Arriving in Paris early, Michelle was both excited and nervous, more so than when she participated in the Supermodel competition.
K: "Sister-in-law, Mr. Hedii sent over the gown. These are also the lines you need to read for the opening ceremony."
Michelle: "Where's Axe? How could you leave him alone?"
Michelle was overly anxious. She needed someone to be with Axe twenty-four hours a day, never leaving his side for even a second.
K: "Axe said he wanted to be alone for a while and didn't allow me to follow him..."
Michelle pushed K aside and ran out immediately. But as she reached the doorway, she saw Axe sitting by a flowerbed, feeding small sparrows with bread.
Seeing Axe safe and sound, she finally let out a relieved breath.
Axe: "Why the rush? Didn't you always say elegant women in high heels shouldn't run?"
Michelle: "I..."
Axe broke off half his bread and offered it to Michelle.
Axe: "See? The moment you arrived, you scared them all away."
Michelle: "They're just some wild sparrows."
Axe: "I want to discuss something with you."
Michelle: "What?"
Axe: "The opening ceremony of the debutante ball. I want to attend it myself."
Michelle: "No."
Axe: "I'm already in Paris, and it's tradition. All previous Tans would say a few words at the opening ceremony."
Michelle: "The doctor said..."
Axe interrupted: "The doctor said I can attend such events. The new medicine is working, and I feel much better."
Michelle: "I said no, and it's final. I will attend in your place."
Michelle's agitation aroused Axe's suspicion. Lately, he had a recurring feeling that Michelle was planning something, that she was definitely hiding something from him.
But when he asked Yan Zhenghao and the brothers around him, they all said nothing unusual had happened recently.
He naturally believed these brothers who had gone through life and death with him, but Axe still felt uneasy. Michelle's twenty-four-hour surveillance also made him feel suffocated.
Although he knew Michelle was concerned and worried, her actions had become increasingly overbearing recently.
Axe: "If there's anything, you can tell me. You're my wife, and you can rely on me."
Michelle: "No, nothing's wrong. Why would you ask that?"
Axe: "Are the subordinates giving you trouble again?"
Michelle: "How could they? You helped me out last time. They're all very obedient now."
Axe: "Then has something happened in the Empire?"
Michelle: "No, no. Don't think wildly. Your task now is to rest well. You've been out for too long; it's time to go back to your room and lie down."
Michelle beckoned, and K pushed the wheelchair over.
Axe: "Wife, I suddenly want to eat the red bean pie you make."
Michelle: "The doctor said you shouldn't eat too many sweet things."
Axe: "But I really want to eat it..."
Michelle sighed. Looking at Axe's pleading gaze, she finally relented.
Michelle: "Then I'll go buy the ingredients now. You wait for me obediently at the hotel."
Axe nodded happily. He always knew how to coax this woman to get what he wanted by acting cute.
But after Michelle left, as K pushed Axe towards the hotel, Axe gripped the wheels of the wheelchair with his hands, forcing it to stop.
K: "Boss..."
Axe: "Are you also unwilling to tell me the truth?"
K: "Boss, what are you saying? I, I don't understand..."
Axe: "Don't understand? Do I need to beat you up for you to understand?"
K muttered from behind, "With you like this, let alone beating me, you couldn't even land a single blow..."
Axe: "What did you say!!!"
K: "Oh, Boss, it's not that I don't want to say it, it's that Michelle doesn't let us say it."
Axe: "So she is indeed hiding something from me!?"
K quickly covered his mouth. He was the timidest among the adopted sons, having never undertaken an external mission. Instead, he was kept behind due to his proficiency in various computer software attacks.
As for why he survived the competition for the position of Tang, it was because he voluntarily gave up the struggle for the title and firmly stood by Axe's side, thus earning a reprieve from the elder Tang.
Axe: "You know the consequences of hiding things from me!"
K: "I think it's better for you not to know. Moreover, whatever Michelle is hiding from you is for your own good. Please don't ask anymore. After it's done, I'll gladly accept any punishment!"
K said this while vigorously pushing the wheelchair, giving Axe no chance to stand up, and quickly heading towards the elevator.