Because of Pei Shi's attitude, Bai Tao's "de-greening" plan finally came to an end. After renovating Pei Shi's office, she stopped and did not mess with her home anymore.
Bai Tao was also quite satisfied with this. After all, the yard of the villa was so big, with so many green plants. It would take several days and nights just to pull out the weeds, not to mention the baby peach tree, the fruit of their love. The leaves of the peach tree were also green!
However, Bai Tao still felt guilty about her suspected cheating behavior in the past. Although Pei Shi seemed to trust her very much, Bai Tao had no idea what she had done in the past five years.
In order to save her marriage and consolidate her relationship, and to repay Pei Shi's trust, Bai Tao thought about it and decided to start by giving Pei Shi the warmth of marriage.
What can make a man feel loved the most
That must be the meals my wife cooks every day!
To capture a man’s heart, you must first capture his stomach. In the delicious meals day after day, there is quiet happiness and a warm sense of ritual!
Although there was a housekeeper, Bai Tao was very generous and exempted the housekeeper from the workload of making dinner. She decided to do it herself and have enough food and clothing!
Bai Tao had no experience of cooking in the past, but now that she has learned everything from purchasing ingredients to cleaning to chopping and cooking, she finds cooking quite interesting. However, she still has some small thoughts. Although Pei Shi doesn't mind, she still has some psychological trauma about the color green, so when purchasing ingredients, she tries to avoid green leafy vegetables as much as possible.
Although Bai Tao had never been physically active since she was little, she worked hard for love for the first time in her life. She read almost all the cooking strategies and teaching videos on the market. After all, what kind of food had she not seen for someone like Pei Shi? If she wanted to impress him, she had to challenge herself to cook difficult dishes!
Unfortunately, while Bai Tao was very passionate about cooking, Pei Shi was having a hard time.
After a month of eating dark dishes such as cheese eggplant, red and yellow bell pepper stuffed beef balls, carrots, enoki mushrooms and stir-fried yam, tomato mashed potatoes, etc., Pei Shi’s birthday is approaching, and Pei Shi finally found a chance to save his stomach.
"I want to go out for dinner on my birthday night."
Bai Tao also saw in the memo that Pei Shi’s birthday was approaching, and she actually had a plan for Pei Shi’s birthday activities: "Honey, it’s okay, I have researched several new recipes, eggplant cake, curry okra cookies and mustard potatoes... I plan to make them for you on your birthday!"
Before she could finish her words, Pei Shi pursed his lips and interrupted her: "No need, I don't want my wife to suffer and have to cook for me on my birthday. I don't want my wife to work hard, so let's just go to the restaurant and have a simple meal."
Although he said such cheesy love words, Pei Shi's voice was a little unnatural and dry. Bai Tao looked at him and couldn't help laughing. Although Pei Shi was very shrewd in business, he was naturally stupid when he was deeply in love. In front of the person he loved, all his schemes would collapse, leaving only a simple and silly man. Look at him like this, isn't he
Although she really wanted to show off her skills at Pei Shi's birthday dinner, Bai Tao was finally persuaded by Pei Shi. After all, she had prepared other surprises for Pei Shi.
A huge surprise!
When Bai Tao thought of this surprise, her adrenaline started to rise. She had put a lot of thought into this gift, and she had been preparing for it for a long time...
Although she loves herself to the point of being humble, Bai Tao believes that as long as Pei Shi sees this gift, he will be able to feel her love coming towards him!
The closer Pei Shi's birthday got, the more uneasy Bai Tao became. Especially after she received a message from the pet shop clerk informing her that the gift box she had customized had been delivered, this uneasiness reached its peak.
But for the man who loves her the most in the world, she will fight!
She, Bai Tao, decided to endure the humiliation! Face her fear! Overcome herself! Go beyond her limits! Give Pei Shi! A! Dog!
In order to give Pei Shi a good birthday in an intimate and sweet atmosphere, Bai Tao booked the venue in advance and invited Pei Shi's favorite violin to perform. The atmosphere of the whole night was very good. Even the serious Pei Shi had a very gentle expression while eating. Even the simple vegetable salad seemed... If I had to describe it, Bai Tao felt that Pei Shi's expression when he looked at the vegetables was even full of love
Who can be filled with love just by looking at a few blades of grass? Isn't it because the person sitting opposite him, dining with him and celebrating his birthday is his beloved wife
Thinking of this, Bai Tao felt sweet in her heart, and her mood also improved: "Husband, I will give you a birthday present that you will love very much later!"
Pei Shi raised his head almost immediately, paused for a moment, and his voice became slightly stiff: "Is it eggplant cake or okra biscuits?"
Look how excited he is!
Bai Tao couldn't help but smile coquettishly: "Husband, you are really something. You said that you don't want me to work hard to cook, but in the end, you remembered the recipe I just mentioned. But I'm sorry, this is not my birthday gift tonight."
Pei Shi's voice sounded like a sigh of relief after surviving a catastrophe: "If only it weren't for these..."
Bai Tao smiled proudly: "Am I very thoughtful? Of course I will prepare other birthday gifts."
Pei Shi pursed his lips, smiled slightly, and said calmly: "Yes, thoughtful."
fool!
Bai Tao felt a little sweet in her heart. Men are so easy to deceive, right? It's just a birthday gift!
Bai Tao felt that it was not enough to give him only one birthday gift because he looked so unworldly. She immediately looked at Pei Shi and assured him on the spot: "Honey, although I didn't prepare eggplant cake and okra cookies tonight, since you kept asking me to, I will definitely make them for you tomorrow! I won't have any pressure to submit drawings for the next week, and I will make these delicious foods for you every day! Don't worry!"
Perhaps he felt that he was just being hypocritical, Pei Shi's face was not happy after hearing this, and even his smile just now disappeared. He smiled at Bai Tao without any expectations, and responded expressionlessly: "Okay, thank you, my wife."
He must not believe it.
Bai Tao wanted to explain, but today was Pei Shi's birthday, so there was no need to introduce such an episode. Besides, the best trust was proved by actions. In the next week, as long as she developed these delicacies every day, wouldn't she be afraid that Pei Shi wouldn't believe her? By then, he would know that she wasn't just saying it for free! She, Bai Tao! She was a man of her word!
Bai Tao looked up and saw Pei Shi dining quietly and elegantly. The man did not have any special expression, but such a quiet face was enough to move people. Many times, what touches people is not so much a unique moment, but just a very ordinary fragment of life at this moment. Pei Shi did not even say anything special, and the two of them were not in a very romantic and dramatic scene at the moment, but it was such ordinary details and time that made Bai Tao feel moved for no reason, and even felt that it was worth it to risk her life for Pei Shi today!
Still remembering Pei Shi’s birthday five years ago, she ran wildly in Pei Shi’s yard with a loudspeaker and was ruthlessly driven out by Pei Shi. On the same day five years later, she became the beloved wife of this man, sharing all the fragments of the rest of her life with him.
Time is such a wonderful thing.
Bai Tao's heartbeat quickened, and she felt quite elated. Who could have thought that Pei Shi would love her so much
The gift arrived at 8:30 as agreed. The package was very large, wrapped in pink gift paper with peach elements and tied with a big bow. This gift box was specially customized by Bai Tao, with ventilation holes to ensure air circulation, and there would be no problem putting the puppy in it.
At that time, Pei Shi had just finished his meal and got up and walked away from the table because he received a phone call.
Bai Tao thought the timing was perfect. She pushed the gift box to the table, ready to wait for Pei Shi to open the gift box and see the expression of great surprise.
Wouldn’t this man be so moved that he would cry on the spot
Bai Tao was very considerate. She even called in advance and cleared the room for the waiter. If Pei Shi really cried and lost control of his emotions, wouldn't no one see him? Her privacy was absolutely guaranteed! She wouldn't let him lose face!
Bai Tao also prepared tissues early, so that when Pei Shi started crying, she could wipe his tears with a loving look on her face.
It seems Pei Shi is destined to shed tears for love tonight.
But Bai Tao thought about it and didn't expect that this beautiful plan would come to an abrupt end.
The accident happened within a minute. Pei Shi's call seemed a bit long, and the "gift itself" that had been quiet at first finally couldn't stay in the "gift box" anymore. After barking twice, it began to gently bump into the "gift box". It was not known whether the quality of the customization was not good enough or the gift box had suffered some kind of collision on the way here. Before Bai Tao could react, the "gift" tumbled in the box and knocked it over. Bai Tao's memory of everything that happened next was a little unclear because of the shock, but when she regained consciousness, the dog had already struggled out of the gift box by itself.
The puppy, who regained his freedom, wagged its tail almost excitedly and pounced on Bai Tao.
Bai Tao picked a Labrador. Even though it was considered a puppy, it was not that small. It rubbed against Bai Tao's legs desperately to express its excitement, but Bai Tao was so stiff that she could hardly breathe.
The psychologist clearly said after the assessment that I have overcome my fear of dogs!
But because she had cleared the area and Pei Shi was not there, there was not even a waiter to ask for help. The puppy was very enthusiastic and Bai Tao tried to hide several times but couldn't get rid of it anyway.
Bai Tao's head got hot when she saw the dog. She couldn't think of anything else except to get away from the dog. However, the restaurant was spacious and there was no cabinet to hide in. Bai Tao was upset and ran around the restaurant twice. Finally, she climbed onto the dining table in fear, but the dog still chased her. Finally, after seeing the empty gift box on the ground, Bai Tao had an idea and finally came up with a solution -
I can't catch the dog into the box, so can't I just hide in it myself? !
If the dog doesn't leave, I'll leave!
*****
Bai Tao thought she had dodged the attack perfectly, but Pei Shi didn't think so. He was lucky enough to witness the whole process of Bai Tao's escape and getting into the box.
Because of a low-level mistake made by the client's programmer, the database service was temporarily paralyzed. Pei Shi had to coordinate technical staff to help with the repairs. The call was a bit long. After hanging up, Pei Shi realized that almost fifteen minutes had passed.
He returned to the restaurant with a bit of apology, but before he had the chance to say anything to coax Bai Tao, he found that Bai Tao was not at the table at all.
She was standing on the dining table!
Wearing 10cm stilettos! She seemed to be afraid of and trying to drive something under the table, and even raised a fork in her hand to defend herself...
This movement naturally attracted the attention of the waiters. Pei Shi saw two or three waiters coming over, and like Pei Shi, they were also stunned by the scene in front of them. Probably no one could understand why Bai Tao, who was dining elegantly just now, suddenly jumped onto the table...
Under the waiter's inquiring, curious and astonished gaze, Pei Shi felt a little headache.
But an even more headache seemed to be waiting for him. Bai Tao waved the fork twice in a timid manner, and something furry jumped onto the table. It was then that Pei Shi saw clearly that it was a puppy.
“Help!”
When Bai Tao saw the dog, she was so scared that she peed her pants. Before Pei Shi could say anything, she suddenly jumped off the dining table, then crawled into a box beside the table. She quickly closed the lid of the box and hid herself in full view of everyone.
Pei Shi couldn't keep up with the pace of events for a moment, and just stared at the box, somewhat bewildered.
The puppy was a Labrador. After digging at the box for a few times and finding it couldn't open, it quickly lay under the dining table and started playing with the tablecloth. Pei Shi came to his senses, walked over and bent down. The enthusiastic and lively puppy immediately looked at him, sticking out its tongue at him. It observed him vigilantly at first, and then jumped into Pei Shi's arms after Pei Shi smiled and held out his hand.
How did this dog get in
Pei Shi held the puppy in confusion, and soon found the answer -
On the pink outer packaging of the huge gift box next to the dining table, "to my beloved husband" was written in large letters. The ribbon of the gift box had come loose, and Bai Tao was hiding inside.
Pei Shi knew that Bai Tao was very afraid of dogs.
At this moment he was holding the dog in his arms, his heart filled with astonishment.
Although I know that this speculation is completely unrealistic, if we abandon all other possibilities, perhaps the most unlikely one will become possible.
Pei Shi squatted down and tentatively called Bai Tao's name towards the gift box.
Almost the next second, Bai Tao's crying voice came from the gift box. She called Pei Shi's name with a nasal tone, aggrieved and pitiful: "You are finally back." The person in the box complained in a dependent tone, "Why did you take so long? I was scared to death!"
Pei Shi was so dumbfounded that he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Why did you get into the box? Aren't you going to come out?"
Perhaps Pei Shi's presence gave Bai Tao in the box confidence again. Her voice immediately became louder, and she said as a matter of course: "Because there is a dog!"
"But you originally brought the dog in a box for me, right?"
"yes!"
Pei Shi simply couldn't understand her logic: "You are so afraid of dogs, why don't you give me a dog?"
"But you like dogs."
Pei Shi was stunned: "But you are afraid of dogs, I can't keep it even if you give it to me."
"You can keep one." Because of the box, Bai Tao's voice sounded a little unreal, but still very clear. She explained as if to convince herself, "I went for psychological counseling and intervention. Now I am not so afraid of dogs anymore. As long as I persist in doing a few more courses of treatment, I will not be afraid of dogs in the future."
"Besides, this dog is small, and I can beat it."
"It doesn't bark much, so it's not too annoying."
…
The white peach in the box was still chattering. Pei Shi squatted outside the box, his heart filled with indescribable complexity. He didn't know how to describe his feelings at this moment.
"So you went for psychological intervention to send me the dog?"
"Yes." Bai Tao responded very naturally. She didn't act like she had done something brave or amazing. She spoke fluently as if she was reciting some marriage chicken soup. "I read in a book that marriage is a mutual effort. You like dogs so much and always indulge me. This is your birthday, so I also want to give you something you like. You saw the dog, right? Do you like it?"
Pei Shi touched the puppy's head, pursed his lips, and then said, "I like it."
Bai Tao sounded relieved: "That's good, that's good."
"Can you get out of the box then?"
When this topic was brought up, Bai Tao's voice became nervous again: "Is the dog still there? Where is the dog?"
"The dog was in my arms, I was holding it."
As if to suit the occasion, the puppy in his arms barked a few times.
"I... I'm still a little nervous. Although I've been doing psychological intervention for a long time, I may not be completely ready." When Bai Tao heard the dog barking, her voice was filled with a pitiful cry, "How about I hide for a while!"
"It doesn't matter if I don't have a dog, just send the dog back."
Pei Shi really likes dogs and wants to have one, but at this moment, he suddenly feels that it is not so regrettable that he cannot have one.
As a result, his decision was strongly opposed by Bai Tao: "No! You can't send the dog away!"
"This is a dog that was abused and abandoned by others. It had been wandering for a long time. When it was picked up by a kind-hearted person and sent to the pet hospital, it suffered a lot of injuries and suffered a lot. I have decided to keep it and cannot send it away again. People should be responsible!" Bai Tao nagging, "Besides, the dog is so pitiful. It's not easy to meet a rich 'mother' like me. I'll keep it. I can still overcome it. After all, if I don't try hard, how do I know it won't work? But walking the dog, cleaning up the dog's poop, and cooking for the dog are all left to you..."
In short, after all, Bai Tao was afraid of the dog and dared not come out, but she insisted on not sending the dog away.
She encouraged herself, "Just go back to the villa. When we get back, you can leave the dog on the first floor and I can go to the third floor first. The dog and I will both get used to it, and then we will reach a peaceful coexistence without infringing on each other's sovereignty!"
Pei Shi was somewhat helpless: "If you don't come out of the box, how can we go home?"
"I customized this box! It has wheels at the bottom. Just put me in the box and push it home!" Bai Tao's voice sounded like she thought she was very wise. She boasted, "Actually, this box is pretty good. It's very sturdy, safe, and big! I designed it with ventilation holes! It's harmless to humans and animals!"
In the end, Bai Tao refused to come out of the box no matter what, and Pei Shi couldn't persuade her, so he had to carry the dog and push the huge gift box home.
Fortunately, the restaurant is not far from the villa, and the only trouble comes from the security guard at the door of the villa.
Recently, a new group of security guards were replaced in the villa area. The new security guards did not know Pei Shi. In order to ensure the safety of the villa residents, they very respectfully asked him where he lived. Just as they were about to let him go, they suddenly became suspicious of the unusually large gift box that Pei Shi was pushing.
"In here... why did I see something moving just now? Is there something inside?"
Pei Shi didn't think much about it and said subconsciously, "My wife." He understood the security guard's professionalism, so he took the initiative to ask, "Do I need to open it for you to see?"
As a result, as soon as these words were spoken, the young security guard blushed, his voice stammered, and he quickly waved his hands and said, "No, no need..." The security guard looked at Pei Shi again, his eyes a little shocked, as if his worldview had been refreshed.
Pei Shi didn't pay much attention to it and pushed the box forward. After a few steps, he heard the security guy muttering behind him:
"Now this can move. Why does a man this handsome and rich want to buy an inflatable wife..."
"… "
Pei Shi didn't react at first, but after taking three more steps, he finally realized that the other party had misunderstood something.
This matter concerns reputation and cannot be tolerated. He immediately squatted down and patted the gift box gently: "White Peach."
If Bai Tao at least poked her head out of the gift box or said a word, his reputation would be saved. However, Bai Tao did not respond to him. Pei Shi called her twice, but she still did not speak. Pei Shi tentatively opened the lid of the gift box, only to find that she was curled up in the box and had fallen asleep.
He could have woken her up to clarify the matter, but seeing Bai Tao sleeping in a dislocated manner, Pei Shi finally sighed, looked at her with mixed emotions, and finally resigned himself to his fate and did not return to the security office.
When he arrived at the door of his house, he rubbed the head of the puppy in his arms, then pulled the dog leash and put the puppy at his feet. Then he bent down and took out the white peaches from the gift box.
He was obviously terribly afraid of dogs, but he actually bought himself a dog, and ended up hiding in a box. What a big heart. Pei Shi looked at Bai Tao helplessly. She was lying in his arms, sleeping like a child. Although there were ventilation holes, the airtight environment in the box still made her cheeks a little red from sleeping, making her look more like a sleeping child.
Pei Shi couldn't help but touch her face gently. The temperature of her skin was just as he imagined, with a burning touch. However, it was Pei Shi who took the initiative to touch her, but the moment he touched her, he inexplicably moved his hand away as if he was sober.
As a result, because of her own actions, Bai Tao woke up in a daze.
"Gift..." She rubbed her eyes and looked around warily, "The dog is not here, right?"
"No, I'm downstairs."
After hearing Pei Shi's words, Bai Tao finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then, with her eyes still wet from yawning, she looked at Pei Shi: "I'm sorry..."
"I don't know how the stinky dog got out of the box early..."
Bai Tao complained that the dog jumped out of the box without permission, so Pei Shi could not experience the surprise of opening the gift box, and she looked very angry.
Pei Shi had celebrated many birthdays since he was a child, most of which were quite normal. The only two birthdays that were different were given by Bai Tao. Five years ago, on her birthday, she jumped into the villa and scolded herself with a loud speaker, and was chased by a dog and cried in the garden. Five years later, she was scared by a dog and hid in a box, and fell asleep with her head tilted to one side without even saying "Happy Birthday" to herself.
Bai Tao looked at Pei Shi again, feeling a little frustrated. "Originally, I designed it so well that you could see your birthday present when you opened the gift box. I read in a book that people experience double the pleasure when they open birthday presents! But the dog ran away! You didn't even open the present!"
“It’s been demolished.”
"Um?"
"I opened the presents."
In fact, he did open a gift, but there was a white peach in the gift box, not a dog.
Bai Tao rolled her eyes, probably thinking Pei Shi was trying to comfort her, and stopped bothering with whether to open the gift or not, and just went with the flow and asked, "So do you like the gift you opened?"
"I like it."
"How do you feel?"
Pei Shi thought for a moment and said, "It's quite special."
Bai Tao was very proud: "I am so great that I overcame my fear of dogs and gave you such a gift. Do you love me more?"
Pei Shi couldn't help but smile: "Yeah."
Although Bai Tao's mind is not very clear, she has become cute.
But the next second, Pei Shi wanted to take back what he said, because Bai Tao pouted and asked in a provocative tone -
"The dog and I fell into the water. Will you save me or the dog?"
"… "
Pei Shi felt that he should take back his evaluation of Bai Tao's cuteness. This woman is still very pretentious in nature...
He could have chosen not to answer this stupid question, but somehow, Pei Shi answered, "Save you."
He paused, and under Bai Tao's burning gaze, he coughed and added somewhat unnaturally: "Dogs can swim anyway."
Pei Shi didn't realize at all that when he answered this question, he didn't remember at all that Bai Tao could actually swim.