"..." Gu Tong couldn’t help but twitch her mouth slightly. Was her Earl so good at speaking that even a bald bird obeyed his orders?
The bald bird stood proudly on the table, with an air of supremacy. This was a feeling Gu Tong was familiar with; it somewhat resembled her own Earl.
Truly, birds of a feather flock together, even birds know to find people with similar traits.
"Is it attached to you?"
Gu Tong jokingly asked.
Li Yan raised an eyebrow lazily.
"What I mean is... it just wants to play with you..."
"I don’t want to play with it!"
"..." She didn’t say that he absolutely had to play with it, after all.
She was just expressing the bald bird’s thoughts.
Besides, she wanted to play with her own Earl, too. Where would Earl find the time to play with the bald bird?
To even be jealous of a bald bird, Gu Tong really is the new queen of jealousy.
Li Yan finally withdrew his gaze from the bald bird and calmly said, "Alright, keep it! Let it play by itself, once it’s had enough, it will leave."
Gu Tong agreed happily.
What does it matter about the bird, strengthening the relationship between husband and wife is what’s truly important.
With that thought, she almost ignored the bald bird’s existence, suddenly leaping forward, hugging Li Yan’s arm, and teasing, "Husband~ While I was at the Academy today, I couldn’t stop thinking about you, was it the same for you?"
"Hmm." Li Yan’s voice was flat, having long been accustomed to Gu Tong’s abrupt actions.
Whether it was surprise attacks or bear hugs, they’re completely normal occurrences.
Likewise, Gu Tong keenly noticed changes in him in this regard, brazenly believing that Li Yan had made progress.
Promoting marital affection surely requires such closeness to enhance the bond, this is a qualitative leap indeed.
’Knock knock knock――――’ an urgent knocking on the door was heard.
A deputy pushed open the door, his expression heavy, "Earl, there’s an urgent matter!"
The two inside both looked in his direction, yet within their hearts, they had some doubts about what could make a deputy so urgent, interrupting them at such an inopportune time.
"Hmm, wait for me at the door!" Li Yan’s words were also an order.
"Yes!" The deputy retreated to the doorway to wait.
Li Yan glanced at Gu Tong by his side and calmly said, "I have something to deal with! Wait for me in the room, if you get bored, play with Ah Tu a bit."
"..." Ah Tu, what is that...
Her Earl wouldn’t have given the bald bird such a grandiose name as Ah Tu, would he?
Gu Tong’s lip twitched, forcing herself to calm down, "Hmm, hurry back..."
"Okay." With that, Li Yan wasted no time and headed straight for the door.
The deputy was already anxiously waiting outside and wanted to speak as soon as he saw his Earl, but noticed Li Yan placing a finger on his lips, glancing into the room, speaking in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Public? Private?"
This matter was particularly important to him.
"Madam’s matter..." The deputy steadied himself, knowing the Earl didn’t want others to know, "That person has made a move!"
"Oh?" So fast, unable to hold back, and even made a blunder.
A fleeting intent of murder flashed in Li Yan’s eyes, as he tugged at the cold corner of his lips, "Let’s discuss it in the office!"
This place had too many people and was too close to the ward, it would be difficult for Gu Tong not to overhear something.
This matter, Li Yan intended to keep from her, so he wouldn’t make such a foolish mistake.
"Yes!" The deputy also agreed with this suggestion, enthusiastically following his Earl as they left.