Chapter 110 - 104: Imperial Sister-in-law Still Needs to Try Harder
Chapter 110: Chapter 104: Imperial Sister-in-law Still Needs to Try Harder
That night, Shu Yao returned to her room after coaxing Xiao Juzi to sleep.
She was a bit startled to see Qin Shiwei was already there.
The man looked as if he had been waiting alone for a long time, his expression a little resentful.
"Ah... I’m so sorry, I’m a little late today." Shu Yao had barely had a moment’s rest all day.
Qin Shiwei looked at the little one cradled in her arms.
Xiao Juzi’s tiny hands were clutching tightly to Shu Yao’s clothes. If she put him in the sleep pod now, it would definitely wake him up.
"He just fell asleep. Let’s wait a little longer." Shu Yao gently rocked Xiao Juzi in her arms.
Catching a few unfamiliar scents on her, Qin Shiwei frowned, slightly displeased.
"Did you have guests at home today?"
"Two of my uncle’s good friends." Shu Yao didn’t have his keen sense of smell, but she knew that after such a busy day, she really needed a shower.
Qin Shiwei: "Men?"
Seeing the jealousy on his face, Shu Yao couldn’t help but laugh. "Did you eat a lemon on your way here?"
’No. I’m here to knock over the whole vat of vinegar.’
Qin Shiwei shot a resentful glance at Xiao Juzi, who was sleeping soundly in Shu Yao’s arms.
’It’s all this little furball’s fault we can’t be together!’
’And he’s giving other men an opportunity to move in!’
Slightly irritated, Qin Shiwei threw caution to the wind, plucked the little guy from Shu Yao’s arms, and stuffed him into the sleep pod.
Great. The new clothes Shu Yao was wearing today now had two new holes, snagged by a certain someone’s little claws.
Inside the sleep pod, Xiao Juzi seemed a little uncomfortable with the sudden change of environment. His small, curled fists grasped restlessly, and he whimpered twice with a frown.
Zaizai was probably just too sleepy. His eyelids twitched slightly but never opened, and he soon fell back into a deep sleep, even snores coming from his pink little mouth.
Seeing the baby hadn’t woken up, Shu Yao sighed in relief. After shooting the man a reproachful look, she said considerately, "You haven’t eaten yet, have you? I’ll go get you something."
Qin Shiwei didn’t refuse.
After she left the room, he stood by the sleep pod, staring gloomily at the sleeping Xiao Juzi for a while. His expression was conflicted, then he reluctantly raised his hand and ordered his Light Brain to take a few photos of the sleeping little one and send them to the Emperor.
He, the great First Commander, was doing something like this for the first time.
’This is so humiliating!’
Shu Yao arrived at the kitchen.
The kitchen was pitch-black.
But, ever vigilant, she keenly sensed the presence of a living being in the kitchen.
Shu Yao quietly entered and took two steps before stopping short. She abruptly swung her arm, striking at the space behind the door.
Her sweeping blow was blocked.
The next second, BANG!
Something was sent flying and slammed hard against the wall.
"It’s me, it’s me!"
Shu Chao Yu’s pained, pleading cry rang out from the darkness.
Shu Yao flipped on the light, and the kitchen was instantly flooded with brightness.
Shu Chao Yu had slid to the floor, his back against the wall behind the door. His eyes were wide with disbelief, and there were traces of cream at the corner of his mouth.
’My uncle... he was sneaking food!’
Shu Yao was silent for a moment. "...Looks like I’ll have to install a facial recognition system on this door."
"Don’t... please don’t!" Shu Chao Yu panicked at the thought. Ignoring the pain in his back, he scrambled up and pleaded humbly, "Worst case, I just won’t sneak in here anymore!"
’If I’m going to sneak food, I’ll do it out in the open!’
Shu Yao still watched him warily, clearly not believing his promise. "It’s the middle of the night, why aren’t you sleeping? Don’t you have work tomorrow?!"
"I’m going to sleep right now." Shu Chao Yu was heading out when he suddenly remembered something and stopped at the door. "Oh, right, Yaoyao, what did you give Yuanyuan when he left?"
Shu Yao: "Just a few old books."
"Oh... and, uh..." The words were on the tip of his tongue, but when he saw Shu Yao staring at him with a look that screamed ’Why aren’t you getting the hell to bed yet,’ Shu Chao Yu forced himself to swallow the rest of his sentence. "You should get some sleep soon, too."
Shu Chao Yu stepped outside, but Shu Yao called out to him.
"Wait, Uncle." Shu Yao warned him in a flat tone, "Don’t go bother Xiao Juzi. If you wake him up, you’re the one putting him back to sleep tonight."
’Mostly, I don’t want him to find out there’s a man in my room.’
Shu Chao Yu obediently replied, "I won’t, I won’t!"
’Are you kidding me?!’
’Getting Xiao Juzi to sleep is a massive undertaking!’
’That’s probably a feat only my niece can pull off so easily.’
As Shu Chao Yu left, he kept a hand pressed to his aching back, marveling inwardly at Shu Yao’s terrifying strength.
’No wonder my grandnephew is so afraid of getting spanked by his mom.’
’One swat from her could really make your butt bloom!’
Once she confirmed the crisis was averted, Shu Yao returned to her room with the midnight snack.