Limping and cursing himself Chenglei, hopped to the study table and sat in the chair."Oof! That woman! Thinking about her makes me this foolis.h.!.+ What should I do?", he mumbled as he rubbed his hurt toes with the palm of his hand.
Then he remembered her sorrow filled face when he flinched when she tried to hold her hands.
"It was not because I was disgusted, okay?" He wanted to tell her. Her fan - like eyelashes fluttered to hold back her tears. He wanted to hug her then and there.
"JiaXing, It was because I felt a shock pa.s.sing through my entire body the moment those soft hands touched mine. It felt like it had been an eternity since the last time I touched you". That"s the reason. But I"m not going to tell her!
Silly woman! How dare you have me wrapped around your little finger like that? Even though I want to hate you, I cannot.
And with everyone kneeling in front of you... I felt like you might not want me by your side. Won"t you want that exalted man, whom I might never beat, who taught you everything and who is your everything, by your side?
But all those men... Looking at you... I wanted to bash their heads with big boulder. Just as I let go of your hand, they think they might have a chance!
Stupid men... How could they look at my wife like that?
Hmpf! Who is my wife?
Silly woman! I hate you! I won"t marry you...
He sat there staring at the inkstone on the table. The lamp by the side flickered as the shadow s.h.i.+fted along. And that reminded him of the carriage ride back. The red lantern lights from the outside made beautiful contours of her face as they pa.s.sed through s.h.i.+fting her shadow.
Even her shadow that fell in his lap was so pretty he wanted to cherish it. But he saw a tear drop rolling down her cheek in that shadow that she wiped immediately.
Was she crying because of me?
Poor Woman! She is pitiful. Crying always... What would she do without me?
Ahhhh!
No! I will not fall for that vixen! He banged the table almost toppling the lantern. He kept the letter she wrote, safely in between his drawer and the table. He always liked this hiding spot. Everyone will look inside the drawer but not between the drawer and the table.
*Thud*
He heard a noise and looked to see that woman who"d been ruining his mood these past few days... No... Months, entering his room.
Eh! Why is she locking the door? And what is she wearing...?
Xing who felt the burning stare on her back, turned to look at Chenglei staring at her and he was sitting in the study.
As she walked towards him, the outer robe slipped gracefully through her inner robes and pooled on the floor.
Everything this woman does is art! And what is she wearing inside?
Chenglei gulped as he could not help but admire the beauty in front of him wearing sheer silk fabric, walking towards him in a way that would make peac.o.c.ks hide their face in shame.
The fabric was white and it was embroidered with white silk threads covering her most intimate parts and the rest was not left to imagination as her white supple skin was faintly visible through the fabric.
What an elegance and grace... And... Tantalising...
Chenglei grunted in his heart. Why is that robe not slipping down too. Why is she looking more alluring than when she is naked like this...? Huh! What am I thinking?
This vixen is trying to seduce me... I"m not going to be her second choice... Let her find someone...
But that thought made his heart feel a p.r.i.c.k. Another man? Touching that smooth skin and get under those....
Harrump! He cleared his throat.
No she cannot find someone else... I cannot let another man becoming her victim.... So I will take that burden on myself...
Chenglei grinned in his heart as he wanted to be the Vixen"s willing victim, since he was such an unselfish, altruistic man and suddenly he realised...
No! This vixen is dangerous. I almost fell for her trap.
Chenglei pinched himself to get a grip on himself. He was the one who had all sorts of thoughts yet he blamed her for walking towards him.
" I"m busy, leave!", he said without even looking at her and turned to grind ink even though his fingers didn"t have the strength to hold the ink stick. His fingers wanted to hold something else.
"I"ll leave once I get what I came here for", Xing who expected his reaction to be this way, said with her voice unwavering and with her lips curved a little mischievously and her husky voice carried a seductive tone.
"W-what?", Chenglei who was trying hard to not look, turned to the direction of that alluring voice anyway.
What came to his view was the much closer view of her face and also...
She purposefully didn"t tie her robes properly, did she? I can almost see everything without her robes covering.
His head tilted to change the angle of his view but a bunch of her dark raven like hair fell to the front and obstructed his view and also his haze and he looked at her eyes.
They are glimmering like fresh snow on a sunny winter day.
No! Don"t fall for it. She wants to get back with him!
Chenglei composed himself immediately as those thoughts came to him and his expression turned cold spreading his coldness throughout the room.
Xing who thought she got him for sometime felt the coldness and darkness emitting from him and she didn"t want to back off.
She gathered her courage and sat in his lap wrapping her arms around his neck and he forcefully tried to pry her arms away but she still held on to his neck.
"What do you want?", he asked with his eyes emitting coldness. He wanted to get it over with. Her soft b.r.e.a.s.t.s were pressed on his shoulder making his entire body burn.
And why is she smelling extra nice today?
"The salve", Xing said as she carelessly pulled the strings of the tie and the collar of the sheer robe and it slipped through her left shoulder smoothly.
Gulp! Chenglei could not say anything.
" I know you slip into my room while I am sleeping and apply a salve on my Scar. Why don"t you do it while I"m awake today?", her forefinger traced along his cheek and Chenglei felt his head ache increasing.
She means that scar made by that man? She is now pretending to get rid of that scar? And she is arrogant since she knows that I can it stay away from her, right? I will make her leave me by herself.
" Oh, really? ", he said gritting his teeth and he held her hand from going further down his neck.
"Then I"ll remove it my way", his eyes had a dark glint as he lowered his lips at her chest. He wrapped his arms tightly around her waist so that she couldn"t move and she placed her hand in his arms. Then he placed his lips gently on the scar and his warm breath fell on her warm skin. He felt her hand on his arm clenching tight.
This woman! What is she doing now? Hmpf! Pretending to be pleased with me when her heart is filled with the other man!
His teeth sank into that slender flesh around that dry skin of the scar and he could feel her grip getting tighter.
Deeper and deeper his teeth dig into that fresh and smooth skin that emitted a sensual aroma.
"Psst", she hissed in pain when he didn"t stop, "Hurts..", she tried to pull him off of her but his grip only tightened on her waist as his teeth sunk deeper.
"Chenglei...", Xing cried and tears formed in her eyes out of pain. She didn"t allow herself to think more because she knew she"d start to sob thinking that the man who used to not even leave a mark on her skin is now trying to scar her purposely.
Then again she always knew he was dark! He held back on his darkness around me in the past but now he doesn"t know me and he"d show it freely to me. I should accept him as he is!
Chenglei could hear the pain apparent in her cry and stopped himself from biting her. He looked at the reddened skin on front of him . Even her skin wasn"t broken yet she made such a scene, he thought. But still he rolled his tongue over that reddened area to sooth her pain.
A soft moan escaped her lips and he looked at her.
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I hate you! I hate you! I hate you!
He repeated to train his heart to hate her.
But her gentle gaze was on him and he felt his entire body losing its resolve.
Xing saw the man with his eyes still emitting coldness and she wanted to run away. But she knew if she ran away now, she might actually lose him. But still she couldn"t bear to look at his eyes filled with hate.
Xing inched closer to him even though his grip on his waist made her unable to move freely.
She placed a kiss on his forehead and her lips lingered in his forehead as she couldn"t bear to look at him in the eyes. She then placed her hands on his cheeks and gently traced his eyebrows with her thumbs all the while still kissing him in the forehead.
She could feel his grip on her waist loosen a bit but she could still feel him being a bit stiff. She then took a deep breath and sat straight and looked him in the eyes,
"You want to bite more? I don"t care if that scar stays or goes", she said softly and gently grazed his cheek with her palms.
As if what she said worked, she could see him getting softer as his hands left her waist and held her cheeks.
My head ache is gone with a loss from her? What kind of sorcery is this? He was wondering.
"You mean it? You said you cannot forget the past", he asked slightly nudging her nose with his nose.
"Yes, I won"t think about the past anymore. Only the future has hopes, right?", she said sniffing a bit and there was a pure smile apparent in her face and her honest eyes were moist and alluring.
She did decide that she won"t look for him. I should not leave her now when she has decided to give me a chance.
" Good decision! ", he said out loud.
Yes, it should be a good decision for the both of them.
His hand held the back of her head and she lowered her lips towards his. Their kiss deepened as he hugged her closer to him and all he wanted was to merge her to him.
Both of them let go of each other as they needed to breath and Xing could feel the surge of his warmth on her thigh increasing as she trailed her kisses on his neck.
She placed his hand on his heart and she could feel the both of their heart beating in the same rhythm.
She then pushed him away as he was kissing her cheek.
"What.?", his voice was impatient and also was hoa.r.s.e.
"Your heart is racing! Since you are having heart pains, you cannot get involved in such strenuous activities", she said and tried to stand up.
She could forgive him for other things but not for lying to be sick.
But she felt a strong tug on her waist.
"It"s fine", he rolled his tongue in her earlobes and she almost lost herself as it was one of her sweet spots.
"No, it"s not. I cannot see you get sick once again" ,she was firm as she rejected his advances and covered herself and tried to get up.
"Don"t!", he tugged her.
"Why?", Xing was not holding back to get the truth out of her man.
"I lied", he mumbled in his mouth.
"What?", she asked even though she heard it.
"I lied about my chest pain", he screamed this time and bowed his head in shame.
"Why? You saw me frantically searching for doctors, yet why?", she voiced her grievance.
"I was scared....", he looked at her.
Scared that I"m falling for you so hard!
Scared that you don"t love me that much!
But none of that came out of his mouth even though he tried to speak.
That"s weird...!
But she was looking at him for answers and her eyelashes were blinking rhythmically.
It was his image reflecting in her eyes.
"I was scared that you"d leave me alone here", he could only say that.
"For that?", she was skeptical. He is not a little boy sent to school for the first day. Why should he be scared of staying here alone?
"I won"t leave you, ever", she said smooching his lips.
I really can"t even if I tried!
"You mean it?"
"It"s a promise", she replied and kissed him deeply.
So was this his problem? Xing could understand him a bit.
Moments pa.s.sed as the lovers who couldn"t express their love through words expressed it through kisses.
But did it reach their hearts?
"Then I"ll leave. Weren"t you busy?", Xing tried to leave but she was lifted by Chenglie and her robes were torn and thrown on the floor.
Guess, I cannot leave!
Xing was thrown on the bed and before she could sit up, Chenglei got naked and both of them tangled and played the game of the adults in the night were even the stars hid behind the clouds trying to not disturb the lovers.
And no one saw the darkness swirling in Chenglei"s eyes as he gently hugged the sleeping woman in his arms.
You won"t look for him and I can trust you in that.
But what if he comes searching for you?
I won"t let you two meet!