Bao Jingyan tugged at her ear, "What is it? Why are you looking at me so dumbfounded?"
Su Ruanruan shook her head.
After a moment, she added, "You rarely smile ."
Bao Jingyan leaned in, whispering in her ear, "That’s because Ruanruan is here."
She felt somewhat shy and glanced at him.
"I’m here to report on official business."
But Bao Jingyan wasn’t in a hurry; he instructed the chef to prepare dinner.
Apart from the special dishes of Jiang City, he also had the chef make a spicy crab and prawn dish!
"You’ve just been shot, you can’t eat spicy food," Su Ruanruan disagreed.
Bao Jingyan pressed on her shoulders, "Now is the best time for eating crabs, and I love this dish."
Su Ruanruan wanted to argue, but he silenced her with a kiss.
After the kiss, she weakly slumped into his arms.
At the dinner table, naturally, the dish of spicy crab was present.
Bao Jingyan only ate a few pieces before he stopped and started peeling for her.
Su Ruanruan prefers light flavors, but she couldn’t resist the tempting aroma and ended up eating several pieces.
Until her little face turned red with the spice, and she choked.
Bao Jingyan took a napkin and gently wiped her hands, smiling, "We have to train for this, we must eat this every year on this day!"
Every year... Su Ruanruan hesitated for a moment.
Then she realized she had been tricked, giving him a blaming look.
This man, always finding opportunities to tease her.
Bao Jingyan laughed heartily.
Su Ruanruan lowered her head, murmuring softly, "I need to go back."
Bao Jingyan caught her wrist, simply saying, "Don’t go."
She looked at him, somewhat dazed.
Bao Jingyan’s expression was calm, and if you didn’t look down, it would be hard to notice he was firmly holding her under the table.
The distinction between male and female strength was clear.
"Don’t go," he repeated, "It was hard to finally move back in, Ruanruan, stay with me tonight."
Su Ruanruan cast her eyes down, silently.
So, Bao Jingyan reached out to hold her.
"Don’t..." she gasped in surprise.
He still had a wound on his shoulder!
Yet Bao Jingyan didn’t let go, his forehead resting against hers.
Their breaths mingling warmly.
He spoke in a hoarse whisper, "Don’t move, I’ll carry you upstairs."
His Ruanruan was modest and shy, and regarding that matter, Bao Jingyan never forced her.
He carried her upstairs with one arm.
Placing her on the sofa, he cajoled her tenderly.
Su Ruanruan felt both shy and annoyed, turning her little face away, "You clearly just..."
"What did I do?" he massaged her little hand, softly saying, "I can be more excessive in the bedroom, but I still have to give face to my wife in public."
Su Ruanruan bit her lip, "Twisting the facts."
He wasn’t in a hurry, instead, he calmly coaxed her.
"Ruanruan, do you truly dislike me? If you dislike me, how come you’re willing to stay?"
"If you dislike me, why would you agree to sleep in my bed?"
He kissed her with every sentence he said.
Su Ruanruan was flustered by his teasing, her face flushed with shyness.
Bao Jingyan leaned in close, gently slipping off her high heels...
But ultimately, he didn’t have the heart to take the final step.
An hour later, Su Ruanruan went to the bathroom to wash her hands.
When she came out, Bao Jingyan was leaning on the sofa looking over the documents she had brought.
He had been presumptuous earlier, but now he was all serious.
Bao Jingyan heard her and tenderly suggested, "Go take a bath and change into something more comfortable; isn’t the suit restrictive?"
Su Ruanruan wanted to say that it’s better to discuss official matters in her current attire, but then she remembered the events from earlier.
It seemed... unnecessary.
She took a yukata from the dressing room and entered the bathroom.
The sound of running water...
Bao Jingyan finished reading the documents, listening to the sounds from inside.
Suddenly, he walked over, pulled open the bathroom door, and leaned against the doorway...