Xu Zhe bit her lip and turned her head away, not daring to look at him.
"I told you that last time."
Xu Zhengxi brushed aside the long hair that was sticking to her cheek:
“If you misbehave, I’m coming back to straighten out the family.”
"It wasn't my idea to go," she whispered, her eyes glistening with tears.
"Don't you have any judgment at all?"
Xu Zhengxi grabbed her chin, his dark eyes unfathomable.
Then, she lowered her head and bit her two stubborn lips.
Xu Zhe behaved himself and let him punish him.
Through her teary eyes, she saw Xu Zhengxi take out a "safety consumable" from her bathrobe pocket.
Xu Zhe: "......"
New equipment has been added.
Xu Zhe thought to himself, "That's good, I don't need to take medicine this time."
........
Xu Zhe was exhausted and fell asleep as soon as he closed his eyes.
Perhaps due to exhaustion, she slept very restlessly.
A jumble of chaotic dreams came over me:
A villa in the mountains, octagonal red candles, upstairs in the mourning hall, a violent tearing apart...
Xu Zhe, who was fast asleep, had a furrowed brow and his face was covered in sweat.
The nightmare clung to her relentlessly...
Until a tall figure appeared, she crawled over with all her might and hugged the suit trouser leg tightly.
"Zhengxi! Zhengxi!"
Xu Zhe cried out, then opened her eyes; she had finally escaped.
We're saved...
Looking at himself in his familiar bedroom, Xu Zhe's eyes welled up with tears.
She glanced at the bedside; Xu Zhengxi wasn't there.
That's right, he always leaves without a second thought and never sleeps next to her.
Xu Zhe glanced at the digital clock on the bedside table; it was already early morning.
“Miss Zhe,”
"Miss Zhe."
She heard Aunt Lin calling her from outside the door.
Xu Zhe took a deep breath and responded.
Aunt Lin pushed open the door and came in, starting to tidy up the room like a busy bee.
"Where is the young master?"
Xu Zhe asked casually.
She guessed that Xu Zhengxi had gone back on official business again.
"Young Master has set out breakfast in the garden, right where you usually like to sit."
As Aunt Lin replied, she casually pulled open the bedroom curtains.
Xu Zhe got out of bed and walked to the window, where he could see Xu Zhengxi in the garden.
He sat comfortably in a garden chair with his back to her, while the butler and servants stood by his side.
Her innate aloofness and elegance made people hesitate to approach her.
"Miss Zhe, after you've washed up, please go to the garden and have breakfast with the young master."
Aunt Lin walked over to her side.
Xu Zhe shook his head:
"I have no appetite, I'm not eating."
She didn't want to be with Xu Zhengxi.
If she was afraid of him before, it was because of his strict upbringing.
So now she's afraid of him because she's afraid of his methods in that area...
"How can you skip breakfast? Your stomach will ruin itself from hunger."
Aunt Lin still treated Xu Zhe like a child. As soon as she heard that Xu Zhe didn't want to eat breakfast, she started to persuade her.
Helpless, Xu Zhe had no choice but to make an excuse that he didn't want to leave the room and asked Aunt Lin to bring him breakfast.
After washing up, Xu Zhe rubbed his lower back and sat on the sofa in the living room waiting for breakfast.
The room door was pushed open, and Xu Zhe continued rubbing his eyes with his eyes closed.
Hearing the tray being placed on the round table, she thanked Aunt Lin, who had delivered the food.
"uncomfortable?"
A familiar yet cold voice came from above Xu Zhe's head, startling her so much that she immediately opened her eyes wide.
As soon as she saw who it was, Xu Zhengxi sat down next to her and reached out to massage her.
"Much better."
Xu Zhe subtly avoided him, and immediately felt a wet patch on his back.
Xu Zhengxi handed her the milk, and Xu Zhe's eyes inadvertently glanced at it.
The hand holding the cup was long, strong, and had distinct knuckles.
The skin on her hands was fair and smooth, the edges of her nails were clean and neat, and the tips of her fingers were slightly red.
Do you like my hands?
Xu Zhengxi's voice suddenly brushed past his ear, startling Xu Zhe into hurriedly turning his gaze away.
She grabbed breakfast haphazardly and stuffed it into her mouth.
Like an ostrich, burying itself in its food.
Xu Zhengxi's cool and handsome face was adorned with an incongruous mischievousness.
The usually aloof and self-possessed person moved closer to Xu Zhe.
"You like watching?"
"You still prefer to use it?"
Xu Zhe choked and immediately couldn't stop coughing.
Xu Zhengxi reached out and patted her back lightly.
Once she caught her breath and calmed down, he returned to his usual composed and steady demeanor.
"Let's make preparations in the next couple of days; we're going to Lingnan ahead of schedule."
Xu Zhe's breath hitched:
"So fast..."
Everyone knows how terrified she was of going back there.
"Afraid?"
Xu Zhengxi saw the color on her face and instantly turned pale.
"Afraid."
Xu Zhe lowered his head and admitted it to him.
"With me here, what is the Xu family of Lingnan?"
His voice was steady, yet possessed an imposing power.
Xu Zhe slightly curled the corner of his mouth. The Xu family of Lingnan, isn't that your family...?
Xu Zhengxi placed his hand on the back of her head:
"You are my woman, no one dares to do anything to you."
His woman?
Xu Zhe silently repeated his words.
He said she was his woman?
This terminology is so archaic! It really is what Liang Shile meant by "old man".
However, their relationship was thus officially defined by Hsu Cheng-hsi.
Originally, she wasn't even considered an adopted daughter of the Xu family; she was just a child that Old Master Xu, Xu Zhengxi's grandfather, had taken home from an orphanage.
The household registrations were arbitrarily added to the servants' household registration books.
Aside from giving her the surname Xu and allowing her to attend school, she was treated no differently than a servant.
Xu Zhe didn't understand why Old Master Xu wanted to bring her into the Xu family.
The Xu family has no shortage of granddaughters, nor do they lack servants.
She stayed in the Xu family for ten years, from the age of six to sixteen.
Although he wasn't happy, Xu Zhe grew up relatively smoothly.
Until two years ago, Mr. Xu passed away.
An unexpected nightmare began for her...
It was Xu Zhengxi who rescued her from the abyss.
She was given a comfortable life, a good education, and a safe environment...
But he also took advantage of her and made her "his woman".
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