Chapter 72 A moment of secret pleasure
There was indeed a reason why the two of them were so entangled so long in the morning.
Since the beginning of spring, Xie Yuduo has been busy going out and rarely stays in the study at home. He either goes to restaurants and inns to discuss business with merchants from all over, or goes to the next county to check the business of newly opened shops.
Sometimes he would take a few assistants with him to other places to interact with big merchants. It was common for him to be away for at least three to five days, and at most seven to eight days.
Fortunately, the eldest brother had long seen the current situation clearly and realized that he was far inferior to Erlang in terms of intelligence and talent. He was reluctant to leave his wife and go out, so he stayed at home to help him run the shop. At least he was a helper.
Whenever he is at home, no matter how late it is, Xie Yuduo will go back to his room to rest.
However, he would return to his room too late, and Chen Qi would often be already fast asleep.
Seeing that she was in a deep sleep, Xie Yuduo couldn't bear to disturb her. He just kissed her gently on the cheek for a while and then hugged her to sleep.
Waking up in the early morning is the hardest part.
After he had a good sleep, he couldn't help but feel emotional. The beauty beside his pillow had disheveled hair, a slightly flushed face, and her clothes were half-open, revealing a trace of snow.
But she was soundly sleeping and had no idea how tempting it was to her.
When he couldn't control his emotions, he couldn't help but cling to her, rub her awake, and try to get some sweet pleasure for himself. However, he had to remember that there were people waiting outside, and he also had to be mindful of the maids who got up early to sweep the floor and fetch water, so the two of them could never enjoy themselves freely.
Later, he returned home at noon, and while everyone was taking a nap in the afternoon, he slipped back into the room to find Chen Qi.
Sometimes, Chen Qi would go to the study to find him, and take advantage of the free time when guests were coming and going to have some fun in the midst of busyness.
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A happy married couple seemed to have some interest in stealing flowers from behind the wall.
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Especially when she was in the study, there were several times when she was almost caught by the maids and servants passing by outside, which made Chen Qi very panicked and scared to the point that her body went limp.
Seeing her look of both longing and shyness, Xie Yuduo was very interested - he did not intend to tell her that he had already instructed that every time she came, no one else would dare to step into the study.
They stayed together like this until after the Dragon Boat Festival, and he was so busy that he didn't even have time for a little secret love. Counting on his fingers, he realized that he hadn't touched her body for five or six days.
At this moment, the two of them were kissing more and more fiercely, their passion was so strong that they could hardly suppress it.
Seeing the woman in his arms with sparkling eyes and rosy cheeks, Xie Yuduo couldn't bear to look at her disappointed eyes any longer. While responding to her lingering kiss, he untied the belt around his waist with one hand...
At worst, we can just ask that group of people to wait a little longer.
"Is the Second Master up?"
Xiaowu's voice was loud, and the couple in the room heard it.
"Not yet."
The little maid's reply was soft.
The two people in the room stopped immediately.
Xie Yuduo cursed under his breath.
"This guy did it on purpose. He didn't dare knock on the door to call me, and he was afraid I'd get up late and miss the time, so he deliberately talked outside so I could hear him. Once he got out of the door, I'd kick him twice."
After saying that, he lowered his head and kissed me again.
Being interrupted, Chen Qi's mind became clearer.
She stretched out her bare hand, covered his lips and teeth with a smile, pushed him away, and casually pulled up her torn clothes to cover up the spring scene.
"Bah! He's so sincere and devoted, following you around like that, and you want to kick him. How unreasonable... Good Master, go away. I don't have the heart to do that right now."
After saying that, Chen Qi considerately straightened his clothes and fastened his belt, which had just been loosened, bit by bit.
Now that it was done, she looked at his... rippling clothes and couldn't help laughing.
"Go outside and have a cup of cold tea to cool off. Going out with this... this blatant cover, you didn't get your job done, and people found out."
Xie Yuduo couldn't help but kiss her again, but he sighed and let go. He really went outside to pour a large cup of cold tea, brought it over and fed Chen Qi a small sip, and then drank it himself one sip at a time.
During this time of "cooling down", Xie Yuduo didn't dare to sit at the head of Shen Qi's bed anymore, nor did he want to go out. He just sat on the spring stool opposite her where clothes were placed, watching her and chatting.
"Yesterday at the banquet, there was a dish of butter-soaked snails. They were very sweet and soft, and tasted wonderful. I thought you'd like them, so I asked for another portion. I brought it back yesterday and put it on the table outside."
Every time Xie Yuduo went out for a drink or a banquet, if he came across something he thought was delicious, he would bring back another portion for Chen Qi.
Chen Qi had just broken into a sweat, so she sat in bed, hugged the quilt, and used her fingers to gather her hair to let out the heat.
"You don't like sweet things, why would you eat this?"
"I guess you probably like it, so I tried it specially."
Chen Qi smiled and gathered her black hair aside.
"Thanks to Second Master, I always have to ask you to bring back delicious food. Now, all the restaurants in the city know that Second Madam Xie is a foodie. I feel so wronged."
Xie Yuduo took another big sip of cold tea and didn't take it seriously.
"Who cares? Just do what you like."
This is another of his strengths—he never worries about other people's affairs, nor does he worry about what others think of him.
In this regard, Chen Qi admitted that she was not as broad-minded as him. She always cared too much about what outsiders thought of her and wanted to do things so that no one could point fingers at her.
He remembered something else.
"Oh, it's been getting hot these past few days. Even though I made those butter-fried snails last night, I don't know if they'll keep well enough. Try a little first. If the aroma's off, don't eat them. It might upset your stomach. I'll send someone to bring them back tomorrow."
Shen Qi nodded nonchalantly.
The second master continued to give instructions.
"If you want something sweet today, there are some fruits from the south that I asked Xiaowu to buy for you yesterday. Sweet apricots should be good in this season. But don't let Xiaoling stay in the well for now; it's too cold to eat..."
He talked one thing after another, and Chen Qi rolled around on the bed, feeling very annoyed - she was not a child anymore, so there was no need for her to be nagged about everything.
Before he could finish, Shen Qi simply got out of bed in her pajamas and pushed him out.
"Go away, go away, you're so long-winded, you talk more than your mother-in-law..."
Xie Yuduo was pushed out step by step by her. He smiled helplessly and finally stopped talking. He picked up his outer robe, put down the teacup, turned back, hugged her and kissed her.
This time he only kissed her twice before he stopped, holding her cheeks and squeezing them into a cat-like face.
"We really can't kiss again this time. If we do, we'll have to spend a large cup of cold tea."
When Chen Qi heard that he was talking nonsense again, she hit him lightly, smiled and pushed him out.
The door closed, and the sound of his conversation with Xiaowu gradually faded away, and the room was silent again.
It was still early and the room was dimly lit. Chen Qi stretched, squinted his eyes, walked back to the couch, and fell into the soft quilt again, still muttering to himself.
"...Merchants value profit... and despise separation... How bitter it is..."
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