Chapter 286: Chapter 283: Shower Together to Save Water
"Really? Let me see."
He reached out to lift the hem of her skirt, but He Qianhui was one step ahead of him, her hands firmly pressing down on the hem, not letting him succeed.
Touching He Qianhui’s hands, Zhang Hao hesitated for a moment before he suddenly gripped her wrists and lifted them.
"Why are you afraid now? You weren’t like this at home just now."
"You also said that was at home. In public, can’t you give me some face and not insist on checking here?"
He Qianhui didn’t know where she found the courage, but she dared to talk back to Zhang Hao like this.
Nowadays, she was becoming bolder; if they were in a deserted alley, she might have let him check.
Watching the children running around, if one suddenly ran over here...
Their parents would inevitably follow close behind, and even though matters between a man and a woman are understood by everyone...
There was no need to make it common knowledge.
Seeing He Qianhui being so serious for the first time, Zhang Hao also had to give up.
"Alright then, since you’re afraid of being embarrassed later, let’s go back now. But isn’t it uncomfortable for you to go back like this?"
She didn’t feel it coming here, but after resting on this bench for a while, she felt incredibly weak.
Every step felt extremely difficult.
Unfortunately, you can’t park anywhere around this square, and even if a taxi passes by, it won’t stop just because someone waves.
By the time they reached a place where parking was allowed, they wouldn’t need it anymore.
"Let’s hurry, while it’s still only a little. It’ll be more uncomfortable if it leaks more later."
On the walk home, He Qianhui stayed mostly to the side.
Whenever someone passed by her, she would subconsciously shift her body towards Zhang Hao’s side a little.
To avoid any oncoming person noticing anything unusual.
These small movements were all seen by Zhang Hao, but he said nothing.
On edge the whole way home, fortunately, they arrived safely.
The moment He Qianhui entered the house, she headed straight for the kitchen to open the fridge and took out a bottle of water.
Without saying a word, she tilted her head back and drank most of the bottle.
Still, she felt dry-mouthed and tongue-tied.
But after eating too much that evening, there was no more room in her stomach for the rest of the half-bottle of water. She screwed the lid back on and set it aside.
Zhang Hao locked the door behind him and quickly came over to He Qianhui.
Seeing him approach, He Qianhui first gave him a cold glance, then thought about all of the evening’s trials.
They truly tested her limits, and she absolutely could not endure such situations again in the future.
When he came closer, she elbowed him forcefully in the chest.
Even though it was through his clothes, she could feel his chest muscles firm and unyielding.
The collision made no impression on Zhang Hao.
Instead, it was He Qianhui’s own elbow that ended up sore, and so she extended her hand to gently rub it with her palm.
"Look at that, it hurt, didn’t it? With your delicate skin and tender flesh, how can you compete with me, rough and tough as I am?"
Zhang Hao’s tone was gentle and accommodating as he rested his hands on her shoulders, softly kneading them.
"Pah, pah, pah, it’s because I believed your nonsense that I almost became a laughingstock tonight."
"If I listen to you again, I might as well be a little dog."
Zhang Hao bent down, bringing his mouth close to He Qianhui’s ear.
In a low voice he said, "What’s that? You just called yourself a little dog. Haven’t you always been my little dog?"
He Qianhui harrumphed in annoyance, shrugged her shoulders, and managed to break free from Zhang Hao’s hold.
"Don’t even think about getting into my bed tonight."
With that, He Qianhui quickly walked to the bedroom, grabbing Zhang Hao’s pillow and blanket and carrying them out.
She tossed them onto the couch in the living room.
"For tonight, you’ll be sleeping on the couch."
Seeing all his bedding taken out, Zhang Hao’s heart tightened.
He hurried to catch up but was met with a closed door.
"Xiaohui, I was just kidding around, don’t be mad. Even though we’re not legally husband and wife yet, we already share the bonds of marriage, can you really stand to let your husband sleep all alone in the living room?"
Through the door, he heard He Qianhui’s voice, "I can bear it."
After those brief three words, there was no more sound.
Zhang Hao stood outside the door sighing, pounding one hand against the palm of the other.
The heart of a woman is like the depths of the sea, unfathomable.
Having no bedroom to return to, Zhang Hao could only lower his head and go to the sofa in the living room.
When he first chose that sofa, he had put a lot of thought into it.
He knew his own mouth would definitely get him into trouble with He Qianhui.
If he had chosen a sofa that was uncomfortable to sit and lie on, he would be the one to suffer later on.
Looking back now, he really was quite clever.
Pulling out the sofa a bit, he pushed the back down and with a few adjustments, it became a single bed.
He turned a throw pillow for a headrest and spread out a blanket, lying down on it. Even though someone was missing by his side, he could still sleep soundly.
He Qianhui, alone in her room, picked out some pajamas and a clean set of undergarments.
She took them in hand and opened the door to step out.
Just as she was about to head to the bathroom for a shower.
Out of the corner of her eye, she glanced towards the sofa in the living room.
She saw Zhang Hao comfortably lying there, supposedly as a punishment for him to feel a bit of hardship.
But now it seemed like she was rewarding him instead.
This made He Qianhui feel a bit imbalanced inside.
She stood there, hand on hip, glaring at him huffily.
This glare hit Zhang Hao directly, forcing him to quickly sit up.
Turning his head, he hurriedly put on a smile, "Xiaohui, why are you out?"
"Do you think I’m like you, all smelly and not even thinking of showering?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Hao quickly got out from under the covers.
His feet tapped left and right on the floor, struggling to find his slippers.
He hadn’t even put them on properly before getting up and rushing over.
"Showering is good, it saves water if the two of us shower together."
With their income, they really didn’t need to worry about such a small water bill.
He Qianhui elbowed him again, this time Zhang Hao instinctively placed his hand over his chest.
"You hurt your own elbow when you hit me just now, let me protect you this time."
Seeing that her tactic didn’t work, He Qianhui lifted her foot and stamped down hard.
Zhang Hao was too late to dodge, so he just had to bear it.
The pain from his toe shot straight to his heart.
"Xiaohui, you are really heartless," he said.
This time, no matter what Zhang Hao said, He Qianhui wasn’t going to soften.
She quickly opened the door and, before Zhang Hao could react, she closed it behind her and locked it.
"Hey, didn’t you say you wanted to shower? If you don’t let me in, how am I supposed to do that?"
"You shower after I’m done."
Zhang Hao stood at the bathroom door, pacing back and forth, wondering what on earth was happening tonight.
Xiaohui’s mood had swung too quickly, and the sound of flowing water from the bathroom only made it worse.
Suddenly, he felt a strong urge to urinate; at first, he could hold it, but gradually, the urge grew stronger.
The sound of water in the bathroom intensified this sensation.
He could only cross his legs and knock non-stop at the bathroom door.
"Xiaohui, hurry up, I can’t hold it anymore. If you don’t hurry, I’m going to wet my pants," he said.
Unless he made his predicament sound serious, he was afraid He Qianhui wouldn’t even think of opening the door.
