"Zheng Haoyu, why did you kick me?" Despite her drowsiness, she still felt someone kick her hard.
"You kicked me three times. I just kicked you back once. You still owe me two kicks. I'm keeping count." I hold grudges too, you know.
"I told you last night to sleep on the couch or the floor, but you insisted on sleeping in the bed." Su Nian spread her hands, implying that he had only himself to blame for being kicked. Didn't you say you've done your research on girls? Didn't you find out that this girl tosses and turns while sleeping?
Zheng Haoyu cursed under his breath in annoyance!
The next morning.
Zheng Peng was reading today's newspaper in the living room, chatting with Luo Qing.
Luo Qing was in high spirits today because her son had finally shared a room with his wife. Maybe if she worked a bit harder, she would soon have a sweet little grandchild to hold. The thought alone filled her with joy. But she had no idea about the agreement the two had reached.
All of a sudden, a woman's scream pierced through the quiet morning in the old Zheng Family house.
Upon hearing the scream, Zheng Peng and Luo Qing exchanged a puzzled glance. What was going on?
"Apeng, do you think they're fighting?" Luo Qing, Mrs. Zheng, looked at Zheng Peng in confusion.
"No way, Zheng Family men don't hit their wives."
"Then what was that scream?"
"I don't know."
"I'll go check."
Meanwhile, in the bridal suite, Su Nian and Zheng Haoyu were staring at each other. Su Nian glared at Zheng Haoyu, flung him aside, and quickly covered herself with the blanket, pushing herself out of Zheng Haoyu's embrace. "Zheng Haoyu, what...what are you doing? Holding...holding me?" Su Nian's face turned slightly red, her words stumbling over each other.
Zheng Haoyu, as always, remained unperturbed, "Seems like it was you who wrapped around me like an octopus."
"So you're taking advantage of me?" Su Nian retorted. Even if I wrapped myself around you, you must have tricked me into it.
Heavy knocking on the door interrupted their conversation.
"Xiaonian, did that rascal Zheng Haoyu bully you? Don't be afraid, just open the door and Mom will handle him for you." Luo Qing's voice carried from outside the door. The couple inside exchanged a glance, this was happening faster than they expected.
Zheng Haoyu on the other hand was wondering, "Mom, did you give birth to me or Su Nian?"
"Mom, we're okay." Zheng Haoyu glanced at Su Nian and replied.
"No, you have to open the door. Who knows what this scoundrel did this time." Luo Qing wasn't going to give up until the door was opened.
"Alright, alright, I'm opening it." Haoyu grumbled as he got off the bed to open the door.
On the messy bed sat Su Nian, her hair a bird's nest, wearing crumpled sleepwear, with Zheng Haoyu looking just as worn out. His dark circles under his eyes and disheveled hair were as bad as her. Even some of her drool was left on him. They both looked like they had just woken up.
Though they didn't seem to have been fighting, why did they scream so terribly? Luo Qing was puzzled. Did they...do it? Mrs. Luo began spinning her imaginations which were rather exuberant.
"Xiaonian, what happened? Did something happen?"
"Mom, nothing really happened, I just... had a nightmare." Su Nian lowered her head slightly, her face still flushed, tightly wrapping the blanket around herself.
Luo Qing misunderstood her shyness as an aftermath of their intimacy and completely forgot about the scream, "Alright, alright, rest a bit more. I'll go prepare breakfast for you."
With that, she led everyone downstairs, leaving Su Nian and Zheng Haoyu staring at each other in silence.
Su Nian couldn't figure it out. How did she end up in Zheng Haoyu's arms when she woke up this morning? Even if she had bad sleeping habits, he shouldn't have held her, unless he actively drew her into his embrace, which is why she ended up wrapped around him.