There was a lot of tip toeing going around in the house after Mingzhu was put to bed. Mei Mei was too depressed to eat so she went straight to bed. Mingzhe was unwilling to watch her spiral into a sad depression so he followed her.
Fully clothed and in his work boots, he laid on top of her bed, facing the ceiling with his hands crossed behind his head.
Mei Mei raised her head from the pillow and she saw the boots. Immediately, she grabbed a pillow and hit Mingzhe's stomach. "Get your filthy boots off my bed."
"I bought you this bed." he muttered.
Mei Mei hissed and hit him with the pillow again but it did not work. Instead, he provoked her by making his feet dance and tapping the boots together. The more she hissed and complained, the happier he was.
"If you want to to get my feet off your bed, make me." He dared her.
She groaned and sat up. He would not go away until he made her work through her emotions. It seemed he had chosen physical sparring.
