Nian Ueno

Jiang Weixi closed her eyes, bracing herself for falling to the floor, but the expected pain did not come.

Her face pressed against a warm, hard chest.

Jiang Weixi instinctively hugged his waist, raised her small face to look at him, and a slight surprise flashed in her eyes.

He actually caught her?

Based on her previous experiences, she assumed he would just watch her fall indifferently.

This was completely unexpected for her.

Ji Dongxun released her, wearing pajamas, his voice slightly hoarse from just waking up: "Be careful."

Jiang Weixi blushed, a little embarrassed, and asked curiously, "Why haven't you gone to work yet?"

At this time in the past, he would have been out at work, leaving her alone at home.

She assumed no one else was home when she went downstairs, which is why she was startled when she suddenly heard a sound.

Ji Dongxun pressed his temples lightly with his index finger, looking tired: "I'm resting today."

He didn't sleep well last night and had a terrible headache, so he couldn't get up today and decided to take the day off to rest at home.

He hadn't been sleeping well for a long time, so today was a good opportunity for him to catch up on sleep in his room.

Jiang Weixi nodded.

The two stood facing each other, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.

"You..." the two of them finally spoke.

Jiang Weixi clutched her pajamas and said, "You go first."

Ji Dongxun gazed at the top of her head and cleared his throat: "You don't need to be so polite when you talk to me."

She uses the honorific "you" from time to time, which sounds awkward.

He hadn't felt this way before, but now it just sounds very strange to him.

Jiang Weixi didn't quite understand what he meant, and bit her lip as she asked, "Then... how should I speak?"

"Don't be so polite, that's just being impolite?"

She didn't know how to understand the meaning of that sentence.

"We are husband and wife, so please don't use the formal 'you' form of address. Just tell me directly if you have anything to say."

He looked at her tense back and added, "You can relax a bit. You don't need to be so nervous in front of me."

Jiang Weixi couldn't relax; she would become nervous reflexively whenever she saw him.

However, she felt a little thrill inside because of what he had just said.

Icebergs are not indestructible.

He is melting.

She sensed it.

Jiang Weixi obediently replied, "Okay, I understand."

"Hmm." Ji Dongxun came out to get a drink of water and casually chatted with her: "What are your plans for today?"

Jiang Weixi took out a chilled sandwich and milk from the refrigerator and heated them in the microwave.

"I'm going to visit Teacher Wei at the hospital later."

He was drinking water with his head tilted back.

Her gaze swept over his bobbing Adam's apple as she asked, "Mr. Ji, would you like something to eat?"

"Okay. Heat up a sandwich for me too."

"Okay, you..." Jiang Weixi paused, instinctively wanting to use the formal "you," but remembering he had just said he didn't like that word, she quickly changed her mind: "Would you like milk or soy milk?"

Soy milk.

"Okay, then I'll heat this up too."

The kitchen in my home is an open kitchen.

Ji Dongxun sat at the dining table, watching her busy herself.

The microwave oven made a "ding".

Jiang Weixi took out the heated sandwiches and soy milk, placed them on a porcelain plate, and brought them over.

His gaze followed her movements.

Jiang Weixi noticed and sat down opposite him, her cheeks flushed.

She lowered her eyes, not daring to look at him, and pushed the plate forward: "Eat."

Breakfast was halfway through.

Grandma Ji called and asked Jiang Weixi to go to the mall and buy some things she liked.

She transferred a large red envelope to Jiang Weixi.

"Grandma, I don't need to buy anything."

"No, you have to go shopping today and spend all the red envelopes Grandma gave you. Come over tonight and let me check what you bought."

"Ah... okay."

Jiang Weixi accepted the red envelope, which contained 200,000 yuan.

Grandma Ji told her to spend all her money today and even specified a shopping mall for her.

Jiang Weixi was both happy and worried.

It's a sweet burden.

Ji Dongxun finished the last bite of his sandwich, pulled out a tissue to wipe his mouth, and said, "Grandma wants you to spend some money because she's worried you'll mistreat yourself. Go to the mall and buy something you like."

"Okay," she replied obediently, lifting her eyelids to look at him. "What are your plans for today?"

"sleep."

"All right."

The two had breakfast.

Ji Dongxun took the initiative to collect the plates.

Jiang Weixi quickly stood up: "Let me do it."

Ji Dongxun had already carried the tray to the sink: "It's okay, I'll wash it."

He worked quickly and cleaned all the dishes in no time.

Jiang Weixi stood to the side watching, muttering, "Mr. Ji can even wash dishes..."

Ji Dongxun: ...

He dried his hands and glanced at her. "Do you think I'm completely useless?"

"Uh, no..." Jiang Weixi shook her head: "What I mean is, you shouldn't need to do these things yourself..."

Ji Dongxun reminded her, "I served in the military for more than ten years."

How could I not know these things?

Jiang Weixi paused, then suddenly realized what was happening.

"Oh right, I remembered wrong, you're not a pampered young master."

Ji Dongxun stared at her, his dark eyes fixed on her: "Did you remember wrong?"

Jiang Weixi was lost in thought and still in a daze when she blurted out, "The one who can't do anything is Ji Xingzhou."

After saying that, she looked up and met his dark eyes.

The two suddenly fell silent, and the atmosphere became tense.