light rain

The next day it rained lightly,

The air is filled with the fragrance of earth.

Tai Shi Zheng opened her eyes in a daze from the couch and was surprised to find that she was resting her head on Cui Zhijun's heaving chest.

She couldn't remember how she'd gotten to her bed last night, much less how she'd changed into her pajamas. But as long as the person lying beside her was Cui Zhijun, what was there to dwell on? Zheng simply raised her head to glance at Cui Zhijun's clear, fair jawline, then contentedly reached out and hugged him.

I wish I could bury my whole body in his arms.

But Cui Zhijun suddenly felt the air was thinning as he slept. He felt as if someone was holding him tightly, making it hard for him to breathe.

"Cough..." Cui Zhiyun's throat was dry.

He suddenly opened his eyes, and when he saw the person in front of him, he couldn't help but call out, "Xiao Zheng, let go."

Tai Shi Zheng thought Cui Zhijun had turned against her the moment he woke up and was deliberately trying to drive her away, so she angrily said, "No."

Cui Zhijun couldn't understand her tone, but he didn't dare to push her away. He could only plead, "Madam, please spare me. I really can't breathe..."

Cui Zhijun's breath subsided as he spoke. Zheng realized she had been holding him too tightly and hurriedly let him go. But as soon as she let go, Cui Zhijun started rubbing his face. "Erlang, Erlang. Are you okay? Are you okay?"

Cui Zhijun knew she was doing this on purpose, so he gently took Taishi Zheng's hand from her face and said with a smile, "I'm fine now. If I hold you any longer, I'll be in trouble."

Zheng smiled, stood up, half-knelt beside Cui Zhijun, and asked, "Erlang, were you the one who helped me change my pajamas last night?"

"You don't remember?" Cui Zhijun turned his eyes away for a moment.

Don't remember? What does he mean...

Upon hearing this, Zheng quickly lifted the covers and looked at the two of them. She found that both she and Cui Zhijun were fully dressed, and the bed was not messed up. Besides, if something really happened last night, no matter how deep she slept, it was impossible for her not to feel anything. Seeing Taishi Zheng's reaction, Cui Zhijun was immediately filled with shame and raised his hand to hold down the covers she had lifted. "Don't look. Last night I..."

Unexpectedly, before Cui Zhijun could finish his words, Zheng's fingers pressed on his lips.

Cui Zhijun had no choice but to look at Zheng with a shy face and said to himself: "Okay, okay, Cui Erlang, you don't have to say anymore. I know everything, you don't have to be embarrassed. It's not your fault that you can't control yourself when you meet a beautiful woman like me~~"

After he finished speaking, Cui Zhijun looked shocked.

Has Taishi Zheng revealed his true form again?

He quickly removed the finger of the person in front of him and explained, "Don't think too much. I just carried you in from outside. As for your clothes, Fu Yuanzi changed them for you while I was washing in the bathroom. Could it be that Madam was sleeping so soundly? That she has no memory of it at all?"

"Ah? It's Yuanzi." Zheng was a little embarrassed.

She said, "I was so tired yesterday that I slept very soundly..."

Cui Zhijun shook his head, thinking that if he encountered danger, how could he sleep so soundly? Cui Zhijun felt helpless, but also thought his wife was adorable. "So, madam, please don't wrongly accuse me. I would never take advantage of someone in danger."

Zheng shook her head upon hearing that, and moved closer to Cui Zhijun like a happy puppy, coquettishly saying, "Yes, yes, Cui Erlang, who is he? Cui Erlang is a gentleman, a peerless gentleman as everyone says. You don't drink, you're not lustful, you're not picky about food, you're not normal—"

Cui Zhijun looked at the person in front of him who suddenly approached, and subconsciously reached out and pushed her head, "Where did you learn this?"

"What are you saying—"

Thinking back to the first time she heard this from someone else, Zheng couldn't help but want to laugh. Qi Jiami's seventh brother, although he was unreliable, told the truth this time. Zheng leaned against Cui Zhijun and rubbed, "It's a secret! I don't want to tell you~"

Cui Zhijun smiled indifferently and compromised, allowing Tai Shi Zheng to stay in his arms.

Outside, the wind and rain continued to rage. The young couple, in this season, tucked into bed together, snuggling in warmth. Zheng sniffed Cui Zhijun's delicate fragrance, playing with the strands of hair that fell across her chest, bored, "Aren't you on duty today?"

Cui Zhiyun said: "I don't have classes today, so it doesn't matter whether I go or not."

"No class? Why didn't you say so earlier!" Zheng sat up suddenly.

"I told you yesterday, but unfortunately you fell asleep. I wanted to take you out today, but it started raining again, so let's do it another day." Cui Zhijun propped up his arms and prepared to get out of bed, but someone suddenly grabbed the corner of his clothes.

Cui Zhijun looked back in confusion.

But he saw the person behind him looking at him shyly. Cui Zhijun could see that Taishi Zheng was looking at him with an ambiguous look. "Erlang, the weather is so nice today. If you really have nothing to do... do you want to..."

Zheng hesitated and her attitude was not clear.

Seems a bit hesitant.

But Cui Zhijun, who has always been "stupid", immediately understood the implication of Taishi Zheng's words today.

Cui Zhijun felt inexplicably uneasy. If he had followed his impulse that night, everything would have worked out perfectly fine. But if he had just done it out of thin air, he looked even less prepared than Taishi Zheng. He recalled how, before they got married, Yu Yuelan had tried to find him several concubines, hoping to vent her anger, but Cui Zhijun had sternly refused. Back then, Cui Zhijun had secretly believed himself to be a pure, honest person.

Unexpectedly, it failed in one day.

Cui Zhijun couldn't understand why he fell deeper and deeper into depravity after meeting Taishi Zheng...

It was a feeling difficult to describe, but whenever he met Taishi Zheng's eyes, Cui Zhijun's Adam's apple would tremble. He stared intently at his wife on the couch, and the more he tried to restrain himself, the more excited he found himself.

How could he become such a frivolous person? Or is it...that's just the way he is?

Cui Zhijun didn't dare to think about it too much.

He turned around as if possessed by a ghost and held Tai Shi Zheng's face with one hand.

Cui Zhijun gradually approached until he crawled from the bedside to Taishi Zheng's side, and then, his noses touched with hers. In their blank minds, only the other's confused eyes remained.

Zheng opened her mouth and bit the lips offered by the person in front of her, and Cui Zhijun's warm hand unconsciously moved up from the edge of her pajamas.

Then, a delicate muffled sound came from her throat, startling Zheng so much that she fell backward onto the bed. Cui Zhijun stopped moving, half-supported himself, and looked gently at Taishi Zheng's flustered face, "Xiao Zheng, if you feel bad, forget it..."

But the violent beating of his heart instantly drowned out Cui Zhijun's voice.

Zheng lowered her eyes and was speechless.

She was obviously nervous, not resisting.

At that moment, someone walked in from outside the courtyard and called out across the porch, "Second Young Master's Madam, the First Young Master's Madam asked me to ask. Didn't you say you were going to Silver Sword Residence today to try making noodles? Why haven't you come yet? Is there something going on here?"

Cui Zhijun looked at each other in silence. Zheng came to her senses after hearing what he said and cried out, "Oh no! How could I have forgotten about this!"

It was all because Cui Zhijun was so attractive that she got carried away. Qiao Zheng, with a red face, quickly said to the person outside the window: "It's okay, it's okay. Go back and ask your sister-in-law to wait for a moment. I'll be right there—"

"Are you going over now?" Cui Zhijun asked, his hand still resting on Zheng's body.

Cui Zhijun felt a fire burning beneath him, so he squeezed the object under his palm and said, "What should I do?"

Zheng felt a sudden tingling sensation on her chest from Cui Zhijun's pinch, and her scalp instantly went numb. But she, the one who had instigated the incident, feigned innocence and pleaded for mercy, "Erlang, I'm sorry, I really forgot, but I promised my sister-in-law, and I can't break my promise. We probably won't be able to finish this here for a while... How about next time, or when I get back?"

Zheng said this with a pitiful look on her face and blinked. It was the first time that Cui Zhijun was so reluctant to see Tai Shi Zheng leave.

He said, "Forget it, go ahead."

Although Cui Zhijun said this, his actions were very honest and he had no intention of letting anyone go.

Zheng wanted to get up, but she didn't dare to move. She awkwardly lowered her eyes to glance at her nightgown in front of her chest and said shyly, "I'm going to go...but Erlang, before that, can you please take out the first move?"

After the ambiguity, the impulse subsides.

Cui Zhijun calmed down, then panicked. He quickly removed his burning palm from Taishi Zheng's nightgown. Just looking at her blushing face made Cui Zhijun unable to face his own promiscuity. His throat tightened, making it impossible for him to say anything more.

Zheng took advantage of the gap to get out of bed, and Cui Zhijun immediately turned over and hid in the quilt which still had the residual warmth of both of them.

Seeing this, Zheng pushed him and said, "Erlang, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

uncomfortable?

Cui Zhijun, at such a young age, was naturally upset to be interrupted like this. How could he feel comfortable?

But who asked Cui Zhijun to endure it?

He shook his head and said, "Madam, go ahead. It's going to rain today. Remember to bring an umbrella."

Zheng smiled knowingly as she stood by the bed. Previously, only her father would show such care and reminders, but now that person had become Cui Zhijun. Leaning over him and giving him a light kiss on the side of his face, Zheng simply said, "Then wait until I come back."

Cui Zhiyun stopped talking.

He listened to the door behind him open and close, the light in his eyes dimming from bright to dark. Subconsciously, he reached out the hand that had touched Taishi Zheng, his brows etched with surprise. Cui Zhijun recalled that feeling, a surge of excitement, even a sense of shamelessness for breaking the rules.

In the darkness, there are countless people.

But only Taishi Zheng possessed such magical power, arousing his desire. It was like a gentleman walking forward, upright and free of distractions. All of this became empty talk.

Cui Zhiyun couldn't believe it.

Outside the window, the rain continued. As a paper umbrella was held high and hurried across the courtyard, Cui Zhijun could no longer hold back. After the silence, he opened the door, looked at the puppy that rushed to his feet, and said, "Let's go, Cuocuo, we have nothing to do. Let's go find A Niang——"

The puppy barked in agreement.

After a long time, Cui Zhijun put on the straw raincoat specially prepared for Cuo Cuo by Aunt Wu, and then the man and the dog walked out of the elegant hall.

-

I walked slowly on the road holding an umbrella. The wind and rain in Bianjing City were very cold in winter.

Cuo Cuo happily stepped around in the puddle. Cui Zhijun was really worried that it would catch a cold and cause Tai Shi Zheng to worry if it got sick. So he leaned over and picked it up.

Unexpectedly, just as Cui Zhijun bent down, someone on the opposite path saw him, secretly closed their umbrella and threw it into the flowers. Then, they pretended to hold their forehead to block the rain. Their voice was delicate and weak, and they coughed a few times repeatedly, saying: "Oh... Why does it rain so suddenly in Bianjing? I went out today and put on a beautiful flower in my hair, and I just changed into a new dress. What will I do if they get wet~"

Zou Shuangqiao deliberately left his elder sister behind and went out today, wanting to explore the way on his own.

Unexpectedly, she also happened to run into Cui Zhijun. Zou Shuangqiao felt like she was being helped by God, as if the heavens were partial to her.

Why don’t you just take down the person in front of you easily?

You know, in Ji County, the line of men who wanted to marry Zou Shuangqiao almost stretched to the middle of the creek outside the county. And when she came to the capital, all the talented and charming men on the road to Bianjing threw flirtatious glances at her. Besides her good looks, what else could be so special about the person before her?

Zou Shuangqiao was full of confidence, but was drenched by the cold rain.

Look, after Cui Zhijun picked up Cuo Cuo, he walked straight past Zou Shuangqiao without any intention of stopping to talk to him.

Zou Shuangqiao was extremely surprised.

She wondered how this man could remain indifferent when he saw the young woman soaking wet in the rain. Did he even know what it meant to be gentle and considerate towards a woman?

Or did Cui Zhijun never see him?

Zou Shuangqiao's shamelessness was truly admirable. After brushing past him, she lifted her skirt and ran after him. Without Cui Zhiyun's consent, she forced herself under his umbrella and said coquettishly, "Brother Yun, I forgot to bring my umbrella when I went out. Could you give me a ride?"