Chapter 550: Chapter 550: Go Sleep on the Couch

After thinking about a lot of things, the bathroom door clicked open.

He immediately stood up and walked over a few steps.

Yu Xia shook the water off her hands and handed him the pregnancy test stick.

"Your hope has fallen through."

Can’t she tell if there’s a seed in her belly? What’s wrong with eating a few more bites of pickled radish? Only pregnant women are allowed to eat sour and eat meat; normal people can’t, huh?

Xie Qingci took it and looked at it carefully, then sighed in relief and hugged her, kissing her repeatedly.

"It didn’t fall through. I was just worried, not expecting."

Yu Xia pushed him away disdainfully.

"I don’t know what you’re thinking at your age. This is the second time. There’s no legal age to worry about being a dad."

"Education on this in high school was too superficial."

He tossed the pregnancy test into the trash can, spoke about something from the past, and then said gently:

"Every time we hear such news, the situation of the pregnant person is already not very good." 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

So under the ambiguous influence of long-term non-open sex education, many people feel that it’s very easy for girls to get pregnant, and it’s a very anxiety-inducing thing.

And the suspicion of pregnancy comes only from a few shared perceptions—craving sour and spicy, lethargy, dizziness, vomiting.

There are no other perceptions, and having never seen pregnant people at home, whenever there’s a suspicion she’s pregnant, there’s more worry than joy.

He hugged her tightly and said after a while, "The little umbrella isn’t 100% effective, otherwise—"

Yu Xia covered his mouth.

"Don’t make decisions when you’re heated. Think about your wishes clearly before deciding. Don’t drag me into it, and don’t drag love into it, just consider yourself. Don’t feel heroic doing such things only to regret it later."

No matter how good a relationship is, there can be cracks.

Xie Qingci looked at her, kissed the palm of her hand, and said no more.

Though this was another false alarm, Yu Xia meant what she said and really kicked him to the sofa to sleep at night, locking the bedroom door, giving Xie Qingci no chance.

Leaving him scratching the door outside.

"Sis, maybe you can reconsider? I can’t sleep without you."

"It’s really cold outside, and my heart is cold too."

"Open the door, I’m going to collapse at the door."

"Sis—"

Yu Xia slowly said from behind the door, "Your words reminded me that the little umbrella isn’t 100% effective, so I think we should solve the problem at the root. Reducing frequency is a very good method."

Xie Qingci outside: "..."

This is what it means to shoot oneself in the foot.

He wasn’t willing to give up, continuing to scratch the door.

"I can just sleep beside you, promise not to touch. I just came back, can you really bear to let me curl up alone on the sofa for the whole night?"

Yu Xia’s voice traveled through the door: "A man’s mouth is a liar’s ghost, do you think I believe it?"

"I promise, really, just purely sharing a bed, okay?"

"No, no way—"

Xie Qingci sighed loudly, making sure Yu Xia could hear him clearly in the room.

Trying to sound so pitiable with his sighs, he deliberately walked toward the living room sofa and said—

"When it comes to ruthlessness, I can’t compare to you. How did I fall for someone so merciless? I don’t know if the summer heat of October is gone, but my heart is truly cold."

Yu Xia: "..."

Well, he’s dramatic.

She finished tidying up and went to bed, and before turning off the lights, she deliberately held her breath to listen for any sounds outside.

There was no sound, not knowing what Xie Qingci was up to.

After turning off the lights, the room was pitch black, and the light from outside the door crack was noticeable.

He was silent, but it felt odd. Yu Xia raised her voice and called out:

"Your light is affecting my sleep."

There was a rustling outside, followed by a knock on the door: "I’ll turn it off in a moment. I’m eating dried meat, do you want some?"

"...Don’t try to tempt me with such things to open the door. Let me tell you, if I gain weight when trying on high-end clothes in a few days, be careful of He waving a knife chasing you."

Xie Qingci: "Then yogurt? And purple potatoes."

She had already half-lain down but, hearing him list snacks, she sat up with frustration, hugging the blanket.

"Eating snacks in the middle of the night, when fans see you gained weight during the TV festival red carpet, they might stop supporting you, and then rival reports will flood to blacken you."

A sipping sound of yogurt came from outside, followed by Xie Qingci’s lament: "I don’t want to either, but I’m lonely, cold on the sofa by myself. It’s dark and hollow outside, I’m scared to close my eyes, I just have to eat something to get through this long night."

"..."

She laughed, thought for two seconds, and mimicked his tone, saying slowly to the outside:

"Entertaining oneself is a hallmark of human evolution, and you’re doing great. But I was starting to feel soft-hearted. Who would’ve thought you’d keep eating, the smell of snacks definitely wafts in, I can’t sleep with it, so forget about it."

Outside was silent for a moment, then Xie Qingci somewhat ruefully said: "Looks like I really have to keep an empty room tonight."

"Hurry up and sleep—"

The light outside was soon turned off, she lay down again but couldn’t easily fall asleep, so she turned over to face the door.

Actually, it makes no difference. She was well aware that he was just lying on the sofa outside, maybe even resting his arm watching the bedroom door, and that sense of security wasn’t diminished at all.

She was more concerned about the outside, couldn’t help but think: What’s he doing now? Has he closed his eyes? Is the sofa too narrow, could he fall off? Is he not sleeping well? Will he want to come open the door at night?

Thinking and thinking, she yawned, feeling a bit sleepy but still couldn’t completely close her eyes peacefully.

The phone by her side lit up briefly, popping up a message.

She immediately propped herself up and checked the phone, as expected it was sent from outside.

Xie Qingci: [Good night, I’m asleep]

That seemed like a signal; after putting down the phone and lying down again, she completely relaxed, and drowsiness quickly overtook her.

Soon, the two inside and outside the door were asleep.

Yu Xia felt a faint awareness of outside movements again when the window light wasn’t particularly bright.

Through the filter of blackout curtains, only a bit of dawn’s light barely illuminated the room.

Everything still seemed so quiet, except for the occasional sound of distant car engines starting.

She half-opened her eyes, sat up, dazed for a while, then got out of bed and walked to the living room.

Then she fell onto the sofa.

Xie Qingci startled awake, hazy eyes glanced at her, then closed with a smile as he hugged her, turned sideways, and tucked her into the inner part of the sofa.

The sofa wasn’t wide, they had to hold tightly to ensure neither would fall off.

Xie Qingci buried his head near her neck, took a deep breath, and let out an indescribable sound from his throat.

No words were needed, both closed their eyes again, hugging and continued to sleep.