Chen Wan carried Yang Yang out of the bathroom and saw Jiang Yanxin waiting for them while reading a book.
She placed the little one on the bed, letting Yang Yang sleep in the middle, and then lay down on Yang Yang’s right side.
Jiang Yanxin also went to wash up, and when she came out, she saw that Chen Wan had already arranged the sleeping spots.
She chuckled and shook her head.
Yang Yang, seeing her mom come out, immediately acted cute, “Mom, listen to the story with me.”
“Okay, let’s listen to your Mommy tell the story together,” Jiang Yanxin said, moving closer to Yang Yang and looking at Chen Wan expectantly.
Chen Wan’s ears turned slightly red; she always felt like Yanxin was teasing her.
But before she could think more about it, the little one beside her was already tugging on her arm, acting cute, “Mommy, can you start the story now?”
“Alright, I’ll start.
Once upon a time, in a forest, there lived a family of squirrels…”
Chen Wan couldn’t resist Yang Yang’s cuteness and began telling the story immediately.
Jiang Yanxin watched them with gentle eyes, thinking how wonderful it would be if they could always live like this.
Yang Yang listened to the story while her mom rubbed her little tummy, feeling so comfortable that her eyes squinted with pleasure.
Perhaps it was Chen Wan’s gentle storytelling voice tonight, or maybe it was the warmth of Jiang Yanxin’s hand, but Yang Yang fell asleep after just two stories.
Chen Wan smiled at the peacefully sleeping Yang Yang, pulled up the little blanket for her, and was about to lie down to sleep when she heard Jiang Yanxin’s voice.
“Wife, going to sleep so early?”
Chen Wan froze for a moment, turned to look at Jiang Yanxin, and replied softly, “Yang Yang is asleep, and there’s nothing else to do, so let’s rest early too.”
Jiang Yanxin’s eyes brightened slightly as she looked at Chen Wan, and she chuckled softly, “There’s plenty to do.
Come sleep over here with me.”
Chen Wan glanced at Yang Yang sleeping in the middle, finally finding an excuse to refuse, “Uh?
It’s not good for Yang Yang to sleep on the edge; I’m afraid she’ll fall off.”
Jiang Yanxin gave Chen Wan a look, “Just fold the small blanket from the cabinet into a long strip and place it on the edge of the bed.
Yang Yang sleeps very soundly and usually doesn’t move around.”
Seeing Chen Wan not moving, Jiang Yanxin’s smile faded, and she closed her eyes, no longer looking at Chen Wan, “You just don’t want to sleep with me, so forget it.”
After saying that, Jiang Yanxin stopped talking, closing her eyes as if she was really going to sleep.
Chen Wan, seeing that Jiang Yanxin was upset, tentatively called out softly, “Wife?”
When Jiang Yanxin didn’t respond, Chen Wan confirmed that she was truly angry and quickly went to the cabinet to get the small blanket.
This small blanket was something they had found in a clothing store before, along with the blanket they were currently using.
Chen Wan thought that tomorrow they should find a place to get off the highway and go to a nearby town to replenish some supplies.
But now wasn’t the time to think about that; she needed to quickly appease Jiang Yanxin.
With that in mind, Chen Wan folded the small blanket into a long strip and placed it on the edge of the bed.
This way, if Yang Yang wasn’t sleeping soundly, there would be a blanket blocking her from falling off.
After setting up the blanket, Chen Wan looked at Jiang Yanxin, who was frowning, and gently picked up Yang Yang, moving her a bit to the side.
She also adjusted Yang Yang’s small pillow, letting the little one continue sleeping.
She then tidied her long hair that had fallen by her ear, hesitated for a moment, and finally walked over to Jiang Yanxin’s side.
When she got there, Chen Wan was still a bit at a loss.
She had upset Jiang Yanxin, but she didn’t know how to make it right.
After a few seconds of hesitation, Chen Wan rubbed her hands together and tentatively lifted a bit of the blanket covering Jiang Yanxin.
Seeing that Jiang Yanxin didn’t say anything or react, she braced herself and lay down next to Jiang Yanxin, the remaining space on the bed only enough for her to lie on her side.
Seeing that Jiang Yanxin still didn’t react when she lay down, Chen Wan tentatively placed her hand on Jiang Yanxin’s waist.
Jiang Yanxin gently shifted her waist inward, making some space for Chen Wan, but still kept her eyes closed, not acknowledging Chen Wan.
Chen Wan guessed that what she did was probably in line with Jiang Yanxin’s wishes.
She tightened her arm around Jiang Yanxin’s waist slightly, and with her other hand, she propped herself up a bit, moving closer to Jiang Yanxin’s ear, softly coaxing, “Wife?
Don’t be mad.
I didn’t mean to not want to sleep with you.
How about I hold you while we sleep?”
As Chen Wan spoke, her gaze stayed on Jiang Yanxin’s face, trying to see if her coaxing words had any effect.
Then she heard Jiang Yanxin let out a soft hum, still not opening her eyes to look at her.
Chen Wan was delighted; getting a response was better than being ignored.
She continued to coax the person sleeping in front of her, “I was wrong.
From now on, I won’t need you to remind me.
I’ll hold you to sleep every day, and we can do other things too, as long as you’re not mad.
Wife?
Please talk to me.”
Jiang Yanxin lay on her side on the bed, feeling quite pleased with Chen Wan’s coaxing, though she didn’t show it on her face.
She liked it when Chen Wan gently coaxed her like this.
However, hearing a hint of grievance in Chen Wan’s tone, Jiang Yanxin thought she shouldn’t overdo it and said to Chen Wan, “Hmm, do you know what you did wrong?”
Chen Wan, seeing that Jiang Yanxin was responding to her, immediately showed a smile and quickly replied, “I know.
I’ll listen next time.”
Jiang Yanxin, still lying on her side and not opening her eyes, listened to Chen Wan obediently answering her, barely suppressing the smile on her lips.
Her Chen Wan was so obedient, with such a good temper, and would unconditionally admit her mistakes.
The more Jiang Yanxin thought about it, the more her heart felt like it was being tickled by a kitten’s paw, itching.
But Jiang Yanxin still didn’t open her eyes and continued, “Did you learn what I taught you in the room earlier?
If you do it well, I might just barely not be mad.”
Chen Wan pursed her lips, recalling the warmth of Jiang Yanxin’s lips on her face earlier in the room, and her ears turned red.
She looked at Jiang Yanxin’s fair face, afraid of both making her mad by being late and taking advantage of her by misunderstanding.
She was at a loss.
Jiang Yanxin waited for a while, not feeling the warmth she expected on her face, and slightly frowned, urging, “What’s wrong?
Didn’t you learn it earlier?
Didn’t you say you were very A?”
“I did learn it,” Chen Wan defended herself.
She was very A, okay?
Seeing that Jiang Yanxin didn’t open her eyes, Chen Wan wasn’t as nervous.
She lowered her head, her lips moving closer to Jiang Yanxin’s face, gently kissing it, then quickly moved her lips away as if burned, looking at Jiang Yanxin’s expression with red ears, cautiously asking, “Wife, I did it.”
Jiang Yanxin almost burst out laughing but managed to keep a straight face, speaking with a hint of disdain, “Are you a block of wood?
I say something, you do it, as if you’re not willing at all.
Do you really dislike me that much?”
Seeing that Jiang Yanxin was still unhappy, Chen Wan quickly tried to appease her, “I do like you, I do.
I’m just afraid if I kiss you too much, you’ll get mad.”
When Jiang Yanxin didn’t respond, Chen Wan tentatively moved closer and gently kissed Jiang Yanxin on the side of her face again.
Remembering what Jiang Yanxin had said earlier, Chen Wan didn’t dare to slack off and kissed her twice more before pulling back slightly.
Jiang Yanxin didn’t seem to mind, but Chen Wan herself felt like she was burning up, her breathing becoming a bit rapid.
Jiang Yanxin, of course, noticed Chen Wan’s nervousness.
Thinking that a few kisses were enough, she decided not to tease Chen Wan any further.
She turned her gaze to Chen Wan and saw that not only were her cheeks and ears flushed red, but even the skin on her neck and chest was a shade of peach.
Jiang Yanxin hadn’t expected to tease Chen Wan to this extent and couldn’t help but smile, reaching out to hook her arm around Chen Wan’s neck, her eyes bright as she looked at her.
“That’s more like it.
Next time, don’t bully me again.”
Chen Wan looked at Jiang Yanxin with confusion in her eyes, feeling like she was the one being bullied, but she didn’t dare to argue, softly agreeing, “Okay, there won’t be a next time.”
Jiang Yanxin enjoyed being coaxed by Chen Wan like this and found lying on her side uncomfortable, so she buried herself in Chen Wan’s arms, speaking softly and sweetly, “Lie flat.
It’s uncomfortable to hold me like this.”
“Okay.”
Chen Wan quickly agreed, adjusting herself to lie down and let Jiang Yanxin lean against her chest.
Jiang Yanxin lazily leaned against Chen Wan, noticing that the blush on Chen Wan’s cheeks and ears hadn’t faded.
She chuckled softly and moved closer to Chen Wan’s face.
Chen Wan only glanced at Jiang Yanxin before quickly averting her eyes.
They were so close that if she looked up, she’d meet Jiang Yanxin’s gaze.
Jiang Yanxin, of course, noticed Chen Wan’s reluctance to look at her.
She reached out to pinch Chen Wan’s ear, teasing her, “Wife, why won’t you look at me?”
She blinked her bright eyes, staring at Chen Wan, clearly intending to keep looking until Chen Wan met her gaze.
Chen Wan couldn’t resist the intense gaze and had to look back at Jiang Yanxin.
Seeing her being so obedient, Jiang Yanxin’s smile widened, and under Chen Wan’s gaze, she boldly pressed her lips against Chen Wan’s cheek, making Chen Wan’s already unsteady breathing even more erratic.
After teasing Chen Wan, Jiang Yanxin lay in her arms, giggling non-stop.
She thought if she pushed a little further, Chen Wan might just catch fire.
Seeing that the blush on Chen Wan’s cheeks and ears hadn’t faded, Jiang Yanxin thought it was enough for tonight.
She didn’t want to overdo it and exhaust Chen Wan, so she found a comfortable position in Chen Wan’s arms, closed her eyes obediently, and softly instructed the still-flushed Chen Wan, “Wife, I’m sleepy.
Turn off the light and let’s sleep.”
Hearing Jiang Yanxin say this, Chen Wan breathed a sigh of relief, finally feeling like it was over.
She was almost driven to the brink by Jiang Yanxin.
“Okay.”
As she responded, Chen Wan turned off the dim light by the bed, plunging the room into darkness.
Her body relaxed a bit, no longer as tense as before.
But the next moment, Jiang Yanxin moved in her arms, and Chen Wan’s heart tightened again.
Jiang Yanxin just slightly tilted her head, as if she remembered something, and gently pressed her lips to Chen Wan’s cheek, whispering sweetly, “Goodnight, wife.”
Chen Wan’s heart felt tightly gripped, realizing she was completely under Jiang Yanxin’s control.
The sweetness that surged in her heart was something she had never felt before.
No one had ever leaned in her arms, kissed her cheek, and wished her goodnight like Jiang Yanxin did.
In the dim room, Chen Wan calmed her emotions a bit and, despite her shyness, leaned down to kiss Jiang Yanxin.
Jiang Yanxin hadn’t expected Chen Wan to take the initiative again.
She was already preparing to sleep when she felt a soft touch on her cheek.
It was just a light peck before it retreated.
Of course, Jiang Yanxin knew it was Chen Wan, and the next moment, she heard the soft voice beside her, “Goodnight, wife.”
Jiang Yanxin’s mood improved several degrees at being called “wife” like that.
Under the cover of night, she smiled, snuggling into Chen Wan’s arms, and softly hummed, “Chen Wan, you’re so good.”
She had been ready to sleep, but Chen Wan made her want to devour the alpha beside her right then and there.
However, knowing Chen Wan was easily embarrassed, Jiang Yanxin just lay in her arms, resisting the urge to move.
After kissing Jiang Yanxin, Chen Wan’s ears turned scorching hot.
Jiang Yanxin’s face was so soft, and Chen Wan wondered if she could kiss it every day from now on.
After all, exchanging morning and goodnight kisses was a matter of courtesy, right?
Surely Yanxin wouldn’t get mad at that!
