Gu Shaoxuan was pushed into Xia Enruo's room by his mother. At this moment, he was sweating profusely and his body was gradually starting to heat up.

"Didn't you tell Mom about what we agreed on before?"

Xia Enru asked.

Gu Shaoxuan stared into her eyes for a long time, his cheeks turning slightly red, as if he had a fever.

"She didn't say anything! Look at Mom's attitude, it's pointless to say anything, she definitely won't agree."

You heard what I said to you this afternoon, right? It's no use bringing it up now.

Gu Shaoxuan had no desire to go back to the army base to sleep. With such a beautiful wife by his side, only a fool would go back to the army.

"But how can the two of us sleep in this small bed?"

Xia Enruo was really embarrassed. She was focused on making money and wanted to achieve financial freedom as soon as possible. She hadn't thought about having children at all, and besides, she was only 25 years old.

In her past life, it was common for white-collar and gold-collar workers to get married and have children in their 30s, and she didn't want to be trapped by marriage so early.

In the early stages of reform and opening up, everything was in need of rebuilding, and there were so many opportunities, especially for individual business owners.

If you're even a step slow in thinking, someone else will beat you to it, and then how will you make money?

Ge Qiuqin had mentioned that someone had already gone to the store to inquire about the business, which reminded her that the business layout needed to be accelerated.

If you get pregnant at this time, it will be of no help whatsoever to your ambitious expansion of your business empire after the new year.

Xia Enruo's head grew hotter and hotter as she thought about it. What was wrong with her today? She hadn't eaten much, but her whole body felt like it was on fire.

"How about the two of us squeeze in today?"

Gu Shaoxuan was sweating profusely. He unbuttoned his shirt to let some air in and sat on the bed.

"That's all we can do then. Oh, by the way, go out and get a blanket and a pillow. I only have one blanket here."

Wang Meihua saw Gu Shaoxuan come out, go into the wardrobe to look for something, and asked him.

"Shao Xuan, what are you looking for?"

"Mom, I'll get another blanket and pillow, otherwise we'll have nothing to cover ourselves with."

"It's just a couple, so why do they need two quilts? Besides, the bed in that room isn't very big to begin with, so having two quilts would be too much of a hindrance. I'll just take this pillow over there for you."

Wang Meihua picked up a pillow from the bed, stuffed it into her son's arms, and pushed him out.

"Go to bed early with Enruo. Your little sister and I need to sleep too, we have to get up early tomorrow."

Xia Enruo had already changed into her pajamas, and when she saw Gu Shaoxuan walk in, she hugged a pillow.

"Didn't we say we'd bring an extra blanket?"

"Didn't you hear what Mom said? She said the bed was too small to fit two blankets, so she just gave me a pillow and sent me out."

"It's okay, I'm strong. You can sleep with the blanket on, and I'll sleep with my clothes on."

Xia Enruo understood her mother-in-law's intention. She was too impatient. She never expected that the first thing her mother-in-law would do upon arriving would be to urge her to have a grandson.

As expected, the old man's ideas are the same in any era.

"You'll catch a cold if you do that."

"Don't worry, it won't happen. In the army, we even did ice water training in winter. It's so warm at home, what's there to be afraid of sleeping under a blanket?"

Okay, get some rest.

Xia Enruo lay inside watching Gu Shaoxuan take off his shirt and wear only a white vest.

His wheat-colored skin looked so healthy.

He didn't take off his pants any further, but lay down on the edge of the bed wearing his green military trousers and covered himself with his coat.

The oppressive heatwave assaulted their chests, and even after turning off the lights, neither of them could fall asleep.

Xia Enruo never imagined that sharing a bed with her would turn out like this.

"Enruo, are you asleep?"

"No, I'm not asleep yet."

"I feel so hot."

Gu Shaoxuan turned around and looked at Xia Enruo in the dim light from outside.

His physical desires overwhelmed his reason; he grasped Xia Enruo's hand with one hand and slipped his other hand under the covers.

Xia Enruo's heart was racing. She held her breath and stared at the ceiling.

He groped his way in, his hand slipping inside her clothes and reaching up to grasp her softness.

He was panting heavily, like a wild horse about to break free.

He applied slight pressure with his hand, and it felt like a plastic bag filled with water.

Gu Shaoxuan gradually moved closer to Xia Enruo's cheek, his gentle breath tickling her face, sending waves of heat through her.

His lips drew closer, just as he was about to take her in his mouth.

Xia Enruo grabbed Gu Shaoxuan's arm, which was resting on his chest.

"Gu Shaoxuan, no."

Her words brought him back to his senses, and the heat he felt subsided as his reason returned.

"Enruo, I... I almost couldn't hold back, I'm sorry."

He took his hand out and lay back down on the bed.

"Shaoxuan, I'm not ready to be a wife or a mother."

"Don't be afraid, I'll wait for you."

"sorry."

"Don't say sorry. I'm the one who should be apologizing. I hurt you before."

"During the time you were hospitalized, I did resent your heartlessness."

But after half a year, I thought about it again and realized that if I were you, I would also lose patience in that kind of marriage.

"Give me some time, okay? Let me prepare."

"I will wait for you, even if it takes a lifetime."

Gu Shaoxuan got up, took off his military trousers, and stood up.

Where are you going?

Xia Enru asked.

"Push-ups are the best way to put out a fire."

With heavy breathing, Xia Enruo lay in bed unable to sleep, so she simply helped Gu Shaoxuan count.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten... I did 100 in one go.

When he got up, his vest was soaked with sweat, so he simply took it off, used it to wipe his whole body, and then lay back down on the bed.

His overwhelming scent of male hormones blocked Xia Enruo's way like a wall.

"Shaoxuan, do you know how there's a saying in my hometown to describe men?"

Tell me about it.

"Big pig's trotters."

"Is that a front hoof or a hind hoof?"

"Neither the beginning nor the end matters. The main point is that when a man is pursuing a wife, he wants to stick to her every day, but once he gets her, he becomes indifferent and finds her annoying."

"That's definitely not me, I wouldn't do that."

Are you so sure?

"Then let time prove myself."

The coolness from the evaporating sweat diluted the soup's effects, and Gu Shaoxuan's eyelids began to droop.

He lay on the bed with his coat on, feeling sleepy.

Xia Enruo whispered to herself, and seeing that the person next to her did not respond, she muttered to herself:

"He really is a big jerk."

She touched Gu Shaoxuan's arm; his skin was cool.

"If this continues, I'm afraid I'll really catch a cold. The New Year is just around the corner, and I can't afford to be sick."

She gently removed the clothes draped over Gu Shaoxuan's body and covered him with the blanket.

Fortunately, my blanket was big enough, otherwise it wouldn't have been enough to cover both of us.

Xia Enruo lay on her side next to Gu Shaoxuan, her forehead resting on his shoulder, and dozed off for a while before falling asleep.