Chapter 57 You married me with ulterior motives? ...
So you can't bear to see her bend down and do such a thing?
Otherwise, how do you explain his strange words and actions?
Otherwise, why would Wen Qiyan refuse to let her do things that bring him endless pleasure, and instead argue with her about all this?
Not only did they make their story sound plausible, but they even showed a look of pity for her.
No way?! He really...?
Regardless of whether it was true or not, she had to test the waters. If Wen Qiyan truly liked her from the bottom of his heart, then… hmph…
Thinking of this, Ji Wanyuan felt a little smug and disdain that she couldn't quite put her finger on.
If he truly loved her, wasn't this love a little too late? She no longer needed him!
She had previously said that Wen Qiyan had no taste, that he was unmoved by a beautiful woman like her with fair skin, a pretty face, a slim waist, and long legs. Humph!
Right now... he's already tempted.
Although she had already made up her mind, Ji Wanyuan felt she still needed to be cautious. After all, Wen Qiyan was no ordinary person; he was practically a cunning old fox reincarnated.
Afraid that Wen Qiyan would see through her act, she hesitated slightly and stammered, "So, according to you, you also lowered yourself before, you also willingly degraded yourself, and you were also... trying to please me?"
She knew he was trying to please her, but he deliberately said it out loud, wanting to hear her admit it herself.
Wen Qiyan already felt that he was somewhat emotionally unstable at the moment.
Of Ji Wanyuan's words, he only paid attention to the first few sentences.
Yes, he didn't want Ji Wanyuan to do these things.
But what about before? How many times had he licked and kissed Ji Wanyuan?
How can it not be considered pandering, or lowering oneself to a lowly and degrading act?
Even Ji Wanyuan realized it; she saw through his despicable behavior and even spoke out about it.
"..."
Ji Wanyuan was still waiting for the man to say something next, to make her next move, to subtly and naturally let him find out, but she never expected it.
Wen Qiyan actually turned away, stood up, and distanced himself from her.
She straightened his collar without expression and left.
They've left?
Ji Wanyuan didn't react for a while.
ah?
It wasn't until Emerald and the other maids came in at the appointed time to help her wash and bathe that she realized Wen Qiyan had really only said half of what he meant and then left her there.
As Ji Wanyuan crawled into bed, Wen Qiyan had already lain down first.
I'm not sure if he's rested, but his eyes are closed.
Ji Wanyuan sorted out her thoughts again, feeling that there were still some things she hadn't figured out today.
She wasn't exactly a moral person, and thinking that Wen Qiyan had already gone to rest, she didn't want to wake him up.
She asked directly, her voice rising a little, "You haven't finished speaking yet."
She had already planned that if Wen Qiyan fell asleep, she would go over and shake him awake, completely unaware that he hadn't rested.
He answered her with his eyes closed, "What do you want to hear?"
Ji Wanyuan was stunned for a moment. Her mind raced with thoughts of so many things she wanted to know, but what was it that she most wanted to know?
After much thought, she asked the most important question, "What exactly did my father say to you in the study?"
To Ji Wanyuan, it was utterly unbelievable that her father would summon Wen Qiyan to his study and discuss matters with him.
Inside the carriage, Wen Qiyan said he wanted to ask her father for a priceless treasure. What could it be?
"So curious?" he asked in return.
Again, the answer was irrelevant.
Ji Wanyuan was very impatient. "Just tell me already."
He didn't speak, but he turned around.
“Miss Ji wants to know some things from me. Coincidentally, I also want to know some things from you. How about we make a deal?”
"Exchange?" She understood Wen Qiyan's meaning perfectly.
"right."
Ji Wanyuan immediately became defensive. "What do you want to know from me?"
"You agree?" He needed to be sure before he would begin.
Ji Wanyuan paused for a moment, then asked, "If I agree, will you lie to me?"
What do you think?
He was being vague again, and Ji Wanyuan couldn't help but scoff, "That bastard."
Before she could think of a reply, Wen Qiyan spoke up, "Ji Wanyuan, was it true that you told me you liked me back in the flower hall?"
She hadn't expected that Wen Qiyan's first question would be about romantic love.
Why is he so concerned about this?
"Are you asking about my intentions?" she probed cautiously.
"right."
Of course, we should coax and deceive him, but should we really be honest with each other right now?
No, she still couldn't do it. Even if there was an exchange, she couldn't be completely honest with Wen Qiyan. The Ji family and the Wen family were in-laws on the surface, but in reality, they were mortal enemies.
Let's just lie. Anyway, Wen Qiyan doesn't know if she's lying or not.
"Really," she replied, wanting to see for herself.
He was lying again; she was far too wary of him.
Even though it was a lie, he found that he actually liked listening to it.
Thinking of this, Wen Qiyan couldn't help but mock himself in his heart, those who fall into love and lust are terribly despicable.
"Hmm." After a long while, the man said that indifferently.
He didn't say anything; it must be her turn to ask now, right?
At this moment, her mind was working quickly. "I want to know what you said to my father in the study."
"Discussing the bargaining chips required for some exchanges."
Ji Wanyuan, “…?”
That's it? She was a little confused; it felt like he had said something, but also like he hadn't.
"That's it?" She was a little unwilling. "You're cheating. I didn't even understand what you said."
"What does it have to do with me if you didn't understand?"
Ji Wanyuan gritted her teeth, not wanting to continue with this bastard at all.
But she still wanted to know many things, and after thinking about it, she finally swallowed her anger.
Wen Qiyan spoke again, "What is your purpose in approaching Brother Qin?"
He actually noticed that she was getting close to Wen Yunqin? If he could tell, why is he always jealous?
Ji Wanyuan thought for a moment and wrote his ambiguous statement, "My uncle holds military power, and my getting close to him will naturally bring me more prestige."
That's not wrong, and it's not exactly a lie.
She initially targeted Wen Yunqin for his military power; her later intentions of causing conflict between her brothers didn't really count... Besides, how could she dare to bring it up?
The man fell silent, and Ji Wanyuan felt she had managed to gloss over the matter. She spoke again, originally wanting to ask Wen Qiyan what the priceless treasure he had exchanged with her father was, but then she thought he would definitely not tell her directly.
Let's change it. "How did you find out what my uncle was going to tell me today?"
"Is it hard to guess?" he asked rhetorically.
Qin Di was straightforward. He was certain that Ji Wanyuan was unaware of these matters and, not wanting her to be kept in the dark, he wouldn't stand idly by. He would naturally go to Chen Qing.
"You didn't answer me directly!" she huffed, annoyed by his ambiguous answers.
"Because this is the real reason why he and my father had a falling out."
Did Wen Yunqin know there was more to the marriage between the two families than met the eye, which is why he went to argue with his father for her sake?
Ji Wanyuan's mind suddenly felt a bit chaotic, and she felt deeply conflicted.
Putting aside their kinship, she and Wen Yunqin were close friends. Wen Yunqin admired her, and the reason he quarreled with his father was probably to speak up for her.
Thinking of the times he had sincerely made her laugh, Ji Wanyuan couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
Wen Yunqin is truly a good person.
He was the best among the Wen family members.
"What's the inside story?" she asked again, only then realizing that it was Wen Qiyan's turn.
But strangely, he didn't argue with her. Instead, he said, "You really don't understand why I married you in the first place?"
We've come full circle again.
Ji Wanyuan continued to feign ignorance, "I don't know? How would I know?"
"I've been staying at home all day, and the reason I didn't want to marry you was because of that...you were too forceful. How would I know anything else?"
"Now that I've told you, you don't seem very curious." The man's tone was low and somber; he was still looking at her, his gaze incredibly deep.
Even in the dim light of the lowered curtains, Ji Wanyuan couldn't help but feel flustered.
"I... of course I'm curious. You've misunderstood. There's nothing I'm not curious about. I was just about to ask you that."
"What's the real story behind our two families' marriage alliance? Isn't it because I'm pregnant?"
"Is it because our two families have always had a bad relationship that His Majesty wants our two families to be closer, so he issued an imperial decree to grant us a marriage, ordering you to marry me?"
She made wild guesses, thinking that she was saying these things to get the man's attention.
After he finished speaking, all that could be heard was the man's slightly mocking laugh.
"What are you laughing at?" she asked deliberately.
Do you think your guess makes sense?
Ji Wanyuan knew it didn't make sense, but wasn't this what she was going to tell him?
“How is it unreasonable? I think it’s perfectly reasonable. If the relationship between our two families continues to deteriorate like this, it will certainly be detrimental to His Majesty’s governance of the court. After all, your Wen family and our Ji family are both considered high-ranking families.”
“A family of high status.” The man repeated her words. “Ji Wanyuan, sometimes I really don’t know whether to call you smart or stupid.”
Could it be that he figured it out?
Ji Wanyuan was very flustered. "Don't beat around the bush. Tell me, what is it?"
She didn't believe Wen Qiyan would directly reveal the inside story of the marriage between the two families, since such a story couldn't possibly be made public.
Ji Wanyuan was wrong. Wen Qiyan spoke directly, saying, "His Majesty is most wary of meritorious officials forming power. Since you know that the Wen and Ji families are high-ranking families in the court, especially your father who is the head of all officials, second only to the emperor, you are very fortunate."
"Do you think that our two families forming a marriage alliance is truly what His Majesty wants to see?"
"You..." How could he say to her, "What do you mean by telling me all this?"
"The mining area that the Ji family discovered earlier is real, isn't it? Knowing about it but not reporting it and embezzling the mining area, isn't the Ji family's intentions obvious enough?"
She panicked, "Why are you bringing this up?"
"Don't you understand what I'm trying to say? Don't you know the inside story of our marriage?" He seemed to be beating around the bush, yet he was being very direct.
Ji Wanyuan was also annoyed, "So, you admit that you married me with ulterior motives?"
The words were abruptly cut off as Ji Wanyuan suddenly came to her senses, looking somewhat shocked.
She actually said that?! She just went along with Wen Qiyan's words and said it directly. Why does it feel like she was tricked?
She was indeed startled. Wen Qiyan had only thrown in some bait, and she was so easily coaxed into saying something.
Ji Wanyuan blinked for a while, and in the darkness, her face suddenly turned pale. She began to try to explain, "What I mean is..."
What is it?
When a person's thoughts are running at high speed, they will appear increasingly blank, and then become incoherent.
“Ji Wanyuan, so you did find out.” He even said that.
It was at this moment that Ji Wanyuan realized that the so-called exchange was a complete scam. The reason why this petty and calculating man suddenly continued to talk along with her questions was simply because he saw that she was caught up in her thoughts, so he deliberately coaxed her.
The fact that he beat around the bush was to get information out of her is enough to prove it.
Ji Wanyuan's expression didn't recover for a long time. Even though she was in the dim light of the curtains, she had a feeling that Wen Qiyan must have seen her expression, because Wen Qiyan's gaze was too direct and hard to ignore.
Feeling uneasy under her gaze, Ji Wanyuan had no choice but to turn around, "..."
"I'm tired." She curled up into a small ball, her delicate fingers gently biting her lips, refusing to continue talking to him.
She couldn't continue speaking to Wen Qiyan until she had figured everything out.
Waaaaah… Father is right, she can’t outmaneuver Wen Qiyan.
They'd be sold off and they'd still be smiling and counting the money for him.
She was feeling smug just moments ago, but he managed to trick her into revealing information.
This made her suspect that Wen Qiyan might have known about her previous plans.
"Yes, I did have a specific purpose in arranging this marriage with you."
After a moment of silence, a man's warm and deep voice came from behind.
He admitted it?
Ji Wanyuan's eyelashes trembled, and she didn't reply.
"Is this the real reason why you're wary of me and don't like me?"
If he were to admit it now, wouldn't that contradict her very first answer to him?
Just now, when he asked her about what she said in the flower hall, whether she still liked him or not, she swore that she did!
But how could she not understand when the man spoke with such certainty?
"Ji Wanyuan, how long are you going to pretend you're deaf and dumb and beat around the bush with me?"
The man didn't say much, but a single, casual remark shattered her mental fortitude.
After it was revealed who was pretending to be deaf and mute and who had circumvented the situation, Ji Wanyuan finally came to her senses, and she was once again ignited by him.
She quickly turned to him and uttered those words, so the two were now face to face.
Meeting the man's deep, unfathomable black eyes, Ji Wanyuan pursed her lips and said, "I'm not resting with you anymore."
She needed to calm herself down, so she struggled to get up. Before she could even stand up, the man pulled her into his arms.
Ji Wanyuan cried out, and before she could even struggle, she was pulled into the man's arms.
"Let me go!" She hissed in his arms like a cat with its fur standing on end.
"You think you can run away before I've finished speaking?"
"I have nothing to say to you!" She stopped, her beautiful eyes wide, glaring at him fiercely. "Didn't you already say that our two families are enemies?"
"Who said that?" he asked rhetorically.
Ji Wanyuan belatedly realized that it seemed... it really wasn't him who said it?
Well... whether it is or isn't, it doesn't matter anymore.
"I don't want to talk to you, let go of me now." She resisted strongly.
"Why are you moving around like that?" He didn't indulge her; instead, he tightened his grip even more, carefully avoiding her stomach as he moved.
“Ji Wanyuan, I’ve said all this to you over and over again, and you still don’t understand what I mean.”
What's the meaning?
As this question arose subconsciously, Ji Wanyuan already had a clear answer in her heart: his feelings for her.
Did Wen Qiyan tell her all this to make her realize that he actually fell in love with her?
But if you say it out loud, what's the point?
She didn't want to talk to him about it openly, because once she made it clear, it meant she would have to face it, either reject him or agree, and then be all lovey-dovey with him.
Given the current situation, she and Wen Qiyan cannot afford to break up; she still needs to use him.
But things didn't turn out the way she expected.
Because when faced with his true intention of asking her to plead his case, she had already given a clear answer as to whether she liked him or not, and she had said that she liked him.
But he was still not satisfied. As if he saw through her disguise, he kept going around in circles, peeling away her disguise and forcing her to face the feelings he had for her.
On what grounds?
Does he like her, so does she have to reciprocate? Pretending to be indifferent to him is already quite good enough.
How did he treat her when she liked him before?
Trampling on her sincerity and even humiliating her, don't think she's forgotten.
And everything that happened in the storybooks, even if it was just in the form of a dream, tormented her for a long time. During that period, she was completely exhausted and could never forget it.
"Let me go!" Unable to break free, she bit him and even knelt down to kick his groin.
Her actions were ruthless. During this time, Wen Qiyan suddenly realized that if she had been so eager to kiss his ribs and even wanted to find a doctor, then there was only one possibility: she was trying to harm him.
Why would she want to kill him? Wasn't she trying to get close to him to build a relationship?
If he were to injure her vital organs, she would be unable to get close to him.
Since we cannot trace the root cause, let's look for those who might maximize their benefits after he is injured.
If he is injured, he will never be able to walk on the road again.
The person most likely to benefit...
The man appeared calm on the surface, but his eyes were churning with turmoil.
In the struggle against her, Wen Qiyan's palm touched her swollen belly.
At that moment, he suddenly understood everything.
child.
If he can no longer have sex, after setting aside all the passion and desire for love, the most important thing is to have offspring.
If he is injured, Ji Wanyuan's child will be the only heir of his lineage.
Therefore, under the guise of intimacy and care, she actually sought out a doctor to harm him, acting out of self-interest, all for the sake of her child.
The Ji family's power grab is a done deal. She doesn't like the Wen family, but she feels that the Wen family is still safe. If the Ji family falls, at least the child is a member of the Wen family, and can be taken care of if entrusted to the Wen family.
But if he wanted this kind of care to last forever, then the child had to be his only child. This was Ji Wanyuan's plan, and he had figured it out.
No wonder she bent down to kiss him; it wasn't to truly please him, but to injure him while he was in pleasure, ensuring the success of her scheme.
So this is what she wanted.
Ji Wanyuan was unaware that the man had already figured out most of her thoughts, and she was still arguing with him.
Until her lips were sealed by the man and her hands and feet were bound by him, her words of resistance turned into pitiful, ambiguous sobs.
Wen Qiyan, seemingly out of nowhere, kissed her until she was breathless.
His kiss wasn't particularly fierce, but it was especially long, and before long, Ji Wanyuan was kissed weak.
She was like a kitten that had been disciplined, nestled helplessly in his arms, her eyes blurry with tears, her delicate and beautiful face stirring up a pool of spring water in his heart.
At that moment, he suddenly felt that those answers were not important and he didn't want to care anymore, as long as she was in his arms.
"Didn't you want to...lick...kiss me?" He pinched the back of her neck and rubbed it.
Ji Wanyuan was stunned, not understanding why he suddenly agreed. He had just stormed off in a huff, but now he was asking her to continue. What did he want?
In any case, she had lost interest!
"Who wants to lick you!" She's not a dog.
We should think about this carefully and go see a doctor; she doesn't want to do that kind of thing.
Her mouth is so small, how could it possibly fit?
Who knows, it might break her lip, or even burst it.
Right, she had almost forgotten that Wen Qiyan always bullied her until she was powerless. Her plans were good, but putting them into practice was still a bit difficult.
Once she caught her breath, Ji Wanyuan started spewing insults again, telling Wen Qiyan to get lost and go far away.
She even said he was only fit to lick her toes in this life—no, not even fit to lick her toes—and called him a dog, a mangy dog.
With her hands and feet bound, she had no way to fight back against his scratching and clawing. Desperate, she spat at the man's handsome face, "Pah!"
The two of them had just shared a deep kiss, so she didn't actually have any saliva. Even if she did, it would have been mixed together from both of them.
The man who was insulted and spat on showed no displeasure whatsoever. Instead, he smiled, as if he enjoyed being insulted. He raised his eyebrows slightly and hummed in agreement, urging her to continue.
Ji Wanyuan screamed inwardly, and then continued, "Wen Qiyan, I really wish I could bite your flesh and drink your blood, so that you would be childless!"
"To be childless and without descendants?" she blurted out without thinking.
"right!"
She was fuming, her face flushed, and her swollen lips glistened with an alluring sheen.
His eyes darkened, and he couldn't resist reaching out to caress her lips.
Ji Wanyuan kept spitting and dodging his touch, but she had already become a fish on a chopping board, and could only be bullied by him.
She refused to give in and bit him directly. Even though Wen Qiyan reacted quickly, he couldn't help but get a bite from her sharp teeth. She bit hard, and it hurt a little.
Seeing the man finally frown and groan, Ji Wanyuan gave a coquettish snort! Now you know how formidable she is!
Seeing her charmingly angry expression, Wen Qiyan wasn't angry at all. Instead, he continued to laugh, "Miss Ji has such a sharp tongue."
"It bites so fiercely, why not just pull it out? What if it accidentally hurts somewhere else?" You can't completely submit to Ji Wanyuan. If you don't provoke her, she'll ignore you.
"You dare!" The delicate words had barely left his lips when the person in his arms spat at him again.
This time, Wen Qiyan dodged very quickly, and Ji Wanyuan missed spitting, but she grinned her pearly white teeth and squinted, warning him not to come any closer, or he would be in trouble.
The man's hand moved downwards.
"If you want me to be childless, Miss Ji, you don't need to stoop down and do it. Actually, there is another way."
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Author's Note: Here I am! [Glasses]
I'll update the next chapter later and then randomly drop lucky red envelopes for everyone. Thank you all for your encouragement and support. I hope you all have a smooth and happy day.
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Oh, and I should mention again that this story primarily focuses on romance; the plot serves the emotional core. Calling it "late stage" isn't entirely accurate; it's more of a mid-to-late stage. Now, Wen Gou has finally realized his own feelings and wants his girlfriend to know, but he's been testing her, and unfortunately, her heart remains as firm as a rock.
The fact that the male protagonist knows about the storybook is also a plot point, but it won't be placed in the "what if" scenario; it will be presented in the main story.
Happy reading! [rainbow emoji]
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