Ten minutes later, Gu Beixian returned. Sitting down beside Su Huan, he reached out to touch her head and said softly, "Suosuo is sick and can't stand stimulation. Don't mind her." This was asking her to be tolerant. Su Huan pursed her lips slightly and didn't make a sound. She was actually a very patient person and had already tolerated Chu Suosuo several times. Now, a slight resistance seemed like nitpicking in Gu Beixian's eyes. The word "endure" is like plunging a knife into one's heart; only those who endure know the taste of it. During those two years when Gu Beixian was unwell, he would often lose his temper and throw things, but she could endure it. At first, it was to repay a kindness, and later, it was because she fell in love with him. But who did Chu Suosuo think she was? Why should she endure her? The more Su Huan thought about it, the angrier she became. Her lips were tightly pursed, and her complexion darkened like water. The old lady noticed something was wrong, patted her shoulder, glared at Gu Beixian, and warned, "Huan'er is also a young girl, just one year older than Chu Suosuo. Why should Huan'er tolerate her? If you don't handle your relationship with her well in the future and let my Huan'er suffer again, I'll hit you." Gu Beixian turned Su Huan's shoulder to face him, looked at her face, and teased, "Whose little girl is this? Her face is as angry as a bun." Su Huan gave him a glare. Gu Beixian smiled and pulled her into his arms, his voice softening as he coaxed, "Alright, don't be angry anymore." He held her injured wrist, gently rubbing it, "Being angry will affect the wound healing." Seeing this, the old lady also came to pacify, "Huan'er, don't be angry. If he bullies you again in the future, just tell me, and I'll help you deal with him. It's getting late; you two should go home and rest."

After both of them had coaxed her, Su Huan couldn't keep up the pretense any longer. She gently pushed Gu Beixian away, looked around the ward, and seeing that there was a servant by the bed, she said, 'Grandma, take good care of yourself. I'll come to see you tomorrow.' Grandma smiled kindly and said, 'Okay, don't forget what you promised me.' Su Huan's ears turned slightly red as she replied, 'Okay.' She stood up, took her bag, and walked out of the ward side by side with Gu Beixian. After leaving the room, Gu Beixian stared at her red earlobes and asked, 'What did you promise Grandma? Why are your ears red?' Su Huan whispered, 'Grandma asked me to have a baby with you.' Gu Beixian smiled faintly, 'Grandma is crazy for a grandson. She started urging us to have a baby last year when my leg just got better, and she has been pestering me several times in private. Now she's urging you too. Some days ago, she even asked us to move to the old house, trying every means to force us to have a baby.' Su Huan was somewhat distracted and didn't respond. They took the elevator downstairs. After getting into the car, the driver started the engine. Gu Beixian turned his head to look at Su Huan, his lips curling into a smile, but his eyes held a probing look, 'Do you want to have a baby?' Su Huan thought seriously for a moment, 'Having a baby at this juncture is actually quite risky, don't you think?' Gu Beixian's gaze darkened, his meaning unclear as he said, 'Are you unwilling to have a baby, or are you unwilling to have my baby?' Su Huan always felt that there was something odd in his tone. After pondering for a while, she said, 'Let's talk about it when things stabilize in the future. Don't you want a divorce? If we have a baby and then get divorced, it wouldn't be fair to the child.' Gu Beixian self-mockingly curled his lips, withdrew his gaze, and looked ahead casually, 'That's true.'

With their own thoughts in mind, the two walked in silence. As they approached a turn ahead, Gu Beixian asked, 'Come home with me, it's convenient for me to take care of you.' Su Huan was silent for a few seconds before saying, 'Okay.' They arrived back at Riyue Bay and got out of the car. Gu Beixian took her hand and walked towards the front door of their home. Su Huan looked down at the hand he was holding. They rarely held hands when they were out before; it had always been a relationship of mutual respect. Suddenly, he had become much more intimate with her. But thinking about this hand, which had also held Chu Suosuo's, Su Huan felt a bit uncomfortable inside. Upon entering the house, Su Huan put down her bag and opened the shoe cabinet door, just about to get Gu Beixian some slippers. He held her shoulders, preventing her from bending over, and said, 'You have an injured hand, let me do it.' He took out the slippers from the cabinet, helped her off her shoes, gently slipped her feet into the slippers, and even carefully pulled up the cotton socks on her feet. It used to be her taking care of him in these ways, and suddenly being taken care of by him, Su Huan felt a bit uncomfortable. Gu Beixian seemed to notice her unease and smiled, saying, 'Husband and wife should take care of each other. You took care of me before, now it's my turn to take care of you.' Su Huan said softly, 'Thank you.' 'What's there to thank, it's only right,' Gu Beixian said as he changed into slippers and carefully took off Su Huan's coat, adding, 'You haven't taken a bath for many days, just wiping in the hospital isn't clean. Later, I'll help you wash up.'

Su Huan's face flushed bright red all of a sudden. Previously, at the hospital, he had helped her bathe every day, which was already quite embarrassing. Asking him to help her bathe again was just too shameful. Gu Beixian stared at her reddened little face and curved his lips into a smile, saying, 'You're not a child anymore, why do you blush so easily? Married for three years, and you're still as reserved as a young girl.' Su Huan thought of what Xiao Yi had said, telling her to be a bit more unrestrained and sway a little at home, otherwise she couldn't outdo Chu Suosuo. She asked in an extremely soft voice, 'Do men not like women to be too reserved, and prefer them to be a bit more unrestrained?' Gu Beixian couldn't help but chuckle, 'Who told you that?' 'Xiao Yi.' Gu Beixian looked at her with interest, his lips curling up as he asked slowly, 'Can you be unrestrained?' Su Huan's face turned even redder. She was accustomed to being reserved, and really couldn't bring herself to be unrestrained, but she wanted to defeat Chu Suosuo so much. She had been learning to restore ancient paintings and calligraphy with her grandfather since childhood, and had actually long smoothed away any sharp edges, possessing a nature that was pure-hearted, desireless, and at peace with the world. Somehow, Chu Suosuo had suddenly stirred up a strong desire to win in her. After thinking for a moment, she lifted her foot, hooked Gu Beixian's calf, and her fingers probed into the gaps of his shirt, stroking his abs, her big eyes looking at him earnestly as she asked seriously, 'Is this how it's done?' Gu Beixian burst into laughter, grabbed her hand that was reaching in, and stopped her from moving around, asking, 'Who taught you this?' 'From a Mary Sue novel.' Gu Beixian lowered his gaze, carefully examining her eyes, 'Your expression isn't right, too serious, it makes me want to study advanced mathematics problems with you.'

He pinched her waist, 'Your body movements are too stiff. This posture doesn't seem like flirting, it's more like you want to have a martial arts contest with me. You need to relax, your waist should be softer, your eyes more languid, more charming.' Suddenly realizing something, Su Huan raised her eyebrows and glared at him, 'How come you know so much?' Gu Beixian laughed, 'Have you never eaten pork, but still seen pigs run?' 'Men indeed all like the wanton ones,' Su Huan said sullenly, then turned and walked towards the sofa. Seeing her inexplicably sulking, Gu Beixian couldn't help but chuckle, 'I'll go run the bathwater.' 'Okay.' After the bathwater was ready, Su Huan walked into the bathroom. With Gu Beixian's help, she took off her clothes and sat in the bathtub. She held up her injured left hand high to prevent it from getting wet, and said to him, 'You go out, I can wash myself.' Gu Beixian rolled up his sleeves, took down the pink washcloth hanging on the wall, and said, 'Let me help you scrub your back, it's been almost half a month since you've had a proper bath, you must be very dirty.' Su Huan was just about to say 'No need.' But she felt an itch on her back, and Gu Beixian had already started scrubbing, scolding playfully as he did, 'So much dust, little mud monkey.' Su Huan was so embarrassed that she retorted, 'I'm not dirty at all.' Gu Beixian's smile deepened, 'Alright, not dirty, our Huanhuan is clean.'

Su Huan's ears felt a slight tingling; this man was becoming more and more adept at seduction. As she rubbed, she heard the man's breathing behind her, gradually becoming irregular. Just as she was about to turn her head to look, his hand slid from her back to her waist, gripping it. He embraced her from behind, trailing kisses down her earlobe. Su Huan shifted her shoulders, trying to resist. He held her shoulders, turned her around, and lowered his head to kiss her lips.