Chapter 401 - We Will Only Have Each Other

The house was still brightly lit when Zhang Yu Han returned. He glanced at his wristwatch and frowned knowing that his wife and daughter should be in bed at a time like this. Worried, he walked into the house with a bouquet in his hand. A sigh of relief escaped him once he found that his wife in the living room, with the television on. 

The door shut loudly as he accidentally released it, causing his wife to startle.

Li Qin Yao woke up from her slumber and quickly sat up in a panic. She turned to the door with her hand rubbing at her eyes. Once she was able to see her husband clearly, her lips then curled into a smile.

"You're back."

"Why are you not sleeping in the room?" A frown appeared on Zhang Yu Han's face as he watched his sleepy wife. She was dressed thinly with only her pajama and he was suddenly worried that she would catch a cold. 

"I wanted to wait for you," Li Qin Yao said. She went over to his side and quickly wrapped her arms around his waist and laid her head on his ċhėst.

"Sorry. The dinner with Qi Ming Wei and the others lasted longer than I expected."

Seeing the way his wife had acted, Zhang Yu Han found that he could not say scold her. He patted at her head a few times and pulled away only to hand her a small bouquet of her favorite Casablanca.

It was then that she realized that her husband had been holding the flower bouquet as he stepped into the house.

Li Qin Yao took a sniff at the flower before she looked up at her husband. "What is this for? What's the occasion."

"There's a florist just across the road." A smile curled on his lips. "Then I thought... I still need to hard to woo my wife." 

Zhang Yu Han's speech from their early marriage appeared on her mind—that they need to continuously work hard for their relationship so that their love will only grow. The smile on her lips widened. She tiptoed and linked one arm on his neck to kiss his cheek.

"Thank you. I like it." 

He followed his wife into the kitchen and watched as she took out a vase to put the flower in.

"Do you want something to eat?" Li Qin Yao asked as she turned around. "I can whip something or reheat some leftover."

"No. I'm still full."

Now that the television was switched off, Zhang Yu Han found that the house was a bit quiet.

"Li Xue had slept?" Zhang Yu Han asked as he pulled at his necktie.

"En. Almost an hour ago."

He then retracted his gaze and paused when he saw the toddler size basketball hoop that he had bought for her daughter a month ago. He had noticed how their little princess was interested in the game and thought that she would enjoy playing them.

"Hubby, I think Li Xue did not like them," Li Qin Yao spoke. She put the vase of flower on the table and followed his gaze.

"Why wouldn't she like it? Didn't she said she liked basketball?"

"Hmm," Li Qin Yao nodded. "She still liked it. But she also thinks that this hoop was too short. I think she looked down on it because I happen to be taller than this hoop." A sigh escaped her. "If Li Xue inherited my short leg, will she hated me?"

Zhang Yu Han laughed. "Why do you think so?"

"Li Xue said that she wanted to jump as high as her daddy. She really liked it when you lifted her up high and let her do slam dunk."

"Well at least she looked upon me in something," Zhang Yu Han joked. "That girl is always closer to you and will try to conquer most of your time."

"Zhang Yu Han, are you jealous?"

"En," He nodded and pulled her close to him. "You're my wife, but Li Xue always robbed your time away from me. And I cannot say anything to her because she's my daughter."

Li Qin Yao laughed. When she looked at him again, a mischievous glint appeared in her eyes. "Then, isn't it better to give her a sibling and teach her to look after her young sister or brother?"

Zhang Yu Han raised a brow teasingly. "What if this young sister or brother occupied your time instead?"

"Then, we'll wait until they both grew up and send them away," Li Qin Yao suggested. "Then, we will only have each other as we grew older together."

A chuckle escaped him at her suggestion. As he stared back at her playful expression, Zhang Yu Han bend down to kiss her lips.

…

Zhang Yu Han propped his head on his right hand as he looked at the person beside him. The room was dark, but he could see her sweat glistening on her skin and her expression as she was basking in the afterglow.

The couple stayed in each other's embrace for a long time until Zhang Yu Han spoke again. "I'm going to M City next Friday to look at the hotel there. Do you want to come with me? We'll take Li Xue too."

"Ah?" Li Qin Yao blinked at his sudden question. She had wanted to agree right away, but then remember that she had a lot of things to do. "But I have promised mom to help her with Yu Ying's wedding preparation. How long will you be going?"

"Just for a couple days."

Li Qin Yao stayed in silence as she was unable to give him an answer.

Previously, her mother-in-law and Zhang Yu Ying had worked hard to help prepare her wedding. She did not have to do much except for choosing her wedding dress as she was busy with the Tourism City project.

Now that she had a lot of time, Li Qin Yao had promised her mother-in-law that she will help her with the preparation.

Next Friday… she had already promised to accompany her mother-in-law and Zhang Yu Ying to look at the wedding dress. The wedding day was approaching soon and Zhang Yu Ying still had not made up her mind about her dress.

Therefore, they had made another appointment at another boutique to look at more dresses.

"It's fine if you are unable to come along," Zhang Yu Han said and smiled. "I'll go and settle some work and come back quickly, alright?"