After getting married, Gu Cheng learned one thing very well: no matter what happened, apologizing first was always the right move. If the setting was right, dropping to his knees doubled its effectiveness.
"I was wrong, baby..."
The once brash, swaggering captain had become utterly devoted to his husband, and he enjoyed every second of it.
"How about I kneel on the washboard a little longer when we get home tonight?
"That game from yesterday... no, punishment. Shall we do it twice more?"
Ye Ruan reached back and clapped a hand over his face. "No talking!"
He couldn't bear to punish him, but making him sleep separately was another matter.
Ye Ruan decided he would banish him to a makeshift bed on the living room floor tonight.
They soon arrived home. The instant Ye Ruan opened the door, a stuffed toy came flying at his face.
Gu Cheng reacted swiftly, batting it straight back with one hand!
The toy flew back even faster and smacked the little boy closest to the door right in the face.
The boy was about to cry, but when he saw Ye Ruan, he broke into a smile. He was losing his baby teeth and was missing a front tooth.
"Big brother! Big brother's back! Big brother, big brother..."
"Big brother, big brother!"
"Big brother Ye Ruan!"
It was like stepping into a nest of chicks, with nonstop chirping loud enough to make his head ache.
"Hey, bro." A boy who wasn't particularly tall sat on the living room sofa and greeted him in a flat tone.
He was the oldest of Ye Ruan's five younger siblings, fifteen-year-old Ye Ting.
When Ye Ting's gaze swept over Gu Cheng, the faint smile on his face instantly vanished.
Gu Cheng: "?"
"Bwuvver... bwuvver... up..."
Ye Ruan looked