Chapter 8: Couple's Night Talk
She was also surprised that the man on the top of the tower in the city knelt down in front of her.
Is this some kind of ritual? ...My mother never told her about it.
She really thought she had missed it.
After all, her mother had told her so many things to pay attention to...such as the love between husband and wife, mutual understanding, and the affairs between husband and wife, etc.
I quickly squatted down, wanting to join him.
Today, Zhou Junheng and I went to the clan temple to pay our respects and inform our ancestors that we are now one as husband and wife.
Zhou Junheng stopped her movements, "Don't move, I'll do it."
Shi Ye felt completely tense. This scene was too subversive and her little heart couldn't adapt to it.
The man took out a pair of rings from the box.
He helped her put them on slowly. "The pair of emeralds that mother passed down to you belonged to the matriarch of the family. Passing them down to the eldest daughter-in-law might not be convenient for you at work. This pair of plain rings won't be too conspicuous."
Shi Ye listened to the man's story and considered it very carefully.
She breathed a sigh of relief for some reason. It was good that the man in front of her would consider the problem from her perspective and then solve it.
Even if there is no love between the two of them, his way of doing things will not embarrass her in the future.
"Should I put it on for you?"
Zhou Junheng nodded, and their fingertips touched. Shi Ye's heart was beating uncontrollably fast.
The man's fingertips were slender as he knelt on the mahogany floor in front of her. He was not groveling, but inexplicably had a sense of seduction like the master and subordinate in a comic book... The thin white wrist bone was suspended quietly in the air, and the silver ring brushed across his knuckles.
It fits perfectly with his long, bony fingers.
"Okay, put it on."
She withdrew her fingers, which were feeling a little hot. The dressing mirror was right next to her.
The red candle is swaying, it will burn all night long, and now the candlelight is bright.
The crimson color of her ear tips was reflected, like rouge red gradually spreading under the glaze.
He did not stand up, but suddenly held her ankle with the hand wearing the ring. The cold metal became hot the moment the skin touched.
"Does the injury on the back of your foot still hurt?"
Shi Ye shook his head.
But he seemed to be just asking and didn't do it.
Because next he was massaging her ankles in this position.
"You wore high heels for a long time at the wedding today. You must be careful these days."
Perhaps it was because the night was too gentle, or perhaps his movements were too natural, as if he had done it for her a thousand times.
I also feel inexplicably relaxed.
She nodded and explained to him.
"I've already used the spray you asked Sheng Li to give me. I wore high heels when I took the photo today and when I left home. I changed into flat shoes when I toasted later."
"Yeah, I know. When you're straddling the fire pot, you reach my shoulders, but when you're toasting, you only reach my chest."
Shi Ye's cheeks puffed up. Are you observing too closely?
She muttered quietly, "I'm not short, it's you who are too tall."
Zhou Junheng still heard it clearly, and the little girl's rebuttal statement sounded a bit like coquettishness in his ears.
"Yes, not too short, just right. It's just that I'm too tall."
Shiye nodded, happy.
"I've already cleaned up the red dates and peanuts on the quilt when you were showering, but there might still be some small bits scattered around. Be careful when you sleep, and get up and check if you feel something is stuck."
He was gentle in his movements and patient in his explanations, and with every word he spoke, it seemed as if the two of them were not just having a wedding night talk but rather like a couple who had been married for many years.
Zhou Junheng explained the holiday to her again.
"My work will still be inconvenient, and I apologize for that. In theory, civil servants are entitled to seven days of marriage leave, but in reality..."
Shi Ye smiled and interrupted his apology.
"It's okay, I know. Dad is a soldier."
"Sometimes the holidays are more stressful than yours. He rarely has the time to completely ignore those things. Mom has told me ~ I understand ~"
"Do your job well in your position."
She still knows the priorities.
She is being unreasonable and is only holding Zhou Junheng back.
She was too stupid and slapped the Shi family in the face, saying that her family didn't know how to teach...
She should be a sensible Mrs. Zhou...that means she should be sensible and know when to advance and retreat, and she will do that.
She was too conscious of being the director's wife, which made Zhou Junheng feel distressed but helpless.
The young girl has not yet fully accepted herself as one of her own, let alone the identity of a husband.
She just wanted to treat this marriage as a business, manage it in an orderly manner, and as long as they treated each other with respect and there was nothing to fault, everything would be fine.
Never mind, the little girl is still young... take it slow, she will understand one day.
He tried his best to make up for her in other ways and treat her well.
All these years have passed, so why not take it slow and wait a little longer?
He also reminded me of the holiday and that I would go to my parents-in-law's house tomorrow.
Her mother had told her about the precautions for returning to her parents' home the day after tomorrow, but her little head was buzzing with all the instructions and she couldn't remember them at all...
My plan is to call my mother and ask her again before returning home after the wedding. My mother doesn't care about empty formalities.
But she can't call her parents-in-law to ask about this matter.
"Zhou Junheng."
"Um?"
"Tomorrow when we go to my parents' house, if there's anything I don't know, you have to tell me. I'm afraid it would be rude, which is not good~"
She likes to speak with erhua and upward strokes unconsciously, and her inner emotions can be seen from it.
"What's wrong with it?" Zhou Junheng asked her.
She frowned slightly, "That's rude. People might think I'm unhappy with my marriage."
Zhou Junheng followed her logic and continued, "So our little one is also satisfied with this marriage."
There was an undisguised smile in his eyes.
Shi Ye looked up, a little confused by his answer.
I was annoyed that I should have spoken more carefully. I spoke too fast and accidentally blurted out what was really in my heart.
"That's not the point I'm making."
"I want you to remember to remind me that husband and wife are one, and they share both their success and their failure!"
She raised her tone a little, but Zhou Junheng didn't hear any difference in her voice, like a little lion with its fur standing on end.
But in the end, I was delighted by the phrase "husband and wife are one".
He nodded and agreed very readily.
The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, "Yes, it will make our Xiaoye appear gentle and polite in front of others."
Shi Ye said that this is right.
I didn't notice the deeper meaning behind some of the words.
When he stood up again, he was instantly aware of the height difference when he was shrouded in shadow. He was too tall...
Suddenly moving closer, she could see his eyelashes clearly, which were very thick and long.
The man's presence could not be ignored, and Tokiya felt like he was holding his breath.
Zhou Junheng didn't let her let her fantasize anymore, fearing that the little girl wouldn't get enough sleep today.
The man's voice is deep and magnetic, especially charming late at night.
"Go to bed early, I'll wake you up tomorrow morning."
She blinked and looked at the back of the man who turned and left after saying this, still unable to react.
…So they don’t sleep together?
As the man closed the door, he told the girl, "I'm in the second bedroom next to the study. Sometimes I have to deal with things later. If you have anything, just knock on my door."
Is he afraid of disturbing her rest because he has to work overtime?
besides.
Will he live in the second bedroom from now on?
I also turned off the main light, leaving only a dim bedside lamp.
The wedding candles are still bright and swaying.
When she was at home, she also slept alone in a big bed. She had never felt how big a two-meter bed was, but now it felt a little empty... She thought maybe it was because she was getting used to the bed in the new place?
When she turned over again, her phone suddenly lit up.
News about Zhou Junheng.
"Be good, don't let your imagination run wild. You're not used to it yet, so we have a long way to go."
"I'm very tired today. Go to bed early. My mother-in-law said that you don't get enough sleep for 8 hours on weekdays and you like to stay in bed. If you stay up late tomorrow and it's impolite, you can't blame me."
"Good night, don't reply."
Shi Ye's eyes widened in disbelief.
How could mom tell him all this...it's a bit embarrassing.
Put all the random thoughts behind you.
He punched the pillow next to him, threw his phone on the bedside table, and slid into bed to sleep.
…
Shi Ye did fall asleep after receiving the message.
But it is also true that I couldn’t get up the next day.
Zhou Junheng was helpless. His mother-in-law was right about the little girl. What could he do?
You took great pains to marry her, so just pamper her.
The nanny also went upstairs.
Just thinking about this day and night made her feel busy and tired, and she was preparing to ask the newlyweds to go downstairs to eat something.
When I walked to the door, I found Mr. Zhou calling his wife to get up.
She rarely saw such a gentle look in these years.
The little girl leaned in his arms, her hair a little messy on her fair face. Zhou Junheng pushed it aside for her, but the little girl refused to open her eyes and leaned against his shoulder, whimpering.
"Xiao Ye wants to... want to sleep a little longer~"
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