Chapter 90: It Seems Smaller Than Before
Chapter 90: Chapter 90: It Seems Smaller Than Before
After half a second of silence, Lin Yanwan turned her head away, her face burning.
’This guy isn’t thinking of... with me, is he?’
"Hurry up and cover that... thing up!" she stammered, swallowing nervously.
"How is it dirty? I scrubbed it over and over three or four times. It’s perfectly clean," Jiang Xia muttered, but he still pulled the bath towel up to cover himself.
She stood with her side to him as memories of their past life assailed her. Her whole body felt like it was on fire. Taking a sharp breath, she blushed and handed him the bag she was carrying. "I bought you some clothes. Go get changed."
"Thanks, honey!" Jiang Xia blinked, then suddenly hugged her and gave her a loud smooch on the cheek.
Lin Yanwan froze, her heart starting to pound for no reason.
And so, Jiang Xia began to change right in front of her. Flustered, Lin Yanwan could only call him an exhibitionist before quickly retreating to her room and locking the door to prevent him from barging in.
She looked at her reflection in the mirror. Her breathing was shallow, her eyes dewy, her face flushed and full of bashfulness.
"Lin Yanwan, get a grip! You’ve been through hell and back in your past life, what’s this? Besides, you’re an eighteen-year-old girl now! You can’t let yourself be fooled by his pretty-boy act!"
She took a few deep breaths and patted her cheeks, and only then did her wanton thoughts gradually subside.
A short while later, the door opened. Lin Yanwan came out with a deadpan expression, holding a fresh set of clothes. She saw Jiang Xia, now fully dressed, playing with Yuyuan.
’Hmm, the clothes fit him pretty well. He looks handsome in them.’
"Give me the bath towel!"
"What are you gonna do?"
"Take a shower!"
Seeing Jiang Xia’s strange look, Lin Yanwan suddenly felt her skin crawl. She fidgeted with her fingers and explained, "I went out to buy you clothes just now. It was too hot, and I got all sweaty. I feel gross and sticky."
"Mm-hmm. You don’t have to explain, baby. I get it," Jiang Xia said with a knowing nod.
Her face flushed crimson. "I really am just going to take a shower!"
"I know. Unless... you wanted to do something else?"
"...Pervert!"
Lin Yanwan huffed and walked into the bathroom, clutching her clothes. She had just finished undressing when she looked up and saw a certain someone’s underwear hanging on a hook.
Her face flushing slightly, she used her dirty clothes to block the view before stepping under the warm spray of the shower. Her restless heart gradually began to calm.
Listening to the sound of running water from the bathroom, Jiang Xia scratched Yuyuan’s belly and muttered to himself, "Yuyuan, your mom loves me, right?"
Yuyuan couldn’t answer, of course. It just lay in his arms with its eyes closed, purring contentedly.
"Alright, let’s go. I’m taking you to my wife’s room to cool off in the AC."
Jiang Xia smiled, picked up the kitten by the scruff of its neck, and walked into his wife’s bedroom.
The room was nice and cool, with the AC set to 26 degrees. He was about to get his art drafts from a drawer when his eyes landed on the cute bra Lin Yanwan had left on the bed.
’No wonder she was clutching her clean clothes to her chest earlier. So she wasn’t wearing anything underneath?’
’Hmph. We’re practically an old married couple. Can’t she be as unconcerned as I was? It’s not like I haven’t seen them before. I used to fall asleep with my hands on them every night.’
He dropped Yuyuan on the floor. "Son, your dad is going to wash your mom’s lingerie now. Go play by yourself, okay?"
’It’s not that I have some weird fetish. This was just always my job. Otherwise, back when she got her period, she wouldn’t have so brazenly tossed me her blood-stained panties to wash while she was in the shower.’
He was about to bend down and grab it when he suddenly froze. He glanced at the kitten on the floor. ’What if Yuyuan jumps on the bed while I’m washing her lingerie?’
"I almost forgot, your mom’s allergic to cat fur. You can’t play in her room."
And with that, Jiang Xia promptly shooed Yuyuan out the door.
Xiao Yuyuan: ?
He shook his head, temporarily pushing those jumbled thoughts aside. Inhaling the faint, milky scent in the air, he slowly walked to the sink, soaked the bra in warm water, and started lathering it with soap.
The bathroom was right next to him, and the frosted glass door revealed the blurry silhouette of his wife. ’Suddenly, I kind of miss how we used to shower together in our past life.’
"Baby, want me to scrub your back?" he suddenly called out.
Lin Yanwan jumped, terrified he would suddenly burst in. She scrambled to bolt the bathroom door.
"In your dreams!"
Hearing the lock click, Jiang Xia chuckled. "Are you saying I’m the man of your dreams?"
"Pfft! Don’t flatter yourself. You’re average at best, okay?"
"Got it. So you’re saying I’m plain-looking, just like Gu Tianle."
"...So shameless," Lin Yanwan spat.
"What are you doing out there anyway?"
Jiang Xia replied, "Washing your bra. I saw you left it on the bed, so I figured I’d wash it for you. It’ll dry in no time in this weather."
Lin Yanwan’s face reddened. She used to have him wash her intimate clothes in the past, but they were a married couple back then. Any level of intimacy was fine.
But now, she had fully settled into her identity as a young, chaste woman. This level of intimacy between a man and a woman, especially when it concerned her private things, couldn’t help but make her blush with shame.
"By the way, baby, my underwear is still hanging in there. Pass it out to me and I’ll wash it at the same time."
"...Oh."
The bathroom door creaked open a crack. Lin Yanwan hid behind it, revealing only a single, fair arm.
Jiang Xia looked at her small, delicate hand and grinned wickedly. "Darling, you didn’t do anything naughty to it, did you?"
"Do you think I’m as shameless as you are?!" Lin Yanwan fumed. How could she possibly do something like that!
’Besides, a shower completely washes away any worldly desires!’
"I didn’t either. I just gave it a sniff out of habit. Don’t worry, I checked. Not a hint of sweat. It’s all just your milky scent."
’Out of habit?’
’Milky scent?’
Lin Yanwan was dumbfounded.
’That damn pervert!!!’