Chapter 19 His inexplicable jealousy.

He had no recollection of it at all, yet the traces before his eyes were vivid and clear.

Was it put up on their wedding night?

It looked like a hickey, but he rarely kissed her. On their wedding night, he was so angry that he inexplicably sealed her lips with his, but that was as punishment, not out of lust.

That's all.

Why does the red plum blossom behind her ear look so much like a kiss mark?

He didn't remember kissing Ji Wanyuan on the back of her neck.

Could it be that she... got it while having empathy with another man?

Thinking of this possibility, Wen Qiyan's gaze instantly turned icy, as if it were filled with ice, as if he wanted to slowly torture someone.

Not only did Ji Wanyuan feel a chill run down her spine from his gaze, but even Madam Wen, who was standing next to her, was frightened.

What's wrong with him?

Seeing Wen Qiyan's face turn cold and sullen, I don't know why he lost his temper so easily. He just promised not to do it again, but he showed such a fierce expression to the Ji family girl.

Ji Wanyuan was fiddling with the small sachet at her waist, waiting for Wen Qiyan to give her a polite but insincere response to Madam Wen's words, but she didn't expect him to go crazy again.

She was really scared. Although she didn't get along with Madam Wen, she still instinctively hid behind Madam Wen.

After all, this is Wen Qiyan's biological mother.

If Wen Qiyan really wanted to eat people, Madam Wen would always stop him.

Ji Wanyuan shrank back like a little turtle, looking so cowardly and weak that it seemed as if she had really done something to wrong him.

But she was just flustered and scared.

Wen Qiyan narrowed his eyes and stared intently at her.

Watching her shrink back behind Madam Wen, her hands unconsciously gripping Madam Wen's collar, her face mostly hidden, her eyes starting to dart around and stare at him.

"Qi Yan!" Madam Wen called out to him.

The man's eyelashes fluttered, and in the blink of an eye, his gaze had returned to its indifferent state.

He bowed to Ji Wanyuan, who was hiding behind Madam Wen.

He said expressionlessly, "I had to leave to handle some official business yesterday. I hope...my wife will forgive me."

My lady...?

Ji Wanyuan couldn't help but feel a chill.

When she deliberately disgusted Wen Qiyan by calling him "husband," was Wen Qiyan also disgusted by it?

Her lips twitched as she forcefully suppressed the discomfort rising in her heart.

She couldn't tell if it was embarrassment or the cold look on the man's face that made her want to vomit, but she just felt like throwing up.

Ji Wanyuan remained silent for a long time.

Madam Wen glared at Wen Qiyan with annoyance. Couldn't she at least try to be a little more considerate and make an excuse?

What business is it? He went to the guest room, not the study!

But it's always better to say something to express your apology than to remain silent.

What a nemesis!

Although Wen Qiyan was usually indifferent to others, he never frowned or had a cold face all the time.

He loses his composure whenever he encounters this eldest daughter of the Ji family, who happens to be a spoiled and arrogant person.

Madam Wen sighed inwardly, turned her head, put on a smiling face, took Ji Wanyuan's wrist, patted the back of her hand, and continued along with Wen Qiyan's words, telling her not to be angry, to be more tolerant, that it was all Wen Qiyan's fault, and that he would definitely correct himself in the future.

Correction? Just now, all she asked him to do was pretend to say a few nice words, it was just a formality, and he acted like he was about to snap her neck with a cold face.

Ji Wanyuan didn't want to bring this up again, lest the man in front of her go crazy again. She quickly nodded and said it was nothing. She was also at fault for not being considerate of Wen Qiyan in time. She should have waited for him yesterday. She also promised to take better care of him in the future and not to say anything carelessly when she got home.

Not only does she not speak carelessly, but she has also instructed all her maids to ensure that none of them will gossip and ruin the relationship between the two families.

"It's such a small matter in the bedroom that you're worried about, Mother-in-law. It's all because I'm young and ignorant and didn't do well. Don't worry, I will do my best to make up for it."

Mrs. Wen, “…” The eldest daughter of the Ji family is so compliant that no one can find fault with her; her words are too smooth.

“You’re a good boy…” Mrs. Wen chuckled.

Wen Qiyan looked at her feigned smile.

Ji Wanyuan noticed, and deepened her smile as she faced him, their eyes meeting.

In her heart, however, she was cursing, "What are you looking at, you stinky man!"

After all that commotion, they finally got into the carriage and went back to their parents' home.

Ji Wanyuan didn't want to sit with Wen Qiyan in the same room, but she couldn't avoid it either.

Fortunately, the carriage was large and spacious enough.

Wen Qiyan sat on one side, and she moved to the other side, not wanting to get close to him.

The people around him remained silent, creating an eerie silence.

All that could be heard was the sound of the carriage wheels rolling.

Wen Qiyan was not used to such tranquility, especially with Ji Wanyuan beside him.

She didn't speak, nor did she even glance at him. She stared straight ahead, her gaze seemingly fixed.

The man, engrossed in his book, turned the pages while his gaze almost imperceptibly drifted forward.

There was nothing there where her gaze fell.

So what is Ji Wanyuan looking at?

Curiosity, doubt, and a sense of the eeriness drove him to look at her more and more out of the corner of his eye, and he noticed that she seemed to be lost in thought, and he didn't know what she was thinking.

After getting into the carriage, she took off her cloak and handed it to the maid who was accompanying her.

It's currently hot, and to accommodate this delicate young lady, an enamel five-bat windmill and ice were placed on the table inside the carriage.

The thin fabric of the ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) made her beautiful and graceful figure even more apparent.

She's still very young. If you didn't know she was pregnant, you wouldn't be able to tell she's almost two months along.

The windmill turned, and a faint breeze carrying the coolness of ice blew behind her ears.

Although Ji Wanyuan had tied all her hair up after getting married, a lot of soft downy hairs still fell down her temples and were being swayed by the breeze.

Apart from the area on the back of her neck, he did not see any other marks on her body.

It seems that he lost his temper on his wedding night and accidentally left it behind.

Ji Wanyuan has been resting at home during her pregnancy and has not had any contact with other men, so how could there be anything going on?

Moreover, she was a virgin when she was with him, and he witnessed her first bleeding with his own eyes. He also personally experienced the cramped and hot discomfort of their encounter.

Putting aside these practical matters, she has always been devoted to him and pursued him year after year. How could she have an affair with someone else?

That's impossible.

Back when he had no intimate relationship with Ji Wanyuan, she approached him with enthusiasm and abandon, completely unaware of how reckless, frivolous, and foolish some of her actions were. In addition, she often associated with those playboys and dissolute young men like Fang Chao.

His friends and colleagues had gossiped about Ji Wanyuan because she frequently got close to him. Although he didn't respond or say anything, he overheard a few words.

They say that Ji Wanyuan is so enthusiastic about matters between men and women that she has probably already...experienced such matters.

Otherwise, how could she have such a good figure? It's almost too good.

Unmarried noble ladies from prominent families in the capital are often frail and gentle, like willow branches swaying in the breeze. Even if they are not frail, they are still... quite normal.

But Ji Wanyuan was different. Not only was she spoiled and arrogant, but she also had a bright and flamboyant appearance and a captivating figure.

He used to dismiss it, but now he finds it disgusting that his colleagues gossiping about it are disgusting, as is Ji Wanyuan, who is being discussed.

But after actually having sex with her, I realized that she was innocent and that her outstanding figure was natural, not something she had achieved through any means.

Even after thinking it through, Wen Qiyan still felt a sense of estrangement from his anger at home.

He didn't know why he was angry.

So what if Ji Wanyuan has an affair? What business is it of his? Why is he so angry?

Perhaps it was fate that brought them together, for she was now his wife.

He has always been a clean freak and dislikes his belongings being tainted by other people's scents, let alone touching them excessively.

"..."

Ji Wanyuan's wariness of Wen Qiyan had soared to an extremely acute level after their first two "encounters".

Even though Wen Qiyan's peripheral vision was discreet, she still noticed it because he lingered for too long.

She rested her chin on her hands and turned her head slightly to look at him.

It was at that very moment that the man averted his gaze, stopped looking, and unconsciously composed himself.

Ji Wanyuan couldn't keep up the act any longer; whenever she was with him, she would always look at him.

"..."

Little did he know that the other women no longer appreciated his handsome appearance, marveled at his outstanding qualities, or were completely enamored with him as before.

Instead, she wondered if Wen Qiyan was sizing her up.

Why are you looking her up and down?

Ji Wanyuan was puzzled. Could it be that Wen Qiyan had seen through some flaw?

Impossible, she didn't say a word.

Just now, she was still thinking about how to remind her father to be careful of the Wen family and the Emperor after she got home, and to be careful in his future actions so that no one could find fault with him.

Because she has never been particularly bright, and she can't speak too directly, mainly because she can't arouse suspicion from Wen Qiyan, who is traveling with her, and at the same time, she has to convince her father, which is quite difficult.

Hopefully, everything will go smoothly.

She sighed inwardly.

Today, their beloved daughter is returning home to visit her parents. Prime Minister Ji and his wife have already prepared everything at home and are waiting for her.

The Wen family's carriage had just come to a stop when Madam Ji went down the steps to greet them.

Upon lifting the carriage curtain and seeing her mother, Ji Wanyuan felt a lump in her throat and, disregarding that she was still outside, jumped and rushed into Madam Ji's arms.

Sobbing and snuggling in Madam Ji's arms, she choked out that she missed her so much that she couldn't eat, couldn't sleep well at night, and had lost weight.

Madam Ji stroked her head, then looked her over and said that she had really lost weight, even her wrists were thinner.

Following behind, Wen Qiyan, who had been frowning in displeasure at Ji Wanyuan's dangerous act of jumping off the carriage, saw Ji Wanyuan act like a cat, naturally flirting with someone, before he could even say anything.

Her tone was incredibly coquettish, completely different from the way she had hugged his waist, nestled against his chest, and whimpered that it hurt so much that he should be gentler.

This was a Ji Wanyuan he had never heard of or seen before.

Her clingy nature, tinged with spoiled arrogance, didn't annoy him; instead, it intrigued him.

His gaze didn't leave her for a moment.

"Yuanmei." A soft voice called from the head of the table.

Wen Qiyan looked up first, following the sound, and saw not only Prime Minister Ji and his adopted son Ji Lingyue, but also a man beside them.

Yes… Prime Minister Ji carefully selected and trained Ji Wanyuan, preparing her to become a son-in-law in the Ji family.

He Xun was highly praised even by his father and friends.

A note from the author:

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