My rigid, jealous husband has fallen for me, even though I'm a hopeless romantic.

Chapter 112.1 A Serious Smile

Dr. Dong methodically put the items he had taken out back into his medicine box, and his words were reassuring: "It's nothing serious, just some inner turmoil that's affecting your sleep."

To put it simply, it's because I have too many things on my mind.

Gu Peiyan loosened her grip on Wei Dongning, and the furrowed brows left clearly visible marks.

Only Gu Song thought that what Doctor Dong said was nonsense: "I sleep very well and I don't have any of the symptoms you mentioned."

Doctor Dong snorted coldly: "You sleep well, but who is it that tosses and turns until the wee hours every night? Is it him?"

Doctor Dong pointed at Qian Rong, then at Gu Peiyan: "Still him?"

"Anyone who didn't know better would think that Lord Gu had a hobby of being a night watchman."

Gu Song's eyes were practically spitting fire.

Doctor Dong beckoned Qian Rong over: "Come here, I'll change the prescription. I need to add some medicine to reduce internal heat for Lord Gu, otherwise I'm afraid Lord Gu's internal heat will be too strong."

Wei Dongning, Xiao Wu, and Xiao Fu all tried their best to hold back their laughter in such a serious setting.

This Dr. Dong has a rather amusing temper.

They actually managed to leave Gu Song speechless.

Wei Dongning couldn't help but ask curiously, "Xiao Wu, do you think my dad would be happy to see this scene and take Doctor Dong out for a couple of drinks?"

Xiao Wu followed up with her, "Your idea is quite insightful. You mean the enemy of my enemy is my friend?"

"Not really, right?" Wei Dongning bit her nails. "Don't you think their tempers are a bit alike? They both easily make Gu Peiyan's father angry?"

"I only want to emphasize one thing: shipping couples can be niche, but never anything weird or outlandish."

Wei Dongning's lips curled down: "I'm not the kind of person who ships two people just because they have some connection. I'm just curious if my dad will immediately acknowledge Doctor Dong as his half-brother."

She has very principles when it comes to shipping couples.

"That's good. I was worried you'd get addicted to it and become completely insane."

Gu Peiyan was afraid they would really start arguing, so she gave Qian Rong a wink.

He was responsible for controlling the furious Gu Song, while Qian Rong pulled Doctor Dong, who was about to add fuel to the fire, out of the house.

Wei Dongning handed a cup of warm tea to Gu Song at the right moment: "Father, calm down."

Gu Song was seething with anger, but he couldn't vent it on his daughter-in-law.

Suppressing her anger, she took the water glass and gulped down a large mouthful: "Where did Qianrong find such a quack doctor? Not a single word he said is reliable."

“Father, he can tell when you usually rest, so he must be quite skilled. Why don’t you try his prescription first? If it doesn’t work, then you can call him a quack.” Wei Dongning comforted him, and didn’t forget to nudge Gu Peiyan’s lower back with her hand: “It’s also because we weren’t careful enough that we didn’t notice that you haven’t been feeling well lately.”

"Indeed, it was all our oversight."

Gu Song rolled his eyes at Gu Peiyan, annoyed. "Alright, stop looking for reasons on yourselves. How could you possibly know when I go to sleep? You two aren't living under my bed. Since Dong Ning is alright, I'll head back now."

In the past, Wei Dongning would never have imagined that Gu Song would tell corny jokes.

Watching Gu Peiyan see Gu Song off, Wei Dongning stroked her chin and said to Xiao Fu standing next to her, "To be honest, it was actually quite funny when my father-in-law told a lame joke with such seriousness."

It has a kind of absurdly funny feel.

Xiao Fu nodded in agreement: "Indeed, I never expected that Master Gu would have such a youthful side."

Xiao Wu patted Wei Dongning's trouser leg, and Wei Dongning picked it up.

The next second, its voice entered Wei Dongning's mind: "Who said it again? 'A man is a boy until he dies.'"

"You're not going to say 'Don't bully the poor young, the poor middle-aged, or the poor old' next, are you?"

"Let me add one more thing: 'I'll still be a hero in my next life.'"

Wei Dongning chuckled and patted Xiao Wu's head: "Spend less time in internet cafes. I'm starting to suspect you stay up all night memorizing jokes."

"I'm just worried that you'll fall behind the times in ancient times without the internet."

"It's no use even if I keep up with the times; I can't go back."

"Whether we go back or not is not important. What I can do is not let you fall behind the times. Otherwise, the few abilities I have left will be useless."

Its ability to be stripped of all its powers and reduced to a companion system has already been the subject of much laughter among its peers.

Therefore, it is determined to make the most of its remaining abilities.

Wei Dongning gave him a doting look and didn't argue anymore: "Okay! Whether I can use trending topics to tease Su Yizhuo in the future depends on my diligent and studious Xiao Wu."

"Leave it to me!"

Xiao Wu wanted to punch his chest a few times with his fleshy pads, but after rehearsing it in his mind, he realized that doing this action was really too bizarre.

To avoid being discovered by Xiao Fu that it wasn't a real kitten, it changed to a more normal way and patted Wei Dongning with its paw.

When Gu Peiyan returned, her expression was just as serious as before.

His seriousness was mixed with a hint of self-reproach.

Seeing that he didn't intend to speak, Wei Dongning didn't bother him.

Let him stay quietly by himself for a while.

Xiao Wu's questioning gaze swept back and forth between them.

Before Gu Peiyan could speak, it couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you going to ask him why he's in a bad mood?"

"I won't ask."

"Why? I remember you said that having a long mouth is for communication, right?" Xiao Wu still didn't understand.

Wei Dongning calmly stroked its fur, explaining to it bit by bit: "Because at that time, we didn't want any conflict between us, but now there's no conflict between us. Besides, he's in a bad mood and doesn't want to talk. If I keep pressing him, even if there's no conflict, it will appear. It's better to let him have some peace and quiet. When he's ready to talk, he'll tell me himself without being asked."

"So that's how it is." Xiao Wu withdrew from the kitten's body and returned to Wei Dongning's consciousness space. She took out her notebook, which she used to study human emotions, and quickly wrote down what Wei Dongning had just said.

Watching its movements, Wei Dongning thought of something and then emphasized, "Different methods should be used for different people. This method is suitable for Gu Peiyan, but it may not be suitable for everyone."

"understand!"

Xiao Wu's notebook has been filled up more than halfway in the past few days. Wei Dongning has been curious about what it contains, but Xiao Wu is always secretive and refuses to let her see it no matter what.

She also asked Xiao Wu why she didn't record these things on the computer. Xiao Wu gave her an unexpected answer—a bad pen is worse than a good memory.

Over time, Wei Dongning got used to it taking out paper and pen at any time.

It even thoughtfully suggests that important content can be highlighted with a marker.

Just as Xiao Wu was writing furiously, Gu Peiyan moved back to Wei Dongning's side.

With his head bowed and his voice low, he said, "I've been a very bad son."