Chapter 87 Tooth Marks
Although Xie Qi reprimanded Shen Yuanqiong, he still felt an inexplicable anger rising within him.
Jiang Wansu's words yesterday had already stirred up his violent temper, and Shen Yuanqiong's embellishments today made Xie Qi unable to suppress the beast within him any longer.
A burning sensation, a mixture of pain and itch, spread through his body, making him unable to resist rubbing Chen Yuanzhu's wrist vigorously.
Her wrists were as soft and warm as a person's.
Xie Qi's fingertips rubbed against it forcefully, leaving a faint blush beneath his fingers, which inexplicably stirred restlessness within one's heart.
"How about I help you throw away all the things Xie Xuchuan used to give you?"
Xie Qi stood by the door, looking down at Shen Yuanzhu.
Shen Yuanzhu was a bit plumper than girls her age, and as her name suggests, her hands were also delicate and lovely.
Xie Qi pinched from her wrist to her knuckles, causing Shen Yuanzhu to shrink back in pain.
"Don't move..."
Xie Qi pulled Shen Yuanzhu's hand to his lips and leaned down to press his cheek against hers.
"Let's do it together, I'll help you throw all your things away, okay?"
"Everything Xie Xuchuan gave you, whatever it may be."
The mere thought that Shen Yuanzhu still held Xie Xuchuan in her heart, and that she loved Xie Xuchuan as much as the Xie family did, caused Xie Qi a burning pain throughout his body.
But he knew he couldn't control other people's hearts.
Just as each of the five fingers in a person's hand is of different lengths, he resented the Xie family's favoritism and their perpetual reliance on Xie Xuchuan as the distant moon. Therefore, he especially could not tolerate the fact that the first person in the world to protect him, speak up for him, and leave him the sweetest cakes also favored Xie Xuchuan.
Xie Qi felt agitated, but he couldn't control it.
He could only lower his head and press Shen Yuanzhu's hand hard against his lips to suppress the bloodlust and violence surging in his heart.
Shen Yuanzhu looked up at him; despite the early summer heat, a thin layer of sweat had formed on the back of her neck.
Xie Qi was acting very strangely today, which made her feel inexplicably afraid.
When Luo saw Xie Qi leading Shen Yuanzhu into the house, he immediately started kissing her young mistress's hand repeatedly as soon as they entered.
Her face flushed red, and she quickly retreated, closing the door behind her.
The door closed, and the room darkened. Xie Qi's figure enveloped her, causing Chen Yuanzhu to flinch inexplicably.
Xie Qi spoke softly, his warm breath brushing against Shen Yuanzhu's hand, his repeated murmurs of "Is it okay?" feeling like a hammer blow to her heart, making her uncomfortable.
"Look."
Shen Yuanzhu stretched out her other hand and pointed into the room.
Xie Qi turned his head to look, and warm lips brushed against the back of her hand, leaving a damp feeling.
"you……"
Shen Yuanzhu tried to pull it back, but Xie Qi wouldn't let her.
The house was spotless, without a trace of life, as if she had never thought of returning after getting married.
Even the cushions on the embroidered couch inside the room had their embroidery threads removed, leaving only the plain inner fabric exposed.
"Before she got married, her wet nurse took all her belongings and burned them."
After thinking for a moment, Shen Yuanzhu added, "I exchanged all the valuables for silver and took them with me."
"It was burned..."
With the burning sensation mostly subsided, Xie Qi gently rubbed her palm as if he had been redeemed.
Shen Yuanzhu tried to exert force, but Xie Qi held her down again.
He opened his mouth, put Shen Yuanzhu's index finger into his mouth, and bit down.
As the scalding hot tongue slid across her fingers, Shen Yuanzhu felt as if she were being strangled by a damp, cold venomous snake. Terrified, her legs went weak, and she couldn't help but stagger and sway.
She said...you two have been in love for a long time...
Xie Qi bit her finger, muttering something that Shen Yuanzhu couldn't hear.
All her attention was focused on her fingertips.
The warm, wet tongue roaming over her fingers made her heart race.
A faint taste of blood came from his mouth, and the shallow wound slowly swelled up until the smell of blood became overwhelming. Xie Qi then seemed to wake up and took a step back.
A bright red mark was visible on his index finger.
Xie Qi hurriedly let go, but Shen Yuanzhu did not move.
She held up her index finger, which had been bitten with teeth marks, in front of Xie Qi, as if she absolutely needed an explanation.
"I……"
Xie Qi's earlobes were blood red, as if they could drip blood.
What are you doing?
Shen Yuanzhu held up her index finger, staring blankly at Xie Qi, then turned her gaze to her own fair, no, bruised and red finger.
"I'm not..."
Xie Qi didn't know how to explain.
In the blink of an eye, Shen Yuanzhu pushed open the door, walked out, and stood in the sunlight, carefully examining her wound.
The teeth marks are obvious.
Shen Yuanzhu's insistence on finding out the reason, despite not understanding it, made Xie Qi feel like he was being roasted and fried in oil.
"I'll help you wash it off."
He pursed his lips and, with a cold expression, pulled the person to the table.
There were pastries and tea on the table. Xie Qi pulled Shen Yuanzhu and washed her fingers clean with tea again and again. He then asked Shen Yuanzhu for some medicine and gently applied it to her fingers.
What are you doing?
Shen Yuanzhu blinked, even though she considered herself clever, she couldn't understand what Xie Qi meant by this action.
"..."
Xie Qi remained silent for a long time before finally coming up with a plausible explanation.
He said, "Xie Xuchuan gave you many gifts, and I didn't know what to give in return, so..."
"..."
Shen Yuanzhu pursed her lips, her brows furrowing into a deep frown.
Normally, she would accept whatever gifts others gave her with a smile and a few words of praise.
Firstly, her mother taught her to reciprocate kindness, and secondly, she didn't want to betray others' sincerity.
But Xie Qi...
Unable to bear seeing Shen Yuanzhu keep her hand raised, Xie Qi couldn't help but grab her wrist and forcefully press it down.
Shen Yuanzhu's lips moved a few times, but in the end, she pressed them tightly together again.
She simply couldn't utter a single word of praise, and she certainly didn't want this bizarre and utterly incomprehensible situation...
thing.
The house was free of any trace of daily life's trivialities, which made Xie Qi feel much more at ease. The raging beast in his heart also slowly subsided, as if it had fallen asleep along with the ring of teeth marks.
"Miss, son-in-law, dinner is ready. The head of the family invites you two to come and eat."
"Coming right away."
As if he had heard a pardon, Xie Qi quickly got up and walked ahead.
Seeing the shocked and confused look on Shen Yuanzhu's face, Madam Luo couldn't help but ask, "What happened? Miss, you look like you've been frightened?"
Shen Yuanzhu raised her hand, showing the circle of red teeth marks to Luo Shi.
"Ouch, what happened?"
"..."
Shen Yuanzhu, who used to talk about everything with her wet nurse, suddenly found it difficult to speak.
She thought for a moment, then sighed and swallowed all her words.
After walking for a while, Shen Yuanzhu suddenly said when she saw the large round huanghuali wood table where the Shen family ate: "Now I know why the Xie family has always kept Xie Qi out of the public eye."
Why?
Shen Yuanzhu pursed her lips and nodded her head helplessly.
Xie Qi, there's a problem here.
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