Two Fish Move In

……

“An Shiyu and Anshi Yi are moving in?” Tang Keke was stunned for several seconds when she heard about it over dinner.

What was going on?

“If you can live here, why can’t we?” An Shiyu said with wide, beady eyes. “Just because your boobs are bigger?”

“Yikes.”

Tang Keke suddenly found herself unable to argue. After all, she was always coming over to freeload off their food and drinks.

When it came to reason, Keke was the last person who had any right to question them.

“I didn’t say anything. As long as Big Brother agrees, it’s fine, right?” Keke chose to cling to Little Yuyou. “Right, Yu You?”

Bai Yuyou was the type who didn’t mind either way. In fact, she was rather happy about it. She would get to live with her friends.

Chen Qin, meanwhile, looked at Ye Shuang in surprise. Ye Shuang had already told her about this beforehand, but hearing it in person still left her unsure of what exactly he was planning.

Based on what she knew of Ye Shuang, he shouldn’t have agreed to let the two fishes move in.

Still, since it was Ye Shuang’s idea, Chen Qin didn’t ask any questions. She simply continued eating.

“Do we have enough rooms?” Chen Qin asked. After all, when she had bought this house for Ye Shuang, she hadn’t expected so many people to end up living there. If there weren’t enough rooms, they could always stay at another house.

“Probably?” Ye Shuang said. “There are still separate rooms on the second floor.”

The house was large, and it was a duplex, so there was no shortage of rooms.

“Mm.”

……

After dinner, the two fishes began arranging their new room. They worked quickly—no, to be precise, they worked extremely quickly. Even though they had only made the decision that day, they had already called a moving company and had a large number of their belongings brought over.

Clearly, this had been planned in advance.

The room had originally contained nothing but a bed. After they finished setting it up, it had become a full-fledged shared bedroom, complete with a double bed, two desks, computers, and a simple bookshelf packed with figurines. The walls were decorated with all kinds of ambient lights.

There was even a fish tank in the corner. It didn’t contain any fish yet. Instead, they had placed the ceramic fish ornament they bought that afternoon inside it. Clearly, they planned to raise fish in it later—they were probably conditioning the water for now.

“You two work a little too fast, don’t you?” Ye Shuang stood at the doorway and looked around. Their efficiency was astonishing.

If only they could put that much efficiency into their work… Hmm… Actually, they seemed pretty efficient at work too.

Ye Shuang had to admit that much.

“How about a welcome bang?” Anshi Yi patted the bed beside her.

“……”

“What’s a welcome bang?” Bai Yuyou appeared at the doorway and blinked curiously.

The next second, Ye Shuang covered her eyes with one hand and led her away. “Nothing. They just want to eat some cannon fire.”

After they spent the entire evening getting everything arranged, the house finally quieted down. Ye Shuang returned to his room, only to find Chen Qin sitting in a chair.

She was wearing pajamas, her long hair falling softly over her shoulders. When she saw Ye Shuang enter, she smiled faintly.

“Ye…”

“Would you like something to drink?” Ye Shuang asked.

Chen Qin shook her head, but then asked about the matter that had been bothering her. “Why did you let Little Yu move in?”

“They were the ones who suggested it. This way, they can protect Yu You and you more effectively,” Ye Shuang explained. “I thought it was a good idea, so I agreed.”

Protect them…

It was an unexpected answer. Chen Qin didn’t feel that Ye Shuang was making excuses at all. If it had been an excuse, it would have been far too clumsy—completely unlike him.

“I see… I thought…” Chen Qin hesitated, but in the end, she said nothing more.

“I want to sleep.”

“Okay.”

“Can you hold me while we sleep?”

“Of course.”

The night passed in silence.

The next morning.

As soon as dawn broke, Ye Shuang got out of bed.

He glanced at the empty space beside him. Chen Qin was still asleep. Perhaps because she had given birth, her face carried a mature, indescribable charm. Maybe this was what people meant by the allure of a married woman.

Besides, anything Chen Qin wanted, he would definitely carry out.

Thinking about everything he had done, Ye Shuang remained silent for a long while. It seemed he owed her far too much, and he didn’t know whether what he was doing was right or wrong.

Perhaps it truly was wrong. But many times, there simply weren’t any better choices. When forced to choose between two evils, he could only take the lesser one.

Ye Shuang looked at his wife beside him and reached out to gently brush the strands of hair away from her face.

“……”

He let out a silent sigh.

If only he could get his memories back.

After getting up and washing, Ye Shuang went downstairs to prepare breakfast. Since he had gotten up so early, none of Yu You and the others were awake yet.

Ye Shuang took some eggs from the refrigerator and cracked several into a bowl. He decided to make a simple egg pancake.

“I want tamagoyaki,” a voice said from nearby.

Ye Shuang turned around and saw someone standing behind him. It was Anshi Yi, still wearing her pajamas.

“What’s tamagoyaki?”

“An egg roll.”

“Aren’t I making that right now?” Ye Shuang looked at the egg pancake in his frying pan. He flipped it with the spatula, then rolled it into something resembling an egg roll.

“Does making it this way make it taste better?” Ye Shuang asked.

“No. It just makes it more expensive.”

Ye Shuang: “……”

While Ye Shuang continued preparing breakfast, Anshi Yi rummaged through the refrigerator behind him. Eventually, she took out a bottle of yogurt and began slurping it down. Hearing the noise behind him, Ye Shuang asked without turning around,

“Drinking something cold first thing in the morning? Be careful not to upset your stomach.”

“So health-conscious?”

“It’s better to be careful. You’re still so young, after all.” Thinking of Anshi Yi’s age, Ye Shuang continued, “Physically, you should be about the same as a little kid, right?”

Anshi Yi blinked. “Nope. I’m quite well-developed. Want to come inside and see?”

“……”

Ye Shuang always felt that it was impossible to have more than two sentences of normal conversation with Chao Yiyu. He changed the subject. “Why are you up so early too? Where’s Little Yu?”

“Oh, she’s in heat. She’s dreaming about hugging a pillow and calling your name in bed,” Anshi Yi said.

“That’s impossible.” Ye Shuang naturally didn’t believe her.

“I recorded it. Want the video? One thousand per copy.” Anshi Yi waved the phone in her hand. “No tricks. Satisfaction guaranteed.”

Ye Shuang looked at the phone in Anshi Yi’s hand. For some reason, his curiosity was piqued. He even felt a genuine urge to transfer the money just to find out whether the video was real.

“Can’t I get a three-second preview?” Ye Shuang asked.

“A preview? Oh…” Anshi Yi drew out the word. “The video isn’t very long to begin with. This one’s the real deal—I guarantee it isn’t some unripe amateur recording.”

“Then I don’t want it.”