Du Zifeng would anytime swear from the bottom of his hear that he was completely in love with his new wife, Yanuo. He loved every little thing about her- her smile, her confidence, her beauty, her loyalty and most of all her heart. But there were those few times in his happy life, where he would bite his tongue on those words.After marriage, he learned those few quirky things that she would do that sometimes got on his nerves.

The foremost of them would be her skill of completely shutting him off. Whenever they had a fight, she would turn a blind eye on him and pretend as if he does not exist. She would talk to or look at anyone but him. He would be completely ignored, until he was left squirming like a lost puppy in need of attention.

One of the most severe incidences that he could recall was over a month ago at Uncle Tian’s Coffee shop. Earlier that morning after a sparring session between the two that ended up in a tie,  Yanuo offhandedly started that his skills were rusty. She claimed that she had gone easy on him because of which the match had ended up in a draw. Nobody could deny the fact that they were excellent as a team, their movements and style were the most compatible. However, Zifeng always held a pride in his skills and refused to give in. He retaliated that he was the one that had gone easy on her.

His wife’s skills were on par with him, he could gladly admit that. But  her annoyed expression as  she argued with him about who was better was so cute, that he couldn’t help but pull her leg further. The silly argument had gone quite long with him offering quick comebacks which annoyed her further as he laughed at her reactions.However, he did not realize that he had taken it too far unto the point where she refused to look at him.

That very evening, Zifeng had received a joyous news from his long time buddy. Qingyang had called to invite them over for dinner over to Uncle Xingtian’s cafe, to celebrate his engagement to Yang Nana. Zifeng could hear Nana’s excited giggles over the phone as he extended his congrats and rushed to Yanuo to deliver the good news. His wife threw various questions at him in excitement but suddenly became stern when she realized that she was still upset with him. For the entire journey, she refrained from talking t him in more than two or three syllables and had diverted her attention on her sister-in-law-Zihan, who was busy barking orders at her boyfriend Guang Chao in midst of their conversation.

When they walked in the cafe, Zifeng was suprised to find Xiao Jing already present and helping the newly engaged couple in setting up the table. There was a sudden loud squeal that erupted from the girls who rushed to hug the young girl of their group offering their hearty congratulations.

Zifeng hugged his buddy while teasing him about finally stepping up and popping up the question. It had been a joyous occasion for all of them since his childhood buddy had finally gathered his senses as sealed the deal of their relationship with the young girl. Nana, who was such a lively girl was perfect for his friend, who needed to bring him out of his shell and live life to the fullest. He had found that sort of companionship with his wife and was glad Qingyang did too.

The girls including Nana had gotten closer ever since they met at Zifeng and Yanuo’s wedding . Zihan and Xiao Jing banded together in dressing up their new-born sister, Yanuo who became a experimental model for them whenever they went out shopping. Not only would his wife return home with heaps of shopping bags but would also return with a new hair do or makeup on.

The funniest was when, Zihan would train her to walk in high heels but would always end up falling flat on her face. He tried stopping them because he loved his wife just the way she was, in women’s or men’s clothes. But later it seemed that Yanuo was the one who started enjoying exploring the more feminine side of hers which she never got to enjoy, so who was he to stop them.

Another victim of their’s was the youngest of them all, Yang Nana. She was doll to them, who looked  adorable in whatever she wore. The girls who always dressed in baggy clothes was now decked up in skirts and dresses like girls her age. She looked more youthful, and prettier ever since she started recovering from her surgery, looking more healthier than the pale look she always carried. Also, his buddy Qingyang, also seemed to appreciate this change. He always whenever he caught him staring or sneaking glances at the young girl, he was truly smitten in love.

They all were busy having dinner at the table, chatting away while his wife seemed more busy. Zifeng  praised his brows when he found the newly engaged couple being lovely-dovey, as Nana took care of Qingyang by peeling his shrimps yet again. Not wanting to loose to his buddy, Zifeng nudged his wife who just sneered at him. He faked a cough to make point while pointing at the shrimps with his eyes, but she paid no heed. So, he decided that if she refused to take care of him, he could do it instead.

So as a token of apology, he passed her a plate of peeled shrimps while grinning at her, but she just looked at him briefly and returned a mock smile. His eyes grew wide when she stood from her seat and had the audacity to pass those peeled shrimps to Guang Chao and Qingyang, over him. That was the time he realized, how royally pissed she was and how cruel her revenge could be.

The entire table started at her shock and  question but she simply avoided their gazes and sat down ,continuing her conversation. He sat stunned for a while and turned to his sister Zihan and Nana for their support, wanting them to protest in jealousy. However, he was surprised to see them simply ignore it while laughing it off amongst themselves themselves. Apparently, Yanuo had the told the girls all about their little fight and they understood that she was just doing it to .

On the other hand, Qingyang and Guang Chao looked genuinely stunned at the whole scenario and  stared back at him in disbelief. Guang Chao, not knowing what to do at the shrimp on his bowl, simply picked it with his chopsticks and hesitantly put it in his mouth. Qingyang quickly recovered his composure and looked over  worried at his friend. He raised his eyebrows in question at his friend, who just sighed in defeat while shaking his head.

Eventually, Yanuo forgave him when she decided that he suffered enough. Qingyang had a hearty laugh when Zifeng explained the entire scenario to him, who just  gave him a threat in the words-

‘Wait till it’s your turn. Then, then you will realize how not funny it is. I will have a hearty laugh then too.’

To extract revenge, Zifeng tried to do the same whenever he was upset with her  but instead, it never lasted for even more than fifteen minutes. He could hardly ever keep his hands off her.  Yanuo always managed to make up to him through her kisses and touches, which always made him happy. So, in the end you could say that Yanuo was the one who wore the pants in their relationship, sometimes even literally.

Another quirk of hers that annoyed him was her obsession with stinky tofu. He could never really  understand people who managed to eat it. There was plenty of better food in the world, but why a eat food that smells so bad. No doubt it must be tasting good, but the problem was that Yanuo absolutely loved it. It was okay if she ate it herself, but she would be hell bent on him trying it. She always told him once he got past the bad smell, he would love it.  He could sacrifice his life for her, but eating that food would be a complete no. She even tried provoking him by telling him to man up, but his answer was still a definite no. It was not his fault that he was sensitive to smell and had a week stomach for it.

The last one did not really annoy him, but he rather found it funny and interesting. He did not understand why she would always insist that one should wear their left socks first, then the right one. He never understood the logic behind her habit, nor did she have an explanation for it.

But right now, it seemed like Mrs. Du Yanuo was the one that was annoyed with him. Marriage was a funny thing, the person who you could not find a fault in before, slowly you find something that will bother you, but you still love him with all your heart.

Du Zifeng was always particular of keeping things in it’s place. He was organized when it comes to his work, at home or office but certain habits seemed to surpass his keen eye.

Leaving the drawers half shut or leaving the doors of the cabinets or their wardrobes open. Yanuo would often end up hurting herself when  the drawers hit her leg while getting off their bed or end up getting hit by the door while absentmindedly walking past it. But these were silly quirks that did not really matter.

However, more annoying were the comebacks he had when she complained about him making their bed in the morning. But no, rather than complying he would discourage her from doing it too. Apparently, nothing would make a difference even if she did it.

“I avoid making the bed because it’s ‘just going to get messed up again tonight!”

That would be his answer whenever she nagged at him, sometimes even wriggling his eyebrows to suggest his intentions for the night. Sometimes, his boldness made her blush but there were times when she wants to get into a well-made bed and just drift off to sleep.

Probably the most annoying one was that he never be normal in terms of the weather around him. Either, he was too cold or too hot.He would either flare up the air-conditioner leaving her shivering under their blankets in the hot weather , or else he would turn up the heater in the room instead of wearing warmer clothes whenever it got chilly.

Other woman would find it sweet, but Du Yanuo couldn’t help but love and hate him at the same time, because her husband always ended putting her in a tough spot. Not only did he remember their anniversaries and special occasions, he was a complete romantic showering her with surprises and gifts. She was not the one to complain being at the receiving end, but Yanuo always seemed to be lacking in the romantic department.

The last one was the most adorable and silly quirk that he had. It was when she would find him asleep in odd places. Sh would walk him from in sleep so and ask him to sleep in a more comfortable setting like their bed.He would wake up startled with swollen eyes, but still insist that he was not sleeping. On one particular occasion, she even managed to take a picture of him while he was napping and then proceeded to wake him up. Yet his answer was the same.She held up her phone to his face, so that he could get a clear look at the evidence. The picture on her cellphone was a blatant proof that had him tongue tied for an answer, which lead him to zoom out of the room in a fit of embarrassment.

Despite everything that she found annoying, he was still a perfect husband to her.

Yes, she would always hurt herself whenever he left the doors or drawers open, but it was the moment whenever he would come running to her with sprays and pain relief patches that would make her anger melt away.

Though she would shiver under the blanker because he lowered the temperature of room too much, but he would not fail to hug her tightly under their sheets and pull her close to him to give her warmth.

Even if her romantic gestures were always either fail or turn into a disaster, but just receiving a gesture from his wife  was enough to make Du Zifeng be over the moon. He would sport a goofy grin all day with happiness and brag about her.

Yanuo realized one thing for sure, that she had married the right man. If the most annoying things for her regarding her husband, were as trivial as these, then he was most compatible man for her. Even if they were not compatible, their respect and love for eachother would be more than enough to make this marriage work.