Mrs. Fu, please be mindful of the appropriate boundaries.

He held her in his arms, her face pressed against his chest, and as she listened to his steady, powerful heartbeat, Xu Qingcheng's heart began to race.

She struggled and shifted in his arms, but the man's arms tightened around her suddenly, his voice tense, "Don't move, just sleep."

The two were so close that they could feel everything, and Xu Qingcheng's face suddenly turned bright red.

How can I fall asleep like this?

She pushed his chest away with her hands, saying, "You go to sleep with Xu Yuan, I can sleep on my own."

"Close your eyes and go to sleep." Fu Jingting reached out and covered her eyes.

"Fu Jingting, don't be a scoundrel," she warned him.

The atmosphere in the dark night grew more intense with their struggle and whispers. Fu Jingting's brow furrowed, and he suppressed his breathing, pressing his lips to hers. "I'll go keep Xu Yuan company while you sleep. I won't touch you. Besides, you're pregnant. I'm not that much of a beast."

He spoke these words with a straight face, but they inevitably made people think more about them.

Xu Qingcheng bit her lip and scolded angrily, "Even if you're not pregnant, you can't do anything."

The man holding her paused for a moment, then suddenly bit her earlobe. "What can't we do?"

The man's teeth gently bit down on the back of her ear, and Xu Qingcheng's body couldn't help but tremble. She slapped his chest hard with her palm.

Fu Jingting suddenly chuckled softly.

His lips brushed against her ear, then landed behind it, his light breath tickling her. Xu Qingcheng couldn't calm down, and when she tried to pull away, she snuggled even closer into his arms. He took the opportunity to tighten his arms around her even more.

Xu Qingcheng blushed and scolded him. He knew best that she was ticklish behind her ears, so he must have done it on purpose.

She bent her leg and nudged it against his, but the difference in their heights made her forget that her knee wasn't aligned with his leg. The man beside her groaned, then suddenly leaned towards her, pinning half of her body down. A low curse escaped his throat and went straight into her ears.

Xu Qingcheng blushed and froze, too afraid to move.

The man's weight was mostly on her, and his eyes shone brightly in the darkness, as if they could steal her breath away.

Seeing her blush with embarrassment and anger, Fu Jingting felt quite helpless. Her body was curvaceous and she was the woman he had always longed for. It was not easy for him to remain calm and unmoved.

Fu Jingting recalled the last time he clearly felt that her emotions had relaxed, but she still ruthlessly kicked him out of Xinghe Bay.

He reflected deeply on what he had said that had angered her to the point that she refused to explain herself.

After thinking it over, all he could think of was her asking him if he only wanted to have sex with her.

He answered honestly.

Women's thought processes are frustrating. They're adults with children, yet they don't even realize there's anything wrong with being realistic.

If a man has no instinctive desire for a woman and only has a spiritual relationship with her, only a fool would believe it.

The man braced his arm against her ear, lifting himself up slightly to avoid making her uncomfortable. He whispered in her ear, "Qingcheng, it's impossible for me to love you only in spirit, without any physical affection."

His voice was low, his breathing a little heavy, but he didn't press down on her. His lips, however, brushed against her ear with a hint of malice. "Otherwise, why would we make wishes? Don't you like making wishes?"

Xu Qingcheng blushed and slapped him angrily, "Just because I like making wishes doesn't mean I like being with you... with you..."

At this point, Xu Qingcheng almost bit her tongue. This man was full of tricks and schemes when he was being lewd, and he even used such words to trick her.

"With me what?"

He raised an eyebrow and asked her, the tightly drawn curtains blocking out all light, only the light in his eyes was dazzling and scorching.

"Fu Jingting, you're such an annoying person."

The combination of her exasperation and her soft, coquettish voice made him forget everything else.

The man chuckled, his head resting on her forehead. "I'm just teasing you. Go to sleep. Xu Yuan is in bed by herself; I'm afraid she'll roll off."

The little guy is a restless sleeper; he keeps turning around in bed while he sleeps.

He thought for a moment and then said, "How about I bring Xuyuan over?"

"Fu Jingting, don't push your luck."

……

Because of his antics in the latter half of the night, Xu Qingcheng thought she wouldn't sleep well, but somehow she eventually fell asleep.

When Fu Jingting woke up, it was already dawn. The woman in his arms was sleeping soundly with her head resting against his neck, her pretty face flushed slightly.

He had no idea how he fell asleep.

I automatically wake up around midnight to check if she's asleep, whether she's still suffering from insomnia, and I don't want her to rely on medication to fall asleep.

Actually, even without Lu Jingzhou saying it, he gradually realized where the problem lay.

But knowing it doesn't mean he can easily solve it.

She is his medicine; if she doesn't provide it, then there's no point in him treating her.

The man gently pulled his arm away from her and got up to go to the guest room to check on Xu Yuan. The little one had been neglected all night and had kicked off the blankets, but thankfully the weather was slowly getting warmer.

Fu Jingting reached out and touched the little guy's genitals; thankfully, he hadn't wet the bed.

Seeing Xu Yuan tossing and turning in bed, groaning, Fu Jingting quickly called out to her, "Xu Yuan, do you want to get up and go to the bathroom?"

Xu Yuan was half awake and nodded, "I need to pee."

"Okay, I'll carry you there."

The little one obediently got up, climbed onto Fu Jingting's back, and wrapped her arms around his neck. The man then carried her on his back and took her to the toilet.

When he returned, Fu Jingting glanced in the direction of the master bedroom and then took the little one inside.

When he put her on the bed, Xu Yuan was so happy that she wanted to snuggle into her mother's arms, but Fu Jingting grabbed her and put his finger to his lips in a shushing gesture.

Xu Yuan then made the same gesture.

The father and daughter lay down next to each other. Xu Yuan lay between her parents, turning her head to the left to see her father and to the right to see her mother. She rolled around happily.

It was still early, so Xu Yuan snuggled in Fu Jingting's arms and slept for a little while longer. When she woke up again, she saw her father staring at her. The little one climbed onto her father and kissed him, saying, "Daddy."

"morning."

Fu Jingting reached out and pinched Xu Yuan's little face, supporting her with one hand as she climbed onto him.

With his other hand pressed behind his head, he was relaxed, so relaxed that he didn't want to move even as the sun was about to rise.

After a while, Fu Jingting picked Xu Yuan up, took her to the bathroom outside to wash her hands and face, and taught her how to brush her teeth.

The little one found it amusing, so he leaned over the small basin and spat out his mouthwater, asking indistinctly, "Why isn't Mommy awake yet?"

"Mom is tired."

"The sun's already high in the sky."

Fu Jingting chuckled and reached out to pinch her little nose.

The sounds of the two laughing and talking were very clear in the quiet morning. When Xu Qingcheng woke up, she was a little dazed, unable to tell if she was in reality or dreaming.

Her phone suddenly rang, the loud noise startling her. She reached out and pressed the answer button.

"Feed".

There was silence on the other end of the phone.

Xu Qingcheng glanced at her phone suspiciously, then her scalp tingled with shock.

This is not her phone.