"Big brother?"
Time passed little by little, and the quiet home gradually became filled with sounds.
The door was gently pushed open by a small hand, and Huo Tingjun's chubby face appeared in the doorway.
"Shh, keep your voice down."
Huo Tingxiao glanced subconsciously at the person curled up on the bed, and seeing that the person was not awake, he whispered a warning to Huo Tingjun.
"sister in law?!"
Huo Tingjun followed his brother's gaze and noticed the person sleeping soundly in bed. He instinctively gasped, but after feeling his brother's cold gaze, he quickly covered his mouth with his hand.
"We'll talk about it later."
Huo Tingxiao waved to him.
"Oh, oh, oh." Huo Tingjun turned around and left in a daze, clearly not quite realizing that Wen Xingyue had slept in his brother's room.
You should know that when her older brother was first sent back, her parents originally wanted the couple to live together, but Wen Xingyue told them with great disdain that it was impossible.
Huo Tingjun still remembers the look of disgust on her face, which is why he was so surprised to see Wen Xingyue sleeping in this simple room downstairs.
Even though Wen Xingyue's personality has changed now, compared to her, who was pampered since childhood and always wanted the best in everything, her older brother's life was rough. His clothes and furniture were all old and worn out. His army green quilt was faded from washing and had many patches. His bed was a simple cot made of straw instead of cotton, and it was hard. He was disgusted by it. He never expected that his sister-in-law would be willing to sleep in it.
Is your older brother not home?
When Huo's mother came back after changing her clothes upstairs, she was puzzled not to see Huo Tingxiao in the living room.
"Shh, Mom, my sister-in-law is asleep in my brother's room."
Upon hearing his mother's voice, Huo Tingjun quickly raised his finger to silence her.
"oh oh."
Mrs. Huo responded instinctively, but then she froze, "What did you say? Your sister-in-law is sleeping in your eldest brother's room?"
Her shock was no less than Huo Tingjun's.
"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes. My older brother was sitting by the bed watching over my sister-in-law."
Huo Tingjun nodded very seriously.
"Haha, your older brother has finally figured it out! Good, good! Aunt Wang, please take out all the quilts, new sheets and duvet covers, tables and chairs that you prepared for Tingxiao's wedding. Also, change everything in Tingxiao's room downstairs."
The image of her restrained and upright son sitting solemnly by the bed, watching over his delicate and soft-spoken wife, made Huo's mother smile instantly.
Unable to contain her joy, Mrs. Huo excitedly gave instructions to Wang Ma, who was already busy in the kitchen.
Although I don't know if Xingyue will still sleep in her son's room in the future, what if she does? It's worth it to rest there occasionally.
Regardless, everything in my son's room needs to be replaced with new things. Xingyue has delicate skin, so my son can sleep on those hard surfaces, but my daughter-in-law can't.
Xingyue agreed to sleep in her son's room. They gradually made progress together, slowly developed feelings for each other, and eventually got together.
Just thinking about it makes me happy.
As parents, they ultimately hoped that their two children would end up together.
Previously, their son had a leg problem, and not wanting to burden their daughter-in-law, they agreed to their son's promise to divorce. However, now that they know from Xingyue that there is hope for their son's leg to recover, they, as parents, hope that the two can be happy together in the end.
"Mom, keep your voice down." Huo Tingjun stamped her foot but didn't dare to shout too loudly.
"Yes, yes, keep it down, let's keep it down." Mrs. Huo reacted instantly and nodded repeatedly.
...
It wasn't until nearly noon that Wen Xingyue woke up, having had a good sleep. When she opened her eyes to the unfamiliar surroundings, she was still a little dazed.
[Have I ended up in another world again?]
"You're awake? Aunt Wang has prepared lunch. You can eat now."
A clear and gentle voice rang out in the quiet space.
[Eat rice!]
Wen Xingyue snapped out of her daze, sat up abruptly, and turned to get out of bed.
But with a "bang," Wen Xingyue hit something hard and fell back onto the bed, her voice trembling.
She hissed softly, clutching her nose where she had been hit, her watery and charming eyes gradually welling up with tears.
"Are you alright? Let me see."
Huo Tingxiao hadn't expected her to react so strongly to eating. Seeing her movements, he nervously and guiltily moved closer to her, carefully taking her hand and pulling it away to check on her.
The moment he got closer, he met those watery eyes. After a good night's sleep, those eyes were clear and bright, and now, dipped in water, they were as beautiful as gemstones. The area around her eyes was slightly red, her small, pert nose was pink, and her fair cheeks were slightly flushed, like a sweet and tempting peach. Huo Tingxiao couldn't help but swallow hard.
"Huo Tingxiao, why are you so hard?"
Wen Xingyue was completely brought back to her senses when she saw the enlarged version of the face. She realized that she had slept in Huo Tingxiao's room today. She gently rubbed her red nose and muttered softly.
"I'm sorry, it was my fault. Let me see your nose... It's nothing serious, just red. There's no sign of swelling or nosebleed. You should rest for a while and it will be fine."
Huo Tingxiao abruptly snapped out of his reverie, inwardly cursing himself.
Huo Tingxiao, you bumped into that girl and hurt her. You checked her injury, and you still have the mind to think about other things.
Where has your usual composure and self-control gone?
He quickly lowered his eyelashes, didn't argue, and apologized decisively. He carefully examined his nose, which had been bruised, touched it, and pinched it. Only after confirming that everything was alright did he breathe a sigh of relief.
The girl's skin was incredibly delicate. She suddenly rubbed against him, and he leaned in to pull the blanket that was about to fall to the ground. Her head hit his shoulder instead.
Because she moved quickly and didn't hold back, her nose turned red immediately.
[It's good that it's not broken. The little peach blossom spirit is so pretty; it would be so ugly if her nose were damaged.]
Wen Xingyue was relieved.
She's a young woman who loves beauty, and she doesn't want her nose to be crooked in the future.
"Alright, let's go out to eat. I'm hungry. Aunt Wang said she'd make me meat for lunch today."
Remembering his words about dinner, Wen Xingyue pushed the man in front of her away, rolled out of bed, and ran out of the room straight to the dining table.
No one can stop a peach blossom spirit who loves to eat!
"~"
Watching the little girl run off into the distance, Huo Tingxiao turned to look at his messy blankets, his pillow already kicked to the foot of the bed by the girl who could turn around in bed while sleeping.
My usually straightforward and simple life seems pretty good now that this adorable little peach blossom spirit has joined in.
With a soft laugh, Huo Tingxiao tidied up the room briefly and then pushed his wheelchair out of the room as well.
Outside, the little peach blossom spirit was already sitting obediently at the dining table, looking like a well-behaved baby.
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