Qiao Meili had no idea how much Huang Yifang had worried about her.
When they returned home, Zhao Zhao kept her head down but secretly smiled through her lips.
You can tell at a glance that he’s genuinely happy.
Qiao Meili has a soft heart, so much so that she doesn’t find a certain cold and aloof man very pleasing to the eye.
And just like that, her little temper flared up.
“Look how happy Zhao Zhao is, unlike some people… who only know how to blame me. I may have made mistakes, but didn’t you make some too?”
Xiao Heng: “…?”
What did he do wrong?
Qiao Meili deliberately covered her son’s ears and glared at Xiao Heng.
“Look at you, you still won’t admit it. You’ve been living at my parents’ house for over three years, have you ever written me a single letter or made a single phone call? You won’t give me a way out, how can I possibly come back?”
A beautiful woman gave him a reproachful glare, which also seemed alluring.
Moreover, in Xiao Heng’s view, men should naturally give way to women.
Xiao Heng’s resentment subsided considerably, replaced by a sense of guilt. If only he had called Qiao Meili sooner…
It’s actually useless, but Qiao Meili would never admit it.
So what if a woman is sometimes unreasonable? She’s not arguing with someone else, she’s arguing with her husband.
“So, can we let bygones be bygones?”
Xiao Heng was surprised and shocked by Qiao Meili’s initiative to show weakness.
She really has… changed a lot.
Seeing that he didn’t speak, Qiao Meili simply didn’t give him a chance to speak and continued the conversation on her own.
“If you don’t say anything, I’ll take that as a yes. Since you’ve agreed, you can’t go back on your word!”
Qiao Meili then took advantage of the situation, and in her excitement, she picked up Zhaozhao and spun her around several times.
As a result, she underestimated the body’s physical strength. After all, having eaten all day and done nothing, the body was indeed lacking in energy.
When she reached the last lap, she lost control and stumbled back two steps. She knew something was wrong and instinctively hugged Zhao Zhao tightly.
She’s fine after falling, but we can’t let the child fall.
My arm was grabbed, and my back was slammed into a hard chest.
Xiao Heng was afraid she would fall, so he put his arm around her, which meant that Qiao Meili was practically leaning against Xiao Heng.
Feeling the solid, hard muscles behind her, Qiao Meili blushed.
With a soft, fragrant woman in his arms, Xiao Heng was clearly not much better off.
He couldn’t remember the last time he had been this close to Qiao Meili. When she was pregnant, he didn’t dare touch her. After she gave birth to Zhaozhao, Qiao Meili’s personality changed drastically. She would either argue with him or make a scene. Whenever he returned home, he was in a bad mood.
He had no desire to do that kind of thing. Even if he occasionally had the idea, when he met Qiao Meili’s cold face, it was like being doused with a bucket of cold water, and even the fiercest flames were extinguished.
At that moment, he caught a whiff of the woman’s unique fragrance, and looking down, his gaze fell upon a patch of fair skin.
This woman was none other than his wife…
Xiao Heng’s Adam’s apple bobbed, and he suddenly felt his mouth and tongue go dry.
“Is Zhaozhao alright?”
Zhao Zhao was well protected and wasn’t frightened at all. She even found it fun and her eyes were bright. “Mommy, it’s so much fun! I want to play again next time!”
This frail little body couldn’t withstand any more humiliation. Qiao Meili had no choice but to glance at the man standing behind her.
It wouldn’t have mattered if I hadn’t looked, but when I did, I met Xiao Heng’s deep gaze.
Qiao Meili turned her face away uncomfortably. “Zhaozhao, be good, go to your room and rest for a while. Your dad will take you to take a bath later.”
“All right,”
Zhao Zhao looked at her father, then at her mother, and obediently went back to her room.
Once she made sure the door was closed, Qiao Meili turned around and glared at Xiao Heng.
Zhao Zhao is still here. What would it look like if she were seen like this!
Little did they know, her eyes were misty, and combined with her alluring eyebrows, her glare made her seem even more seductive.
Realizing that their self-control was on the verge of collapse.
Xiao Heng didn’t say a word, then suddenly turned and walked out.
“Why,”
Qiao Meili was speechless.
She had just praised him for his good temper, and now he’s giving her the cold shoulder. Men really shouldn’t be spoiled too much.
People can leave whenever they want, and Qiao Meili also needed to take a shower. She didn’t have the opportunity to shower on the train yesterday, so she felt that she must smell sour and smelly.
Even if I don’t go out, I’ll definitely need to shower every day in this hot weather.
Fortunately, when she cooked, she had already scooped out the rice, cleaned the pot, and added water back in.
Water at this temperature is not drinkable, but it’s definitely fine for bathing.
The only problem is that carrying water is inconvenient; you have to carry it to the bathroom basin by basin.
It’s a pity that with the current conditions, solar energy or water heaters are not practical.
Qiao Meili resignedly scooped water into the basin.
Just then, footsteps came from outside. Guessing that it was Xiao Heng returning, Qiao Meili naturally ordered him around.
“Is the bathtub still in the house? Could you help me move the water there? It’s too heavy for me to carry.”
It’s possible to move it, but it would require several trips. Since there’s free labor available, Qiao Meili is too lazy to put in the effort herself.
Xiao Heng was strong and easily lifted a large basin of water.
Qiao Meili went into the bedroom, grabbed her pajamas, and when she went to the bathroom, Xiao Heng had already poured all the water into the bathtub for her.
It has to be said that sometimes men are indeed useful.
She couldn’t wait to take a hot bath, so she said to Xiao Heng, “Why don’t you take Zhao Zhao to the bathhouse? Zhao Zhao is already 18, and if I take him, we can only go to the women’s bathhouse, which is not very convenient.”
Her behavior is somewhat like that of a “scumbag woman”—she uses someone and then discards them.
Xiao Heng’s lips twitched twice. “No need for that. You wash first, then we’ll wash.”
Is this appropriate?
Xiao Heng said, “There’s nothing inappropriate about it; we’re all family.”
That makes sense, but Qiao Meili always felt something was off. After thinking about it carefully, she realized that when she was a child, she had indeed heard about a family bathing together in a bucket of water when she visited her grandparents in the countryside.
Since Xiao Heng doesn’t mind, she has no objections either.
As long as it’s not her using Xiao Heng’s bathwater, it’s fine.
“Then remember to find another basin for Zhaozhao to wash in; there’s still hot water in the pot on the stove.”
Xiao Heng agreed, and Qiao Meili stopped worrying about the rest. Even though they were family, she couldn’t be made to worry about everything.
The family spent half an hour taking a bath, mainly because Qiao Meili soaked for a long time. What’s even more outrageous is that after Xiao Heng finished washing his son, poured out the bathwater, cleaned up, and went back to the room,
Qiao Meili lay on her side on the large bed, already asleep.
Her hair was still half-damp on the bed, and she was sleeping soundly, even snoring softly.
She was wearing a white nightgown, and because of her side-lying position, the hem of the dress was almost lifted up to her upper thighs, revealing her long, white, shiny legs and a glimpse of her white panties.
The cold shower he had just taken was a waste of time; Xiao Heng’s blood was churning, and his gaze was frighteningly deep.
The first thing he noticed was a small hand tugging at his pants. “Daddy.”
Xiao Heng suddenly snapped out of his daze, scooped Zhao Zhao up, and said, “Come on, Daddy will take you to sleep in another room.”