Chapter 48: She Was Always the Bride in Playing House

Such thoughts often surfaced in his mind, something that simply could not be changed. It seemed that from the very beginning, there were some omens indicating that he would become insecure in this relationship, this marriage.

Li Zhenguan now resembled a mushroom buried under decaying leaves beneath a tree on an overcast day, his entire being exuding a gloomy atmosphere characteristic of rainy days.

Wang Zhao sighed, “Zhenguan, you should learn to trust yourself a little, and trust me too. Besides, whether there are many people of the opposite sex in our firm or not has nothing to do with me. When I’m at work, I always wear my wedding ring. Everyone at the company knows I’m married.”

She couldn’t understand Li Zhenguan’s uneasiness, but she could only try to be tolerant. There was no need to get angry at a pregnant man, was there? Also because of the pregnancy, Li Zhenguan’s skin had changed, his figure had become bloated, there were some spots on his face, and his whole person seemed to have had some vitality absorbed by this child.

Li Zhenguan looked up at Wang Zhao. Under her gaze, his emotions gradually calmed down. After one glance, he couldn’t help but lower his head, wanting to curl up entirely under the pillow. Now he was truly blushing profusely and felt too embarrassed to look at Wang Zhao.

Causing such a commotion in the middle of the night, he also felt awkward, especially if Mom and Dad found out tomorrow, it would be truly shameful.

Wang Zhao, however, remained unchanged in expression. She turned on the lamp beside them and took out a set of clean clothes from the cabinet, placing them on the bed.

During this period, because of his pregnancy, Li Zhenguan sometimes liked to sweat, but he also needed to maintain cleanliness, often needing to change clothes. However, now that the weather had turned cold, bathing too frequently could easily lead to catching a cold. When the heating was on for a long time, he felt dry and stuffy and uncomfortable. Several humidifiers placed in the room were of no use.

So, they didn’t keep the heating on all day, because this wasn’t the north, and there was no centralized heating. They relied on air conditioners or heaters for warmth.

Li Zhenguan also saw Wang Zhao’s actions. He sat up from the bed and went to the bathroom to change into clean clothes. Wang Zhao sat on the edge of the bed and scrolled through her phone. It was only around 3 o’clock now, the sky outside was still dark, and Wang Xuechun and the others were still asleep. Now that it got dark early and light late, it probably wouldn’t be fully bright until after 7 o’clock.

Although it was very late, some students were already on holiday, and the internet was still bustling. Wang Zhao scrolled through the news and her email, found nothing of note, and was about to put down her phone when Li Zhenguan’s voice came from behind the bathroom door.

He called her name.

“Wang Zhao, can you come in for a moment?” Li Zhenguan had taken off his clothes but found he couldn’t reach his back. His movements weren’t as nimble as before, and now he couldn’t even muster the strength to wipe his back, it was very troublesome, sometimes he needed Wang Zhao’s help.

After about ten minutes, Wang Zhao supported Li Zhenguan out of the bathroom. The floor inside was slippery. Last time, Li Zhenguan had nearly slipped and fallen on the ground. Fortunately, he had grabbed the door handle in time and didn’t fall to the ground. If he had fallen, it would surely have been a big problem.

Since then, whenever Li Zhenguan went to the bathroom, she would pay close attention, especially when he bathed at night. A person with a big belly looked very clumsy making any movement.

After Li Zhenguan lay down on the bed, Wang Zhao put the dirty clothes in a basket and took them outside, putting them in the washing machine to clean before returning to the room.

She met Li Zhenguan’s gaze and softened her voice, “Go to sleep, it’s very late now.”

She was actually very tired too, because the firm had been very busy lately. After all, it was the end of the year, and every industry was busy at year-end.

She had a client who suddenly came to see her at 9 o’clock yesterday, so she got off work very late yesterday, arriving home at around 10:45. After taking a shower, it was already past 11.

Zhang Ke and Wang Xuechun were already asleep, and so was Li Zhenguan, but he woke up almost as soon as she got home. It seemed he had been waiting all along, only falling asleep in the middle. She had called home from the company saying she would probably get off work around 11, otherwise Li Zhenguan would probably have been sitting in the living room waiting the whole time.

Li Zhenguan yawned. All his energy had been spent on crying earlier. He was already prone to sleepiness at this time, and as soon as Wang Zhao said this, he felt drowsy.

“You should get in bed and sleep too, you still have to go to work tomorrow.” This place was a bit far from Wang Zhao’s company, it took about forty minutes to drive there. Usually, he had to get up at around 7:45, eat breakfast, and then rush out the door.

Previously, there was a thought of renting a house near Wang Zhao’s company. It wasn’t expensive, the housing prices in that area were quite cheap, probably only one or two thousand for a single room.

But Li Zhenguan wasn’t very happy about it. He proposed to go together, and he could also take care of her. To be honest, his cooking skills were quite good now, he had been learning from Zhang Ke for a month or two.

Of course, Wang Zhao didn’t agree. If Li Zhenguan went with her, it was hard to say who would be taking care of whom. She would probably have to worry about whether this young master could take care of himself living in such a place while she was at work.

So, she had to give up that idea and get up half an hour earlier, eat breakfast at home and then drive to work. Otherwise, given Li Zhenguan’s current clingy attitude, they would probably have to rent a whole apartment there, and the monthly expenses might equal the salary her company was currently paying her.

The room returned to darkness. After a while, hearing the soft breathing from beside her, Wang Zhao slowly fell asleep.

The next day, she had some difficulty getting up. Being woken up in the middle of the night yesterday had left her sleep-deprived. But Li Zhenguan was still asleep. Afraid of waking him, Wang Zhao tiptoed out of the room with her toiletries, only to find that Zhang Ke was already up, wearing protective clothing and a mask, holding a long brush and cleaning the house.

Wang Xuechun was no longer at home at this time. She got up very early every day and had to be at school before 7 o’clock, so sometimes she didn’t even eat breakfast at home.

“Why are you cleaning today? Didn’t we say we’d clean together when I’m free on Sunday?” Wang Zhao came out of the bathroom, wiping her face as she spoke.