You can't give some people an inch, or they'll take a mile. The more you give in, the more they'll demand. On a grand scale, it leads to ceding territory and paying reparations. On a smaller scale, it's just endless taking.
Take this situation, for example. If he let Yang Yun call him "hubby" today, she might just move in tomorrow. The day after that, he feared she'd be aiming for the heavens.
Chen Xiaobei thought, Yang Yun is a scheming little bitch. I absolutely can't indulge her. But if I don't let her, it'll make me seem petty. This woman already let me fuck her. If I won't even let her call me 'hubby,' what kind of man am I? He had to handle this carefully and not let Yang Yun get the upper hand.
With a teasing smile, Chen Xiaobei said, "Yang Yun, 'hubby' isn't a word you can just throw around."
"And being my woman isn't so easy, either."
"Xiaobei, what do you mean?" Yang Yun looked at him with a wide-eyed, innocent expression.
