After I Woke Up to Find I Had a Wife - Chapter 25

In the bathroom, Lin You tilted her head back with no will to live, letting the icy cold water wash over her. She swept both hands back through her hair, giving her a different kind of sexiness. The exercise she had done recently had produced some small results too.

Lin You’s body could not exactly be called curvy. After all, for tall people, nutrition never seemed to distribute itself in that direction. But the faint outline of her abs was gradually taking shape, and her long legs, with their tight, even lines, were especially eye-catching.

Beautiful muscle groups could already be seen on her fair arms. Lin You posed in various ways in the bathroom and nodded in satisfaction. She was now just a tiny bit satisfied with this body.

Fu Xinran waited half an hour and still did not see her come out. Helplessly, she stood in front of the bathroom. “Lin You, are you done?”

Her hazy voice passed through the door and the steam. That elegant, clear voice made Lin You shiver all over. She sneezed, feeling a little cold, then hugged herself and turned on the hot water. Warm water washed over her body, and she let out a comfortable sigh.

“I… I’ll be out right away. Go do your own thing first.” Lin You reflexively covered her lower body.

Fu Xinran laughed at the muffled words. Elegantly and a little mischievously, she covered the corner of her mouth and turned away. She knew a certain someone was shy.

Lin You changed into home clothes, wiped her hair dry, and walked out of the bathroom awkwardly with a bath towel draped over her as she dried her hair.

Fu Xinran held the suppressant the butler had delivered. Seeing the person who had dawdled for so long, Fu Xinran scolded delicately, “Hurry and come here.”

Lin You twisted around for a while before finally raising her feet and walking toward Fu Xinran. Both hands tightly gripped the bath towel hanging around her neck. She looked at the sky and the ground, looking anywhere but at Fu Xinran, while the blush on her face grew deeper and deeper.

That clear, cold scent stirred the heat in Lin You’s heart again, and her steps became even more unsteady. She really wanted to reach out and hug the woman sitting by the bed.

Lin You’s face stiffened. No, she had to hold herself together. She definitely was not a lustful ghost reincarnated. Even if she really did like the person before her, restraint was what would last long. Mm, yes, restraint. She nodded and silently repeated to herself: restraint, restraint.

Fu Xinran tore open the suppressant packaging. After waiting for a long time, she looked up and saw Lin You still had not come over. Her face chilled, and she directly stood up and pulled Lin You in front of her.

Smelling that refreshing scent that made her spirit wander, Lin You leaned forward with Fu Xinran’s force and pulled her into a full embrace.

What restraint? Sorry, she had never said anything about that. She only wanted hugs.

Lin You buried herself in Fu Xinran’s hair and took one satisfied breath, then hung herself on Fu Xinran just like that.

Fu Xinran felt that aside from being clingy and wanting hugs, Lin You’s pheromones were very well-behaved as they wrapped around her, hooking onto her own pheromones. Her waist softened, and she leaned into Lin You’s arms.

She lowered her head, pulled Lin You’s arm over, raised the short blue suppressant, and stabbed the needle down. The suppressant pierced through the skin and transmitted into the nerves, calming the pheromone gland.

Lin You felt nothing and let Fu Xinran do as she liked. With her wet hair, she kept rubbing against Fu Xinran’s hair like a little dog. Soon, Fu Xinran felt the dampness in her hair.

Fu Xinran removed the now-empty suppressant syringe and tilted her head, only for a head of wet hair to bump into her face. Fu Xinran froze. “Stop rubbing. Hurry and dry your hair.”

“You dry it for me. I don’t want to leave you.” That soft, delicate acting spoiled made Fu Xinran’s hair stand on end. She was still a little unused to it. She put on a stern face, pushed Lin You away, and went to the bathroom to take out the hair dryer.

Lin You obediently sat on the chair, tightly hugging Fu Xinran’s slender, soft waist. Her head was lifted high to make it easier for Fu Xinran to dry her hair.

Downstairs, the old butler glanced at the time and guessed that the family head and Madam should be hungry. He arranged for the kitchen staff to start cooking.

He also personally went to set the dining table. This was the old butler’s favorite thing to do. The Mount Li old residence was located south of the city, and the entire mountain belonged to the Lin family.

The mountain was quiet and elegant, with a charm of its own.

The Lin family’s old residence leaned toward an antique style, but after several renovations later, although the overall style still carried an ancient elegance, the interior was already modern.

The old butler was stationed here year-round. On the mountain were bamboo forests and tea mountains planted by the Lin family, as well as peach groves and specially planted orchards.

There were also longevity trees planted by every generation of the Lin family. Whenever a child was born into the Lin family, they would choose a suitable tree to plant according to that year’s birth characters and feng shui. It symbolized many children and grandchildren, and peace and health year after year.

After drying her hair and changing into proper clothes, Lin You clingingly intertwined her fingers with Fu Xinran’s and went downstairs together.

The unsmiling old butler looked at the two of them coming down hand in hand, and the wrinkles on his face blossomed with joy. He had spent more than half his life in the Lin family. He had taken over the position of Lin family head butler from his own father.

He had served diligently until Lin You’s generation. After the old family head passed away, Lin You’s mother had taken over the position of family head. She had held that position for twenty years before suddenly following Madam and leaving.

She had thrown the family to the young family head, who had not yet turned twenty. Now, the young family head had already grown up and knew how to be sweet and affectionate with Madam. This old man could finally set his heart at ease.

There were no outsiders in the old residence, and Lin You could not remember anyone else either. She directly moved Fu Xinran’s chair next to her. At the dining table, Lin You tightly pressed Fu Xinran’s hand against her own stomach, calling it warming up.

“Don’t mess around. Let go. How am I supposed to eat like this?” Fu Xinran’s face reddened as she tried to pull her hand back.

Lin You’s eyes lit up. She picked up her chopsticks, leaned close to Fu Xinran’s ear, and said, “I’ll feed you.”

The old butler, who heard Lin You’s whisper, cheerfully brought the dishes over and directly placed them in front of Lin You.

Zhuo An, a single dog, huddled at one side of the dining table with her dog and was forced to eat a mouthful of dog food.

An Alpha in nesting period could not be provoked. Zhuo An listlessly ate the roasted meat she had no longer been looking forward to.

The golden retriever rubbed against Zhuo An’s leg, asking her to share some. Zhuo An lowered her head and looked at the golden retriever, whose eyes were shining as it stared at her roasted meat, and suddenly felt that there was no love left in the world.

“Be good. Let go. Pull back your pheromones.” The warm, sweet tea fragrance hooked at the tip of Fu Xinran’s nose, constantly declaring its ownership.

Lin You reluctantly released her hand. She picked up her chopsticks and placed all the vegetables on the table into Fu Xinran’s bowl, then looked at her eagerly, her face full of “praise me.”

Fu Xinran moved her gaze away from Lin You’s face and saw the golden retriever wagging its tail wildly as it lay pitifully on Zhuo An’s leg, begging to be fed. She inexplicably understood where that strange feeling came from.

She tentatively reached out and touched Lin You’s head. Lin You followed her hand and lowered her head, rubbing against Fu Xinran’s palm.

Fu Xinran looked at Lin You as if she were dreaming. She had actually touched the head of this person who had always been arrogant and unapproachable. The freshly washed hair was very smooth, and the slightly stiff strands felt pretty good to the touch.

Lin You happily rubbed against Fu Xinran’s hand, then picked up her chopsticks and selected a sour, tender, smooth shrimp ball for her. Her fingers steadily held the shrimp ball and carefully brought it to Fu Xinran’s mouth.

Her red lips parted slightly and took in the shrimp ball before her. Fu Xinran withdrew her hand, lowered her head, and gently chewed the tender shrimp ball in her mouth. The fishy smell of shrimp had been removed. The minced shrimp, chicken, and various mushrooms were bound together with starch. It tasted very good.

Seeing Fu Xinran eat it, Lin You immediately went to pick up vegetables, but Fu Xinran stopped her. “Hurry and eat. Any later, and we won’t be able to go for a walk today.”

She deliberately brought up something else to make Lin You lower the hand that still wanted to feed her.

“Mm, right. It’s a little late today. Then let’s not go out for a walk. Let’s just go back and sleep.” Lin You spoke excitedly to Fu Xinran, her eyes shining as she waited for Fu Xinran to agree.

“Cough, cough… Sorry.”

“Hah… cough…”

Zhuo An, who had been amused by Lin You, covered her mouth and lowered her head to laugh wildly. President Lin’s image during nesting period had collapsed beyond recognition.

The old butler was also amused, but his cultivation was deep. He suppressed the corners of his mouth that wanted to lift.

Fu Xinran’s face flushed bright red as she covered Lin You’s mouth. Please stop talking. She glared at Lin You, who still wanted praise. Lin You felt wronged. She threw down her chopsticks and directly pulled Fu Xinran into her arms.

This meal ended unexpectedly.

Zhuo An, full from eating dog food, could only sit alone at the dining table and eat eight or nine dishes.

Fu Xinran had already been carried back to the room by Lin You. Lin You shook out all the clothes and blankets, then twisted them into rope-like shapes. She built the entire bed into a big nest using clothes and blankets.

Worried that Madam would be hungry, the old butler quietly packed food into an insulated box and sent it to the room.

He had arranged for the servants and bodyguards to stay outside. The young family head could now go all out and make a fuss. No one would see her as a joke—except the doctor sitting downstairs.

Fu Xinran knew this was the first stage of the nesting period. The Alpha needed to personally use her partner’s clothes and her own clothes to build a nest, using familiar scents to give herself a sense of security.

By the time Lin You had finished making a complete doghouse, Fu Xinran was already full. Lin You held her and sat in the nest she had personally made, accepting one bite after another from her partner’s feeding.

Fu Xinran found it quite interesting. Her intimacy with Lin You had been pulled to the maximum all at once. What she wanted to see most now was how Lin You would face the pile of clothes on the bed after she sobered up.

Looking at Fu Xinran, whose brows and eyes were curved in a clear, charming smile, Lin You tilted her head and tentatively pecked Fu Xinran on the chin. Fu Xinran watched with her own eyes as Lin You tested a kiss on her chin.

The two looked at each other. Lin You, feeling a little embarrassed, rubbed against Fu Xinran’s face, shrank her head, and took the initiative to eat the spoon Fu Xinran had not yet handed over, slowly taking a big mouthful of rice.

The suppressant worked very well. Lin You’s bonding heat had faded, and only the nesting period needed to pass now.

An Alpha in nesting period was like a child lacking love, wishing they could hang their partner or wife on themselves. It would be best if the partner went nowhere and stayed in the nest they had built.

Lin You touched Fu Xinran’s still-flat lower abdomen and smiled flamboyantly. Her long legs wrapped Fu Xinran into her arms, while she herself acted like a little mouse, sniffing and kissing Fu Xinran’s neck.

Taking advantage of Lin You’s weakest and clingiest moment, the system threw out a huge pile of missions, and Lin You accepted them one by one.

“Ding. Mission Four: Take the initiative to kiss Fu Xinran. Location unrestricted. More than three times. Reward: 1,000 points.”

“Mission Four completed.”

“Ding. Mission Five completed…”

Lin You shook her head, digging hard at her ears with her fingers. The sounds in her head were so annoying.

“Don’t use so much force. Lower your head. I’ll check for you.” Seeing Lin You keep digging at her ear, Fu Xinran pulled her ear over and leaned close, but there was nothing there.

Lin You refused to comply. She stuck to Fu Xinran’s back and mumbled, “There’s a voice. So annoying.”

System: “…”