Chapter 29, Part 29: Pei Duo tasted those lips; they were very soft…

Jiang Ninghui finally went back inside and changed into some thick clothes.

The three members of the Pei family waited outside the door. Madam Xie was also wearing a simple but thick dress today. The fabric of the dress was obviously of excellent quality. She smiled as she looked at Jiang Ninghui who was walking over, her eyebrows and eyes gentle and kind.

Jiang Ninghui lowered her head in shame under Xie's gaze.

Yesterday, she went to Aunt Xie's house for fifteen minutes without any reason. Aunt Xie asked her several times if she had something to do, and she said she had nothing to do.

But today she is going with them into the mountains to hunt.

These words were relayed by Young Master Pei to Uncle Pei and Aunt Xie.

Jiang Ninghui was too ashamed to face the couple.

Madam Xie stepped forward and took Jiang Ninghui's hand. Madam Xie's hand was warm and soft, with slender and fair fingers. Unlike the hands of ordinary women, her hands were more like those of high-ranking officials, the kind of jade hands that never touched the water.

Although Jiang Ninghui's fingers were slender and fair, there were thin calluses on her hands.

These are marks left from her working since she was a child.

Jiang Ninghui felt extremely uncomfortable, keeping her head down the whole way, listening to the occasional conversations between Pei's father and son.

Madam Xie: "Sui Sui, Duo Ge'er has already told us. Your uncle and I both understand. You don't need to be reserved when you come with us."

Xie's voice was gentle and pleasant, and she exuded a faint fragrance that Jiang Ninghui had never smelled before.

She thought Aunt Xie was very gentle.

She was the only gentle woman among the elders she knew.

Jiang Ninghui didn't know how Young Master Pei had spoken to his family, and she didn't dare to ask.

So he nodded gently: "I understand."

The road up the mountain was quite long, and the closer we got to the forest, the colder it became and the deeper the snow became.

Because Xie and Jiang Ninghui were traveling with them, Pei's father and Pei Duo were able to slow down and accommodate their pace. What should have taken them half an hour to walk into the mountains took them nearly two hours.

The biting cold wind lashed at my face, scraping like a knife.

Jiang Ninghui felt much warmer after walking for a while.

The father and son did not plan to go deep into the mountains this time, but only to wander around the area around the mountains.

Looking at the thick snow piled up in the mountains and forests, Pei Duo said to his father, "Mother has always wanted to see plum blossoms. There are a few plum trees about three miles to the southeast. The plum blossoms are in full bloom right now, which is the perfect time to see them. Why don't you take Mother to see them, Father?"

Upon hearing this, Xie smiled and said, "Sui Sui, come with me."

Pei's father: "Duo'er, let's go together."

Pei Duo: "My sister-in-law and I won't go. I'll show her around here and wait for you to come back."

Pei's father and Xie's mother immediately understood Pei Duo's intention.

Even Jiang Ninghui understood a bit about it.

Young Master Pei wanted Uncle Pei and Aunt Xie to see the plum blossoms, and he figured the two of them had a lot to say that others couldn't hear. Thinking of this, Jiang Ninghui pulled her hand away from Madam Xie's hand: "Aunt, you and Uncle go ahead. Young Master Pei and I will wander around here. Maybe we'll stumble upon some wild game."

In that case, Pei's father and Xie's family accepted their kindness.

Before leaving, Xie instructed Pei Duo, "Brother Duo, take good care of your sister-in-law. We'll be back soon."

The young man nodded, his cool and indifferent tone carrying a profound meaning that was difficult for others to understand.

"I will take good care of you, sister-in-law."

The Pei couple gradually drifted apart.

Jiang Ninghui gazed at the boundless mountains and forests, lost in thought, unaware of the figure approaching ever closer behind her.

That tall and imposing figure, like a small mountain pressing down with overwhelming force, gradually enveloped the woman who was as small as an ant.

The inky black shadow moved inch by inch along Jiang Ninghui's fingertips, until it reached her elbow and shoulder.

Finally, he swallowed the woman's fair and delicate neck into his shadow.

Pei Duo was very close to her, only two fists away.

The young man lowered his head, his hot breath brushing against Jiang Ninghui's ear.

The moment the inexplicable heat surged through her, Jiang Ninghui's heart sank!

She turned her head in shock, never expecting that Young Master Pei was so close to her. So close that when she turned her head in a panic, her lips barely brushed against his cheek. A faint coolness came from her lips, and the coolness seeped into her skin, like a fist tightly gripping Jiang Ninghui's violently beating heart!

She...she actually managed to get close to Young Master Pei!

What—what did she do?!

A blush of shame and embarrassment burst forth from her face in an instant. Jiang Ninghui froze, as if the coldness around her was being enveloped by layers of invisible flames.

She didn't do it on purpose!

No!

She was already a married woman, how could she possibly have any other thoughts about men, let alone the young master Pei who had helped her in every way?

Pei Duo maintained his hunched posture with his head bowed.

The young man lowered his eyes, his deep, cold gaze fixed on the woman's lips.

Those lips were cool, yet very soft.

It was much softer than he had imagined.

The extremely light scratches on my face felt like thousands of ants crawling and biting, and an unprecedented tingling, itchy, and astringent sensation rose from my heart.

Pei Duo felt as if his heart had trembled.

A very unfamiliar reaction.

It's very strange.

Looking at his sister-in-law's delicate, red lips, the young man's eyes flashed with a chilling, sinister murderous intent.

That good-for-nothing Zhao Zhixue has tasted his sister-in-law's lips countless times.

Thinking of this, he felt a pang of regret, regretting that he hadn't killed him in the mountains that day.

Jiang Ninghui's cheeks flushed red, her almond-shaped eyes widened, and the faint scent of cedarwood emanating from the young man seemed to madly penetrate her body, the scent like invisible threads entangling her sensitive nerves.

She held her breath and retreated in a panic: "Pei—"

"Shhh."

The young man placed his index finger on her lips, his knuckles gently pressing against them.

My sister-in-law's lips trembled slightly.

He thought...

I wanted to slip my fingertips into her lips and teeth, to stir and tease the fleshy walls of her teeth, to go even deeper.

Countless evil thoughts swirled wildly into Pei Duo's consciousness. The young man suppressed the rampant evil thoughts. Despite his wicked soul, he maintained the demeanor of a refined gentleman. He lowered his voice and kindly reminded him.

“I just heard the low growl of a wild animal in the distance. If you make a sound now, it might attract the wild animal. I approached you just now to quietly warn you, but I didn’t mean to frighten you.”

The young man politely added, "I'm sorry."

Hearing the beast's growl, Jiang Ninghui was terrified.

She even forgot that she had accidentally brushed her lips against Young Master Pei's.

Jiang Ninghui kept her chin slightly raised due to nervousness and fear.

She breathed rapidly, the porcelain-white flesh of her neck pressing against her cervical spine with each rapid breath, highlighting the alluring hollows of her neck. The hot breath she exhaled from her nostrils hit the young man's knuckles, causing the evil he had so painstakingly suppressed in his heart to burst forth once more.

Jiang Ninghui's almond-shaped eyes welled up with tears; she was clearly terrified.

She whispered, trembling, "We have to warn my aunt and uncle quickly to be careful of wild animals."

Pei Duo admired Jiang Ninghui's extremely beautiful, watery eyes.

My sister-in-law is so good.

They're so easy to fool.

However, such a well-behaved sister-in-law should not be fooled by others.

Pei Duo: "It's alright. My father is skilled in martial arts and often goes into the mountains. He can protect my mother."

Jiang Ninghui regretted agreeing to come to the mountain.

She realized that coming to the mountains couldn't help the Pei family at all; instead, it had become a burden to Young Master Pei. If it weren't for her, Young Master Pei wouldn't have had to explain to her so carefully, or even wait here so timidly.

He was carrying a quiver of arrows and holding a bow and arrows, so he must have been heading deep into the mountains to unleash his martial arts skills.

Pei Duo straightened up and suddenly said, "Sister-in-law, I apologize."

Jiang Ninghui snapped out of her daze, utterly bewildered. The next moment, the young man's strong fingers gripped her wrist: "There are wild animals roaming around here. We can't stay here any longer. We need to find a safe place as soon as possible."

Jiang Ninghui had no suspicions and followed Pei Duo's footsteps, walking through the snow.

She glanced at her wrist, which was being gripped by Young Master Pei. Even through the thick sleeves, she could feel the powerful force contained in the young man's fingers, which were like iron hoops, gripping her tightly and impossible to break free from.

And she couldn't easily break free.

She couldn't care less about propriety right now; all she wanted was not to hold Young Master Pei back.

The footprints in the snow grew longer and longer, leading deeper into the mountains. The further they went, the quieter it became, so quiet that Jiang Ninghui vaguely heard the cries of animals, which sent chills down her spine.

Young Master Pei did not lie to her.

There really was the sound of a wild beast.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Jiang Ninghui felt that her legs were so stiff that she could hardly walk anymore.

Pei Duo's hand was still holding her wrist, and the place where he held her was warm.

The further you go in, the clearer the animal cries become.

Jiang Ninghui thought she heard the howl of a wolf!

After walking a few dozen steps further, the view opened up ahead, and Jiang Ninghui saw two silver-white wolves attacking an adult sika deer. The sika deer thrashed its hooves in fear and unease, and no matter which direction it tried to escape, the two wolves would block its escape route completely.

"Sister-in-law, take this bow."

Jiang Ninghui saw the bow that Young Master Pei handed to her and subconsciously took it.

But she hadn't expected the bow to be so heavy. It felt as if she were holding a boulder. Fortunately, Young Master Pei was supporting her. She gripped the bow tightly, looked up in confusion, and saw Young Master Pei take two sharp swords from the quiver, walk behind her, and whisper, "Look ahead and focus your attention on those two wolves. Follow my instructions."

Following his words, Jiang Ninghui looked ahead at the two wolves that were still surrounding the sika deer.

Just as she was wondering what Young Master Pei meant, a warm and strong body suddenly pressed against her back. The young man's two strong arms wrapped around her, and his strong fingers enveloped the back of her hands, binding her along with the cedar scent on his body.

A strong and unfamiliar sense of predation came from all directions.

Jiang Ninghui felt as if her hands and feet were entangled by countless vines, tightly binding her to Young Master Pei.

The young man's burning heat seeped through his clothes to her back, and she could even hear his calm, powerful heartbeat.

Like a drumbeat, it struck her again and again.

Apart from her husband, she had never been so close to any other man.

But Young Master Pei became the exception that allowed her to break the paradox of womanly virtue time and time again.

Jiang Ninghui wanted to crawl out.

Avoid this inappropriate closeness.

Pei Duo covered her hand tightly, not allowing her to escape.

The young man narrowed his deep, dark eyes slightly and whispered a very tactful reminder in her ear: "Sister-in-law, don't worry. I have no other intentions. I'm just bringing you some game. If you manage to hunt these two wolves, you can take one with you."

Jiang Ninghui understood.

Young Master Pei is helping her; he wants to use this action to make her feel at ease taking away the prey.

How could this be?

She didn't do anything!

Pei Duo lowered his eyes, glancing at the woman's bright red ear tips and flustered face. A wicked smile played on his lips, but his words were cold and serious.

"Sister-in-law, don't get distracted."

"Keep your back straight, look straight ahead, and use your arms to generate power."

Jiang Ninghui was held in his arms, with Pei Duo's taut arms on either side.

She saw Young Master Pei guide her hand to draw the bow fully; his two palms contained immense and powerful strength.

Two arrows, gleaming with a cold light, were aimed at two wolves in the distance. The taut bowstrings made a buzzing sound that vibrated in Jiang Ninghui's eardrums. She felt a sense of fear and couldn't help but squint her eyes, afraid that the bowstrings would snap and hit her in the face.

"Whoosh—"

The arrow shot out of the bow with a sharp clang.

At the same time, Jiang Ninghui heard Pei Duo's deliberately lowered voice.

"sister in law."

“I heard what you and your brother said at the ferry that day.”

"I know all the secrets you've been trying to hide."

The young man's lips almost bit Jiang Ninghui's reddened earlobe, his scalding breath coming straight at her.

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Author's Note: There will be another update at midnight tonight, and there will be a red envelope in this chapter! [Sprinkling flowers]