I only care about you.
A ticklish sensation came from her eyelids. Bai Yixia shook her head, unable to bear it any longer, and lowered her head, her chin touching a soft piece of fabric.
She struggled to open her eyes and found herself nestled in a soft blanket, warm and cozy from a nap.
Still a little groggy from just waking up, she wiggled around under the blanket like a little caterpillar. Suddenly realizing something was wrong, Bai Yixia looked up sharply and met Zhou Qingchi's smiling eyes.
"Xiaxia, little pig, are you sleeping well?" Zhou Qingchi lowered his head and gently touched the tip of her nose.
Bai Yixia propped herself up, suddenly realizing that she seemed to have slept with her head on Zhou Qingchi's lap. She murmured, "I think so... Wasn't I keeping vigil for New Year's Eve?"
She asked earnestly, and Zhou Qingchi brushed her bangs aside to answer her question, "Yes, last night we said we would stay up all night to welcome the New Year."
Actually, this kind of thing happens every time they spend the Lunar New Year together. Nowadays, few people pay attention to staying up all night on New Year's Eve, but Bai Yixia always encourages them to do it together.
However, she herself is not good at staying up late, and she is often the first one to collapse.
The same thing happened last night. After Zhou Qingchi took a shower, he played with them. Bai Yixia was full of energy at first, but after a few rounds of games, she seemed to have been given sleeping pills.
At that time, Zhou Qingchi found a popular detective drama to watch. One second Bai Yixia was staring intently at the TV with wide eyes, the next second she closed her eyes and fell fast asleep.
Her speed in falling asleep is enviable.
Bai Yixia didn't remember when she fell asleep, but listening to Zhou Qingchi's description, she scratched her head, "Then didn't you and Xiao Yan watch a pantomime for a long time?"
Zhou Qingchi shook her head. "Your sleep quality is unmatched." The sudden noise on TV didn't disturb her at all; instead, she curled up in the blanket and fell asleep again.
"Hehe." Bai Yixia chuckled. "You—"
The rest of her words were cut off as Zhou Qingchi leaned down and gently kissed her lips, lightly rubbing them a few times.
Bai Yixia nervously pushed him away and covered her mouth with her hand. "How could you do this? This is the living room. What if Xiao Yan sees us?"
Zhou Qingchi didn't seem to care and kissed her eyelids again. "He's gone to sleep. Besides, even if he saw it, so what?"
A sharp pain shot through her lower lip. Zhou Qingchi lifted her eyelids in displeasure and asked resentfully, "Is our relationship something you can't hide?"
Bai Yixia blinked, her eyes darting around, her heart bubbling with excitement. How could Zhou Qingchi be so adorable!
Seeing that she didn't answer immediately, Zhou Qingchi clenched his hands behind her back, closed his eyes, and was about to change the subject when someone pressed down on his neck and pulled him back.
Bai Yixia's kisses were haphazard, landing scattered kisses on the corners of his eyes and the bridge of his nose, seemingly intending to kiss his entire face. Her eyes sparkled with laughter, and she waved her hand, "Someone, open the curtains, let's kiss again!"
Zhou Qingchi's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, suddenly settled down. He was stunned for a moment, then excitedly pulled the person into his arms and picked him up horizontally without giving him any warning.
"!" Bai Yixia hurriedly wrapped her arms around his neck, her eyes wide open, and muttered softly, "What are you doing, what are you doing?"
Zhou Qingchi affectionately rubbed his chin against the top of her head. "It's only six o'clock, there's still plenty of time." He looked down at her. "Want to sleep some more with me?"
The last time they shared a bed was when they were four-year-old human infants. Bai Yixia's eyes lit up and she nodded without hesitation.
Bai Yixia hadn't slept in Zhou Qingchi's bed since she grew up. She huddled under the covers, peeking out with her eyes full of anticipation as she looked at Zhou Qingchi.
Zhou Qingchi was still a little confused, but seeing that her eyes kept falling on his stomach, he chuckled and patted her on the shoulder, "What are you thinking about? I don't have the habit of sleeping naked."
Bai Yixia blushed, then said matter-of-factly, "How can this be? Don't I get the perk of sleeping with someone?"
Zhou Qingchi lifted the blanket and lay down beside her, turning to face her with a deliberately stern face, and said, "Sorry, you are my girlfriend, so I have no obligation to provide anything."
At that moment, Bai Yixia was unsure whether to ask for some benefits for herself or to be happy for those three words first.
Zhou Qingchi didn't give her a reason to hesitate. He touched her hand in bed, pulled it under his pajamas, and suddenly smiled, "But you can touch it."
Bai Yixia couldn't resist the urge and excitedly pounced on him, burying her face in his chest, her voice muffled as she said, "Okay, okay, then I have no objections."
Zhou Qingchi chuckled, gently patting her back. Bai Yixia, who slept exceptionally well, fell asleep again within minutes. Zhou Qingchi lowered his head and kissed her forehead, then quickly drifted off to sleep as well.
Early risers set off lively firecrackers, but perhaps because of the sense of security of having two people in bed, no one was woken up.
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Many shopping malls were still closed after the New Year, but Bai Yixia had no intention of going out to have fun.
The newlyweds wanted to do everything together. Bai Yixia was so happy staying at the Zhou family's house that she forgot all about home. It was only because Lin Shuyang couldn't stand it anymore that she dragged her home.
Bai Yixia didn't intend to hide it from her parents. It was simply impossible to hide a relationship that was under their noses.
But to Bai Yixia's surprise, she had just excitedly told her parents the news and was anxiously waiting for their reaction. To her astonishment, their response was quite different from what she had expected. Both Ms. Lin and Mr. Bai looked surprised and exclaimed in unison, "Weren't you two already together?"
The one who was surprised was Bai Yixia. She paused for two seconds, then stammered, "Why did such an accident happen?"
Ms. Lin propped her chin on her hand and thought for a moment, "Mom thought you two had been together since high school. I was going to remind you to be careful, but it turns out you two are more discreet than I thought..."
The mother and daughter looked at each other and blinked in unison.
Who would have thought that it wasn't about the boundaries of puppy love at all, but that they were never actually together?
President Bai rubbed his temples helplessly. "Xiao Chi has always taken good care of you, but she treats Jia Yuan differently. I just assume you're too embarrassed to tell us."
It turned out that there was no connection at that time.
Bai Yixia slammed her hand on the table. "If only I had known! If only I had—" Her expression twisted for a moment. Her parents could see her affection, and they could also see how good Zhou Qingchi was to her. If she had known, she wouldn't have waited until now!
Lin Shuyang comforted her, "Oh, what does it matter? It's good that you're together now." She patted her daughter's hand, "The longer the wine is aged, the more mellow it becomes, and your relationship will be like that too."
Bai Yixia's face turned red from her mother's coaxing. She obediently sat back down and listened to the two adults give her a long list of precautions.
Finally, Ms. Lin rubbed her head and said, "Congratulations, Mom and Dad."
The elders in the family can give children the most direct education. Lin Shuyang and President Bai have been as loving and happy as ever for more than 20 years, which gave Bai Yixia the most beautiful yearning for love.
She affectionately touched her mother's arm and shook hands with her father, saying, "Thank you, Mom, thank you, Dad."
Not long after, Bai Yixia told Zhou Qingchi about it. He was equally surprised, but his nervousness only intensified his surprise.
"Won't Aunt Lin and Uncle think I'm too frivolous..." He held Bai Yixia's hand tightly, his eyes filled with an unprecedented unease.
Bai Yixia found it intriguing, but she didn't want him to feel uneasy about it, so she took his hand and shook it, "What are you thinking about?"
She leaned in and gave Zhou Qingchi a comforting kiss on the face, her eyes crinkling, "Your parents watched you grow up, so even if they had their own suspicions, they didn't tell us. They trust you completely."
“If it were someone else, they probably wouldn’t have this attitude.” Bai Yixia nudged Zhou Qingchi’s shoulder. “Don’t overthink it, Brother Zhou.”
Zhou Qingchi was momentarily stunned, but after hearing Bai Yixia's words, he immediately understood what Ms. Lin and President Bai meant.
But he was more concerned about something else. He reached out and scooped her up, placing her on the desk in front of him. Zhou Qingchi held Bai Yixia's fidgeting legs between his arms and wrapped his arms around her waist. "It's been a long time since you called me that."
Bai Yixia only noticed after he pointed it out. Her toes started to swing restlessly, and she lost one of her slippers. So she simply stepped barefoot onto Zhou Qingchi's thigh.
Seeing Zhou Qingchi's expression change, Bai Yixia had a mischievous thought. She asked knowingly, "What?" As she spoke, she lightly tapped his knee with her toe. "How am I supposed to know if you don't explain clearly?"
The last syllable of the sentence is drawn out, as if it's being coquettish.
Zhou Qingchi was momentarily flustered. He suddenly looked up at her and saw her sly smile. He understood immediately and snorted, "What else could it be? She's grown up and doesn't need Little Zhou anymore."
"Hahahahahaha." Bai Yixia laughed loudly, showing no mercy. "Ouch."
Zhou Qingchi hooked her waist and pulled her off the table, landing her squarely on his lap. "What are you laughing at?"
Bai Yixia said, "I'm laughing at you for being just like me, so concerned about even a form of address."
An unspoken tension hung between them. Zhou Qingchi leaned forward to kiss Bai Yixia, his tongue barely probing before being released. He wondered what Bai Yixia had eaten, for her mouth tasted sweet.
Like an insatiable wolf, Zhou Qingchi greedily sucked the saliva from Bai Yixia's mouth, kissing her until she was dizzy before letting go.
After the kiss, both of them were a little out of breath. Bai Yixia leaned limply against his shoulder, her nose red from the kiss.
In his ear, Zhou Qingchi said in a hoarse voice, "I care about everything that concerns you."
Bai Yixia's heart softened at his words, and she gently nuzzled against his neck, "What do you like me to call you? Little Zhou?"
Zhou Qingchi paused for a moment, then said, "No. But this is what I'm most used to."
He rubbed Bai Yixia's back and said, "You can call me whatever you like, as long as it's you."
Bai Yixia gently tugged at his hair.
"Um?"
She kissed Zhou Qingchi on the tip of his ear. "Then you're in trouble. There will be many, many more ways to address me from now on. You'll have to get used to it."
At first, Zhou Qingchi didn't quite understand, but over time, Bai Yixia showed him that he could have so many nicknames.
Zhou Qingchi, who was often bewildered by Bai Yixia's novel nicknames, had to resort to some means to change his three commonly used nicknames.
On the tenth day of the first lunar month, express delivery resumed. Zhou Qingchi received a call and went to pick up the package. Bai Yixia knelt in his room, putting together a jigsaw puzzle that she had been working on before the Lunar New Year.
After more than ten minutes passed and no one returned, Bai Yixia was still a little puzzled. Just as she was about to call and ask, she heard the sound of the door opening.
She waited for the person to come in, but first saw a large stack of express deliveries.
"?" Bai Yixia asked in surprise, "Brother Qingchi, why did you buy so much stuff?"
Zhou Qingchi put the things down, shook his arms, and shook his head. "I only have one. The rest are yours."
Bai Yixia: "Huh?"
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