Chapter 724 - 754: Searching for the Pattern of the Space
Chapter 724: Chapter 754: Searching for the Pattern of the Space
As a young stepfather, Shen Yi doted on his wife, Du Liya—who was several years older than him—spoiling her like a princess at home.
Of course, Du Liya was the big princess of the house, Little Gu Duo was the little princess, and Qin Jiao, their nominal daughter-in-law, was a princess too.
Simply put, in their family, the men weren’t worth much, while all the women were treated like royalty!
Qin Jiao couldn’t help but smile.
Little Gu Duo rubbed her eyes, hugging her pillow. "Brother, Sister-in-law," she said, "am I interrupting your time alone?"
She might be young, but she understood these things.
Usually, her own dear daddy, who called her "baby" so affectionately at home, would privately complain that she was getting in the way of his and her mom’s time together.
That was why the little girl had indignantly left her sickeningly sweet parents and come to China to stay with her brother and sister-in-law.
But she never expected...
Qin Jiao walked over and smoothed the little girl’s messy hair. She smiled and said, "Does it look like we have any time alone here? Besides, Little Gu Duo is the best little sister-in-law in the world."
She never caused any trouble and was especially fond of her sister-in-law.
In Little Gu Duo’s heart, her mother ranked first, her sister-in-law second, Xiao You third, Zijin fourth, her daddy fifth, and her brother sixth...
The little girl thought about it and realized her sister-in-law was right.
’My brother and sister-in-law’s home is so lively, with so many people. I love it here!’
Now that the children were older, Little Gu Duo shared a room with Xiao You. As the "little man of the house," Zijin had his own room. This meant that Qin Jiao and Shen Yi, the couple, could finally have a room to themselves.
After they had washed up and gotten ready for bed, the couple lay in an embrace, listening to the sound of each other’s breathing.
Shen Yi’s voice was hoarse as he whispered, "Jiao Jiao, are you asleep?"
"Not yet."
"Do you want to..."
"I was just thinking," Qin Jiao said, "now that Xiao You is sharing a room with Guduo, what if she suddenly enters the space again? It would scare Little Gu Duo."
"..."
Qin Jiao was still worried. It was her daughter’s first night sleeping in a different room, after all. She sat up and switched on the bedside lamp, only to be met by her husband’s woeful stare.
Qin Jiao understood instantly and let out a snort of laughter. "Are you serious? Didn’t we just, you know, do it yesterday?"
"A man’s gotta eat every day," he retorted.
"...Alright, fine. Let’s go check on the space first."
The space was the couple’s secret and their most intimate companion. Ahem, they had engaged in... ’deep communication’ inside it several times before.
Sure enough, Shen Yi’s eyes lit up the moment he heard her suggestion.
The two of them entered the space. It was the same as always, about the size of a one-bedroom apartment, with no changes.
Qin Jiao had analyzed the space’s previous changes, recording them all in a notebook.
She said, "Back before we were officially together, the space would get bigger every time we got intimate. Eventually, it grew into a two-story house with a small courtyard."
Shen Yi said, "So, should we try getting more intimate?"
Qin Jiao rolled her eyes at him beautifully. "What are you thinking about? We’ve been intimate plenty of times recently, and I’ve specifically checked. The space hasn’t changed at all."
Shen Yi stroked his chin. "Maybe I’m not putting in enough effort."
Now Qin Jiao was truly speechless.
’You call that not enough effort?’ she thought, exasperated. ’If my body hadn’t been strengthened by the Spiritual Spring, I’d probably be too sore to even get out of bed every day because of you!’
Putting an end to their shameless banter, Qin Jiao looked at her notes and said, "The space suddenly reverted to its original form right after I gave birth to our baby. Then, later on, Xiao You somehow became able to enter it."
But she was too young. She had wandered in twice by accident, but she didn’t know how to get out.
The couple still hadn’t figured out the rules governing it all.