Yingbao took out a deck of leaf cards from her sleeve and asked in confusion, "Why?"
Wei Zhan stared at the cards in his wife's hand, his mind suddenly clearing. He nodded, "Alright, let's play one round."
And so, the two began to play leaf cards on the bed.
The loser would wear a red paper strip on their forehead.
In the end, Yingbao lost three rounds in a row.
She blew away the paper strip that hung in front of her mouth, refusing to admit defeat. "Again! I refuse to believe you can keep winning."
Wei Zhan glanced at the darkening window outside and whispered softly, "It's getting late, darling. We should rest."
Yingbao wanted to argue but remembering her mother's instructions, she could only nod in agreement.
Wei Zhan carefully peeled off the paper strips from Yingbao's forehead, then tremblingly tried to help her remove her outer robe, cold sweats dripping from his forehead.
Seeing him dawdle, Yingbao pushed his hands away and quickly removed her outer robe herself.