A sophomore in college starts by getting a marriage certificate with a female CEO.

Exit of the haunted house.

Li Xixue walked ahead, her pace much faster than when she went in.

Lu Yang followed behind, glancing down at his arm.

There are five fingerprints on the sleeve.

It wasn't deep, but you could tell they used a lot of force when they grabbed it.

Lu Yang patted the dust off his clothes: "Are you alright?"

"What do you mean, 'alright'?"

"You ran pretty fast when that NPC in white was chasing you."

Li Xixue glared at him.

The NPC did run away when she fell from the ceiling.

But that's not fear; that's a normal stress response.

Any normal person would run away if something with disheveled hair suddenly fell on their head.

It has nothing to do with whether you're afraid or not.

The haunted house is over.

It was almost eleven o'clock when I got home.

When Lu Yang came out after taking a shower, Li Xixue had already placed the pile of dolls she had won that day on the table.

Penguins, rubber ducks, and that gray kitten lined up in a row.

Lu Yang glanced at it while drying his hair.

"You're not going to put all of these in the living room, are you?"

"None of your business!"

Li Xixue, wearing a light gray nightgown, walked to the other end of the sofa, sat down, and picked up a towel to dry her hair.

"You're not going to ask about what happened in the haunted house?"

"What do you want to ask?"

"Li Xiaochen..."

"Girlfriend, Gu Nian."

Li Xixue spoke calmly.

How did you know?

Lu Yang was surprised.

really.

This woman actually knew everything.

Li Xixue continued drying her hair, her tone indifferent: "We'll talk about his matter later."

Lu Yang suddenly remembered something.

Today, at the entrance of the milk tea shop, when Li Xiaochen was with Gu Nian, that woman called him "baby".

Then Li Xiaochen also called her baby.

Lu Yang turned his head and glanced at Li Xixue.

"What do couples usually call each other?"

After drying her hair, Li Xixue draped the towel over the armrest.

"name."

I wasn't talking about a name.

"What is that?"

"It's that kind of..."

Lu Yang thought for a moment about how to phrase it, "A more intimate term of address."

Li Xixue turned her head to look at him.

"What do you want to call me?"

"I think... how about I call you baby too?"

The living room was quiet for two seconds.

Li Xixue's face underwent a visible change.

First he was stunned, then he frowned, and finally the corners of his mouth turned down.

"What did you say?"

"Baby."

"When you call me baby, I get goosebumps."

Lu Yang touched his nose.

Okay, that's a bit cheesy, really.

"What's it called?"

Li Xixue leaned back on the sofa, her gaze fixed on the ceiling.

"Just call it normally."

"What's the point of calling it that normally?"

Lu Yang moved a little closer to her, hooking his arm around her waist: "Couples usually have nicknames."

"We are not lovers, we are husband and wife."

"Husbands and wives should have that too! Why don't you ask my husband to listen?"

"..."

Li Xixue turned her head and stared at him for a moment: "Then tell me one that won't give me goosebumps."

Lu Yang thought for a moment.

"sweetheart?"

"roll."

"Then... Xuexue?"

Are you calling your pet?

Lu Yang leaned his head back on the sofa.

This won't work, that won't work.

I thought about it for a while.

She sighed, "Never mind, let's just call him Baby."

"Okay, baby."

Lu Yang smiled.

Li Xixue snorted and stood up to walk towards the bedroom.

"You're not allowed to call me that outside."

"Why can't we shout in public?"

"Shameful."

"Can we call it now?"

"what ever."

Lu Yang stood up, turned off the TV, and went into the bedroom.

Li Xixue was already lying in bed, the blanket pulled up to her chest, her eyes closed.

Lu Yang turned off the main light, leaving only the small bedside lamp on.

He lay down on the other side, turning over.

Li Xixue had her back to him.

"Baby, are you asleep?"

"Um."

A few seconds later, Lu Yang reached out and touched her shoulder.

Li Xixue did not react.

Lu Yang moved his hand down a little.

I touched the tie at the back of her nightgown.

He fumbled with his fingers, trying to untie the knot.

I fumbled around for ages, but couldn't untangle it.

The tie was tied in a knot that got tighter and tighter the more you pulled.

Li Xixue felt someone tugging at her clothes from behind and turned around.

The light from the bedside lamp was dim, but she could see Lu Yang's expression.

"Can't you use a little more force?"

Lu Yang tried, but couldn't pull it apart.

"Can't be pulled."

Li Xixue frowned.

She rolled over and reached behind her to touch the ribbon.

She couldn't solve it herself.

The two of them tossed and turned on the bed for ages, one pulling from the front and the other tugging from behind, like defusing a bomb.

Li Xixue lay there, getting a little annoyed by his antics.

She thought for two seconds, then spoke.

"You, just tear it up already."

Lu Yang's hand stopped.

"What?"

Li Xixue's voice was muffled by the pillow, "Anyway... I didn't buy it."

Lu Yang looked at her.

The bedroom was quiet.

The light from the bedside lamp shone on the exposed nape of her neck.

Li Xixue quickly buried her face in the pillow.

hiss--

The sound of tearing fabric echoed in the quiet bedroom.

The bedside lamp went out.

……

the next morning.

Sunlight streamed in through the gaps in the curtains and fell on the foot of the bed.

Li Xixue woke up first.

She opened her eyes and then felt a hand on her waist.

Lu Yang was still asleep, breathing evenly. He was pressed against her back, his arms wrapped around her waist, in the same position as last night, without moving an inch all night.

At that moment, my phone suddenly vibrated.

She pulled the blanket over herself and then reached for her phone on the bedside table.

There's a message on my phone.

It was issued by Chen Yan.

【Mr. Li, did that dress from yesterday fit you? (≧▽≦)】

Li Xixue stared at the screen for a few seconds.

fit?

Fits perfectly my foot.

She glanced at the ruined nightgown next to her.

Just then, a voice came from the side.

"Baby, what time is it?"

Lu Yang's eyes were half-open, his hair was messy, and his voice was still hoarse from just waking up.

Baby.

Thinking back to last night when this guy kept calling me "baby".

Li Xixue's ears involuntarily felt hot.

"Seven o'clock," she said.

Lu Yang hummed in response, without opening his eyes, and then placed his hand on her waist.

Li Xixue patted the back of his hand.

"stand up."

"Sleep for another five minutes."

"No, I have to go to the company."

Lu Yang didn't let up.

Li Xixue patted the back of his hand twice, not very hard, but the meaning was clear.

"Relax."

Five minutes.

I said no.

Lu Yang buried his face in the pillow, pulled his arm back a little, and drew her closer to him.

Li Xixue was pulled back slightly, her back pressed against his chest.

Lu Yang's breathing fell on the back of her neck, becoming more even, as if she were about to fall asleep again.

She frowned and nudged back with her elbow.

Lu Yang grunted, but didn't loosen his grip.

Li Xixue snorted: "Are you born in the year of the hairy crab?"

"It belongs to you."