Chapter 140: Getting up in the middle of the night to shave

"Don't!"

In Lin Feng's anticipation, Qi Yao uttered these two words.

Lin Feng looked at Qi Yao with a resentful expression.

Qi Yao felt it would be inappropriate to outright refuse Lin Feng's formal proposal.

She then softly said, "We can do it the year after next."

"Alright!"

Lin Feng said helplessly.

In the evening, the family sat on the balcony eating mooncakes and admiring the moon.

Qi Zhengwei was also burning paper money on the balcony, muttering to himself, unknown what he was saying.

Everyone sat together chatting casually.

They talked about the current economic situation, work, etc.

When a topic ended, Shu Xiaohui called Qi Lei downstairs.

"Mom, what are you up to? Being all mysterious."

Qi Lei asked curiously.

Shu Xiaohui glanced upstairs, then whispered: "Go catch some cockroaches, the more the better."

Qi Lei widened his eyes: "Mom, what are you planning to do?"

"To scare your sister!"

Shu Xiaohui said.

Qi Lei quickly clasped his hands and said: "Mom, for Ningning's sake being at home, please give this old couple some face! I don't want to get beaten by you again."

Shu Xiaohui slapped Qi Lei and said: "I don't want to beat you; I want Lin Feng to know about your sister's illness. If he can't accept it, it's better they break up early."

Qi Lei furrowed his brow: "My sister hasn't had an episode in a long time; is this appropriate?"

Shu Xiaohui analyzed: "Your sister still has a long life ahead! There will surely be a chance to see many cockroaches at once."

If Lin Feng isn't told about this, later when they're together and your sister suddenly has an episode, it'll be troublesome.

"Wouldn't that scare someone to death?"

Qi Lei trembled with fear.

"It won't happen; we're watching! Hurry up and go!"

Shu Xiaohui slapped her son again.

Qi Lei nodded, looking aggrieved.

He first went upstairs to change into a set of old clothes.

Then he took a bottle and put some banana and honey inside.

Then he went in the dark to the back of the villa near the sewer.

After placing the bottle down, he waited aside.

The sewer has the most cockroaches.

Soon, a dozen or so crawled out and went into the bottle to nibble the banana.

Qi Lei seized the opportunity and caught a dozen or so in one go.

Then, using the same method, he caught over thirty in just over an hour.

After dinner.

Qi Lei appeared before Qi Yao with his hands behind his back.

"Sis, I have a gift for you!"

Saying that, he handed her a small box containing a toy.

"What is it?"

After taking the box, Qi Yao asked indifferently.

Then she opened the box.

As soon as the box opened, the over thirty cockroaches inside surged out.

Some still fluttered their wings and flew onto Qi Yao's face.

"Ah~"

A scream burst from Qi Yao's mouth.

Immediately after, she rolled her eyes and went limp.

Qi Lei hurriedly grabbed Qi Yao in his arms and shouted: "Dad, Mom, Sis got scared!"

As soon as his words fell, Lin Feng rushed out first.

Taking Qi Yao from Qi Lei's hands, Lin Feng frowned at Qi Lei.

At that moment, several cockroaches were still crawling on the ground.

Looking at the box on the ground, it was clear that Qi Lei had pulled a prank.

Qi Zhengwei and Shu Xiaohui then rushed over holding a feather duster and a belt.

Seeing that, Qi Lei crouched on the ground, clutching his head and shouted: "We agreed not to hit, right?"

Qi Zhengwei and Shu Xiaohui exchanged a glance, saw Deng Ning also approaching, and put down their "weapons".

Shu Xiaohui frowned and said: "All you know is how to scare your sister; if you do this again I'll beat you to death."

After saying that, she pulled Qi Zhengwei away and left.

Lin Feng carried the fainted Qi Yao into the bedroom.

By nine o'clock in the evening, Qi Yao finally woke up.

Her face was somewhat pale, and her body still trembled slightly.

Her eyes were filled with fear.

This was the first time Lin Feng had seen Qi Yao so terrified.

「Don't be scared, Yao Yao, I'm here! 」

Lin Feng picked up Qi Yao and held her in his arms to comfort her.

Qi Yao leaned against Lin Feng's chest, gradually calming down.

The door was half-closed.

Three heads were pressed against the crack of the door, looking inside.

Lin Feng glanced at the doorway, and the three quickly pulled their heads back.

Qi Zhengwei, Shu Xiaohui, and Qi Lei came downstairs together.

「Hey kid, I told you to catch cockroaches, not to catch so many. 」

「Yeah! Ten… that's enough, look what you've done to your sister. 」

The couple blamed Qi Lei.

Qi Lei felt more wronged than Dou E, looking at Shu Xiaohui with a grieved expression, thinking, "Wasn't it you who told me to catch cockroaches, the more the better?"

Now it's fine—after scaring my sister, the blame is on me.

Shu Xiaohui saw her son's aggrieved look, suddenly felt she had gone too far, and said, "Alright, alright, it's getting late—go to sleep!"

After taking a shower, Lin Feng lay on the bed and looked at his phone.

It was already nine-thirty.

Great Flag Media's 【Big Flag Festival" has already entered its closing stages.

However, Lin Feng still saw someone familiar.

The live broadcast occasionally switched to Liang Shishi.

Liang Shishi, dressed in a black evening gown, sat in the front, smiling.

That demeanor surpassed even that of today's top female stars.

The host on stage turned out to be Zhu Li.

Zhu Li wore a red cheongsam… the slit is way too high, isn't it!

Seeing Zhu Li's outfit, Lin Feng couldn't help but frown.

Wen Keke looked better, wearing a white dress and high heels—much more conservative than Zhu Li.

However, compared to Zhu Li's eloquence and the casual ease of joking with the stars on stage, Wen Keke seemed a bit more silent.

Applause sounded.

Then the stage lights dimmed.

Then a beautiful piano melody began.

A little girl in ancient costume appeared on stage, waving her long sleeves as she danced.

The audience immediately burst into warm applause.

Lin Feng took a closer look and saw that the dancer on stage was Song Jiaren.

And the pianist was Han Xiang.

Han Xiang, in an ancient-style long dress, looked breathtakingly beautiful, a faint smile on her face.

As the stage turned, when she appeared in the center, the venue fell utterly silent.

After a moment, once the program ended, the venue erupted in warm applause.

Lin Feng murmured, "This is what real talent looks like!"

Next, some pretty boy's lip‑synced performance made Lin Feng lose interest, and he closed the live broadcast.

At this time Qi Yao had already taken a shower, entered the room and closed the door.

She got into bed naturally and lay down beside Lin Feng.

Unable to sleep right away, she turned on the bedside light and picked up a book to read.

At his parents‑in‑law's house, Lin Feng didn't dare to get fresh with Qi Yao.

Seeing that Qi Yao was back to normal, he relaxed, lay down, and pulled a thin blanket over himself.

「Yao Yao, I'm going to sleep! 」

Lin Feng said.

Qi Yao turned her head to look at Lin Feng, "You go to sleep first—I'll sleep later."

After Lin Feng closed his eyes, he soon fell asleep.

An hour later, Qi Yao grew sleepy and put down the book in her hands.

She turned off the bedside light and lay down.

Then she tightly hugged Lin Feng.

After closing her eyes, she too quickly drifted into dreamland.

Time passed slowly.

No one knew how long it had been.

An itch on his face woke Lin Feng from his deep sleep.

The lights in the room were already on.

When he opened his eyes, Lin Feng got a fright.

Because Qi Yao was standing at the bedside, staring at him with wide eyes.

「Yao Yao, what are you doing up this late! 」

Lin Feng let out a breath and asked curiously.

Qi Yao's eyes were not the empty gaze of sleepwalking; instead, they appeared lively and pure.

Just like the eyes of a little girl a few years old.

And blinking.

The reason Lin Feng felt an itch on his face was that a strand of Qi Yao's hair, hanging down, was falling onto his face.

As Lin Feng stared blankly at Qi Yao, she raised her hand and touched his chin.

Then she raised her other hand.

Damn!

Lin Feng was greatly startled.

Because Qi Yao's right hand was holding a scalpel!

She slowly brought the scalpel close to Lin Feng's chin.

Lin Feng's hairs all stood on end.

He had wanted to push her away, but seeing she seemed to be sleepwalking, he thought it over and decided to see what she would do next.

Given Lin Feng's reflexes, it would still be hard for Qi Yao to hurt him.

Qi Yao used the scalpel to start shaving the stubble on Lin Feng's chin.

Carefully, one stroke after another...

She stopped when she felt that Lin Feng's chin had no stubble left.

Then she put down the scalpel and lay back in Lin Feng's arms.

The neighboring room.

"It's fine, it's fine!"

Shu Xiaohui let out a breath, murmuring while holding her chest.

Qi Lei also let out a breath.

Shu Xiaohui punched Qi Zhengwei, saying, "It's all your fault! When our daughter was little, you had her shave your beard. After being scared by a cockroach, you still made her shave your beard."

Qi Zhengwei frowned and said, "Back then Yao Yao became withdrawn; I was just trying to find a way to communicate with her! Who knew she'd do this?"

Qi Lei, touching his own chin, said, "Brother-in-law, you're so calm! If it were me, I'd definitely be scared stiff. Just thinking about it feels terrifying—what woman gets up in the middle of the night to shave a man's beard?"

Shu Xiaohui said, "She even shaves my chin, using scissors."

As her words fell, the three simultaneously let out a breath.

Dawn broke.

Lin Feng picked up his phone and saw it was only 6:30 a. m.

He could still lie down a bit longer.

Qi Yao was curled around his waist like a little kitten in his arms.

Lin Feng kissed Qi Yao's cheek and murmured, "Last night I almost got scared to death by you!"

As his words fell, Qi Yao opened her eyes.

Her long eyelashes fluttered.

"You're awake!"

Lin Feng asked.

Qi Yao let out an "ng" sound.

Lin Feng touched his chin and thought her skill was pretty good.

Actually, his beard doesn't grow fast; he only shaves once a week.

This made him suspect his hormone secretion might be abnormal.

Of course, this is due to his constitution.

A slow-growing beard doesn't mean his abilities in other areas are lacking.

Early in the morning, he felt a bit restless.

"Yao Yao, how about having a child?"

Lin Feng said again.

"No!" Qi Yao softly refused outright.

Lin Feng was about to turn Qi Yao over to face away from him when footsteps sounded outside.

Now it wasn't appropriate to do anything else.

So he held Qi Yao and dozed off a bit more.

After several minutes, seeing Lin Feng didn't want to, Qi Yao got up.

Lin Feng also got up.

After breakfast, Qi Zhengwei and Shu Xiaohui called Lin Feng to the rooftop.

"Xiao Feng, did anything happen last night?"

Shu Xiaohui asked, feeling a bit guilty.

After all, installing surveillance in the daughter and son-in-law's bedroom is really embarrassing.

Of course, if anything were discovered, they'd surely push the blame onto Black Pot Hero Qi Lei's head.

Lin Feng knew what Shu Xiaohui and Qi Zhengwei wanted to say, and he smiled, saying, "It's fine; she's just sleepwalking. Yao Yao is kind-hearted and wouldn't do anything to hurt someone."

What a great guy!

Upon hearing this, Shu Xiaohui and Qi Zhengwei felt deeply moved.

At this point, Qi Zhengwei explained, "Actually, it's like this: Yao Yao gets overstimulated and then sleepwalks. When she was little, I often had her shave my beard; after being frightened, she became withdrawn."

Then, to communicate with her, I let her shave my beard; afterwards my condition improved a lot. One or two cockroaches—she isn't that afraid anymore.

But if there's a nest of dozens, I still get sick—like waking up late at night and having you shave my beard.

Of course, she meant no harm, but it's really scary……

After Qi Zhengwei finished explaining, Lin Feng smiled and said, "Auntie, Uncle, don't worry! I think it's no big deal."

Qi Zhengwei and Shu Xiaohui laughed.

The heavy stone in my heart finally settled.

Lin Feng finally understood why the couple worried that Qi Yao wouldn't get married.

If it were any other man, even if he married Qi Yao, he'd probably have to divorce over this.

Even sleeping at night isn't peaceful—who could stand that!

Shaving my beard!?

If the light ever dims and the scalpel shakes, wouldn't that slit my throat?

"Xiao Feng, this matter…"

Qi Zhengwei frowned, not knowing how to speak.

Lin Feng nodded, "I know—I won't tell Yao Yao, so she won't feel burdened if she finds out."

Qi Zhengwei, moved, slapped Lin Feng on the shoulder and said, "Come on, let's go drink, just the two of us!"

Shu Xiaohui slapped Qi Zhengwei and said, "What alcohol are you drinking at this early hour?"

Qi Zhengwei chuckled, "I almost forgot—let's drink at noon then."

Qi Lei's girlfriend Deng Ning, after getting up in the morning, said she wanted to leave.

Qi Lei had no choice but to drive Deng Ning back home.

After returning, he just looked listless and dejected.

At lunch, Shu Xiaohui asked Qi Lei, "What's wrong?"

Qi Lei sighed, "Deng Ning said we're not compatible and broke up with me."

Qi Zhengwei frowned and asked, "Why?"

Qi Lei said, "Last night… oh wait, I mean this afternoon, we were messing around in the kitchen. He said our family isn't proper, that we're… a bit… weird."

He almost let it slip, but he managed to cover it up.

Shu Xiaohui said, "Let it be then—she thinks we're not compatible, I think we're not compatible either. A couple living together needs mutual understanding and a common language."

Her family's been strict since childhood, gloomy and lifeless—unlike our happy, lively household; their vibe just isn't on the same wavelength.