As he spoke, he ripped open his shirt and strode inside.
"don't want--"
A burning kiss landed, silencing her words of refusal: "Call me brother, I don't want to hear anything else."
From the bathroom to the dining table, then back to the bathroom, then the living room, and finally the bedroom.
The cleaned-up area inside the house almost became their battlefield. They boiled water again and again, and washed themselves with hot water over and over again until their skin became thin.
Ji Xia felt as if her bones were falling apart, aching and weak all over. She never wanted to take a bath with him again in this lifetime.
Tired and hungry, she went back and forth between the two meals, which were repeatedly reheated and cooled. By the time she finally had a chance to eat, the crowing of roosters could be heard outside the yard.
When I woke up again, it was already bright outside the window.
Ji Xia looked down from under her pillow and pulled out her watch; it was already past eleven.
Fortunately, I don't have to go to school or work today.
I shifted my body under the covers, but still felt weak and sore all over.
Ji Xia spat inwardly, a smile playing on her lips, her eyes and brows brimming with spring-like joy.
The curtain rustled, and Chen Jing strode in, looking refreshed. He chuckled when he saw that she was awake.
"Awake? Are you hungry? I'll cook you a bowl of wontons."
"Get me some clothes."
Ji Xia struggled to sit up; the cotton quilt on her shoulders was thin and slippery, and her porcelain-white skin was covered with red marks.
Chen Jing's eyes darkened, and a burning intensity appeared in them.
He suppressed the burning desire in his heart and took out a turtleneck sweater, a plaid dress, and thermal pants from the closet.
Ji Xia put on her clothes, brushed her teeth and washed her face with hot water, and Chen Jing also came in carrying the cooked wonton noodles.
He chuckled and said, "After you've finished eating, I'll go home with you. Second Brother and Sun Xiaoyu are planning to get their marriage certificate, so we should go back too?"
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