So, You’re the Henpecked One? 48p1

Chapter 48 p1

That extremely smug tone was extremely infuriating.

Chu Xihuan stopped and turned to look at the person half a step behind her. Not only was her tone smug, but even the smug expression on her face was not at all restrained. Chu Xihuan smiled at her.

Almost subconsciously, Lin Zhao, who had caught this change in her expression, turned and wanted to run, but in the end, she was a step too slow.

Her ear was once again in the clutches of the demon. The smug expression on Lin Zhao’s face disappeared, and her features scrunched up. She cried out in pain, her hand raised to protect her ear, but she didn’t dare to pry Chu Xihuan’s hand away, looking extremely awkward.

“That’s right, I couldn’t bear to leave you,” Chu Xihuan said with a smile, pulling this person’s ear and walking home. She felt that she had to have a good talk with Lin Zhao about this matter. She couldn’t just let her go on like this, or who knew if she would pick up all her old bad habits again?

Although Lin Zhao’s ear was being pulled, hearing Chu Xihuan admit it so readily, her lips still couldn’t help but curve up.

And now, being pulled by the ear was being pulled by the ear. On the way back, because it was already very late, there were basically no people on the road, so it wasn’t as embarrassing as in the small restaurant with so many people watching.

After walking for a while, Chu Xihuan, perhaps feeling that it was a little tiring to hold her hand up and pinch her ear, let go with an annoyed expression, glanced at her, and walked on.

Without her saying anything, Lin Zhao immediately followed closely beside her, her steps indescribably cheerful and light, almost as if she were about to skip.

Chu Xihuan was speechless.

Seeing the person beside her so happy, Chu Xihuan was even angrier.

This person was full and satisfied, while she, in order to find her, was still starving!

When they returned home, Lin Zhao’s figure paused when she saw the cold food on the table. Her previously cheerful steps became heavy, and her nose began to sting.

So Xihuan had come home early today and made dinner, waiting for her?

At the thought of Chu Xihuan making dinner and waiting for her to come home, but she hadn’t returned even after the food had gone cold, Lin Zhao wanted to cry.

“Xihuan…”

She called Chu Xihuan’s name in a muffled voice, with a hint of a sob.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t know you were back…”

Otherwise, how could she have let Xihuan wait for her?

Chu Xihuan ignored her and went to start a fire to heat up the food.

Seeing her like this, a look of annoyance crossed Lin Zhao’s face. Realizing that Chu Xihuan hadn’t eaten dinner yet, she quickly came up and took the task from her hand. “I-I’ll do it. Xihuan, you go and sit down,” she stammered.

Chu Xihuan let go and let her get busy, sitting down and watching her. “I just said I wouldn’t be back for a few days, and you couldn’t wait to go out and have fun. Am I usually too strict with you?” she said lightly.

To make this person not even want to go home after work and just run out to play.

“No!” Lin Zhao immediately retorted, looking at Chu Xihuan with a muffled expression. “I just thought you wouldn’t be back tonight. Thinking that you weren’t at home, I didn’t want to come back so early to face that.”

There was no one at home waiting for her to come home. There was no expectation in coming home!

At her words, Chu Xihuan was silent for a moment. “Then why did you go drinking?”

If she had just gone out to eat with Mao Xiaoyun, she wouldn’t have been so angry. The main thing was that this person was drinking outside, and from the looks of it, she had drunk quite a bit.

Hearing this question, Lin Zhao was even more sullen. She threw a piece of firewood into the stove and said in a huff, “You can go drinking with your friends, so can I!”

And she had drunk earlier than Xihuan!

Chu Xihuan was speechless.

Hearing these words, what else did she not understand? It was clear that this person was holding a grudge against her for not taking her with her.

She sighed strangely, once again having a clear understanding of Lin Zhao’s clinginess.

“Why do you have to go with me?” Chu Xihuan had always thought that no matter how clingy a person was, they wouldn’t want to have contact with people they didn’t know at all.

Lin Zhao turned to look at Chu Xihuan, her anger mixed with a bit of grievance. “Is it wrong for me to want to know more about Xihuan?”

“Xihuan, you never tell me about your past!”

They had been married for so long, and the number of times she had had contact with Chu Xihuan’s family was pitifully few! And most of them were with her second sister.

Chu Xihuan was silent. She looked at Lin Zhao’s stubborn eyes, lowered her head, and rubbed her brow, sighing again.

“Alright, I’ll take you with me. I’ll also tell you more about my past in the future. But for what happened today, I hope it won’t happen again.”

Lin Zhao’s eyes widened, and she stared at Chu Xihuan blankly, clearly not prepared for the surprise, and not yet recovered from it.

“Really?” Lin Zhao couldn’t help but confirm again.

Chu Xihuan glanced at her. “If you want it to be fake, that’s fine too.”

Lin Zhao quickly shook her head, her eyes sparkling. “Of course I want it to be real. Xihuan, I promise you, this will never happen again!”

Xihuan had already promised her. How could she bear to leave her at home alone? Of course she would rush back as soon as possible~

Chu Xihuan finally sighed, her temper gone.

Lin Zhao heated up the food and brought two sets of bowls and chopsticks.

Chu Xihuan looked at the bowls and chopsticks in her hand and said sarcastically, “You didn’t eat enough outside?”

At her words, Lin Zhao smiled at her fawningly and said in a soft voice, “I want to eat with Xihuan~”

Besides, this food was all made by Xihuan. She had already made a mistake and angered Xihuan today. How could she not sit down and eat with her?

Chu Xihuan snorted coldly.

Lin Zhao quickly and diligently served her food, then took a large mouthful of vegetables herself and ate it, her eyes half-closed. “Xihuan, it’s so delicious.”

Her appearance, as if she were enjoying it immensely, was as if she were eating a delicacy.

Chu Xihuan was speechless.

She knew her own level. This person was clearly just saying nice things to please her.

But, Chu Xihuan was still coaxed by her.

After they finished eating, it was already very late. Lin Zhao saw the fatigue in Chu Xihuan’s eyes and quickly went to heat the water. “Xihuan, you can take a bath now.”

Chu Xihuan was really tired today. She had spent the whole day playing with her mother and the others, and it had taken a lot of effort to make the food when she came back. Then, she had to look for someone. Her energy was already exhausted.

When she was about to take a bath, she paused and beckoned to Lin Zhao with her finger.

Lin Zhao was stunned for a moment when she saw her beckon, but then her eyes immediately lit up. She trotted up. “Xihuan, what’s wrong~”

Her voice was soft and clingy, as if she were afraid that Chu Xihuan didn’t know how much she liked her.

“Help me scrub my back,” Chu Xihuan said.

She was too tired. If there was no one around, she might just fall asleep.

At her words, Lin Zhao’s eyes grew even brighter. She nodded like a pecking chicken, as if she were afraid that Chu Xihuan would change her mind, and went into the room before her.

Chu Xihuan was speechless. It was just scrubbing her back. What else could she let her do?

When she soaked comfortably in the hot water, her pores opened up, and her sleepiness grew even stronger.

Although the weather was getting warmer now, Lin Zhao was still worried that she would catch a cold while bathing. She had already prepared a brazier on the side, leaving only the window furthest from them open a crack for ventilation.

Seeing Chu Xihuan looking as if she were about to fall asleep, even if Lin Zhao was excited, she didn’t dare to do anything. She seriously helped her wash, but the more she washed, the redder her face became. Her gaze drifted away and then back, and the more she looked, the hotter her face became.

Although the two of them had had more intimate moments, it was still rare to be able to see her so clearly in the candlelight. For a moment, she was mesmerized.

Xihuan’s body… not only is it comfortable to touch, but it’s also so beautiful to look at.

Lin Zhao murmured in her heart and couldn’t help but look down at her own, pouting.

Her body was not as beautiful as Xihuan’s. So was that why Xihuan touched her less?

She also wanted Xihuan to touch her more.

Lin Zhao pouted in dissatisfaction, thinking angrily to herself that she would definitely eat more meat in the future. When her body grew more beautiful and better to touch, Xihuan would definitely like her as much as she liked her!

Chu Xihuan didn’t know what Lin Zhao was thinking, or her eyes would have rolled back.

She was a person who almost never left the house. How could she compare her energy to Lin Zhao’s? By the time the energetic Lin Zhao was done with her, where would she have the energy to touch her? In fact, even the aftercare was all done by Lin Zhao. She would almost fall asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.

“If you don’t hurry up, the water will get cold later,” Chu Xihuan said lazily with her eyes closed. That person was helping her wash, but she would always stop at one place. She didn’t even have to open her eyes to feel the scorching gaze.

But she decided to avoid her gaze and not give Lin Zhao any feedback.

On the one hand, it was to punish her for her behavior today. On the other hand… she really didn’t have the energy to mess around. Otherwise, she would definitely have to sleep in bed for a day to recover.

“Oh, okay,” Lin Zhao quickly came back to her senses, her face flushed. She didn’t dare to think about anything else and quickly helped Chu Xihuan wash. The moment she got out of the tub, she immediately helped her dry off and put her clothes on, afraid that she would catch a cold.

Chu Xihuan let out a small, sleepy yawn and gathered her clothes. “Be quiet when you get into bed after you’re done washing.”

Although this bed had been repaired and didn’t creak with the slightest movement, if the movement was too big, there would still be a slight sound.

“Okay~” Lin Zhao replied, looking eagerly as Chu Xihuan went around the screen and lay down on the bed. She looked at the water in the tub, and her face grew even hotter.

She didn’t pour the water out, but instead added some hot water and continued to wash.

Chu Xihuan, who had already lain down, could still hear the noise from here. She bit her lip slightly, also a little embarrassed.

That person really didn’t mind.

It didn’t take long. In a daze, Chu Xihuan felt a slight movement on the side of the bed. Then, a warm body pressed against her, holding her in its arms and at the same time, wrapping around her tightly.

Chu Xihuan, who was already used to it, fell completely asleep.

Hearing the shallow, steady breathing of the person in her arms, Lin Zhao smiled sweetly, her lips pressed together. She carefully gave Chu Xihuan a kiss on the cheek and closed her eyes in satisfaction.

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