Husband
By the time Liu Qianxiu finished work, the news that he was married had already spread throughout the hospital.
The entire place practically exploded with gossip.
For one thing, everyone was astonished that Daoist Liu, who had remained detached and seemingly uninterested in romance for so long, had moved so quickly once he finally fell in love.
He had gone straight from dating to marriage.
For another, all the people who had secretly hoped he and Mu Wan would break up finally abandoned that fantasy.
He was married now.
His wife was pregnant.
This was no longer something as simple as a young couple arguing and breaking up.
The hospital was filled with gossip.
The two people at the center of it, however, remained completely unaffected.
Before heading to the Mei residence, Liu Qianxiu received a call from Mei Yaozhi.
Originally, the young couple had been invited over to discuss the engagement banquet and wedding arrangements.
But that afternoon, Old Madam Mei had learned that several of her former classmates had arrived in China with their families.
The Mei residence was currently busy entertaining the guests.
“Do you still want to come over?” Mei Yaozhi asked.
Children could be heard making noise in the background.
Liu Qianxiu glanced toward Mu Wan.
Mu Wan blinked and whispered,
“Tomorrow?”
“Tomorrow,” Liu Qianxiu said.
“Fine,” Mei Yaozhi replied. “I’ll tell Grandma. She’s worried that with the house this chaotic, Mu Wan might not feel comfortable.”
With that, he ended the call.
After hanging up, Liu Qianxiu turned the steering wheel.
“What do you want to eat?”
Since they were heading home instead, Mu Wan began thinking of dishes.
After naming several, the two went to the supermarket together.
Once home, Liu Qianxiu went into the kitchen.
Mu Wan went to the cat room to feed the cats.
The three kittens were growing bigger by the day.
Big Head in particular was already beginning to resemble a proper adult cat, even though he was not yet three months old.
The apartment was very quiet.
Other than the cats’ meows, the only sound was running water from the kitchen.
Mu Wan sat cross-legged on the floor.
Suddenly, she realized that she and Liu Qianxiu were already living like husband and wife.
They ate together.
They slept together.
She was carrying his child.
Even without an engagement banquet or wedding ceremony, they had obtained their marriage certificate.
They were already husband and wife.
Mu Wan felt overwhelmingly happy.
She stood and walked toward the kitchen.
Liu Qianxiu was standing at the sink with his back to her.
His figure was tall and straight, slightly lean.
When he was alone, he still carried that distant, ascetic air.
There was absolutely nothing about his appearance that suggested he was someone’s husband.
Mu Wan walked over and wrapped her arms around him from behind.
He was washing celery.
The moment she embraced him, his body paused.
He looked back at her.
“What is it?”
He turned on the faucet and rinsed his fingers clean.
Mu Wan met his gaze.
She smiled slightly.
Warm breath passed through his shirt and brushed against his back.
Liu Qianxiu’s Adam’s apple moved.
He turned off the faucet.
The rushing water stopped.
From behind him came a soft, kitten-like voice.
“Husband~”
Her voice was neither loud nor quiet.
The ending rose teasingly, like a smug cat’s tail brushing across the most sensitive part of his heart.
Something stirred inside him.
Liu Qianxiu raised his eyes toward the window.
Emotions shifted beneath his calm gaze.
After a while, he turned around.
His hands settled around the waist of the woman pressed against him.
Mu Wan seemed slightly embarrassed.
Her cheeks were red.
Her ears were red.
Even her lips looked red.
Yet they were curved upward.
He gazed into her bright, watery eyes.
His voice was slightly deeper than usual.
Lowering his head, he asked,
“What did you just call me?”
Mu Wan licked her lower lip with the tip of her tongue.
She looked up.
Her body leaned backward completely, but his hands held her securely in place.
Her face felt hot.
But she refused to lose the verbal battle.
“I called you husband~”
The moment she said it, her face grew even hotter.
Mu Wan blinked.
Then, suddenly uncertain, she asked,
“Does it not sound as nice as Liu Qianxiu?”
She stared at him without blinking, waiting for his answer.
Her heart was filled with equal parts embarrassment and nervousness.
After a moment, Liu Qianxiu smiled.
His smile had the overwhelming quality of winter ending across an open field.
Snow melting.
Spring arriving.
Flowers blooming everywhere.
Mu Wan was completely captivated by it.
Her face turned even redder.
While she was still blushing, Liu Qianxiu lowered his head and kissed the corner of her mouth.
His fingers were still slightly damp from the water.
When they touched her cheek, they felt cool and comfortable.
“Everything sounds good when you say it.”
Mu Wan’s burning heart seemed to be dropped directly into a jar of sugar.
Her eyes narrowed happily.
She laughed and hugged him.
Her face disappeared against his chest.
Then, in a voice barely above a whisper, she asked,
“Does it sound good when I call you things in bed too?”
Her voice was like burning sandalwood smoke.
Thin strands curled around him, tempting and enveloping him.
The moment she finished speaking, Mu Wan clearly felt Liu Qianxiu’s heartbeat accelerate.
“Hahaha!”
She immediately tried to escape after teasing him.
But before she could get away, Liu Qianxiu caught her hand.
Their physical strength was on completely different levels.
Mu Wan was like a kitten that had bitten its owner and tried to run, only to be caught by the tail and dragged back without the slightest ability to resist.
“Ah!”
She cried out twice.
Then Liu Qianxiu caught her ear gently between his teeth.
Soft lips.
The faint pressure of his teeth.
His breath.
And his low, husky voice all flooded into her senses at once.
“Tonight,” he said, “I’ll listen carefully.”
Fireworks exploded inside Mu Wan’s head.
— End of Chapter 55 —
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