Reborn as His Intellectually Disabled Wife

"Would you care to try calling out ’Little Wu’?" Shi Lingyan’s words quietly surfaced in his mind.

Tang Huai Zhang’s face tensed as he tried to dispel the words, but they echoed incessantly in his mind like a poison.

Even Tang Huai Zhang’s heart couldn’t help but wonder: What would have been Shi Mei’s reaction if he had called out at that moment?

-

Descending from upstairs, Shi Mei yawned.

Shi Lingyan wrapped his arms around her from behind and asked, "Tired?"

"A bit," Shi Mei leaned lazily against him, "Didn’t sleep well last night, and the bar renovations are going on. It should be open by August."

"That soon?"

"It’s not soon, we’ve been dragging our feet for so long. Xiao Yuan has been looking after Ye Tiao’s side. I need to let her go back for a few days."

"What about this place?"

"I’m still here. I’ll supervise the work while taking classes; it won’t cause a delay."

"It will be very tiring," Shi Lingyan gently stroked her hair, "I’ll find someone to oversee the work, so you can go about your business."

"No, the bar in Yan City ended up so chaotic last time. That designer made such a mess changing things, it killed me to revert his changes. It took so much effort, it’s actually more reassuring to watch over things from the beginning. It’s tiring, but also quite fulfilling."

Shi Lingyan chuckled lightly, "Alright then, if you need anything, make sure to tell me."

Shi Mei nodded her head and yawned again, too lazy to walk. Stepping out from his embrace, she said, "Carry me."

Shi Lingyan curled his lips into a slight smile, bending down slightly for her to hop on.

Shi Mei was very agile; with a leap, she jumped onto his back and found a comfortable spot to lie down, satisfied, she said, "Comfortable."

Shi Lingyan walked at a steady pace, carrying her and looking out into the distance.

In the night of the Imperial City, not a single star could be seen, but in spring, when everything was coming back to life, the air wasn’t too bad.

Even so, it couldn’t compare to the air quality in Yan City.

Shi Mei suddenly said from his back, "Hmm, when are you going back to Yan City?"

Shi Lingyan patted her little bottom, "I just arrived today."

"Oh, then where are you staying tonight?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Lingyan clicked his tongue. Was she rushing him off so quickly?

Women truly are mysterious creatures.

Shi Lingyan hinted, "My luggage is in your room. Ye Tiao put it there."

So, I can only stay in your room tonight.

Whether Shi Mei understood or not, she pressed her face against his neck, mumbling, "Then later, once you get your luggage, go find a hotel by yourself. There’s a six-star hotel across the neighborhood."

Shi Lingyan: "... And what about you?"

Shi Mei’s breath hummed, and she squinted her eyes, her lips curving upward, she muttered, "I’m going home."

"Not with me?"

"Why should I? You’re not a child," Shi Mei couldn’t help but laugh and said seriously, "Don’t tell me you are still afraid of the dark at your age?"

Shi Lingyan felt a stifling sensation inside, somewhat suffocated.

He had been back to Yan City for half a month, swamped with business matters. Finally, after finishing the urgent tasks and delegating the rest to Yun Du, he had planned to come to the Imperial City to spend a few days with her.

But he hadn’t even settled in for half a day and was already being treated with disdain?

Shi Lingyan spoke softly, "I’m afraid you are afraid of the dark, so I’d better stay with you tonight."

"I’m not afraid."

"No, you are."

Shi Mei finally couldn’t help but laugh out loud, "You are such a character!"

"Hmph," Shi Ao Jiao suddenly said, carrying her, "Hold on tight."

Before Shi Mei could react, Shi Lingyan abruptly sped up and ran forward.

Shi Mei was startled and clung tightly to his neck, screaming, "Ah!!!"

Shi Lingyan couldn’t help but laugh, shouting out loud into the distance, "We’re going home!"

Shi Mei held on to him, not daring to let go for fear of falling. Feeling the gaze of those around her, she grew embarrassed, lowered her head, and in frustration, patted him and said, "You’re crazy! Shut up!"

Shi Lingyan laughed out loud, his steps crossing several hundred meters of the street before finally stopping, panting.

Shi Mei finally jumped off his back and, still unsteady on her feet, was enveloped by Shi Lingyan’s larger frame as he hooked her neck, pressing her down and planting a big kiss on her face.

Shi Mei’s face showed disgust as she rubbed her cheek, and accidentally looking up, she saw an older woman smiling at them.

With her cheeks flushed, Shi Mei felt a strange sense of exhilaration.

For a moment, she felt that she was still Tang Wu, and Shi Lingyan was still Shi Lingyan, as if everything had gone back to the way it was before, and nothing had changed.

The security guard seeing them like this also grinned and quickly let them through.

Then Shi Lingyan swaggered inside, holding her in the crook of his arm.

Shi Mei struggled in vain and eventually just let him press her into walking that way.

Once in the elevator, Shi Lingyan suddenly said, "I just talked to your dad for a bit."

Shi Mei lifted her head to look at him, noticed the smile still lingering at the corners of his mouth, and as he became aware of her gaze, he too looked down at her. In his eyes, Shi Mei saw an incomparable, brilliant radiance.

He said, "He thinks both you and your mom have been treating me as a substitute, and he wanted me to clarify with you that in my heart, I still have a place for Tang Wu."

Shi Mei smiled, "What did you answer?"

"I’m saying what if all of this is fate’s arrangement, what if you really are Tang Wu?"

Shi Mei ’harrumphed’ and said, "Crazy, who would believe that?"

"What if," Shi Lingyan thought of Tang Huai Zhang’s appearance, "he seems to have been shaken."

"Not happening, my dad is an atheist. He only believes in science. Anything that can’t be explained by science is nonsense and gibberish, let alone reincarnation. If you keep talking to him about this, he might think you’re crazy and have you locked up."

"What about you? If he finds out you really are Tang Wu, wouldn’t the scientific research institute want to capture you and slice you up for study?"

Shi Mei listened and felt somewhat creeped out, "That... wouldn’t happen, right?"

’Ding’

The elevator arrived at the floor, and Shi Lingyan saw her looking like that, so he picked her up directly and lifted her out, "No, he’s your dad."

Besides, Tang Huai Zhang loved her so much.

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When they got home, Tang Jingming was laboriously mopping the floor, while Ye Tiao was lounging on the sofa with her legs crossed, playing on the computer.

Tang Jingming saw Shi Mei being carried in by Shi Lingyan, his eyes went wide, and he sincerely sighed, "It must be nice to have a petite girlfriend, you can even pick her up, tsk, if it’s like Ye Tiao, a boyfriend would probably only have the plight of being picked up..."

Before he could finish, a pillow was hurled at his head.

Tang Jingming ’oww’ and turned around, only to meet Ye Tiao’s glare.

Tang Jingming immediately shrank his neck and said, "What I said isn’t wrong, right? You’re so tall and cool; most guys don’t have as much boyfriend power as you, so obviously you’d be the dominant one, right?"

Ye Tiao felt more comfortable with that statement but still gave him a glare and flicked her jacket as she shouted, "I’m straight! Straight!"

In Tang Jingming’s mind, he unexpectedly recalled her wild kiss from the other night.

The soft, pudding-like feel of her lips was still fresh in his memory.

Tang Jingming turned away, feeling somewhat guilty, and muttered, "Straight is straight, as though someone isn’t."

"Yeah, like you’re straight," Ye Tiao said with a look of disdain, "just look at yourself, always so clean, your room too, and your hair is so long. Your clothes are either pink or green. How does that look straight?"

Tang Jingming, once again irked, "What the hell, what’s wrong with being clean? Brother Shi is also pretty clean, isn’t he!"

"What about the hair?"

"You don’t understand a damn thing; this is fashionable! Isn’t your hairstyle pretty much the same length?"

"I’m a woman!"

"You look at yourself, how are you a woman? Swearing all day and dressing so cool, if you didn’t speak, nobody would know you’re a woman!"

"Ha, you’ve got some nerve, I, a woman, seem more like a man than you do. Why don’t you reflect a little?"

"You’re the odd one out, so why should I reflect?"

"Say that again?"

"Odd one out, big odd one out!"

Ye Tiao, infuriated, stood up and charged at him.

Tang Jingming quickly grabbed the mop and hid in the bathroom, shouting, "What are you doing? Can’t argue so have to resort to violence, crazy woman!"

"Don’t run if you have the guts, come out!"

"No! Don’t dirty my floor, I just cleaned it!"

"I’m gonna step on it, just step!"

Shi Mei: "... Both of you are idiots."

Shi Lingyan nodded in agreement deeply, "Mhm."

Ye Tiao, listening to their remarks, huffed and finally settled back onto the sofa and said to Shi Mei, "Come here, take a look at this console, it’s the latest model, just a bit pricey. We’ll go look at it tomorrow."

Shi Mei walked over and glanced at it, "This is not the latest model; the new models that came out now all have touch screens."

"Huh? This thing can be touched?"

"Pay more attention to this sort of tech, the prices on this site are too high. Stop looking, you," Shi Mei tapped her head, "I’m off to shower, I’m dead tired."

Ye Tiao felt a bit stifled, so all this time she was looking for nothing?

From the corner of her eye, she caught Tang Jingming stealthily emerging from the bathroom and snorted, "It’s all your fault!"

Tang Jingming: "???"

...

When Shi Mei walked into the room, Shi Lingyan was already sitting on her tatami, looking at the stack of music scores on her desk.

Shi Mei coughed lightly, "How will you settle down for the night?"

Shi Lingyan stood up and walked towards her, placing his hands at her sides, and said in a somewhat aggrieved low voice, "Can’t I stay?"

"No."

"Why not?"

"The bed is small."

Shi Lingyan cast a glance at the two-meter-wide bed and after a moment of silence, said, "Can I sleep on the edge?"

"No."

"Why not?"

"I’m afraid you’ll fall off."

Shi Lingyan’s lips curled up, and he said in a low voice, "I have a good solution."

"What’s that?"

Shi Lingyan bowed his head, his nose touching hers, and whispered, "I could sleep on top of you."