Chapter 60 Water Lily He gently kissed her: "Call me."...

When Cui Yiluo returned to Jixuezhai, she glanced at the time and estimated that Jiang Yunjin would not be able to return to the manor for a while. He probably wouldn't ask where she had gone. He never cared about such things, and he would never waste his precious attention, which should be spent on official duties, on unimportant matters.

She stood in the courtyard, the bedroom door in front of her tightly closed.

Before entering the room, she instructed Lilan, "I'll rest for a while. Call me when it's time for dinner."

She clearly had some guesses about the outcome of what happened back then, but now that she was truly about to uncover the truth, she felt a little afraid to lift the veil covering it. For a moment, she was suddenly dazed, wondering how long she had been walking alone, as if there was no one else by her side except for Lilan.

Sometimes she felt lonely and yearned, otherwise how could she have felt such a faint hope for Jiang Yunjin?

But she had to face it alone.

Suppressing the bitterness in her heart, Cui Yiluo slowly pushed open the door and entered the room.

They should be able to rest for another half an hour.

As she thought about it, she lifted the embroidered curtain. Now that winter had arrived, the bamboo curtains in the room had been replaced with thick, warm brocade curtains with floral patterns, which covered the scene inside the room even more completely.

The embroidered curtain was parted, revealing a corner of the couch by the window. Seeing the familiar snow-white embroidered pine and bamboo patterned hem of her dress, Cui Yiluo paused for a moment, then quickly looked up.

Suddenly, something entered the man's dark hair and his eyes, which were filled with turbulent waves.

"Husband?"

Cui Yiluo said softly, almost unconsciously.

Jiang Yunjin had changed out of his official robes and was sitting upright on the couch by the window. However, the teacup on the small table was still upside down on the sandalwood tray, and there were no books on the table.

He did nothing, as if he had come here specifically to wait for her.

He responded and then said nothing more.

After a moment of silence in the room, Cui Yiluo felt puzzled. He sat there like a wooden statue in front of the couch, seemingly lost in thought. How was she supposed to get on the couch and rest?

But she was so tired that she no longer wanted to care about Jiang Yunjin.

She didn't glance at him again, not even once, and walked straight past the couch to the wooden clothes rack next to the bed where her nightgowns were placed.

Suddenly my waist tightened.

Before she could react, the scene before her suddenly changed, and she fell into a broad embrace, where warmth clung tightly to her, as if unwilling to give up.

His arms were firmly wrapped around her slender waist, and Cui Yiluo was held in his arms, sitting on his strong, taut legs, unable to move.

She looked at Jiang Yunjin with barely concealed surprise.

She used to be the one to cling to him; if she sat on his lap, he would only coldly rebuke her and tell her to get off. Could it be that because they haven't touched each other at all these past two days, not even kissed, he couldn't restrain himself anymore?

After breaking his vows and no longer adhering to the rule of not having sex twice a night, does he intend to completely indulge himself?

He would never have taken the initiative to be so intimate with her before.

Cui Yiluo pretended not to know, blinked her eyes in confusion, and asked, "What do you mean by this, husband?"

His gaze was fixed on her face as he asked softly, "Did you just leave the manor?"

Cui Yiluo's body stiffened, and alarm bells went off in her mind instantly.

She observed Jiang Yunjin's expression, maintaining a calm demeanor, and said casually, "Yes, I went to Minghua Pavilion and had a few winter clothes made."

She wasn't afraid of Jiang Yunjin's investigation; she had indeed ordered several sets of winter clothes from Minghua Pavilion.

The man's eyes suddenly darkened.

Just as Cui Yiluo was wondering if he had noticed something amiss, her chin was suddenly lifted up by slender fingers.

When her lips were sucked and bitten, a slight pain made Cui Yilu instinctively cry out, but it was quickly drowned out.

She instinctively tried to dodge, but her jaw was firmly gripped, and she couldn't even close her lips. She was forced to open her jaw and endure the impact, and tears welled up in her eyes and spread to the corners of her lips.

He placed his other hand on her waist, stroking it gently.

After several encounters, and with his exceptional intelligence, he had come to understand her very well. Before long, she was powerless to resist and was helplessly held in his arms and kissed.

Perhaps because he had abstained from sex for a few days, his attack this time was so fierce that it seemed like a fight to the death, and Cui Yiluo had no way to resist.

The aroma of creamy cheese wafts through the air as slender fingers trace its path.

But she soon lost her voice and could only sob. At this moment, he seemed to regain some conscience, and with his other hand he gently stroked her protruding and trembling shoulder blades, patting them a few times as if to comfort her, but the rest was merciless.

He's gone mad.

She didn't seduce him at all, yet he did it on his own initiative.

At the last moment before climbing up, Cui Yilu thought, he was driven by lust, and she had no feelings for him either. It was just a matter of each taking what they needed. There was nothing wrong with that. In the past, had they ever acted out of love?

There isn't one at all.

She felt heavy-hearted, but when he held her in his arms, she felt a reckless urge to throw everything away and be carefree.

Cui Yiluo felt much better, but soon lost her senses again, her vision blurred by the sunlight.

He wasn't in a hurry; he simply kissed her slowly, waiting for her to come to her senses. For a moment, Cui Yiluo realized that he was actually trying to please her.

Cui Yiluo trembled in his arms, biting his fingers. Only after she came to her senses did Jiang Yunjin pick her up and carry her through another layer of embroidered curtains, into the heavy red tent.

Cui Yiluo felt her mind and soul were in turmoil, as if waves were crashing against rocks.

Jiang Yunjin had fallen in love with su lao at some point, but she resisted it vehemently. Perhaps what she hated wasn't the su lao itself, but rather his ability to so skillfully capture her heart and completely control her feelings, teasing and then extinguishing them.

His black hair pricked her neck, making her uncomfortable. Cui Yiluo tilted her head back to avoid it, her neck tense, its curves smooth and beautiful.

He knew her too well; his methods were not yet refined and still showed signs of immaturity and clumsiness.

But where did he get all this information from?

This was the only thought in Cui Yiluo's mind when her beautiful eyes went out of focus.

She resisted, but when he held her tightly and kissed her, she couldn't help but respond. She knew she shouldn't, but she couldn't resist the warmth of his body.

She was lifted up and sat up, facing him.

He kissed her gently, his tone unlike any other: "Call me."

Cui Yiluo, completely disoriented, opened her misty eyes and said in a soft, wet voice, "Husband..."

As if things weren't going his way, Cui Yiluo was speechless for a moment.

After the wave subsided, Jiang Yunjin's voice was a little hoarse as he said, "Let's try another one."

Cui Yiluo was confused and somewhat annoyed. She had always called him "husband," so what else could she call him?

She was determined to oppose him, not only verbally, but was punished the next moment. The tension between them became tense, and neither was willing to back down or give in.

But in this confrontation, Cui Yiluo still lost. He held her lifeline, and she had no choice but to admit defeat.

Enraged, Cui Yilu bit his neck, not caring if it left a mark. Perhaps because of her anger, she trembled and said furiously, "Jiang Yunjin, you've gone too far!"

The situation stopped abruptly. Cui Yiluo, who had just fallen from the peak, breathed a sigh of relief, but was already exhausted. She could only lean weakly against him.

He seemed extremely satisfied with the answer and gently kissed her sweaty forehead.

Cui Yiluo was still thinking about dinner, and she even asked Lilan to wake her up. Just half an hour ago, she clearly only wanted to get some rest, but now she was doing this with him.

She pressed him, saying haltingly, "We still have dinner later..."

Cui Yilu had a gut feeling that he had broken the rules even during the day, let alone at night.

And for some reason, he was different this time than before, always targeting her weaknesses, which really bothered her.

His voice was muffled as his earlobe was being bitten: "Don't you like it?"

Cui Yiluo didn't want to answer him at all, and only became more angry and strained harder. But she heard a very soft laugh in her ear, so soft that she wondered if it was her own mind that was shaken and she was hallucinating.

"Aren't you going to have dinner?"

Cui Yiluo just wanted to find an excuse to trip him up.

But the next moment, everything spun around her, and she fell into the middle. His eyes showed a hint of displeasure. He supported himself with his arms, his arm muscles bulging, the muscle lines clear and sharp.

"You want to use it?"

Cui Yilu nodded hurriedly.

He has always been a gentleman, and he would not stop her if she wanted to dine.

But this time she guessed wrong. A shadow fell over her, and she lost her voice again, continuing her journey.

Finally, dinner was naturally out of the question, and strangely, Lilan didn't come to call her. But Cui Yiluo did get her wish to take a nap when she returned home. She fell into a deep sleep covered with a brocade quilt, unable to even lift her fingers, which rested on her swollen belly.

Things spiraled out of control at some point, eventually becoming this chaotic mess. She clearly didn't want to be close to him anymore, yet he gradually won her over, clinging to her and breaking the rule of "no second time"—four times, even five times.

She didn't even have the energy to feel resentment or regret. In her dazed state, all she could think about was how Jiang Yunjin had completely broken the rules, yet for some reason, he didn't seem to care about his own feelings.

Her mind was in turmoil. Cui Yiluo couldn't understand it, nor could she tell if it was just her imagination, before she completely fell into a daze.

Meanwhile, outside Jixuezhai, Wenfeng and Lilan stood at a distance from the courtyard gate.

There was no sound coming from inside the house. Lilan came here at dinner time, intending to call Cui Yiluo to get up and eat, but Wen Feng stopped her.

"What exactly does the eldest young master want to do?" Lilan asked anxiously.

It was completely dark, but the young lady still hadn't come out of the house. She even began to worry—could it be that Young Master Jiang had found out that the young lady had secretly asked Commander Yuan to investigate what happened back then?

But Wen Feng stopped her, insisting that it was Jiang Yunjin's order and repeatedly emphasizing that Cui Yiluo would be fine. She had no choice but to reluctantly go back.

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When Cui Yiluo woke up, it was already the middle of the night.

With her waist held firmly by a large hand, Cui Yiluo subconsciously stirred when she woke up, only to find that she had been sleeping in the arms of the man beside her the whole time.

Her movement woke Jiang Yunjin up as well.

His voice was somewhat hoarse: "Awake?"

In the darkness, Cui Yilu could still sense that the man's mood had lightened considerably. His cool face, though devoid of desire, still carried a hint of satisfaction, clearly indicating that he had also been captivated by the events of the moment.

But he will surely take the contraceptive pills on time tomorrow morning.

As Cui Yiluo thought about it, her heart sank again.

She suddenly didn't want to talk to him, but his hand was firmly on her waist, holding her in his arms. She rested her head on his arm, unable to break free from his gaze.

Her eyes turned cold, and she gave a curt "hmm" without any emotion.

Jiang Yunjin seemed to pause for a moment, then his brows furrowed slightly.

Author's Note: I've deleted everything that needed to be deleted, please leave me alone! [Melted]

The solution is wrong, cousin [shrugs]

My cousin's power level is currently at 50% [doge emoji]

Thank you to all the little ones who watered with nutrient solution! [heart emoji]