"Lin Shen, the tiles... feel so cold." Xia Wenxi said as she pressed them against Lin Shen's body.

Upon hearing this, Lin Shen lifted the person up a bit and turned around so that he could lean against the tiles.

"Is it cold now? Hmm?"

Lin Shen's movements beneath him were ruthless, yet he spoke words so gentle they were almost suffocating.

"I'll put it under Xiaobao."

"Don't call me that!"

When Xia Wenxi heard him call her that, she was so embarrassed that her toes curled up, and she buried her face in Lin Shen's shoulder and bit him.

This little bit of strength only made Lin Shen chuckle.

"Okay, I won't call you that anymore. I won't call you Xiaobao, I'll call you Baobei."

Lin Shen leaned close to his "baby's" ear and whispered, "Baby, can you hold onto the windowsill yourself?"

To keep her warm, a towel was placed on the windowsill.

If it weren't for this context, Xia Wenxi might actually like the term "baby."

but……

Xia Wenxi gritted her teeth, turned around and glared at Lin Shen. This man is so cunning now, he's really wicked!

"It seems you don't like being called 'baby' either, so I'll try another one."

Lin Shen leaned down and whispered in Xia Wenxi's ear, "Can I call you Xiaoxi?"

Unfortunately, Xia Wenxi could only utter meaningless syllables now and couldn't answer his question.

After burning off most of the calories from the hot pot meal, Xia Wenxi was finally able to get some sleep in her warm bed.

Lin Shen was responsible for cleaning up the mess and then having someone come and take the two men's coats, which were covered in the smell of hot pot, to the dry cleaners.

Lin Shen made the rest of the clothes himself.

He is someone who enjoys doing housework, not just cooking. When he lived alone, he would only hire someone to clean the whole house when he needed it; otherwise, he preferred to do it himself.

Because when I do housework, I feel like my brain can rest.

But now...

After putting the clothes into the washing machine, Lin Shen gently pushed open the bedroom door and returned to the room. Looking at the bulge on the bed, his eyes softened.

Now, when he does housework, he feels like he and Wenxi are living a good life together, and that they have a home.

Lin Shen tiptoed to bed, lifted the covers, and lay down.

I tried to be very quiet, but there was still some noise.

Fortunately, his little Xi is a heavy sleeper and is fast asleep, unaware of what's happening, with his pillow still in her arms.

Lin Shen didn't move. He simply lay down, gently wrapped his arms around her, and closed his eyes to sleep.

Actually, there were other pillows in the cabinet, but Lin Shen didn't want to get them. It was fine as it was.

The two of them returned home around 7 p.m. last night after dinner.

Xia Wenxi went to bed around 9 PM, which was quite early compared to her usual bedtime.

And I even did some exercise before bed.

So at four in the morning, Xia Wenxi woke up hungry.

It was a very desperate time.

Xia Wenxi closed her eyes, wanting to sleep a little longer, but her stomach was clearly protesting.

Lin Shen tidied up, cleaned, and did laundry. He went to bed later than Xia Wenxi and was still asleep.

Not wanting to wake him, Xia Wenxi simply grabbed her phone and tiptoed out of bed to the living room.

There weren't many takeout restaurants open at this hour, and most of them were barbecue. It was the middle of the night, and Xia Wenxi really didn't have the appetite to eat that, not to mention that it would take a while for the food to arrive. But Xia Wenxi was already starving.

So she had no choice but to dress up as a little mouse and sneak into Lin Shen's kitchen.

I searched around and drank two yogurts, but I'm even hungrier now.

She started to regret it again, wondering why she hadn't ordered takeout earlier; if she had, she would be eating it now.

The refrigerator compartment only had eggs, milk, and yogurt, while the freezer compartment had quite a few things, but she couldn't just eat frozen meat raw...

After closing the refrigerator, Xia Wenxi decided to go to the living room to eat some snacks, wondering if Lin Shen had restocked the fridge while she was away.

Next time I'll definitely make him order some instant food...

"Why didn't you call me if you were hungry?"

Xia Wenxi was startled by the sudden sound; she had been so engrossed in her thoughts that she hadn't heard the footsteps.

Lin Shen was startled when he saw her, so he quickly went over and put his arm around her as they returned to the living room.

"You're still asleep, how could I bear to wake you?"

Lin Shen took out his snack stash and opened a bag of potato chips for her. "You eat these first, I'll go make something to eat, how about some noodles?"

"Can."

"Okay, watch some TV, the noodles will be ready soon."

"Thank you, Lin Shen."

Xia Wenxi fed him a potato chip and kissed the corner of his mouth.

Lin Shen was also hungry, so he cooked two bowls of noodles and fried some eggs.

It was a very simple clear broth noodle dish, and both of them ate it with great relish, finishing every last drop of the broth in their bowls.

After finishing their meal, it was only five o'clock. Instead of going back to their room to sleep, the two of them leaned against each other on the sofa, watching a classic TV series being replayed on TV while waiting for the sunrise over the city outside the window.

At 6:30, it was getting light.

Slowly, a red glow began to appear on the horizon.

At 7:30, the sun was fully up, illuminating the city and shining on a couple in one corner of it.

"Watching the sunrise with your loved one is so romantic! It would be even better with a bowl of spicy tofu pudding at this time!"

"The breakfast shop is open, I'm going to buy some."

Xia Wenxi shook her head, "I'll go with you. It's not easy to get up this early."

It was already eight o'clock when the two of them finally left the residential area.

The city was fully awake, with many pedestrians on the streets, and a queue had formed at the breakfast shop the two had gone to.

Xia Wenxi, holding Lin Shen's hand, asked him with a smile, "Mr. Lin, have you ever queued up to buy breakfast before?"

"No, but it felt great to queue up for breakfast with Xiaoxi."

Hearing Lin Shen's address, Xia Wenxi recalled last night, and a blush involuntarily rose to her cheeks.

Why are you suddenly calling me that?

"I just feel it's more intimate this way, doesn't Xiaoxi like it?"

Before Xia Wenxi could answer, it was already their turn, so they had to stop talking and buy breakfast first.

After buying breakfast, Lin Shen carried steamed buns, fried dough sticks, and tofu pudding, while Xia Wenxi linked arms with him. The two walked slowly home in the morning sunlight.

Xia Wenxi took a breath of the cool, fresh air before slowly answering Lin Shen's question.

"There's no such thing as disliking it."

Then, jokingly, she asked him, "Can I call you Xiao Shen?"

"Okay, but aren't I your Kobayashi?"

"Xiaoxi's name isn't Xiaolin, it's Sister Xia who's called Xiaolin! You're punished by having to relearn the knowledge points."

...

“Xiaoxi, Xiaoshen… Look, both of our names have the water radical (氵), don’t we match perfectly?”

Lin Shen smiled and nodded, "It matches very well, and it can even form a sentence."

"What did you say?"

"There is a deep stream here."

Did you use the wrong quantifier?

"No, a stream is deep, but a stream should be shallow, otherwise it can't be called a stream."