Chapter 26: My Husband Looks Just Like the President?

"Awake?"

Xu Xu opened her eyes, feeling dazed. Before she could fully regain her senses, she felt a wave of soreness throughout her entire body!

"Hiss..." Xu Xu couldn't help but gasp. Images from the night before flooded her mind against her will.

This time, as she recalled the events, her face didn't flush with heat. Instead, she turned her head and shot a resentful look at the man sitting beside her, watching her.

*That wretched man, is he a beast? Last night was just too...*

Sensing her gaze, Huo Hanshen, who had been reading a magazine, turned to look at her and smiled. "Good morning, my lady."

"Ha. You're fine, but I am certainly not!" Xu Xu said indignantly, followed by another involuntary hiss of pain.

Seeing how uncomfortable she was, Huo Hanshen reached out to gently rub her head, then leaned close to her ear to whisper an apology. "It's all my fault. My lady can scold me however she likes. You can even hit me to vent your anger."

As he spoke, he took her small hand and pressed it against his chest.

This left Xu Xu feeling rather embarrassed—it made her seem so petty.

"Not angry anymore?"

Seeing the change in her expression, Huo Hanshen smiled softly and reached out to lift her up.

Xu Xu let out a startled cry. "What are you doing?"

"Since my wife is currently indisposed, it is only natural for her husband to take care of her morning routine," Huo Hanshen said with a smirk.

Upon hearing this, Xu Xu froze, followed by a sudden, inexplicable feeling of shame.

This... this was just too strange!

"Put, put me down!" Xu Xu struggled slightly, her face flushing. "I'm not a child anymore. Who needs you to help me wash up?"

"Don't move, or else I..." Huo Hanshen's Adam's apple bobbed slightly, his gaze turning fiery as he looked at her. The implication was clear.

Xu Xu's body stiffened, and she dared not move again.

*My goodness, she did not want a repeat of this early in the morning! It would literally kill her!*

Seeing that she had stopped struggling, Huo Hanshen smiled, carried her to the bathroom, spread a towel over the vanity, and carefully sat her down.

He turned on the faucet, adjusted the water temperature, and squeezed toothpaste onto the brush. Then, he began to brush her teeth with gentle, careful strokes.

"Is this too hard? Do you need me to be lighter?" he asked in a low voice while brushing.

Xu Xu: "..."

Why did that sound so strange? She quickly shook her head.

Soon, Huo Hanshen finished brushing her teeth and began to wash her face. As his fingers inadvertently brushed against her cheeks, an intimate atmosphere filled the air.

They were so close that their eyes locked the moment she looked up. Xu Xu could clearly perceive that Huo Hanshen's gaze was becoming increasingly intense...

"Thwack!"

In a heat-of-the-moment reaction, Xu Xu reached out and pushed him away. Huo Hanshen, caught off guard, bumped into the glass shower door!

"Oh, I'm sorry!" Xu Xu exclaimed, but without another word, she hurried out of the bathroom. She didn't even have time for breakfast; she quickly changed her clothes, grabbed her bag, and rushed out.

Otherwise... she was truly afraid that Huo Hanshen wouldn't be able to control himself again!

Xu Xu soon arrived at the office. As she stepped into her department, she bumped into her assistant, Tan Rui.

"Good morning, Manager Xu!" Tan Rui greeted her with a smile, but soon noticed something off. "Ms. Xu, why are you walking... are you feeling unwell somewhere?"

Xu Xu: "..."

Speaking of that, she couldn't help but think of the "beast" from last night. But she couldn't tell anyone about such things—it was just too shameful!

"Oh... I just accidentally took a fall," Xu Xu said with a forced laugh, blushing.

Tan Rui, however, found it strange. How could a fall cause someone to walk in... *that* posture? Looking at Xu Xu’s flushed face, a bold thought suddenly occurred to Tan Rui—could Ms. Xu be suffering from domestic abuse?

That would explain why she was so embarrassed she couldn't even speak about it!

In an instant, scenes from the domestic dramas Tan Rui had watched flashed through her mind. Thinking that her idol might be going through a living hell, Tan Rui looked at her with eyes full of concern.

"Ms. Xu, you..." Tan Rui opened her mouth but didn't know how to address it. After all, victims usually didn't want others to know.

Xu Xu looked slightly confused. "What is it?"

Why did Tan Rui look at her so strangely? Was it possible that Huo Hanshen hadn't wiped the toothpaste off her face properly?

"Ms. Xu, you are beautiful and capable; please, don't let yourself be wronged!" Tan Rui finally offered a subtle warning.

This only left Xu Xu more perplexed.

*Wronged?* She wasn't.

Xu Xu was about to ask what she meant when a loud growl from her stomach interrupted her.

Xu Xu: "..."

*What a beast! He didn't even let Ms. Xu have breakfast!* Tan Rui cursed inwardly. *That is too much!*

Looking at Xu Xu with pity, Tan Rui said, "Ms. Xu, I have some bread here. Would you like..."

"Oh my, sister, haven't you had breakfast yet?"

An annoying voice rang out from nearby. Tan Rui frowned, turned around, and saw the impeccably dressed Xu Yaru approaching them, swinging her hips and carrying a food container.

Xu Yaru stopped in front of Xu Xu and shook the container. "Oh my, Yunzhe is really something. Why did he insist on making me so much food? I can't even finish it all!"

Xu Yaru emphasized the word "personally." She looked incredibly smug.

Xu Xu and Tan Rui both stared at her, speechless. *A psycho, starting her antics early in the morning.*

"Sister, why don't you have some with me?"

Xu Xu replied expressionlessly, "No." She really couldn't be bothered with Xu Yaru's low-level tactics.

Yet, in Xu Yaru's eyes, this meant Xu Xu was so infuriated that she had lost her appetite for breakfast!

*Hmph, Xu Xu, you're nothing special after all!* Xu Yaru thought triumphantly.

Just as she was about to leave, the receptionist walked in, looking excited.

"General Manager Xu, your husband is here to deliver breakfast for you!"

The statement left all three of them stunned. Xu Xu was even more bewildered, wondering how Huo Hanshen could have arrived so quickly. "You must be joking..."

"No! It really is your husband!" The receptionist smiled, her eyes sparkling like a fan. "Manager Xu, your husband is so handsome! And so tall! He has such a presence! He looks... he looks just like the newly inaugurated President!"

*Like the newly inaugurated President?*

Xu Xu hadn't been following the news much lately, so she had no idea what the new President looked like.

However...