"Then call me 'hubby,' and I'll go to sleep," Xu Lai said.
Ruan Tang glowered. "Xu Lai, are you itching to serve the Emperor in the palace?"
Xu Lai coughed. He knew his demand had been a bit much. He pulled the covers over himself and went to sleep, not daring to press his luck any further.
The night air was cool.
In the room, Ruan Tang shielded her eyes with her arm. She had shared a bed with either Xu Lai or Yiyi before, but all three of them together… it was a first.
Family, huh?
Biting her lower lip, Ruan Tang slowly drifted into dreamland.
She had a dream. In it, Xu Lai was gentle and refined, and their daughter was well-behaved and obedient. She herself was a virtuous wife and loving mother. The three of them lived happily together—it was the exact life she longed for.
"Mommy... Daddy... meat... eat meat..."
Yiyi's sleepy mumble reached her ears, startling Ruan Tang awake. She gently pulled the blanket, which her daughter had kicked off, back over her.
