Chapter 32. He was unusually gentle with her.
He was so angry at her that he laughed, and he pinched her delicate chin and shook it from side to side.
"Are you dirtier or am I dirtier, huh?"
Ji Wanyuan was still panting, her eyes were wet, her cheeks were flushed and glistening with tears and sweat, her hair was disheveled and stuck together on her face, her eyes were unfocused and she could not concentrate.
It looks disheveled, yet incredibly vivid.
At this moment, Wen Qiyan was somewhat unsure whether it was because he had developed lingering feelings for Ji Wanyuan that the scene was so decadent and erotic that it should have been disgusting.
He actually found it vivid? That's unbelievable.
On second thought, it really is a ghost story. If it were a long time ago, how could he possibly lower his head to kiss me...?
He kissed Ji Wanyuan again.
He was so bewitched that he originally wanted to punish her, but when he saw her fluctuating expression and the coquettish whimpers she let out, he ultimately refrained from doing so and went along with her pleasure.
Now she felt comfortable, and even after getting some on his face, she turned around and complained that he was dirty.
Even if they were to turn their backs on someone, it shouldn't be this quick, right?
“You’re dirty,” Ji Wanyuan said firmly, shaking off his restraints with a stern face.
She's not dirty.
"Miss Ji really knows how to have fun and then forget about everyone else," he said sarcastically.
Ji Wanyuan retorted, "Who really got the better deal? You were the one who wanted to kiss me!"
Her tone was urgent, but because it was weak, it had no intimidating power and sounded more like a coquettish plea.
She tried to get up, but she didn't have the strength and was still trying to calm herself down; her fingers trembled involuntarily.
Fearing the man beside her might continue his actions, Ji Wanyuan forcefully tugged at her skirt to cover herself.
It took her a lot of effort to barely manage to cover it up.
She could feel the silent man beside her staring intently at her.
Ji Wanyuan didn't dare to glance at it out of the corner of her eye. After she managed to sit up, she wanted to escape the scene. Ignoring her weak legs, she held onto the bed and called out to Emerald.
Fortunately, Wen Qiyan did not reach out and grab her back.
Perhaps he himself was stunned, because he had bowed his head and done such a thing for her.
I thought she would be embarrassed? I didn't expect her to retort.
Ji Wanyuan was the first to wash up and get into bed, and soon fell asleep.
When Wen Qiyan returned, her breathing had already stabilized.
He was still facing away from him, shrinking back so that only the back of his head was visible to him.
He stood by the bedside and watched the sleeping woman for a while before getting into bed.
He thought he would have a sleepless night, but to his surprise, he fell asleep very quickly.
Ji Wanyuan lived here for many years, until she got married. Her faint fragrance lingered on the bed.
After the curtains were lowered, the fragrance grew even stronger, wafting to his nose and subtly stirring his emotions.
"..."
The old lady sent a message to Madam Ji this morning, saying that she had overheard some arguments over there last night.
Thinking her daughter had been bullied, Madam Ji took advantage of a break while guarding the medicine to quickly find Ji Wanyuan and ask her about it.
She wanted to say something, but how could she say anything after what Wen Qiyan did yesterday?
Ji Wanyuan stammered and said it was nothing.
Seeing her like this, Madam Ji thought she had really been wronged. She frowned and told her not to hide it. If she could be bullied in the Ji family, it would be a disgrace.
"Mother, it's really nothing. It's just that he kissed me too hard, and I wanted to hit him, but I couldn't."
It's always like this.
Mrs. Ji, "..."
"It's fine if you two are just having a moment of passion, but you need to be careful with your belly!" Madam Ji pinched her ear.
Ji Wanyuan exclaimed and shrank back, saying, "Daughter knows."
"I'm always worried about you being alone in the Wen family," Madam Ji sighed, then stroked Ji Wanyuan's hair and looked at her for a long while.
"Has it been because you haven't been eating properly? Your father and I share the same thought; you look a bit thinner."
Ji Wanyuan snuggled in her arms and acted coquettishly, "No, I've clearly gained a lot of weight." She muttered that she especially liked her chest area, and that Jade had changed her clothes again. She felt uncomfortable for the past two days and said that she always felt hungry and was eating more than usual.
“Now that you are pregnant, you should eat more, but you are gaining weight too slowly. A few days ago, your uncle’s family sent some fine fresh food. I have already had the servants pack it up. Take it with you when you go back and have the Wen family’s cook cook it for you.”
“Especially those swallows and blood swallows, which you used to love the most, your mother has not forgotten them. Originally, I planned to personally deliver them to you after your father recovered, since you didn’t come today.”
Her figure was still slender. If you stared at her waist for a few more seconds and ignored her womanly hairstyle, you would not be able to tell that she was more than three months pregnant.
"My mother always thinks I'm too thin. If I get any fatter, won't I look ugly?"
She was already voluptuous, and if she went any further, Ji Wanyuan would find it very distasteful.
Madam Ji said she didn't understand, this childbirth...
After only a few more words, Ji Wanyuan frowned, and Madam Ji quickly shut up, unable to resist poking her head, "Mother won't say anymore."
At this point, Ji Wanyuan took the opportunity to bring up the matter of going to the Lin family.
"What are you going to the Lin family for?" Madam Ji strongly disapproved and wouldn't let her go.
"Mother... listen to me." She analyzed the relationship between the three families and said that she still wanted to go.
Seeing that she analyzed things logically and was quite sensible, I suppose what she said made sense.
But Madam Ji still strongly disagreed, saying, "The Lin family members are all very aloof. If you go, and they give you the cold shoulder, do you think your mother-in-law will stand up for you?"
When Madam Wen is mentioned, Madam Ji dislikes her. On the surface, she seems like a kind-hearted person, but in reality, she is cunning and cannot treat everyone equally.
The thought that his precious daughter might suffer mistreatment, not only in the Wen family but also in the Lin family, was unbearable.
Madam Ji told her not to go, "My daughter doesn't need to put on such a show. What happens between the Lin family and the Wen family is the Wen family's business. As for the Ji family, no matter what happens, your father and I will support you. Why do you need to make this trip?"
"You're pregnant, so you shouldn't overwork yourself. Just stay home and rest. If you find the Wen family home too stuffy, these two can stay here. I don't think the Wen family will dare to say anything. I'll cook your favorite dishes myself."
Seeing Ji Wanyuan's stubborn expression, it seemed that he was determined to persuade her again, just like last time.
Madam Ji grabbed her wrist, changed tactics, and whispered, "That Lin family girl and Wen Qiyan have a past relationship."
"Aren't you afraid that bringing Wen Qiyan along might cause some trouble between them?"
At this point, Madam Ji poked her head again.
"If something like that really happens, don't come back crying. Your father and I won't be able to do anything about it!"
Ji Wanyuan snorted inwardly. That was exactly what she was planning. She wouldn't come back to cry; she would only hide under the covers and laugh secretly in the middle of the night.
Because that way I could get a divorce from Wen Qiyan.
“Oh dear, Mother, Wen Qiyan is not that kind of person.”
She gave a perfunctory answer, "He has already married me, and I am pregnant with his child. How could he still have feelings for someone else? The Lin family can't possibly put Lin Nianxi in as a concubine, can they?"
"Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on things and nothing like that will happen."
Madam Ji said she was stubborn, that a marriage certificate alone couldn't bind a man and woman together, and that if someone had feelings for another, how could she possibly know?
As her mother's words grew increasingly forceful, Ji Wanyuan knew she couldn't persuade her anymore, so she stopped arguing and simply nodded repeatedly, "I understand, I won't go."
"Hmm, that's more like it." Seeing that she was no longer clamoring to go to the Lin family, Madam Ji stopped talking.
"Alright, don't stand here anymore. Go and rest in the main hall. I've already had some of your favorite pastries and fruits sent over there."
"good."
After Ji Wanyuan came out, she ran into Wen Qiyan at the corner.
He seemed to have been here for quite some time.
Ji Wanyuan was startled. "W-what are you doing here?"
Did Wen Qiyan hear everything? Fortunately, she didn't say anything that gave her away, otherwise, given Wen Qiyan's vigilance, he might have found out.
"Why aren't you saying anything? You were eavesdropping on my conversation with my mother, huh."
"Why does my wife look so guilty?"
Feeling guilty?
Ji Wanyuan touched her face.
Then she saw a faint smile appear on the man's delicate and handsome face.
Ji Wanyuan realized that he was teasing her.
Since she no longer needed to pretend so diligently, Ji Wanyuan instinctively raised her hand to hit him to vent her anger.
The moment she raised her hand, the man's icy gaze was already fixed on her.
It was as if they would break her hand if she dared to hit them.
Startled, Ji Wanyuan froze in mid-air, then shrank back and pulled her wrist away, hiding behind her.
She reminded Wen Qiyan, "This is the Ji family home. You're not allowed to look at me like that."
His voice trailed off, and the last sentence, "If you look at me again, I'll have my father and brother teach you a lesson," was almost stuck in his throat.
Arrogant words, but a timid expression and tone.
Seeing this made him want to laugh again, but Wen Qiyan didn't laugh; his eyebrows and eyes simply relaxed slightly.
“My wife got up and then disappeared, so I came looking for you,” he said calmly.
"What do you want with me? This is my home. Do you think I'd get lost?"
She teased him again, just like a little firecracker.
At this moment, Madam Ji came out, saw the two of them, and asked what they were doing standing there, and told them to go to the main hall to rest.
If it weren't for the Lin family's affairs, Ji Wanyuan would have liked to stay at home for a few more days, because Wen Yunqin was returning home tomorrow, and she couldn't be absent.
So after having breakfast and comforting her father, she went back with Wen Qiyan.
Ji Wanyuan remained melancholy throughout her time in the carriage.
Seeing her resting her chin on her hand with a worried expression, Wen Qiyan casually flipped through a book for a while and said, "Father-in-law, you are blessed with good fortune and will recover soon."
Upon hearing this, Ji Wanyuan glanced at him out of the corner of her eye. Seeing him sitting upright, flipping through files with an expressionless face, she didn't want to pay him any attention and didn't reply.
Wen Qiyan was aloof and rarely spoke at home. He would never initiate a conversation. These seemingly ordinary words, which unintentionally conveyed comfort, were the first time he had said them. However, he did not expect that she would not only not respond to a word, but would not even give him a glance.
After watching the woman's retreating figure for a while, the man's brows gradually furrowed, and even the hand holding the book paused.
"..."
Upon learning that the two had returned because of Prime Minister Ji's illness, Madam Wen naturally offered her condolences and sent someone to deliver some extra tonics to the Ji family as a token of her sympathy.
When Wen Yunqin returned home, Madam Wen was overjoyed; the smile lines on her face were impossible to hide.
Ji Wanyuan remained silent, as she was still preoccupied with her father's illness.
Moreover, the trip to the Lin family today, which was originally planned, will be delayed again because of Wen Yunqin's return home, probably for another three or four days.
Sigh, if this drags on, when will we be able to get a divorce?
She was at a loss, but the man next to her kept glancing at her.
Ji Wanyuan noticed his gaze, but because she was in the Wen family and in front of Madam Wen, she couldn't argue with him. She just silently gave him a look and snorted.
Madam Wen was so engrossed in the joy of her second son's return home that she paid no attention to the awkwardness between the two men.
At night, Ji Wanyuan went to bed.
She was pondering how she could bring Wen Qiyan and Lin Nianxi together if they didn't spark a connection.
That being said, she really isn't very good at matchmaking.
You only realize how little you know when you need it. If only I had bought more romance novels to read, I wouldn't be so clueless now.
She had learned quite a few techniques for pursuing men, but those skills were useless against Lin Nianxi.
Anyway... we have to make room for the two of them so they can talk.
Lin Nianxi already liked Wen Qiyan. She might avoid other people, but if she were to be with Wen Qiyan, wouldn't that be like chasing after him?
As for Wen Qiyan, she suddenly felt a little unsure of what to do.
She knew all too well that Wen Qiyan had spoken kindly and gently to Lin Nianxi in the past.
But she never saw anything beyond that.
Does he actually have feelings for Lin Nianxi?
There should be one. If there isn't, why would this woman be brought into the house so soon after her death?
But even so, Wen Qiyan, that scoundrel, is particularly good at putting on an act, so we still need to add fuel to the fire for him.
Ji Wanyuan's first reaction was to drug him.
Besides that, she really didn't know any other way to quickly arouse this scoundrel's interest.
She reacted quickly to the drugging, but both times she drugged him, she ended up reaping the consequences and cleaning up the mess, which made her a little scared.
This time, she was less inclined to drug Wen Qiyan.
Forget it, we've reached a point where we have no other choice but to take this step. We'll talk about it when we're completely desperate.
There was really no other way for her to do that again.
However, this time she needed to run faster and hide further away, lest Wen Qiyan discover her again, otherwise he would definitely…
Thinking back to the man's expression last time, he was able to hold back then. They say things shouldn't happen more than three times; who knows what might happen the third time?
"What are you thinking about?"
While Ji Wanyuan was lost in thought, she heard a sound from beside the bed. Before she could come to her senses and shrink back, the man behind her had already wrapped his arms around her waist.
He removed her outer garment, leaving only a thin undergarment, and placed his hand on her lower abdomen, where he could indeed feel a slight curve.
He had already noticed when we kissed yesterday.
However, it is not obvious to the naked eye because her waist is so slender that there is almost no excess fat on her sides.
The man's voice was deep.
He pulled her into his arms, and because of the difference in their sizes, Ji Wanyuan felt a strong sense of oppression, which she found somewhat unbearable.
It felt as if she was embedded in Wen Qiyan's very bones and blood.
She hadn't forgotten the vast difference in power between them, and she feared it would be difficult for her to escape his embrace on her own.
Ji Wanyuan said she was hot, "Don't hug me like that, it's squeezing my stomach."
"Really?" He asked in that infuriatingly indifferent tone.
Ji Wanyuan rolled her eyes. "Yes."
She threw him a retort and then began to struggle.
Unexpectedly, Wen Qiyan suddenly let go of her hand. She was surprised that she could escape his embrace so easily and was about to move to the other side.
But he grabbed her by the waist and pulled her back. Just as Ji Wanyuan was about to speak, he turned her around.
The two were face to face for a moment.
Meeting the man's deep gaze, she couldn't help but feel nervous, her words faltering slightly.
"You... Wen Qiyan, what are you going to do?"
Noticing the depth in his eyes, she thought of what had happened yesterday, and her feet, hidden under the covers, involuntarily curled up.
"You...you mustn't do anything reckless."
Realizing that her voice was weak and lacked confidence, how could she possibly intimidate him?
Then she couldn't help but raise her voice, "I order you, don't look at me like that!"
It was as if they were going to devour her, making her nervous and afraid.
Even though Ji Wanyuan said that, he was still watching.
They were completely unafraid of her intimidation.
She was furious. Why did Wen Qiyan always stare at her like that? He'd been staring at her all day. She wanted to pull the blanket from the side to cover his eyes, but the blanket was hard to move.
She simply hit the man in the eye, hoping to scare him away.
Before she could even touch his eyes, he grabbed her wrist, easily restraining her. Then, the man leaned over, his nose touching hers.
He looked down at her lips and, just as Ji Wanyuan nervously bit her lip, gave her a light peck.
The gentle pressure caused her tense body to tremble involuntarily.
She immediately pursed her lips and shook her head, and seeing this, he started kissing her again.
It was always a gentle pecking kiss, occasionally lightly sucking on her lips. Even when he pried open her lips, he never went over her teeth or kissed her mouth too deeply, just like yesterday, stealing her fragrance and taking away all her breath, leaving her panting rapidly.
Because he was so gentle, Ji Wanyuan felt a little uncomfortable for a while.
Is this still Wen Qiyan?
Why were they so fierce yesterday? What's going on today?
Try to please her?
Who fawns over her like this? It's like something out of a storybook, where a tiger or dog licks its master.
She was kissed by the man for a while without realizing it, their lips lingering close for a long time before he withdrew.
He pressed his forehead against hers, lowering his eyes to conceal the surging emotions within.
"...Take a break."
The moment the words left his mouth, Wen Qiyan released her.
Ji Wanyuan was stunned for a long time, very unsure whether Wen Qiyan had actually let go of her.
There was no intention to continue.
She thought it was just a delaying tactic, but after waiting for a while, she became drowsy, and he still didn't make a move. Gradually, she also fell asleep.
The following day, the Wen family was very lively.
When Wen Yunqin returned home, some of his relatives also came to visit.
Ji Wanyuan served guests alongside Madam Wen.
Wen Qiyan was summoned to the South Study by his father to discuss important matters.
Before the two of them came out, a maid announced that the second young master had arrived.
Madam Wen sent someone to the South Study to deliver a message, and excitedly led Ji Wanyuan to the door to greet the person.
Just as they reached the entrance, they saw a young man with black hair and a dark robe dismount.
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Author's Note: I had some family matters to attend to today, so there's only 5,000 words. Tomorrow it'll still be 10,000 words! [rainbow emoji]
Thank you everyone for the nutrient solution you provided. I don't know how to express how flattered I am. I'll just have to give you all a big thank you! [glasses][glasses]
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Author: Wen Pupu
Popular Demon Queen × Brother Substitute Literature
Bai Furong, the wicked concubine who wreaked havoc on the world, was tired of being one in her previous life.
She had countless affairs with degenerate monarchs, which ultimately led to her being burned alive by the common people.
Reborn, Bai Furong vows to be as beautiful as a thousand flowers, only deserving of the heart of the hero who will unify the land—
Feng Ren, the eldest son of the Feng family of Yuzhou, comes from a family with a long line of officials and is destined to be an emperor.
He was destined from birth to become a universally praised ruler, a wise and enlightened monarch.
Little did they know, this noble young man, as radiant as the sun and moon, had been given some kind of drug.
He was imprisoned and humiliated for denouncing the wicked concubine who brought ruin to the country.
However, when Feng Ren walked out of the death row cell covered in wounds, the first thing he did was kneel down in the wind and snow, begging the muddle-headed king to give him that calamity as his wife, even if the frost cut his bones, he would not repent.
The world was in uproar.
Little did anyone know that Feng Ren was not the only one whose desires had been aroused in the death row...
In the shadow of his eldest brother, a nobleman by destiny, lived a bastard younger brother who couldn't stand being around people and was like a wild dog.
Perhaps dying in place of Feng Ren would be the best ending for Feng Yi.
Unfortunately, the dungeon was dark and gloomy, and he encountered a stunningly beautiful woman who mistakenly rescued Feng Yi, thinking he was her elder brother.
Smelling the woman's sweet fragrance, the bastard Feng Yi knew for the first time what overwhelming jealousy and resentment meant.
Later, my brother got married and looked at his new sister-in-law...
Every day, my sage brother is busy working for the sake of the world.
Night after night, only Feng Yi would help his brother, so that his sister-in-law wouldn't be left alone in her room.
They need him even more to protect his sister-in-law's reputation as a bewitching and treacherous concubine who could bring ruin to the country.
——
After Feng Ren finally quelled the chaos, his first act was to appoint Bai Furong as Empress.
The investiture ceremony was instead brutally murdered by an enemy army.
A young man with a face resembling Feng Ren slowly stepped forward. Right in front of the corpse of her imperial husband, Bai Furong's chin was forcibly lifted by Feng Yi, forcing her to look directly at the person beside her bed whom she had never been able to see clearly every night.
"Good sister-in-law, do you know which Feng Lang to address now?"
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