Hearing his carefully chosen words, Liu Duo bade him sit down.

"Ling, you don't have to speak to me like that. I'm not angry at you. I just don't know what to do."

Of course, she could have guessed why Ye Ling had taken part in this.

Her bed was the way she remembered it when she left this morning. Ye Mo went to purchase tomatoes. Ye Liu could not have finished it on his own.

He must have asked for Ye Ling's help when the youngest brother came back, and that was how the added space on her bed came to be.

If she had followed him home then, she would have caught Liuzi red-handed! And he would not have been able to finish the job.

Ye Ling sat by the bed and spoke to her apologetically. "Duo Er, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done it when I clearly knew you wouldn't be happy about it."

"Ling, you don't have to say that. I know you obey your brothers. I'm just mad at them for this."

Liu Duo pulled his hand over and toyed with it. Her anger had mostly subsided.

She did not want to see Ye Ling feeling remorseful or unhappy. He was not the one she was mad at!

Ye Ling looked at her toying with his hand and said, "Duo Er, are you really not mad at me?"

"Of course I'm not... or am I? Haha..." Liu Duo teased him some more.

He looked so innocent with that face of his, fearing her fury. She could not help but fool around with him.

Er... He was dazed when he heard her say that, but, after seeing the joy spread across her face, he realized she was just having fun with him.

So he smiled and said adoringly, "Duo Er, you fooled me."

"Ling, if they get up to no good with things like this again--things that upset me--you can't partake in them anymore, understand? In fact, you should report to me at once and let me deal with them!"

Liu Duo had to prep him for the future. She could not say for sure, but who would know if Liuzi and Mo might come up with other despicable ideas again?

She would definitely not let them have their way with widening her bed!

Ye Ling nodded, albeit appearing stiff. "A-Alright, I'll listen to you."

The request made him a little conflicted, but he had to promise, right?

After all, one was his wife, the others were his brothers. It was almost impossible to pick a side!

"So, Ling, do you want a nap?" Liu Duo shifted on her bed, leaving some space for him to lie on.

Ye Ling shook his head. "You go ahead, Duo Er. I'm heading downstairs. I don't want to interrupt your nap."

She was not mad at him. The discomfort in his heart suddenly vanished.

Liu Duo did not force him. She simply waved. "Then I'm going to sleep."

After having a short chat with him, the fire within her was eventually put out.

Ye Ling waited until she shut her eyes before he left the room.

When Ye Yang arrived downstairs, his brothers were busy peeling onions.

Ye Mo saw him and shifted his position so that his back was facing his eldest brother, as though avoiding his gaze.

Ye Liu merely giggled and spoke up. "Yang, are you going to the farm or to the paddy field? There seems to be a lot of farm work, why don't we recruit another worker to help us out?"

"Yes, Yang. I think Liu's suggestion sounds good," Li Wazi seconded.

They had previously bought quite a lot of farmland and paddy fields. With only two people tending to it, it must be exhausting.

Ye Yang walked towards them and sat down. He did not reply. He looked once at Liu and his mischievous smirk, then again at Ye Mo, who was keeping a straight face, and lastly at Li Wazi.