Chapter 30 "Unsatisfied Desires"

Chapter Thirty: "Unfulfilled Desires"

With his handsome features magnified before her eyes, Li Yue could only close them.

He put one arm around her waist, and raised the other hand, his fingertips touching her chin, making her look up slightly.

Without any suspense, the next moment, the man's hot, thin lips covered her soft lips.

His unique, fiery aura made Li Yue's heart stop beating. She almost held her breath, feeling his dry, passionate lips press against hers, then gently yet forcefully suckle.

I'm gentle because I'm afraid of hurting her, and I'm strong because I'm afraid of losing her.

Time seemed to stand still, even the cold wind blowing outside the window seemed to stop.

Li Yue had thought about what it would feel like to kiss him, and she had thought about it many times. Only now did she truly understand what it would feel like. It was the same as she had imagined, yet it was also somewhat different.

She froze, unsure how to respond to his kiss, but she wanted to experience more.

The man's lips changed from gently sucking to holding them in his mouth. He wanted to bite one of her lips so that she would let go.

Just as Li Yue was about to respond, the door creaked open, and her cousin's voice rang out as he returned from school: "Sis—"

She was startled, quickly pulled away from his kiss, and pushed him away.

Ling Jianwei was caught off guard and pushed away. She frowned and clicked her tongue.

How could a brat suddenly appear and interrupt their good time?

The brat even walked to the door and called out, "Sister, I'm calling you. I just ran into your wife, and she said you're home."

Ling Jianwei was furious. She turned around, grabbed his head, and dragged him into the living room: "You brat, can't you call me brother-in-law?"

My younger cousin, who's still in elementary school, chuckled and called out, "Brother-in-law."

Li Yue took the opportunity to stroke her lips that he had kissed, and it seemed that the soft and sucking sensation still lingered on them.

My first kiss was interrupted! How annoying!

The current situation is that they kissed.

But it's practically the same as not being related at all.

She was a little annoyed and stuffed the clothes into her luggage bag. Ling Jianwei walked in, glanced at them, and asked with a smile, "You stuffed them all in at once?"

"Otherwise, we'll just have to fold it again when we take it out later anyway."

Ling Jianwei scrutinized her with sharp eyes, seemingly lost in thought: "What was that word called again?"

Li Yue looked at him: "What word?"

Ling Jianwei deliberately leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Unsatisfied."

Li Yue was so angry that she punched him with her fist.

He didn't look away; he stared straight at her.

Li Yue ignored him, stuffed all the clothes inside, then her personal belongings, and finally zipped it up. Ling Jianwei took the initiative to lift it up: "Is that all?"

"Um."

She didn't have much luggage; the best outfit she had for winter was what she was wearing.

Li Yue gave her cousin a few words of advice, telling him to study hard.

My cousin asked, "Will you come back in the future?"

"Of course I'll come back. I'll come back to see you whenever I have time."

My cousin then nodded and said okay.

As she left the family compound, Li Yue couldn't help but look back one last time.

Ling Jianwei asked, "You can't bear to part with it?"

She personally didn't have much of an emotional connection to this place, so she shook her head: "Not really."

"Why do you seem so reluctant to part with it?"

Li Yue said seriously, "If one day in the future I have a falling out with you, we have a fight, and I want to go back to my parents' home, I can only go back here."

He laughed even harder: "You want me to argue with you? Is that even possible?"

"That's hard to say."

"If you really have a fight, you can kick me out of bed and make me sleep on the floor, but don't go back to your parents' house."

"Why?"

"If you come back, where will you stay? I'll have to worry about whether you'll sleep in the living room."

Li Yue realized that, yes, once she left, her cousin would also go to the countryside, their room would be given to her younger cousin, and her older cousin's room would be converted into a wedding room.

She gritted her teeth: "What if we argue and I don't want to see you?"

He took her hand, pursed his lips, and his eyes were incredibly gentle: "But I want to see you, what should I do?"

Looking at the gentleness in the man's eyes, Li Yue hardened her heart: "Whatever."

"ungrateful."

After walking a few steps, Ling Jianwei suddenly remembered something: "Your cousin's uncle and aunt haven't met my parents yet, so basically, it's like neither set of parents has met. Don't you think it's too casual for you to just come with me like this?"

Ling Yue explained, "I asked them, and they probably felt a bit awkward meeting such important people as your parents, so they simply declined. I think it's fine to keep things simple like this."

Ling Jianwei sighed: "You really don't want anything?"

Li Yue said, "This kind of period is quite special, after all."

"Oh, just me?"

After being teased so much, Li Yue looked at the man and simply nodded, "Mm."

Ling Jianwei: "..."

They were waiting for the bus by the roadside when a man walked by and stared straight at Li Yue. Li Yue looked back at him, and Ling Jianwei noticed him too, nudging her with his hand.

Li Yue then remembered that the other party was Li Dongping.

The childhood friend whom the original owner had a crush on.

She had almost forgotten about him after just over a month apart.

Although there had been some unpleasantness before, she didn't hold a grudge, after all, she wasn't the original owner of this body. Just as she was about to smile and greet him, the man beside her grabbed her hand and took the initiative to greet Li Dongping: "What a coincidence, we just got our marriage certificate and came over to move our things."

Li Dongping was surprised for a moment, but then he thought, this was bound to happen sooner or later.

He's heard a lot about her lately.

"Really? Congratulations!" Li Dongping said awkwardly. "I'm about to head up ahead. I'll contact you again when I have time."

Seeing that he was eager to leave, probably because he didn't want to be stimulated again, Li Yue felt a little emotional.

Ling Jianwei's tone was sarcastic: "What are you looking over there for? Your wife is right here."

Li Yue suppressed a laugh and suddenly felt that Ling Jianwei really was a jealous person.

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Back in the compound, the Ling family was bustling with activity today. In addition to Ling's parents, Ling's eldest sister came with her husband and two children. Her maternal grandfather and an uncle from Beijing also came. The two of them were busy in the kitchen.

Ling Jianwei's older brother and sister-in-law live in other places, otherwise the house would be even more lively.

Ling's mother bought them some candy and asked them to distribute it to the neighbors.

On the way, they ran into Aunt Yu again. She asked if they were going to hold a banquet. Ling Jianwei replied, "There's no time for a banquet. We'll just have a meal at home. We have to go back to camp tomorrow."

Aunt Yu: "Isn't this too rushed?"

"If we don't go back to camp soon, things over there can't be delayed any longer."

Aunt Yu then said, "If that's the case, then let's have a proper ceremony at the military base. After all, it's a joyous occasion."

"..."

After handing out wedding candies and returning home, Ling Jianwei rolled up her sleeves and went to the kitchen to help. Her maternal grandfather scolded her, "Jianwei, you need to learn how to cook properly. That way, you'll at least have some decent dishes to serve your wife."

Ling Jianwei said, "Can't I go back to camp and learn again? Besides, how could I possibly make her angry?"

Grandpa said, "That's hard to say. Even the most loving couples have their disagreements. You two are out of town, and Grandpa isn't around. Otherwise, if you upset her, I might beat you up."

Li Yue, who was listening nearby, laughed and said, "Grandpa, if he provokes me, I'll write it down and write to you. When we get back to the capital, can you get together and beat him up?"

The old man nodded: "I think it's a good idea."

At the family dinner, Ling Jianwei and Li Yue inevitably drank some alcohol. Ling Jianwei drank baijiu (Chinese liquor), while Li Yue drank beer. After two glasses, her cheeks turned red.

She didn't dare drink anymore, but Ling Jianwei was toasted by his maternal grandfather, uncle, and brother-in-law in turn. In addition, today was the auspicious day for getting their marriage certificate, so he didn't refuse.

She didn't know how much alcohol he could hold, but Li Yue figured the bed would reek of alcohol that night, and she definitely wouldn't be able to stand it. They lived in a two-story house, and Ling Jianwei's room was on the second floor. When they went upstairs, Li Yue felt his legs were weak.

She followed him into the room and saw him slumped on the bed. Li Yue found herself getting angry with him.

She really dislikes alcoholics.

I patiently wrung out a damp towel and wiped his face. He just lay down on the bed, his eyes slightly red, looking at me with a drunken, hazy gaze. His eyes looked even more like peach blossom eyes, full of spring water, glistening with moisture.

As Li Yue wiped his face with a towel, his burning hand grasped her wrist, and he laughed like a child: "Tonight is our wedding night."

"Who wants to share a wedding night with you, you drunkard? I don't want to sleep in the same room as a drunkard," Li Yue said irritably.

However, he still had a sense of logic: "Where are you going to throw me on our wedding night? This is not a good sign."

After saying that, he grabbed her waist and hugged her tightly. Li Yue was caught off guard and did not know that he was so strong. He pulled her down onto the bed and even turned her over. When she came to her senses, she found herself pinned down by him.

Li Yue: "..."

The man's heavy body and immense strength were simply beyond her resistance. Li Yue pushed him away in frustration: "I don't like the smell of alcohol in the bed."

He propped himself up with his hands, not pressing her down too much, and replied, "I'm not drunk. Today is a special day for us, so I had a couple of drinks, but this little bit of alcohol is nothing."

Li Yue: "Oh, so you're a heavy drinker? You drink all the time?"

"I wouldn't call myself a heavy drinker, I take after my dad. But I don't like drinking, and I avoid it if I can. Alcohol damages the brain, and I really hate that feeling of being mentally unclear."

Li Yue paused for a moment, thinking that he still had some sense of propriety: "But you still smell of alcohol on you."

"Why don't you just take a shower?" he said, a knowing glint in his eyes. "Or, shall we shower together?"

Li Yue pushed him hard, and he fell back onto the bed.

"You wish! I'll wash up first, you can rest for a while before you go wash up."

He nodded and said okay. Later, he lay on the bed and watched her look for her clothes and prepare to wash up. He then propped his head up and laughed, "I was dreaming. Just so you know, we're a proper married couple."

Li Yue ignored her, grabbed her sweater and change of clothes, left the room, and poured two kettles of hot water in the bathroom on the second floor to wash up.

Amidst the misty steam, Li Yue rubbed her skin.

Suddenly, everything felt so unreal.

She actually ended up living with Ling Jianwei in the Ling family home, becoming his wife, and was even going to sleep in the same bed with him from now on.

They will also experience marital relations together...

The thought sent shivers down her spine. She wished they could follow the traditional approach of dating for a while before getting married, like when he kissed her that afternoon—gradual and unhurried. She would find that approach more acceptable.

Suddenly, it fast-forwarded to sharing a bed, and who knows, he might take my virginity tonight...

Ugh, as a modern person, she can't really accept it.

After struggling for a long time, Li Yue slowly finished washing up and returned to her room.

The moment Ling Jianwei saw her, she asked curiously, "Why do you look so pale? Did you drink too much and throw up?"

“No,” Li Yue said.

"Then what?"

Li Yue smiled and said, "It's nothing. Go take a shower. The water in the kitchen on the first floor should be ready."

Ling Jianwei: "..."

When she entered the bedroom again, the man no longer smelled of alcohol that had upset her. He had taken a shower, washed his hair, and brushed his teeth, feeling completely refreshed.

Li Yue had already lain down in a large floral quilt with dragon and phoenix patterns in a Northeastern style, lying on her side with her face facing inwards, half of her face still covered by the quilt.

Seeing this, Ling Jianwei frowned, lifted a corner of the blanket, sat down, and leaned against the headboard.

"Asleep?" He shook her through the blanket.

"No," Li Yue grunted.

"Then sit up?"

"What?" Li Yue asked, puzzled.

When she realized what was happening, he had already picked her up in a princess carry and placed her on his lap, then pulled the blanket up around her.

Li Yue: "?"

The man smiled gently at her with clear eyes: "Chat with me for a while, we can just have a pure chat under the covers."

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