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Chapter 578: Chapter 578: Heartwarming
Her cheeks blushed, her pink pajamas setting off her skin as fair as snow, in his eyes she was so beautiful.
She looked up at him, and from the tilted angle, his gaze made her breath catch in her chest.
He stared at her with a tense expression and... a hunger, as if time had stood still around them, her pulse beating slowly but forcefully, her breath shallow and rapid.
Heaven knows how she was so easily bewitched by this man.
She reached out and touched the stubble on his chin, "You should shave," she whispered.
"Alright, but you can ignore it for now." His jaw twitched with a muscle.
The two of them were caught in a moment of pause, a surge of intense desire crackling between them. It was desire, wasn’t it? Sweet, fiery, and a bit dizzying for her.
The light went out.
In the darkness, she could still see the way he looked at her through the bright moonlight coming through the window. His gaze pierced the darkness of the room, her eyes calmly half-covered, her body relaxed and waiting... waiting.
He looked at her like a tiger focusing on its prey.
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The next day, Bai Xiao slept in comfortably, for the first time during the vacation she could truly enjoy their time together without any disturbances, and as a wife, to indulge in the leisure of sleeping until naturally awake was a bliss.
Of course, her natural awakening was around noon. Since the dinner invitation was only for the evening, she got up slowly. An Zhiyuan had already gotten up early; years of this routine had accustomed him to a morning run. The remaining time was spent alone, tidying up the entire room. By the time Bai Xiao got up, An Zhiyuan had already cleaned the room thoroughly.
The floor was swept and wiped clean, the wooden floor spotless, and the clarity through the windows made one’s heart light with joy. Importantly, he had also put ribs to stew in the pot, Bai Xiao had already smelled the aroma.
The bookshelf in the study also had many new books. She didn’t know where he had found them. He had even washed their pile of dirty clothes accumulated over the past few days. She hadn’t heard the washing machine, probably because he didn’t want to wake her and had washed them by hand.
Seeing her coming out of the room, he was stacking a few boxes to put in the storage room. There was a small storage room right at their entryway, perfect for keeping miscellaneous items. The shoe rack at the door neatly displayed Bai Xiao’s leather shoes and An Zhiyuan’s, now polished to a gleam, so clear that they could reflect a person’s silhouette.
This man had been quite busy this morning.
"You’re up. Go wash your face, I’ve prepared the meal. We can eat right away," he was refreshed, his satisfaction from last night clearly reflected in his spirit today.
Bai Xiao saw the hickey on her neck in the mirror. After brushing her teeth and washing her face, she walked out right into An Zhiyuan’s arms. His large hands steadied her, his long, beautiful fingers purposefully touching her lips.
Her cheeks uncontrollably flushed, her blood heating up as if she was placed in a dry oven.
He smiled, his gaze tenderly on her, emitting a mature man’s roguish charm which made Bai Xiao wonder if she was perhaps overthinking, "Let’s keep lunch simple." He felt it was his responsibility to feed his woman well.
Bai Xiao looked down, pursed her lips, and brushed her hair aside. It seemed she was indeed overthinking.
The next second, An Zhiyuan’s lips were on hers, a restrained breath entering her ears, just like last night.
