Chapter 72 072 Nowhere to Hide...
Chapter 72
In the quiet night, the rustling wind mingled with the splashing water among the swaying branches.
The sound of rushing water and the rising steam blurred her vision. Her eyes welled up with tears as she looked at Xie Huaiyuan, who was swaying in front of her. Her gaze swept around and she saw that the floor was full of overflowing water. The flower petals that had been floating on the surface of the pool had been scattered all over the floor.
No, that's not it.
The words that Lin Wan uttered were like the constantly swaying water of a pool, incomplete and fragmented, sometimes swaying incessantly with the fluttering petals, sometimes wanting to escape but unable to.
Standing outside the gate, Liu Ye vaguely heard scolding voices coming from inside, along with some heart-pounding and blush-inducing words. She looked around and hurriedly moved the maids and servants guarding her to a more distant place.
Enraged, Lin Wan twisted and struggled in front of Xie Huaiyuan, and unknowingly, her two lumps of cotton brushed against his chest several times.
The anger of dissatisfaction suddenly turned into something indescribable. Xie Huaiyuan grabbed her wrist, his eyes darkening little by little.
"Your Highness, I beg you."
An intense, agonizing discomfort seeped from her very bones, and she sobbed as she raised her foot to kick Xie Huaiyuan in protest.
The sound of water splashing caused Xie Huaiyuan to grab the object, which landed in his hand, immobilizing it and preventing it from shaking off.
Lin Wan couldn't take it anymore, and her struggling and pushing only enraged Xie Huaiyuan, who then used even more force.
Xie Huaiyuan used force as if he wanted to tear her apart, "Beg me? Wanwan, have you ever considered me even a little bit? Have you ever cared about me even a sliver?"
He patiently guided her, gently persuading her: "I have only you, and Wanwan will only have me from now on, okay?"
She couldn't say anything more, nor did she have time to say anything more; it all fell into Xie Huaiyuan's mouth.
It wasn't until much later that Liu Ye, who was guarding outside the door, and the maids and servants who were standing far away finally waited for the door to open from the inside.
Xie Huaiyuan loosely wore an outer robe, his hair on his forehead seemed to still be damp with sweat, and he exuded a refreshed and energetic aura. He was holding someone in his arms, who was completely covered by the cloak, so that not a trace of their face could be seen.
Without saying a word, he picked the person up and carried them towards the dormitory.
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When Lin Wan woke up and opened her eyes, it was almost noon the next day.
In my dream, I heard the words, "Remember, you were the one who begged me."
In the hazy, dreamlike state, she was completely choked, unable to breathe, and had no time to distinguish whether it was a dream or an experience. Xie Huaiyuan's calm exterior shattered completely, and the ruthlessness he had hidden for so long was released, leaving only a terrifying desire churning in his eyes.
In the jungle, Xiao Xie Huaiyuan forcefully pounded the soft inside of the shrimp's body, like a monk in a temple striking a bell or drum every day.
She was stunned. She suddenly sat up and felt as if her whole body was broken. Every part of her body ached, and she felt uncomfortable and exhausted.
I still remember the moment before I finally passed out, the massive, snow-white waves surged out of the door with unstoppable force.
Even though she had slept for a long time before waking up, the soreness in her body was even more intense than before when she sat up.
She was completely terrified by Xie Huaiyuan's crazy outburst yesterday. It took Lin Wan a while to realize that Xie Huaiyuan's inexhaustible strength had been given to her under his domineering offensive!
last night.
"Since you're so insistent on keeping your mouth shut, then you can have it all."
Lin Wan, still in a daze, didn't think of anything else when she heard him say this. She stared at him with wide eyes, shocked by his self-righteousness.
"Look at you, eating so much."
Xie Huaiyuan glanced at her with an inscrutable expression and emphasized the last few words.
Each time she knocked on the door, it led directly to the innermost door, causing her to be repeatedly and viciously pushed into the innermost part of the jungle, the sour and soft feeling spreading from her face like butter seeping into her body.
"Your Highness, I truly know I was wrong, and I will never dare to do it again."
Overwhelmed with shame and distress, tears welled up in Lin Wan's eyes as she choked back sobs and buried her face in Xie Huaiyuan's chest.
Seeing that Xie Huaiyuan remained unmoved, Lin Wan steeled her heart, opened her mouth and bit his broad shoulder, leaving neat teeth marks on his shoulder, expressing all her dissatisfaction and hatred towards him.
Xie Huaiyuan scoffed, glancing distractedly at his shoulder, a slight pain spreading through him. "Heh, Wanwan still has so much strength, she can even bite people."
Coming to her senses, Lin Wan sat there blankly, motionless, speechless for a long time before she had no choice but to accept the fact that had already happened.
Suddenly, a crisp clanging sound rang out in the quiet dormitory.
Lin Wan looked in the direction of the sound and saw a gleaming silver chain fall from the foot of the bed and hit the floor. One side was tied to the thick, sturdy frame at the foot of the bed, while the other side meandered through the bedding at the foot of the bed.
The words Xie Huaiyuan had spoken last night during his frantic and relentless torment flashed through her mind: he would use chains to completely bind her!
Lin Wan abruptly yanked back the covers, revealing a silver chain tightly fastened to an ankle beneath the stained, red marks of neglect. Her fingertips trembled slightly with rage, and she cursed, "Bastard!"
Suddenly, a faint chuckle came from the east side of the dormitory.
"Wanwan, who are you calling?"
Lin Wan's heart tightened, and she turned around shakily to look in the direction of the sound. She saw Xie Huaiyuan sitting at the desk by the window. He gave her a meaningful look, then gently put down the documents in his hand, stood up, straightened his slightly wrinkled clothes, and slowly walked towards the bed.
"I didn't call anyone."
Xie Huaiyuan stopped by the bed, looked down at her, his gaze suddenly becoming subtle, and lifted her chin to face him.
"Let me confirm."
"Hmm?" Lin Wan asked in confusion, secretly suppressing the urge to curse him.
"Were you just insulting me?"
"No."
She would never admit it to his face, especially after last night when Xie Huaiyuan seemed to have an inexhaustible drive to torment her. She was so hoarse from shouting that she finally had to voice her inner thoughts, but unexpectedly, this only drove Xie Huaiyuan even more insane, to the point that she eventually fainted.
Xie Huaiyuan narrowed his eyes slightly, a dark glint flashing within them.
Lin Wan noticed his unusual behavior and, without hesitation, shook her head decisively: "Really, I really didn't say I called anyone."
At that moment, there was a knock on the closed door.
"Your Highness, Lord Shen requests an audience."
Xie Huaiyuan's eyes turned cold without leaving a trace, but he still let Lin Wan go and strode out.
Seeing his departing figure, Lin Wan finally breathed a sigh of relief, collapsed weakly onto the bed, placed her hand on her lower abdomen, and sighed helplessly.
"Miss, would you like to get up and wash up?"
If she could, Lin Wan really wanted to just faint completely, but she felt sticky all over, so she still agreed to wash up and asked Liu Ye to prepare water so she could take a bath and change her clothes to wash away all the stickiness.
Front courtyard hall.
Shen Rong looked back at Xie Huaiyuan in disbelief, while the latter calmly drank his tea.
"What? You're planning a wedding banquet during these turbulent times?"
He wasn't ignorant, he just couldn't understand it. Because the emperor hadn't woken up yet, the palace was in complete chaos, with the Crown Prince's faction and the Prince of Jin's faction secretly vying for power. Xie Huaiyuan's proposal to hold a wedding banquet at this time was perplexing. He asked, "Can't you wait until the situation stabilizes before holding it?"
“No.” Xie Huaiyuan put down his teacup. “Her coming-of-age ceremony is at the beginning of next month, and the end of the month is a good day. We should do it as soon as possible to avoid any unforeseen problems.”
"We've already waited so long, what's a few more months? The palace is in such chaos, how could Prince Jin possibly let you back out?"
"I can wait, but someone else can't."
"Huh?" Shen Rongshi froze, staring at him in shock. His haste in arranging the wedding banquet...could it be...? "You, you..."
Shen Rong couldn't utter the rest of her words. After being glanced at by Xie Huaiyuan, she immediately shut her mouth and behaved herself.
"The chaos in the palace won't last long. After so many days of turmoil, it's time to wrap things up," Xie Huaiyuan continued. "Now there's something even more urgent that I need you to handle."
Shen Rong asked, "What is it?"
"I heard that Lin Wan's father almost came to the capital last time, but was summoned back by an urgent letter from home. Please send a few capable people to invite her father to the capital."
Are you serious this time?
Xie Huaiyuan raised his eyes and smiled, a faint curve appearing at the corner of his eye: "Of course it's true."
It took Shen Rongshi a long time to react. The person in front of him, who claimed to be untouched by love, was now proposing marriage in such a hurry. Before leaving, he hesitated for a long time before asking, "Do you need to remake those wedding attire you had made last time? Will it be too late to remake them? There are less than two months left."
Xie Huaiyuan's fingertips, resting on the table, were slightly curled. Last time, because Lin Wan had run away again, he had already tormented and raged over that wedding banquet outfit, which was completely unusable. "Just sew it again according to the previous size. The labor cost can be doubled. As for Lin Wan's outfit, adjust the size slightly wider."
It wasn't until Shen Rongshi walked out of Pear Blossom Lane that she belatedly realized why Xie Huaiyuan had been in such a hurry, and couldn't help but think to herself, "I really didn't expect that you would have this day, falling for love."
Under the bright sunlight, Xie Huaiyuan walked back to the backyard. When he pushed open the bedroom door, he could faintly hear the sound of water coming from the inner room.
Liu Ye, who was guarding the outside of the screen in the inner room, heard the sound and saw Xie Huaiyuan walk in. Just as she was about to bow, she was stopped.
She then left quietly and carefully closed the door.
Inside, the silver chain around Lin Wan's ankle jingled. She gripped the edge of the bucket tightly, and with her other hand, she used her fingertips to splash water, carefully cleaning the residue from the crevices. She kept muttering complaints and cursing Xie Huaiyuan under her breath.
Liu Ye, having closed the door, went to the veranda outside and happened to see the old woman carrying hot water to change the water. She stepped forward and said, "Just leave this water here. When someone inside calls for water, I'll bring it in."
The two rough-looking old women hesitated for a moment, but still put the buckets of water they were carrying on the ground and turned to leave.
After all, Liu Ye was Xie Huaiyuan's trusted maid, but now she was simply serving Lin Wan on orders.
Xie Huaiyuan walked slowly into the inner room, stepping on the dappled sunlight filtering through the carved door frame onto the floor. He stopped in front of the openwork golden nanmu screen, where he saw the figure inside surrounded by steam and heard the sound of silver chains jingling amidst the curses.
The person being scolded was watching with great interest the sudden appearance of Fang Qini's bright eyes, a faint, gloomy smile slowly spreading across their face.
"That damned Xie Huaiyuan, what a bastard! A big bad guy!" she kept cursing.
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