After the Divorce, I Unlocked a Perfect Life

Li Zhiyi reached out, took the things from Lin Jiang’s hands, and happily carried them to the kitchen.

[You have gained favor with NPC Li Zhiyi. Affinity +10]

[Affinity: 140]

[Reward: 1,000,000 NPC-Specific Training Fund. Has been deposited into your account.]

[Reward: 1,000,000 NPC-Specific Investment Fund. Has been deposited into your account.]

’Looks like Li Zhiyi and Xu Lin are now neck and neck.’

Li Zhiyi washed some bayberries, tried one, and her eyes lit up.

"Brother, the bayberries you grow at home are so delicious. And these strawberries are super sweet, too."

"Which are sweeter? The strawberries from my family’s field, or yours?"

Li Zhiyi instantly understood Lin Jiang’s meaning. She straddled his lap and wrapped her arms around his neck, her gaze sultry and her expression bewitching.

"I don’t know. You’ll have to taste them and find out, Brother."

"In that case, I’ll have to have a proper taste."

...19,931 words omitted here...

For more than two straight hours, they went at it. The sofa, the bathroom, the bedroom, the windowsill—it was another "Father Lin’s Three Moves" tour.

Li Zhiyi was sprawled on the bed like a boneless heap. Lin Jiang was in better shape, but still a little exhausted.

Two high-intensity battles within twenty-four hours. Even with the boost from his Pure Yang Physique and Silver-level Kidney, he couldn’t maintain peak performance.

"Brother, I think you’re getting more and more amazing," Li Zhiyi said, her voice weak.

"And you’re back to how you used to be."

Lin Jiang knew exactly what Li Zhiyi meant.

’The Thorny Vine effect must have activated, giving her a completely different sensation than before.’

"How is it different?"

"It just feels different, it’s just... it’s just..." Li Zhiyi’s face was beet red. "I can’t really describe the feeling, but it’s definitely not the same."

"See? This is why you need to train more and improve your physical fitness."

"I’ve been practicing dance for so long, and I thought my stamina had improved a lot. I can’t believe you still made me beg for mercy."

’You’re not the only one who’s begged for mercy, so there’s nothing to be ashamed of.’

He patted Li Zhiyi’s bottom. "Just try harder next time, you hear?"

"I know."

"Get some rest. I have other things to do tonight, so I can’t stay."

"Okay."

After getting dressed, Lin Jiang left. But not long after he was gone, the front door opened.

Li Zhiyi thought Lin Jiang had come back. She tilted her head to look at the door, only to find it was Wang Lu who had entered.

’Thank god I didn’t call out ’Brother’,’ she thought with relief. ’Otherwise, I would’ve been exposed.’

"Lulu, you’re back."

"Why are you dressed like that when you’re home alone?" Wang Lu asked with a grin, seeing Li Zhiyi in a white lace nightgown.

"It’s a new nightgown. I wanted to see how it looked, so I just kept it on," Li Zhiyi said with a straight face.

"But why is your face so red? And your hair is all messy."

"Well..." Li Zhiyi felt a little guilty.

"I was just sleeping. It was too hot in the room, and I forgot to turn on the AC."

"Oh, is that so~~~"

Wang Lu gave her a suggestive look and a mischievous smile. "Were you sleeping alone, or with someone?"

"What are you talking about? I’m the only one home. Who could I possibly be sleeping with? My stuffed doll?"

"How could it be a doll? It can’t move. It must have been your ’good brother’."

"No way. Brother Jiang isn’t back yet."

"Oh, stop pretending. I heard everything just now, okay?"

"Huh?! What did you hear?"

"I got back half an hour ago. The moment I opened the door, I heard you crying out ’Brother, Brother’ over and over. I just closed the door, went downstairs to wait for half an hour, and only came up after I saw Lin Jiang leave."

"Ahhh—"

Li Zhiyi shrieked and buried her head in the blankets, like an ostrich that didn’t dare to show its face.

...

It was already past five in the afternoon when Lin Jiang left Li Zhiyi’s place. He gave Qin Yangyang a call.

"Are you at the law firm?"

"You’re back?" Qin Yangyang’s voice was tinged with delight.

"Yeah. I brought some fruit from home, I can drop it off for you."

"I’m afraid today won’t work. I’m out of town on a business trip," Qin Yangyang said.

"By the way, my mom and Youyou said they were going to your place for noodles. If you’re heading back to the noodle shop, you can give the fruit to her. Youyou is staying at my place lately, so she can bring it back tonight."

"They went to my place for noodles?"

"Youyou is like your family’s brand ambassador these days. She keeps telling my mom how delicious your noodles are and that she had to take her to try them. My mom happened to have some free time today and said she was going shopping at Berkeley, so they decided to grab a bite at your place."

"Why didn’t you say so earlier? I need to give my future mother-in-law a proper reception."

"Hmph, she’s not your mother-in-law yet," Qin Yangyang said.

"I have to go, I still have work to handle. Be good at home and wait for me to get back."

"You got it."

After hanging up, Lin Jiang drove back to Berkeley.

Once inside, Lin Jiang glanced around and spotted Qin Youyou and her mother, Jiang Rongmin, at a table by the window.

Qin Youyou was wearing a pair of blue denim shorts, small black boots, and a gray, short-sleeved crop top that revealed a sliver of her fair, slender waist.

Jiang Rongmin’s attire was far more elegant. She wore a black women’s skirt suit with a white blouse underneath. In a crowd, you could tell at a glance that she was different, standing out like a crane among chickens.

"Brother Jiang!"

Qin Youyou, who was in the middle of eating her noodles, saw Lin Jiang and greeted him enthusiastically.

Jiang Rongmin turned her head as well. Upon seeing Lin Jiang, she gave a slight nod, acknowledging his presence.

"Auntie, why didn’t you tell me you were coming?"

"We came quietly precisely because we were afraid you’d make a big fuss. The shop is so busy; you should go take care of your own business first."