My rigid, jealous husband has fallen for me, even though I'm a hopeless romantic.

Chapter 174 Sleeping in the Study

Gu Peiyan, however, resorted to shameless tactics.

After seeing her lie down, he also took off his coat and lay down inside.

As he did every night before, he pulled her into his arms with a large hand.

Fang Zirui once told him that sometimes you need to be a little shameless when getting along with your wife.

He wholeheartedly agreed.

After all, it does seem to be having some effect now.

Wei Dongning was just teasing him.

So when his hand was on her waist, she let him pull her close instead of kicking him to the ground.

"sorry."

As Wei Dongning was dozing off, a faint apology suddenly came from beside her ear.

This suddenly energized her.

She placed her hand on his chest, moved slightly aside, and raised an eyebrow at him: "We have enough time, let's talk in detail."

By the dappled moonlight filtering through the bed curtains, Gu Peiyan lowered her eyes to meet her bright gaze.

He found no trace of anger in it.

They were all smug, as if they had seen right through him.

He couldn't help but chuckle, then sincerely expressed his apology: "I didn't tell you beforehand and took it upon myself to reveal the little guy's information to the Second Prince. I was indeed wrong to do that."

Is there anything else?

"Hmm?" Gu Peiyan was taken aback by Wei Dongning's question. Her brain started working at lightning speed as she seriously considered whether she had done something wrong.

But no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't think of a second mistake he had made.

I asked her cautiously, "I think... there aren't any left?"

"Why did you tell him this?" Wei Dongning pulled out an arm to prop herself up under her head.

Her question, "Is there anything else?" was completely unexpected.

Her intention was to nod and then quickly go to sleep.

As a result, the mouth flies ahead while the brain chases after it.

Fortunately, she was quick-witted and soon came up with a new question.

Gu Peiyan felt a little embarrassed to speak after hearing her prompting.

However, after only a moment's hesitation, he revealed the truth: "Because you've been focusing all your energy on Xiao Wu and it these past few days."

"So you're jealous?"

Once the truth is out of your mouth, it's not so hard to say what comes next.

Gu Peiyan blurted out everything she had been holding in: "Yes. I'm just jealous that they get all your attention. Sometimes I even think, if only you could see me."

Wei Dongning was so shocked by his sudden candor that she slightly opened her mouth.

The next second, he blocked her completely, forcing her to swallow all her surprise.

Xiao Wu was originally following behind Gu Peiyan, ready to watch the two of them make a scene.

Before we could even enjoy the excitement, we were bombarded with a huge dose of PDA from those two.

Seeing the two people hugging and cuddling enthusiastically, Xiao Wu scratched his chin speechlessly, left with a "Sorry to bother you, goodbye," and hurriedly crawled back into the kitten's body.

Wei Dongning felt like she couldn't breathe. His gradually rising body temperature also brought her back to her senses amidst the "busyness." She bit down hard on his tongue, which gave her a chance to catch her breath.

Although they were both novices in this matter, Gu Peiyan's ability to understand was clearly much better than hers.

Before, they could go back and forth, but now she's like a fish on a chopping board.

Wei Dongning pressed her breath against his chest: "Gu Peiyan, you really are a good student, you learn everything so quickly."

"Is A-Ning satisfied?"

Wei Dongning pursed her lips tightly.

To be fair, she was indeed quite satisfied with him.

But she was afraid he would become arrogant if he heard the truth.

He smacked his lips and replied, "It's alright."

Without giving him a chance to react, she turned over and faced away from him, beginning to drift off to sleep.

Gu Peiyan automatically interpreted her words as her saying one thing but meaning another.

He chuckled softly and moved closer to her.

Noticing something appearing in a way that couldn't be ignored, Wei Dongning elbowed Gu Peiyan from behind: "Gu Peiyan, I'm going to sleep. I don't need your little brother to come and greet me."

"Ignore it."

"Then move away from me, it's too crowded."

Gu Peiyan neither said yes nor no, but gently patted her and said softly, "Go to sleep."

After all that commotion last night, Wei Dongning was already exhausted.

She fell into a deep sleep as he rhythmically patted her.

The goal of sleeping in the study has been achieved; the method and process of achieving it are not important.

Xiao Wu returned to the kitten's body, looked at the empty room, and felt only the word "boredom" in her heart.

Ningbao and Gu Peiyan had no idea where things had progressed.

The God Father sent it a message a couple of days ago, saying that he would be going on a business trip for a while and that it should not come back to the bureau to find him.

That heartless guy has been behaving himself lately; I haven't bothered him for a long time.

Even its only companion was taken back to its new home.

Xiao Wu sighed sadly.

It was such a pitiful little kitten.

I slept too long during the day and now I'm not sleepy at all.

I reckon no one is more pitiful than it right now.

Xiao Wu silently opened the electronic pickled mustard tuber that Wei Dongning used for hypnosis and clicked play from the beginning.

Ningbao only watches the last dozen or so episodes each time she watches it.

It's going to make up for the previous fifty-odd episodes now.

The consequence of this was that when Wei Dongning got up and returned to her bedroom, full of energy, she could only find a sleeping kitten.

Wei Dongning didn't know what Xiao Wu had done last night, so she squatted down next to it and poked its little face: "Xiao Wu, the sun is shining on your butt, get up quickly."

Receiving no response, Wei Dongning touched its paw again: "Little Five?"

Despite repeated attempts, Xiao Wu showed no signs of waking up.

Wei Dongning couldn't help but feel a little flustered.

I wonder if Xiao Wu is sick.

Anxious to get Xiao Fu to find a veterinarian who could treat Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu opened his eyes groggily and said, "I'm sleeping, don't disturb me."

Wei Dongning's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, instantly relaxed: "You scared me! I thought something had happened to you. You can sleep peacefully now, I'm going to practice my martial arts."

On his way home from court, Gu Peiyan encountered Su Yizhuo walking towards him again. He stopped and bowed to him, saying, "Second Prince."

Su Yizhuo gestured towards him, appearing nonchalant on the surface, but his words carried a hint of schadenfreude: "Was Ningning angry last night?"

"Your Highness, A-Ning is not angry, just like usual."

Su Yizhuo raised an eyebrow and looked at him suspiciously.

Seeing his composed demeanor, she pursed her lips and muttered under her breath, "What a show-off."

Even though Ningning is his sister, he can't pry into the details of their marital relationship.

If it's just a normal little fun between husband and wife, wouldn't he just look ridiculous if he asked too many questions?

He had no desire to be part of their play.

Seeing that he hadn't spoken for a while, Gu Peiyan had no choice but to ask first, "Second Prince, have you come to see me with some instructions?"

"I was just passing by and wanted to chat for a bit. You can go now, I have to see my father." Su Yizhu waved his hand, walked past Gu Peiyan, and headed towards the Hall of Diligent Governance.

He wasn't just making up an excuse; he genuinely had business to attend to with the Emperor.