After rebirth, I rejected the rich yandere lady

But she was growing fonder of him by the minute, no... she had already been full of fondness.

They resembled a couple who had already completed a first playthrough and were now on a second run for achievement points.

Yet this guy was still shameless to the core.

Yao Mingyue, holding the long tongs in her hand, grabbed towards Xu Musen.

Xu Musen, with a man's instinct to dodge, instantly caught her hand.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm just going to grab a sea urchin first."

Yao Mingyue blinked her phoenix eyes playfully, giving him a half-smiling look.

"I think you look like a sea urchin."

Xu Musen tapped her on the head.

The two began their cheerful seafood gathering.

"There's a crab in the crevice of that rock ahead!"

"Don't shout so loud, I'm aiming..."

"Can't you do it? You can't even grab that?"

"These... these crabs at the seaside are too crafty, it's easier to grab them in the seafood market."

"Why is it hard to grab? It's always been like this, haven't you asked yourself if you've tried hard enough, or aimed properly?"

"Xu Musen, I'll clamp you to death!"

Xu Musen pushed her away as they really found quite a few octopuses and crabs among the seaside rocks and crevices.

Yao Mingyue, using the tongs, attempted to grab them, though her success rate was quite touching.

Of course, it was mostly about experiencing the process, both bickering and joking all the way, but the smiles never left their faces.

Childhood sweethearts, wasn't it all about growing up through fighting and harmonizing?

At night, the temperature difference on the island was quite noticeable.

...

The girls also came out of the hot spring and returned to their private courtyard.

"Hey, where are brother-in-law and sister Mingyue?"

An Nannan looked around the room but didn't find them.

An Nuannuan patted her sister's head with a smile, "Don't worry, they'll be back soon. Go make some hot tea, it's cold tonight and it'll be good to drink something warm."

"Okay!"

An Nannan obediently scurried off to make tea.

Zhu Yulan and Zhao Lianmai silently looked at An Nuannuan.

Every girl has a sixth sense, and of course, when the Main Wife doesn't speak, they certainly wouldn't say anything either.

An Nuannuan went to the door, looking towards the distant beach. The night had deepened, with only a faint light visible on the beach.

She guessed they might have gone seafood gathering together.

A bit jealous, but not annoyed.

She also knew the feeling of being in a wheelchair, Yao Mingyue had often been sitting alone in the wheelchair, staring into space.

Just like her in the past.

So even though she knew they were together, An Nuannuan didn't plan to call them back.

She silently watched the dim lights on the distant beach.

What she liked was Xu Musen's tenderness, but this tenderness had first been nurtured on Yao Mingyue.

Scumbag...

Still, An Nuannuan couldn't help but pout.

But there was nothing she could do; she just liked him after all.

Perhaps she had foreseen all of this from the start.

Just as she had been unable to forget him all her life.

It was all a long wait, there's no reason a childhood friend must lose to a newcomer.

But An Nuannuan was not about to let go.

What belonged to her would always belong to her.

...

"Come quickly! There's an octopus here!"

Yao Mingyue saw an octopus crawling towards the sea next to the wheelchair.

Xu Musen was bending over picking up conchs and turned back just in time to see the octopus almost reaching the water.

Yao Mingyue, in a panic, stamped her foot on it.

"Ah!"

But the octopus's eight tentacles instantly wrapped around Yao Mingyue's foot.

The octopus's unique tactile sensation, complete with tiny suckers.

Made Yao Mingyue flick her foot instantly.

"Don't worry, let me handle it."

Xu Musen quickly went over, picked up Yao Mingyue's foot and checked it. Fortunately, it was just a regular octopus.

But this octopus seemed to find the young girl's foot quite appealing, still holding onto the tentacles unwillingly.

But would Xu Musen allow a dead octopus to compete with him for food?

Although octopuses are hermaphrodites, not distinguishing between male and female, in Xu Musen's opinion, they all end up as octopus balls!

Xu Musen removed the tentacles and tossed the flailing octopus straight into the bucket.

"Did it bite you?"

He looked at Yao Mingyue, whose face was still a bit flushed.

"It didn't bite..."

"Anything else feel wrong?" Xu Musen was worried the octopus might have been poisonous.

"What felt wrong... it kind of reminded me of when you used to lick my feet..."

"???"

"Pfft..."

Yao Mingyue couldn't help but laugh out.

Xu Musen speechlessly tapped her on the head.

How long had it been since he last ate?

But seeing that she was alright, Xu Musen was relieved. He squatted down and checked, but the octopus's suction was not weak; slight marks from the suckers could be seen on the delicate foot.

He gently squeezed her foot.

The tide slowly began to come in.

As Xu Musen squeezed her little foot, watching the modest catch in the bucket, it really wasn't much, and in the end, it was all picked up by Xu Musen as he carried her along the beach.

Xu Musen put Yao Mingyue back in the wheelchair.

Yao Mingyue looked at their catch in the bucket, crabs, octopuses, small flounders, and lots of conchs.

Though they had grown tired of seafood these days, having caught it all by herself still felt quite fulfilling.

"Xu Musen, do these count as our marital common property?"