Chapter 157 Indulgence: Can he really be this happy?
She didn't speak, but her already flushed neck twitched slightly.
“...That’s enough, stop touching me.” Yue Yining’s muffled voice came from behind. “I’m fine, I’m just too tired.”
She could feel that there was no swelling. Xie Qingyu's movements last night were very gentle and restrained, as if she was intentionally holding back, and she didn't feel uncomfortable at all from beginning to end.
He took good care of her and was very obedient. After they did it twice, she was exhausted and felt sore in her back and weak in her legs, so she asked him to cover her with a blanket and go to sleep, which he obediently did.
As Yue Yining turned her head and lay down on the bed, Xie Qingyu reached out and hugged her tightly, his lips beginning to lightly kiss the back of her neck.
The night should have ended there, but Xie Qingyu was incredibly persistent. Though he didn't say a word, he kept kissing her, which is how the patch of flowers on her shoulders, neck, and back came about. Later, she became so agitated by his kisses that she relented and let him in again. Their passion continued unabated, and the bed curtains swayed for another half hour.
Upon waking this morning, a flood of memories rushed into her mind, and her lower back ached terribly. Yue Yining felt increasingly regretful and angry. Xie Qingyu knew exactly how to exploit her soft heart; she had been coaxed by him again last night and shouldn't have given in to his advances a third time.
That's how the scene just happened where Xie Qingyu was used as a punching bag.
"Are you very tired?" Xie Qingyu asked softly. "Does your back hurt? Let me massage it for you, Miss."
His fingers slid up and gently massaged her waist.
Xie Qingyu massaged her for a while, then lowered his head to kiss her. The arms holding her were warm even through the blankets. He whispered his apology in her ear, his warm breath brushing against her temples, "I'm sorry, I forced you yesterday, Miss. Please don't be angry with me, okay?"
After venting her anger, Xie Qingyu comforted and kissed her, and apologized softly. She couldn't stay angry anymore.
Yue Yining saw through all his tricks clearly, yet she willingly fell for them, leaving her speechless.
"...Please bring me my clothes."
Xie Qingyu got out of bed to get it. He had just gone out to the study to get several sets of Yue Yining's clothes, which were already hanging in his bedroom wardrobe.
He had just turned around when he saw that Yue Yining had already sat up. When she saw him looking over, she wrapped the quilt around herself and turned her head away.
Xie Qingyu pretended not to notice her embarrassment, walked over and placed the clothes at the foot of the bed for her to see, her voice gentle: "Do you need me to stay and help Miss get dressed?"
"No need, I can do it myself." Yue Yining paused, "...You go outside and wait for me."
"good."
This morning, Xie Qingyu had just gotten up when Yue Yining woke up. She was a light sleeper, and it was the first time she had slept in the same bed with him, so even though he tried to be quiet when he got up, she still found it hard not to be disturbed.
Although her mind was awake, her body still felt lazy, so Yue Yining decided to stay in bed a little longer. After sleeping for a while, she heard Xie Qingyu's footsteps coming back. He entered the room, but instead of coming to the bedside, he went straight to the wardrobe.
Yue Yining was slightly awake again. She slowly lifted her eyelids and happened to see Xie Qingyu hanging her clothes in the wardrobe outside, separated by a beaded curtain.
After hanging it up, he stood in front of the cabinet door, looking at something for a long time before finally moving his fingers and carefully closing the door. He stopped abruptly just before it was completely closed, then slowly opened the door again, reached inside, and touched her clothes, a handsome smile curving his lips.
After Xie Qingyu closed the cabinet door and walked out into the outer room, Yue Yining, who was lying on the bed, belatedly realized that he had been looking at the two of them with their clothes hanging together for a long time.
He really is...
Yue Yining had already lifted the covers and was standing barefoot on the footstool beside the bed.
As she dressed, she couldn't help but recall what had just happened. Xie Qingyu was obliging, but Yue Yining could tell that he was reluctant to leave, his steps much slower than when he came in around the screen. He clearly wanted to help her get dressed, but dared not push his luck, afraid of truly angering her.
Just as she finished fastening her outer robe, a soft voice called from outside, like a gentle breeze blowing through the snow, "...Miss, may I come in?"
Yue Yining agreed, "Come in."
The beaded curtain swayed and clattered. Yue Yining turned around at the sound and was taken aback when she saw what Xie Qingyu was holding: "What is this...?"
"I just sent a maid to bring over everything you use on your dressing table, Miss." Xie Qingyu placed the comb and hair polish on the wooden tray in front of the bronze mirror, turned to look at her, her eyes filled with a faint glimmer of expectation, "Miss, please sit here."
"I'll comb your hair, Miss."
Yue Yining sat in front of the bronze mirror, his long, black hair gently gathered together. A wide-toothed comb smoothed and combed through his hair, pinching the top of any knots and then combing down with force. His movements were gentle and careful, so that she didn't feel any pain.
She gazed at her reflection in the bronze mirror. Xie Qingyu, who was braiding her hair, pursed his lips, a smile playing on his lips, his every gesture exuding even deeper affection. Yue Yining's reverie only lasted a moment before the image of him combing her hair back in Jiulian Town flashed through her mind again.
It seems no different from today, but there are some subtle differences.
The difference is that Ayu only dared to let go of her hand with a smile after combing her hair, while Xie Qingyu dared to lower her head, hold her shoulders, and gently kiss her.
Yue Yining turned around, her back against the dressing table. She kept her eyes open as he kissed her affectionately, taking in his devout and passionate expression. She only closed her eyes when his kiss landed on her brow bone and his nose lightly touched her soft eyelids.
"Are you done kissing?" Yue Yining was initially indulgent, but seeing that he showed no sign of stopping, she reached out and pinched his face, narrowing her eyes dangerously. "Isn't there anything else to do in broad daylight?"
The sun was high in the sky, and she still hadn't left her bedroom; she'd been stuck there for almost half the day.
"Will Miss let me do it?" Xie Qingyu asked in a low voice. "I thought Miss would feel wronged. After all, I keep Miss locked up in the manor and she can't access official business, but she has to watch me work in front of you. You will definitely stop me, right?"
Yue Yining smiled brightly, "You guessed it. But you can let me work with you, that way I can see how the case is progressing."
“Miss, you know that won’t do.” Xie Qingyu looked at her, her eyes shimmering. “If I show that to you, then you must also show me your official documents.”
Yue Yining quickly replied, "Then forget it."
Even if they've slept together and been completely naked, they're still political enemies once they're dressed.
"I just want to know when I can go back to the princess's residence." She lifted her eyelids to look at him. "You should remember, right? You promised me that once this case was over, you would let me leave."
Xie Qingyu sighed softly and hugged the person in her arms tighter. "...Can I go back on my word?"
Yue Yining couldn't help but smile when he touched her ticklish spot.
"That won't do."
Xie Qingyu held her in his arms, Yue Yining's clear laughter ringing in his ears, her apricot-like Adam's apple bobbing up and down, his heart burning with warmth.
He still feels dazed from time to time. He can't believe that he has his moon like this.
After their third time making love last night, he stroked her back and coaxed her to sleep. He couldn't help but lift a corner of the blanket to peek at the marks on her body. The light in his eyes was almost tangible, like a long tongue dripping with saliva, slowly licking her entire body from top to bottom.
Yue Yining felt cold and muttered something. Xie Qingyu then seemed to wake up from a dream and quickly tucked the blanket around her.
He was about to pull away when Yue Yining pressed her body against him. In her sleep, she turned over, and her warm face rested on his arm, which he hadn't had time to retract. Unconsciously, Yue Yining searched for a source of warmth, and his chest was the warmest place. So she leaned her head against him, her fluffy hair brushing against him, and wrapped her arms around his waist.
She smacked her lips, oblivious to everything, and drifted off into a dream.
If he maintained this position for too long, his arms would ache and go numb. But Xie Qingyu dared not move again, afraid of disturbing her, and perhaps she would leave his embrace again. He almost held his breath, covering her exposed shoulders with the blankets as she tossed and turned, carefully warming her up.
He pulled her closer into his embrace. Yue Yining was fast asleep and didn't react. She let him do as he pleased, her eyelashes trembling but not fluttering, peaceful and serene.
Xie Qingyu held her as if she were his entire world.
My heart, hanging in the center of my chest, was trembling uncontrollably.
Can he really be this happy?
“Although I can’t let you go to the office, and you can’t take me with you to the office, we still have other things to do,” Yue Yining said. “I think, Young Master Xie’s official business isn’t that urgent, is it?”
The Seventh Prince was practically uninvolved in this border army reform case. She had also examined the documents on Xie Qingyu's desk. If he really intended to do something, it would only stir up trouble, which was not a big deal. It was right for her to stop him.
If she wasn't mistaken, Wei Yihua should now be prepared, holding impeachment documents and witness testimonies, ready to submit them to court. Her stay at the Xie residence won't be long either.
But she actually had something else to say to him.
“Of course,” Xie Qingyu replied in response to her questioning, “I will do whatever Miss wants me to do.”
Yue Yining sat on his lap, slightly taller than him. As he spoke, he looked up at her with his chin tilted back. The bright sunlight from the window gently fell into her clear eyes, mingling with the complex and tender feelings in her eyes, so intense and inseparable.
"Have I ever told you that you're really good-looking?" Yue Yining put one hand on his shoulder and the other on his face, tracing his features, and said with a light laugh, "I really like your face."
"If I were disfigured, would you still like me, Miss?"
Yue Yining looked regretful. "No way."
Xie Qingyu: "Then I understand."
"What do you understand?"
"I will protect this face well, so that Miss can see it for a lifetime."
"What?" Yue Yining pinched his chin and lifted it up, looking down at his expression, not missing a single detail. "Is this all you understand? Aren't you even a little sad to hear me say this?"
“I’m not sad,” Xie Qingyu said gently. “I could never have won Miss’s love in the first place. Now that Miss is willing to let me serve and take care of her, and is willing to occasionally reciprocate my love, I am already grateful to the point of tears.”
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Author's note: I'll start by writing about the young couple; I need to hold off on the main plot for now. The final court scene involves many people.
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