After I Woke Up to Find I Had a Wife - Chapter 14

The navigation system—worthy of being high-tech among high-tech—directly planned out the best route. Lin You arrived smoothly at Wanxiang Plaza, one of B City’s commercial districts, spanning about six streets.

It was one of the Lin family’s properties. Lin You parked the car in the underground garage. Just as she was about to get out, Fu Xinran, who had been quiet the whole way, spoke.

“This might be the first time you’ve found the commercial street without turning on navigation.”

Lin You blinked. Was the original body bad with directions? The system said it did not know.

What use are you! Lin You touched her ear and pretended to answer naturally, “I came here with my assistant for an inspection last time, so I can still remember the general route.”

Fu Xinran nodded indifferently and got out of the car with Lin You. The underground parking lot was also very large. Worried that she would not be able to find the car when they returned, Lin You even sent a real-time location pin to Fu Xinran’s phone.

Fu Xinran saw the location Lin You sent but did not say anything. The two took the elevator to the first floor.

This was the largest shopping mall in B City, and also the first mall to propose combining a sky garden with technology.

It gathered food, drink, entertainment, and shopping all in one place.

That was why it was so large. The mall was divided into three zones, but there were direct passages to each zone.

Lin You was worried that the crowd might bump into Fu Xinran, so she directly brought her to the inner ring of the mall. This was where the luxury brands gathered, so relatively speaking, there were fewer people browsing.

The system directly scanned the layout of the entire mall into a 3D image. Everything was clear at a glance.

Seeing Lin You’s practiced manner, Fu Xinran quietly leaned closer and asked in a low voice, “Did you secretly come out and memorize the map?”

Lin You: ???

Memorize the map? No, I have a good system, but I can’t tell you that.

Fu Xinran looked at Lin You knowingly. She knew very well that Lin You never remembered routes whenever she went out. She always had a driver with her whenever she traveled. Yet in just these two days, Lin You had personally driven three times.

These trivial details were things Lin You had never cared about before.

But now that she suddenly did them, Fu Xinran felt it was not bad. She liked it. Compared to going out in a driver’s car, she preferred sitting in the car her own wife drove.

“You haven’t bought clothes in a long time. Why don’t you pick something today while we’re here?” Fu Xinran stood inside a haute couture store. Beside them, two sales assistants smiled warmly and led them inside.

Lin You froze when asked. After reacting, she looked around and shook her head. She did not have much desire to buy clothes. At home, an entire cloakroom was filled with her clothes. It was enough for ten years.

“Let’s look for you instead. I’ll carry your things.” Lin You smiled.

Fu Xinran simply stood up and walked to a fitted trench coat. She directly asked the sales assistant to take it down and hand it to Lin You.

Lin You helplessly accepted it. She reached out, unbuttoned her suit jacket, folded it neatly, and placed it aside. She declined the sales assistant’s suggestion that she change into another pair of pants and directly put on the trench coat.

It was a little tight. Even the largest size was a little small, too fitted, making her look broad-backed and strong-waisted.

Lin You felt uncomfortable wearing it and had no choice but to take it off. Fu Xinran handed her another loose beige wool suit jacket.

Lin You accepted it smoothly and changed into that too. Before Lin You could even look in the mirror, Fu Xinran was already dissatisfied and told her to take it off.

Lin You took off the jacket and handed it back to the sales assistant. She lowered her head and softly asked, “What’s wrong? Does it not look good?”

Out of the corner of her eye, Fu Xinran glanced at the sales assistant standing nearby. The assistant’s face was red as she stole a glance at Lin You, then quickly turned her head away and stood to the side, looking as if she wanted to refuse yet welcome.

Unfortunately, Lin You did not see it. Her attention was only on Fu Xinran.

Fu Xinran’s face turned cold. She grabbed Lin You’s collar, picked up Lin You’s coat, and walked outside.

Lin You was forced to bend down so Fu Xinran could pull her by the collar more easily. Her neatly arranged shirt collar was crumpled into a ball, but she did not care. She only wanted to know what was wrong!

Lin You was already more than a head taller than Fu Xinran. Now, half-bent over while being dragged by the collar, she looked terribly pitiful. The people strolling through the mall were all attracted by their actions. Some even secretly laughed.

“Ah, President Lin, you’re out with your wife? I really couldn’t tell that your relationship was this good.”

Hearing the voice, Lin You turned her head and saw a cute, charming-looking female Alpha.

This was actually an Alpha? Lin You froze for a moment, and a memory fragment was pulled from her mind.

This was the general manager of this mall, Xie Bao’er. She was the original body’s good friend and classmate.

The original body had been on decent terms with her before and often ate with her. It was only after the original body got married that their relationship became a little strange.

The main strange point was Xie Bao’er. She seemed to dislike Fu Xinran very much.

From time to time, she would target Fu Xinran, and the original Lin You had not cared much before.

Because there were very few occasions where Fu Xinran and Xie Bao’er could meet. And even when they did meet, Xie Bao’er could barely maintain her Alpha grace.

So Lin You had let Xie Bao’er do whatever she wanted. She only reduced how often she ate with Xie Bao’er.

Lin You was stunned. She had completely not expected that there was something like this too.

With Xie Bao’er’s delicate, doll-like appearance, it was truly hard to tell at first glance that she was an Alpha.

Fu Xinran’s face was cold, and she still did not let go. She glanced icily at Lin You. Lin You received Fu Xinran’s gaze, and her back chilled.

She could only turn her head and say, “General Manager Xie, Madam brought me out shopping. There’s no other meaning. You should go handle your work first.”

Fu Xinran was satisfied. She let go and allowed Lin You to stand straight. Gently, she raised her hand and smoothed out Lin You’s wrinkled clothes. Then she turned her head and met Xie Bao’er’s angry gaze, nodding gently. In a clear, cool voice, she said, “Manager Xie, we still have matters to attend to, so we won’t delay you.”

Then she directly pulled Lin You’s hand and left. Lin You waved goodbye.

Xie Bao’er gritted her teeth and glared at the two of them as they left.

“Hmph. Even if you drag Sister Lin around, Sister Lin still doesn’t like you.” Xie Bao’er rubbed her chest, which hurt from anger.

Fu Xinran’s beautiful face was frosty. Her right hand gripped Lin You’s hand tightly as she hurried forward. Lin You watched with fear and trepidation, afraid Fu Xinran might accidentally fall.

Lin You’s long arm stayed behind Fu Xinran, carefully protecting her in case she fell.

This attracted the envy of many Omegas nearby. Having a girlfriend or wife who wholeheartedly protected you like this was truly enviable!

After they had walked more than a hundred meters, Lin You did not dare let Fu Xinran keep charging forward while holding in her anger. She directly raised her arms, picked her up, and walked toward a passage door to the side. There were benches there for people to rest.

Fu Xinran was suddenly lifted into the air. Her feet kicked, and she lifted her head to coldly glare at Lin You. Lin You pressed her onto a chair.

Seeing that there was no one around, Lin You crouched down and asked, “What’s wrong? Did I not look good in those clothes? Or did I do something to make you angry? You’ve been angry since just now.”

Fu Xinran turned her head away and refused to look at Lin You. Her tone was cold as she said, “Hmph. It’s not your fault. It’s my temper that’s too bad. Do you want to leave? Then leave.”

Lin You’s heart choked. She reached out and tugged at Fu Xinran’s hand, which was tightly gripping her bag, and pitifully raised her head. “It must be because I didn’t do well enough that you’re angry. Tell me. If you tell me, I’ll change immediately. The doctor said your emotions can’t fluctuate too much. The baby will feel uncomfortable with you.”

Lin You pulled Fu Xinran’s hand and placed it on Fu Xinran’s lower abdomen. Fu Xinran slowly calmed down and looked at the person still crouching in front of her, coaxing her earnestly.

Fu Xinran suddenly shed tears. “Why weren’t you like this before? Now that you’re like this, is it only because you want the child? Am I just incidental?”

Seeing Fu Xinran cry, Lin You’s chest hurt. Hearing Fu Xinran’s words made her heart ache even more until it turned sour.

She stood and embraced Fu Xinran. Fu Xinran lowered her head and leaned against Lin You’s waist, letting her tears rub against Lin You’s shirt.

A trace of pain flashed through Lin You’s mind. Following her own thoughts, she blurted out, “It’s because of you that I like the child. Maybe other people’s children are very cute, but I would only look at them from far away. If it’s your child, I’ll hold her in the palm of my hand and love you together with her.”

Fu Xinran raised her head, tears sliding down from the corners of her eyes. “Really?”

Lin You painfully wiped away the tears at the corners of her eyes and said seriously and solemnly, “You are the only purpose I have in coming to this world. I hope you’ll be happy. I didn’t know why before, but now I only want to make you happy.”

As for why the original Lin You had been like that before, she did not know either. Perhaps it was family changes, perhaps it was work pressure, or perhaps that had simply been her nature.

Listening to Lin You, Fu Xinran’s heart settled a little. Even if these words were lies, she was still very happy.

The stone she had tried to warm for too long had almost made even herself turn cold.

The two hugged in the busy shopping mall for half an hour. Pregnant women’s emotions could fluctuate greatly, but they had to be released as soon as possible. They could not be allowed to stagnate in the heart. Lin You had taken notes on this point.

Besides, Fu Xinran was so good. She was also unwilling to see an unhappy Fu Xinran.

“Wow, I’m so envious. This pair’s looks are so high. They’re so beautiful.” Two little girls around fifteen or sixteen covered their mouths and looked at them in surprise and delight. But they were too embarrassed to stop and stare, so they could only keep looking back reluctantly as they walked away.

Fu Xinran’s mood had already calmed down, and she felt a little shy. But she knew they could not keep standing there forever.

The hand that had been soothing her back had eased her emotions, but it could not ease her shyness. Fu Xinran held back her embarrassment and gently pushed Lin You away. Lin You took a step back, maintaining just the right distance.

Fu Xinran turned her head away and did not want to look at Lin You. She hurriedly said, “I’m going to the restroom.”

Just as she was about to jog away, Lin You grabbed her. Holding Fu Xinran’s hand, Lin You looked at her intently.

“We’ll go together. Walk over slowly. There’s still plenty of time.”

She knew Fu Xinran was thin-skinned and would be a little shy, but she absolutely would not agree to let Fu Xinran run there by herself.

The two slowly stood and walked out. Following the map provided by the system, Lin You led Fu Xinran all the way to the Omega restroom. She stood outside holding the clothes and bag while waiting.

Fu Xinran lowered her head and walked toward the restroom, still holding the tissue Lin You had handed her.

Fu Xinran stood before the wide mirror and looked at her red eyes. She could only wet the tissue and lightly dab them. Fortunately, she had put on light makeup today, so it was not easy to smudge.

It seemed they could no longer continue shopping. They could only buy gifts for her father and sister, then leave. But thinking of Lin You, Fu Xinran’s heart was filled with mixed feelings. She did not dare believe Lin You’s sudden change, yet she also rejoiced in it.

It was all her fault. Fu Xinran gritted her teeth and glared hard at herself in the mirror.

Outside, Lin You only heard the system say, “Favorability decreased by 10.”

Lin You was stunned. Just now, even when Fu Xinran cried, favorability had not dropped. How did it drop after she went to the restroom?

The system was also a little stunned. It had just watched the entire process. The host’s actions had no problem.