Chapter 42: Calming Mr. Jiang's Anger

By the time Jiang Shibai finished his long cold shower, Xu Xian had already dried his hair and was rummaging through the closet.

"What are you looking for?" Jiang Shibai wiped his hair with a towel in one hand and looked at the open door of the cloakroom in confusion.

The man regained his usual calm and composure, with an indifferent expression, as if it was not him who was forbearing in the bedroom a few minutes ago.

Xu Xian straightened her waist, and her slender waist seemed even slimmer as she put her hands on her hips, making her look thinner.

The graceful figure is faintly visible under the white silk strapless nightgown.

"Do you have any extra quilts?"

She searched around but couldn't find a quilt or even a blanket in the closet.

Jiang Shibai paused in wiping the water droplets. "Mrs. Jiang, are you planning to sleep in separate beds? There's no extra bed in the bedroom, and the sofa can't accommodate one person."

He knew that he had scared her just now. Now thinking about it, he was indeed irrational and driven completely by desire. He never thought that there would be a day when he would lose his self-control.

Xu Xian looked at him dimly, a sly look flashing in his eyes, "Who said to sleep on the bed or the sofa? You sleep on the floor."

She made the decision unilaterally.

Jiang Shibai: “???”

"How can you bear to treat your new husband like this? Winter is almost here and the floor is cold. What if I get sick?" Jiang Shibai had an innocent look on his face, and his usually shrewd eyes revealed a hint of grievance.

His pitiful expression did not move Xu Xian's heart, which was harder than stone.

"Why would you be so reluctant? This is to calm Mr. Jiang down!" Xu Xian said logically, "so that he won't lose control like before."

She tilted her head, her voice full of provocation, her eyes indifferent, as if she was really thinking about Jiang Shibai.

"Ha!" Jiang Shibai pulled off the towel from his head and laughed lazily, "Then Mrs. Jiang's plan will fail. There is nothing here that you want."

Xu Xian immediately raised his leg upon hearing this, "Then I'll go get the servants to get it."

When passing by Jiang Shibai, he grabbed her wrist with his big, bony hand, pulled her with a little force, and brought her directly into his arms.

Xu Xian's back was firmly pressed against the man's hard chest, and her entire body was almost wrapped in his arms. The faint fragrance from his body wafted into her nostrils.

"What are you doing?" Xu Xian struggled to break free and found that her waist and arms were being held tighter.

A deep voice came from above his head. Jiang Shibai lowered his head slightly and whispered in her ear, "Are you trying to spread rumors that our husband and wife are not harmonious?"

"This is the old house. Countless eyes are watching our every word and action. If you don't want grandma to know tomorrow that we sleep on separate quilts, Mrs. Jiang should just stay quiet."

Xu Xian tilted her head slightly to avoid his hot breath. She always felt her earlobes tingling, and her legs went weak every time he was aroused.

"Are you threatening me?"

Who stipulates that couples must love each other without any doubt?

"Mrs. Jiang, do you want to break the original agreement?" Jiang Shibai raised his voice and caressed the protruding part of her wrist bone in a good mood. "I don't mind, but I'm worried that you don't want to make it public."

He can't wait to make it public!

Xu Xian's body stiffened, and she completely lost the confidence she had just now. She and Jiang Shibai had indeed agreed that the condition for their secret marriage was to pretend to be affectionate in front of others.

But now she found that it was really hard to pretend to be in love, and even her secret marriage became shaken.

After a while, Xu Xian waved away Jiang Shibai's hand, his cheeks puffed up slightly, like an angry little dolphin.

"If you don't want it, then don't take it."

Well! She has no spine.

"But we don't interfere with each other, so don't cross the line." Xu Xian looked at him as if he was guarding against a thief, his eyes full of vigilance.

She was really scared when she leaned against the wall just now. She was afraid that the horny man would come to her again while she was sleeping.

Jiang Shibai chuckled helplessly at the sight, his thin lips curled up slightly, "Don't worry, Madam Jiang, I'm not such a beast as to force you."

There's something else behind his words.

This means that Xu Xian was a beast at first.

Xu Xian snorted softly and muttered, "You may not be so sure."

Given his criminal record, Xu Xian didn't believe his lies at all.

She would not be at all reassured if he went wild at night.

But no matter how worried she was, she still lay down on the bed with the man. They lay straight, like two corpses that could only roll their eyes. They didn't speak and didn't turn off the lights.

The atmosphere in the room was strangely quiet, even awkward.

Xu Xian's body was almost touching the edge of the bed. If he turned over in his sleep, he might fall to the ground.

The next second, a long arm appeared from her slender waist, and a big hand lightly grasped her waist, easily pulling her to the middle of the bed.

Xu Xian suddenly turned over passively and screamed subconsciously.

"ah--"

She was still in shock when the man held her in his arms, fitting her tightly together. The smell of the sunshine in the quilt blended with the fragrance of his body, and the smell was very soothing.

Xu Xian came back to his senses and placed his arms between the two of them, saying angrily, "You've crossed the line."

After saying that, she raised her eyes and could only see his protruding Adam's apple and sharp jaw. There was a light blue stubble on his chin, revealing a bit of the sexiness of a mature man.

She swallowed reluctantly.

What's wrong with wanting to bite his Adam's apple?

The fierce tone has no deterrent effect in the ambiguous environment, and it seems more like flirting.

Jiang Shibai's Adam's apple rolled up and down, and the sound escaped from his throat, "I don't want to hear Mrs. Jiang's screams in the middle of the night."

As soon as he finished speaking, he stretched out his arm, and the switch on the bedside made a sound. The light above his head went out instantly, and the blackout curtains were drawn tightly, leaving no light in the room.

In a dark environment, people's senses are constantly amplified. The breathing sounds of the two people are intertwined and even have the same frequency. When they are close, Xu Xian seems to be able to hear his steady heartbeat.

Her mind was still filled with the image of his Adam's apple rolling when he spoke, and a blush slowly crept up her cheeks. If there had been no light, she would have hidden under the quilt long ago.

Too shameful.

After a while, the way they were hugging each other made her uncomfortable, so she pulled away slightly.

Jiang Shibai didn't force her. He withdrew his arm from her waist and they both lay flat on their backs, neither too far nor too close, a distance that was just right.

After an unknown amount of time, Xu Xian's desire to count sheep in her mind became weaker and weaker. A sense of chaos suddenly came over her, and her breathing became steady.

After noticing her breathing had stabilized for several minutes, Jiang Shibai whispered, "Xianxian? Mrs. Jiang?"

"Good boy?"

Seeing no one responding, Jiang Shibai was completely sure that she was asleep. He turned over and locked his dark eyes on her accurately in the dark night. He identified the position of her face by the direction of her breathing and touched her lips twice with his fingers.

"Xianxian, good night!"

After saying that, he leaned over and gave her a passionate kiss on her smooth forehead. It was not filled with any complicated desires, just a simple goodnight kiss.