Chapter 459
“I know, we will always be together from now on,” Jiang Yexun said as he saw the sadness on her face. His heart felt as if it had been tightly clenched.
He didn’t know why, but even though nothing particularly sorrowful had happened between them, hearing those words from Su Xiaoxiao suddenly filled him with a strange sense of panic and pain. It was as if he had already lost her once before.
“It won’t happen! We’ll always be together, happily,” Jiang Yexun said, holding Su Xiaoxiao’s hand firmly, making a serious promise.
“Mm!” Su Xiaoxiao closed her eyes and smiled sweetly, nodding at him. Then, she immediately threw herself into his arms.
The way she snuggled up to him with such longing instantly made Jiang Yexun’s breath quicken.
He lowered his head, reaching out to gently lift her chin, wanting to savor the sweet fragrance of her lips.
He had refrained from touching his little wife for a whole week in order to respect a will he’d promised to follow. But now, as he leaned down, he saw that the little wife who had just been snuggling with him had already closed her eyes and fallen soundly asleep.
Jiang Yexun couldn’t help but shake his head in amusement, then glanced at his energetic companion—his own sense of self-control.
“Forget it. You’d better be obedient today, don’t disturb your wife’s sleep,” he reassured himself. He then went to fetch some hot water from the kitchen in an enamel basin.
After washing Su Xiaoxiao’s face, he even went the extra mile to prepare a foot soak for her.
Midway through, Su Xiaoxiao groggily stirred, but the moment she felt how comfortable it was, she fell back into a deep sleep.
After taking care of all these things, Jiang Yexun changed her clothes, tucked her in, and placed a cup of honey water he had prepared in a thermos beside the bed. Only then did he lay down beside her and fall asleep himself.
The next morning, Su Xiaoxiao was woken up by the cheerful sounds coming from downstairs. Glancing at the time, she saw it was only seven in the morning.
However, the noise wasn’t coming from their house but from the street outside the back window.
There were no firecrackers being set off, but the children were still playing with firecrackers and throwing small poppers, and with the adults gathered outside chatting, the noise naturally carried up.
Su Xiaoxiao turned around and noticed that Jiang Yexun was still asleep, looking surprised.
In her opinion, with Jiang Yexun’s usual vigilance, it was impossible for him to sleep through the noise that loud from downstairs.
Could it be that after she got drunk yesterday, he had stayed up guarding her for a long time?
Su Xiaoxiao propped herself up on one elbow and gently brushed her hair against Jiang Yexun’s face.
Jiang Yexun frowned, instinctively reaching up to brush the spot where her hair had touched him. But the next second, he fell right back to sleep.
Seeing him like this, Su Xiaoxiao’s playful side kicked in, and she used her hair to gently scratch him again.
However, as soon as she did this, a strong arm wrapped tightly around her waist. With a slight tug, she found herself pulled onto Jiang Yexun’s chest.
“Ahh~~” Su Xiaoxiao screamed in shock.
“Don’t be scared, don’t be scared!” Jiang Yexun quickly opened his eyes and soothingly kissed the red lips that were now trembling in surprise.
“Why are you pretending to sleep?!” Su Xiaoxiao huffed angrily, punching his chest with her small fists.
Jiang Yexun laughed, “I just wanted to tease you, didn’t expect it to scare you. It’s my fault. Please don’t be mad at me, alright, Xiaoxiao?”
“No way.” Su Xiaoxiao bit him hard in response.
Jiang Yexun groaned in pain, but then the smile on his face deepened. His big, warm hand gently caressed her back, radiating a sense of tenderness.
Su Xiaoxiao held on to Jiang Yexun’s neck, chewing on the soft flesh there for a long moment before finally letting go.
Then, seeing the saliva she had left on his neck, her head went hot, and she even licked it.
“Mm.” A low, hoarse sigh escaped Jiang Yexun’s throat.
His hand, which had been resting on her back, tightened even further, pulling her more closely against him.