Chapter 115 Injury
Outside, the cold wind howled, but inside, spring was in full bloom.
Sheng An's cool fingertips brushed across the man's chest muscles, her envy almost tangible: "Your constitution is too good. You never sneeze, and even though you're wearing so little, you're still warm."
She's recovered enough, but she still can't compare to him. She still needs to be close to him to sleep soundly at night.
Xu Jinnian looked down at his own physique, then at his wife who was reluctant to let go: "Does An'an only like her husband's good physique?"
Sheng An blinked, her tone as serious as could be: "Otherwise what? Would I possibly be lusting after your body?"
Xu Jinnian paused for a moment, then withdrew her hand without a word and pulled up the hem of his shirt that was about to reach his waist: "Since An'an isn't greedy, it's not appropriate to touch her like this."
Sheng An: "..."
Good grief, so you're only letting us look but not touch?
She insisted on touching it!
Sheng An grabbed Xu Jinnian's hand and straddled his lap: "What's wrong with touching me a couple of times? If you won't let me touch you, who are you going to let touch you?"
Xu Jinnian was caught in the crossfire, and he was both angry and amused: "An'an said she wasn't tempted, and she didn't want me to touch her because she was afraid An'an would misunderstand that her husband was deliberately seducing her."
Sheng An: "..."
With just one sentence, she blocked all her way out. How could she possibly take advantage of the situation with a clear conscience?
Sheng An simply stopped pretending and cupped Xu Jinnian's face to kiss him directly: "How can you say that you intentionally seduced someone between husband and wife?"
Xu Jinnian's lips curved slightly as his large, burning hand landed on her slender waist.
Sheng An felt tired after kissing him for a while, and something was poking her bottom. Startled, her eyes regained their clarity, and she immediately pulled away from the man's embrace: "You..."
Xu Jinnian's arms suddenly felt empty. He looked up and quietly gazed at Sheng An, the dim candlelight reflecting a faint red tinge at the corners of his eyes.
Sheng An felt uneasy, sensing that he was in danger tonight, with the illusion that he might turn into a wolf at any moment.
She swallowed hard, her voice a little dry: "You, you should put your clothes on quickly, otherwise you'll catch a cold and get sick, and I'll have to take care of you."
After saying that, Sheng An hurriedly pulled the man's clothes together, completely hiding his sexy chest and abdominal muscles.
Don't be fooled by her sweet talk; she chickens out the moment things get serious.
"It's still early, you should read more. I'm going back to my room to sleep."
Sheng An gave a perfunctory reply and turned to run away.
Before her feet even touched the ground, a strong arm encircled her waist, and before she could cry out, she fell back into the man's embrace.
Immediately afterwards, a deep, husky voice came from beside her ear: "An'an, you ran away after flirting with me. Are you not satisfied with my performance on our wedding night?"
Sheng An felt a chill run down her spine, and her breathing became rapid: "No, no, I'm not dissatisfied."
A pleasant chuckle came from above her head, and a burning kiss landed on her ear: "So, An'an is very satisfied?"
Sheng An: "..."
It seems she dug herself a hole. Now, if he asks her again, can she say she's not satisfied?
Sheng An's memory of her wedding night was vague; she could only recall a few romantic moments, and the experience didn't seem very pleasant, as evidenced by the body aches she experienced the next day.
In the past, she would act as if she wanted a man's body, mainly because she was attracted by his looks and figure. She would only become restless during the few days before her period.
Looking up at the man with deep, smiling eyes, Sheng An nervously swallowed: "So you finally couldn't hold it in anymore?"
Xu Jinnian: "..."
An An always says surprising things.
A beautiful smile curved his lips as Sheng An cupped Sheng An's face in his hands, his deep eyes fixed on hers: "Yes, your husband wants An An."
Sheng An: "..."
Is it that straightforward?
The next moment, everything went black, and her lips were kissed deeply by a burning heat, with unprecedented ferocity and urgency.
"Hmm—"
Before Sheng An could even catch her breath, she was kissed so hard that her brain was deprived of oxygen. She felt dizzy, as if she were walking on cotton, and didn't even realize that the man had picked her up and carried her all the way to the room.
Only when her back sank into the soft bedding did Sheng An finally regain a sliver of clarity. Looking at the dark figure in front of her, her voice was hoarse and uncertain: "You really can't hold it in anymore?"
A deep sense of helplessness flashed in the shadowy figure's eyes. He bent down again and kissed his wife's lips, taking her limp hand in his, showing her through his actions:
"Now that I have nothing of value and rely on An'an for support, I am temporarily unable to make up for An'an's betrothal money, so I can only repay her with my own life."
Sheng An: "..."
No wonder this man was so impatient; he was spurred on by the dowry.
She's not short of money, so repaying her with her body is exactly what she wants, hehe~
But Sheng An stopped laughing very quickly.
That night was agonizing for her; one moment she felt as if she were in the deep sea, the next as if she were on a cloud, her mind a jumble of thoughts, unable to distinguish whether she was awake or asleep.
The next day, the sky was clear and the winter sun was warm.
When Sheng An opened his eyes, the sun was already high in the sky.
As she regained consciousness and felt the scorching heat on her back, she gritted her teeth and gave him a sharp elbow: "Xu Jinnian, you untrustworthy bastard!"
Holy crap, what's with that hoarse voice?
Enraged, Sheng An flipped over and grabbed the man's soft flesh at the waist: "We clearly agreed last night that it would be the last time, but even when the rooster crowed, you still wouldn't let me sleep! Are you even human?!"
Xu Jinnian seemed oblivious to the pain, wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her into his embrace, tenderly tucking her in: "An'an was too tempting last night, and I lost control for a moment. An'an, if you want to hit or scold me, I will not say a word."
A sharp, aching pain shot through Sheng An's lower back. She gritted her teeth, wanting to bite him: "You're all stiff as a board. I'd rather not hit you than risk hurting my hand!"
After saying that, she was still furious and was about to punch the man a few times when she saw that his exposed neck, chest and even chin were covered with marks left from a night of passion.
Sheng An was completely stunned. Was she a dog? How could she leave so many teeth marks?
Why can't she remember how she left it? Could that kind of thing cause intermittent amnesia?
Seeing his wife's expression as if she'd been struck by lightning, Xu Jinnian smiled and touched the teeth marks on his chin: "This is proof that An'an loves her husband."
Sheng An: "..."
That shameless bastard! I never knew he was so thick-skinned before!
Sheng An felt uncomfortable all over, and couldn't be bothered to deal with this shameless guy. She closed her eyes and prepared to take a nap.
Suddenly, she sat up abruptly, gritted her teeth, and punched Xu Jinnian: "The roast chicken for the teacher and Tan Zhenlin siblings hasn't been made yet, it's all your fault!"
After saying that, Sheng An quickly put on her clothes.
Xu Jinnian helped her get dressed, his voice calm and unhurried: "Baolan came to the small building earlier and said that twenty roast chickens have been put into the oven and should be roasted by now."
Upon hearing this, Sheng An immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
She had previously taught her four children how to make roast chicken. Every time it was almost done, she would flip it over, and the taste was no different from when she roasted it herself from start to finish.
The couple, dressed neatly, arrived at the large kitchen and, sure enough, smelled a rich aroma of roasted chicken.
Sheng An personally flipped twenty roast chickens over, and a moment later the fragrant roast chickens were taken out of the oven. After being wrapped in oil paper, they were handed over to the Tan family servants who were waiting in the front yard.
After finishing all this, Sheng An rubbed his aching lower back, glared at Xu Jinnian with annoyance, gave Bao Lanbao, who was in charge of making roast chicken, a few instructions, and then dragged his weak legs back to the small building.
She hadn't walked more than a few steps when she was suddenly lifted into the air. She couldn't help but let out a gasp and instinctively wrapped her arms around Xu Jinnian tightly.
After realizing what had happened, her face darkened. Just as she was about to say something, her gaze fell on the teeth marks on his chin, and her face flushed instantly: "Don't go out today!"
If someone sees this, they'll laugh at her.
Fortunately, my grandparents and father-in-law went to the shop early, so they didn't notice anything amiss.
Baolan and Baoxiu were innocent young girls who had never experienced such things. When they saw the teeth marks on this guy's chin, they only thought they were left from their playful fight and didn't think anything of it.
Sheng An secretly breathed a sigh of relief, letting Xu Jinnian carry her back to the small building.
We were up until late last night and hadn't eaten anything this morning, so we were both a little hungry.
Xu Jinnian changed into a coat with a fur collar, barely covering the teeth marks on his chin, and went to the shop to buy two servings of wontons and half a basket of steamed buns.
Sheng An had a particularly good appetite; he finished a bowl of wontons and ate three fist-sized meat buns.
Xu Jinnian had an even bigger appetite, and he finished off the remaining meat buns.
Sheng An yawned, barely managing to hold it in so she wouldn't go upstairs to sleep. She strolled around the yard a few times until her stomach felt less full, then told Xu Jinnian, "Don't wake me up if I'm not awake by noon."
Just as Xu Jinnian was about to speak, there was a knocking on the door and Zhang Xiaokui's crying from outside the backyard: "Second Uncle, Cousin Jinnian, something happened to my mother, sob sob—"
The couple's expressions changed drastically, and they quickly went to the backyard and opened the door.
Seeing Zhang Xiao Kui with tears streaming down her face, her clothes disheveled and covered in footprints, Sheng An asked anxiously, "Auntie, what happened? Who beat you up like this?"
Seeing his cousin and cousin's wife, Zhang Xiao Kui felt as if he had found his pillar of support, and wiped his face with resentment, saying:
“It was that group of people from Xujiaba. They came to my house early this morning and questioned my parents about why they didn’t invite them to my older brother’s engagement banquet yesterday. My mother argued back a few times, and then they rushed up and beat her!”
At this point, Zhang Xiaokui's tears fell again: "Ma Dahua ambushed my mother from behind and pushed her. My mother hit her head against the wall and bled a lot. She fainted on the spot."
Seeing that things were not going well, Ma Dahua, Xu Laosan, and the others took advantage of the chaos at the Zhang family's residence and ran away one by one, completely disregarding Xu Cuilian's life or death.
Xu Jinnian's face was extremely ugly. He instructed Sheng An in a deep voice, "Go to the shop and tell your father that this matter cannot be left like this."
Sheng An's anger surged: "Fine, go hitch up the donkey cart."
After saying that, she asked Zhang Xiao Kui to wait a moment, and then rushed to the shop to tell Xu Cheng Lin, who was busy at work, about Xu Cui Lian's injury and unconsciousness.
Xu Chenglin was both anxious and angry. He almost crushed the water ladle. Without saying a word, he took off his apron and rushed out.
Grandpa and Grandma Sheng were extremely worried and hurriedly pulled their granddaughter aside, instructing her, "Go and keep an eye on your father-in-law. Make sure no one gets killed!"
Sheng An nodded repeatedly: "I understand!"
After saying that, he turned and walked away to catch up with Xu Chenglin.
Grandpa and Grandma Sheng watched the two figures hurriedly leave, their backs filled with worry.
Those shameless bastards from Xujiaba have already severed ties with Cuilian, yet they still have the nerve to come to her door and cause trouble, even beating her unconscious. Having such a brother and sister-in-law is truly the worst luck imaginable!
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