Married to his secret crush

She twisted the doorknob and stepped inside the room. "Zixuan, today-" The rest of her words were stuck in her throat as she glanced at the man who was sleeping on the bed. 

The room was dark except for the moonlight invading inside through the open windows.

She blinked before checking the time on her wristwatch. It was just 7 pm. Why was he asleep at this time?

She walked closer towards the king-sized bed, still looking at the man who was fast asleep on the left side. His posture was very straight and proper unlike hers which was always in a mess. 

Sitting beside him, she raised her hand towards his face. Her fingers gently traced his long eyelashes, the bridge of his nose before trailing down to those sinful lips. Her thumb lingered there for a moment. 

'You can be my sweetheart. Someone on whom I can dote forever.' 

His words rang in her mind, flashing with those kisses that they had shared.

Without thinking about anything else, she cupped his face and leaned closer to the man. "Just this once…" She mumbled and closed her eyes before pressing her lips on his. 

One second.

Two seconds.

Three seconds.

The man's lips moved slightly against hers, his tongue licked her upper lips along with a soft graze of his teeth across her soft skin. 

A shiver ran in her body snapping her out of her trance. She immediately opened her eyes and sat up on the bed. A sigh of relief escaped her mouth when she noticed that he was still asleep. 

"I'm done for," She pressed her palm on her lips. 

Did she just steal a kiss from him?

She quickly stood up from the bed, deciding to leave right now.

Just as she turned around, her hand was grabbed from the back and she was pulled to the bed. 

'Thump' 

"Zixuan?" She slowly opened her eyes to look at the man but he still had his eyes closed. 

Letting out a soft sigh, she shifted a bit in his arms before settling in a comfortable position. 

Hesitating a bit, she once again stroked his face. Under the moonlight, she could spot those dark circles beneath his eyes. 

"You're so silly," She murmured, inching closer to him as her head rested on his shoulder while his hand was wrapped around her waist.

"You should take a rest if you're tired," He has been going back and forth between work and her studies. No matter how she said, she will manage to pass the exams. He was adamant about teaching her well and following the revision process too. 

"You're stubborn too," She narrowed her eyes and pinched his cheek until it turned red, "You've been looking at my lips once in a while. Were you teasing me on purpose, huh?" Leaning closer, she bit his lips, "Humph!" She scoffed.

Now that he was sleeping, it was not a bad idea to vent all her frustrations on him, "I'm going to make you pay for it."

She peppered soft kisses all over his face before looking at the spread of lipstick marks. 

It would be amazing when he wakes up and walks downstairs. Will he be embarrassed when everyone sees him with his face being like this?

Her lips stretched in a satisfied grin only to fade the moment she realized what she did. Damn, if he saw the artwork on his face, won't he know that it was done by her and that she kissed him? Then, the first one to be embarrassed will be her.

Why was she becoming an idiot day by day? Dammit!

She bit her bottom lips as a frown graced her beautiful face, 'I am downright stupid,' she thought, and grabbing the edge of the blanket, she wiped the marks off his face, slowly and carefully. 

Luckily, it was a gloss lipstick and was easily removed.

His hand on her waist moved slightly and she immediately closed her eyes hoping that he won't wake up. And when he didn't move again, she let out another sigh of relief. 

Her fingers weaved inside his ash blonde hair stroking them gently and she did not realize when she dozed off in his arms. 

As soon as her breathing was even, the room returned to its usual peace. And the supposedly asleep man opened his eyes. 

Those golden flecks in his brown eyes shimmered under the moonlight as he glanced at the woman in his arms. 

He moved his arms slightly and shifted her position so that her face was in front of him. 

Leaning closer to her, he smothered her face with soft kisses, "Am I a panda like you who will still sleep when the world is overturned?" 

How could he fall asleep when he was being taken advantage of?

"It will be better if you do that more often," He glanced at smudged lipstick on her beautiful lips and smiled. 

He kissed her forehead and closed his eyes, hugging her tighter than before. 

…

"Uhh…" Yu Mei groaned as her eyelashes fluttered. 

"Awake?"

Startled, she opened her eyes in an instant and turned her face towards the source of the voice.

"Mhm.." Her body slowly relaxed when she realized that it was Jun Zixuan.

Her head was oftentimes muddleheaded when she woke up.

Well...her reactions would have been a bit dramatic to find herself waking up in Jun Zixuan's embrace. But then, they had done much more than just sleeping and hugging so it was certainly not something she should react to. 

Half of her body was sore by sleeping in one position for too long.

She moved a bit and her hand touched his face accidentally. She froze, "You…" Her voice came out hoarse causing her to clear her throat, "You have a fever," She immediately sat up on the bed despite feeling the numbness in half of her body.

Jun Zixuan glanced at her panicked face and pursed his lips before pushing himself to sit on the bed, "I'm fine."

Yu Mei paused for a moment, "I'll get you a glass of milk and medicines," She stood up from the bed, "And food too...What would you like to eat?"

"Anything you prefer." 

She nodded, "Where is the thermometer?"