Chapter 42 "Be good, don't make me angry."...
Shen Xi's eyes widened instantly: "You..."
How could he have known?!
The night wind seeped in through the crack in the door behind her, carrying a few drops of cold rain that instantly chilled her to the bone.
Shen Xi never imagined that Xie Chengyan would know about this.
The person in question had revealed the most unbearable, erotic thought in her heart. Shen Xi couldn't describe her feelings; she only knew that in an instant, her blood seemed to freeze, and she became so stiff that she couldn't move.
Isn't that so?
Xie Chengyan's cold, indifferent brows lowered without warning, his gaze deep and unfathomable, right before his eyes.
He took in her panicked expression, tightened his grip, and chuckled, "Looks like I wasn't wrong, Xi'er, you really know how to keep things from me."
"You keep accusing me, but have you ever thought about how well you treated Xie Wenlang when you dreamed of being intimate with me?"
As he finished speaking, he firmly grasped her wrists, raised them, and pinned them above her head before pressing his body against hers, their breaths mingling.
Just as their lips were about to touch, Shen Xi suddenly turned her head, avoiding the kiss that was about to fall.
Xie Chengyan's eyes suddenly turned icy as he grabbed her chin and turned her head: "Didn't you have a lot of tricks up your sleeve to seduce me before? What, are you only scared now?"
Before Shen Xi could answer, he uttered two words in a low voice, as if delivering a verdict.
"It's too late."
Shen Xi struggled and twisted her wrists forcefully: "Let me go!"
"Xi'er, you brought this on yourself. By using your body as a bargaining chip, who are you really degrading?"
He buried his face in Shen Xi's neck, his warm breath spraying over her. Shen Xi shrank back, but there was a wall behind her, and she had nowhere to escape.
Xie Chengyan took a deep breath, then looked up at her, his fingertips tracing her cheek.
The voice was soft, but it carried a chilling undertone, like a sigh: "Wouldn't it be better to stay obediently by my side?"
Shen Xi glared at him with hatred in her eyes, her lips pressed so tightly they were almost white, and she was about to speak when she heard his words.
Suddenly, a warm palm covered his lips, and Xie Chengyan whispered against his forehead, "Be good, be quiet. Right now, all you do is say things that make me angry."
Nonsense logic!
He's a fickle madman who forces her to speak while simultaneously preventing her from saying anything.
After saying this, Xie Chengyan, without waiting for Shen Xi to resist, ripped open her belt. In a few quick movements, he silenced her with a kiss, then twisted her hands behind her back with the belt.
His movements were forceful and uncompromising, showing no regard for others. He then forcefully picked her up and threw her onto the bed.
Shen Xi's eyes widened, her clothes disheveled. She struggled to sit up, her mouth bound by a belt, and could only make muffled sobs.
Xie Chengyan ignored her resistance in the slightest, stood tall and elegant, staring at her, slowly and deliberately taking off his outer robe, his eyes dark and gloomy.
Shen Xi finally sensed something was wrong and used both hands and feet to hide inside the bed.
Xie Chengyan leaned forward slightly, grabbed her ankle, and pulled her from the corner of the bed to his face.
He leaned forward, blocking the flickering candlelight and casting Shen Xi entirely in his shadow, his tone chilling.
"Xi'er, if you want me to get tired of you, what I had before is far from enough."
“Starting today, I will personally teach you and make up for what you lacked before, little by little.”
His clothes were completely removed, and he was covered in sweat. Shen Xi was almost pinned to the bed by his fierce onslaught that night, with one overwhelming attack after another.
She trembled all over, but Xie Chengyan was ruthless and gave her almost no chance to breathe.
Finally, as dawn broke, Xie Chengyan released her, then immediately fell into a deep sleep, too exhausted to even move a finger.
In her last moments before losing consciousness, a large hand gently stroked her spine and pulled her into its embrace.
A faint sigh drifted to my ears: "You only listen to me at times like this."
But she didn't hear clearly and fell asleep in an instant.
*
When Shen Xi opened her eyes again, Xie Chengyan was no longer beside her. The light that streamed into the room swept away the gloom and cast a bright patch of light in front of her.
After a night of strong winds and heavy rain, the next day will be another fine day.
Gazing at the sunlight filtering through the windowpane, Xi's muddled thoughts gradually returned, and the swelling and pain in her lower body belatedly returned.
She tried to sit up, but the slightest movement was met with the pain in her lower back, and she collapsed back onto the couch.
Xie Chengyan... he's really not human!
They didn't restrain themselves at all last night.
However, she never expected it to turn out this way.
She thought Xie Chengyan was no different from any other man, and that he would naturally get tired of her after a while and would be eager to never see her again.
With those two concubines, he could easily indulge in pleasure with his new love and forget about his old wife, whom he had married out of expediency.
Only in this way could she find an opportunity to leave.
But how could it have ended up like this?
Now, all of this has completely exceeded her expectations; Xie Chengyan is not the kind of person she imagined at all.
Shen Xi rubbed her forehead to calm herself down.
It seems we have to think of another way.
After tidying up a bit and covering up the ambiguous marks on her body, Shen Xi dared to let Qing Qiu into the inner room.
"What happened last night?"
Shen Xi's voice was a little hoarse.
Last night, Xie Chengyan came to her place in a fit of anger and made a scene. Then the two of them ended up in bed. As for what exactly happened, she still had no idea.
Qingqiu's face paled slightly as if she had thought of something, and after a moment, she stammered a reply.
“Last night, after the general returned to his residence, upon hearing about the two concubines, he took his men to the west courtyard. He waited there for more than an hour, and then, for some reason, he suddenly became enraged and killed the two of them. After that, he came to your place in the rain.”
Shen Xi's breath hitched: "He killed those two concubines?"
No wonder he smelled so strongly of blood when he came over last night.
Qingqiu nodded with lingering fear: "Yes..."
Hearing these words, Shen Xi felt a chill run down her spine. Those two people were completely innocent. If they were to be implicated, it was her fault. Yet Xie Chengyan killed them without hesitation, without any regard for consequences.
He is far too dangerous. Today it's those two concubines, but what about tomorrow, and the day after?
If she displeases him, sooner or later that knife will fall on her head.
Moreover, now that the truth has been revealed, and he understands her thoughts, how could he possibly continue to go along with her?
A chill ran through Shen Xi's heart. She closed her eyes and made a silent resolution.
We can't stay at the General's Mansion any longer.
She was too tired from the previous night to move around much and stayed indoors all day.
As evening fell, Xie Chengyan returned to his residence.
At the dinner table, Shen Xi remained unusually silent, her lips tightly pressed together, as she silently ate the food in her bowl.
Xie Chengyan barely touched his chopsticks, his dark eyes fixed on her.
In just one day, he had carefully suppressed his uncontrollable anger from the previous night, his expression calm, as if nothing had happened.
There were no concubines, and there was no such humiliating argument.
After gazing at her for a while, he leaned over and pushed a plate of pastries in front of her: "I bought you some pastries from that shop in the east of the city. The ones from yesterday were left overnight, so they might not taste very good."
His words were as usual, but his tone was cold, carrying a hint of the slight aloofness that Shen Xi had felt when they first met.
However, there was a hint of obsessive gloom that she couldn't hide, clinging to her like a shadow.
Shen Xi ignored him. The two of them had already fallen out last night, so what was the point of him pretending now?
He silently ate his meal with his head down, not sparing Xie Chengyan even a glance.
Seeing no reaction from her, Xie Chengyan was not annoyed, indulging her in venting her little temper in this silent way.
His gaze lingered on her, noticing a few faint red marks on her neck, not covered by her clothes—signs he had left the previous night.
He knew even better that beneath her clothes, there were many more marks like these, and they were deeper than they were shallow.
The two remained silent for a long time. His intense gaze swept over them, finally prompting Shen Xi to decide to break the deadlock.
She really hated this ambiguous and fruitless situation.
So she called out his name, her bright eyes looking straight at him: "Xie Chengyan."
Xie Chengyan swallowed hard, met her gaze, but did not respond.
Those deep, dark eyes held an undeniable allure.
After a moment of hesitation, Shen Xi softly asked, "What will it take for you to let me go?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Chengyan narrowed his long eyes and gave a cold, ambiguous laugh.
"Xi'er, you are my wife now."
He didn't say it explicitly, but one sentence sealed her fate.
She was his wife, and their lives were intertwined, sharing both glory and hardship.
Shen Xi was unwilling and asked from the bottom of her heart, "This marriage was originally something neither of us wanted. Now, Xie Wenlang and the princess are doing well, and you've used me to get revenge on him. Isn't that enough?"
Xie Chengyan remained silent for a moment before standing up and looking down at her.
"not enough."
Those two short words shattered all of Chen Xi's illusions.
She had lost the will to argue with him, and looking down in frustration, she asked softly.
"Xie Chengyan, why won't you let me go? If you want to get revenge on Xie Wenlang, with your abilities, you must have a thousand or even a hundred other ways. Why do you have to torment me alone?"
Torture.
It turns out she viewed their relationship as torture.
Xie Chengyan lowered his eyelids, concealing a slight fluctuation in his expression, and a barely perceptible smile, almost self-mocking, appeared on his lips.
After a while, he looked up, stared at the person who was in a low mood, walked over to her, and pulled her into his arms.
An almost gentle, tender embrace.
But the person in his arms was trembling, and the thin spine beneath his hands heaved.
Xie Chengyan paused for a moment, but did not let go, his eyes darkening slightly: "Xi'er, you can only be my wife."
These whispers reached Shen Xi's ears clearly, carrying with them a deep-seated obsession.
She gritted her teeth, her voice trembling, and pleaded, "Xie Chengyan, please let me go."
The next moment, Xie Chengyan released her, leaned down, looked into her eyes, and said firmly and without room for argument: "I will pretend that what you just said and what happened yesterday never happened. Xi'er, you are not allowed to mention it again."
"Thanks……!"
She had barely uttered a single word when Xie Chengyan covered her lips with his palm, his eyes so dark they held no light.
"Sweetie, don't make me angry."
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