"Why are you asking that?"
Shen Nian looked at Lu Cheng. She could clearly see that the thing Lu Cheng feared most was her hating him. This was a question he should have been avoiding at all costs.
At least, in her past life, she had never once heard this question from Lu Cheng's lips.
"I know you didn't want to marry me, but I insisted on marrying you anyway. Even if you would hate me for it, I still did it. I…"
Lu Cheng paused, looking at Shen Nian as if trying to gather his courage.
"I like you, Shen Nian. I like you. Can you give me a chance? Let me treat you well, let me make you happy. Can you…"
"Okay."
Shen Nian nodded and spoke before Lu Cheng could finish.
In this life, she wouldn't wait for Lu Cheng to be good to her; she would take the initiative to be good to him.
Shen Nian's single word, "Okay," cut off what Lu Cheng was about to say and left him stunned in place.
"You just said…"
"I said, okay. I've thought about it. Since we're already married, we're husband and wife. I was immature before. From now on, let's try to get along. I'll do my best to see the good in you."
Shen Nian wanted to say something even nicer to reassure Lu Cheng, but seeing him like this, she realized that 'if she really did say something nicer, it probably wouldn't reassure him, but terrify him instead!'
'So, I should take things step by step and not rush it.'
'For now, at least, I should give him some confidence in our future, and in me!'
"Okay! I'll definitely work hard to let you see the good in me!"
Lu Cheng nodded vigorously at Shen Nian. He was so happy, so happy he wanted to laugh out loud!
This was the first time Shen Nian had ever seen Lu Cheng smile. 'Then again, Lu Cheng's life was so hard in her past life, how could he have possibly smiled?'
"Actually, you look really handsome when you smile. You should smile more often."
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
As he spoke, Lu Cheng smiled again, this one even more brilliant than the last.
"On second thought, maybe you shouldn't!"
'If Lu Cheng really went out with a smile like that, he'd probably cause an accident! He has no idea how devastatingly charming that smile of his is!'
It was only now that Shen Nian truly noticed Lu Cheng's appearance. In truth, whether it was his height, his build, or his face, Lu Cheng was top-tier in every aspect.
'She could only blame herself for being so blind in her past life. How could she have treated such a prime specimen so poorly?!'
"Oh."
Lu Cheng's smile vanished, and he looked a little hurt.
Seeing him like this, Shen Nian couldn't help but find it funny. 'Is this really the same Lu Cheng who used to strike fear into everyone's hearts? He's acting more like a bashful newlywed!'
"From now on, you can smile only in front of me."
'So you don't go attracting too many admirers outside.'
Hearing Shen Nian's words, the clouds on Lu Cheng's face instantly cleared. A brilliant smile obediently reappeared.
"Okay. From now on, I'll only smile for you."
The distance between the Shen family home and the Lu Family home wasn't close, but it wasn't too far either. After all, they were in the same township. The only difference was that the Shen family lived down in Shen Family Village, while the Lu Family had moved into the town proper a few years ago.
The two of them chatted idly as they walked, and after a little over an hour, they arrived at the Lu Family's home.
Ever since Lu Cheng and Shen Nian got married, his mother, Sun Yufeng, had been feeling rather displeased.
It was for no other reason than that she could see how unwillingly Shen Nian had married into their Lu Family, and how poorly she treated her son.
Their Lu Family was considered a good family in Shuanghe Town, and her son, Lu Cheng, was an incredible catch. Yet, of all people, he had set his sights on that girl from the Shen family.
Fine, if he liked her, he liked her. But that girl from the Shen family didn't know what was good for her. Not only did she scowl and give everyone nasty looks on the wedding day, but she also ran back to her parents' home all by herself the very next day and hadn't returned since.
What kind of proper daughter-in-law behaved like that! If it weren't for her son's insistence, she really wouldn't have wanted a daughter-in-law like this.
Sun Yufeng had already made up her mind. If Shen Nian didn't come back by the end of the day, she wasn't going to stand for it any longer! She didn't care if other people gossiped about Shen Nian, but she refused to let the Lu Family get dragged into the gossip as well!
'A disobedient daughter-in-law like that really needs to be taught a proper lesson!'
Who would have thought that before she could do anything, she would see Shen Nian walking through the door.
She was just about to put on her mother-in-law airs and give Shen Nian a good scolding when she saw Lu Cheng entering with her.
Instantly, Sun Yufeng forgot all about scolding her daughter-in-law. At a time like this, nothing was more important than her son!
"Son, what are you doing back? Didn't you have urgent work at the company?"