Chapter 97 Chapter 97 Jinjiang First Release
Chapter 97
On the birthday of her eldest son, the first wife of the Cui family chose to commit suicide to follow her husband, the head of the family, in the afterlife.
It happened on a day like this, and I couldn't bear it even for one more day.
Su Li could almost imagine Cui Jue asking himself behind his back—what did his mother dislike about him? What did she hate about him? Why did she treat him this way? Why did she want him to remember his mother's suffering on every birthday?
Su Li didn't know what to say. She couldn't see any pain on Cui Jue's face.
He seemed to have always been like this, his phoenix eyes always calm and indifferent, unable to distinguish between joy and anger, so as not to be embarrassed in front of others.
Su Li gritted her teeth and grabbed Cui Jue's hand tightly, trying to bring him a little warmth with her hot body temperature.
Su Li wasn't good at comforting people, but she kindly tried to console him: "Maybe it was just a coincidence, maybe your mother just forgot..."
She forgot that she had a child and forgot to love Cui Jue.
The warmth that Su Li brought over was subtle, but scorching enough.
Cui Jue lowered his eyes, looked at the finger that was pressing against his wrist bone, feeling his strong pulse, and suddenly felt a sense of relief.
For some reason, he felt excited and suddenly, instinctively, he grabbed Su Li's hand and pulled her into his arms.
The man's warm chest moved closer and hugged Su Li tightly.
Su Li buried herself in the fragrant embrace in a daze. She felt Cui Jue's large palm against her lower back, moving up inch by inch along the bone bead at the waist, and then pressing on the back of her neck.
Cui Jue's palms were cold, and he pressed them against the back of her head without any objection. His knuckles tenderly entangled in the fluffy hair, and he pressed closely against Su Li.
Su Li felt Cui Jue's increasingly heavy breathing, and his cool lips fell on her cheeks and earlobes one by one.
Cui Jue folded his strong arms, like a poisonous snake coiling around her, and exerted his strength to twist her into his arms little by little.
Su Li thought for a moment, and for the first time she reached out and put her arms around Cui Jue's thin waist.
Su Li learned how to comfort Cui Jue almost without any instruction.
Her fingers were slender and soft. Through the thin summer shirt, they pressed on Cui Jue's well-defined back muscles, moving around dishonestly and stroking slowly. Finally, Su Li's fingertips touched each other, and she hugged him tightly.
Cui Jue was stunned, his shoulders and back slightly stiff.
Cui Jue's heart, which was originally empty, barren, and could not be satisfied even by violent sexual intercourse, suddenly became full at this moment.
He was very satisfied and also felt a little relieved.
It seemed as if at this moment, he finally got Su Li's response, was finally accepted by her, and was finally asked for by her.
Cui Jue relaxed his shoulders, bit the tip of Su Li's ear, and whispered to her.
"Su Li...you are the only one who cannot forget me."
At this moment, Cui Jue suddenly understood... Compared to life and death, he seemed to be more afraid of being forgotten by Su Li.
Only she must remember, only she cannot abandon him.
Cui Jue's voice was low and clear, revealing no significant emotion. But Su Li inexplicably sensed Cui Jue's loss. It was as if she were biting into a well-seasoned plum, the bitter juice fermenting at the base of her tongue and spreading through her throat, before flooding the room.
Su Li's heart trembled slightly. She felt a little sad, but she didn't know what she was sad about.
Su Li wanted to liven up the atmosphere. She didn't like Cui Jue looking so confused and hesitant.
The girl winked playfully and said to Cui Jue, "My Lord, I'm not running away. You know where I am and we see each other every day. Why would I forget you? You're only going to Jianye County and will be back in a few months at most. When you're not busy with government affairs, come find me."
Seeing Cui Jue's lack of reaction, Su Li paused, then reluctantly offered a drastic measure: "If I have time, I'll go to the fort to find you, and occasionally spend a few nights with you there, okay?"
This was Su Li's biggest concession, which was as if she was willing to crawl into a birdcage on her own initiative, return to the nightmare that she had long forgotten, and stay there for a few nights in fear.
Cui Jue is already content with what he has and he won't ask for more.
Cui Jue hummed softly, turned Su Li's jaw with his palm, found her lips, and kissed her deeply and lightly in the girl's slightly surprised eyes.
Through the hazy moonlight, Su Li saw a dark fire burning in Cui Jue's eyes, his emotions were so intense and surging that they almost burned and swallowed her.
Su Li's eyelashes trembled slightly, and her slender waist was locked in Cui Jue's arms, fitting tightly.
Cui Jue greedily held Su Li in his palms and gently stroked her waist and abdomen, trying to taste every part of Su Li's body and let his scent soak into it.
Cui Jue's falling black hair fluttered in the wind like running water in a summer stream, cooling Su Li's chest.
Su Li felt Cui Jue's kiss, and she tried her best to accept his intimacy.
Cui Jue’s kiss was extremely delicate and gentle.
He held and sucked Su Li's cherry lips, his throat rolling as he swallowed all the sweet saliva in her mouth.
Cui Jue got the taste of it, and he did not stop after just a taste. Instead, he kept pestering her and was unwilling to stop for a long time.
It was as if there was honey in Su Li's mouth, which seduced his soul and made him lose his clear mind.
Until Cui Jue's wet kiss moved from her jaw to her snow-white neck.
Cui Jue bit her lightly, and Su Li felt the pain and finally came back to her senses.
Her red lips parted slightly, she hissed softly, and glared at Cui Jue with a ferocious look: "Don't leave your mark!"
"Why?" Cui Jue looked down at her, his narrow and long phoenix eyes stained with a blush, his thin lips were slightly pursed, and the water on his lips was shimmering, clearly showing his unsatisfied desire.
Su Li's ears turned red. She tilted her head and gritted her teeth, "No way!"
Cui Jue suppressed the heavy breathing in his throat, and finally let go of Su Li reluctantly, holding her hand tightly.
Su Li escaped from the danger. She quickly took the opportunity to pull up her jacket, carefully covering the faint kiss mark on her collarbone.
Feeling aggrieved after all, Su Li pinched Cui Jue's palm as if to vent her anger, causing the man to chuckle.
Su Li was furious.
Oh my God, does Cui Jue understand... If the two of them went on a trip deep in the mountains, and she came back with red and purple tooth marks all over her body, anyone who saw her would think they were out in the wilderness.
Cui Jue is shameless, but she still has some dignity!
It was almost dark, and there was only faint moonlight in the forest.
Su Li took Cui Jue's hand and walked with him. Worried that he was not familiar with the road, she would look back at him from time to time.
Just this glance back made Su Li feel a moment of suffocation in her chest for no reason.
She saw the animal's blood staining Cui Jue's sleeves, and the scarlet spots were like splashed ink, which was shocking.
Cui Jue's robe was dirty, but he took care to protect his waist, so the tit sachet hanging around his waist was spotless, and even the long tassels were not stained by a speck of blood.
It seemed as if Cui Jue really cherished Su Li's gift.
He didn't want to dirty the sachet that he had worked so hard to get.
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After returning to the courtyard, Su Li thought that Cui Jue had not celebrated his birthday for so many years, so she asked him to sit down and rest, and asked Yang Dalang and Yuan Ge'er to greet him.
Su Li secretly called Lin Yin and Mrs. Hu and asked them to help kill the chicken, roll the noodles, and then make a pot of chicken soup together.
Su Li is not an expert at making soup, but with Mrs. Hu's careful guidance, the process of stewing chicken soup went smoothly.
In order to make the chicken soup more fresh and slightly sour, Su Li specially added dried wild mushrooms and day lilies to enhance the flavor.
Half an hour later, Su Li came out with the bowl of chicken noodle soup and bumped into Cui Jue head-on.
Su Li was surprised: "Master? Why don't you sit and wait for me?"
Cui Jue pursed his lips, stared at her for a moment, and answered irrelevantly: "You cook... If you need help, you can call me."
Su Li never thought that one day she would even be able to enslave the emperor, and a feeling of guilt like a guilty thief suddenly emerged in her heart.
She shook her head: "It's just a small matter, where do I need your help?"
Cui Jue was afraid that she would burn her hands, so he reached out to help her hold the bowl.
When Cui Jue lowered his head and saw the yellow chicken soup and the white noodles in the bowl, he vaguely understood Su Li's intention.
Su Li was too embarrassed to say that this was longevity noodles to make up for Cui Jue's birthday. She just nervously urged him, "Eat quickly, or the noodles will clump up later."
The coldness in Cui Jue's eyes gradually disappeared. He did not exchange pleasantries with Su Li. After the noodles were served, he took up his chopsticks and began to eat slowly.
Su Li sat aside and watched Cui Jue eat noodles.
Cui Jue ate a lot, not only the noodles, but also all the side dishes and even drank up all the chicken soup.
Although Cui Jue gave Su Li face and ate all the chicken noodle soup, his eating manners were still as elegant and graceful as ever.
Su Li was afraid that Cui Jue would get burned, so she poured him a cup of cold coarse tea.
Su Li thought Cui Jue didn't know the meaning of this bowl of chicken noodle soup.
But in fact, Cui Jue knows everything.
During the three years after Su Li "passed away", Cui Jue would eat a bowl of chicken noodle soup like this on her birthday.
Just like Su Li when she was alive.
Cui Jue understood Su Li's intentions.
…She was celebrating his birthday.
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After dinner, it was already the hour of Xu.
Cui Jue never mentioned returning to the inner city of Liuzhou, so Su Li pretended not to know, so that if she asked, it would seem like she was chasing him away.
After washing up and drinking tea after dinner, Su Li looked at the dark bedroom and thought: Cui Jue must be thinking of satisfying himself once before leaving? Don't even think about it!
Su Li coughed lightly, tugged at Cui Jue's sleeve, and asked him, "Young Master, do you want to go out and help digest your food?"
Cui Jue estimated that it was about time and wanted to leave, but Su Li suggested taking a few laps to help digest the food, so he happily agreed.
Su Li took Cui Jue's hand and walked towards the village entrance.
In this small country place, there are no beautiful scenery like the capital with fireworks, bridges, and clusters of flowers, but the good thing is that there is no curfew. At night, there are children playing under the locust trees with bamboo slingshots and wooden spinning tops. There are also old people gathering in groups of three or four under the trees, fanning themselves with palm-leaf fans to cool off.
Except for the faint light of a fire in the yellow mud courtyard, everything around was quiet. When strangers passed by the courtyard wall, they would be caught off guard by two sharp dog barks.
Su Li was startled and almost sprained her ankle. It was Cui Jue who reached out to support her and Su Li was able to stand firmly.
Perhaps it was because of her actions just now, which showed no trace of ladylike reserve and grace, that Su Li felt quite embarrassed. She tried to defend herself a few times, "The dog that barked the loudest was Ah Huang. Normally, he doesn't bark when I come. Maybe he smelled a stranger on you..."
Cui Jue nodded, not exposing her embarrassment.
It was rare for Cui Jue to be so understanding, and Su Li liked him even more.
When they reached the village entrance, Su Li saw Chixia eating grass with her head down from afar. She realized that they had to part ways and Cui Jue had to return to the fort.
It was strange. In the past, Su Li had no feelings about Cui Jue's coming and going, but today she felt a little melancholy for some reason, as if she was seeing off a good friend, with a hint of reluctance.
Su Li was a frank and sincere person. Every time she said goodbye to Lin Yin and the others, she would give them a few kind words of advice, such as remembering to spread out the bamboo mat when it was hot, remembering to put on more clothes when it was cold, and to eat three meals a day and not go hungry...
But Cui Jue was the king, with servants serving him, so her words of advice were of no use and she could only swallow them silently.
Su Li and Cui Jue stood opposite each other.
For some reason, neither of them spoke.
The clear frosty moonlight poured down, soaking the ends of Su Li's dark hair and making her almond-shaped eyes shine like cold stars.
Su Li thought for a moment, then managed to utter with difficulty, "Young Master, be careful on your journey."
"Yeah." Cui Jue stared at her quietly, as if he wanted to engrave Su Li's appearance in his mind and remember this moment.
Finally, the mountain breeze blew her wide sleeves and wrapped around Su Li's slender waist.
Cui Jue hugged her.
Fortunately, although Su Li was stunned, she did not struggle.
She let him hold her tightly, silently consenting to his closeness.
Cui Jue leaned close to her cheek and whispered a few words.
But the sound of the wind and trees grew louder, and Su Li couldn't hear clearly...
It was not until Cui Jue climbed onto his horse and rode away holding the reins that Su Li finally remembered.
Cui Jue whispered softly in her ear.
He said—
"Su Li..."
"You must remember me."
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