Xuan Mohan lightly pinched her waist.
"Mmm~ ticklish..."
Xuan Mohan's eyes darkened, filled with an indescribable allure. He slowly lowered his head, his sensual lips stopping just before Jian You's mouth. His voice, when he spoke, was deep and pleasing, laced with intense temptation.
"Are you sure you don't need my help..."
Jian You, seeing his mischievous demeanor, felt a touch of embarrassment turning into annoyance. "If you're not going to carry me, then I'll go by myself?!"
Qian Qian was still as shy as ever. Xuan Mohan chuckled inwardly and decided not to tease her any longer. He kissed her forehead.
"Good girl~ Sit here for a moment. I'll go draw your bath. A bath will make you feel more comfortable..."
Before leaving, Xuan Mohan gave her a meaningful glance.
Jian You frowned slightly, feeling as though she had overlooked something. It was only as she was about to lie down on the bed that she realized what was wrong. "Xuan Mohan!!"
"Hmm?"
Xuan Mohan's amused and joyful voice echoed from the bathroom.
Jian You snatched the blanket and pulled it over her head, leaving no gap exposed.
When Xuan Mohan emerged, he saw a figure on the bed, wrapped like a zongzi, resembling a doll.
"Heh heh~"
Xuan Mohan stepped forward and, with the blanket, embraced her in his arms, whispering softly, "Don't suffocate yourself. The water is ready. Shall I carry you over, hmm?"
Jian You kicked him with her small feet from beneath the blanket but said nothing.
"If you don't speak, I'll just take matters into my own hands?"
Seeing that she still showed no reaction, Xuan Mohan had no choice but to pull a corner of the blanket from over her head. He looked at her flushed cheeks, a mix of helplessness and doting in his eyes.
"You're not afraid of suffocating yourself, are you? I'll carry you in. If you can't manage, just call me. Don't push yourself, understand? If you fall, I'll be heartbroken..."
Jian You's eyes, which had been glaring at him, slowly softened. Her voice became a little weaker, "Then you're not allowed to come in..."
"Alright~" Xuan Mohan could only agree. If the water cooled down, the bath wouldn't be as comfortable.
The next moment, Xuan Mohan slipped one arm around Jian You's neck and the other under her bent knees, effortlessly lifting her into his arms.
"You've lost quite a bit of weight compared to a few months ago..."
Had she really lost weight? She never mistreated herself and always ate well at her husband's place. Oh, right, if there was any reason for weight loss, it was probably because she had lost a lot of blood recently...
Thinking of this, Jian You couldn't help but curve her lips into a sweet smile in his arms.
Even after Xuan Mohan set her down, Jian You couldn't hide the smile on her face.
"What are you thinking about that makes you so happy? Have you changed your mind? I'm very willing to for my wife..."
Before Xuan Mohan could finish speaking, Jian You reached out and covered his mouth. Then, smiling, she pointed towards the door. "Turn around, then left."
Xuan Mohan sighed helplessly, took her delicate little hand, and lightly kissed the back of it. "Call me if you need anything."
If it weren't for her shyness, he wouldn't be leaving now.
After Xuan Mohan left, Jian You continued to gaze at the door, her smile undiminished.
However, soon she leaned against the large bathtub, lost in thought. She never imagined she would be this intimate with a man one day, and it happened so incredibly fast. In fact... she didn't even know Xuan Mohan that well.
Does liking someone make you this impulsive...
But she had to admit that having someone she liked made her mood much better.
She didn't have the same mindset as the old man, worrying about family disparity or her not being good enough for Xuan Mohan. She felt that as long as she liked him, nothing else mattered.
It's just that... she still needed to understand her past, at least about Xuan Mohan, and also... the three children.
She now understood that those three children were her children. This also explained why she felt an affinity for the children she had just met and felt a inexplicable heartache for them.
Her mind couldn't help but conjure up Lan Lexuan's quiet little face and his speech impediment. Her heart began to ache dully again.
Jian You pressed her temples. The number of headaches she'd had recently seemed to have increased, though the old man hadn't mentioned anything.
"Knock knock!" Just then, the bathroom door was knocked upon, interrupting Jian You's thoughts.
But before she could look up, the man in his pajamas walked in. She immediately tensed in the water, leaving only her head exposed.
"Xuan Mohan! You broke your promise! Didn't you say you wouldn't come in?!"
If he acted like this again, she would... let Baroque bite him!
The poor Baroque hadn't seen his little master all day and was curled up aggrievedly in his own bed.
The beauty, faintly visible in the pool, had cheeks flushed a rosy, apple-like hue, making one unable to resist wanting to steal a kiss.
It was this face...
Earlier, while Qian Qian was bathing, he had used her phone to call that doctor. After inquiring, he learned that his appearance had been altered by medication, intended to conceal her.
This also made Xuan Mohan drop his intentions. As long as it was for Qian Qian's safety, he wouldn't object.
"You've been bathing for a long time. I was worried, so I came to check..."
Did he just knock and enter like this? And how long had she been in?
Jian You not only complained in her heart but also voiced it directly. "Then can't you wait for me to speak before coming in?" Whether to let this young master in was another matter.
Xuan Mohan walked to the edge of the bathtub and slowly squatted down. He then cupped the back of Jian You's neck and drew her towards him, their faces close. He whispered softly, "I can't wait..."
He felt uneasy if he couldn't see her for a while.
"That won't do either. Hurry up and get out... I'll be done soon..."
Before Jian You could finish speaking, Xuan Mohan had already covered her mouth. His left hand slightly deepened its pressure, becoming more intimately entangled with hers.
Just as Jian You's mind began to cloud over again, she felt a large hand roam over her body. She jolted instantly and pushed the man in front of her away slightly. "What are you doing?!"
Why was this man so restless!
Xuan Mohan said aggrievedly, "You kept not coming out, so I had to help you wash..."
A thousand black lines streaked across Jian You's mind. Who could finish bathing in such a short time?
Although it was also because she had been lost in thought just now that she had been slow, normally she wouldn't have time to bathe, let alone soak in one. She wouldn't even dare to think about Xuan Mohan's large bathtub.
"Stop moving! I'll be done soon. You... you go out first!"
Just as Jian You thought this in her heart, the large hand of the man in front of her reached out again. She felt both shy and angry, yet this man seemed to have a very thick skin and no sense of propriety.
"You've been soaking for so long, you must be tired. Leave the rest to me, hmm?"