“......”

Xia Xiyao’s face flushed bright red. She instantly went from being the one taking initiative to being on the defensive. With a huff, she pressed her whole body against Gu Xingyi, trying to stop his big hand from moving any further.

Gu Xingyi snickered to himself. He swore to the ceiling light—he really hadn’t meant to do anything. He was just trying to pull his hand out.

Well, great. Now it was stuck inside Xia Xiyao’s clothes.

This time, he really couldn’t get it out!

Breathing in the faint fragrance on Xia Xiyao’s body, Gu Xingyi could only wrap one arm around her and lightly pat her back.

“Alright, get up now, okay? I promise I won’t move.”

Xia Xiyao didn’t budge at all and kept lying on top of him. A muffled voice rose from Gu Xingyi’s chest.

“You still haven’t answered whether you’ll go to the competition with me~”

So that’s your excuse for not getting up?

Looking at Xia Xiyao acting all spoiled while lying on top of him, Gu Xingyi couldn’t help but feel amused. Silly Xia Xiyao, is this supposed to be a reward or a threat?

“Even if my dear wife didn’t say anything, I’d still go with you!”

Hearing that, Xia Xiyao suddenly raised her head from his chest. Her almond-shaped eyes stared at him wide open, full of disbelief.

“So you did do it on purpose!”

“Mhm~”

Gu Xingyi reluctantly pulled his hand out and shrugged.

“You dumb Gu!”

The next second, a small hand pinched the soft flesh on Gu Xingyi’s waist.

“Ah—easy, you'll wake Nainai.”

Gu Xingyi grimaced and hissed quietly. He was starting to question life—so even the gentlest woman knew this move?

He’d seen those men with wives on Douyin suffer the same way.

He hadn’t believed it before. Now he did.

“You bad guy~”

Xia Xiyao glared at him and lowered her voice. This bad guy—he only knew how to bully her!

“If I didn’t do that, how would my dear wife be acting like this now? I don’t want to spend the rest of my life seeing a version of you that’s always timid and holding back.”

Xia Xiyao pouted, but then gently rubbed the soft spot on Gu Xingyi’s waist with a hint of guilt.

Even if he says that, it doesn’t change the fact that he bullied her!

Gu Xingyi reached out again and pulled Xia Xiyao into his arms, pressing them tightly together.

“But now that Nainai’s going to kindergarten, if I go to the competition with you, we’ll have to find someone to take care of her temporarily.”

Xia Xiyao listened to his heartbeat, her gaze gradually softening. After a moment of thought, she replied softly.

“Let’s ask Lele to take care of Nainai for now. It’s only a few days. We’ll need to practice our song together, so it’s better to use the company’s recording studio.”

After speaking, she paused for a beat, then softly called out to Gu Xingyi.

“Gu daizi~”

“Yeah?”

“Nainai’s already going to kindergarten. Don’t you think... she should have her own little room by now?”

With her head buried in his chest, Xia Xiyao’s ears turned red.

Gu Xingyi nodded in agreement.

“Yeah~ Once we’re back, I’ll clean up the side room and turn it into a little princess room for Nainai. When it’s time to coax her to sleep, I’ll be counting on you~”

Xia Xiyao didn’t say anything, just lightly bumped her head against Gu Xingyi’s chest.

After thinking for a bit, Gu Xingyi continued.

“And the car—we’ve been saying we’d get one, but never made time for it. I’ll contact that salesperson again tomorrow and get another one. It'll be more convenient to pick up and drop off Nainai.”

“And the house—we really need to move to a bigger one. But for that, we’ll need my dear wife to make the money. After all, I’m just a full-time stay-at-home dad~ hehe~”

Although he was called a full-time stay-at-home dad, Gu Xingyi was truly busy these days. He had been continuously writing for the anime series, and with only ten days left, the first season would be complete. He also wrote the theme songs, and now he was even participating in the competition as a guest performer.

Gu Xingyi joked with a smile, but he genuinely felt that it was time to change houses. The current one only had two rooms, and the side room was still being used as his study.

With Taolele coming tomorrow, he would need to tidy up the side room first.

Xia Xiyao responded softly with a quiet “mm,” then quickly lifted her head and gave Gu Xingyi a swift kiss on the lips.

“Thank you~ Gu daizi~”

She had always wanted to thank him, and only now did she finally say the words out loud.

“Really want to thank me? Then... how about calling me husband again?”

Gu Xingyi looked at Xia Xiyao, who had kissed him and quickly pulled away, his eyes full of anticipation and a smile on his face.

That made Xia Xiyao blush. She quickly climbed off Gu Xingyi like a speed walker, hurrying off to the bedroom with brisk steps.

All Gu Xingyi could hear was a faint voice beside his ear.

“Time to sleep!”

Well, alright then! Gu Xingyi rubbed his nose. In any case, tonight’s mission was accomplished—and with a surprise bonus, too. He was more than satisfied.

He turned over and sat up, then walked into the bedroom.

Back in bed, he pulled Xia Xiyao into his arms again, while poor Xiao Nainai was mercilessly abandoned to the side.

In the darkness, Gu Xingyi closed his eyes in contentment, ready to sleep. And just then, he heard his delicate wife softly call out from within his arms:

“Husband~”

There was no regret left on this night!

The next morning, when Xia Xiyao opened her eyes, Gu Xingyi was already out of bed. She gently pulled back the covers and saw her messy sleepwear.

What a pervy idiot!

Xia Xiyao scrunched her pretty nose, her cheeks turning red.

She checked the time. It was already 7:30 in the morning. Looking at the still soundly sleeping Xiao Nainai, Xia Xiyao decisively picked her up.

Another day of forced “work” for Xiao Nainai.

The little one’s old habits would just have to change gradually!

Gu Xingyi brought breakfast to the dining table and saw Xia Xiyao coming out of the bedroom carrying Xiao Nainai. He beamed at her, noticing that she had already straightened up her sleepwear.

“Morning~ Go wash up and have breakfast!”

Xia Xiyao gave him a glance, huffed lightly in reply, then took Nainai to wash up.

When gentle Xia Xiyao turned playful and cute, she had a completely different charm.

After breakfast, Gu Xingyi took Nainai to school while Xia Xiyao contacted Taolele. Each had their own role.

Taolele readily agreed. When it came to taking care of Xiao Nainai, she was all for it with both hands up! Such an adorable kid—she’d love nothing more than to cuddle her in her arms every day!

By the time Gu Xingyi came back, Taolele had already headed to the train station. That little assistant really had great mobility.

Gu Xingyi and Xia Xiyao also got busy. They cleaned up the side room, contacted a car dealer, and handled various tasks.

Gu Xingyi didn’t have high expectations for a car—as long as it ran, that was enough. He didn’t have business meetings or anything, so he just asked the 4S dealership salesperson to recommend anything available on the spot—so long as the car could be picked up tomorrow!

Time passed quickly. After Gu Xingyi and Xia Xiyao finished tidying up the side room, they barely had time to rest before it was already noon.

Xia Xiyao then received a call from Taolele. She had arrived at Jiangcheng Station.