Our Little Potato
After collecting the cats with Liu Qianxiu, Mu Wan said goodbye to Xu Xingkong and Huai Jing.
They returned home.
Liu Qianxiu prepared dinner.
After eating, Mu Wan brought out her script and sat beside him to read.
She had work again tomorrow.
Liu Qianxiu would also be returning to the hospital.
Their lives were settling back into their usual rhythm.
Peaceful.
Fulfilling.
Happy.
Mu Wan read her script for a while, but her thoughts gradually wandered back to her conversation with Xu Xingkong.
Resting her chin on one hand, she stared absentmindedly at Liu Qianxiu’s face.
After being watched for some time, he raised his eyes.
His dark gaze met hers, calm and deep as still water.
“What are you thinking about?”
Mu Wan blinked.
Then she pointed at her script.
“There are two potato spirits in this story.”
“They love each other very much.”
“And then they have a little potato.”
She rested her cheek against her hand.
Her small face was partly hidden beneath her dark hair, her watery eyes blinking innocently.
Liu Qianxiu pressed his lips together and watched her quietly.
His expression appeared no different from usual.
But something in his eyes had changed.
Under his gaze, Mu Wan’s cheeks grew warm.
Her throat felt slightly dry.
She lowered her hand and turned a page of the script.
“Ah.”
She looked down.
“The little potato got eaten…”
She had barely finished speaking when her body suddenly lifted.
Liu Qianxiu had drawn her into his arms.
Mu Wan wrapped her arms around him.
Light danced in her eyes as she laughed.
“What are you doing?”
He kissed her chin.
Every movement of his heart seemed to revolve around the woman in his arms.
“Eating you.”
His words were delivered with the same calm restraint as always.
Yet somehow, they stirred every trace of desire inside her.
Mu Wan hugged him.
She kissed him and laughed.
“I’m going to have a little potato too.”
His eyes darkened.
Then he carried her into the bedroom.
Mu Wan was always the first to provoke him.
And she was invariably the first to fall asleep afterward.
By the time they finished, her body was hot and trembling, but her consciousness was already beginning to blur.
Liu Qianxiu carried her to the bathroom and bathed her.
Once back in bed, she rolled over.
Almost immediately, her breathing became slow and even.
After settling Mu Wan comfortably, Liu Qianxiu showered and dressed.
The table lamp in the living room was still on.
Books and scripts lay scattered across the low table.
He walked over and began tidying them.
Then he picked up Mu Wan’s script and flipped through a few pages.
It was a modern-day drama.
Her character had no romantic storyline whatsoever.
But the page he opened did indeed involve potatoes.
Her character was cutting them into thin strips.
Liu Qianxiu lowered his eyes.
A faint smile touched his lips.
The living room was quiet.
Then a cat meowed.
Zhouyi came walking over.
His fur was blacker than the night itself, making his silhouette particularly distinct in the dim light.
Liu Qianxiu sat cross-legged on the floor.
Zhouyi approached and settled comfortably across his lap.
This was how Liu Qianxiu had once spent his evenings.
He had followed the Dao.
He had lived alone without feeling lonely.
His life had been peaceful and steady, like the still waters of a cold mountain pool.
But now, someone occupied his heart.
His life remained peaceful and steady.
Yet compared with the quiet contentment he had once found in solitude, it had become infinitely warmer and more fulfilling.
Zhouyi did not remain on his lap for long.
A few meows came from the cat room.
The black cat raised his head, climbed down, and hurried toward the sound.
The three kittens were looking for him.
Zhouyi liked his life now too.
Liu Qianxiu rose from the floor.
He put on his shoes and went out.
When Mu Wan woke the following morning, she rolled across the bed.
The mattress was as hard as ever.
She pushed herself upright, then called out lazily, her voice soft and affectionate.
“Liu Qianxiu.”
A moment later, he entered.
Mu Wan smiled.
He lifted her into his arms.
“Were you making breakfast?” she asked.
“It’s still early.”
Liu Qianxiu kissed her.
“I was reading.”
“Oh.”
Mu Wan was still a little sleepy.
She nuzzled his shoulder twice, then said in a spoiled, affectionate voice, “I’m a little thirsty.”
“Mm.”
Liu Qianxiu acknowledged her request.
But he did not carry her out to get water.
Instead, he leaned close to her ear.
“Take a pregnancy test first.”
“I’ll get you some water afterward. Otherwise, the result might not be accurate.”
Mu Wan immediately became wide awake.
She followed Liu Qianxiu’s gaze toward the bedside table.
A pregnancy test lay on top of it.
She climbed down from his arms, walked over, and picked it up.
“When did you buy this?”
She had not taken another test since they returned.
“After you fell asleep.”
Liu Qianxiu looked at her.
“Do you know how to use it?”
Doctors really did worry about everything.
Mu Wan laughed.
Holding the test, she headed toward the bathroom.
“Of course I know.”
“I’ve used one before.”
“That time when you died, I wanted to have a child for you.”
“But when I tested, I wasn’t pregnant.”
She spoke lightly, laughter in her voice.
It had truly happened.
Yet now she could recount it almost like a joke.
Liu Qianxiu’s gaze darkened slightly.
He turned and went to the kitchen to pour her some water.
Mu Wan felt much more relaxed about taking the test this time.
Even if she was not pregnant, Liu Qianxiu was still here.
They could take their time.
Eventually, they would have a child.
With her previous experience, she completed the test quickly.
Then she looked at the result.
Her eyes widened.
She got dressed, rinsed the test under the faucet, and hurried out of the bathroom.
“Liu Qianxiu!”
Liu Qianxiu was pouring water at the dining table.
He turned around.
He looked at her quietly.
Mu Wan raised the pregnancy test in her hand.
Her dark eyes were shining.
Then, laughing brightly, she announced at the top of her voice,
“I have a little potato!”
— End of Chapter 52 —
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