Tormenting him

"...Can I sleep with you tonight?"

"..."

As soon as those words fell from her mouth, the room fell silent. The husband standing a few meters away from her stiffened in his place doubting his ears for a few seconds. When they both went silent, Xiu Mei gradually realized the mistake in her wordings. 

Flustered, she immediately corrected it while waving her hands in front of her. Oh my gawd, what was she saying?!

"No! I meant it literally! Like, sleeping together on the bed. Not the uhm, not the other meaning." She tried explaining but somehow, it sounded like she was lying.

"..."

"...I-I'll go back. Sorry for disturbing your sleep." 

So she ran away.

She stood up and started walking away when Lu Chen finally opened his mouth after staying quiet for a while.

"Wife." He called, making her stop on her tracks. She had just gotten past him when she paused so she tilted her head a little bit to look behind her.