Before Mo Yanzhou could respond, he heard Bai Yunxia’s soft murmur: “Working every night really leaves no time for marital intimacy. Who’d have energy for bedtime exercise after such exhausting work~”
She simply couldn’t handle a platonic relationship!
It was quite difficult for her to understand Mo Yanzhou.
Though she had never been in a relationship or slept with a man, she knew marital intimacy was an essential part of married life.
Especially since she wanted to have Mo Yanzhou’s baby.
How could she get pregnant in a platonic relationship!!
Miss Bai lowered her head and noisily drank her milk tea.
Sulking, she waited for Mo Yanzhou to guess what was wrong.
Mo Yanzhou sat before his computer, the screen’s glow illuminating his coldly handsome face. Bai Yunxia’s quiet complaints reached his ears completely unchanged, causing the darkness in his profound eyes to deepen slightly.
“Only occasional work.”
He was human too, not a work machine.
As the leader, he didn’t need to work around the clock without rest – otherwise, what were his tens of thousands of employees for?
Hearing his response, Bai Yunxia realized that even when her husband had free evenings, they didn’t belong to her.
This seemed even more pitiful.
Bai Yunxia silently began cleaning up the food on the table. “I’m full, so I’ll be leaving now. Thank you for keeping me company.”
“Leave it there. The maid will clean it tomorrow.”
“But leaving it here will create odors.” Bai Yunxia stood by the sofa, her clear, bright almond-shaped eyes fixed on him.
Since he couldn’t handle spicy food, he probably couldn’t stand the smell of spices either.
Mo Yanzhou unhurriedly shut down his computer and stood up. “Time for bed.”
The study had an air purifier, and with the containers sealed, the smell wouldn’t spread too much.
Bai Yunxia obediently put things down and followed Mo Yanzhou meekly, asking quietly, “Shall we sleep together?”
Just as the study door closed, the corridor’s soft lighting fell upon them. Mo Yanzhou’s tall, slender figure paused.
“Are you considering it?” Bai Yunxia nearly pressed herself against him, deliberately swaying so the bow at the back of her neck lightly brushed against him.
I’ll touch, I’ll touch, just one more touch.
The bow lightly patted against his white shirt.
Tap tap tap~
Tap tap tap tap tap tap tap~
Bai Yunxia hummed a tune in her heart while staring directly at Mo Yanzhou.
His coolly handsome face remained calm and indifferent, his eyes concealing emotions she couldn’t decipher. Just moments ago he had been so tenderly holding and stroking her back, yet now he seemed like a stranger again.
Bai Yunxia chuckled and answered her own question, “Oh, I was just joking! I haven’t removed my makeup yet.”
Yan Ruse had told her that even if Mo Yanzhou agreed, she should refuse once first – the push and pull had to be just right.
Since Mo Yanzhou hadn’t agreed tonight anyway, she’d refuse first and worry about the back-and-forth later.
Bai Yunxia went tap-tap-tapping away.
Reaching the staircase, she turned back to blow Mo Yanzhou a kiss. “Just ate spicy food, can’t kiss properly. This will have to do for our goodnight kiss~”
After blowing the kiss, she immediately ran off, leaving the staircase empty. Mo Yanzhou took a deep breath, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly.
It seemed he might sleep well tonight.
The next morning, Bai Yunxia came downstairs yawning and looking languid.
“Madam.” Yu Chao waved frantically at her. “The master is lecturing the second young master.”
Bai Yunxia’s pupils instantly brightened, her entire face screaming “What gossip? I want to hear!”
“The second young master didn’t come home until 2 AM after partying outside, and the master found out,” Yu Chao whispered.
“I’m going to watch the excitement.” Bai Yunxia excitedly headed toward the dining room.
But as she stepped inside, she suppressed the smile at the corner of her lips.
She tried to keep a low profile, sitting in her seat and picking up a piece of scallion egg pancake to eat.
“Bro, bro…”
“Bro, I can’t survive without my allowance.”
“Bro, last night really wasn’t my fault. I wanted to leave early, but they wouldn’t let me!”
Mo Du, both timid and fearful, glanced sideways at Bai Yunxia who was watching the show with amusement. “Sis-in-law, how can you still eat at a time like this!”
“Why shouldn’t I be able to eat? It’s not like he’s lecturing me…” Bai Yunxia replied quietly, unable to suppress the upward curve of her lips. “Husband, am I right?”
“Right, you should eat more.” Mo Yanzhou’s tone became noticeably gentler when speaking to his wife.
Mo Du sat down angrily. Even if his allowance was cut off, that shouldn’t stop him from eating!
Bai Yunxia felt disappointed. Was the lecture over already?
She hadn’t seen enough yet.
But Mo Yanzhou was really intimidating. He didn’t even do anything – just kept a cold expression, yet his aura alone was overwhelming.
As they continued eating, Mo Du began casting pitiful looks toward Bai Yunxia.
“Sis-in-law, please put in a good word for me. As the esteemed second young master of the Mo family with so many social engagements, if my allowance gets cut, how will I maintain face? If I lose face, the Mo family loses face, and the Mo family can’t afford to be embarrassed.” Mo Du moved his chair closer to Bai Yunxia. “Let’s form a united front against him.”
“Don’t drag me into this. I’m not forming any united front with you. I’m on my husband’s side.” Bai Yunxia said with a cheerful smile. “Husband, I’ll follow whatever you say. Your word is my command.”
Mo Du: “…”
Is this really necessary?
Are you just going to keep buttering him up without any resistance?
(〒︿〒)
“Whether you get next month’s allowance depends on your behavior from now on.” Although Mo Yanzhou had never experienced being broke himself, he had to admit Mo Du had a point. If Mo Du went out with friends and couldn’t even pay for a meal, it would indeed embarrass the Mo family.
Actually, Mo Du was quite wealthy – he received annual dividends from Ink Sea Group. However, Mo Yanzhou managed his finances because during college, Mo Du had started a business with classmates and got completely scammed.
Just thinking that this was Mo Yanzhou’s younger brother made him feel utterly humiliated!
“I’ll definitely behave well!” Mo Du declared loudly. “I’ll work diligently for my brother, remain loyal and devoted, bear hardships without complaint, and be an excellent assistant to him.”
Mo Du was going to work as Mo Yanzhou’s assistant at the company?
How enviable~
No, not really.
The workload at Ink Sea Group must be incredibly heavy. And if you’re only focused on work during office hours, when would you have time for romance?
Bai Yunxia’s moment of envy lasted only a second.
Mo Du played with his phone while eating. As he scrolled through videos, his pupils suddenly dilated.
“Sis-in-law! This is you, right!”
Mo Du shoved his phone screen in front of Bai Yunxia. “Over a million likes! Sis-in-law is a major internet celebrity! So impressive.”
The word “no” was on the tip of Bai Yunxia’s tongue when the phone screen was suddenly turned toward Mo Yanzhou.
On the screen was last night’s white dress with purple bow – something Mo Yanzhou had seen in person, but that didn’t stop him from staring intently at his wife’s transformation video.
Mo Du accidentally tapped the screen, opening the comments section, and that’s when Mo Yanzhou noticed something unusual from the timestamp of the top comment.
The video was posted yesterday afternoon, at a time when he hadn’t even returned home. Bai Yunxia didn’t come downstairs for dinner last night and claimed she was filming videos in the study when he went to check on her.
Did she only film this one video, or did she lie to him?
“Sweet Xia Xia, I’m going to follow my sister-in-law.”
Mo Du clicked follow and began browsing through Bai Yunxia’s previous videos.
Bai Yunxia drank her milk, wishing there was a hole to crawl into.
Mortifying!
Too embarrassed to face anyone.
Maybe she should stay at her parents’ house again tonight.
After finishing a glass of milk, Bai Yunxia said, “I’m full. Please take your time.”
So awkward—gotta run!
“I’m full.” Mo Yanzhou wiped his mouth unhurriedly and left the dining room.
“Bro, aren’t you waiting for me?”
“Drive yourself.”
Great, from now on I won’t have to commute with my brother.
After getting in the car, Mo Yanzhou quietly opened the app, searched for “Sweet Xia Xia,” clicked follow, and started watching Bai Yunxia’s previously posted videos.
He watched all the way, while the driver listened throughout the ride.