Su Xuerong was restless all day, and fell into a deep sleep after drinking some herbal medicine in the evening.
She was awakened in the middle of the night by an itchy sensation on her face.
She didn't open her eyes, but instead reached up to scratch her cheek, only to touch a hand instead.
Su Xuerong was startled and opened her mouth to call for help, but her mouth was covered by that hand.
A scorching breath brushed against his ear, and the man's deep, husky voice rang out: "You want to wake your whole family up to watch the show?"
Su Xuerong woke up completely and opened her eyes.
What came into view was a pair of dark eyes gazing intently at her, the dim curtains filled with the scent of ambergris emanating from him.
The candles burning outside the curtains cast a dim, yellowish light, making the silhouette of the man in front of them appear somewhat indistinct.
As Su Xuerong looked at the man hovering above her head, a similar scene from the past suddenly flashed through her mind.
That person was seriously injured and collapsed in the cave. When she tried to get close to him, he suddenly rolled over and pinned her down, in the same position...
Gradually, the man's face became blurry, while Xiao Yuan's handsome and otherworldly face became crystal clear.
He narrowed his eyes, observing the change in the woman's gaze: "Who are you thinking of?"
Su Xuerong quickly snapped out of her thoughts, looking somewhat uneasy: "What are you doing here so late at night?"
Looking at her evasive eyes, Xiao Yuan felt a barely perceptible gloom in his eyes, and gently brushed aside the stray strands of hair on her face.
This time, he didn't hold back and pinched her fair and soft earlobe.
Su Xuerong: "..."
Her whole body went limp instantly, and her watery eyes almost welled up with tears.
As Xiao Yuan gazed into those captivatingly beautiful eyes, the displeasure he had felt earlier gradually dissipated.
So what if she has someone in her heart? He is confident enough to pull that person out of her heart!
Thinking of this, Xiao Yuan smiled softly and lowered his head.
"You... mmm..." Before Su Xuerong could speak, his lips pressed down on hers, silencing her...
As the temperature rose higher and higher, Su Xuerong felt like a block of ice, instantly melted into a puddle of water by the man's heat...
The candle outside the bed curtains finally emitted a soft crackling sound, casting its last ray of light before plunging into darkness.
In the darkness, the sensations of touch and facial features were magnified infinitely. Su Xuerong felt as if she had been bewitched, her whole body limp and unable to move.
Xiao Yuan wished he could meld the woman in his arms into his very bones, so that she would never again have any thoughts about other men…
He finally let go of Su Xuerong only when he realized she was having trouble breathing.
The moonlight slowly slanted in through the window, filtering through the curtains and falling on the two of them.
Su Xuerong slowly opened her eyes and saw the man in the moonlight.
He watched her quietly, making no further moves, but a certain part of his body was subtly changing.
She snapped back to reality, her cheeks burning hot. She immediately pressed her small hands against him, her voice hoarse: "No..."
This is illegitimate and makes people extremely embarrassed.
Seeing the panic in her eyes, Xiao Yuan sighed inwardly and buried his head in the crook of her neck: "Don't worry, I don't need you right now, I just want to hold you tight..."
Su Xuerong breathed a slight sigh of relief.
But if this continues for a long time, even she herself may not be able to remain calm, let alone him.
She dared not think about it.
Xiao Yuan buried his head deep in the crook of her neck, his nostrils filled with her faint fragrance.
This fragrance was unlike any perfume he had ever used; it carried a unique natural scent that belonged to her…
Memories that had been dormant in Xiao Yuan's mind for three years surged forth instantly.
He had smelled the same fragrance in the cave three years ago...
The woman beneath him shifted slightly, letting out a low complaint: "Too...too heavy..."
It was pressing down on her chest and causing her pain!
Xiao Yuan slowly got up from her, but then pulled her into his arms, his dark eyes fixed on her: "I will come every night until you agree to marry me."
Su Xuerong froze, struggling desperately to leave, but the hands around her waist were like iron clamps, preventing her from moving.
Xiao Yuan turned her over, hugged her tightly from behind, and rested his chin on her shoulder: "It may take some time before I can get married, and you don't want to marry me during this time, so I have no choice but to use this method to alleviate my longing..."
He had kept a proper distance from her, just as she had wished, but it seemed he was pushing her further and further away.
At that moment, he suddenly realized that he was not the gentleman that Su Xuerong thought he was.
He kept pushing away his beloved, which only made things worse for her.
One Xiao Shiyan is enough, but then Ling Qingxue has to come along!
But the gentleman she thought Ling Qingxue couldn't defy his mother for her sake, and was forced into a marriage with someone else, leaving her to become a laughing stock in the eyes of others.
Xiao Yuan was furious when he thought about this, and suddenly felt that recognizing Su Xuerong as his sworn sister was a complete joke.
Originally, it was meant to be a wedding dress for her, but the wrong person was chosen, and she suffered so much criticism...
Therefore, at this moment, he has no intention of letting go.
I've been a gentleman long enough!
Su Xuerong trembled upon hearing his shameless words.
How can she possibly preserve her innocence if things continue like this?
"No... Your Highness, you can't do this..."
Seeing her nervous expression, Xiao Yuan raised an eyebrow and smiled with a playful look, "If not this way, then will you marry me?"
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