On Sunday morning, Li Ye's biological clock woke him right on time, only to find that Wen Leyu was already gone.
And after calling out several times, he received no response.
Li Ye found it rather strange. Wen Leyu had been especially exhausted from caring for the children these past few months, so she always slept in during the mornings.
Li Ye had grown used to gently moving aside the arm Wen Leyu had wrapped around him after getting up, so finding the space beside him completely empty now felt somewhat unfamiliar.
"Xiao Yu? Xiao Yu?"
Li Ye hurriedly got out of bed, raising his voice as he called for her.
Then he heard the bathroom door outside open, followed by Wen Leyu's footsteps pattering back toward the room.
"What are you shouting for? I'm a living, breathing person. Are you afraid I'll get stolen?"
The moment Wen Leyu entered, she huffed indignantly at Li Ye, leaving him rather embarrassed.
Her hair was dripping wet, so she had clearly just taken a shower. The bedroom and bathroom in the Siheyuan were separate, which was why Li Ye had not noticed her earlier.
But it was early in the morning, and Li Ye was still in his abstinence period, so he had not been fooling around. Why was Wen Leyu taking a shower?
As she dried her hair, Wen Leyu said to Li Ye, "Since you're up, go help out in the kitchen. Don't sit around waiting for ready-made food all day."
"When have I ever waited around for ready-made food?"
Li Ye defended himself aggrievedly, then left the bedroom to help Han Chunmei and Li Juan prepare breakfast. But once he stepped out of his own room, he realized something was off.
The children weren't crying or fussing, so why