Lin Shuang looked around the room but did not see Xia Yubing.
His gaze then fell on the huge gift box.
Wrapped exquisitely, vibrant and colorful, it looked like a gift box brought by Santa Claus on a reindeer. Surely, it must contain the gift he desired the most.
—The size of this box, big enough to fit a person.
Step by step, as he approached the gift, Lin Shuang felt like a little child receiving his first birthday gift from his parents.
He couldn’t even remember what that gift was anymore, memories of childhood were too distant.
But he still remembered the anticipation and excitement of that time.
Lin Shuang laid his hand on the lid of the gift box in front of him, about to open it.
He remembered that distant afternoon when he received a gift from his parents.
In the future, when recalling moments of anticipation and excitement, this moment would surely be unforgettable.
Lin Shuang opened the gift box and met Xia Yubing’s eyes inside.
Her eyes were watery as she looked at him, her voice equally soft, "Husband... do you gift?"
Lin Shuang leaned on the edge of the gift box, admiring this gift that belonged to him, "I couldn’t like it more."
This Xia fairy had wrapped herself up as a gift, only bound with hemp ropes, nothing else.
Tied like an artwork, critical parts just tightly bound, adorned with a big butterfly knot on the front.
Her fair, delicate skin was tantalizingly visible.
Lin Shuang felt a sense of déjà vu about this technique.
Xia Yubing smiled—her watery look could make Lin Shuang think that a smile from her might squeeze out water.
Indeed some parts of the rope looked somewhat wet.
She said with a smile, "Husband~ Remember this hemp rope? It’s our token of love."
Such a token of love sure is strange!
And besides the rope, there seem to be handcuffs too, right?
"Is it really that rope... Did you tie yourself up ?"
"Hehe, you’ve experienced my rope skills, haven’t you~"
Xia Yubing stared unblinkingly at him, "I’ve been learning rope skills for so long just to wrap myself as a gift for you, husband~"
Lin Shuang poked her belly through the rope, "I thought you liked this kind of play?"
"There’s a reason for that too~"
"Does it feel uncomfortable being tied up ?"
Xia Yubing’s legs gently twisted, her small toes tightly curled together.
"Mmm~ Not at all~ Rather, I quite feeling..."
Lin Shuang drew circles on her belly, "Shall I carry you out?"
"Yes, husband, take your gift out, get ready to unwrap it~"
Lin Shuang carried Xia Yubing by her thighs and laid her on the bed.
The red hemp rope, patterned like a painting, wrapped circle after circle around this Xia fairy, her already fair skin almost dazzling under the contrast of the red ropes.
Truly an irresistible piece of art.
Before unwrapping the gift, Lin Shuang spoke, "Yubing, why today?"
As it turned out, all of this was indeed a long-planned scheme by Xia Yubing.
Choosing today must have its reasons.
Xia Yubing’s tied feet rubbed against Lin Shuang’s trouser leg, "Why today~ Husband, what day is it today?"
Starting from the restaurant, the fireworks, Lin Shuang had lost count of how many times he had checked the calendar.
First, ruling out today as Xia Yubing’s birthday, for her birthday is in November.
Secondly, today isn’t his birthday either.
"Isn’t hubby’s birthday on the 18th day of the fifth lunar month~"
Lin Shuang smiled, "So you’re celebrating my birthday in advance."
He always celebrated his lunar birthday, usually just with his parents and Wanwan, having a meal and playing together for a day.
After his parents passed away, only Wanwan accompanied him for his lunar birthday...
But this year... might it be a bit livelier?
"There’s no way around it, I won’t compete with hubby’s lunar and solar birthdays anymore, from now on every May 18th, I’ll celebrate with hubby, how does that sound?"
In this way, doesn’t Lin Shuang get to celebrate his birthday three times a year!
The usual lunar one, the solar one on his ID card, and the lunar calendar of the Gregorian calendar, which is today, May 18th.
Okay, I’ve figured it out, doesn’t this mean I can assign it to three girls?
The bad news is, even three birthdays seem not enough to share...
Lin Shuang grabbed her tied-up hands and pinched them, "Sorry for putting you through this... Yubing."
"It’s not really a hardship, after all, whatever hubby wants to do, I’ll support you."
Xia Yubing held his hand back, murmuring in her heart: If starting over, she just wants to help hubby do all the things he wants to...
As long as he is still her hubby, nothing else matters...
What he did for her... in the last life, was already enough, more than enough.
Lin Shuang’s hand touched the huge bow.
The bow, made of red rope, fluttered like a butterfly collecting nectar.
Such a large butterfly.
There’s also the sound of the butterfly humming, "Hubby..."
Lin Shuang, held by Xia Yubing’s hand, laughed, "Speaking of which... when we first met, we fought, and you tied me up."
It’s definitely a scene that this Xia fairy had all planned out.
Xia Yubing also smiled, "That was me crafting our first encounter scene meticulously according to hubby’s tastes."
"Was the part with the Pleasant Goat bubble gun also included!"
Well, he really liked Pleasant Goat when he was a child.
He continued, "And the part where you tied me up, must be your favorite play!"
"Mmm~ So today... hubby should severely punish me."
Lin Shuang pinched her restless little feet with his other hand, "Tell me, how should I punish you~"
"However hubby sees fit..."
As her words fell, a crisp "snap" sound immediately rang out in the room.
Lin Shuang turned this Xia fairy around, raising his hand behind her.
The crisp sound still reverberated, mixed with Xia Yubing’s humming singing.
Lin Shuang held the ribbon of the bow, finally asking, "...so, are you ready."
Xia Yubing’s speech was already a bit strained, reminding Lin Shuang of the steamy mist opened in the bathroom just now.
"Such timing... I’ve definitely calculated well..."
She looked at him as if she had been waiting for this moment for a long, long time.
"Today... hubby can dispose of me as you wish?"
Lin Shuang drew away the ribbon of the bow.
With a gentle tug, like unraveling silk.
Layer by layer revealing the snowy white, like the dazzling yet tender moonlight.
Before Lin Shuang immersed himself in this moonlight owned by him, in a daze, some vague images flashed before his eyes.
He softly called her, "Yubing... wife..."
Xia Yubing, as if in a murmur, her voice truly seemed to fall from the moon, landing on Lin Shuang’s heart.
"Hubby... call me again..."
"Mmm... I was born to be your wife..."