Wife, baby, and a warm bed.
Married by circumstance + love after pregnancy + doting love + everyday sweet moments + raising children + male lead's hidden crush comes true.
Outwardly...
Chapter 46 The Handsome Guy's Personal Bodyguard - Shi Huai
After returning to the old house, Shi Huai stared at Zhou Jibai all the way.
When they returned to the master bedroom of their house, Shi Huai closed the door and asked, "Can I tell you now?"
Zhou Jibai took in her eyes, which were ablaze with anticipation, and said, "I'm thirsty, my mouth is dry, and I can't speak."
Shi Huai: “…Okay.”
She immediately turned around and went to the table to pour water for Zhou Jibai.
Zhou Jibai sat on the chair, leaning back like a big boss, crossing his legs, one foot on the ground, keeping his balance and rocking the chair slowly like a rocking chair.
Seeing Shi Huai placing the teacup on his desk with both hands, Zhou Jibai said quietly, "Feed me."
Shi Huai clenched his hand holding the teacup slightly, gritted his teeth and smiled, "Okay."
He handed the teacup to Zhou Jibai's mouth and coaxed him like a child: "Open your mouth and drink some water."
Zhou Jibai smiled faintly, took a sip, and said, "It's too cold, change a cup."
Shi Huai closed his eyes and said, "Why don't you just let me feed you with my mouth?"
"If you want, it's not impossible." Zhou Jibai raised his eyebrows and looked at her.
"You wish!"
Shi Huai took the cup back and turned to the tea table to pour another cup of warm water for Zhou Jibai. As soon as he turned halfway around, he was pulled over by Zhou Jibai and forced to sit on his lap.
The next moment, Zhou Jibai really kissed her lips.
He had kissed her many times in the morning before the yacht docked!
Shi Huai pressed her lips tightly shut, not wanting to be bullied by his lips and tongue. Normally, he would often verbally attack her, and now he wanted to take advantage of her again and again?!
But how could she stand Zhou Jibai? Zhou Jibai bullied her in a few seconds and even teased her as if to vent his anger.
Shi Huai couldn't help it, thinking that Zhou Jibai wanted to play a trick on him again, he clenched his little hands into fists, raised them up and hit Zhou Jibai's chest.
Zhou Jibai suppressed a muffled groan. Shi Huai's lips were like poppies to him, soft to the touch and brimming with her own sweet fragrance, extremely addictive. After one deep kiss, he could never forget it. Whenever he saw her lips move, he couldn't help but want to hold them in his mouth.
Zhou Jibai held her wrist, and the person in his arms moved around like a little loach.
Shi Huai thought Zhou Jibai was going to end their conversation with this kiss, that he was trying to deceive her again and brush off the matter of grandma. She moved around in dissatisfaction and resisted.
Zhou Jibai reluctantly left her red lips that were gleaming with moisture, and said in a hoarse voice, "Don't move."
"Are you trying to...lie to me again..." Shi Huai originally didn't intend to give Zhou Jibai a good look, but she sensed it, and her voice became weaker at the end.
After the light and shy voice fell, the entire space fell into silence.
Shi Huai sat in his arms, letting him hold her, lowered her eyes and didn't say anything.
Zhou Jibai's expression was also slightly calm, as if he was hesitating about how to break the silence, or perhaps he was thinking about how to clarify the matter of his grandmother with Shi Huai.
After a long while, Zhou Jibai's cold voice sounded from above her head: "My grandfather passed away ten years ago."
Shi Huai's ears moved slightly, then he slowly raised his eyes and looked at Zhou Jibai's face silently.
"Grandpa had a serious illness before he died. He was paralyzed and lying in bed, unable to move. He was kept alive by a machine every day. He has been like this since I can remember."
"Later, when grandpa couldn't survive, it was grandma who pulled out his oxygen tube."
Shi Huai's pupils trembled slightly, and her nails dug deep into the flesh of her palms. She hadn't expected there to be such a layer of sadness and sorrow in this matter.
"Actually, Grandma was quite optimistic at first. Grandpa was such a proud man, but now he can't do anything but lie in bed counting the days. Grandma couldn't bear to see him suffer like this, waiting to die. She personally sent him off, and Grandpa felt at peace."
"Then why... Grandma has become like this?" Shi Huai asked cautiously.
"Decades ago, when my parents got married, my grandfather gave my grandmother a token of love. This token was a treasure passed down through generations of the Zhou family. However, due to neglect, a rainstorm eroded the dilapidated basement. All the authentic items were protected by glass and remained intact, but my parents' token of love fell out of the cabinet and was soaked in water, causing it to be destroyed.
Since then, the old lady has often been depressed and often sits alone in the basement for the entire day, refusing to leave even when called."
"Grandma's birthday is also her and Grandpa's wedding anniversary. That's why the old lady doesn't want to celebrate her birthday in a big way, even with a birthday party."
Hearing Zhou Jibai talking, Shi Huai couldn't help but think of his previous life when Zhou Jibai was in a car accident and became paralyzed from the waist down.
After waking up in the hospital, Zhou Jibai looked at his empty lower body. He had aged ten years overnight, frail and withered, like a tree that died in spring, with no chance of resurrection.
Shi Huai's nose felt sore and tears fell. She took a deep breath, put her arms around Zhou Jibai's neck, and hugged him.
A tear fell on Zhou Jibai's neck. The warm touch made Zhou Jibai feel a little helpless. He patted Shi Huai's back twice and said, "This matter has always been a thorn in the Zhou family. Except for me, my eldest brother, my parents, and my grandmother, no one else knew about it."
"Shi Huai, it's not that I want to refuse you again and again." Zhou Jibai's eyes dimmed slightly.
Shi Huai let go of his arm, stood up and looked him in the eye. Tears rolled down her cheeks like pearls, and the corners of her eyes and the tip of her nose were red from crying: "I'm sorry, Zhou Jibai... I'm sorry..."
Zhou Jibai was slightly surprised to see Shi Huai's face glistening with tears and her heartbroken crying.
How could he know the truth that really made Shi Huai heartbroken?
Zhou Jibai ruffled Shi Huai's hair and said, "You have the right to know about family matters. You don't need to feel sorry for anyone."
The events of her previous life were so vivid in her mind that her heart ached. Thinking of what happened to the Zhou family and Zhou Jibai made her feel heartbroken.
Shi Huai choked up, made up his mind and promised him: "Zhou Jibai, I will protect you from now on, okay?"
Perhaps because the atmosphere was too depressing and sad, Zhou Jibai regained his usual laziness and indifference. "With your skinny arms and legs, I'll protect you and your mother."
Shi Huai: "I'm serious!"
During pregnancy, she always absorbs these negative emotions. Zhou Jibai is reluctant to let go. Seeing that Shi Huai still looks sad, Zhou Jibai leans over and smiles at her: "Okay, since you insist on protecting me, how about I give you a name?"
"What's your name?"
"The handsome guy's personal master."
“Puff—”
Zhou Jibai made Shi Huai laugh with just a few words, and the depressed atmosphere was instantly liberated back to its original cheerful state.