We Are Husband and Wife

Perhaps because he had listened to Du Yueyao's words during the day, his movements were much gentler today.

Du Yueyao's tense body gradually relaxed. Just as she was drifting off to sleep, the man's deep voice echoed in the darkness: "In the future, don't carry such dangerous burdens on your own. If anything happens, just tell me, and let me handle it."

Du Yueyao buried her small face in the blanket. Since her parents passed away, no one had ever cared for her in such a pure way.

Everyone in front of her seemed to wear a fake mask; anyone who approached did so with an agenda.

No one treated her with genuine sincerity.

"Thank you, Gu Si." Du Yueyao's voice was muffled in the pillow, sounding slightly aggrieved.

"We are husband and wife. There's no need to thank me."

This was the first time Gu Si had heard Du Yueyao call him by his full name. It was clearly just a normal way of addressing him, yet a strange, tingling sensation arose in his heart.

Gu Si's words just now completely dispelled Du Yueyao's sleepiness. She clearly felt his hot hand resting on her back.

Du Yueyao thought to herself that although someone like Gu Si looked a bit fierce, most of the time he was actually quite kind.

*No wonder he is the devoted male supporting lead in the novel.*

Thinking of Gu Si's status as a male supporting lead, an indescribable feeling suddenly welled up in Du Yueyao's heart, and she blurted out the doubt in her mind: "Gu Si, do you know Li Feifei?"

As soon as she asked, Du Yueyao immediately regretted it. With their current relationship, it would only make things more awkward between them...

The atmosphere instantly turned heavy. Du Yueyao was about to tell him he didn't need to answer her strange question, when the man's puzzled voice rang out: "Who is Li Feifei?"

Du Yueyao suddenly felt both amused and helpless.

Only now did she realize her concern was entirely redundant.

According to the plot of the original novel, Li Feifei would occasionally help the two children, and Gu Si would be attracted by her resilient temperament.

Now that the children were all cared for by her, Gu Si naturally didn't know Li Feifei yet.

Du Yueyao sighed softly.

How Li Feifei treated Gu Si didn't matter, but she didn't want Li Feifei to have too much contact with the two children.

No matter what the future outcome was, Du Yueyao's only wish was to protect the two children, allowing them to live peacefully in this world.

Gu Si withdrew his hand.

"It's done. Go to sleep early. I'll be in the next room; call me if you need anything."

"Mm..." Du Yueyao put her clothes back on, sat up, and nodded at Gu Si.

Just then, the door to Du Yueyao's room cracked open slightly.

A small head peeked inside from the outside.

Gu Yinghan, clutching his small pillow, poked his head in. After meeting Du Yueyao's gaze, he lowered his head shyly.

"Xiao Han, what's the matter?" Du Yueyao asked instinctively. Knowing that Gu Yinghan was quiet, she intentionally got out of bed to approach and ask him.

"My brother was worried you'd be scared sleeping alone, so he wanted to sleep with you. As for me, I'm afraid you'll bully my brother." Gu Yingming's voice rang out from behind.

The boy clutched his small blanket, turning his head away to intentionally avoid looking at Du Yueyao, but his flushed ears betrayed his true feelings.

Du Yueyao felt her heart warm. She bent down and rubbed the soft hair of the two children.

"Thank you, Mom's Xiao Ming and Xiao Han."

The two children were willing to be close to her, which was more than Du Yueyao could have hoped for. She leaned aside to make room for them to come in.

The two children quickly took off their shoes and climbed onto the bed. Gu Yinghan lay in the middle, Gu Yingming lay close to the wall, leaving a large space on the outside for Du Yueyao.

Under the dim yellow light, for the first time, all four of them were in the same room. There was no longer the usual tense atmosphere, only a space filled with warmth.

Gu Yingming excitedly hugged his brother's arm. Seeing his father still standing motionless, he couldn't help but ask, "Dad, are you scared sleeping alone? Why don't you come sleep here too?"

A child's words were innocent and carefree, but Du Yueyao couldn't help but let her thoughts wander.

She had grown to this age and had never shared a room with a strange man before.

But she and Gu Si were legally husband and wife. If Gu Si wanted to stay in this room, she had no reason to refuse.