Yun Tangyin's eyelashes trembled from his kiss, and she reached out to hook her arms around the back of his neck: "Fu Yucheng, your ears are as red as freshly cooked shrimp."
Fu Yucheng's kiss paused at the corner of her lips, his nose brushing against her cheek, burning hot: "This is the first time we've been alone together like this."
He gripped the hem of her clothes with his fingertips, his knuckles tightening. "Back when I saw you talking to other people at the Yun family's house, I never dared to get too close."
"How close can we get now?" Yun Tangyin deliberately snuggled closer to him, poking his chest with her fingertip. "Want to lie down and try?"
Fu Yucheng leaned back as if he had been burned, but she pulled him back by his collar.
As their noses touched, he heard his own heartbeat so loud it made his eardrums ring: "Yinyin, I..."
"Shh." Yun Tangyin pressed her fingertips to his lips. "Don't speak, just listen."
The wind outside the window rustled the fallen leaves through the window frame, creating only a soft rustling sound.
"What are you listening to?" Fu Yucheng grabbed her finger and gently bit it.
"Listen to your heartbeat." Yun Tangyin laughed, the vibration of her chest reaching his palm: "Very loud."
Fu Yucheng suddenly pressed her down into the quilt, the red silk quilt wrinkling under their bodies.
He hovered above her, his arms outstretched, his eyes shining brighter than a lamp: "Do you want to touch it?"
As soon as Yun Tangyin raised her hand, he grabbed it and pressed it against his chest.
Through his thin shirt, she could clearly feel his heart pounding like a drum, his chest trembling.
“Fu Yucheng…” She suddenly became serious, drawing circles on his heart with her fingertips: “Do you really believe I can manage those accounts?”
"I believe you," Fu Yucheng answered without the slightest hesitation.
"If you can find even the industrial bonds that Jiang Jianhua hid, what can't you do?"
He paused, his thumb stroking her brow bone. "But don't try to rummage through the radio yourself in the future. What if there's something hidden inside that could hurt you?"
Fu Yucheng assumed that Yun Tangyin had checked the radio beforehand and that's why she had figured it out.
No matter what he thought, he could never have guessed that Yun Tangyin had a Taobao space.
"With you here, what do I have to be afraid of?" Yun Tangyin tilted her head back and pecked his chin. "Besides, I'm so smart, no trick can escape my notice."
Fu Yucheng smiled and couldn't help but pinch her cheek: "Next time, I'll keep an eye on things for you, so you don't always have to worry about it yourself."
He recalled Jiang Jianhua's scream earlier, and his brows furrowed again. "If they dare to tell Mom tomorrow, have you thought about what you'll say?"
"Let them go." Yun Tangyin tugged at his collar and pulled him down, her nose brushing against his Adam's apple. "Mom has known for a long time that Second Brother is bad at managing the accounts. Last time she even secretly asked me if I could help take a look."
She suddenly bit Fu Yucheng's Adam's apple, and only let go after hearing him groan: "Besides, I have the ledger. If they dare to talk nonsense, I'll expose the invoices and the hidden industrial vouchers to her factory."
Fu Yucheng chuckled, the vibrations of his chest making her cheeks tingle: "So you had already conspired with Mom all along?"
“Of course.” Yun Tangyin proudly raised her chin: “I’m the daughter-in-law that Mom approves of, much more considerate than them.”
"It's very thoughtful." Fu Yucheng kissed the corner of her lips and moved down to the nape of her neck. "Especially when you were confronting Jiang Jianhua just now, you were incredibly sharp."
"That's because I'm in the right." Yun Tangyin's fingertips ran through his hair, supporting Fu Yucheng's head while tilting her head back slightly, letting him do as he pleased.
"But you're still the best. You caught Jiang Jianhua with just one hand, faster than catching a thief."
"I'm afraid she'll hurt you." Fu Yucheng's voice was muffled against her neck, and his warm breath made Yun Tangyin involuntarily shrink back.
But she couldn't help but laugh out loud at his antics, and as she laughed, he covered her lips with his.
This kiss was no longer cautious; it carried the urgency that Fu Yucheng had been suppressing for a long time, as if he wanted to swallow her whole.
After what seemed like an eternity, he finally released her, panting, and pressed his forehead against hers: "Yinyin, I want..."
"What are you thinking about?" Yun Tangyin licked her numb lips, her eyes glistening with tears.
Fu Yucheng's Adam's apple bobbed repeatedly, and he suddenly got up and turned off the light.
The moment the dim light disappeared, he lay back down beside her, his arms tightly wrapped around her waist: "I want to hold you while I sleep."
"Just hugging?" Yun Tangyin blinked in the darkness and deliberately snuggled closer to him.
"If you move again, I can't guarantee anything." Fu Yucheng's voice was terribly hoarse, his fingertips trembling slightly on her waist: "We have to see Mom tomorrow, and if she sees you looking listless..."
"Mom won't say anything." Yun Tangyin turned around and hugged his waist, pressing her cheek against his chest, her voice very soft: "She told me this morning while she was getting ready... to not be shy tonight."
Fu Yucheng turned around abruptly, and Yun Tangyin could feel his burning gaze in the darkness: "Mom really said that?"
"I'd be a dog if I lied to you." Yun Tangyin tapped his chest. "But I'm a little hungry now. I didn't eat much at the wedding banquet; those two bites of food were already digested."
Fu Yucheng immediately got up: "I'll go to the kitchen and get you something to eat."
"No need." Yun Tangyin tugged at his clothes.
"I can still tolerate it."
Upon hearing Yun Tangyin's words, Fu Yucheng leaned closer, only to have her bite his lower lip.
This time it was her turn to take the initiative. When she pried open his teeth with her tongue, she heard him gasp.
Moonlight streamed in through the curtains, casting long, thin streaks of light on the bedding, which fell precisely on their clasped hands.
On her ring finger, she still wore the ring that Fu Yucheng had personally polished.
“Fu Yucheng,” she whispered between kisses.
"It's settled then, from now on I'll manage the household finances, and you'll handle the outside matters, okay?"
"Okay." He bit her earlobe, his voice tinged with amusement. "But I have to discipline you first. If you bite me again, you won't be able to get up tomorrow."
Yun Tangyin laughed and tried to dodge, but he held her firmly in his arms.
Fu Yucheng whispered in her ear, his voice so gentle it could melt the moonlight: "Yinyin, goodnight."
"Goodnight, Fu Yucheng." Yun Tangyin snuggled closer to him, the light, pleasant scent of soap emanating from him lingering in her nostrils.
"Oh, right, remember to remind me to take the radio to the supply and marketing cooperative tomorrow. I need to have Jiang Jianhua watch me return it, so she won't accuse me of keeping it for myself again."
"I'll do whatever you say." Fu Yucheng kissed the top of her head and gently patted her back with his fingertips, as if coaxing a child to sleep: "You're not allowed to think about them now, you can only think about me."
Yun Tangyin smiled and closed her eyes, gradually drifting off to sleep to the sound of his steady heartbeat.
There were no ledgers or industrial coupons in the dream, only Fu Yucheng's red-eared expression as he said, "This is the first time we've been alone together," a sight even gentler than the moonlight outside the window.
But before dawn the next day, Yun Tangyin was woken up by the shouting outside the door.
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