Yun Qian looked at the young man in front of her, gently bit her lip, and sighed after a while.
"Dummy."
"..."
Listening to Yun Qianâs calm tease, Xu Changâanâs heart trembled as if struck by Tribulation Thunder, unable to recover for quite some time.
Yun Qian shook her head.
Hasnât he realized that asking her to eat the worm is an easy thing?
All he needs to do is admit heâs "bullying" her.
In Yun Qianâs heart, being "bullied" by her husband is also part of her cultivation as a wife.
Therefore, the first question she asked Xu Changâan was not why he made the snacks look ugly, but rather... if he was bullying her.
If Xu Changâan admitted he was bullying her, then what the snack looked like would have nothing to do with the snack itselfâit was Xu Changâan wanting to see her struggling, a daily small fun between couples.
Of course, she would listen to Xu Changâan, endure eating it, and showcase her different appearance to him.
But Xu Changâan couldnât understand this, insisting on talking about the food, insisting on stating it was just ordinary food, so Yun Qian would only resist.
Yun Qian sat on the pillow, looking at a novel by the bedside, thinking that she had realized these truths between couples from reading his books, but as the person who wrote every word of the books himself, Xu Changâan couldnât understand.
If heâs not the dummy, who is it?
However, such "insults" are only allowed from Yun Qian herself.
"..."
Xu Changâanâs soul returned at this moment, and he asked, "Me? How am I dumb? Right, Miss, just try it, I spent time making it."
He still hadnât given up.
At this moment, Xu Changâan was treating this pastry as if it were a real Spirit-Eating Worm, after all, in his heart, he wasnât bullying Yun Qian, but helping her adapt.
Isnât Yun Qian different from ordinary people?
For ordinary people, just tell them the Spirit-Eating Worm is good stuff.
With Yun Qianâs peculiar nature, Xu Changâan thought even if he told her the worm could lead to daytime ascension, she wouldnât take a bite.
Therefore, finding a way was importantâbut okay, although important, itâs actually not that important.
To be honest, he just couldnât stop seeing Yun Qian in this "cute" manner.
Besides, he made the stuff after all, heâd rather not see Miss Yun reject it.
"Eating one wouldnât hurt." Xu Changâan looked at Yun Qian, who was curling in the corner, and smiled, "Do me a favor."
"Just the two of us, why do you need face?" Yun Qian was puzzled.
"Let me put it another way, Iâll feed you." Xu Changâan said, and suddenly a picture of a mother bird feeding its chicks flashed in his mind.
Yun Qian: "..."
She was exhausted from a dayâs work, having done things she wasnât happy with, wanting her husbandâs cure, so after a brief silence, Yun Qianâs face showed a clear sign of wavering.
"No." Yun Qian still said.
She had explained all her reasons for refusal earlier.
However, she thought about it, stared at Xu Changâanâs mouth for a while, and said, "If you donât use your hand to feed me... then Iâll eat."
In the face of enough temptation, all principles are a piece of paper, after all, Yun Qian never had any principles.
Being watched by Yun Qian, Xu Changâan immediately understood what she was thinking, he twitched the corners of his eyes, helplessly said, "Miss, we are not those birds, canât feed that way."
"Arenât couples like birds from the same forest?" Yun Qian looked at him.
"Thatâs not a good saying, quickly, ptooey, ptooey, ptooey."
"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey..."
Yun Qian obediently spat a few times, then looked at Xu Changâan without speaking.
"Miss, even if you want me to feed you that way, itâs not impossible." Xu Changâan thought since itâs not like we havenât done it, not worth being shy, but...
"How to find something that looks nice." Xu Changâan said.
Feeding a worm, no matter how you think about it, spoils the mood, thinking back later might not be a pleasant experience.
"Youâre right." Yun Qian thought for a moment and agreed with Xu Changâanâs view, giving up the idea of having him feed her.
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Xu Changâan was silent for a while, holding his forehead, "Miss, why do I now feel like Iâm persuading my daughter to take bitter medicine, using every trick in the book."
"Iâm not your daughter." Yun Qian shook her head, "You really do keep thinking about your daughter."
"Just a saying." Xu Changâan glanced at the weather outside and said, "Itâs not early."
"So?"
"I should cook a proper meal." Xu Changâan blinked, then squinted and said, "Miss must be tired after attending Senior Wenâs lecture today."
"I slept for a while before you came back, itâs okay." Yun Qian nodded, and then said, "Still very tired."
"Then after dinner, Iâll give you some acupuncture, a massage to relax." Xu Changâan looked at the medicine chest on the roomâs cabinet and said, "Itâs been a while since acupuncture."
"Mm." Yun Qianâs eyes became a bit watery as she moved out of the shadow on the bed.
"Donât rush." Xu Changâan rubbed his hands, pointed at the plate in his hand, and said, "Take a bite."
With Xu Changâanâs words, the sky outside dimmed a little more, but a light arc appeared on the horizon, the scenery was beautiful.
Yun Qianâs lips curved a little as she lifted the hair beside her ears, looked at the boy in front of her, and said, "Youâre now using this trick? What if I say no."
"Even if you say no, Iâd still give you a massage, youâre tired after all." Xu Changâan smiled.
"I knew it." Yun Qian smiled too.
After looking at each other for a while, Yun Qian said, "If you canât threaten anyone, donât try to learn."
"I didnât." Xu Changâan didnât say Yun Qian wouldnât get a massage if she didnât eat, he just asked at the end.
"Alright, I admit, Iâm just bullying Miss." Xu Changâan helplessly, affectionately looked at the girl in front of him.
Can he force Yun Qian to eat?
Better think of other ways.
"Iâll go cook." Xu Changâan said.
"Donât rush." Yun Qian held onto Xu Changâanâs sleeve.
She could eat.
Xu Changâanâs efforts, she liked very much.
Admitting to bullying her was enough, it gave a reason.
"I can take a bite."
"Really?"
"Mm."
"Why the sudden change of heart?"
Xu Changâan didnât quite understand.
"What you make, I canât finish, but tasting is necessary." Yun Qian said, closing her eyes.
The worm looked ugly, she wouldnât look at it while eating.
Compared to not looking at Xu Changâan being injured and covering her eyes, this was almost no difficulty, sheâd consider it as a practice for "not seeing" in advance.
"I truly canât guess what Miss is thinking." Xu Changâan sighed.
How can a husband not understand his wife?
Therefore, he was the incompetent husband, needing to continue cultivating on this path, still only calling her "Miss."
"You feed me, then go cook." Yun Qian took a red silk ribbon out of the wardrobe, under Xu Changâanâs slightly surprised gaze.
"Isnât this mine?" Xu Changâan looked at the exquisite red ribbon in Yun Qianâs hand.
"Mm, it used to be for tying your hair." Yun Qian sat on the bed, holding the soft ribbon, then lifted her hand to tie it around her head.
With the red silk ribbon covering, Yun Qian thus covered her eyes.
She wasnât merely closing her eyes by saying she wouldnât see Xu Changâan hurt, she wanted to shift her focus onto Xu Changâanâs objects, otherwise, it wouldnât serve to block her sight.
Yun Qianâs fingers lightly brushed the silk ribbon before her, thinking this ribbon was just right.
This was the ribbon Xu Changâan used to tie his hair when on the island before, witnessing many things between them.
In the future, when he gets hurt, sheâd wear this.
"...?"
Unlike Yun Qian.
Xu Changâan was somewhat dumbfounded.
"Miss, what are you doing?"
From his view, if the ribbon were black, then with a rope tying Miss Yun, itâd surely look like a hostage scene.
"I wonât look, bring it to me." Yun Qian closed her eyes, turning towards Xu Changâanâs direction.
"Not look, just close your eyes isnât enough?" Xu Changâanâs eyes slightly widened.
Miss Yun...
Why is she this beautiful?
Looking at Yun Qianâs veiled manner, Xu Changâan only felt that his already mysterious wife was now shrouded in a halo, making his thoughts increasingly chaotic.
Yun Qian didnât care about Xu Changâanâs confusion, after veiling her eyes she lifted her head, her cherry lips slightly parted, revealing her exquisite teeth.
"Feed me."