Suddenly, he felt a bit nervous.
No, that is not right! Huo Yuheng is his husband! He should not need to feel nervous!
His eyes followed Huo Yuheng everywhere he moved, until Huo Yuheng finally lay down on the other side of the bed.
Eh? Is the bed this big? It felt like there were thousands of miles between them, but they were already married. They should be able to snuggle.
Thinking that his eyes were darting around because he was uncomfortable, Huo Yuheng silently released a small amount of pheromones to soothe his nerves in this unfamiliar environment.
The Alpha’s deep voice came from beside him, carrying a comforting tone: “Close your eyes and sleep.”
Unlike during the wedding in the daytime, Huo Yuheng kept his control well this time. The small amount of Alpha pheromones was very effective; it did not trigger his heat, but it did provide him with a sense of security.
Wen Yun’an felt so comfortable that he obediently squinted his eyes shut.
Before long, Wen Yun’an’s eyes opened again. He looked at Huo Yuheng, who was sleeping a bit too far away, and asked with great confusion, “Does looking at your phone before bed really make you ugly?”
Huo Yuheng: “…”
His beautiful eyelashes fluttered, and he continued, “But I used to look at it before, and I am not ugly!”
He was already so beautiful, so of course, he was not ugly.
Huo Yuheng coaxed him again, “Because it is a process of accumulation over time, not something that happens in an instant. You can start preventing it from happening from now on.”
“Oh, alright then!” He shifted quietly toward the center, closing his eyes before opening them again, speaking softly to Huo Yuheng, “Sir.”
“Mm?”
“Others say a wife’s appearance is the husband’s glory, so I will always be this beautiful.”
“Mm, always this beautiful, and then what?”
“Then it works the other way around, too. The husband’s appearance is also the wife’s glory. You are very, very handsome now. You also should not look at your phone before bed or you will turn ugly. I do not want an ugly Alpha as my husband.”
His tone sounded very serious, not like he was joking.
His little head was truly filled with all sorts of weirdly cute things. Although he was making demands of Huo Yuheng, he had started by demanding it of himself. There was a sense of naive sincerity in his words, and he was quite polite about it.
A slight, imperceptible smile tugged at the corner of Huo Yuheng’s mouth, “Alright.”
He finally felt reassured enough to close his eyes and prepare to sleep.
Saying he was preparing to sleep, he actually tossed and turned under the covers, pulling them up and then secretly kicking them off. The rustling sounds made it clear he could not fall asleep.
He was not used to this.
When he was at home, his bedroom was filled with small rabbit dolls that his brothers had bought for him. This was a habit he had developed since he was young, and he had not changed it even after growing up.
Here, there were no dolls for him to hold.
He did not know how excellent Huo Yuheng’s night vision was; he had seen all his small movements.
After twisting for a long time without a word, Huo Yuheng had to take the initiative and ask him, “Can not sleep?”
“You have not slept yet?” Wen Yun’an popped his head out from under the covers when he heard the voice.
Huo Yuheng: “Mm, can not sleep.”
Anyone would find it hard to sleep with a little rabbit digging holes in the bed sheets beside them, not to mention that no matter how small his movements were, Huo Yuheng could not help but pay attention to him.
He lowered his eyes, looking pitiful, “I can not sleep either. I want my rabbits. If I do not hold them, I can not fall asleep.”
No one had told Huo Yuheng that the little rabbit also raised even smaller rabbits. He could not imagine how, in the future, if he slept while holding the little rabbit, the little rabbit would have to tuck another rabbit into his arms.
“Then…”
“I miss them so much.”
Them? Huo Yuheng really had a headache now. He felt as if he had poked a rabbit warren.
“They have been with me for a long time; they were a gift from my family.”
Since they had been with him for so long, he must have developed an attachment to them. He would not easily abandon small animals; his little omega was very kind.
A rabbit warren it is, then. Their home was not lacking space, anyway.
Huo Yuheng’s heart softened instantly, and he coaxed him again, “Alright. Tomorrow when we go back to our house, I will have someone bring them over, okay?”
“Sir, they are very cute. You will like them. Maybe you will want to hold them while you sleep too!”
“Mm, can Baby sleep now?”
“But I can not sleep! Sir, you go to sleep first.”
For the first time, Huo Yuheng discovered that the patience he possessed was like a bottomless pit. Despite spending the whole night tossing and turning with this little rabbit, he did not feel the slightest bit angry.
After thinking for a moment, Huo Yuheng pulled back the covers, “Come here.”
“What is it?”
“You can hold my arm while you sleep. Will you be able to sleep then?”
Huh?!
They were going to snuggle and sleep! He liked snuggling with Huo Yuheng!
Wen Yun’an murmured “Mm-hmm” and began to squirm again. He crawled over to Huo Yuheng’s side and confirmed it once more, “Then I am going to hold your arm to sleep!”
Huo Yuheng curled his lips, “Mm, lie still. It is getting late.”
He took the opportunity to hug Huo Yuheng’s arm, pressing his face against Huo Yuheng’s shoulder. He marveled to himself: not only was Huo Yuheng taller than him, but his arms were so strong and his muscles so firm. Was this what a reliable Alpha was like?
How could there be such a sweet and soft omega? Huo Yuheng felt his heart wavering from his touch.
“Sir, you are hard here!” He extended a finger and poked the muscle on Huo Yuheng’s arm.
Huo Yuheng sighed helplessly, “Speak properly.”
“What is it?”
“Nothing, sleep,” Huo Yuheng tried to scare him again. “If you do not sleep, the big tiger will come out and eat you.”
Huo Yuheng was treating him like a small child to scare him, but he did not care because Huo Yuheng was willing to snuggle with him. Huo Yuheng is great!
Holding Huo Yuheng’s arm worked; he really felt sleepy. He muttered, “I am asleep,” and before long, only his steady, light breathing could be heard.
After a night of tossing and turning, Huo Yuheng had finally managed to lull him to sleep.
The surroundings were silent and still, but Huo Yuheng truly could not fall asleep. Having lived alone away from his parents for many years, he had never been in such close contact with anyone in his daily life.
Now, this omega who had become his little wife was lying beside him. The omega’s sleeping face was serene and soft, his hand still hugging his arm, showing no defenses against him at all.
Huo Yuheng was like a dormant beast. He did not speak, just quietly watching the omega before him, his pale golden pupils darkening a fraction.
He had to admit that he had truly been acting very strange lately, doing so many things he would have never considered or even disdained in the past. Yet, in his heart, there was not the slightest bit of aversion; he even felt that this feeling was not so bad.
Huo Yuheng was always busy with work; moments like this, where he could not sleep and was left to ponder life, were extremely rare.
Perhaps this was the joy of raising a beautiful little rabbit.
Just as Huo Yuheng was finally about to drift off to sleep, dawn was already approaching, but he heard humming sounds beside his ear.
Wen Yun’an was feeling uncomfortably hot. He freed one hand to tug at his own collar, but the other hand, which was hugging Huo Yuheng’s arm, was unwilling to let go.
Before Huo Yuheng could even open his eyes to confirm what was happening, Wen Yun’an’s rabbit ears had already popped out and slapped onto Huo Yuheng with a light sound.