, but the two of them burst out laughing at the same time.

They didn't stop laughing until their stomachs hurt.

Wei Dongning had actually thought about telling him what happened at the entrance of Suweixuan today, but seeing how tired he looked, she felt it was better to let him rest more.

After dinner, Gu Peiyan went straight to her study.

Wei Dongning sat listlessly in Panyue Pavilion, swinging her legs. At this moment, she really missed the time when Xiao Wu was around.

In this era without electronic devices, it's incredibly boring to have free time.

In particular, she is an internet addict.

The toys that Gu Peiyan asked Xiao Fu to buy for her last time, she lost interest in after playing with them for two days.

She hasn't been interested in reading those storybooks lately, and she's not very good at the kind of embroidery that ladies from well-to-do families do.

Ugh.

I suddenly regretted hastily accepting Xiao Wu's invitation to travel through time.

Pan Yuexuan's insulation was excellent. Wei Dongning lay on her back on the ground with her arms crossed, gazing at the endless starry sky, trying her best not to think about modern hot pot, barbecue, spicy hot pot, crayfish...

The more she tried to stop thinking about it, the more these things seemed to creep into her mind like a virus.

He muttered, holding one hand out in mid-air, "One, two, three... I have to admit, the stars in winter do look brighter than those in summer."

Gu Peiyan stood only a step above her head, leaned down and pinched her outstretched fingers: "What are you counting? Aren't you cold?"

"Counting the stars, there are more stars today than the previous two days."

"How many have you counted to?"

Gu Peiyan lay down beside her, mimicking her by placing one hand under her head.

He never let go of her hand.

"I don't remember," Wei Dongning said, pouting.

Halfway through her count, her attention was drawn to the brightness of the stars, and she could no longer remember how many she had counted.

Gu Peiyan asked casually, not caring about the answer, and shook her hand: "I also have a gift I want to give you."

Wei Dongning turned her head to look at him: "Is there some kind of holiday recently? Why did you suddenly think of giving me a gift?"

The faint, ambiguous atmosphere in Panyue Pavilion shattered into pieces because of her words.

If Gu Peiyan had lived in modern times, she would definitely describe her as having a "romantic allergy."

Unfortunately, he was from ancient times and could only swallow his anger: "Does giving a gift have to be on a specific day?"

"Ah, no, that's not it." Wei Dongning realized that what she said was indeed wrong and quickly denied it.

Gu Peiyan mimicked her earlier actions and hummed twice.

Then he waved in the direction behind him.

Wei Dongning looked in that direction, but it was pitch black and she couldn't see anything.

Just as she was wondering, she saw a pure white lion cat slowly approaching her with its cat-like steps.

With just one glance, Wei Dongning knew that Xiao Wu had returned.

A mischievous grin spread across his face as he stood up and scooped the lion cat into his arms before it could even react.

He bent down and showered the kitten's face with kisses: "Kitty~ Hahaha, kitten~ Come here and give me a kiss, muamuamuamuamua!"

The affected, pretentious voice gave Gu Peiyan goosebumps.

What followed was a sour feeling that seemed to come out of nowhere.

She had never treated him like that before.

Xiao Wu was stunned by the kiss, and his two little paws pressed against Wei Dongning's face, blocking her from another attack.

"Meow~" (Ningbao, please let me go.)

"Oh, my little one needs to be kissed, don't be shy."

"Meow~" (Help! Someone is abusing a cat! Is there no justice?!)

Wei Dongning licked her lips lewdly: "Little darling, don't struggle. Even if you scream your lungs out today, no one will come to save you. Just obediently submit to this young lady."

As Wei Dongning's words became increasingly outrageous, Gu Peiyan was the first to lose her temper and rescued Xiao Wu from her grasp: "Where did you learn such banditry from?"

“Self-taught.” Wei Dongning stretched out her finger and teasingly hooked his chin: “Little beauty, you’re not bad looking either. How about you come and be with me? From now on, you can live a life of luxury with me.”

Gu Peiyan covered Xiao Wu's kitten ears: "It's still young, don't spoil it. What name are you going to give it?"

Wei Dongning stared at Xiao Wu's round eyes and raised an eyebrow: "Let's call him Xiao Wu."

She was too lazy to come up with a name, so since there was one already available, she just used it.

To her surprise, Gu Peiyan started digging deeper: "Why is it called Xiao Wu? What's the meaning behind it?"

"No, it was just a random name."

"Wouldn't that be too hasty? Now that we've adopted it, it's part of our family, shouldn't we give it a proper name?"

Wei Dongning picked up Xiao Wu and stroked its fur on its back: "How about this, you think of another name, we'll write it down on paper and let it choose for itself."

“A-Ning is right. Qian Rong, go to the study and get some pen and paper.”

While Qian Rong went to get the paper and pen, Wei Dongning began to wonder how he had met Xiao Wu and brought it back.

She waited at home for so many days, but Xiao Wu never showed up.

How come he could bring back the little one she'd been longing for just by going to work?

It is extremely unfair.

Gu Peiyan rubbed the cat's head, finding the feel of it almost addictive: "When I came out of the Censorate, the little guy was fast asleep in our carriage, not afraid of people at all. I remember you mentioned a few days ago that you wanted to keep a cat, so I brought it back. I suppose you're happy with it."

Xiao Wu meowed in agreement.

Only Wei Dongning understood what it said: "Because it had transformed into cat form, it couldn't find its home, but it immediately recognized the Gu family's carriage, so it hid inside."

Wei Dongning found it somewhat amusing.

What bad intentions could a kitten possibly have? It just doesn't know its way around.