Chapter 1190: Chapter 1190: You Finally Got Your Way—Are You Very Proud of Yourself?
"Uncle Xiaobao, I’m done eating."
He Ziyi’s soft voice brought him back to reality.
Pei Yuanchen glanced over and saw she’d already put down her knife and fork, looking up at him obediently.
Pei Yuanchen stared at her for a while, suddenly curled his lips and said, "Hmm."
"Then... I’ll brush my teeth and go to bed." Ziyi’s cheeks turned slightly red as she got down barefoot.
It was strange; whenever this man smiled at her, she felt her face flush and heart racing.
If he weren’t right in front of her, Ziyi would have wanted to cover her burning cheeks with her hands.
As she straightened up, a sharp pain made her gasp.
"Wait." Pei Yuanchen stood up and walked to her side, then scooped her up horizontally.
Ziyi wrapped her arms around his neck, feeling a sweetness in her heart.
The man looked down, taking in her silly smile.
His Adam’s apple moved, and with a tug at the corners of his mouth he said, "He Ziyi, what are you grinning about? You’ve finally got your way, are you feeling triumphant?"
"Hehe..." She smiled with squinted eyes and whispered, "Uncle Xiaobao, does this mean we’re together now?"
Pei Yuanchen saw the expectation in her eyes and responded softly, "If you think we are, then we are."
"I want you to say it..." She pouted unhappily.
Pei Yuanchen’s breath hitched.
After a long moment, he slowly exhaled and nodded, "Hmm, for now, we’re together."
Ziyi accurately caught onto the two words.
"What about in the future?" She stubbornly looked at him.
Pei Yuanchen carried her into the bathroom, setting her down, but didn’t answer the question.
The man picked up her toothbrush, squeezed toothpaste onto it, and handed it to her, "Brush your teeth."
Ziyi looked at him in the mirror, persistently asking, "What about the future?"
Pei Yuanchen also lifted his head, looking at the two of them in the mirror.
"We’ll think about the future in the future." He ruffled her hair, "Why worry too much?"
Ziyi lowered her head in a bit of disappointment.
Pei Yuanchen sighed in resignation, hugging her from behind, then bent down and bit her earlobe, "All I can promise is that you’ll be my only woman."
"Then will you also marry me and have little babies?" Ziyi nudged him, softly pressing the question.
Pei Yuanchen’s Adam’s apple rolled, and he eventually rasped, "I don’t know."
He wasn’t sure if he could be so fortunate.
"Uncle Xiaobao..." Ziyi’s voice softened as she looked back at him, "I’ll definitely help you, you won’t die."
Pei Yuanchen locked eyes with her for a couple of seconds, finally couldn’t resist lowering his head to kiss her eyelids.
It was never his own fate he worried about, but the harm she might suffer.
If one day this woman suffered irreparable harm because of him, he would surely go mad.
Or if one day he faced an accident, how painful would it be for her?
But no matter how he refused her or hurt her, she remained persistent.
At this point, he could no longer pretend that nothing had happened.
Ziyi felt the warmth on her eyelids, her heart skipping a beat.
"Uncle Xiaobao, I’m not afraid," she said earnestly, "No matter what troubles you have, I’ll be with you."
Pei Yuanchen’s pupils contracted again.
After a while, he let out a hoarse chuckle, pinching her ear and saying, "You don’t know anything yet you dare say you’re not afraid?"
