Happiness of eternity

23) Self sacrificing fool

"Will she be awake soon?" Little Lan Ruohua asked curiously, playing with her mother's soft silky hair.

It was the earliest their great uncle Lan Qiren allowed them to visit their mother at Jingshi. Yet to their misfortune, Hua Ying was still sleeping even though it was long past the breakfast time. Even their smallest hopes to talk with her were crushed by their father who confidently confirmed that she would not be up until evening. He knew better than anyone what his hard work of last night did to his wife's body. Even if she got up from her sleep, she wouldn't be able to leave the bed without someone helping or carrying her.

But who's going to tell that to these six-year-old-looking triplets now? Even Xuanyu and Shizui, who knew by experience how hard things could be, didn't dare to explain the situation clearly.

Thus, with disheartened feelings they all left Hua Ying to her seemingly endless sleeping when the bell rang to announce the lunch time.

"Please tell us the moment she opened her eyes, a-die..." Ruohua even reminded her father before following her brothers to the dining hall. Though, Lan Wangji didn't make any promises regarding the matter.

That petty possessive man still wasn't ready to share his soulmate with anyone.

If Hua Ying was awake, she sure would have teased and laughed at him until she couldn't calm her breathing. Fortunately she wasn't awake to witness his petty obsession until Lan Wangji decided that he had enough of not seeing her sparkling eyes and blinding smile. Even though it was only a few hours ago that he last heard her melodious laughter and nonstop teasing, it felt like decades ago as he started showering her face with kisses in hopes to awaken the lady.

"Mmh... Lan Zhan..." Slowly waking up to the ticklish feeling, Hua Ying's sleepy and still tired voice moaned ever so softly.

"Mn." Lan Wangji responded, landing a soft kiss on her lips and then continued raining kisses on her, earning joy-filled squeals from her in return.

"S-stop, lǎogōng... It tickles!" Hua Ying giggled, trying to push the man away. But instead of stopping, Lan Wangji advanced in his torture putting his hands to a good use too.

"Ah haha- Lǎo- Lǎogōng! E- enough!!"

"No. Should be punished more."

"Waaah?! What for?" At Lan Wangji's declaration, Hua Ying questioned whiningly.

Lan Wangji, "No reason."

Hua Ying speechlessly gaped at that answer before finding her voice back to complain, "...That's unfair! You are bullying me! You are bullying your pitiful wife, my lord. Who knew this prestigious heavenly official could be this merciless?!"

"Mn. Merciless." Accepting the accusation, Lan Wangji smiled a little before landing a soft kiss on his soulmate's lips as compensation.

"Meanie!" Though enjoyed his show of affection, Hua Ying still pretended to be angry as she pushed her husband away; all the while pouting and puffing in an obvious attempt of fake irritation.

***

"So it seems, I'm still not qualified to see my...niece-in-law even now." Lan Qiren huffed in annoyance after they all sat down in Jingshi.

Lan Wangji didn't care.

If they decided to barge in when he had been happily devouring his dessert, then it's not his problem that they can't meet the one they came to see. Nevermind his unmarried eldest two sons but his brother could've prevented them all from marching in during a time like this!

"Ah, Wangji. Uncle wanted to meet A-Ying since yesterday... And stop glaring at A-Yu and A-Yuan." Being the all time peacemaker he is, Lan Xichen intervened with an awkward sigh, feeling sorry for his cowering nephews and niece.