Chapter 212: Pursuing a Wish
The word "husband" was too ambiguous. Just when it came out of Pei Xingzhi's mouth lightly, Xie Zhaoyuan blushed and her heart beat fast, feeling extremely embarrassed.
"Oh..." She raised her hands and pressed them against Pei Xingzhi's chest, trying to escape from his arms.
Pei Xingzhi stared at her, silently tightening his arms, holding her tighter and tighter.
"Why are you hiding, Ayuan? Aren't you going to answer my question directly?"
"This...how do you want me to answer this?" Xie Zhaoyuan buried his head, his cheeks as hot as a stove.
Pei Xingzhi raised his eyebrows, his burning gaze stubbornly glued to Xie Zhaoyuan's face: "Answer whatever you think, you can't evade or lie."
"I..." Xie Zhaoyuan scratched his forehead and inadvertently raised his eyes to meet Pei Xingzhi's gaze. His heart immediately started beating faster because of the dark affection in his eyes.
"Ouch!" She buried her head in Pei Xingzhi's chest and closed her eyes tightly, "I... I'm sorry."
"What are you embarrassed about?" Pei Xingzhi lowered his head and gently rubbed the top of Xie Zhaoyuan's head with his chin.
Xie Zhaoyuan said sullenly: "I'm embarrassed to call you like that... I'm shy!"
Pei Xingzhi: "I was also shy when I called you my wife for the first time, but I was so itchy that I mustered up the courage to take this step."
"Ayuan, there is a first time for everything. Once you overcome this barrier, you won't be so shy when you call out again."
"Come." He raised one hand and gently pinched Xie Zhaoyuan's chin, asking her to look up at him. "Call me husband. Now that you've done it the first time, it will be easy to ask the second time."
"Hmph..." Xie Zhaoyuan pouted in shame. It seemed as if his lips were stuck with glue and he couldn't open them no matter what.
Pei Xingzhi raised his wrist slightly, lifted her chin a little more, then lowered his head and kissed her lips.
He had just finished brushing his teeth, and when he suddenly kissed him, Xie Zhaoyuan only smelled a clear scent of peach.
The refreshing and sweet fragrance seeped in through the gap between his lips, making Xie Zhaoyuan swallow his saliva involuntarily.
How sweet… she thought to herself. But as she thought about it, she unconsciously opened her lips and greedily licked Pei Xingzhi's soft and tender lips with the tip of her tongue.
Pei Xingzhi was startled and his ears turned red immediately.
"You are so sweet." Xie Zhaoyuan looked at him infatuatedly with her round, bright eyes, and said shamelessly.
Pei Xingzhi originally had the upper hand, but after being teased by Xie Zhaoyuan, his heart suddenly became unstable.
"You..." He licked his wet lips, his voice hoarse.
Seeing him looking aggrieved and shy, Xie Zhaoyuan's mood suddenly improved, and she even felt that the word "husband" was not so difficult to say.
She stood on tiptoe, raised her head and leaned close to Pei Xingzhi's ear, and whispered those two words into his ear:
"husband……"
After he finished shouting, he couldn't stand it anymore, so he covered his face and turned around and ran away.
“…”
His arms suddenly felt empty. Pei Xingzhi was stunned for several seconds before he slowly realized what Xie Zhaoyuan had just said.
"Ayuan..." He called out Xie Zhaoyuan in a daze, with the corners of his mouth curled up uncontrollably.
"What are you doing!" Xie Zhaoyuan hid under the quilt and answered him angrily.
He walked out of the bathroom, threw back the quilt, got into bed, and hugged the curled-up Xie Zhaoyuan in his arms.
"Call me hubby again." He pushed forward and tricked Xie Zhao into calling him, "Call me hubby again and I'll dance with you."
"...Really?" Xie Zhaoyuan opened his palm and looked at him with only one eye exposed.
He blinked and said seriously, "Really. If you scream again, I'll dance with you."
"..." Xie Zhaoyuan's dark eyes turned cunningly, and after hesitating for a moment, he called out again vaguely.
"……husband!"
"Yeah." Pei Xingzhi was very satisfied and agreed very readily.
"Ouch, I'm so embarrassed!" Xie Zhaoyuan covered his face and hit Pei Xingzhi's chest with his head.
Pei Xingzhi grabbed her, held her face lovingly, and kissed her cheeks one after another.
"Our A-yuan is so good..."
“Knock knock knock—”
The knock on the door came unexpectedly. The two people who were playing happily in the bed froze at the same time, then got out of the bed as quickly as possible and lay down straight.
“Knock knock knock—”
"Zhao Zhao?"
Pei's mother's voice sounded outside the door.
"..."Xie Zhaoyuan lay there motionless with his eyes closed, pretending to be asleep.
Pei Xingzhi chuckled, then replied softly, "Mom, come in."
Mother Pei turned the door handle and pushed the door open.
"Hey, is Zhaozhao asleep?" Seeing Xie Zhaoyuan lying straight with her eyes closed, she immediately lowered the volume for fear of disturbing her.
"...Yeah." Pei Xingzhi nodded vigorously, "She didn't get enough sleep. She fell asleep again after lying on the bed for a while."
"Oh." Pei's mother had no doubts.
"Let's go." She waved at Pei Xingzhi, "Today is the official opening day of your new studio. You have to go there early. Don't be late."
"I know." Pei Xingzhi lifted the quilt and sat on the bed. "Mom, please go downstairs and wait for me. I'll come after I change my clothes."
"Hey." Pei's mother walked out quietly and closed the door.
"Click"
The sound of the door lock closing clearly fell into Xie Zhaoyuan's ears. Xie Zhaoyuan opened his eyes and let out a deep breath as if relieved.
“That was a close call…”
Pei Xingzhi looked at her and smiled, then raised his right hand and lifted up the sleeve of his sweater at his left wrist, revealing a watch on his thin wrist.
"Ayuan, look at this." He put the watch in front of Xie Zhaoyuan and shook it proudly.
Xie Zhaoyuan grabbed his hand and gently touched the watch on his wrist: "Are you finally willing to wear it?"
"Well!" He said proudly, "The watch you gave me is so precious. I have always wanted to wear it, but I couldn't find the most suitable time. Now that the new studio is officially established, I can finally wear it out with confidence."
"Okay...eh? You haven't told me the name of your new studio yet?" Xie Zhaoyuan suddenly thought of this question.
Pei Xingzhi pinched her face and said, "I was just about to tell you this."
She hurriedly got up from the bed and sat cross-legged next to Pei Xingzhi: "Then tell me quickly!"
Pei Xingzhi: "Chasing Wish Technology."
"Chasing a wish..." Xie Zhaoyuan pondered the name carefully, "Chasing a wish, starting over again, not bad!"
Pei Xingzhi: "It has another meaning."
"...What?" Xie Zhaoyuan hasn't reacted yet.
Pei Xingzhi tapped her nose and said, "Chase the wish, chase the wish."
"Ayuan, go forward boldly and feel relieved. Pei Xingzhi will always follow behind you, cheer you on, and protect you from the wind."
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