Translator: Henyee Translations   Editor: Henyee Translations
The bed in the hotel was very big. Qiao Qiao slept on the side of the bed. The distance between her and Shao Jingmo was enough for both of them to lie down. Even with his eyes closed, Shao Jingmo knew how far Qiao Qiao was from him. He reminded her in a low voice, âBe careful not to roll out of bed.â
Qiao Qiao grabbed the blanket on her body and replied firmly, âNo way.â
Shao Jingmo didnât say anything else. He turned around and slept with his back facing Qiao Qiao.
In such a sober state, Qiao Qiao couldnât sleep as usual when she was sharing a bed with Shao Jingmo. She propped up her eyelids and counted sheep. After an unknown period of time, there was a thud.
The thud was too deafening. Shao Jingmo opened his eyes and looked sideways. Qiao Qiao was already gone. He sat up with a frown. âQiao Guigui?â No response.
Just as Shao Jingmo lifted the blanket and was about to get up, Qiao Qiao reached out and grabbed the edge of the bed. Her weak voice came. âIâm here.â With that, she dug her fingers into the edge of the bed and slowly got up.
Meeting Shao Jingmoâs puzzled and scrutinizing gaze, she lowered her head in embarrassment and said in a voice as soft as a mosquito, âAccident, it was really an accident. I thought there was still some space beside me, but who knew that after a while⦠lâ¦
Shao Jingmo finished her sentence for her. âRolled out of the bed.â
Qiao Qiao lowered her head and didnât dare to look at him. âYes.â
Shao Jingmo got out of bed and walked around the end of the bed towards her. He bent his knees and squatted in front of her. His slender fingertips brushed away the bangs on her forehead and asked gently, âWhere did you fall?â
Qiao Qiao pursed her lips. âOn the ass.â
The main thing was that her butt landed on the ground first. The area of impact was on her butt. If she had known, she wouldnât have insisted on sleeping by the side. She knew very well that Shao Jingmo wouldnât do anything to her, but she still made herself suffer. She deserved it.
Shao Jingmo asked her, âDoes it hurt a lot?â
Qiao Qiao wanted to say that it hurt, but when she saw that the person in front of her was Shao Jingmo, she swallowed her grievance and said, âItâs alright.â
Shao Jingmo extended his hand. âCome.â
Qiao Qiao said, âI can get up on my own.â
Not allowing her to refuse, Shao Jingmo forcefully carried her up and placed her back on the bed. Qiao Qiao thanked him, and Shao Jingmo lowered his eyes to look at her. âNot only children can complain about pain and grievances, you can do it too. Thereâs no need to endure it. Iâll take whatever you say and do.â
Qiao Qiao looked at him in surprise. Shao Jingmo raised his eyebrows. âAre you that surprised?â
She nodded, her expression obedient.
Shao Jingmo leaned over and adjusted the blanket for her. He turned around and sat down on the other side of the bed. âYou just need to know that from now on, no matter what I say or do, thereâs no need to be too surprised. Weâre husband and wife.â
As he finished speaking, Qiao Qiao took the initiative to move closer to him this time. Her initiative made Shao Jingmoâs hand, which was about to lift the blanket, pause. Qiao Qiaoâs lips curved a little. She looked at his chin and asked in a low voice, âDid you pull the wound on your waist when you hugged me just now?â
She sounded worried.
But Shao Jingmo didnât care about her worry. âNo.â His tone was cold and indifferent.
âThatâs good.â Qiao Qiao frowned. Fortunately, she was already used to Shao Jingmoâs lukewarm attitude. She took the opportunity to say, âThen will you protect me in the future?â
Shao Jingmo lay down and faced the ceiling. âIt depends on the extent of the matter.â
Even though he didnât say it explicitly, his words were enough to make her secretly happy. She knew that he probably wasnât just saying it casually. Since he had said it, he would definitely do it. With his verbal promise, she burst with joy and couldnât help but move closer to him.
The closer she got, the more she pushed her luck. âLittle Uncle, can you be more accommodating to me in the future?â
Shao Jingmo straightened his body and did not move. A faint fragrance came wift past his nose. Compared to last night, it was even harder to endure at this moment. His throat was a little tight, and his tone was low. âAm I not accommodating enough?â
âAccommodating?â She didnât seem to notice. âDid you?!â
Shao Jingmo did not reply.
At this moment, Qiao Qiao was already unknowingly leaning against Shao Jingmoâs body. This was because she had taken the initiative to be so close to him when she was awake. The fragrance on her body was not the fragrance of clothes, but the fragrance emitted from her skin. Silently, it tugged at Shao Jingmoâs heart and soul.
She was seductive and unaware of it. She even leaned against him, trying to warm him up. Shao Jingmoâs entire body tensed up. As she got closer and closer, he couldnât help but sigh that the endurance he had been proud of was completely defeated.
âQiao Guigui,â! he called out in a low voice.
Qiao Qiao looked up. âHuh?â
Shao Jingmo said, âEnough.â
Qiao Qiao didnât understand. âEnough of what?â
Shao Jingmo gritted his teeth. âDonât get so close.â
Donât get so close to him? He was the one who had said at first not to sleep on the side and to lean closer. Now that she was closer, he felt uncomfortable. She said, âYou were the one who said donât let me feel aggrieved. I want to get warmth from you. I canât do that, too?â
Shao Jingmo:
She was so unscrupulous because he wouldnât do anything to her. But there was actually another reason, which was that Qiao Qiao had never been in a relationship. She was usually full of dirty words, but she was actually extremely innocent and didnât know many things.
Especially since she did not know that something would happen if she rubbed against Shao Jingmo like this. Furthermore, Shao Jingmo was already an adult man in his thirties. If she continued to be so seductive without knowing it, she would attract trouble sooner or later.
The next afternoon, Qiao Qiao went to the MO residence with Shao Jingmo.
At this moment, Li Xiwu and her grandmother were brewing tea around the stove in the courtyard. It had snowed last night, and the snow had yet to melt. Youyou could not stay idle for a moment. She put on warm and waterproof gloves and played with the snow. She was the loudest in the entire courtyard.
Yaoyao was not interested in the snow and sat obediently beside his mother. He rested his chin on his hands and watched his mother brew tea seriously one moment, then looked back worriedly to see where his sister was.
Smokeless carbon was roiling red, and the fire was at its best.
Guan Suling took the bamboo tweezers and moved the roasted chestnuts, peanuts, and cinnamon to the edge of the iron net. The heat area there was small, so there was room. She laid a few persimmons and oranges on it.
When the chestnuts and peanuts were a little cold, Li Xiwu took two chestnuts, peeled them, and handed them to Yaoyao. Then, she gave the other to Youyou, who was squatting not far away and playing with the snow alone.
âYansheng,â Li Xiwu shouted.
When Youyou heard her mother call her, she quickly slapped away the snow in her hand and skipped over. âIâm here.â
Li Xiwu reached out. âCome and eat chestnuts.â
Youyou jumped in front of Li Xiwu. Because she was wearing gloves, it was not convenient for her to hold them herself, so she opened her mouth. !âAh â
Li Xiwu fed the chestnut to Youyou. âChew carefully and swallow slowly. Donât choke.â
Youyou nodded. âYes, yes. Yansheng knows..â