"Oh, did Zhou Hanliang come back too?" Unable to sleep herself, and seeing that Captain Tongzi seemed to be in good spirits, Chuxia continued to make conversation, happy to chat as long as he wasn’t doing that.
Zhou Mikang shook his head, "No, he’s over there keeping an eye on things. How’s Yun Doudou doing lately? He might not say it, but it’s clear he’s worried about her."
"Doudou’s doing pretty well. She and Meijun share the same tutor, and they’re together every day. Plus, Meijun is really good at comforting people, so Doudou has become a lot more outgoing than before. Although she hasn’t made up with her mother yet, she has a good relationship with her foster parents and visits them every weekend. It kind of makes up for what’s lacking in family affection."
"When I get back, I’ll tell Zhou Hanliang about this. Next time there’s a chance, I’ll have him come back." Zhou Mikang tightened his arm around Chuxia, "It’s not easy for me to see you, and here you are, giving me the cold shoulder. Do you know how hard it is for me to come back just once?"
"I’m sorry." Chuxia’s emotions had eased, and feeling regretful, she realized she might have been too much. Sensing that he had been struggling to control his desire, she reached out her hand to his waist and slowly moved it downwards, her face burning with an almost sacrificial bravery...
Zhou Mikang caught her hand with a wry smile, "Chuxia, you’re still too young. Once you’re fully accustomed, I won’t let you go. But for now, let’s not cause trouble."
"I... I..." Chuxia was still hesitant about whether to go further, but Zhou Mikang had already changed the subject, "A Medical University is enrolling, what are you planning to do?"
"You know about that too?" Chuxia lifted her head and stared at him with surprise, "You’re quite well-informed."
"On my way back, I visited Elder Long first, then went to see Elder Wang. I had once asked Wang Jie to help keep an eye on this matter, and he told me about it."
Chuxia, marrying you early was because I didn’t want to go through so much back-and-forth with you, but I don’t want to just keep you at home. With your personality, if you were really confined to the house, you wouldn’t be happy.
So do whatever you want to do, don’t worry too much. Whatever I promised you always counts. It won’t change just because you’ve married into the family."
"Hehe..." Chuxia laughed happily, "Grandma has already taken care of this for me. She wants me to intern while self-studying, and just take the exams when it’s time. This way, I won’t waste time, and I won’t become someone who’s all talk and no action."
"Grandma has a good idea." Zhou Mikang chuckled as he hugged her, "You little thing, you’ve managed to make grandma and mom love you so much in such a short time."
"I’m not sweet-talking them at all, I sincerely treat them like family..." Chuxia looked at him unhappily, "I’m not like you, who has charmed my grandpa, always praising you every day."
"I really do like your grandpa."
The two of them chatted on and on, and Chuxia didn’t even realize when she had fallen asleep. When she woke up, it was already 6:30 in the morning, which scared her into quickly running to the bathroom.
While brushing her teeth, her mind gradually cleared, and she remembered the events of last night. Unable to help herself, she walked out of the bathroom and looked around the empty room, not finding any sign that Zhou Mikang had been there...
A dream? But everything seemed so real...
It wasn’t until she had finished all her personal hygiene routine that Chuxia couldn’t sort out whether everything that happened last night was a dream or had actually occurred. She shook her head, forcing herself not to dwell on it anymore.
As she opened her room door and walked downstairs, she happened to see Zhou Mikang, sweaty, coming through the front door. Her eyes instantly filled with anger; that jerk knew she had work today and didn’t wake her!
"Auntie." Yingying happened to come out of her room, too, looking up and sweetly calling out, reaching for her hand.
"Yingying, you look so pretty today." Chuxia complimented her with a smile, taking her little hand and walking toward Old Madam Zhou and Lin Yanqiu, completely ignoring Zhou Mikang as he walked towards her.
Zhou Mikang shook his head, amused, and ran upstairs with a "thump, thump, thump."
After greeting everyone, and maybe it was just her imagination, Chuxia felt like Old Madam Zhou and Lin Yanqiu kept glancing at her stomach, making her quite uncomfortable.
As she hesitated about whether to say something, Yingying delivered another blow, "Auntie, that was Uncle just now, wasn’t it? Did he come back last night?"
"Yes." Chuxia vaguely responded, looking at Old Madam Zhou, "Grandma, I’ll go see grandpa later and ask him to come over for dinner tonight, alright?"