Chapter 438: You Can Do Whatever You Want

Chapter 438: You Can Do Whatever You Want (Update 1)

At dawn, radiant hues painted the eastern sky.

Xiao Yu opened the window, letting a burst of fresh air blow in.

Gazing outside, he noticed the air was filled with a gauzy mist.

Strands of golden light shone through, full of life…

A new day of daddy duties had begun.

Changing the baby’s diaper, washing him up, dusting with talcum, then preparing bottles and feeding, followed by making breakfast.

Humming a tune while stealing glances at the stroller not far away, Xiao Yu’s mood couldn’t have been any better.

And if he didn’t get scolded by his sister, it would be even sweeter…

“Xiao Yu!”

Mu Qingwu stormed into the kitchen, clutching her phone in anger.

“Hey, who’s this gorgeous woman?”

With a cheeky grin, Xiao Yu replied, “As expected, you— even your angry face is beautiful!”

Mu Qingwu: …

With a playful roll of her eyes, she handed him the phone. “So, what’s going on?”

Feigning confusion, Xiao Yu said, “What’s wrong with the phone?”

“What do you mean, ‘what’s wrong’?”

Mu Qingwu, both irritated and amused, demanded, “Why did you change my phone’s charging tone?”

Xiao Yu looked innocently, “Not a fan of it?”

“Ha!”

Mu Qingwu snorted, pulled out her charger, and plugged it into the wall and then into the phone.

The charging notification played, broadcasting Xiao Yu’s voice.

“Ah, so annoying! You’re way too much – but I kind of love that about you…”

That cheeky, flirtatious tone was hard to ignore.

Smack!

A swift slap landed on Xiao Yu’s forehead as Mu Qingwu snapped, “You’re laughing? Change it back now!”

Good thing she caught it in time.

If the phone ever died outside, she could charge it on the spot.

Is he even thinking about his life?

“Sounds so great.”

Xiao Yu chuckled, “That’s my voice. Every time you charge your phone, you get a little dose of happiness. How lucky is that?”

“Happiness? I’m afraid it’ll give me nightmares at night!”

Mu Qingwu pinched her little brother’s ear, “So, are you changing it or not?”

“Alright, alright, I’m changing it.”

Xiao Yu surrendered, taking his phone as he left, “Keep an eye on the porridge for me.”

Five minutes later.

He returned to the kitchen, handing the phone back to Mu Qingwu.

“Is it fixed?”

Eyeing him suspiciously, Mu Qingwu said, “No more mischief, right?”

“I think you’re underestimating my character,” Xiao Yu replied seriously.

With a straight face, he added, “What mischief? We’re not Ye Night and Bai Qian!”

Mischief just isn’t in his nature.

A real man ought to be a suave rogue— cultured in his debauchery and blissfully ignorant in the right ways…

Mu Qingwu looked on, dubious.

To be sure, she reconnected the charger to the phone.

Then…

“Yamade, yamade! My Three Palaces, Six Courts, and Seventy-Two Consorts… my dear, today I claim you as mine!”

Mu Qingwu: …

This little brother is beyond troublesome.

A full-blown domestic brawl was about to erupt!

……

By noon, both sets of grandparents had arrived.

Three elders circled around the little one like precious treasures.

The young couple sat apart, watching the elders tease the child and sharing a knowing glance.

“How about stepping out for some alone time?” Xiao Yu teased with a mischievous smile.

“What about the baby?” Mu Qingwu asked playfully.

“My parents and mother-in-law are here,” he replied.

Xiao Yu continued his allure, “Imagine us strolling together this afternoon, enjoying a romantic dinner, and sinking into a luxuriously soft hotel bed… sounds tempting, right?”

“No thanks.”

Mu Qingwu shook her head with a smile, “I want to stay with the baby.”

“I feel like we’re not as close as we used to be,” Xiao Yu murmured.

He put on his pitiful act, looking at Mu Qingwu with a mix of humility and grievance.

“Really?”

Mu Qingwu bat her sultry eyes, “And then?”

“Our relationship has grown too cold.”

With a serious expression, Xiao Yu lamented, “Cold to the point where you won’t even call me… Dad!”

“…”

If it weren’t for the grandparents and Mom being around, Mu Qingwu might have really snapped at him.

“If even you ignore me…”

Xiao Yu adopted a pitiful look, “I’d be left with nothing.”

(Just an act— I’m such a mess these days, I have to play the victim to get some sympathy.)

Mu Qingwu: “…”

She still hadn’t learned how to firmly shut down his antics.

After exchanging greetings with the elders, the couple changed and left hand in hand…

……

Throughout the day.

Xiao Yu and Mu Qingwu spent the day fooling around.

It felt like they had recaptured the spark of their early romance.

Youth seemed to shine upon them once more.

They ignored others’ gazes, refusing to live by someone else’s standards.

Even if tomorrow was the end of the world, they’d dress their best and live joyfully.

It was a state of mind…

At night, under the stars at Bincheng’s grandest observation hotel,

the couple lay in each other’s arms on a soft, inviting bed.

“Boom… you’ve fallen for Xiao Yu,”

“…”

“Boom… you really love him, over and over,”

“…”

“Boom, boom, boom… you’re hopelessly in love!”

“Ha ha…”

Watching Xiao Yu making silly faces, Mu Qingwu burst into laughter, “So childish, you little kid!”

“I’m not a kid,” Xiao Yu retorted.

Wrapping his arms around her, he confessed, “Sometimes I wish I could remain a kid forever— carefree and unburdened. If fate allowed, I’d take you back to that innocence.”

“Really?”

Resting her head on his shoulder, Mu Qingwu smiled gently, “But if I became a child and started crying, would you know how to comfort me?”

“Cry?”

Xiao Yu thought for a moment, “Just tell me what you want, and I’ll get it for you. But it better not cost over three bucks—I’m not into overly materialistic women.”

“Ha ha ha!”

Amid laughter, Mu Qingwu playfully punched him, “Only you would cheat on a girl and then be stingy with your money.”

“I can’t help it,” he grinned.

Xiao Yu added mischievously, “If it weren’t for that arranged meeting, with my meager police salary I’d barely be able to support a girlfriend—let alone afford a car even after twenty years.”

“You really expect me to believe that?”

Mu Qingwu’s eyes twinkled with a seductive glint as she teased, “You just can’t let go of your police dream and embrace a wealthier lifestyle.”

After all, as your partner, I know you inside out.

She was well aware of his quirks.

Had he chosen a business career instead of policing,

maybe he could’ve conquered the world in mere years…

and stepped on everyone in his path!

“I’ve told you before—being too smart isn’t always a good thing.”

Leaning in close with his face buried in her warm embrace, Xiao Yu grumbled, “Sometimes I think being a silly woman isn’t so bad.”

“Really?”

Looking at Xiao Yu, who appeared as childlike in her arms, Mu Qingwu cooed, “Is it okay to be bossed around by you?”

“Then you deserve it.”

Xiao Yu raised his chin with a smirk, “Will I get any compensation?”

Mu Qingwu lowered her head and kissed the corner of his lips.

“You can do whatever you want—as long as it doesn’t mean untying me!”