In the evening, Xu Niannian and the others stayed over at Xu Erhong’s home.
Jin Yu and Xu Niannian shared a room, while Jin Ruiyang slept alone in another.
The environment wasn’t great, but it was clean...
Xu Niannian had to take a bath every day, or else she couldn’t fall asleep.
But it was inconvenient to bathe here, so Xu Niannian simply took a bucket, filled it with hot water, and carried it to the backyard to bathe.
There wasn’t much cover in the backyard, so Jin Yu took a bedsheet over and used bamboo sticks to create a circle around Xu Niannian, and he stood guard outside.
The pitch-black night sky was filled with stars, lighting up the entire earth, the moonlight was weak, but still bright enough to see clearly.
Jin Yu stood outside the curtain, listening to the sound of splashing water, his ears perked up, and he couldn’t help but peek through the curtain.
Xu Niannian immediately raised her hand to cover his eyes, "You just can’t behave yourself.
With her soft little hands on his eyelids, Jin Yu curved his lips into a slight smile, "It’s not like I haven’t seen before."
Who’s going to kill this shameless rogue?
Jin Yu was just teasing Xu Niannian, bantering for a bit before he turned his head back to continue standing guard, and didn’t peek inside anymore. Official source is novel·fiɾe·net
After taking a bath, Xu Niannian felt refreshed all over, and Jin Yu carried the water away to dump it.
That night, Xu Niannian was extremely uncomfortable in bed, constantly feeling like vomiting.
She retched again, and Jin Yu gently patted her back, frowning, "What’s wrong, are you not feeling well?"
Bearing that unpleasant feeling, Xu Niannian shook her head, "It’s nothing."
Seeing Xu Niannian’s pale face, Jin Yu felt so distressed he almost wished he could suffer in her place.
Over and over, he gently patted her back, "Tomorrow I’ll take you to see Old Wu."
This time, Xu Niannian didn’t refuse. Before, she thought she was pregnant and had forgotten; if she wasn’t pregnant, constantly feeling like vomiting must mean there was a problem.
Xu Niannian’s body was weak, and because she felt unwell, she leaned softly against Jin Yu, her palms ice-cold.
Jin Yu, feeling heartbroken, warmed her hands, "If I had known, I wouldn’t have let you bathe. Look at you, your hands and feet have gone cold."
Listening to his chiding, Xu Niannian found it quite comforting; perhaps she was a little masochistic.
Unlike her, Jin Yu’s palm temperature was high, and holding her hands made them toasty warm.
Xu Niannian couldn’t help but laugh.
"What are you laughing at?"
Jin Yu looked down and saw Xu Niannian smiling foolishly at him, raised an eyebrow, and asked, "Feeling better? Still feel like throwing up?"
Xu Niannian blinked, the clear contrast of black and white in her eyes shimmering with moisture, "I don’t feel sick anymore."
"You’re not feeling sick, so you’re saying it’s my turn to start feeling sick, is it? If you’re not sick, move over a bit."
Xu Niannian was momentarily stunned, understanding what he meant, and her face turned red.
Since their marriage, aside from their wedding night, Jin Yu hadn’t touched her again.
However, the soundproofing here was very poor, she could even faintly hear the snoring of her second uncle next door, so she couldn’t satisfy him.
Hearing Jin Yu’s suppressed voice, Xu Niannian was afraid he would go crazy and disregard everything, and quickly pulled away from him.
She said softly, "Jin Yu, can you please not mess around?"
Jin Yu had no intention of doing anything to her here.
When she called out softly like that, her expression like a pleading kitten, how could Jin Yu resists.
"Do you still feel like vomiting?" He asked in a husky voice, Xu Niannian didn’t understand why he kept repeating the question.
Even though she didn’t understand, she still honestly answered him, "Not anymore."
No sooner had she spoken, than Xu Niannian felt the urge to vomit again, her face went deathly pale.
Jin Yu sighed softly, his heart aching, "I’ll take you to the hospital right now."
Suddenly, Xu Niannian wasn’t feeling sick anymore, "Let’s go tomorrow, it’s too late now, let’s sleep."
Jin Yu saw she wasn’t sick anymore and once again entertained naughty thoughts, "Sleep?"