That night, as Calisto held Jiang Xuning in his arms while they fell asleep, she told him what she was thinking.
Calisto, who had been on the verge of falling asleep, immediately became wide awake. He repeatedly promised that he would teach her properly from then on and would not act recklessly again.
“I’ll believe you one last time.”
“Don’t worry, Baby. From now on, during lesson time, I’ll definitely be a diligent and responsible teacher.”
In the days that followed, Calisto was indeed a little more restrained—but only a little.
Two weeks later, he had to make a trip to Q Country for work.
“Baby, I won’t be able to see you for three whole days.”
On the bed, Calisto’s one-hundred-ninety-centimeter-tall body was clearly enormous, yet he did his best to curl himself up and burrow into Jiang Xuning’s arms, complaining about his grievances.
How could those idiots be incapable of handling anything? They even needed him to make the trip himself.
It was so far away that the fastest round trip would still take three days. Besides, the place was dangerous, so he couldn’t bring Baby with him.
Three days. From the moment they had met until now, they had never been apart for so long.
Calisto wished he could make her smaller and stuff her into his pocket.
The usually calm and overbearing Calisto was genuinely considering whether that might be possible.
He had money. He could gather the world’s top scientists, and he wasn’t afraid of investing however much money it took. Could they really create something that would make a person smaller?
If Jiang Xuning knew what he was thinking, she would definitely have given him a sharp rap on the head.
Looking at the head buried against her chest, she gently placed a hand on the back of his head and softly coaxed him, even though she had been coaxing him all night.
“It’s fine. I’ll video-call you every day.”
At her words, Calisto only buried his head more deeply and gave a muffled reply.
“Baby, don’t get too close to other men, either.”
“All right, all right, all right. I’ll wait for you at home.”
What a petty man. He still remembered what had happened the last time they went horseback riding.
Moonlight streamed in through the window and overlapped their shadows. The grievance of their impending separation seemed to have been coated in a layer of sugar.
When Jiang Xuning woke up the next morning, Calisto had already left.
Being alone, Jiang Xuning felt a little uncomfortable, but more than that, she felt refreshed!
No one clinging to her, no one keeping tabs on her—wonderful.
After lunch, she went to the media room to watch a movie. Halfway through, the male and female leads suddenly began doing things unsuitable for children.
As Jiang Xuning’s face flushed, she thought of the previous night.
Because they were about to be temporarily separated, the two of them had made a bit of a late night of it. In the end, however, Calisto had still stopped himself and gone to the bathroom.
He was always very considerate in that regard. Occasionally, he would let her help him, but more often, he handled it himself. Perhaps he also knew that she didn’t want to move so quickly—he had never forced her.
But Jiang Xuning did sometimes want it, too. She just felt that it was too soon. To be honest, they had known each other for only a little over three months at most, and they had been together for just over a month.
If they hadn’t first met on the cruise ship, and if she hadn’t come to F Country and been unfamiliar with the place enough that she could only move into his home, they shouldn’t have started living together so quickly, either.
“Oh, this is so complicated.”
“Actually, when I’m with him, I’m not afraid…”
“But wouldn’t that be bad?”
Jiang Xuning leaned first to one side and then the other on the sofa, still unable to reach a decision. In the end, she took out her phone.
“Since that’s the case, I’ll ask netizens for help.”
Not long after she posted, someone commented.
【You don’t need to be in love to do that kind of thing.】
【If you want to do it, then do it—anytime, anywhere.】
【As long as you love each other, why worry about so much?】
After reading a few comments, Jiang Xuning couldn’t bear to continue. Her small face was bright red.
“Cultural differences. Huge cultural differences. I still can’t ask them.”
Jiang Xuning suddenly thought of the servant who had always taken care of her, Yu Shengsheng. She was from Z Country and had been specially sent by Calisto to look after her.
She went out and found the butler. “Luo Wen, ask Shengsheng to come over. I have something to ask her.”
Yu Shengsheng arrived soon. “Madam, you wanted to see me?”
Jiang Xuning appeared calm as she asked her question, but her earlobes grew redder and redder.
Yu Shengsheng worked at Aiermengde Manor, after all, and instantly understood.
As a loyal shipper of Madam and Sir, how could she let such a good opportunity pass her by?
“Madam, I think this sort of thing depends on the people involved. If the two of you love each other very much, then you don’t need to overthink it. One should enjoy life while one can, after all.”
“Besides, neither Sir nor Madam is an ordinary person. You don’t need to worry about the problems ordinary people worry about. What matters most is that you yourself feel happy and fulfilled.”
Jiang Xuning pondered Yu Shengsheng’s words.
Love each other? That condition was definitely met. She felt that Calisto practically loved her to death; he liked her instinctively.
Enjoy life while one could? Indeed, why was she overthinking it? She could take care of herself, not to mention that she had Calisto.
Jiang Xuning immediately slapped the table. “Yes, I think what you said makes sense.”
Yu Shengsheng pressed her advantage. “Madam, I have experience in this area. You could…”
She and her husband had only been married for a little over six months.
Calisto, far away in Q Country, still had no idea that a huge surprise was waiting for him at home when he returned.
At that moment, however, Calisto was in a rather irritable mood. On the very first day after landing in Q Country, he personally dealt with two people.
Idiots. They were so irritating. Besides wasting his time with Baby, what else could they do?
In the dim room, Calisto sat on the sofa with the sole of his shoe pressed against Saideli’s face.
“Who did you learn this trick from? Daniel? Looks like you’ve already forgotten how he died.”
“I was wrong! Please spare me! I was bewitched…”
Bang!
With the sound of a gunshot, Saideli went to find Daniel.
“If you’re wrong, then go die.”
Calisto took the handkerchief Molu'an handed him and unhurriedly wiped the blood from his hands. Then he raised his eyes toward the people standing below him, his voice utterly devoid of warmth.
“Deal with all of his people cleanly. I don’t want any more mistakes.”
“Yes!”
This time, Sir was even more frightening than usual.
At that moment, Molu'an missed Madam terribly. He had just spent a period of bliss at the Estate, and now this bunch of idiots had to cause trouble.
Calisto walked to the window and looked outside, his eyes filled with surging longing and possessiveness.
Baby, I’ll be able to go back soon.
I miss Baby so much.
He had taken one of Baby’s pajamas with him when he left, but its scent had already faded.
On the evening of the third day, Calisto finally returned to the Estate and headed straight for the bedroom.
At this hour, Baby should still be playing on her phone. He had missed her so much.
When the bedroom door opened, Jiang Xuning was indeed leaning against the headboard and scrolling through her tablet.
“Achi… Mm.”
When Jiang Xuning saw Calisto return, she had only just spoken before his kiss urgently covered hers.
It was not a brief, superficial kiss, but a deep kiss filled with the longing of their separation. His palm clasped the back of her neck, as if he wanted to press all the yearning he had felt these past few days into that kiss.
Only when Jiang Xuning pushed him hard did he finally draw back slightly. Their foreheads touched, and his voice carried a faint, husky laugh.
“I missed Baby so much I was practically going crazy.”
They had video-called on the first day, but because of one coincidence after another, they hadn’t managed to do so during the following days.
Jiang Xuning hadn’t expected him to return so suddenly. Then she remembered her plan.
She pushed Calisto away. “You smell. Go wash up.”
Smell? Could there still be a trace of blood on him? He had clearly showered twice on the plane.
“All right, I’ll take a shower.”
Since Baby said there was a smell, then there was a smell. He would wash again.