Squealing as she was being raised higher up in the air, Fei shyly requested, knowing that her height is of no help to the man. "J-Just a bit more, husband."
"You're so tiny, darling." The man teased as he raised her up even higher in the air with his amazing strength, enough for Fei to peek at the bird nest which was securely nestled in the tree branch.
"Song birds," she mumbled in awe as she stared at the eggs, quite unsure when they'll be hatched.
This is the season of autumn and the winter is approaching soon. Perhaps, she'd have to wait another week until the birds come out of their shells.
"Are you done?" Yang's large hands were securely wrapped around Fei's tiny waist as he let her take her time.
"No," Fei quipped.
"Don't think of touching them. You'll anger the parent bird." The man warned as though she was a child which made her pout in agitation.
She knew better than anyone how possessive is a parent bird about its children.
"You needn't tell me what to do," she said in a low tone but it was heard by the man, unfortunately.
Chuckling, Yang shook his head and darkly muttered loud enough for her to hear.
"Try repeating those words."
She didn't dare to.
Her eyes fluttered shyly and she thought it'd be better to ignore the mean man as she occupied herself with the nest.
She noticed this nest when they were strolling in the garden. Curious like a child, she demanded to see it and Yang naturally listened to his wife like the doting husband he was.
"There are three eggs, husband." Fei earnestly gazed at the eggs as though she was the mother of these baby birds who are yet to come out of their shell.
Afraid that she'd touch the eggs, Yang carried her in his arms and took her inside the manor.
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The husband decided to have some quality time with his lovely wife out of guilt and love.
Even though she was unwilling to admit it out of obedience, Yang wasn't a fool and he knew that he needed to fulfill his other husbandly duties to keep his wife in a happy mood apart from satisfying their souls in the bed.
Jewels, she didn't lack any. Clothes, even more that she was unable to wear a lot of them. What did she like to do? Activities.
Then how was he supposed to make her feel special?
Making her happy in bed matters aside, he needs to live like a human instead of an animal he was with insatiable carnal desires.
Affection alone can't be the only thing she could like, right? How else can a man make his woman feel special?
"Is there anything you'd like for your husband to get for you, my dear?" He tried asking her but then it came to no solution when she shook her head while feeding her birds.
Yang was defeated in the matters of a woman. He could only watch as his unaware wife continued to play with her birds.
He sat on a stone made chair and watched her helplessly. Sometimes, like a hypocrite, the man hated how obedient she was.
"Come here," he called out, sounding solemn and serious, causing Fei's heart to drum in nervousness.
She has noticed his strange behavior since the morning. He didn't go to work and has been following her around the whole day.
Did he want something from her? She naively thought as though she was the husband in this marriage and Yang was the wife who is too shy to say his wishes.
Approaching his seated self, she let him take her in his arms shyly. Her eyes clashed with his kohled eyes and none of them tried to break the contact.
Noticing a bird's small feather on his wife's hair, Yang subconsciously removed it and pulled his wife closer, so much closer that now their foreheads touched.
The silence was almost seductively provoking and the man gave up after seeing no way out.
"What do you want, darling?" He was at his wits end at this point. "Please say something. Please demand something from me." His low whispers couldn't hide the helplessness he felt inside his heart. "What can I give to you?"
He was dying to spoil her rotten and he'd every means to. However, the actual problem relies within his obedient wife who is too pleased with her simple life.
Fei was quietly listening to him speak and she soon realized what her husband had been so troubled about.
She wanted to say that she'd everything but chose to sensibly swallow down her words, in case she hurt his feelings.
Sensing her silence, Yang feverishly trailed his nose on her skin and took a whiff of her feminine scent with an aching heart.
"Why do you have to be like that?"
His heart hurts the more he thinks about her and he knew that her existence had a great impact on him.
When he watches her, his heart softens and aches. What is this ache? All he wants to do is to keep her to himself but he also wants to give her the whole world.
His heart aches whenever he sees how pleased she gets with just a mere gesture of affection from his side.
How she smiles at him with so much love without wanting anything in return. Instead of pleasure, all he feels is pain for her.
Yang's lips trembled and his voice wavered as he decided to speak after a long silence.
"I love.. you so much that I can hardly breathe." Burrowing his head deeper in her blossoms, he continued to speak in a helpless tone. "It hurts so much I could die."
Pulling her much closer, he flushed her body against his before confessing every single word his aching heart spoke.
Fei could feel his desperation and she lovingly smiled before lifting her hands to caress his head while his face stayed buried on her chest.
"I feel so helpless, darling. Please tell me what I can give you to make you the happiest woman in the world."
Her eyes lost their focus and she contemplated whether giving a response to his earnest request. Right now, all she could hear was the sounds of the birds chirping in the background.
A long and deep silence with a feel of harmony and contentment filled the air.
The cool breeze passing now and then made rustling sounds in the small backyard because of the fallen leaves of the tree.
The air was clean and fresh because it was the season of autumn. Although the temperature was cooling, the heat of their close bodies was enough to provide them enough warmth.
Fei closed her eyes as she continued to caress the man's head in her warm embrace.
Having such a loving husband, she had everything a woman could ask for, that's what she used to think.
However, this morning when she saw the bird nest, it occurred to her that what follows after a happy marriage is the blessing of being a parent.
A woman is truly happy when she gets to be a mother. Her eyes teared up, remembering those words from that old lady with the foresight.
Fei wasn't that clueless. She knew that the old lady wasn't lying to her when she told her that she'd a weak womb.
At that time, Fei was afraid to worry her husband, so she followed along and chose to be sensible.
She was aware that if she were to fall pregnant, it'd have happened long ago. But because she'd a weak womb, the thought of the number of no possibilities scared her.
She knew what she wanted but she was afraid to know that she was unable to conceive in the end.
She was so selfish to hide this from her husband, who seemed to regard her as 'selfless'. If only he knew, so she wouldn't have to feel so guilty about deceiving him in this manner.
"What do you want, wife?"
She heard him ask again and had no power to hide her true wish any longer as she answered him truthfully, also feeling how his body stiffened when those words left her mouth.
"I want to give birth to our child, husband."
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