If Yan Shao and Zhu Qianying were like Zizai, having lost their memories and ignoring the fact that Zizai had been missing for a day and a night, then Yan Shao and Zhu Qianying would actually have had a pretty good time these past few days.
Every day, the family of three sleeps together under the same blanket. It's unclear who is comforting whom, but for the first two nights, Zizai kept chattering away until he yawned repeatedly and finally closed his eyes to sleep. To avoid disturbing him, Yan Shao and Zhu Qianying simply lay quietly beside him, closed their eyes, and waited for sleep to come.
The third night was the same.
Zizai chattered on and on about how he played with Bai Xiaolu, and then fell asleep.
In the darkness, the even breathing of the sleeping boy seemed quite pleasant to hear.
In the silence, Yan Shao reached out and took Zhu Qianying's hand, which was resting on Zizai's body, without saying a word.
Zhu Qianying gently curled her fingers, entwining them around his slender fingers.
The two of them played with each other's fingers like that. At first, it was probably just out of boredom, but as they played, they actually fell asleep with their fingers intertwined.
Yan Shao hadn't gone for his morning run for several days in a row. On this day, his biological clock was still on strike. When he woke up, he glanced at the clock on the wall and saw that it was exactly eight o'clock.
This was a full two hours after his usual wake-up time.
Seeing that it was already this late, Yan Shao didn't rush to get up. He moved his hand and felt a pulling force. Looking down, he realized that his hand and Zhu Qianying's hand had been intertwined since last night.
He tried and found that Zhu Qianying's fingers were wrapped very tightly. Unless he forcibly pulled his hand out, or pried her fingers apart one by one, he would not be able to get his hand out.
Both of these methods would obviously wake her up.
After struggling for a moment, Young Master Yan ultimately couldn't bear to wake her. So, he put his other hand under his head, lay back, and waited quietly for his wife and son to wake up.
Young Master Yan had almost never experienced waking up and then lying in bed in a daze before. But now, he felt that occasionally spacing out and letting his mind go blank seemed not so bad.
When Zhu Qianying woke up, she first tried to separate her intertwined hands, but found that she couldn't. Only then did she open her eyes to look at them.
When she opened her eyes, Yan Shao grabbed her hand and kissed it on his soft lips.
"Honey, are you awake?"
Zhu Qianying raised her other hand to wipe her eyes, and asked him in a daze, "Have you been awake for a long time?"
Young Master Yan glanced at the time, "Not really..."
Actually, it was already 9:30, which means he had been spacing out for an hour and a half.
Zhu Qianying didn't know that much. Moreover, before she got married, she loved to sleep in late and loved to stay in bed in the morning.
But now, she was thinking about her precious son and Young Master Yan's breakfast. Although she was still a little drowsy, she tried to get out of bed.
Yan Shao glanced at his son, who was still fast asleep, and reached out to press her back onto the bed.
"Lie down a little longer..."
"But breakfast..." Zhu Qianying was still thinking about this.
"Let's go to the teahouse for tea later!"
"Zizai is like this..." Zhu Qianying's words were quickly interrupted by Yan Shao, "I asked the doctor, and as long as it's not fried or too greasy, he can eat it. He also said that the boy is recovering faster than he expected."
The little guy recovered physically quickly, but psychologically, a time bomb remained.
Even so, Zhu Qianying and Yan Shao tried their best to appear optimistic and composed.
Since Young Master Yan said so, Zhu Qianying lay down with peace of mind.
This was the first time the two of them had been so lazy since they got together. They woke up but lay in bed doing nothing and saying nothing, just putting their arms behind their heads and spacing out together.
After a while, Yan Shao reached out and touched her face. "Baby, come here."
Zhu Qianying stared at him for a moment, hesitated, and finally stood up carefully, stepping past Zizai to stand beside him.
Yan Shao looked up at her, his eyes shining brightly after a good night's sleep.
He winked at her with his bright black eyes, patted his belly with his large hand, and gestured for her to sit down.
Zhu Qianying glanced at her son subconsciously. Yan Shao grabbed her arm and gently pulled her, causing her to fall unexpectedly onto his stomach.
“My son is here…” Zhu Qianying’s gaze swept toward Zizai.
Zizai is already five years old and only has a vague understanding of many things. She doesn't want him to wake up and see anything inappropriate.
Yan Shao pinched her chin and pecked her lips.
"Honey, what are you thinking about?"
With a mischievous smile on his face, Young Master Yan reached under her armpits, lifted her up easily with both hands, and then put her down again.
Thus, Zhu Qianying sat on his stomach with her legs spread apart on either side of his body, facing him.
Do you still want to sleep?
With a smile in his eyes, Yan Shao reached out and wrapped his arm around the back of her head, forcefully pressing her against his chest.
Zhu Qianying secretly rolled her eyes, but dared not say anything, for fear of waking her precious son. If the little guy saw her like this, where would she put her old face?
"Alright, close your eyes for a little while longer. I'll wake you when our son wakes up." Young Master Yan gently pinched the back of her neck, as if treating a proud and lazy cat.
Zhu Qianying really enjoyed having the back of her neck brushed like that, so she closed her eyes slightly and comfortably rested her face on his chest.
Yan Shao's heartbeat was steady and strong, pounding in her ear. This sound, representing vitality, made Zhu Qianying feel inexplicably at ease.
"Once things are settled at your studio, let's go out for a walk to relax."
Yan Shao only talked about the studio, but Zhu Qianying understood that he was also alluding to the matter of Zai Zai.
"Um……"
Zhu Qianying didn't care, as long as she had Zizai with her.
In the past, when she took her son, she mostly liked to go to exciting places to play.
But now, she suddenly wants to find a quiet place where the three of them can hang three hammocks under the shade of a tree, listen to the chirping of insects and cicadas, and take a lazy afternoon nap together in the gentle breeze.
"Let's find a quiet place..."
So quiet, so far from the hustle and bustle, that no one and nothing could disturb the happiness and peace of this family of three.
“Okay…” Young Master Yan gently stroked her hair.
Even after being together for so long, she still surprises him from time to time.
He didn't know what other women's pursuits and definitions of life were, but he was certain that he didn't like the hustle and bustle that most women longed for.
It wasn't until this moment that he remembered that in all the time they had been together, she had never mentioned accompanying him to parties as Mrs. Yan.
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