I'm Not Afraid of My Wife Being 30 Years Old, I'm Afraid of Her Knowing Everything

148: You acted so realistically (4000 words)Just as Jiang Hao and Mu Qianqian were leaving the lingerie shop, Shen Zhi had finished her eye treatment.

The attendant who performed the treatment smiled and asked her: ”Little sister, how does it feel after finishing the eye treatment?”

Shen Zhi rubbed her eyes and carefully assessed the feeling.

Her eyes, which usually felt sore when looking at objects without glasses, now felt no soreness at all. Furthermore, her facial muscles were much more relaxed, and she felt a bit more refreshed. Overall, the feeling was excellent, and Shen Zhi was quite satisfied.

She nodded and told the attendant nearby: ”Mhm, it feels pretty good. Very nice.”

Having received Shen Zhi’s affirmation, the attendant continued with a smile: ”Eye treatments are highly effective for soothing eye fatigue and can alleviate the strain caused by looking at objects for long periods. If you feel the results are good, you can sign up for a membership card with us. All items in our store will be 20% off...”

The attendant rattled on about a bunch of membership benefits, but Shen Zhi wasn’t interested in any of it.

It wasn’t because of the money.

It was mainly because many of the items were very impractical, and the prices were a bit high.

Shen Zhi definitely wasn’t going to listen to the attendant completely. She rolled her eyes, found an excuse, and told the attendant: ”Miss, your membership card is indeed quite a good deal, but my school and where I live are a bit far from here. Even if I got a membership card, it wouldn’t be very convenient for me to come here. Let me think about it, and I’ll come back to sign up once I’ve decided, okay?”

Seeing Shen Zhi say this, the attendant knew what it meant and didn’t keep pestering her.

She knew very well that in this situation, pushing too hard would be counterproductive, so she had to strike the right balance.

She nodded at Shen Zhi with a smile: ”Alright. This has my contact number and WeChat. If you decide, you can contact me anytime, and I can introduce the relevant information to you in more detail. For now, you can go to the rest area to wait, and I will bring the glasses to you as soon as they are ready.”

Shen Zhi nodded: ”Okay, then I’ll go outside and rest for a bit.”

Shen Zhi picked up her phone from the table nearby and went to the outdoor rest area.

Upon arriving at the rest area, Shen Zhi saw that Jiang Hao wasn’t there, and her delicate brows furrowed: ”Huh, where did Brother Hao go?”

Just now, while getting the eye treatment, Shen Zhi couldn’t use her phone, so she hadn’t seen the message Jiang Hao sent her.

Opening her phone, Shen Zhi saw the message Jiang Hao had sent her and muttered: ”Brother Hao sent the message over twenty minutes ago. Since he still hasn’t returned, he must be busy with something. I’ll just wait for him here; he should be back soon.”

Shen Zhi didn’t video call or phone Jiang Hao to ask where he was; she simply replied with a message: ”Brother Hao, I’m waiting for you at the glasses shop. You go ahead and finish your business; there’s no rush.”

After sending the message, Shen Zhi sat in the rest area and played on her phone to pass the time.

On the other side.

Jiang Hao, who was chatting with Mu Qianqian, received the message from Shen Zhi.

He opened it in front of Mu Qianqian, read it, and replied: ”I’m almost there, just a moment.”

Mu Qianqian saw the chat between Jiang Hao and Shen Zhi and asked: ”Has Xiao Zhi finished her treatment over there?”

Jiang Hao nodded: ”Yes, she’s waiting for her glasses over there. It should take a while longer to get them ready. Shall we stroll around a bit more?”

Seeing Jiang Hao say this, Mu Qianqian shook her head: ”Let’s not stroll anymore. You should go keep Xiao Zhi company; don’t keep her waiting too long.”

Mu Qianqian’s expression was very natural when she said this, but a trace of disappointment could still be seen in her eyes.

Clearly.

She still really hoped Jiang Hao could spend more time with her.

However, Mu Qianqian knew what kind of relationship she had with Jiang Hao; he couldn’t stay by her side at all times.

Even though she was reluctant to let him go, she understood boundaries and propriety very well and wouldn’t ask Jiang Hao to do anything more for her.

Jiang Hao didn’t notice the trace of disappointment in Mu Qianqian’s eyes. He looked back at her and smiled lightly: ”It’s rare for you to come to the mall, and it just so happens I haven’t accompanied you for a stroll in a long time. Since we bumped into each other today, let’s walk around more. But then again, you could also go to clothing stores with Xiao Zhi; that way you’ll have company, right?”

Jiang Hao’s words stirred some interest in Mu Qianqian.

”Little Hao, don’t mention it. Ever since I had Xiao Rou, I rarely go to the mall. If it weren’t for Xiao Rou’s grandmother coming over, I really wouldn’t have had the free time to come here. But having Xiao Zhi accompany me shopping... she, she won’t have any thoughts about it, right? Will she think I’m a third wheel between the two of you?”

Jiang Hao knew Shen Zhi’s personality very well.

She wasn’t the type to be petty.

Moreover, she had met Mu Qianqian and was quite familiar with her.

Most importantly, she didn’t know the true relationship between him and Mu Qianqian.

Even if he asked her to go shopping with Mu Qianqian, she might even be happy to do so.

When women go shopping together, sometimes they really have a lot to talk about.

Although there was a slight age gap between Shen Zhi and Mu Qianqian.

Mu Qianqian wasn’t some fifty or sixty-year-old lady. She was a stylish woman who understood fashion, so she should be able to get along well with Shen Zhi.

Jiang Hao told Mu Qianqian: ”Don’t worry, Xiao Zhi will definitely be very happy. She was just telling me earlier that if she had a female companion to go shopping with, she’d have even more energy.”

Shen Zhi had actually said that.

It wasn’t that she didn’t want to or disliked shopping with Jiang Hao.

It was mainly that women going shopping with women had more common topics, the kind where the more they walked, the more energetic they got.

Besides, Jiang Hao didn’t really want to go to clothing stores and such with Shen Zhi; that would be so boring.

Letting Mu Qianqian accompany Shen Zhi to shop would allow him to enjoy some leisure time himself.

As for whether the two would get along, there was absolutely no need to worry.

After being persuaded by Jiang Hao, Mu Qianqian finally agreed: ”Fine, then I’ll take Xiao Zhi to shop, and let you have some peace and quiet.”

Jiang Hao was just about to pick up his phone to tell Shen Zhi the news, but he was stopped by Mu Qianqian: ”Are you stupid? If you send a message to Xiao Zhi like that, she’ll probably guess that you were with me just now. You can’t tell her like that; it’s easy to give the game away. Do you really want Xiao Zhi to know about our relationship?”

Seeing Mu Qianqian say this, Jiang Hao smiled indifferently: ”If she knows, she knows. I don’t really care; it’s no big deal.”

Mu Qianqian lightly punched Jiang Hao’s arm: ”You might not care, but I do. I know her aunt. If Xiao Zhi accidentally lets it slip, how am I supposed to show my face around the neighborhood?”

Since Mu Qianqian had put it that way, what could Jiang Hao say? He spread his hands: ”Then you tell me how to handle it; you’re in charge.”

Mu Qianqian looked at Jiang Hao with the corners of her mouth slightly curled: ”This is just a normal matter; what’s so hard about it? You do this...”

Mu Qianqian explained her plan to Jiang Hao. After listening, Jiang Hao was a bit surprised: ”It’s that simple?”

Mu Qianqian nodded: ”It was simple to begin with. It’s just a small matter; did you think it was that difficult? It’s not as complicated as you think.”

Jiang Hao thought about it, and it made sense: ”Alright, let’s do it that way. I’ll go find Xiao Zhi now, and you come out when you see us later.”

Mu Qianqian made an ”OK” gesture: ”Alright, I’ll go first then. You come later.”

After saying this, Mu Qianqian stepped in her high heels, swaying her slender waist and perky hips as she walked toward a nearby accessories shop.

Watching Mu Qianqian’s proud figure, Jiang Hao clicked his tongue: ”A woman who has been fully nourished, her figure just gets better and better. Plus, there’s an extraordinary aura about her that’s truly charming. There’s more than one woman like Mu Qianqian by my side; this is getting a bit hard to handle...”

After Mu Qianqian disappeared from sight, Jiang Hao turned back and walked toward the glasses shop not far away.

Through the glass door of the glasses shop, he could see from afar that Shen Zhi was sitting in the rest area playing on her phone.

He pushed the door open and walked in, speaking to Shen Zhi who was playing on her phone: ”Xiao Zhi, how long have you been waiting here?”

Hearing Jiang Hao’s voice, Shen Zhi looked up and smiled slightly: ”Oh, Brother Hao is back. I haven’t been waiting long, just a few minutes.”

Shen Zhi placed a cup of water in front of Jiang Hao: ”Drink some water.”

From beginning to end, Shen Zhi didn’t ask where Jiang Hao had gone. It had to be said that this Little Lass was very sensible, unlike some women who liked to pry and ask about everything.

Although Shen Zhi didn’t ask, Jiang Hao still brought it up: ”Just now while you were getting your eye treatment, I ran into a junior high school classmate. He happened to be shopping here with his girlfriend, so we went out to chat for a while. I just came back after seeing him off.”

Don’t think that just because Shen Zhi didn’t ask where Jiang Hao had gone, she didn’t care. In her heart, she was actually eager to know where Jiang Hao had been just now. It was just that for some reason, she was too embarrassed to ask.

Now that Jiang Hao had brought it up on his own, Shen Zhi felt very happy inside. From Shen Zhi’s perspective, Jiang Hao doing this meant that he cared about her.

Suppressing her inner joy, Shen Zhi feigned calmness and asked Jiang Hao: ”Brother Hao, is your junior high classmate also going to university around here?”

Seeing that Shen Zhi was actually asking about this so seriously, Jiang Hao was speechless. He had been with Mu Qianqian just now; he hadn’t seen any damn junior high classmate.

But he certainly couldn’t tell Shen Zhi the truth about this, so he had to bluff his way through.

”He goes to university in another city, but his girlfriend goes to university here. The two of them were just taking advantage of the time before the summer break ends to have a date here.”

Upon hearing the word ”date,” a trace of deep affection flashed in Shen Zhi’s eyes as she looked at Jiang Hao: ”Brother Hao and I should be on a date too, right? Hehe, dates are great. Dates are so happy.”

Shen Zhi suddenly thought of something and asked Jiang Hao: ”Brother Hao, your junior high classmate studies out of town, and his girlfriend studies here. Doesn’t that mean it’s a long-distance relationship? I’ve heard that many long-distance relationships are hard to make last until the end. Is that true?”

Hearing Shen Zhi say this, Jiang Hao really wanted to retort.

”Big sister, I’ve never been in a long-distance relationship. How would I know if they can make it to the end? You’re just worrying about nothing. Whether they can stay together has nothing to do with you.”

Although Jiang Hao was complaining internally, to cater to Shen Zhi’s emotions, he still told her solemnly: ”How should I put it, love is something that depends on whether both sides can persist to the end. People who are meant to break up will break up when the time comes, even if they are together every day. People who won’t break up won’t break up even if they are in a long-distance relationship. So it’s hard to say; it mainly depends on the people involved...”

Jiang Hao rattled on to Shen Zhi, just rambling about all sorts of things.

Shen Zhi was very interested in this topic and kept asking Jiang Hao about it, which left him speechless.

Fortunately, the attendant happened to walk over with a glasses case and said to Jiang Hao and Shen Zhi: ”You two, your glasses are ready. Please check them to see if there is anything that needs improvement!”

Jiang Hao, who felt relieved, instructed Shen Zhi: ”Xiao Zhi, these glasses are for you to wear, so check them carefully.”

Shen Zhi nodded: ”Okay!”

She took the glasses from the attendant and inspected them carefully. After confirming there were no issues, she told Jiang Hao: ”Mhm, I’ve checked, and there’s no problem. This is fine.”

Since there were no problems, Jiang Hao went to the cashier to pay, and then he and Shen Zhi left the glasses shop.

After leaving the glasses shop, Shen Zhi, in a very good mood, asked Jiang Hao: ”Brother Hao, where shall we go shopping now?”

Jiang Hao didn’t really want to shop in the mall to begin with; it didn’t matter to him whether they shopped or not. But considering that Shen Zhi was still in high spirits and Mu Qianqian was waiting ahead, he told Shen Zhi: ”Let’s just stroll around. There are still many shops in this mall we haven’t visited yet...”

Seeing that Jiang Hao was willing to accompany her shopping, Shen Zhi was immediately in a great mood: ”Brother Hao, you’re so good, hehe.”

In a great mood, Shen Zhi took Jiang Hao’s hand and walked toward a figure shop not far away.

Before the two even reached the figure shop, Mu Qianqian’s figure suddenly appeared, and she said to Shen Zhi and Jiang Hao with an surprised expression: ”Oh, Xiao Zhi, Little Hao, you guys are actually shopping here too?”

Looking at Mu Qianqian’s surprised expression, Jiang Hao was amused.

”Tsk tsk, this woman’s acting is really not bad. This expression is just like the real thing. Awesome!”

Jiang Hao wasn’t surprised that Mu Qianqian suddenly appeared here; this had been agreed upon beforehand. But to avoid Shen Zhi’s suspicion, Jiang Hao still pretended to be surprised and said: ”Huh, Sister Qianqian, when did you get here? Where is Xiao Rou? Isn’t she with you?”

Shen Zhi, who was on the side, also looked at Mu Qianqian with surprise: ”What a coincidence, Sister Qianqian, to run into you here. How long have you been shopping?”

After hearing Shen Zhi’s words, Mu Qianqian immediately glanced at Jiang Hao, a flash of slyness in her eyes, and then said to Shen Zhi: ”I haven’t been here long either. Xiao Zhi, are you planning to visit this figure shop? I happen to want to buy some dolls for Xiao Rou too. Shall we go in and look together?”

Shen Zhi glanced at Jiang Hao, asking for his opinion. Jiang Hao didn’t hesitate at all and immediately nodded: ”We’re just strolling around anyway, why not join Sister Qianqian?”

Seeing that Jiang Hao agreed, Shen Zhi also nodded and agreed to join Mu Qianqian.

”Alright then, Sister Qianqian, let’s go in together and see if there are any nice figures.”

Shen Zhi walked in front, Mu Qianqian followed closely behind, and Jiang Hao walked at the very back.

While Shen Zhi wasn’t paying attention, Jiang Hao lightly patted Mu Qianqian on her butt: ”Sister Qianqian, it’s a real shame you didn’t become an actress; you act like it’s the real thing...”