Fortunately, she possessed remarkable resilience, which provided sufficient cushioning, preventing the other party from waking up.
Thinking of this, Shang Hongyu couldn't help but feel a little proud. However, she quickly rubbed her sore wrist with a frown. Her hands were sore from working on it for so long, and it was a pity that all her efforts had been in vain.
There was nothing she could do but continue, moving cautiously. Just when she was about to succeed, the guy behind her suddenly groaned, arched his body, and changed to a more comfortable position. Then, his other hand landed on her chest.
Shang Hongyu: "???"
She couldn't help but turn around and glare at him, but she couldn't see anything unusual on his face. She could also feel his calm and gentle breathing, so he must still be asleep.
She breathed a sigh of relief, but then, with no other choice, she began to carefully move his left hand again.
The whole process was really difficult. Each movement couldn't be too big, otherwise it might wake the other person up. We could only move little by little, like ants carrying house. After moving a little bit, we had to put it down and rest for a while to see if the other person was awake before daring to continue the next movement.
After all that fuss, she felt like she was covered in a layer of fragrant sweat.
Suddenly her face turned red, and she grabbed the other person's hand, afraid to move any further.
The two embraced tightly, and an eerie silence fell over the room.
After a long silence, Shang Hongyu finally couldn't hold back any longer: "Are you awake already?"
There was no further response.
She took a deep breath, bit her lip, and calmed herself down: "You're standing there!"
She wasn't some clueless little girl; she was, after all, the queen of the sea tribe. How could she possibly misunderstand that the other party was hiding a sword in his pocket?
Zuan then slowly woke up and naturally stretched: "Oh, you're already awake? The weather seems pretty nice today."
Shang Hongyu chuckled coldly: "Keep pretending, your body has already given you away."
Zuan was a little embarrassed: "You can't blame me for this. It's just a normal reaction for men when they wake up in the morning."
“Keep making things up, keep making things up.” Shang Hongyu glared at him.
Zuan could only say, "I can't help it. You kept squirming in my arms. How could I not react to such a beautiful woman? Wouldn't that be the greatest disrespect to you?"
Shang Hongyu: "..."
She laughed in exasperation: "What, after all this time you're just standing there like this, and you're still showing me respect?"
“Of course.” Zu An replied without batting an eye.
Shang Hongyu: "..."
She tried to control her trembling shoulders: "When did you wake up?"
"I woke up just now when you were talking."
"hehe."
"Uh, actually a little bit ahead."
"hehe."
"A little further ahead."
"How far ahead exactly?" Shang Hongyu felt her primal power about to erupt.
"It was...it was when you started moving my hand." Zuan's voice trailed off as he spoke, as if he realized he was in the wrong.
"You were awake from the start?" Shang Hongyu felt like she was about to faint from anger. "So you stayed silent the whole time, deliberately trying to make a fool of me, right?"
Just thinking about how sneaky she had been was so embarrassing that she almost dug a huge villa out of the bed with her toes, the kind with a basement.
Anger from Shang Hongyu: +300 +300 +300...
Zuan chuckled awkwardly, "I saw how careful you were back then, and I was worried that making a sound would embarrass you, so I just kept pretending to be asleep."
"So I'm not embarrassed now?" Shang Hongyu was getting a little frantic.
Zuan muttered, "Actually, if you hadn't shouted 'Breaking it,' you wouldn't be in this awkward situation now."
Shang Hongyu laughed in exasperation: "..."
"You've been standing right in front of me, how am I supposed to pretend I don't know?"
Both of them felt somewhat embarrassed upon hearing this.
Suddenly, Shang Hongyu thought of something and looked at him with a dangerous glint in her eyes: "I was about to succeed halfway through, but then you stretched and used your other hand... It seems you did that on purpose?"
“That was just a coincidence.” Zuan’s expression was somewhat stiff.
"Is it really just a coincidence?" Shang Hongyu tilted her head back and leaned in, their faces almost touching.
"What a coincidence." Zuan had to admit that the other person had a face that could launch a thousand ships; even at such close range, he couldn't see the slightest flaw.
"Does it feel comfortable to touch?" Shang Hongyu suddenly asked quickly.
"Shu..." Zu'an answered halfway and then realized what he was doing and hurriedly said, "Uh, I had just woken up and was still a bit groggy, so I didn't really notice anything."
Seeing the other person's current appearance, Shang Hongyu finally couldn't help but laugh: "Alright, alright, let's just forget about it. Anyway, we're husband and wife now, so it's inevitable that we'll hug and cuddle."
Zuan breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but admire her carefree attitude.
"However..." Shang Hongyu's tone shifted abruptly, her expression a half-smile, her eyes seemingly veiled with tears, "How long do you plan to stand there?"
Zu An blushed, feeling genuinely embarrassed. He quickly released her and shrank back against the wall, saying, "I was so nervous when you interrogated me that I didn't react in time. Please forgive me."
Shang Hongyu snorted: "You can get nervous too? Is there anything in the world that can make you nervous these days?"
Zuan: "..."
Fortunately, Shang Hongyu wasn't really angry. She got up, straightened her clothes, and looked out at the sea with a look of longing on her face: "You made me all sticky and uncomfortable this morning. You have to make it up to me."
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