Ye Mo shouted at the kitchen door, “Wife, your turn to bathe. Go get your clothes!”
Liu Ran had finished his and went up to his room on the second floor.
Liu Duo acknowledged what he said and went to get her clothes, while Ye Mo filled up several buckets of hot water and entered the bathroom.
Taking a leaf out of Ye Liu’s book, he disrobed and stepped into the bathtub. He would wait until Liu Duo approached before hiding himself in the water.
Ye Liu took note that Ye Mo had not come out since getting into the bathroom. He sat cross-legged from afar, sporting a devilish smirk as he anticipated a show.
It was not long before Liu Duo came down with her clothes and walked into the bathroom.
Ye Mo heard her footsteps, took a deep breath, and hopped into the water.
But Liu Duo was smarter this time. She got closer to the bathtub, put one arm into the water and poked around.
Arching a brow, she hummed about and her mouth twitched a little. “Mo, are you stupid? Liu has done this trick before, and you’re doing it again. Do you think I’m daft? You can bathe first, I’ll wait.”
She was retracting her hand when Ye Mo quickly made a grab at it, stopping her from leaving. He also emerged from the water.
“Wife, let’s take a bath together, shall we?”
His other hand wiped the water droplets off his face, leaving her stunned.
He seemed to be competing for attention. Liu Duo chuckled out of the blue, realizing that Ye Mo could be quite cute sometimes.
“No, you let go.” Liu Duo tried to break free but she could not.
When he saw her smile, he thought his plan had worked. He did not expect her to disagree.
Ye Mo draped one arm across the side of the tub as he haggled, “Wife, it’s supposed to be my turn to sleep with you tonight, but I let Ling have it. Could you just spare me a little compensation by taking a bath with me?”
Liu Duo got closer to him and lowered her head slightly so that they were face to face. She grinned and said, “Alright, let me go so I can take off my clothes.”
Ye Mo grinned too, so much so that even the dimple on his right cheek made a rare appearance. When Liu Duo got her freedom, she quickly leaped back and made sure she was at a safe distance before bursting into laughter.
“In your dreams! Take your own sweet time with the bath!”
She waved gleefully at him before turning away.
The smile he bore on his face quickly disappeared. Back to his standoffish self, Ye Mo exclaimed, “Damn you, woman! How dare you play a trick on me!”
Despite having fallen for the trick, Ye Mo chuckled afterwards. His wife was quite gleeful and adorable. He liked that about her!
In another section of the house, Ye Liu was more than happy to see Liu Duo exiting the bathroom.
Just like he thought, Ye Mo’s plan was doomed to fail.
Liu Duo could not possibly fall for the same trick twice, could she? How naive of Mo to think so.
“Little Duo, I thought you were taking a bath, why are you out here? Mo filled the tub with hot water,” Ye Liu lied. He knew what had happened.
Liu Duo was walking to the kitchen when she heard him. She looked back and threw him a stink eye.
He had been there the whole time. He should have known that Ye Mo had entered the bathroom with hot water but never left.
He was the craftiest and most sly one of all. Not only did Ye Mo look similar to Ye Liu, but he had also learned all his dirty tricks!
She ignored him and proceeded to the kitchen to look for Ye Ling.
“Ling.” Liu Duo approached him and sat on a stool.
Ye Ling looked at her questionably. “Duo Er, weren’t you taking a bath?”