Zhou Qiqi was used to sleeping soundly until dawn when Shen Huaichuan was next to her at night.
I never want to be like before, lying awake until two or three in the morning, unable to fall asleep.
So she kept waiting for Shen Huaichuan to come closer.
But even as the heat around them dissipated, Shen Huaichuan still hadn't moved over.
She turned her head and saw that in the dark, half of Shen Huaichuan's body was hanging over the edge of the bed, like a sulking teenager, with only a small part of the blanket covering him.
Zhou Qiqi scratched at the blanket with her fingertips, her heart skipped a beat.
It seems that ever since that night when she had a lewd dream, straddling Shen Huaichuan and being interrupted by the Xu family, Shen Huaichuan has been acting a little strange.
Zhou Qiqi's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that she had accidentally said something wrong and upset Shen Huaichuan?
"Huaichuan, what's wrong?"
She moved closer to him, her voice carrying a hint of coolness.
From the darkness came a muffled "I..." from Shen Huaichuan.
This man was known for his toughness in the military compound. When he led troops, his voice could shake the barracks. Even when the old commanders of the regiment talked to him, he could stand up straight and answer fluently.
But now, lying on his own bed, the turmoil in his heart was stuck in his throat, and he couldn't say a word.
He's lived for twenty-five years, a man who's been through thick and thin, but when it comes to relationships, he's still a novice.
Zhou Qiqi has never been one to engage in internal strife; she's all about speaking her mind and venting her anger.
Moreover, she knew best that any issues between the couple should never be kept bottled up; anything that could be resolved on the same day should be resolved on the same day.
In my past life, when my parents argued, they would always end the argument halfway through by smashing plates and bowls, never getting to the bottom of things.
But that lingering anger, like firewood that hadn't been completely extinguished in the stove, kept smoldering and smoking every day, until eventually the house was constantly filled with choking fumes.
She finally has a warm home, and she can't let this fire simmer.
She simply sat up and pulled Shen Huaichuan, along with the mattress, towards her.
"Come over here and talk to me. Why are you standing so far away from me?"
But she didn't expect that Shen Huaichuan was tall and strong. She pulled him with all her might, but he didn't budge. Instead, she leaned back because she used too much force and was about to fall off the bed.
In her panic, she felt a tightness around her waist as Shen Huaichuan's large hand grabbed her like an iron clamp and pulled her into his arms.
Their eyes met, and they were once again within earshot of each other.
Zhou Qiqi didn't stand on ceremony and directly wrapped her arms around Shen Huaichuan's neck, tapping his sweaty nose.
Are you angry because of what happened that night?
Which night?
Shen Huaichuan's Adam's apple bobbed up and down, and his voice became a little tense.
Zhou Qiqi rubbed her cheek against his shoulder, biting her lip and muttering softly.
"Well, that day I had a dream, it was all hazy and confused..."
She became so embarrassed that she started to snuggle into his arms like a spoiled brat.
"Oh dear, you know I was asleep at the time, dreaming. I was just talking in my sleep, so it doesn't count. What I said in my dream is the opposite of what I was thinking in reality! Please don't take it to heart!"
She meant to say it with a firm tone, but the tone that came out of her throat was like melted sugar water, sweet and charming with a touch of coquettishness.
As Shen Huaichuan listened, his mind went blank. He recalled the way she tilted her head and leaned in that night, her eyelashes wet, like butterfly wings covered in dew.
For some reason, she suddenly grabbed his collar and bit his earlobe.
They told him to call her "wife," "baby," "queen," etc.
She even said she was lusting after his body.
Although he felt very uncomfortable and sour when he heard it.
He felt that his wife only wanted his body and didn't see him as a husband she could rely on.
But for some reason, now that Zhou Qiqi is saying that these are all just dreams and don't count, he feels even more uneasy.
"On the contrary?"
His large hand rested on her lower back, his fingertips brushing against her through the thin nightgown, his eyes deep and unfathomable.
"You mean...you don't want me to call you wife, baby...queen...queen..."
He paused, his ears burning red, and gritted his teeth to squeeze out the rest of his words.
"Or... are you not attracted to my body?"
Before he finished speaking, he used the force of his embrace to lean forward, his lips almost touching her earlobe.
The hot breath he exhaled made Zhou Qiqi shrink her neck, and her whole body felt a tingling, electric-like sensation.
"You...you heard everything?"
She looked up abruptly, meeting his unfathomable gaze, and hurriedly lowered her head in a panic.
"Yes, I heard it clearly."
Shen Huaichuan's voice descended from above, carrying a slightly husky and magnetic quality, "Does it count or not?"
Seeing that she was keeping her head down and not saying a word, he simply imitated what she had done the night before and gently rubbed his lips against her earlobe.
Those lips were icy cold, and the touch made Zhou Qiqi feel weak all over.
She couldn't resist this move the most. The slight embarrassment in her heart had long been dispelled by this tingling sensation. She looked up, wanting to refute, but the words that came out of her mouth were just a coquettish retort.
"It's a deal! It's a deal, isn't it! So what if I'm lusting after your body? You're my man, who else should I lusting after? Lin..."
Before she could even utter the word "Yao," Shen Huaichuan grabbed her wrist and pressed it against his stomach.
Through a thin layer of clothing, her palms revealed firm abdominal muscles, one muscle at a time, so hot they made her fingertips tremble.
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