Madam, Please Behave-Chapter 244: A Warning in the Dream

An Yuanyao had only been joking. She had recently watched a TV drama where the female lead said the same thing to the male lead, so she thought it would be fun to try it out herself.

What she didn’t expect was for Liu Changqing to look completely dazed after hearing her words, his expression blank as if his soul had left his body.

Sensing something off, An Yuanyao's playful smile faded, and she narrowed her eyes, staring directly at him.

"Have you really thought about other women?"

"Huh?"

Liu Changqing snapped out of his trance and quickly denied it.

"No! I was just surprised… why would you even say something like that?"

The moment she spoke, something felt unsettling to Liu Changqing, though he couldn’t quite put his finger on what.

Hearing his response, An Yuanyao rolled her eyes and grinned.

"Good. Because if you dare, I'll do exactly what they did in the drama—wait till you're asleep and then snip!"

She playfully mimicked a scissor motion with her fingers.

Liu Changqing shuddered.

"Hey… don't joke like that! That's terrifying!"

"I'm kidding! Like I'd actually do that."

With that, she stopped teasing him and went back to tidying up. After folding the last of the clothes, she turned to push Liu Changqing toward the door.

"Go keep Xiazhi company for a while. I need to change."

As he was being ushered out, Liu Changqing suddenly asked, "By the way, when did you buy those scissors? How many did you get?"

"LIU CHANGQING!"

"I was just asking… those things are sharp! Be careful not to cut yourself…"

Hearing her call his full name, Liu Changqing finally realized he might have overreacted—like he was actually feeling guilty about something.

But guilty of what? He hadn’t done anything wrong!

There was a saying: A clear conscience fears no evil.

Since he had no intention of betraying her, why was he so nervous about it?

Understanding this, his heart settled.

Looking at An Yuanyao, he thought for a moment before carefully explaining,

"I once read a news story about a woman who had a habit of buying too many scissors. One day, she accidentally cut herself pretty badly. It's dangerous—you should be careful too."

"I only bought one. The old one broke, so I got a replacement."

"Oh… I see."

"Now stop worrying and go play with Xiazhi. I'm changing."

"Alright, alright."

Feeling a bit dazed, Liu Changqing left the room. Once he heard the door close behind him, he stood in place for a moment before finally walking over to the sofa and sitting beside his daughter.

Seeing her so focused on the TV, he curiously glanced at the screen.

A modern urban drama.

Though he didn’t know the full story, judging from the current scene, it was one of those mother-in-law versus daughter-in-law conflicts—a genre he'd seen plenty of growing up.

In his previous life, whenever he wanted to watch cartoons, his mom would snatch the remote and force him to watch these kinds of dramas with her.

After a while, he got used to it.

On the screen, the drama continued.

A husband and wife were fast asleep when suddenly, the camera zoomed in on the woman’s face.

Her eyes, which had been closed just a moment ago, suddenly snapped open.

Silently, she turned her head to stare at her sleeping husband.

A few seconds passed. Then, her face twisted into something sinister as she reached under the pillow…

And pulled out a pair of scissors.

Liu Changqing froze.

Then, in a flash, he snatched the remote from his daughter’s hands and turned off the TV.

The screen went black, the sound cut off, and the room fell silent.

Liu Xiazhi, who had been completely absorbed in the drama, was stunned. She turned to her father with a pout.

“Dad! What are you doing?! It was just getting good!”

"Why are you watching this kind of show? What's wrong with cartoons?"

"Uh…"

"Go do your homework."

Hearing that, Liu Xiazhi instantly understood—her fun time was over. Pouting, she slipped into her slippers and stomped off to her room.

The moment her door shut, Liu Changqing finally realized something.

So this was the show An Yuanyao had watched…

It was literally this exact show.

He sat there in silence for a moment before gritting his teeth and pulling out his phone.

Once the call connected, he immediately said,

"Hello, I’d like to report a TV drama for being too violent. It’s inappropriate for children!"

Meanwhile, inside the bedroom, An Yuanyao had no idea that the show she and Xiazhi loved watching had just been reported by Liu Changqing.

Right now, she was blushing as she looked at the fabric in her hands.

She had gone out with Lan Yixian earlier. First, they went to the Chinese medicine clinic for acupuncture, which had proven very effective—though not completely healed, she could now walk normally without much trouble.

To thank Lan Yixian for accompanying her, they went to grab a meal afterward.

Not wanting to take up too much of her time, An Yuanyao wrapped things up quickly, knowing Lan Yixian had had a long morning and was probably exhausted.

After parting ways, she had gone shopping for Liu Changqing’s clothes… and also bought herself a little something.

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A rather bold little something.

She had never bought anything like this before.

It was her first time trying something this daring.

That was why she had been so shy about getting Liu Changqing out of the room earlier—she didn’t want him to see this.

Staring at the lingerie in her hands, An Yuanyao hesitated for a long time before finally making up her mind.

Tonight… she would wear it.

Late at night.

The lights were off, and the room was dim, the only illumination being the faint glow of moonlight filtering through the curtains.

An Yuanyao snuggled up against Liu Changqing, her lips curled in a barely-there smile.

But Liu Changqing…

His brows were furrowed tightly.

He was dreaming.

And from the pained expression on his face, it was clearly not a good dream.

Because of the way An Yuanyao was hugging one of his arms tightly, he could only flail his other arm around, as if trying to push something away.

His lips parted slightly, murmuring in his sleep.

"I didn’t… I don’t know why she was in my bed…"

"No… don’t…!"

Suddenly, his eyes flew open.

Staring at the familiar ceiling above him, his chest rose and fell rapidly as he gasped for air.

He had had a nightmare.

But it wasn’t what he expected.

It wasn’t about An Yuanyao coming after him with scissors.

Instead, he had dreamt of his past life.

In the dream, he had never come to this world. At 24 years old, he had gone on a blind date arranged by his parents. It ended poorly, and on his way home, he encountered a young girl on the run.

He took her in, only to later discover she was a famous actress.

From there, it was like his life was on cheat mode—one success after another, entangling himself with multiple women: an innocent schoolgirl, a domineering office lady, a popular streamer, even a married woman next door…

And in the end, all of them surrounded him.

Each one of them stabbed him.

One by one.

Liu Changqing woke up in a cold sweat.

The pain from each stab had felt too real, the dream so vivid it was as if he had actually lived it.

Thankfully, An Yuanyao was still asleep, unaware of his turmoil.

Feeling her tighten her grip on his arm, Liu Changqing let out a slow breath and turned his head to look at her peaceful sleeping face.

A dream was just a dream.

But in this life, he had her.

And he would never let himself become the man from that nightmare.