The two days straight of filming was very taxing on Murong Yunxi and Niannian. Although Murong Yunxi"s pregnancy was still not obvious and other than sleeping much more she had not had any reactions, the hot weather, coupled with the drain on her physical energy, was making it unbearable for her. As for Niannian, she had just recovered from a big illness, she also found it hard to digest these two days" work load.
When they were finally done with the two days" work, Gong Yu"s expression was as cold as a remote air conditioner.
The moment they took their last set of photos, Gong Yu immediately carried Niannian with one hand and tugged Murong Yunxi with another and headed to the hotel.
Behind them, the confused photographer called out, "Hey, Gong Yu, where are you guys going?"
"Back to the hotel!" Gong Yu did not turn back and kept on walking, leaving the photographers shouting after them.
"Talk to my manager if you have anything to follow-up." The remaining tint of rationality in Gong Yu allowed him to throw out this sentence.
Murong Yunxi realized that he was mad. She could not help but look at him and ask, "What"s wrong with you?"
"Who are you sulking at?"
They continued walking towards the hotel, into their room. Gong Yu placed Niannian on the bed and entered the bathroom. After a while, he came out looking slightly better.
"Go in and take a shower. It"s too hot. After you take a shower, you can take a nap with Niannian, I"ll take you guys to dinner after you wake up."
Murong Yunxi finally heard Gong Yu open his mouth and say something. Once again, she walked up to him and asked, "What"s wrong with you just now? Who were you angry at?"
"Myself!"
"Yourself?"
"Yes! I"m angry that I was an idiot for agreeing to do this. Seeing you two so tired, my heart aches!"
Although Gong Yu said it very indifferently, Murong Yunxi was sharp enough to detect the outburst of emotions in his tone.
"Pfft!" She could not help but burst out laughing. She stretched out her hand to pinch his cheeks.
"You"re so weird! Sulking at yourself! Okay, stop over-thinking. Although it"s tiring, I can tell that Niannian is very happy. That"s enough for me."
Gong Yu grabbed her playful hand and kissed it.
"Okay, go take a shower with Niannian. You"ve sweated a lot just now, you must feel uncomfortable. There should be enough time for you guys to take a power nap and recharge yourselves."
Murong Yunxi was indeed tired. She did not say anything else and carried Niannian into the bathroom.
When Murong Yunxi woke up from her nap, the sky was completely dark. She looked beside her and found that Niannian was still sleeping.
She looked around and saw that Gong Yu was looking at his laptop while sitting under the desk lamp beside the sofa.
Murong Yunxi asked, "How... long have I slept? Niannian didn"t wake up at all?"
Hearing her voice, Gong Yu looked up. His face was full of loving tenderness. "Lazy pig, you slept for so long! All the way until 10:00pm! You"ve slept for a whole five hours!"
"What? So long? Why didn"t you wake me up?" Murong Yunxi stared at him in shock. She picked up the phone near her. Indeed, it was already past 10:00pm.
"I see that you"re having a good sleep and could not bring myself to wake you up. Niannian and I had dinner after she woke up. She just fell asleep after I played with her for a while."
As he spoke, he put down his laptop and walked towards the big bed.
Murong Yunxi looked at him apologetically, "I"m sorry, you had to take care of her alone because I slept for too long."
Gong Yu sat down beside her and stretched out his hand to caress the top of her head. "Silly, you"ve brought her up all by yourself for so many years, I"ve only done it for a short while. I can"t compare to you."
Murong Yunxi turned and looked at Niannian. The little guy was soundly asleep. Murong Yunxi looked at the sofa, "You can go work if you need to."
"It"s okay, I was just reading a script. Are you hungry? Let me call you some room service."
"Groom..." Murong Yunxi"s stomach grumbled at the right time, as if it was responding to his question.
The two looked into each others" eyes and burst out laughing.
"What would you like to eat?"
"Maybe pasta."
"Okay, give me a moment."
Gong Yu walked towards the phone and dialed for the restaurant. After ordering food for Murong Yunxi, he hung up and returned to her side again.
"After we go back, I"ll go do a check-up with you. Is it time for one?"
"I think after a while, it"s not time yet. Usually, it"s one check-up every three months."
"Okay."
The way that the two get along with each other had been changing marvelously since an unknown period of time. They were becoming more like a mundane couple, but with sweetness flying all over.
"You were reading a script? Is there a new drama again?"
"Yes, Seventh Brother landed me a new drama. This time around I"m leaving behind the duke image in the past. It"s a modern drama, I really want to take on the challenge."
"When do you start filming?"
"Probably next month. This time around, I might have to leave for a period of time because the filming is in H city. I"ll come back and visit when I have time."
"It"s okay, focus on your work, you don"t have to run back and forth. H city and A city is very far apart. That"ll be too tiring."
Gong Yu leaned forward and pulled her into his embrace. He rested his head against her shoulder and sniffed her sweet scent. "But... I"ll miss you... what do I do when I want to come back to you every now and then? Won"t you miss me?"
Murong Yunxi was at a loss. She replied in her heart. "Of course I will miss you, probably very much."
Gong Yu was annoyed because he did not get the answer he wanted. He pulled her head down and dived in for a kiss. He nibbled on her lips and her brows twitched as she cried out in pain.
Gong Yu left her lips and asked in an interrogating tone, "Will you miss me?"
Seeing how childish he was, she could not help but feel her heart wavering, "Mmm!"
"Mmm! What does that mean?"
Murong Yunxi was a bit fl.u.s.tered. She summoned up the courage and replied, "Yes."
Gong Yu was finally satisfied. He planted a kiss on her forehead but his lips never lifted off her face again. He nibbled on her five features, from her brows to her big shiny eyes, from her sharp nose to his favorite, her tear mole. He made his way down and eventually stopped at her enticing lips.
The nibble from just now made the already attractive lips even more luring. A vibrant red and moist, and a little swollen. Her lips became fuller and more attractive than before.
He moved around her lips and she could feel his strong desire. Her heart was satisfied and her chest was so full, she felt like it was overflowing. She took the initiative to open her mouth and suck on his lips.
Receiving her signal, Gong Yu could not hold it in any longer. He started roaming around her lips and teeth crazily, as if he wanted to swallow her up.
As he kissed her, he mumbled, "Xiao Xi, next time I"ll be careful."
She was puzzled by his mindless statement, "What did you say?"
"I want you, but I can"t do it now. So I"ll take note in the future to not impregnate you so easily again."
Murong Yunxi"s cheeks turned red immediately. Embarra.s.sed, she buried her head into his shoulders.
Gong Yu gently caressed her head with a love expression written all over his face.
"Xiao Xi, you have to get used to this, we"re already married, all these are normal!" He then suddenly thought of something and chuckled, "But you"ve already shown great improvement, you know how to take the lead now! But there"s still plenty of room for improvement, continue working hard!"
Murong Yunxi became even more embarra.s.sed, she wanted to find a hole and dig into it.
The doorbell rang in a timely manner, Gong Yu got up and opened the door while Murong Yunxi hid in the blanket and covered her red face.
When Gong Yu came in with the food, he saw a little turtle in its sh.e.l.l.
He laughed cheerfully, "Okay, quickly come and eat."
On the next morning, Murong Yunxi was packing the luggage while Gong Yu was helping Niannian to wear her clothes. The trio was returning to A city on that day and they were preparing to head to the airport.
Murong Yunxi"s eyelids were twitching unnaturally, she shook her head absent-mindedly.
The confused Gong Yu looked at her and asked, "What happened?"
Murong Yunxi had a delayed reaction. A moment later, she replied, "Ah? Nothing, just that my eyelid keep on twitching?"
"Is it because you slept too much yesterday?"
"I don"t know, and I"m panicking a little."
"Maybe it has something to do with the weather, it"s too hot! It"ll be better once we head back to A city."
"Hmm, I hope."
Gong Yu did not disguise himself at the airport. He did not have this habit and this consciousness. Because all along he had been acting in costume drama, there was a huge difference between modern-day outfits. Besides, he had been expanding his career in Korea these few years. It did not go well. Back then when he left, although he still had a little fame here and even won an award, after all these years, the fame had died down. So he had never felt like he was a celebrity, a public figure.
Recently, he had been doing promotions for the movie Where Does Love Belong? His fame shot up again. So when they got off the plane, there were fans who recognized him.
Gong Yu did not expect to run into such a thing. He protected Murong Yunxi in his embrace and carried Niannian, wanting to get out of here quickly.
But they were outnumbered, the trio was surrounded by a group of fans who were asking if the rumors were true; if they were already married and had a child.
Of course, the topics that everyone were most curious about was Murong Yunxi"s ident.i.ty and whether Niannian was really Gong Yu"s child.
Gong Yu took off his half-sleeved jacket and placed it on Murong Yunxi and Niannian"s head. He said to the crowd very sternly, "I"m sorry, please let us go. Regarding your questions, soon, my team will make an official announcement."
How could the crowd let him go so easily? They kept pestering him and asking questions. They had no intention of letting them go.
Even worse, someone saw that he was wearing a tight sleeveless garment and was attracted to his perfect figure. Taking advantage of the chaos, the person molested him.
Gong Yu was greatly triggered by this. He stared at the person with fuming anger and stretched out his hand, wanting to grab the person"s neck.