Madam, Please Behave
Chapter 443: Continued

Zhou Shiyan supported Liu Zhiyue back into the room.

In truth, this support was completely unnecessary; Liu Zhiyue’s mind remained relatively clear at this moment.

After they returned inside, Zhou Shiyan helped him to the bed and gently helped him lie down on it.

“Do you want to sleep for a while?”

“No need.”

Those three words came from Liu Zhiyue’s mouth, and then he sat on the edge of the bed, slightly raising his gaze to look at Zhou Shiyan standing before him.

His hand reached out and grabbed her wrist.

He pulled her into his arms.

With this action, a brief look of surprise flashed across Zhou Shiyan’s face, but it quickly vanished without a trace.

Once steady, she subconsciously turned her head to glance at the half-open door—perhaps considering the presence of others at home—but then she looked back at Liu Zhiyue in front of her, her eyes showing a hint of tenderness as she softly suggested,

“I’ll sleep in the guest room tonight.”

“Dad already knows.”

“...”

Her eyes widened slightly in surprise upon hearing this.

Before she could react further, her boyfriend continued,

“Also... I told him about us getting our marriage certificate after graduation.”

“You told him that too?”

“Mm.”

“...”

Upon hearing Liu Zhiyue’s reply, Zhou Shiyan remained silent for a moment, almost dazed, her gaze drifting away from his face to the side.

After a long while, she murmured softly, as if talking to herself,

“Time... really flies.”

Hearing Zhou Shiyan’s words, Liu Zhiyue turned his head and followed her gaze, seeing the photo frame on the desk.

The scene in the photo was clear.

He was slightly stunned.

But before Liu Zhiyue could fall into silence for too long, Zhou Shiyan’s voice came again by his ear.

“Do you regret choosing me back then...”

“...”

His gaze returned. When Liu Zhiyue looked at the woman in his arms, what met his eyes was a pair full of yearning.

Yearning... for his answer.

“No regrets.”

Without any hesitation, Liu Zhiyue gave his answer.

His hold on her tightened.

Looking at her...

“To be precise, this question should be asked by me...”

He paused before asking,

“Do you regret meeting me?”

“My answer is the same as yours.”

She said it without hesitation as well. It was as if they were in perfect sync.

They stared at each other.

At the same time, they smiled.

The atmosphere was just right; emotions ran deep, and the feeling was there.

Obviously, this wasn’t their first time.

As the distance between them gradually closed, Zhou Shiyan slowly closed her eyes at this moment.

Quietly waiting for the kiss.

Time passed slowly.

One second, two seconds, three seconds... even after more than ten seconds, Zhou Shiyan still did not feel the touch of a kiss, which made her a little surprised. The eyes she had just closed now opened again.

At the moment her eyes opened, she saw Liu Zhiyue looking a bit stunned, slightly raising his head to look not far away.

Confused, Zhou Shiyan turned her head to follow his gaze, seeing the crack of the big wardrobe door being pushed open.

From within... she saw the heads of three little ones.

“...”

“...”

Realizing what was going on, Zhou Shiyan, who had been nestled in Liu Zhiyue’s arms just moments ago, suddenly broke free, smoothing the wrinkles on her clothes with her hand, looking somewhat awkwardly toward where the children were.

“Why... why are you all here?”

Upon hearing her question, Liu Zhi’an spoke first.

“We’re playing.”

Then Liu Zhiyun added,

“Playing hide and seek.”

Finally, Liu Chunnuan said,

“Hide and seek!”

Hearing the three children answer one after another like this, Zhou Shiyan was silent for a moment, glancing at the three hiding inside the wardrobe.

She couldn’t help but feel confused.

“Playing hide and seek... but you’re all hiding inside one cabinet?”

“A new way to play.”

“Playing with the air.”

“Yeah, yeah!”

“...”

With answers like these from the three kids, Zhou Shiyan didn’t know what to say for a moment.

At this time, Liu Zhiyue spoke,

“You guys... you’re not going to stay hiding here all the time, right?”

“Mm-hmm!”

This time, the other two boys didn’t speak, but Liu Chunnuan was the first to respond, only to have her mouth covered by Liu Zhiyun’s small hand.

Then he shook his head desperately.

“We saw nothing, know nothing!”

“...”

“...”

Liu Zhiyue knew his youngest child very well.

After all, he had basically watched him grow up.

If the child said this, it meant... that from the moment the two of them entered the room, the three had been secretly watching.

Judging by their familiarity, obviously, during the time Liu Zhiyue wasn’t home, his room had clearly become their playground.

“Ah...”

He sighed and stood up from the bed.

He walked over to the wardrobe.

Opened it.

Pulled the three children out one by one.

Squatting down, looking at their little faces, he spoke earnestly.

“Don’t play in strange places like this—it’s very dangerous. Think carefully: if you fell asleep inside while playing, would Mom and Dad not be very worried if they couldn’t find you?”

Hearing their older brother’s words, the three kids looked at each other and then nodded in agreement.

Seeing them like this, Liu Zhiyue continued,

“If you really have nothing to do, why not read some books to enrich your lives? For example... Zhi’an, you can recite ancient poems in your free time. Zhi Yun... you can practice writing. Chunnuan... you can ask Mom to teach you pinyin.”

He raised his hand and patted their little heads in turn.

“When you behave well, you won’t always be scolded by Dad like your sister Xiazhi, and maybe Dad will even buy you toys.”

“Toys!”

“Can we ask for whatever we want?”

“Toys, toys!”

At Liu Zhiyue’s words, the three children immediately responded, turning and running toward the door.

After they left, Liu Zhiyue was about to close the door when Liu Chunnuan suddenly came back.

She tiptoed, closed the door, then ran away with a big smile.

Watching this scene, a smile appeared on Liu Zhiyue’s face. He walked toward the door and then... locked it.

After doing this, he returned to Zhou Shiyan’s side and explained,

“If I let those three out directly, they would definitely cause a scene... Mom spoils them too much.”

“Mm...”

“But... now that they’re gone, shall we... continue?”

“...”

Liu Zhiyue’s words fell precisely into her ears, and her cheeks flushed slightly at this moment.

But... she did not refuse.