Chapter 18: Interrupted
But Lady Luck was not on their side. Just as Luo Zhiyong was unbuttoning Fang Pingying's coat and about to continue, Zhou Yunmei's knocking at the door interrupted, "Zhiyong, open the door, I need to take something from your room."
Luo Zhiyong paused, frowning as he looked at the door and asked, "Mom, what do you need? It's so late already, can't it wait till tomorrow?"
"What do you mean it's late? It's not even eight o'clock. How could you possibly already be asleep? Jianguo came to see you, and he mentioned that he needs to borrow a ladder. The ladder is in your room, you should come out and chat with Jianguo for a bit; you haven't seen him since you got back," Zhou Yunmei prattled on from outside, ruining even the best of atmospheres with her lengthy talk.
Luo Zhiyong, annoyed beyond words, furrowed his brows and kept staring at the door, propping himself over Fang Pingying, refusing to move.
Seeing his reaction, Fang Pingying chuckled and nudged him, whispering, "Get up and open the door, otherwise, your mom will think we are up to something."
"So what if we are up to something? We are husband and wife, isn't that allowed?" Luo Zhiyong blurted out in frustration, casting aside his usually serious demeanor as a soldier.
Fang Pingying's face flushed, and she glared at him, whispering, "Alright, alright, just go open the door. Jianguo came especially to see you; you can't keep hiding in the room as his elder brother."
Fang Pingying was actually concerned about Luo Zhiyong's leg and its inability to perform extensive movements. Had it not been for his botheration making her restless, she would have disagreed with his actions right from the start, but this turned out to be a convenient excuse.
"Not happening tonight, but we'll continue tomorrow. Don't think you can escape," Luo Zhiyong teased, noticing Fang Pingying's subtle intentions, and playfully bit her cheek, whispering a tiny threat.
Fang Pingying, reminded of their earlier activities, blushed profoundly, lightly thumping him before quickly getting up to dress.
Seeing this, Luo Zhiyong stopped her, saying, "Why are you getting up? Continue sleeping; I'll just take the ladder out."