"Quit fooling around and go to sleep. Your husband is a perfectly normal man, and if you keep touching me, I might not be able to control myself."
Ye Chen smiled and caught her mischievous little hand, bringing it to his lips for a kiss.
He pulled Su Ningwei tightly into his arms.
This little vixen was driving him crazy. Did she think he was made of wood?
"Then don't hold back..." Su Ningwei's face grew even redder.
She knew he was having a hard time holding back...
Much later.
The air was filled with the scent of rose essential oil and another kind of flower.
"Thanks for the effort... I'm going to take a shower. I'll be right back. You go to sleep first." Ye Chen blushed, lowered his head to kiss Su Ningwei's forehead, then got up to shower.
Early the next morning.
Ye Chen was still half asleep when he felt something tickling the tip of his nose.
He opened his eyes.
Su Ningwei was gently touching the tip of his nose with her index finger.
"Did I wake you?" Su Ningwei drew her hand back and asked with a smile.
She had actually woken up a while ago, but couldn't bear to disturb Ye Chen.
"No, I woke up on my own. Next time you wake up, just call me." Ye Chen quickly loosened the arm he had around Su Ningwei.
She'd used it as a pillow all night.
It was a little numb...
"Okay." Su Ningwei nodded and hurried to the bathroom to get up.
A little while later.
"Ah~~ Oh my gosh!"
Su Ningwei's startled cry came from the bathroom.
Ye Chen thought something had happened to her. He rushed in barefoot, not even stopping to put on his slippers.
"What's wrong?" he asked anxiously.
Su Ningwei lifted the hem of her top, her face full of delight. "A-Chen, look! It really worked. My stretch marks are gone, and the scar from my C-section has disappeared too. This is incredible! It's a miracle cure!"
Ye Chen breathed a sigh of relief, stepped over, and ruffled the top of Su Ningwei's hair. "Of course it worked. Would I trick you with medicine that didn't?"
"Hubby, you're the best. Now I can wear pretty dresses and dance and sing again." Su Ningwei happily rose onto her toes, her eyes sparkling, and kissed Ye Chen on the cheek.
"When are you thinking of making your comeback?" Ye Chen asked with a smile, wrapping an arm around her waist.
Ye Chen naturally supported Su Ningwei's singing and dancing. She shone especially brightly onstage.
It would be such a shame if she stopped singing.
She was someone who could easily make a living off her looks, yet still amazed everyone with her talent.
Having children wasn't a woman's whole life.
Su Ningwei had put her life on hold in the prime of her youth to have Ye Chen's children.
Ye Chen was already deeply touched by that.
If Su Ningwei wanted to return to the stage, Ye Chen would do everything he could to support her.
"Mm. Do you support my comeback, or would you rather I stay home and raise the kids?" Su Ningwei looped her arms around Ye Chen's neck and tilted her head, thinking it over before asking.
Singing was Su Ningwei's passion, and it made her happy. She didn't want to give it up, but she was willing to compromise for Ye Chen.
Nothing mattered more than the happiness of their little family.
"I respect whatever you decide. If you want to make a comeback, then do it. You're not the only one responsible for the kids. You have me, too." Ye Chen spoke tenderly.
Su Ningwei might as well have written "I want to make a comeback" across her face. How could Ye Chen not see it?
What touched him even more was that Su Ningwei loved singing so much, yet for him and their children, she had given it up at the height of her fame and left her girl group.
"Thank you, hubby. You're the best. Even if I do make a comeback, the earliest would be after the baby's weaned. Then we can sing together and make them cry." Su Ningwei answered happily.
Ye Chen nodded. "Are you planning to make it official?"
"Of course! Don't you want to? Do you have other ideas? You don't want to make it official with me?" Su Ningwei cupped Ye Chen's face and demanded.
Ye Chen laughed. "Of course I do. I just think you'll be the one taking the hit. If we make it official, plenty of people will end up crying in the bathroom. All four guys in my dorm are your fans. Aren't you afraid they'll stop being fans?"
Su Ningwei looked at Ye Chen with a beaming smile. "I'm not afraid. I've never relied on my looks to make a living. If they like my songs, they can listen to them. If they don't, then so be it. I only ever stood onstage because I wanted the person I loved to see me again."
"That's true. When you sing, it's like Heaven itself is shoving food into your mouth." Ye Chen said with a smile.
Wait, something seemed off.
Why did it suddenly feel like he had a green hat on his head?
A sour feeling rose in his chest.
Ye Chen frowned and picked at his ear. "Wait... What did you just say? Who did you want to see you again?"
Su Ningwei gently touched the scar at the corner of Ye Chen's left brow, answering a different question with a pained expression. "Why don't you use that ointment on this scar? It must have hurt a lot back then, right?"
"I've forgotten all about it. A scar on a man's forehead makes him look more masculine. This precious ointment should be saved for you. You still haven't answered my question. Don't change the subject. Who did you want to see you again?"
Ye Chen was getting anxious. Hurry up and tell him it wasn't what he thought.
"The person I love." Su Ningwei looked at Ye Chen and answered with a smile.
So she'd forgotten all about it. Su Ningwei felt she needed to make Ye Chen remember their life-and-death encounter in vivid detail.
She hadn't forgotten him for a single day.
He had always been in her thoughts.
That evening, the sunset glow had fallen across Ye Chen.
He'd looked like a gallant hero arriving on a rainbow-colored cloud, with an umbrella for a sword.
Brave and handsome.
If Ye Chen hadn't stepped forward after calling the police, putting himself in danger to fight the attackers and buy time, Su Ningwei knew she wouldn't have held on until the police arrived. They would have beaten her to death.
After Ye Chen was knocked unconscious, Su Ningwei had thrown herself over him, taking the second blow meant for him.
Pain swept through her.
She, too, had been beaten unconscious by the pain.
When Su Ningwei woke up, more than a month had passed. She was in the best hospital abroad.
Her father, Su Sheng, had already arranged for her to transfer to a school overseas.
Once Su Ningwei had fully recovered, she wanted to come back and thank Ye Chen in person.
Su Sheng was afraid she would be bullied again, so he wouldn't let her return to the country.
As for the people who had beaten Su Ningwei and Ye Chen, Su Sheng had sent them to prison long ago.
Afterward, those attackers had all died suddenly in prison, each for different reasons.
While living abroad, Su Ningwei had constantly hoped she could return home soon and meet Ye Chen again.
Before long, Su Ningwei's singing talent and impressive skill became clear, and she rose to fame through her music.
She had deliberately chosen to sign with a domestic company from among the many that had approached her, all so she could come home and look for Ye Chen.
She never expected their reunion to come with her giving herself to him.
Their two meetings had certainly been thrilling.
The first time, they'd nearly lost their lives.
The second time, they'd ended up with three little lives.