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

This is a minor surgery that can be done in an outpatient setting.

It was Zhou's mother who was worried.

They insisted that Zhou Yinghuai stay in the hospital for observation overnight.

Zhou Yinghuai's decision to continue the Zhou family line always leaves him feeling somewhat indebted.

Therefore, he did not disobey his mother on such an undeniable matter.

But unexpectedly, Zhu Xi found out.

"I did see your duty roster." Zhou Yinghuai paused, watching Zhu Xi lean back from his embrace.

Strands of hair fell loose, occasionally brushing against his palm. He smiled and said, "It will be fully recovered in seven days."

"However, we need to check the activity several more times before it can be fully released."

Zhu Xi immediately understood; she had worked in the urology department.

I knew this was a minor surgery performed under local anesthesia.

I also know that many people have some worries before they come to do it.

With a 99.68% success rate and no impact on marital life, only a tiny fraction of unlucky individuals will experience the tragic anguish of animals being sterilized.

Those are extremely rare lucky ones.

"Zhou Yinghuai." Zhu Xi said in a coquettish voice, her fingertip tapping his chin, where there was a slight stubble of bluish hair that felt a little prickly.

This slight sting was nothing compared to the turmoil in Zhu Xi's heart at that moment.

She said, "Even if you are only a fraction of a percent, I will not abandon you immediately."

Zhou Yinghuai gritted his teeth: "No, immediately?"

"Mmm." Zhu Xi also kissed him on the lips.

I kissed him once, but that wasn't enough, so I kissed him several more times.

Finally, I cupped his face and placed several kisses on his nose, eyelids, and brow.

"One year," she said, locking her gaze into his deep, unfathomable eyes. "I'll endure this year, patiently, until you can accept the fact that you've become a father-in-law. Once my patience runs out, I'll kick you to the curb and use your money to find someone new."

Zhou Yinghuai pinched and played with the soft flesh on her waist, and continued, following her words, "Find a handsome one."

"Of course."

"Looking for someone younger?"

"Absolutely."

"Looking for someone with well-defined abs and thigh muscles?"

"Of course."

Zhu Xi raised an eyebrow, "Since I've already eaten, why shouldn't I have a few bites of the good stuff?"

Zhou Yinghuai moved his head slightly, his gaze scrutinizing her beautiful eyes. "Is mine not good enough?"

"Alright, I've never even seen anyone better than you. But," Zhu Xi changed the subject, "but, you're all show and no go, Eunuch Zhou."

Zhu Xi smiled mischievously and bit the corner of his lip. "Eunuch Huai."

Zhou Yinghuai: Now he's under someone else's roof and can only bow his head and endure it. He'll wait seven days, he'll just wait seven days.

After seven days, Zhu Xi will take a break.

The two leaned close together, completely unaware of Zhou Yinghuai's ulterior motives and schemes.

Their hearts had been seized by the other.

Zhou Yinghuai gently twirled the end of her hair and asked softly, "Have you had dinner?"

Zhu Xi leaned against his chest and shook her little head. Her soft hair made Zhou Yinghuai dizzy with desire, and he accidentally pulled her hair hard, hurting him.

"Oh my!" Zhu Xi looked up at him, meeting Zhou Yinghuai's deep eye sockets, and couldn't help but say, "Why are you so good-looking that people can't bear to scold you?"

Zhou Yinghuai: "I'll have to tell my mom when I have time."

"What?"

Zhou Yinghuai gave her a loud kiss on the cheek, then put his arm behind his head and said leisurely, "Being pretty can feed you and save you from getting scolded."

Zhu Xi laughed and hooked his chin, "Oh my, oh my, you're going to die!"

Zhou Yinghuai raised an eyebrow and gently pressed her head, "It's rare to have some free time, let me hug you for a while."

Zhu Xi grunted twice, and just as she lay down, she suddenly looked up again.

"You must be so hungry in the middle of summer!"

It took Zhou Yinghuai a second to catch her dry humor.

"However, he can definitely find a place to eat his fill elsewhere."

Zhou Yinghuai: "His family owns a very large hotel; he won't starve."

Zhu Xi tried to suppress her laughter, but she couldn't hold it in for more than two seconds.

Her eyes were full of laughter, and her lips were rosy. "When you become a father-in-law, he'll be able to protect his own bottom and still have enough to eat."

Zhu Xi kept laughing, her body trembling as she leaned against Zhou Yinghuai's chest.

Zhou Yinghuai's vision went black, and his face turned very sour.

Before he could speak, she pinched his pulse again. A hearty laugh came from his chest, which was being pressed down. "However, I can't bear to give you to him."

Zhou Yinghuai suddenly felt his meridians clearing up, and his whole body floated lightly in mid-air.

He didn't drift far before being pulled back by someone on the underground string. On the other end of the string was Zhu Xi, who belonged entirely to him.

Zhu Xi pinched his pulse and muttered to herself, "He wouldn't give up even if you offered him mountains of gold and silver!"

In the midst of the jokes, this deep affection from their partner silently melted away, seeping into the very blood that had once flowed between them.

She didn't try to tease Zhou Yinghuai about other sensitive areas, but instead sat up with her knees drawn up to her chest.

Zhou Yinghuai felt his arms go empty; his suspended soul finally landed, but a piece of his heart was missing.

He stood up. "What's wrong? Shall we kill Sheng Xiali?"

Why hit him?

Zhu Xi's eyes lit up, and she smiled, "I just suddenly felt like singing 'Pear Blossoms Bloom'."

"Don't scare people in the middle of the night." With that, Zhou Yinghuai breathed a sigh of relief, stretched out his long arm, and pulled the person into his arms again.

The two lay together, Zhou Yinghuai grabbed her hand and placed it on his abs, "Want to do something else?"

Zhu Xi clicked her tongue. "You?"

Zhou Yinghuai whispered seductively in her ear, "There are lots of fun things to do in the palace, and I'm not entirely useless either. Hmm?"

Zhu Xi blushed shyly, "Come on! Come on!"

Zhou Yinghuai was about to make a move when Zhu Xi slapped his hand away, saying, "Zhou Daji, don't disturb the king's mind."

She is still on duty.

"Then please have the leader inspect the work first. It's been a few days, but it's still as good as ever."

Zhu Xi clenched her fingers and had to admit that the feel was still good.

"Good, keep it up!"

"Yes," Zhou Yinghuai answered crisply, then suddenly softened, "I miss you so much."

Zhu Xi nestled against his chest, conspiring to fall into a light sleep. "Yes, me too."

-

Zhu Xi slept upstairs for three hours.

Xiaoyue called him down.

As soon as she moved, Zhou Yinghuai woke up as well.

"It's not dawn yet, get some more sleep." She put on her white coat. "Eat lightly these next few days."

Zhou Yinghuai, still sleepy-eyed, didn't forget to fix her hair. "I was discharged from the hospital this morning."

"Okay." Zhu Xi felt a thousand reluctances in her heart, but she could only work first. "I'll call or text you when I have time."

As she spoke, she turned her head and kissed him on the lips. "You can sleep a little longer. I'm leaving."

"Good boy." She stroked the back of his head. "Baby, be good."

As Zhou Yinghuai watched her leave, he couldn't help but think that what she said sounded like that of a scumbag.

The warmth of the person Zhu Xi had lain on was still there; as her palm slid across the surface, waves of sensation washed over her, hitting the bullseye.

He was immersed in the tender embrace of sleeping together, then turned on his computer to check his schedule.

A week.

Then his business trip will have to be shortened by another night.

At the very least, on the night Zhu Xi returns home to rest, he must go home, wash himself clean, and serve her in bed.

Zhou Yinghuai even wondered how that night must have been a long, drawn-out affair that finally erupted.

-

Seven days passed quickly.

Patients came and went in the ward, and Zhu Xi's night shifts became longer and longer.

For example, right now, she took a swig of ice-cold, bitter Americano and slumped listlessly onto the table.

Dr. Huang, sitting to the side, teased her when he saw her like this, "Ms. Zhu, you should take a rest."

He took a sip of chrysanthemum tea and joked, "What? You know you can't rest anymore?"