Chapter 5

In front of Xia, Ren was always a gentleman, cautious and some people would even go as far as to call him obedient. Of course, such an attitude only applies to his wife. For all she cares, other people can go to hell.

"Are you done?" Xia asked, seeing him looking at her blankly. She had almost fallen asleep with how long his rant about her health was.

"... I, should I be?" Ren Liu asked confusedly before flushing. He never expected Xia to listen patiently; he was only testing if she would get mad at him for ranting. Unexpectedly, she sat like a good student, listening patiently to her teacher.

“Xia, why are you doing this? What do you plan to do? I won’t get a divorce no matter what you do!" He exclaimed, after calming his fast-beating heart.

Xia blinked. Was he really asking her that question, or was it her imagination? Seeing him looking at her, she took a stand and leaned towards him, and asked, "Are you really asking me that kind of question?"

Ren Liu couldn’t help but gulp nervously when Xia leaned forward. He could smell the unique and refreshing scent wafting from her body. He wanted to get closer, but he also wanted to run away from her. He is in such a dilemma.

"Are you sick?" He blurted it out before his eyes widened in shock.

"You're the one who's ill; your entire family is sick!" said Xia fiercely. Because this jerk irritates her, she threw Ren Liu an enraged stare before rising up and walked coldly away to her bedroom. She was obviously eager to start a family with her spouse. She aspires to be a gorgeous wife to him. She attempted to communicate with him and comprehend him. Why did he make the assumption that she was ill? Why?

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Ren Liu looked stunned. Despite being married for five years, the couple still lived in the same house, but they each had a bedroom and a study of their own. There are only a few occasions when they become intimate. Love-making is as rare as a blue moon.

Ren Liu’s thoughts were a mess. Ever since that night, he’s noticed the changes that happened to Xia. Her attitude is very strange lately, and it’s impossible to ignore. Now, just mentioning her being sick makes her immediately turn away. It was worrying. Normally, she would have thrown the first thing that came to her hand, and he would have had to avoid it.

Could it be that she was sick?

Finally, Ren couldn’t help himself but follow his wife. He stood by the door, contemplating what he needed to do. He rarely ever knocked on her door because he knew what kinds of things annoyed her. He made sure not to get in her way.

He tried so hard to make Xia feel like they were a family for the last five years. He wants a relationship with Xia. It doesn’t matter if it’s romantic, friendship, or even family. He is desperate. Now that the chance was here, he couldn’t help but doubt himself.

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Ren Liu had to go to the hospital in the middle of the night because of the sudden surgery of one of his patients. He was reluctant to leave his wife alone at night. he installed a security cam and a sensor that would alert him if someone tried to break into the house.

“What has distracted you today?” A foreigner who was staring at him inquired. The man is the head of the surgery department and his childhood friend. “Did the missus fight with you again?”

Ren nods, “I made her mad?”

The foreign man laughed and said, “Didn’t you always do that? Why don’t you tell me what happened?” He urges Ren Liu to tell him how he made the Missus mad at him again.

Ren Liu told his friend about what happened to his wife and how her attitude towards him had changed. At the end of the narration, his friend is already resisting stabbing him a thousand times. How could this man be so insensitive? Can’t he see that his beloved wife is giving him the chance?

“What do you think is the problem, Raphael?” Ren Liu asked.

“You screwed up. Your wife is giving you a chance to be part of her life.” As Raphael stated,

“Part of her life?” He asked.?

“Yes, now go home and mend your ways. Shower her with your love and you might have your happy ending.”

Ren Liu could only go home and try to understand how things had progressed so fast that he couldn’t comprehend it. Sometimes being a doctor can’t help with love.

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When Ren Liu retired to bed, Xia realized it was quite late. She was aware that her spouse had been summoned for surgery once more. Perhaps it was because of how late he had slept the night before, but her spouse was still sleeping when she arose. He didn't even get out of bed on his own.

Xia was so hungry. She wanted to eat the food cooked by her husband. She wanted to act spoiled after having her ego wounded by the sleeping man.

She entered the room and saw him sleeping peacefully on the bed. Looking at his tired face, she resisted the urge to wake him, but she was only a human, and food is essential to her survival.

Xia started poking the sleeping man gently with her finger.

"Wake up, it's time to cook breakfast," she says repeatedly, but he refuses to budge. She had a naughty streak in her. Xia moved closer to his face and gave him a quick kiss on the lips. She flushed a deep scarlet due to her misbehavior. Despite having an intimate night with him, she felt uncomfortable about a simple kiss as she touched her lips.

Having enough, she hit him harder in the chest, earning a loud grunt from the sleeping man. I am hungry. I will make breakfast. She hurriedly said before running out of the room.

She never knew that the man was already awake the first time she poked him. Her little secret was not a secret at all.

TBC