Chapter 36: She Would Get Him Back For This

Zhao Yingyue shot upright immediately with her whole face being overtaken by the redness of her embarrassment. All of the nerves that she had forgotten about came back amplified by ten.

Liu Haoyu chuckled at the reaction he'd gotten and placed his hand gently on her shoulder.

"Relax. Remember what I told you before? I won't touch you without you wanting it just as much as I do. I meant that in more than actions. Before I make you mine in body, I will have you in heart."

Zhao Yingyue, who was still nervous, asked, "Then where will you be sleeping?"

"The bed is big enough for the both of us. I'll just sleep on the other side."

Zhao Yingyue still looked skeptical but pushed herself all the way to the end of the bed that she was on to the point that she was on the brink of falling off.

Liu Haoyu tried to hold back a laugh as he watched her. The way her cheeks turned red and puffed up ever so slightly when she was embarrassed or angry was adorable to him.

With a shake of his head, he walked over to the bathroom so that he could wash up before heading to bed.

When he entered, he noticed that the scent of his wife still lingered in the room—consuming his sense of smell entirely. Looking around, he noticed that his own toiletries were out of sight.

Liu Haoyu knew it was no other than his mother who would do something like this. No wonder Zhao Yingyue had been so confused when she realized that they were sharing a room.

He shuffled around the room and checked the cabinets throughout the room to find his toiletries. He only found them in the far back of one of the cabinets as if they were meant to be forgotten about. It seemed his mother's favrotism knew no end.

On his bodywash, a note was left behind.

[Don't bully my Yingyue!]

Liu Haoyu found his own cheeks getting hot as he knew what his mom was talking about. He would never bully that poor girl and he's let her know long before.

He wasn't a monster!

He crumpled the note in his hand and tossed it in the bin beside the toilet. He couldn't wait for the next day when they would get away from this meddlesome mother of his.

***

The next morning, Liu Haoyu was the first to wake.

With a tired yawn, he reached to grab his phone but found that there was an extra weight on his chest. There was also a rather familiar, comforting smell tickling his nose.

Looking down, he discovered a mop of black hair on his chest. It moved up and down—a sign that this wife of his was still sleeping.

The night before, he had discovered that his wife had already fallen asleep by the time he had finished freshening up. When he had left the bathroom, he had been greeted with a light snore from her. It had been so adorable that it sparked a soft chuckle from him. Only he could see her in such a vulnerable state.

He had gotten dressed and laid down and a few minutes later, she had rolled over a little closer to him. He had laughed at first but he hadn't expected to wake up with her completely on top of him. Clingy even in her sleep, it seemed.

'Yingyue, you have no idea what you've just done.'

Liu Haoyu shook his head but allowed her to stay asleep on his chest. He wouldn't want to wake her up and had to admit that he was looking forward to what he knew would be an incredibly cute reaction from her when she woke up.

Still, he shifted a little uncomfortably to get a little more comfortable before gazing down at her and running his hands through her hair.

The peaceful expression on her face made him feel conflicted.

He wanted to protect the peace in her life but he knew how much conflict he would welcome into her life once her name really was out there as 'Luna'.

There were undoubtedly going to be many hateful netizens who would be jealous of her and say cruel things to her after she was revealed as their newest player.

In the industry, it wasn't that there was never a woman good enough to play, they've just never made it to the season because of the crippling pressure of outsider's opinions. It got to the point where some gaming companies wouldn't sign the contract until long after just in case they fall apart.

His Yingyue would have to face this trial. He knew that she would make it but she would suffer a lot first. Unfortunately, the hate wouldn't end there and he knew that.

She would face challenges from people within the industry. He knew there would be players who would try to tear her down, too. Would he be able to sit back and watch from the shadows so that people don't decipher their true relationship?

One day, they would also have to reveal their relationship. He only could hope this secret could be held on to for as long as possible. He knew that the hate she would face then won't only be stemming from people in the gaming industry.

A shuffle tore him from his thoughts.

Zhao Yingyue had lifted a hand to wipe at her eyes.

It was warm. She didn't remember the blankets being so warm the night before. She had tried staying awake to ask Liu Haoyu for another blanket but she didn't remember actually asking. Maybe she had fallen asleep before he was done.

He must have seen her shivering in her sleep and decided to help her out with an extra blanket.

She rubbed her hand across the warm surface that her head was on. It was hard and exuding warmth similar to a heater. But it was too hard to be a bed.

She wiped her eyes again before blinking a few times to focus her eyes. When she looked up to see what she had been laying on, she was met with the smiling face of Liu Haoyu.

Zhao Yingyue, still confused, looked down at the warmth she had been clinging to and was met with the sight of his bare torso. She then looked up again at his face.

Still confused, she sat up and looked around. She could've sworn she fell asleep on the other end of the bed. Why would she be here now?

Awareness slowly consumed her, her face reddening quickly as she looked over to Liu Haoyu with a look of terror.

In her sleep, did she..?

No way!

"H-hey... Liu Haoyu..."

The smirk on his face frustrated her to no end but it seemed obvious to her that she was the one in the wrong and must have moved over in her sleep. She had no right to be mad!

That smug face was still too irritating though!

Still, she held back the choice words she had prepared for him and said, "S-sorry about that."

"What was that?"

She gritted her teeth. She knew he heard her! He was having way too much fun with this! Why did he always have to tease her so much?

"I said I'm sorry about that! I didn't mean to roll onto you last night."

Liu Haoyu found the embarrassment in her tone and on her face adorable, so he wasn't mad, of course. He actually quite enjoyed waking up to her peacefully napping on his chest. It had to mean that her subconscious mind trusted him more than even she realized.

Zhao Yingyue, on the other hand, was most embarrassed because she had made such a big deal over sleeping together because she didn't want him to touch her. Instead, she ended up being the perpetrator! No matter how tired she was, how could she do this?

Liu Haoyu, however, decided that he wanted to tease her even further.

He opened his arms for her and said, "I'll forgive you if you give me a hug!"

Zhao Yingyue had never been the one to initiate any of their hugs so this was really embarrassing. She had already apologized, hadn't she? Now he was being really extreme.

Her eyes darted to the pillows behind them then back to Liu Haoyu. She had enough teasing for one morning!

She picked up the pillow and collided it against his chest before quickly jumping out of bed and running to the bathroom.

As she slammed the door, she heard uncontrollable laughter from the other side.

She silently promised herself that she would get him back for this!