599. Dividing the Bed
After showering, Ning Chu was only wearing a bathrobe that barely reached her thighs, and her head was wrapped in a towel as she leisurely dried her daughter’s hair.
She had a somewhat dazed expression, her tail unconsciously swaying behind her. Her daughter stood in front of her, her big eyes slyly glancing back.
“Hiss!”
Suddenly, her daughter tugged at her tail, causing a jolt of pain to sh**t through Ning Chu, followed by a wave of tingling along her spine. Fuming, she grabbed her daughter’s tail in return and scolded, “Does that hurt? Let go!”
“It hurts~”
Her daughter whined, tears welling in her eyes: “You let go first!”
“You let go first!”
“No way! You let go!”
Wen Yang heard the commotion and hurried to the bathroom. Seeing the mother-daughter duo arguing at the sink, he sighed helplessly, “Give me a break. How about we all let go together?”
With Wen Yang’s mediation, the two reluctantly released their grips.
The daughter, sporting damp hair, darted into Wen Yang’s arms, playing the victim: “Dad! Mommy’s bullying me!”
“Tch~”
Ning Chu scoffed at this tactic, pulling off the towel on her head and returning to drying her own hair.
She had always thought kids were little angels with pure hearts, but since having her daughter, she realized her child was already well-versed in using adorableness and charm to get her way. Such a little green tea!
“Was it you who grabbed Mommy’s tail first?”
“Not me!”
The ability to lie with wide eyes was something else; she had no idea where she learned that from.
Watching the bad woman embellish the story to Wen Yang, Ning Chu couldn’t help but switch off the hairdryer, pouting and forming her eyes into big, watery saucers: “You just listen to her nonsense…”
Wen Yang blinked, awkwardly scratching the back of his head: “Should I just leave?”
Ning Chu shot him a glare: “Shuqin! Come blow-dry your hair!”
“Oh~”
“And make sure to cover yourself with the quilt when you sleep. Set the air conditioner to twenty-six degrees, or you might catch a cold.”
Ning Chu rambled on, “You should go to bed around ten. If you can’t sleep, count sheep. Don’t let me catch you trying to stay up!”
The daughter listened with one ear and out the other, her gaze already lost somewhere else.
As a mom, Ning Chu understood her daughter well and didn’t really mind if her words were sinking in. Once her daughter’s hair was dry, she gently nudged her: “Go sleep in the bedroom.”
“Okay!”
“Don’t come crying to me in the middle of the night~”
“I won’t!”
It was the first time they were sleeping in separate beds, and the daughter excitedly dashed into the guest room, slamming the door behind her.
Ning Chu looked at the closed door and sighed, “Finally, a night of good sleep~”
Upon hearing this, Wen Yang took a step back, clutching his aching lower back: “No, even if I’m strong, I can’t handle you like this! You haven’t fed me properly in the morning!”
Their daughter had started kindergarten, and the succubus who hadn’t been fed properly since the pregnancy was squeezing him dry, causing his legs to feel a bit shaky.
He was getting older, and while his stamina was still good, it couldn’t keep up with Ning Chu’s ever-growing appetite!
Thirty is like a wolf, and forty like a tiger, but his wife was a succubus!
Seeing her husband overreact, Ning Chu blushed and turned her head away: “I meant that with our daughter gone at night, it won’t interrupt my sleep, you weirdo!”
“And ever since we had our daughter, I’ve become very cold in that department, okay? You make it sound like I’m some kind of pervert…”
This joke almost made Wen Yang burst into laughter.
“Help me blow-dry my hair.”
“Sure~”
Wen Yang was already experienced in this, taking the hair dryer and expertly parting Ning Chu’s long hair with a comb, directing the hot air at her roots.
Ning Chu half-closed her eyes, leaning against Wen Yang’s sturdy chest, comfortably dozing off.
Since having their daughter, it was rare for her to have this kind of cozy moment alone with Wen Yang~
In the past, whenever they found time alone, it was a mad rush, nervously fearing interruption.
“How about I help at your office?” Ning Chu rarely involved herself in Wen Yang’s work, since she wasn’t knowledgeable about that industry. “I could cook and clean, anything’s better than me just idling at home, and I can’t find any work…”
Wen Yang thought for a moment: “How about you work the front desk at my company? Help with picking up packages and getting takeout?”
“At the front desk?”
“With your looks, standing there would boost our company’s image by two levels!”
“What? Who taught you to sweet-talk like that?”
“Does the one named Wen Shuqin count?”
Ning Chu held back her laughter, her shoulders shaking.
Wen Yang put down the hair dryer and wrapped his arms around her slim waist: “Alright, time for bed.”
“Hey, turn off the living room light.”
It was just past ten at night, and although they usually insisted their daughter sleep at that time, Ning Chu was wide awake.
With her head resting on Wen Yang’s shoulder, she hugged him as if she were an octopus.
Whenever they were alone in a private space, her brain would automatically flood with all sorts of naughty thoughts.
Especially when she felt Wen Yang’s powerful muscles and caught a whiff of his masculine pheromones, she couldn’t help but salivate.
Before, with their daughter around, no matter how tempted she felt, she had to hold back, but now, it seemed unnecessary~
“Hubby~”
“Hubby?”
“Are we going to sleep already…”
Just as Ning Chu was getting ready, she found that Wen Yang, who had only been lying down for a bit over ten minutes, had already fallen asleep.
He must have been really tired.
She rolled her eyes in frustration and mumbled under her breath: “Running a company is more tiring than working a job. You drink and smoke all the time for meetings, yet I don’t see you making that much money; it’s better than working a regular job…”
Left with no choice, Ning Chu closed her eyes obediently.
The moon shone bright, and faint sounds of cars could be heard from afar.
Feeling Wen Yang’s warmth and the security of his broad arms, sleepiness washed over Ning Chu, her breathing gradually evening out, and her consciousness began to blur.
“Mom…”
Suddenly, Ning Chu jolted awake, her eyes snapping open.
The bedroom door was gently knocked, and her daughter’s timid voice came from outside: “Dad~”
Ning Chu propped herself up, glancing down at the unbothered Wen Yang, then quietly tiptoed to open the door.
She planted her hands on her hips, looking down at the little person outside, and whispered, “Why aren’t you asleep? It’s eleven o’clock!”
As expected, the first attempt at separating the beds had failed.
The daughter clutched a giant stuffed bear, her eyes glistening with tears as she looked up: “Mom~ I can’t sleep…”
“Are you scared alone?”
She paused, then vigorously shook her small head: “I want to hear a story from you~”
“You’re just all mouth; I don’t have any stories! Your dad is already asleep.” Ning Chu clicked her tongue and turned back toward the bed, “Come in, but don’t wake your dad.”
“Okay~”
