Chapter 904 - The Result of the Investigation
Seeing her mouth agape and eyes wide, Ji Ziming cocked an eyebrow.
“Why? Are you finding it too slow or too fast?”
His voice was laced with intimidation, as though he would be unhappy if Pei Ge replied that it was fast.
Of course, it’s fast! It’s obviously fast!
I thought that our wedding would be held a month from now.
If so, I could still slim down a bit!
Unfortunately…
The presidential suite was soon charged with heat.
After a long time, the couple’s lips parted as they passionately peered into each other’s eyes.
Once her heart regained its normal beat, despite her blushing cheeks, she bravely met his eyes.
“Even though you said all that, I still want to lose some weight.”
The man’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, not understanding her adamance. Still, before he could speak, she continued.
“I’m not doing this for others but for myself. I want to be a better version of myself.”
This time, I will try to lose some weight not because of others’ judgmental gazes but because I want to stand by his side with my head held high.
He can’t be the only one making an effort here. I, too, must work hard for him.
“… Okay.”
Finally relenting, the man helplessly pinched her cheek. “But lose too much weight; just ten pounds or so.”
“… Ten pounds don’t make a difference!”
She protested in the next instant with lips twitching at the corners.
“What I mean is a maximum of ten pounds.”
“No! I want to lose about twenty pounds!”
“There’s plenty of delicious food here in Zhangjiajie. Let’s go have lunch.”
“Okay—no, wait! You obviously have an ulterior motive for mentioning that now!”
“Hm? Have I?”
“Yes, you have! You’re truly evil! Clearly, you’re aiming to fatten me, instead!”
“Really?”
“Don’t play dumb with me! Hng! I won’t fall for it!”
…
On this end, the couple had a happy time bantering.
In the capital, which was not far from where they were, some people had done a covert investigation of Pei Ge’s past, and they were finally done with it…
“Hello, little sister. I’m done investigating that woman’s a decade or so past. The result is…”