Chapter 56 Has Wen Qiyan truly fallen for her...?
Only now, tracing back to the source, does he understand.
In this marriage forged out of self-interest, amidst countless forced moments of pleasure and intimacy, only he could not control his heart's stirrings; from beginning to end, he was the only one who succumbed to temptation.
Ji Wanyuan remained completely detached from his arousal. She separated herself from her own emotions and desires, and everything she did to get close to him was for ulterior motives. She might even be secretly mocking him for being blinded by lust and utterly foolish.
Thinking of this, Wen Qiyan's aura of violence surged violently.
She was just putting on an act, but he actually took it seriously and foolishly fell deeper and deeper into it, finding it impossible to extricate himself.
After being tainted by lust, his reason, calmness, and solemnity were all swept away, becoming restless, irritable, and even uneasy.
Like a dog, he wants to and likes to circle around the people and things he likes. Even if she no longer loves him or hates him, he still wants to follow her, watch over her, protect her, and possess her.
Such foolish, primitive, and undisguised behavior is nothing short of the act of a beast.
He loathed the feelings he had for her, yet he couldn't eradicate them completely. The moment he had the thought of eliminating her, even before he could act, the thought of never being able to be with Ji Wanyuan again caused him heartache.
Sometimes, he even had the audacity to think that if she were willing to coax him, be more obedient, and stay by his side, he could pretend he knew nothing and help her cover up the truth. After all, it was all in the past, and there was no point in digging into it.
But she didn't; she always did things that he couldn't understand.
Today's action was truly a long time coming. His emotions were in turmoil, and he had become so agitated that they seemed to be spiraling out of control.
Thinking of this, Wen Qiyan lowered his eyelashes, picked up the half-cup of tea that had gone cold before he finished drinking it, and drank it all in one gulp to suppress his discomfort.
The calmer Wen Qiyan remained, the more flustered Ji Wanyuan became.
Why did he suddenly bring up something from a long time ago, and even question her about why she wanted to take a concubine for him? When asked about her intentions, he said that she wasn't testing him or being jealous at all.
She didn't know why Wen Qiyan asked that question, but Ji Wanyuan knew that he must suspect, and was very likely certain, that she had lied to him before.
Is this why Wen Qiyan got angry and hit Wen Yunqin today? He suddenly brought this up, could it be that he wants to hit her? Like he hit Wen Yunqin.
What should she do? If she calls for help, who else can come to her aid?
He had driven away all the maids, servants, and attendants. Even if he had summoned Wen's parents now, it would only have been a laughing matter. Besides, Wen Qiyan hadn't actually laid a hand on her, as she was currently pregnant.
Yes, she is pregnant at this moment.
Wen Qiyan couldn't possibly lay a hand on her while she was pregnant, could he? If he did, what kind of person would he be?
She had actually hoped that Wen Qiyan would take action against her, so that her father would have a reason to impeach the Wen family and thus get a divorce.
Right now, she can't divorce Wen Qiyan.
Since he likely knew the inside story of what happened earlier, yet refused to tell her and instead insisted on interrogating her...
She naturally couldn't say.
Her relationship with Wen Qiyan could not deteriorate. As the saying goes, one cannot hit a smiling face, and Ji Wanyuan decided to carry this principle through to the end.
My cousin Qingru said that men are like that; just give them a little sweetness and coax them a bit, and they'll be fine. No matter how angry they are, a few more kisses and they'll all give in.
But she hesitated... after all, the person in front of her was the aloof and icy Wen Qiyan.
She was momentarily speechless, not quite sure what to say, so she steeled herself, mustered her courage, and walked closer, sitting directly on the man's lap. She wrapped her arms around his shoulders, loosely encircling his neck, and gently rested her face against his chest.
She sniffed, her voice sweet and coquettish, "Wen Qiyan, I... how could I lie to you?"
They said they weren't lying, but now they're lying again.
He saw through her act of being affectionate and realized she was just showing off, so he sneered and ignored her.
He sat there with an air of nonchalance, letting the warm, soft body of the woman get close to him. His arms were resting on the table, his slender fingers tapping lightly on the surface. His delicate features looked aloof and ascetic, as if he were impatient, yet he was also patiently waiting.
Ji Wanyuan nestled in his arms. Although she couldn't directly see Wen Qiyan's expression, she could imagine it from his mocking snorts.
She lowered her thick eyelashes and couldn't help but roll her eyes.
After she finished, she let go of one hand and gently touched the man's chest through his thin undergarment.
Unexpectedly, they touched a place they shouldn't have.
As their fingers touched, the coldness between the man's brows and eyes softened slightly, and his gaze darkened and became enigmatic as her fingertips touched him.
Ji Wanyuan touched it accidentally; she had only wanted to touch the man's chest.
But who knew, I'd run into... well, you know...
This made her feel awkward as well.
Her face showed signs of unease, but he remained calm and unresponsive, neither saying a word nor stopping her.
Since they're not stopping her, does that mean she can continue?
When Ji Wanyuan got close to Wen Qiyan, she couldn't help but wonder in her heart if he was doing it on purpose.
Is he deliberately bringing up old grievances because he wants to have sex with her?
The more she thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
Otherwise... he had only been to his father's study once, how could his father possibly have said these things to him?
What good would it do for Wen Qiyan to find out about these things? Her father would never do anything that wouldn't benefit her; after all, she was his daughter!
Damn it, he must want to sleep with her.
He's still pretending, still making so many excuses to scare her and make her feel guilty. His goal is definitely to lure her into his trap. That old fox.
Ji Wanyuan couldn't help but purse her lips inwardly again, but she didn't fall out with Wen Qiyan.
Instead, she reassured him, echoing Emerald's words, "It's really not what you think, I'm not lying to you."
"Back then, I really wanted to test my place in your heart, which is why I had to resort to such a risky approach. What's wrong with you? Why are you suddenly bringing this up?"
She dared not ask him again if Wen Yunqin had beaten him so badly that he was stupid, lest she add fuel to the fire.
She simply nestled against him obediently, her slender, delicate fingers occasionally tapping the man's chest, a coquettish gesture as if trying to elicit information from him.
"Did my father really say that to you?" He was so tall that it was a little difficult to wrap one arm around his neck, so Ji Wanyuan lowered her hand and wrapped it around the man's narrow waist.
Wen Qiyan's waist was also very hard, completely the opposite of hers. If you pinched it, it would definitely hurt her hand.
"Is Miss Ji trying to spy on me?"
She realized that whenever this scoundrel was in a bad mood, he would start calling her Miss Ji in a sarcastic and inappropriate way.
It's really hard to observe his expression when I'm nestled in his arms like this.
Ji Wanyuan simply got up, sat on the man's lap, and faced him.
Anyway, she's pregnant right now, and the child she's carrying is from the Wen family, so I figured Wen Qiyan wouldn't dare do anything to her.
Wen Qiyan didn't know what she was going to do. He thought that since she hadn't responded for a long time, she would lose patience and leave after giving him a sarcastic remark. As she turned around, his hand bypassed his thoughts and followed her waist, trying to bring her back.
The fingertips that had been searching paused when Ji Wanyuan turned around to face him.
It turns out, she wasn't leaving; she was just moving around a bit...
And what about him? He was already on edge, chasing after them in a panic.
He would never have been so impatient before.
Fortunately, he withdrew his hand and pretended to scold her for moving around, but the person on his lap did not notice his movement or his unsteady expression.
Ji Wanyuan was still plotting, trying to get Wen Qiyan to reveal something while also calming him down.
Sitting face to face, she was still quite short. Now that she was pregnant, it was inconvenient for her to poke his chest. What if he didn't cooperate and she ended up knocking herself over?
So, Ji Wanyuan wrapped her arms around his neck for extra protection, and tilted her head to get close to the man's eyes.
Her words were mumbled but still carried a hint of childishness, "Wen Qiyan, are you angry?"
"Why would I be angry?"
The man looked down at the fair, delicate face that appeared before him, which was practically glowing white.
She smiled at him, a smile that, though fake, touched his heart with its sweetness.
His love for Ji Wanyuan was overflowing again, and the feeling of not being able to control it was terrible.
He didn't know how to describe this terrible feeling of being out of control. He wanted her to know, but he was also afraid that she would know, and even more afraid that she would pretend not to know after she found out, or even take advantage of it.
If Ji Wanyuan were smarter, she might have already realized that he had fallen in love with her.
At present, it seems not.
Her understanding of him seemed to be limited to the fact that he "fell" in love with her, nothing more.
What an ignorant and foolish woman! She's been like this before, and she'll be like this in the future—enough is enough.
Thinking of this, the man turned his handsome face away, his voice icy cold, "Get down!"
Before she could figure out what to say, Ji Wanyuan was caught off guard and chased away by him.
He actually told her to leave? He didn't even look at her?! Is he that angry?
He got into a fight with his brother and brought up those old grudges again. What is he so bothered about?
As Ji Wanyuan was pondering this, a thought inexplicably flashed through her mind: Wen Qiyan's jealousy and concern made it seem as if he truly liked her.
No way... right?
She looked at the man, who remained silent and motionless. The thought flashed through her mind so absurd that it left her slightly stunned.
When Wen Qiyan started to pull her hand down, she finally came to her senses and clung to him again like a leech.
"I'm not going down!"
He ignored her and continued to pull at her hand.
Ji Wanyuan couldn't resist his strength, so she could only resort to a roundabout tactic. She started wailing, "Wen Qiyan! What are you doing? You're hurting my hand!"
In reality, the man used a clever technique, pressing on her acupoint without hurting her at all.
She made a huge fuss and even threatened to call people to come and see, and to go back to the Ji family tomorrow to complain.
I suspect the complaint is a pretense; the real intention is to go back and inquire.
Upon hearing this, Wen Qiyan indeed stopped.
Ji Wanyuan didn't argue with him anymore and just pounced on him to kiss him.
If Wen Qiyan hadn't managed to steady himself in time, he probably would have been knocked down by the force of her charge.
She not only forced a kiss on his lips, but also struck his "soft spot".
Wen Qiyan let out a sudden groan. Ji Wanyuan could have easily slipped into the man's thin lips and entangled with him, but she was also frightened, not expecting things to turn out this way.
She only wanted to kiss his lips to calm him down, but she ended up hitting his sensitive spot.
Was it damaged?
She glanced down briefly.
Her movements were quick and swift; the hairpin holding her black hair nearly poked his face. Even though Wen Qiyan dodged quickly, it still grazed his chin. "..."
"Are you...are you alright?"
"What do you think?" he asked in a cold voice.
Ji Wanyuan gave an awkward laugh, then looked up and saw the man's aloof profile, which was filled with displeasure. He looked impatient but was also trying to hold back, and for some reason, he looked rather attractive.
"How about... I take a look? Are you hurt?"
If someone were to get injured, they would need to find a royal physician to examine them.
"No need, Miss Ji won't care anyway."
He repeated his previous statement, "Get down."
Ji Wanyuan didn't expect him to be so stubborn. She showed him the bump to see if he was hurt, but he still gave her a dirty look.
She cursed Wen Qiyan in her heart, then stopped arguing with him and went straight to him again.
This bastard actually resisted, pushing her hand away and asking her in a cold voice, like a respectable young man, what she wanted to do.
"What are you doing? Check if my child's father has become a eunuch!"
"Don't touch me!"
He started yelling again? Who touched whom?
Fortunately, he had just taken a bath and was only wearing his undershirt and trousers, so it was easy to take them off.
The moment her hand touched him, Wen Qiyan hissed.
Ji Wanyuan paused for a moment.
Forehead……
She's neither a traditional Chinese medicine doctor nor a female physician, so how can we examine her?
"Does it hurt?"
I had heard people say that diagnosis involves observation, listening, questioning, and palpation. She stared at it for a while and found it to be ugly and somewhat grotesque. Apart from that, there seemed to be no problem.
It's... pretty much the same as before.
"Are you alright?" she asked.
The man remained silent. Ji Wanyuan observed his expression; beneath the displeasure lay a suppressed pain.
Her hands were still pressed against his, turning him over and over.
There was no pain at all, only an indescribable pleasure and comfort. How could he explain it?
If she had told him, she definitely wouldn't have done it.
Because she rarely touched him like this, this familiar touch made the experience of sex with him feel different.
Wen Qiyan sensed a hint of desire rising within him, but fearing she would notice, he could only forcefully suppress it.
"Why aren't you saying anything? You're ignoring me." Ji Wanyuan was worried.
I feel like I've been bumped, because there's a lot of redness and swelling, not just a little.
Oh no, I hope she doesn't actually hurt me.
"I...I'll go find a doctor for you!" If we go to the imperial physician, it might alarm the palace. Let's find a doctor and have him examine Wen Qiyan to see if he's alright.
If there is no such thing, that's fine; but if there is, then she has committed a sin.
But...on second thought, she didn't seem to need to be in such a hurry.
If Wen Qiyan were to die without an heir, wouldn't her child be the only bloodline of the Wen family's eldest branch?
If she really cannot escape the ending in the storybook, dying in childbirth, and if Wen Qiyan cannot have any offspring, then the Wen family will definitely have to take good care of her son!
If the Ji family's scheme fails, the child might not die young; at least he could be saved.
Thinking of this, Ji Wanyuan suddenly wished that something had happened to him.
We should have just smashed him in half! Leaving him paralyzed! That way... the story would definitely have taken a different turn.
The more she thought about it, the more excited she became. Without thinking, Ji Wanyuan used a little more force.
Wen Qiyan hissed, "Ji Wanyuan, do you wish me well, or do you hope something bad happens to me?"
Even if he's perfectly fine, she'll still manage to cause him problems by pinching him.
"Ah... I'm sorry, I was just too worried!" She mustn't let Wen Qiyan see through her scheme.
How about this, let's find a doctor to take a look at him. If Wen Qiyan is alright, let's make him suffer a little too. Let the doctor prepare a bowl of infertility-inducing soup for him, or cripple him with acupuncture!
We need to take action both inside and out to ensure the safety of the child in her womb!
Thinking of this, Ji Wanyuan felt even more that there was something to be gained, her eyes lit up, and she even planned to go find it herself!
But she was pulled back by the man shortly after she went down.
Where to?
Ji Wanyuan choked on her saliva and said innocently, "I'll find you a doctor!"
"Your injury can't be delayed, and if we send a servant, something might happen. The main concern is that someone might leak the news and it would damage your reputation as the Grand Chancellor!"
Her excuse was pretty good, wasn't it? Wen Qiyan definitely couldn't find anything wrong with it.
But he still wouldn't let her leave. "Are you just going to leave me here like this?"
His face looked very pale.
Ji Wanyuan blinked for a while, then said, "Um..." as she came over, but she only reached out to cover his clothes and did nothing else.
"Just bear with me for a moment, I'll be back soon."
Wen Qiyan, "..."
He must have wronged Ji Wanyuan terribly in his past life, doing something utterly heinous that she torments him like this, putting him in a state of extreme pain, like being torn between ice and fire.
He pulled her back, and with a wave of his hand, extinguished the candle flame, plunging the room into darkness.
Ji Wanyuan heard that the rain outside was still falling, but it was much lighter than before.
"If you want to see if there's a problem, why don't you verify it yourself?" he sneered.
Ji Wanyuan initially thought he wanted her to continue the examination, but unexpectedly, Wen Qiyan tore at her skirt.
She tried to move, but he held her down.
Ji Wanyuan, “…”
No!
It was at this moment that she became certain that Wen Qiyan, that scoundrel, was likely to be alright. In the end, he just wanted to have sex with her; that was his goal.
"No... I'm not feeling well today." She almost bit her tongue and even vomited some menstrual blood.
Ji Wanyuan herself felt embarrassed, but thankfully she didn't say anything.
But what happens next absolutely cannot happen!
"Not comfortable?" He grabbed her wrist and pulled her close. "If you don't like me, why are you provoking me?"
Ji Wanyuan, "..." She hadn't thought of so much just now.
She absolutely must succeed with this method.
Wen Qiyan wouldn't let her see a doctor. She brought it up again, but he still wouldn't allow it. Not only that, but whenever she opened her mouth, that scoundrel Wen Qiyan would try to pull at her skirt.
Ji Wanyuan thought for a moment, then her eyes lit up. She remembered the method Wen Qiyan had used to help her kiss him earlier.
Once I kiss him, biting him to pieces shouldn't be a problem, right?
This method is a bit disgusting, but it's the fastest way. A small act of impatience can ruin a big plan; let's do it for the sake of the child.
She pursed her lips, suppressing her nervousness and excitement, and whispered something in his ear.
The woman's soft voice had barely faded from his ear when Wen Qiyan froze. By the time he came to his senses, she had already crouched down, getting very close, almost touching him...
Compared to the two people who were inexplicably placed side by side, her face really looks so small.
Besides, he even felt that he himself was quite ugly, after all, Ji Wanyuan's face was as smooth and beautiful as unpolished jade, and her eyes were full of charm.
Wait, how could she do such a thing?!
In Wen Qiyan's view, such things were very disrespectful and were traditionally done by prostitutes in brothels and theaters to please men.
How could Ji Wanyuan do that? How could she stoop so low? So, Wen Qiyan quickly pulled her up.
"What are you doing?" The man's voice held a hint of anger in the quiet night.
Ji Wanyuan had no idea what he was thinking and assumed that he had seen through her scheme, which was why he was angry.
She was a little nervous at this moment, and tried to keep her voice steady, "I just... wanted to check if anything had happened to you."
"Look if you want, why are you squatting down?" She even leaned closer to him. After saying those things, he's still trying to argue?
Ji Wanyuan couldn't understand what he was angry about. If he was angry because he saw through her plans, it didn't seem like it.
She was embarrassed. "You put out the candle, so I wanted to try... try a different way of looking at it."
"No," he refused outright.
"Why not? Don't you want to?"
When she got closer, she could feel his burning desire; it was clearly excitement. He was thinking about it.
But why did he refuse so firmly?
"For no particular reason, it's just not allowed."
“Wen Qiyan, I’m trying to cure your illness. I can do it, so why can’t you? Is it because you want to have sex normally? But I’m not feeling well, so I can’t have sex with you.”
Why would she do such a thing for him?
"Because it's dirty."
Ji Wanyuan didn't react at first, thinking he was disgusted by her, "You're saying I'm dirty?"
"No." The man's brow furrowed, and the expression on his handsome face, hidden in the shadows, was not pleasant.
"What is that?"
She's so fussy and indecisive, it's hard to understand.
"Because I'm dirty."
Ji Wanyuan was stunned. "..." He said he was dirty, so he wouldn't let her touch him?
Her first thought was that Wen Qiyan was faking it, but by the candlelight streaming in through the partially closed window, she saw half of the man's expression, and the look on his face was not the disgust she had imagined.
It looks... a lot like pity.
Did he pity her? That's why he wouldn't let her lower herself to do such a thing?
Even if it's something that would please him or make him feel comfortable, he won't do it.
Is this still Wen Qiyan?
Is this Wen Qiyan, who is blinded by lust for his own pleasure and especially loves to have sex with her?
Ji Wanyuan felt a complex mix of emotions that were hard to describe. She said, "Then...didn't you do something like this for me before?"
"Don't you think I'm dirty?" Aren't men and women the same?
“You’re not dirty,” he said.
Ji Wanyuan raised an eyebrow, amused. "I'm not dirty. Are you telling the truth or pretending?"
"The truth," the man replied without hesitation.
This caused her thoughts to pause in surprise.
"So, you shouldn't do such things."
"Aren't men and women the same? Why is it that if you're dirty, I'm not?" Wouldn't her plan fail then?
"How can you and I be the same?" He actually looked at her with a disappointed expression.
Ji Wanyuan, “?”
"Then tell me, what's different?"
She couldn't understand why he looked at her with such disappointment, and he didn't understand why she had to lower herself to him, even though she didn't want him to examine her, she suddenly became so willing to do so.
"Such lowly bedroom arts are mostly done to please men and degenerate themselves. I will not allow you to do them."
He didn't want her to lower herself? He thought she was degrading herself like this?
But what about him? Didn't he do it too? Upon closer examination, it simply doesn't make sense.
At that time, he did indeed want to please her. To do so, Wen Qiyan even kissed and licked her many times.
Several times, she lost control of her emotions, and he couldn't avoid her, even getting his face dirty.
Was he afraid of having the same accident as her, with her big belly unable to avoid it and getting her face dirty? Or did he just not like it and wanted to have sex?
Besides that, Ji Wanyuan stared at the man's handsome face, trying to find a loophole in his expression that showed he had seen through her schemes.
Upon closer examination, however, she found no loopholes she was looking for, only a strange sense of pity.
Pity?
The thought that had flashed through my mind during our confrontation had returned.
She wondered if Wen Qiyan had actually fallen in love with her from the bottom of his heart.
This liking surpasses any physical liking.
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Author's Note: Here it is! [Rainbow fart] This chapter also randomly drops 50 small red envelopes! It's all about luck!
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