"Wife, you need a reward?" Su Ye asked, smiling like he already had several questionable ideas lined up behind that expression.
I nodded quickly.
This was it—my master plan.
Step one: ask for a reward.
Step two: convince him to talk to Grandpa.
Step three: escape the Su Mansion before I become a permanent Su-family exhibit.
The plan was beautifully clear in my mind. Execution, however… ah, that was usually where life slapped me.
I glanced at him, strategically sweetening my expression. I opened my mouth to begin step two when he suddenly raised a finger dramatically.
"Wife, you don't need to say anything."
I blinked. "…I don't?"
"I understand what you want," he declared with the noble confidence of someone who absolutely did not understand.
"You do?" I asked slowly.
He nodded, stepped closer, and gently held both of my hands as if this were the touching climax of a romantic drama.
