Chapter 517 One More Time
Gu Jingxi took a bath earlier than usual tonight. Meng Jinyao knew what he was going to do and suddenly became nervous. Before he finished bathing, a thought flashed through her mind. She remembered her son and said to Qingqiu, "Qingqiu, I want to sleep with Wanwan tonight. Go to the wet nurse and bring him over."
As soon as she finished speaking, a familiar voice rang out behind her: "I don't want to sleep with Gu Xiuheng."
Meng Jinyao suddenly turned her head and saw a man walking towards her unhurriedly under the dim light, looking at her with a meaningful gaze: "Ayao, your husband is at home, why are you looking for someone else's husband to keep you company?"
Meng Jinyao was speechless. Her words were so suggestive that anyone who didn't know better would think she was looking for someone else's husband. She said, "Wanwan isn't just anyone. He's still so young. What's wrong with him sleeping with us?"
Gu Jingxi replied, "I disagree."
Meng Jinyao said, "Then I'll go sleep with him."
“I’ll reject you on his behalf,” Gu Jingxi said, glancing at Qingqiu who was caught in a dilemma. “It’s late, go and rest. You don’t need to serve us here.”
Qingqiu quickly replied, "Then this servant will take her leave first. If the Marquis and Madam need anything, please call this servant again."
Meng Jinyao watched as Qingqiu left without looking back. She opened her mouth as if to speak, but swallowed her words in the end. She then turned to look at Gu Jingxi, who had walked up to her, her fingers twisting the hem of her nightgown.
Gu Jingxi noticed her little actions, feeling both heartache and helplessness. Why didn't Ayao believe he wouldn't mind? She had no idea how frightening her sister-in-law's words were, scaring her like this.
Gu Jingxi said, "Ayao, let's go to sleep."
Meng Jinyao nodded and followed him toward the bed. After lying down, seeing that he made no further move, her feelings became complicated. She didn't know whether she should breathe a sigh of relief or feel disappointed.
However, the next moment, Gu Jingxi pulled her into his arms and, under her astonished gaze, lowered his head to kiss her soft lips.
His kiss came on strong.
Meng Jinyao passively endured it, slowly closing her eyes in response to him.
After an unknown amount of time, their pajamas fell to the ground, their clothes overlapping each other, messy and ambiguous.
Meng Jinyao was exhausted and felt she couldn't keep up. She placed her hands on his chest, looked at him pleadingly, and said in a tearful voice, "Husband, how about we continue tomorrow? I want to sleep."
What needs to be done today, should be done today.
Gu Jingxi, unusually cold-hearted, ruthlessly rejected her request, kissed her lips again, and silenced her from the next sound.
When the room returned to calm, Meng Jinyao was so tired that she didn't want to move her fingers. When she saw Gu Jingxi reach out to hug her, she subconsciously moved her body back and looked at him pitifully: "Husband, I don't want it anymore."
Gu Jingxi saw that Meng Jinyao's hair was messy, her cheeks were flushed, her eyes were misty, and her rosy lips were slightly swollen. She looked like she had been bullied badly, which aroused his desire to bully her again.
He quickly looked away, and without saying a word, reached out and pulled Meng Jinyao into his arms, kissed her cheek, and laughed, "Why are you hiding? Your husband isn't a beast. He just said it was the last time, so it's the last time."
Meng Jinyao glared at him, seeing his satiated expression while she herself was exhausted, and felt annoyed. She reached out and pinched his waist: "Weren't you just acting like a beast?"
Gu Jingxi looked hurt: "So, Ayao dislikes me?"
Meng Jinyao turned her head away from him: "I didn't say that, you said it yourself."
Gu Jingxi held her and comforted her for a while, then instructed the maid to prepare water, carried her to the washroom, and instructed the maid to come in and tidy up.
After a long while, she came out of the clean room and returned to her room. Meng Jinyao was already drowsy, her eyelids were drooping, and she let Gu Jingxi do as he pleased. Suddenly, she felt a cool sensation, and she was instantly wide awake. She opened her eyes wide and saw that Gu Jingxi seemed to be applying medicine to her.
Meng Jinyao shuddered, remembering the medicine Zhang had given her and its purpose. She immediately burst into tears, sobbing, "You said you wouldn't despise me, but you still did. If you despise me so much, why don't you take a concubine? Why make me suffer like this?"
When she started crying, Gu Jingxi was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized what was happening and pulled her into his arms to comfort her: "Ayao, don't cry, it's not what you think."
Tears streamed down Meng Jinyao's face. "If that's not it, then how is it?"
"This is medicine to reduce swelling. I asked Physician Wen for it today." Gu Jingxi said, showing her the medicine. "Take a close look. It's not that kind of medicine."
Meng Jinyao glanced at it and confirmed that it wasn't the medicine Zhang had given her. She slowly stopped crying and asked, "Where did you put the medicine?"
Gu Jingxi replied, "That medicine was developed by that old man, Imperial Physician Wen. We didn't need it, so we returned it to the old man and asked him for some medicine to reduce swelling, which is what we have now." After saying that, he added, "When I asked him, I only said that the medicine was given to me by a colleague and that it was a medicine to maintain one's appearance. I asked him if the medicine was effective."
Meng Jinyao was a little confused: "I don't think I understand."
Gu Jingxi explained to her in detail, and then added, "Don't overthink things in the future. I don't know what your sister-in-law said to you, but the problems she mentioned won't happen to us. Childbirth is physically demanding for women, and if a man dislikes his wife because of it, he's definitely not a good person."
Meng Jinyao asked softly, "Then do you feel..."
Gu Jingxi knew what she wanted to say, and interrupted her before she could finish speaking: "No, Ayao is still the same as before. These things vary from person to person, and not everyone is like this." As he spoke, he reached out and wiped away the tears on her face. "It's just that now I'm the one being disliked. Ayao thinks I'm too noisy."
Meng Jinyao stared at him for a long time, feeling that he didn't seem to be lying. Suddenly, she pounced on him, pinning him down. Before he could react, she said, "Husband, let's do it again. This time, you're not allowed to move."
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingxi looked at her in surprise, his eyes seeming to say: Is there really such a good thing?
By the middle of the night, the room had returned to calm.
Meng Jinyao was exhausted and sleepy, and she didn't know when she fell asleep.
Gu Jingxi looked at the little darling in her arms who had finally calmed down and sighed almost inaudibly. She suddenly felt that it was not good for the sisters-in-law to get too close. With more topics to discuss, they would talk about everything. Her sister-in-law was also someone who spoke without thinking, so she would inevitably say some irrelevant things, which made A Yao anxious.
Previously, Ayao rarely had wild thoughts, but after becoming pregnant with Wanwan, her emotions became much more sensitive. She was easily influenced by external factors, became more sensitive to many things, and was prone to anxiety.
I originally thought this situation would disappear after the baby was born, but I didn't expect that she would still be sensitive and anxious, only the anxiety would shift from childbirth to other things. Perhaps it's because he's usually busy with work and doesn't spend enough time with Ayao, and doesn't provide enough care and companionship, which causes Ayao to be influenced by others and thus overthink things.
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