Chapter 17 - What We Have Now is Time (1/2)

Chapter 17: What We Have Now is Time

He went over to her suddenly and swept her off her feet in a princess carry. Xue Dongting yelped in surprise and clutched the arm that was wrapped around her waist. She looked at the fisherman. “What are you doing?”

Song Yuming’s eyes fell on her neckline where he could see a little something something faintly discernible. “You’re not wearing enough,” he said in a low voice.

Xue Dongting just then realized she was still in her nightgown. She instinctively gripped her chest to cover up, her face burning.

Song Yuming carried her back to the bed and said affectionately, “It’s cold out today and you’re not well. You should stay in bed. I’ll go cook.”

“No,” she said quickly. “I’m all better now. How can I always make you cook for me, that would be too…”

He cut her off with, “It’s fine. I cooked for myself before you came. It’s just a matter of adding another bowl and chopsticks.”

“But, we’re married now,” she said softly. “I should be doing those things now.”

Song Yuming smiled. “What we have now is time.”

Xue Dongting gazed at him, feeling something she couldn’t quite put her finger on. She smiled. “So you’re not going out today?”

He noticed her long, quivering eyelashes. “Do you hope I go out?”

She smiled and gave him a sidewards glance but said nothing. Song Yuming smiled helplessly. There was a lot of flirtation contained within that smile of the little wife in his arms.

He sighed gently. “I’ve seen my share of things as well. I came here to this place just hoping to spend the rest of my days with this beautiful scenery. I never imagined I would marry a girl as beautiful as you.”