Gu Ruochu unconsciously covered her eyes with the blanket. Huo Nanchen helped her tuck in the blanket and got off the bed.
He went out of the room and closed the door.
Gu Ruochu fell into a deep sleep. By the time she woke up, it was already afternoon.
She sat up on the bed and was feeling much better after getting some much-needed rest.
There were some clothes on the headboard of the bed. Gu Ruochu pushed the clothes aside and got off the bed. She went into the bathroom and took a bath before dressing up. All of a sudden, the door was pushed open.
"Ruochu, I'm back."
Huo Nanchen barged into the bedroom.
Fortunately, she had already finished showering. Otherwise, he might have seen her naked.
Huo Nanchen slowly walked towards her and helped her dry her hair with the towel. His breath enveloped her, but she pursed her lips in an irritated manner.
"Why didn't you call me when you were showering?" Huo Nanchen asked in a matter-of-fact tone.
Gu Ruochu was surprised.
"You caught a cold. If you're not feeling well, you should have let me help you shower." Huo Nanchen dried her hair. He then looked down and saw that she did not have any shoes on. "Why aren't you wearing shoes? Isn't it too cold for you to be walking around barefoot?"
"I couldn't find my shoes when I came out of the shower."
Huo Nanchen picked her up and made her sit on his lap. He then took out a pair of fur slippers from the cupboard and put them on her.
Huo Nanchen's mood improved when he saw her slightly obedient posture.
"Let's go down and eat."
"Okay."
Gu Ruochu did not want to throw any more tantrums at him. She feared that she would turn into a resentful woman.
"Honey, are you still angry?"
"What do you think?"
"It was my fault. I can accept any punishment other than sleeping in the study." Huo Nanchen hugged her and took the initiative to make his request. Gu Ruochu reacted quickly.
"But I can't think of a better punishment. What should I do?"
"Everyone says that even if a husband and his wife quarrel, they should sleep on the same bed. That's why I can't sleep in the study. It's not good for us, and it's not good for our future children."
Huo Nanchen did not believe that she would insist on sleeping in separate rooms. When he felt how unusually warm and soft she was as she clung to him, his body suddenly tensed up and ached. His entire body was in pain.
"You're such a pain in the *ss."
"Mmm."
The servants in the kitchen had already prepared a meal for them. Gu Ruochu was hungry and picked up her chopsticks to eat. Huo Nanchen passed her a bowl of food and watched as she ate.
"Why aren't you eating? Had you already had your meal?"
"I'm not hungry." Huo Nanchen's voice was low and gentle.
Gu Ruochu furrowed her brows and softened her tone. "How can you not eat? My heart aches for you, so there's no need to be like this."
"Your heart aches for me?" The look of satisfaction on Huo Nanchen's face was obvious. Gu Ruochu scooped a bowl of rice for him. "Eat. If you don't eat, I won't feel sorry for you anymore.
"Your wife's heart aches for you, so you should eat."
"Ruochu."
"Hmm?"
Huo Nanchen did not reply but merely looked at her with a deep gaze. She glared at him. "Why do you keep calling me?"
Gu Ruochu did not finish her sentence.
He leaned closer and stared at her. After a long while, he finally spoke in a low voice, "Don't disappear so easily in the future. Hmm!"
Gu Ruochu glanced at him. She had not disappeared intentionally.
It was just that Zhou Yunxi had called her, and at that time, she did not have the courage to face him.