Unknown to anyone, Huo Cixiao felt as though he was in a vast expanse of white. He had no sensation in his body and could hear nothing. No matter how he roared, he could not make a sound.
Until, not long ago, a clear, pleasant male voice came piercing through from somewhere: "Brother Xiao, I'm your newlywed wife, Luo Beishi..."
Only then did he realize that he seemed to have slept for a very long time. Had something happened to him? Was he in a coma now?
And what was this about a wife? He did not remember promising to marry anyone.
Luo Beishi... a name both unfamiliar and familiar. Where exactly had he heard it before?
And was this guy a chatterbox? He knew perfectly well that Huo Cixiao was unconscious, yet he kept talking to him.
But what Luo Beishi said seemed to mean that he had been unconscious for a long time. Did that mean he was in a vegetative state?
Had a car accident caused it?
Then, if he was in a vegetative state, did that mean...
Wouldn't that mean someone had seen him completely naked?!
At this point, Huo Cixiao's focus gradually shifted.
Suddenly, Luo Beishi's voice came again. "Hubby, are you bored? It's noon now... Shall I read you some recent news? Then how about a bedtime story tonight?"
Luo Beishi thought that if Huo Cixiao heard someone calling him hubby, he might get so angry that he woke up. What a great idea!
Luo Beishi had really hit the nail on the head. Huo Cixiao truly was angry now.
How could this guy be so shameless, calling him hubby when they barely knew each other! He had some nerve! Once Huo Cixiao woke up, he would definitely throw him into the sea to feed the sharks!
"Hubby, I don't know what kind of news you like, so I'll read you the financial news.
"Oh, right, I'm a student at a college of finance and economics, but I'm studying accounting. My economic instincts aren't as sharp as yours..."
Huo Cixiao was a little surprised. A guy studying accounting was indeed a rare sight.
He listened as Luo Beishi read the news in fits and starts, until there was no more sound at all.
Huo Cixiao felt helpless. The guy had probably fallen asleep. It was noon, after all.
And judging by the dates in the news he had read, Huo Cixiao must have been in a vegetative state for a year...
Only yesterday, this Luo Beishi had married him, a man in a vegetative state.
How had they gotten married? He was still lying here. Had their pictures been Photoshopped onto the marriage certificate?
That afternoon, Luo Beishi only got his phone back thanks to the bodyguards' quick thinking. Otherwise, busy as he was taking care of Huo Cixiao, he would not even have remembered it.
The very first thing he did after getting his phone was block every member of the Luo Family.
That evening, after applying specialized skincare products to Huo Cixiao, Luo Beishi climbed into bed on Huo Cixiao's left.
Half reclining, he took a fairy-tale book from the bedside table, a mischievous smile curling his lips.
"Hubby, I'm here to tell you a story."
Huo Cixiao: "..." You've really gotten used to calling me hubby! Just you wait! Once I get out of here, I'll kill you! And another thing! Don't you have your own room?
From the sound of it, he seemed to have climbed into Huo Cixiao's bed! All right, Luo Beishi, you're a dead man.
Just wait until I wake up!
"Today, our fairy tale is Snow White!"
"One day, the queen asked, 'Mirror, mirror, please tell me who is the most handsome man in the world!'"
"The magic mirror said, 'Luo Beishi, of course!'"
"The queen said, 'Luo Beishi! Damn it! How could it be him! No! I absolutely won't fall in love with him again!'"
"The magic mirror: '...'"
Huo Cixiao felt that he had really put up with this Luo Beishi long enough! How was this a story? He was clearly making it up on the spot.
And what happened next? The guy had fallen asleep again...
Could he be a little more reliable? Who had bought him this wife, and how could he sleep so much?!
The next morning, at six o'clock.
Luo Beishi was jolted awake by the system's alarm inside his head.
Dragging his weary feet, he washed up, then performed the full morning care routine for Huo Cixiao, even cleaning his mouth until it smelled fresh.
Luo Beishi gazed in satisfaction at this life-sized figurine. Exquisite and good-looking-he really was handsome.
"System, I'm going to school. There won't be anyone to turn Huo Cixiao over. What if he develops bedsores?"
"Host, just have Huo Cixiao's bodyguards help turn him over once an hour. Some bad people have infiltrated the villa recently. Be careful."
"That's the only option, then. What about the food? Is it safe? Can you check for me?"
"There's no problem with the food for now. The butler strictly oversees every meal and tests it with equipment."
After Luo Beishi communicated with the system for another few minutes.
His voice softened. "Hubby, I have two classes this morning. I'll be back very soon. I'll put your bodyguards in charge of turning you over. I won't let any bad people near you!"
Huo Cixiao had not expected this wife he had acquired out of nowhere to worry so much about him just going to school. Hmph, did he think his bodyguards were all useless?
"Be good and wait for me to come back, hubby. I've linked my phone to the tablet and left it by your bed. It'll play the news for you in a bit. I'm leaving now."
Luo Beishi did not want to talk so much either, but having someone beside him who neither spoke nor moved really was a little frightening.
So he could only keep brainwashing himself, trying hard to treat Huo Cixiao as someone who could hear him.
Hurrying downstairs, Luo Beishi said, "Good morning, Uncle Chen. Where are Huo Cixiao's bodyguards?"
"Some are working out, and some are standing guard outside the villa and at various posts." Uncle Chen looked at Luo Beishi, who wore a simple, relaxed beige sweater and carried a backpack, looking every bit the college student.
Luo Beishi said, "Uncle Chen, could you call two of them over for me? I have some instructions for them."
Uncle Chen was a little worried that those men might refuse to take orders from the young madam and wound his pride. Alas, never mind. He would see how it went.
About two minutes later, five or six tall, burly bodyguards walked in.
"Good morning, young madam!" The bodyguards suddenly roared out their greeting in powerful, deafening voices, making him jump.
"Good morning, everyone. I have something to trouble you with. I know you're Huo Cixiao's most loyal subordinates, so you're the only ones I can trust.
"Unfortunately, I have to go to school, and I don't feel comfortable leaving Huo Cixiao here alone. Besides, Huo Cixiao needs to be turned over once an hour. Sorry for the trouble, but please choose two people to handle it together."
A Hu had not expected the young madam to worry about leaving the boss at home even when he was just going to school. Yesterday, when the guys heard that the young madam was taking care of the boss, they had all been stunned.
And the young madam had actually said they were the people he trusted most now! Sob, sob! Young madam!
But wasn't the person the young madam liked Huo Cifeng, who had a grudge against the boss? Why would he take such attentive care of their boss?
When no one answered, Luo Beishi checked the time on his phone. He was almost out of time.
"Which one of you is the captain?" Luo Beishi asked with a frown.
"Me." A fierce, imposing-looking bodyguard with narrow eyes answered with that single word, his presence commanding.
"I don't have time to explain. Arrange for two people to guard the door, and another two to turn him over. I wouldn't trust just one person, in case someone secretly takes liberties with my husband.
"Turn him over once an hour. Remember that.
"Whether you accept my orders or not, this must be done properly. If it isn't, I'll settle the score with you when I get back!"