Yu Wan lay lazily on the sofa, the screen in front of her still playing a movie. A small table beside her was piled with snacks, even grapes that had been peeled.
The sound from the screen continued to play, making Yu Wan feel drowsy. “What kind of terrible movie is this?”
She had finally mustered the mood to watch a movie, only to end up with a bad one. Next time, she wouldn’t bother.
Her eyelids felt heavy, and just as Yu Wan’s consciousness began to blur—
Suddenly, beep, beep, beep!
Yu Wan’s eyes snapped open. She swiftly and precisely turned her head toward Xie Mingyan’s direction, alert. “What are you going to do now?”
“Use the restroom.” Seeing Yu Wan glaring at him, Xie Mingyan replied unhurriedly, “Want to come along?”
Yu Wan: “…”
Who would want to go with him? She wasn’t crazy.
Irritated, she snapped, “Go.”
Just before Xie Mingyan left, she couldn’t resist adding, “Hurry up!”
This damn countdown had already shortened by half a day.
Ever since they returned that afternoon, this annoying countdown had been popping up intermittently.
Although she had insisted that Xie Mingyan stay by her side, it wasn’t as if they were conjoined twins, inseparable at all times.
For instance, now that he needed to use the restroom, she could hardly tell him to hold it in.
Watching the flickering countdown filled Yu Wan with immense frustration. This couldn’t go on.
Annoyed, she no longer felt like watching the movie. Since it was already late, she simply turned it off and walked out of the movie room.
When Xie Mingyan came out, he saw Yu Wan sitting in the living room, staring intently at him.
Xie Mingyan looked puzzled. “What’s wrong?”
Almost the moment he spoke, Yu Wan stood up. “Let’s go, time for bed.”
Xie Mingyan: “?”
The servants tidying up nearby: “?!!!”
Their eyes widened in disbelief: Had they heard correctly? What did the young mistress just say?
Bed?!
With whom?!
Before they could recover from their shock, another question hit them.
“Where has Xie Mingyan been staying all this time?”
After their marriage, Yu Wan had despised Xie Mingyan, even finding his presence repulsive.
So much so that from day one, she had given orders to keep him as far away as possible, out of her sight.
Thus, she had never known where her so-called husband had been accommodated.
“Speak up! Where has he been staying all this time?” Seeing their silence, Yu Wan’s tone grew sharper, her impatience evident.
“Young… Young Mistress, he… he lives in the room behind Fugui’s.”
Fugui was the young mistress’s Ragdoll cat.
As for Xie Mingyan’s room, it wasn’t just inferior to the pet’s quarters—it was even worse than the servants’ accommodations.
After the marriage, the servants, noticing the young mistress’s dislike for Xie Mingyan, had taken every opportunity to mistreat him to curry favor with Yu Wan. They had assigned him the worst living conditions.
Yu Wan: “…”
She truly hadn’t known about this.
But even if she had, she would’ve only applauded the servants’ actions. Given how much she had loathed Xie Mingyan back then, she might’ve even rewarded them with extra money for their efforts.
The young mistress never reflected on her own behavior.
But times had changed.
Yu Wan coughed lightly twice and issued a command: “Starting today, Xie Mingyan will move in to live with me.”
Everyone: “?!!”
Collective shock!
They felt their brain capacity was insufficient today—what had the young mistress just said?
“Didn’t you hear what I said?” Seeing everyone frozen in place, Yu Wan’s tone sharpened noticeably.
Realizing the young mistress was angry, the staff immediately sprang into action, setting aside their astonishment.
“Forget it, don’t move anything. Throw away all his belongings.”
Initially intended to humiliate him, none of the items given to him were of good quality. Bringing them over would likely just mean hauling in junk.
“Fetch a set of my spare bedding and bring it to my room.”
Anything needed later would be entirely repurchased.
“Yes, Young Mistress.”
The servants moved with remarkable speed, soon delivering the items to Yu Wan’s room.
Xie Mingyan stood in the room, his gaze profound and unreadable.
This was his first time setting foot in Yu Wan’s room.
Just like her, every ornament and furnishing in the room was of the most expensive and exquisite quality—even the carpet was a pure handmade cashmere piece from Paris.
Yu Wan might mistreat others, but she would never mistreat herself.
As a capitalist, wasn’t extravagance perfectly normal? Who would willingly endure hardship for no reason?
The servants tactfully set down the items and left promptly.
Before leaving, they couldn’t resist stealing a glance at the bed, their gossipy instincts barely contained.
Two pillows lay closely side by side on the bed, and they had even thoughtfully stored away the extra blanket, leaving only one.
They certainly knew how to read the room!
They understood exactly what the young mistress meant earlier~
Even though she hadn’t favored Xie Mingyan before, his striking looks were undeniable.
If the young mistress was in the mood, keeping him as a pretty boy was only natural.
A man and a woman alone together, sharing a room and a bed—dry wood meeting fierce flames, hehe~
As they exited, the servants thoughtfully closed the door behind them.
Only the two of them remained in the room, an unusual silence settling in.
Yu Wan glanced at the bedding on the bed, then swept her eyes over Xie Mingyan beside her. Wait, why did the atmosphere suddenly feel so strange?
She reached out, grabbed one of the closely placed pillows, and tossed it to the floor. “What are you staring at? I have no intention of sharing a bed with you.”
“Starting today, I sleep on the bed, you sleep on the floor. Understood?” Yu Wan declared arrogantly, chin raised. That felt more appropriate.
She was only doing this for the sake of that damned countdown—earlier, it had almost seemed like she was preparing to sleep with someone.
The young mistress tossed out one last remark before heading to bathe: “Stay right here and don’t move.”
This spot had been carefully measured by Yu Wan’s instructions—exactly three meters away, no more, no less.
Just before entering, she turned back abruptly, fixing him with a warning glare. “No peeking, or I’ll gouge your eyes out.”
She hadn’t forgotten his bold remarks from this morning—thinking he could follow her into the bath? In his dreams!
Inside the bathroom, seeing that the countdown hadn’t decreased further, Yu Wan breathed a sigh of relief and began her bath.
Water from the showerhead streamed down steadily, pattering softly against the floor.
Outside the bathroom, the man sat idly, his gaze fixed intently on the direction of the bathroom. Faint, intermittent sounds of water reached his ears.
His dark eyes gleamed with a shadowy light, brimming with excitement and intrigue.
The phone slowly rotated in his palm when suddenly, a soft ding notification sounded.
A message lay quietly on the screen: “Boss, the person has been dealt with.”
It was about the person who had tried to humiliate Xie Mingyan at the club and was thrown out by Yu Wan.
Xie Mingyan lifted his eyelids, his gaze shifting away from the phone screen, a faint, almost imperceptible curve forming on his thin lips.
There were always fools who dared to provoke him—why did they never learn?
The phone screen had already gone dark. The man’s eyes fell on the bathroom door, his tongue pressing against the inside of his cheek.
But Yu Wan, how could those fools compare to you? You are my wife, after all.
So, please don’t bring up divorce again, alright?