They didn't walk around the yard for long, even though they were supposed to be digesting their food. It was mainly because the weather was so cold. Even though she'd put on her down jacket before going out, Li Xi still felt shivering. She wanted to get close to Luo Jingxuan, hold his hand, hug him, or something. Or maybe, even more dared, ask Luo Jingxuan to unzip his jacket and wrap her in it, so they could walk like conjoined twins.
Just thinking about it makes me feel warm and ambiguous. But! Li Xi is embarrassed!
Since their "marriage," the most intimate acts between them have been hugs and head pats. The hugs were only there because Li Xi was frightened by the kidnapping, and Luo Jingxuan hugged her to comfort her. There were no other occasions for hugs, and as for hugging like any other couple, Li Xi couldn't bring herself to do it. While she wouldn't necessarily be pushed away if she suddenly rushed over and hugged him, she would definitely be embarrassed and stub her toes afterwards. Most importantly, Li Xi didn't have the courage to do so impulsively.
Having been single for nearly thirty years, Li Xi had no idea how other couples progressed from strangers to rapport, to confession, and finally to intimacy and openness. She'd been curious, but she couldn't just pull them aside and ask, "How long after knowing each other did you fall in love? When did you decide to confess? After you've been together, when do you hold hands, kiss, and engage in in-depth conversation? What's it like to communicate?"
Even if someone is willing to share with her, she doesn't have the nerve to ask, even if the other person is her best friend.
The result of being so thin-skinned was that Li Xi was completely clueless about dating and had no idea how to develop an intimate relationship. Well, reading countless articles and watching countless dramas didn't count. What kind of child from a good family would learn how to date from a paper man? Wouldn't that be misguided?
During this time, their relationship had indeed improved significantly compared to when they first got married. Luo Jingxuan's attitude towards Li Xi had also become much gentler. His face was no longer the same icy expression he always had. He could smile, look helpless, angry, speechless, impatient... He had all sorts of emotional expressions, but compared to a normal person, they were very subtle.
Li Xi also relaxed a lot in front of Luo Jingxuan. Although she didn't go so far as to pick her feet without caring about her image, she would often do things like Ge You's pose or sit cross-legged. But to say that there was any pink bubble between the two of them was amiss.
Li Xi admitted that she felt a little attracted to Luo Jingxuan, a blushing, heart-pounding feeling of that kind of impulse. And Luo Jingxuan's feelings for her seemed to be romantic. But the two young people, newly embroiled in love, didn't know how to break the ice, or how to naturally develop intimacy with each other.
The result is that when the two people get along, they don't act like a man and a woman who like each other, but rather like a brother and sister or a teacher and a student with a very good relationship. It's the kind of one-on-one brother and sister/teacher and student where the capable brother/teacher guides and teaches the stupid sister/student to grow.
Unlike a man and a woman who have feelings for each other, there would be some sticky ambiguity when they are together. Digestion is also purely walking on the street. The occasional chat is not boring, but it is cold. When talking, the white breath from my own breath will blur my eyes, which feels very uncomfortable.
So, after walking for a while, the two decided to go home.
However, the two separated shortly after entering. As the current head of the Luo family, Luo Jingxuan rarely needed to socialize, but it was New Year's Eve, and quite a few of the elders, some with gray hair, still visited the old house. Out of courtesy and good manners, Luo Jingxuan had to show up. Li Xi, on the other hand, hadn't wanted to listen to the elders' grand speeches in the first place, but with the aunts and uncles trying to "keep in touch," she simply parted ways with Luo Jingxuan.
When you're surrounded by women, there's bound to be a lot of back-and-forth wit, you openly mock me, I indirectly mock you, and the conversation is like a palace fight. Every member of the Luo family is a pushover, and everyone wants to suck the blood of Luo Jingxuan. Seeing Li Xi, a "bought" girl, caught Luo Jingxuan's eye, who wouldn't be jealous? Who wouldn't be jealous? Can't they sit at the main table and gossip a few words, and can't they also find someone to say a few sarcastic words about? From the elders in their seventies and eighties to the teenage girls, everyone feels unbalanced and jealous, and when they see Li Xi, they all want to express their own "high-sounding opinions."
However, perhaps because the fighting ability that Li Xi had shown before was too strong, there were only a few people who really dared to challenge Li Xi, and most people just made a few sarcastic remarks.
For example, "Jingxuan is so outstanding, he is the dream lover of many noble ladies"; "There are so many girls in the office, are there any who throw themselves at you?"; "Men only have so many hobbies. No matter how outstanding Jingxuan is, he is still a man and cannot avoid these bad habits. You have to understand him."; "Jingxuan is so busy, he probably has no time to accompany you. You have to learn to take care of him. Don't study when you have nothing to do, go home and cook for Jingxuan." "You are busy studying, you can help Jingxuan find a good wife." "Brother Jingxuan is so outstanding, why did he get the chance?"
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What's more, some even acted like experienced people, admonishing Li Xi on how to be the "head mistress" of the Luo family. They said that men could have affairs outside, but they had to keep the family stable and not give outsiders the opportunity to find them. With all these theoretical standards, it was like a typical feudal society's high-ranking mistress. They practically pointed at Li Xi and told her to be smart and give Luo Jingxuan more children to continue the family line.
Li Xi: "..." I was speechless. I opened the door for Wu Yu's mother. Wu Yu was home.
Perhaps because they had been fed up with being a "softie" and a punching bag for too long, they also expected others to be like them. To them, Li Xi was not an independent individual, but the legal wife of "Luo Jingxuan", a vassal of Luo Jingxuan, and should regard Luo Jingxuan as their god.
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