A Forcibly Twisted Melon Isn't Sweet, but It Quenches Your Thirst

The night passed quickly. In the morning, Lin Yi was awakened by a clattering sound.

He thought Tangtang and Yuanyuan were making the noise, but when he listened closely, he realized it was coming from outside the room.

Looking at the sleeping babies, Lin Yi arranged pillows around them so he could go see what was happening outside.

If he didn't go out soon, he feared the roof would be torn off.

When Lin Yi reached the living room, he saw Su Wanqing fully geared up, stirring the contents of a wok with a spatula.

Zhang Meilan stood beside her in a panic, terrified that the flames of war would spread to her.

Lin Yi couldn't help laughing at the sight. "Honey, are you cooking?"

"Mm, you've been working so hard these past two days. I wanted to do my part too," Su Wanqing said with a smile.

To his surprise, the flames in the kitchen shot higher and higher, and a mushroom cloud rose up!

The cloud was like a great sun, dazzlingly bright.

Seeing the flames suddenly leap up, Su Wanqing stumbled backward in fright.

"Ah!"

"Silly, come over here, quick."

Afraid Su Wanqing would get hurt, Lin Yi hurriedly pulled her behind him, then seized the chance to turn off the gas stove.

He had just been worrying that his wife might burn down the kitchen, and now he found his worries had been justified.

Then Lin Yi turned Su Wanqing around in a circle, only relaxing when he saw she was all right.

"Honey, you'd better stay out of the kitchen from now on. You even managed to make a mushroom cloud."

"No, I didn't. The flames were just a little bit high."

"Mm, right. The roof's just a little black from the fire, that's all."

Lin Yi couldn't help laughing as he looked at the black patch in the middle of the white ceiling.

Only Su Wanqing could have pulled this off. No one else could have produced the same effect.

"Huh?" Su Wanqing looked up at the ceiling in confusion after hearing Lin Yi's words, and sure enough, it was just as he had said.

Su Wanqing lowered her head shyly, a little embarrassed. "I'm sorry, honey. I didn't mean for it to turn out like this."

"I really did mean well just now."

Su Wanqing pouted. Zhang Meilan had just shown her how to do it this way, so how had things turned out like this when she tried?

Even now, she didn't know which step had gone wrong.

Su Wanqing wasn't the only one who didn't know. Zhang Meilan, standing beside her, was just as bewildered.

It was the first time she had encountered anything like this. She had to admit, Su Wanqing really had no talent for cooking.

Seeing how aggrieved Su Wanqing looked, Lin Yi patted her little head and said indulgently, "It's all right. The ceiling's just a little black, isn't it? It gives the place quite an artistic atmosphere."

"But stay out of the kitchen, all right?"

"Oh."

Su Wanqing nodded. To tell the truth, even if she were allowed into the kitchen, she'd still be haunted by the experience.

She had wanted to show off a little, but instead she had messed it up.

Looking at the mess in the kitchen, Lin Yi turned to Zhang Meilan, a little embarrassed. "Meilan, thanks for taking care of breakfast."

"Brother Lin, it's no trouble." Zhang Meilan waved her hands repeatedly.

After Lin Yi left, she looked into the wok and found that its contents had been burnt to black charcoal.

Amid her astonishment, Zhang Meilan couldn't help exclaiming, "Sister Qing is amazing!"

Meanwhile, in the bedroom, Tangtang sniffled and slowly opened her eyes.

Her big, round eyes gazed at the ceiling, a little lost in thought.

"Ooh-ee~"

"Hoo~"

"Ah~"

Just then, Lin Yi and Su Wanqing entered the bedroom and saw Tangtang babbling as she played by herself.

The little one hadn't cried or fussed because her parents weren't beside her.

Lin Yi said in disbelief, "Honey, our daughter woke up and didn't cry?"

"Mm, Tangtang is like this sometimes."

But no sooner had they praised her than Tangtang glanced to the side, opened her little mouth, and began wailing.

Even Yuanyuan, who had been fast asleep, was awakened by his little sister's cries.

"Waaah-wa-"

"Waaah-wa-"

In no time, one baby's cries became two.

Lin Yi and Su Wanqing picked up the two little ones. Drawing on his experience soothing babies over the past two days, Lin Yi promptly said, "Honey, Tangtang might be hungry. Feed her."

"Yuanyuan might have wet himself."

When they checked, sure enough, it was just as Lin Yi had said.

Su Wanqing's eyes lit up, and she asked Lin Yi admiringly, "Honey, how did you know? You're amazing!"

"Want to know? Give me a kiss and I'll tell you."

The corner of Lin Yi's mouth lifted as he began teasing Su Wanqing again.

He couldn't help it. His wife was so shy that he could only secure a few benefits for himself this way.

A forcibly twisted melon wasn't sweet, but it quenched his thirst!

Lin Yi closed his eyes and leaned his cheek close to Su Wanqing, a look of pure enjoyment on his face.

But Su Wanqing didn't play by the rules. She bit Lin Yi's cheek.

"You rascal, are you going to tell me or not?"

"I'll tell you, I'll tell you." Lin Yi grimaced, then said, "Actually, I fed Yuanyuan and changed Tangtang's diaper this morning."

"Oh, no wonder."

Su Wanqing nodded. She hadn't gotten up after lying down the previous night; Lin Yi had looked after the little ones the whole time.

So Lin Yi knew the two babies' situations in detail.

But after hearing him, Su Wanqing felt deeply ashamed. She had clearly set an alarm, so how come it hadn't gone off?

If she had woken up, things would have been a little easier for Lin Yi.

"Honey~, did you hear my alarm go off last night?"

"I did. I turned it off."

"Why did you turn it off? I'll look after the babies tonight, or you'll be too tired."

Lin Yi had been watching the little ones at night for the past two days, and Su Wanqing was afraid his body wouldn't be able to take it.

Because she slept so deeply, she set an alarm every time to remind herself.

As the babies' mother, she wanted to do her part too.

"I'm not tired at all. On the contrary, I'm very happy."

As soon as Lin Yi finished speaking, a mechanical notification sounded in his mind.

[Ding! Super Dad System activating]

[Host: Lin Yi]

[The system has detected that the host has not had enough sleep due to caring for the babies. Golden Sleep has been specially granted]

[Reward granted]

[Reward description: Golden Sleep. Sleep only three hours a day to feel refreshed and full of vigor]

After hearing the explanation, Lin Yi couldn't help giving the system a thumbs-up.

The rewards the system had given him these past few times had been just what his heart desired. Now that he had this ability, he was even more unwilling to let Su Wanqing look after the babies at night.

He immediately said to Su Wanqing in a stern, domineering tone, "Don't worry, honey. Your husband's body is in great shape."

"Don't believe me? Want to try it?"

"Pah! You big pervert."

Su Wanqing turned her head away shyly after hearing him. Lin Yi actually...

Although they already had children together, Su Wanqing still felt embarrassed hearing such brazen words.

Seeing his wife blush with shyness, Lin Yi couldn't resist teasing her. "Honey, I wanted to show you my abs. Why is your face red?"

"N-no reason. Our room must be too hot."

"I'll go see if Meilan has finished making breakfast."

"..."