It's terrible. Mr. Lu is too clingy.

【! 】

This sudden question scared Lu Ci so much that his heart skipped a beat. When he opened his eyes, he met her dark eyes.

"Ah? What? What did you say?" He pretended to be stupid, but he was actually very nervous.

[Why did she suddenly ask me this? Did she smell my fragrance?]

Xie Xingran sneered. Her nose was not as sharp as his, but she would not tell the real reason.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Lu Ci couldn't hold it in for a while and confessed.

"I just used it for a while, and you still want me to pay for it?" He said in a resentful tone.

There's really no need to be so serious about it. I just wanted to scare him, and my goal was achieved.

Xie Xingran raised his eyebrows slightly and replied calmly:

"No, I'm just asking. Go to sleep quickly. You still have seven minutes to fall asleep on your own."

Lu Ci also groaned, and after a moment, he pretended to complain, "I was about to fall asleep, it's all your fault for suddenly speaking."

Xie Xingran: ...If I don’t say anything, I don’t know how your thoughts will go astray.

"Six minutes," she reminded coldly.

Lu Ci was also frustrated, snorted and turned his back.

[One Xie Xingran, two Xie Xingran, three Xie Xingran...]

Xie Xingran: “???” You’re sick!

—

The next day, 520.

Early in the morning, Xie Xingran washed up and went downstairs. Breakfast was already on the table, which was the simplest tomato and egg noodles.

The only difference this time is that there is a fried egg on top of the noodles.

Xie Xingran said good morning to him and didn't think much of it, thinking that he was just practicing to supplement his meal.

But his inner voice told her that this was not a simple bowl of tomato and egg noodles.

「Huh?! She didn’t even notice anything? She just ate it like that? Just ate it in two bites?!」

Xie Xingran glanced at the dumbfounded man and wanted to answer him. She used to want four bites, but because he had a big mouth and small balls, she only had two bites.

Didn't she notice the omelette was in a heart shape?! And there were exactly 52 noodles, that was a special touch.

Xie Xingran: ...really free.

She thought back to the fried egg she had just made, and it did seem to resemble a heart shape.

[She ate it without even asking. How could I start a conversation?]

【Damn it! 】

Xie Xingran: ...Why don’t you go fry another one?

She had a silent conversation with him in her heart, and later thought about it, she felt that she was quite free.

But then again, why would he fry a loving egg for her for no reason?

Soon, his inner voice gave her the answer.

[Today is 520. Thankfully, I got up early, replaced the flowers on the table with roses, and spent 10 eggs to barely fry one that looks good...]

It turns out to be 520.

Xie Xingran thought, what was there for them, a married couple, to participate in this?

Looking at the fresh roses on the table, her heart was slightly touched, but she quickly suppressed it.

She warned herself, don't think too much, don't think too much, there's nothing to think about...

Seeing that the topic of 520 could not be expanded, Lu Ci coughed and talked about another thing.

"The day after tomorrow is my birthday, and grandma wants us to go back to the old house. Do you want to go?"

Xie Xingran swallowed the noodles in his mouth and simply replied "go".

Although it was not her birthday, she was entrusted with the health of someone else's grandson, so it seemed inappropriate not to go.

Lu Ci no longer had the heart to eat noodles. He rarely showed a bit of shyness and asked her:

"Would you like to prepare a birthday present for me?"

This question was really interesting. Xie Xingran couldn't help laughing. Who would ask others like this?

There was expectation and a hint of arrogance in the casual tone.

It seems that even if you refuse, I can save face and pretend not to care.

"Oh, so do you want me to get you a birthday present?" she asked back, trying to tease him.

Lu Ci was obviously very dissatisfied with this question. He pursed his lips and used his chopsticks to ruthlessly stir the noodles in the bowl.

[Is that even a question? Who doesn't want a birthday present? And it's my first gift from my wife, I want it so badly!]

Xie Xingran: ? My wife, are you calling me? ?