"Hmph, to think that she’s colluding with grandma and wouldn’t tell me all this way, it’s infuriating."
"Don’t want to talk, huh? Fine, just you wait."
Just then, a faint jasmine fragrance wafted from the bathroom.
Tang Xiaowan stood at the slightly ajar door, carefully peeking inside, and found Leng Lingxiao already soaking in the bathtub, eyes closed, meditating. She tiptoed towards the walk-in closet.
Ten or so minutes later, Leng Lingxiao came out of the bathroom, but his Little Wife was nowhere to be seen.
Hearing noises, he knew she was in the walk-in closet.
"Tangtang, what are you doing?"
"I’m picking out clothes to wear tomorrow, you go to sleep first, I’ll be there in a bit," Tang Xiaowan poked her head out, replying with a smile.
Without you... how can I possibly sleep!
Coaxing me to take a bath... and now after the bath... flipping through clothes... deliberately delaying?
What is this rascal up to?
"Hurry up, come over here," Leng Lingxiao said gently, while he removed his sleeping robe.
His muscular build was indeed a sight for sore eyes.
Tang Xiaowan stole a glance and inwardly exclaimed: Hurry up? Nope, not happening, why would I go out... and throw myself into the tiger’s den?
The time wasn’t right yet; she still had to wait.
"Tangtang, come over quickly, or else... your husband might just have to come over there."
"Alright, alright, almost done."
Upon hearing this, Leng Lingxiao wore a sly smile and slowly lay down on the soft and comfortable bed.
Why do my eyelids suddenly feel so heavy?
Ah, that rascal, she had added something to... speed up sleep.
He pinched himself hard.
You little rascal, wait and see how I deal with you later. You don’t know my prowess yet. Do you think your little tricks can stump me?
Can’t sleep, absolutely can’t sleep. You little rascal, what exactly are you up to?
Thinking this, Leng Lingxiao decided to feign sleep, to tease his Little Wife a bit. Luckily, he hadn’t used much bath salt, just a little bit.
Before long, he heard rustling noises getting closer.
When Tang Xiaowan walked over with a beaming smile, she saw Leng Lingxiao with his eyes tightly shut, his exceptionally handsome face adorned with a content and blissful smile.
It’s about time, right? Is he asleep?
"Huahua, hey, Huahua."
Tang Xiaowan tested the waters by patting Leng Lingxiao and, seeing no response, she instantly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Humph, how dare you team up with grandma!"
"Today, you’ll see the consequences of conspiring to deceive me; otherwise, you won’t know my true capabilities."
"Let’s see if you dare to do it again in the future!"
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Sorry, Tangtang, I had no choice.
But grandma did it for your own good.
Tang Xiaowan sat beside Leng Lingxiao, huffed up with anger, one hand propped on the bed and the other gently touching his face.
At that moment, her heart was in disarray.
Despite her best efforts to control herself, her eyes were involuntarily drawn to Leng Lingxiao’s handsome face and his robust figure, causing her heart to flutter wildly.
Oh my gosh, so handsome!
His nose, his mouth, and... wow, such a beautiful man, how can he be prettier than a woman!
Luckily, she managed to restrain herself in the end.
She didn’t want to startle the snake, no, startle the beauty.
That’s right, she did it on purpose, deliberately adding a bit of fast-acting sleep aid to the bath salts while Leng Lingxiao was changing into his pajamas.
She just didn’t expect the effect to kick in so quickly!
Grandma sure had her stash of good stuff, although she felt a tiny bit guilty.
After all, he was her dear husband!
But then Tang Xiaowan thought to herself that it was just a minor punishment, arguably the mildest kind.
Tang Mei had kept secrets regarding Tang Xiaowan’s origins. In Huang City, Tang Xiaowan had guessed that Tang Mei and Leng Lingxiao were hiding something but was unaware of the specifics, so she had been very curious throughout the trip.
She huffed and picked up a floral long dress, slowly pulling it onto Leng Lingxiao.
"Wow, no way, it’s so heavy!"
"Chou Huahua, eat less from now on. You’re killing me, why are you so heavy!"
"Okay, okay, finally done!"
It was a good thing that the dress was a loose style; otherwise, Leng Lingxiao’s tall and broad physique would have made it impossible to wear.
Immediately afterward, Tang Xiaowan ran to the dressing room and brought out a wig and a makeup kit.
Those were items Leng Lingxiao had specially picked out for Tang Xiaowan not too long ago, covering various uses, and she had not expected they would all be used on him today.
"Wow, such a natural beauty!"
"Huahua, if you don’t wake up now, I just might..." Tang Xiaowan said, stretching out her claws, "not hold back."
She picked up the eyebrow palette, flipped it open gently, and couldn’t help but reminisce about the times she and Leng Lingxiao did naughty things together as children, leaving their grandma at a loss.
Who could blame her when she had such an invincible partner.
In Tang Xiaowan’s memory, Leng Lingxiao always enjoyed her pranks, pretending to be clueless, then silently playing along.
For instance, she hid grandma’s watch in the rice, and Leng Lingxiao pretended to look for it an entire afternoon.
Or when she stuffed all car keys into the pillowcase to stop grandma from working overtime, and because they couldn’t be found, her wish was fulfilled.
Recalling Leng Lingxiao’s earnest but futile searching, Tang Xiaowan smiled even more proudly.
They really were quite the matching pair.
But when she saw those colorful eyeshadows, she fell into reminiscence once again.
Previously, she found makeup too troublesome.
During her freshman year New Year’s party, she went to a makeup dance without any makeup, and was laughed at by several girls. That’s when she realized she should start learning makeup.
After learning about it, Tang Mei offered to hire a teacher for her, but she refused, preferring to be self-taught.
At first, she always drew Leng Lingxiao’s eyebrows thick and black like Crayon Shin-chan; then she learned to apply various eyeshadows; and eventually mastered contouring, highlighting, blush, and more.
If Leng Lingxiao hadn’t let her run wild, she wouldn’t have discovered the joy of makeup.
"What to do this time... what makeup should I apply?"
Leng Lingxiao certainly felt Tang Xiaowan’s dabbling and drawing, and really wanted to grab his phone while she was in the dressing room, but regretfully, drowsiness overcame him again, and the phone was too far away.
No choice, he pinched his thigh hard once again, finally regaining his clarity.
Luckily, Tang Xiaowan hadn’t noticed.
Forget it, just let her mess around.
Thinking , Leng Lingxiao dismissed the idea of grabbing his phone and continued to lie down and feign sleep.
With the "approval," Tang Xiaowan felt as if she had been handed a royal sword, and began to paint even more recklessly on his handsome face.
A good fifteen minutes later, Tang Xiaowan looked at the "masterpiece" before her and nodded in satisfaction.
Leng Lingxiao was naturally handsome, and Tang Xiaowan’s makeup skills were not bad either, so after her work, the effect was practically perfect.
"Hmm, not bad, pretty good-looking," she said.
You little rascal, that’s sarcasm, isn’t it?
Just wait until I recover my strength, you’ll pay for this, and calling me ’brother’ won’t help.
This time... hmph, just you wait.
Tang Xiaowan had no idea that Leng Lingxiao was silently shouting in his heart. As she admired her handiwork, she took out a phone to sneak some photos.
Adjusting the angle, she snapped several pictures and even recorded a short video.