It's hard to quit, but it's the perfect marriage!

Zhu Xi couldn't take it back, so she could only resign herself to stepping on it.

Zhou Yinghuai swayed in the water, his upper body naked, looking sexy and upright.

His moist eyes were fixed on hers, his breathing steady. "Your wish has come true. Are you still tired?"

"Are you Santa Claus?" She lost her composure, shifted her position, and fell into the water as well.

The ripples on the water deepened and continued to spread into the distance.

Before the first lap was over, the next lap arrived.

Intertwined circles, overlapping layers.

There's no way to avoid it, no way to escape it.

No, even Santa Claus isn't as amazing as Zhou Yinghuai.

"Do you still have any wishes?"

Zhu Xi wrapped her arms around his neck, tears streaming down her cheeks, her almond-shaped eyes still sparkling. "I wasn't greedy before, but now I want to make a wish."

"May!"

"Zhou Yinghuai, if you keep indulging me like this, you'll spoil me rotten."

Zhou Yinghuai dragged her around and swam towards the center of the water.

"We've already spoiled her. It's only natural for husbands to spoil their wives."

He carried Zhu Xi on the water, and she knew she would never fall in love with anyone else again.

Because the name Zhou Yinghuai is too authoritative.

Because no one can carry her on their back anymore, soaring through the clouds and waters.

Zhu Xi swam back and forth in the pool with almost no effort.

She was faster than she had been swimming on her own before.

She was carried away by the merman.

"I'm truly impressed." Zhu Xi clung to the edge of the pool to steady herself. "Where do you get such great stamina?"

Because she wasn't wearing a shower cap, Zhu Xi's hair was floating on the water, spreading out in a half-circle.

Zhou Yinghuai raised his hand and brushed aside the wet hair clinging to her forehead, making her bright eyes even clearer.

Zhu Xi looked at him and sighed, "I'm an adult, after all, and I've gained several pounds recently."

After all, her weight trend chart shows she's a stock with great potential.

"It's not heavy." Zhou Yinghuai moved around in the water, his smile indulgent. "If you don't have a wish to make, do you still want to swim?"

Zhu Xi still enjoys the feeling of being carried along.

When Zhou Yinghuai asked this, she smiled and nodded her chin.

He lunged forward uncontrollably. "Swim two more laps, then you go make dinner."

"it is good."

The sound of water rises again, a symbol of happiness in the world.

-

The following morning, Zhu Xi woke up in the master bedroom of Huanxisha.

Despite her repeated indulgences, her biological clock remained damn accurate.

Zhu Xi opened her eyes but did not see Zhou Yinghuai.

The warmth had dissipated by the time I stretched out my arm.

Zhu Xi slowly sat up, pressed the central control on the bedside table, and the curtains slowly opened.

She leaned against the headboard and replied to the congratulatory message.

"Awake?" Zhou Yinghuai looked like he had just taken a shower; his hair was half-dry, with bangs hanging down, giving him a more youthful appearance.

Zhu Xi nodded, feeling a bit lazy as she had just gotten up.

Zhou Yinghuai approached her, holding a glass of water that carried her familiar scent.

He sat naturally behind her and pulled her into his arms.

Zhu Xi nestled in his arms and rubbed against his neck.

She spoke with a nasal tone, "I went to bed too early last night and didn't see the message my brother sent me."

Zhou Yinghuai kissed her cheek, then held her wrists in his hands. "What did you say in congratulations?"

"He asked me to bring him some photos from high school." Zhu Xi leaned against him, her tone even lazier than before, "I don't know what he wants to do with them."

Zhou Yinghuai's heart tightened, thinking she was going to find Zhu He. "Are you going?"

"Mmm." Still half asleep, Zhu Xi mumbled an "Mmm" incoherently. Realizing something was wrong, she immediately turned around in his arms.

Holding Zhou Yinghuai's already crumbling face, she smiled and explained, "Oh dear, I misspoke."

"It's time to go, Rakuchi."

She grinned mischievously, thinking she had uncovered a shocking secret Zhou Yinghuai was unaware of. "You didn't know, did you? Le Zhishi wants to be my sister-in-law."

Zhou Yinghuai's expression softened slightly when it was confirmed that she wasn't going.

He thought that with the situation he had achieved now, Zhu Xi wouldn't have taken Zhu Xi abroad without informing him.

However, Zhou Yinghuai, who knew about Lezhishi and Zhuhe, pretended not to know anything.

The look of surprise on his face was worthy of an Oscar-winning actor. "Really? How did they get together...?"

Realizing his word choice was inaccurate, he pulled her onto his lap, wrapped his arms around her waist, and asked inquisitively, "Congratulations, how did you and Lezhi meet?"

Actually, Zhu Xi didn't quite understand either.

The principle the brother and sister follow is that if they don't talk about it, they won't ask.

Although, Zhu Xi also wanted to know.

"You don't know either?" Zhou Yinghuai smiled when he saw her troubled look. "It's a good thing you don't know."

Zhu Xi frowned, "?"

Zhou Yinghuai pinched the soft flesh of her waist. "Think about it, your relationship with Lezhishi is similar to mine with Lanqi. Now, you should understand why I spared Lanqi's life, right?"

Zhu Xi listened to his words and nodded in agreement.

Her waist went limp, and she nestled dejectedly in his arms, placing her hand on his shoulder. "You didn't kill Lan Qi, you're so generous."

Zhou Yinghuai raised his eyebrows triumphantly, holding the person in his arms, "Wife, I've been holding back for a long time."

Zhu Xi shared his indignation, "Next time you see him, you should beat him up!"

Zhou Yinghuai deliberately said, "Isn't this... inappropriate?"

"Beat him up!" She seemed to have made up her mind to settle scores with Lan Qi for Le Zhishi's actions. "We absolutely have to beat him up!"

"Lingyi will criticize me, and she'll laugh at me even in the sweltering summer."

Zhu Xi emboldened him, "Just say I said it! Beat them up!"

Zhou Yinghuai was extremely pleased with himself. He bent down and kissed the top of her head. "Go wash up. I made a sandwich."

"After you finish eating, I'll take you to work."

Zhu Xi nodded and jumped off the bed from his arms. "Please prepare some clothes for me. I'll be staying in the hospital for half a month."

Zhou Yinghuai's eyebrows drooped as he felt his arms suddenly empty, and his brows were clouded with worry when he heard that she would have to stay in the hospital for half a month.

He got up and went to the restroom.

Zhu Xi was brushing her teeth, her lips full of foam. When she saw him walk in, she smiled at him in the mirror.

Zhou Yinghuai pursed his lips, picked up a comb from the side, and began to comb her hair. "Half a month?"

Zhu Xi could not speak, she could only nod.

"Because of the joy of knowing time?"

"Um."

She wrapped her long hair around her fingers and combed it down inch by inch.

Zhou Yinghuai's shattered molars were left scattered on the ground.

Zhu Xi bent down, spat out the foam, and quickly rinsed it off.

"Where do you think I've gotten this free time these past few days? Lezhishi is covering my shifts; I have to pay back my debts."

Zhou Yinghuai, looking dejected, said, "Then I wish her well and congratulations..."

Zhu Xi raised her chin, "What did you say?"

"Wishing you a pleasant journey, Lezhishi."

Zhou Yinghuai quickly changed his tune and pulled the person into his arms again.

"Sister Xi, what should I do?"

"15 days, half a month." He was spouting nonsense.

Zhu Xi pretended to ponder, stepping on his instep, "I'll tell you a secret, okay?"

Zhou Yinghuai did not respond.

Zhu Xi added another twist, glancing back at the washbasin counter before lightly leaping onto it.

With a flick of the instep, the unresponsive man pressed close to her.

"Zhou Yinghuai is a very, very, very big secret."

Zhou Yinghuai: "This secret should ideally be big enough to offset my half-month of indigestion."

Zhu Xi raised an eyebrow. "Absolutely!"

"Tell me about it," Zhou Yinghuai said, preparing to tease her again.

His rationality and self-control were almost nonexistent when facing Zhu Xi.

My body wants to be close to her, my eyes want to look at her, my nose wants to smell her, and my arms want to hold her.

He leaned down and nuzzled Zhu Xi's face. "Sister Xi, I really want to put you in my pocket and take you everywhere I go."

Zhu Xi patted the back of his head twice, as if to soothe a dog.

"Then let's pretend." She generously told Zhou Yinghuai her biggest secret, "Zhou Yinghuai, I'll find a place in the hospital to let you in, okay?"