Just then, her small hand was immediately gripped by a large one and forcefully pulled away.
Marquis Mu Houchu’s brow furrowed slightly: "Don’t keep rubbing your eyes."
You could seriously damage them.
Only then did Xin He come to her senses, she shrugged his hand off in annoyance: "Now you’re suddenly pretending to care about me!"
Then, defiantly wrapping herself in the quilt, she turned her back on him.
Marquis Mu Houchu couldn’t help but laugh at this, watching her stubborn silhouette. His large hand swept along her slender waist and with ease, he pulled her and the quilt into his arms.
"When have I ever not cared about you?" Marquis Mu Houchu’s chin brushed against her soft hair.
Xin He tugged at the hand clasping her waist, but it wouldn’t budge. She complained angrily: "Last night you..."
Marquis Mu Houchu raised an eyebrow: "What about last night?"
Xin He, still upset, blushed, but ultimately couldn’t get the words out.
Marquis Mu Houchu lowered his head and kissed her hair. His voice had a seductive edge: "Last night, you kept pleading for me in the end."
Xin He’s face was nearly bursting with blood, she turned around angrily and glared at him: "You forced me to!"
This man, after teasing her to the point of desire and despair, intentionally delayed satisfying her, just so he could watch her beg. She was simply left with no choice but to beg him. She knew he would bring this up now and would probably not let her forget it for the rest of her life!
Marquis Mu Houchu smirked triumphantly then lightly pecked her slightly swollen lips and asked: "Are you still angry?"
"Why shouldn’t I be angry? Even you get angry! So you mean I shouldn’t?" Xin He dodged his kiss and pushed him away.
Marquis Mu Houchu gazed at her: "When I get angry, I can’t do anything about it; I just have to sleep with you to appease my anger. If you think it’s unfair, why don’t you sleep with me when you get angry? I’m at your disposal."
The moment Xin He saw that look in his eyes, alarm bells went off in her head. She sat up abruptly, intending to climb out of bed: "Then I’m not angry!"
But before she could get out of bed, Marquis Mu Houchu grabbed her ankle and ruthlessly pulled her back. He then lay on top of her and unleashed his desire: "It’s too late."
"Marquis Mu Houchu! You tormented me till midnight last night!" Xin He was on the verge of tears. If she had known this before, she would not have agreed to get married!
"Mmm, I’ll continue to work hard and treat you better." Marquis Mu Houchu rudely sealed her lips with a kiss and overpowered her.
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At noon.
Shulan and Xiaoyu ordered the servants to bring in the meals: "Miss, have your meal."
Xiaoyu saw the look on Shulan’s face and said, "Forgot again? You should address her as madam now."
Only then did Shulan smack her lips: "I’m just used to it."
Xin He sat at the table, took a sip of tea: "It’s just a title, there’s no need to change it."
But Shulan insisted: "That won’t do. The minister specifically instructed before he left today that from now on, Miss should be addressed as madam. Otherwise, when you go out, people may think that the Miss is still unmarried."
Upon hearing the words "minister", Xin He’s eyebrows knitted together. She couldn’t help but reach up and rub her slightly sore waist, gritted her teeth and replied: "Oh."
Shulan glanced awkwardly at Xiaoyu. It seemed as though the miss was unhappy?
However, Xiaoyu was quick-witted and said to Xin He: "Madam, please have your meal quickly. You haven’t eaten anything all day. If you starve yourself, you won’t be able to recover from the exhaustion."
Marquis Mu Houchu had left early in the morning, he was going to leave the capital in a few days and there were still many things left unresolved. He was so consumed with work that he didn’t even have time to eat before setting off.
Xin He could only silently grit her teeth. He claimed not to have time for meals, but he had time to torment her!
At that moment, the certain satisfied man out and about doing business royally curved his lips – he was already well-fed.
Looking at the meal laid out before her, Xin He finally said, "You two can leave first, no need to wait on me."
"Yes." Although Shulan and Xiaoyu were a bit confused, they didn’t say anything else, just left the room.
Once the two had gone and closed the door, Xin He managed to prop herself up and stand. Her legs were trembling and her body was aching all over. She grasped the table and took a few steps, gasping in pain.
The beast!
After finishing her meal, Xin He thought she might sleep for a while.
After all, she had been exhausted the previous night and didn’t sleep well, got tormented by him in the morning, and now all her energy was drained.
Just then, a little maid came to report: "Madam, Lai Fu seeks an audience."
Xin He was taken aback for a moment, then hurriedly said, "Let him in."
"Yes."
Lai Fu entered, carrying an account book in his hand, he bowed respectfully, then handed her the account book: "Presenting the account book to madam."
Xin He laughed: "You certainly change your ways fast."
Lai Fu scratched his head with a laugh: "Madam’s grand wedding is well known throughout the capital, even I received some bonuses, how could I forget to adjust accordingly?"
Xin He then examined the account book, her smile widening: "The shop’s profits have been impressive these past few days. It seems that Miss Ah Lian’s promotion had indeed had a big impact."
"Absolutely, ever since the Oiran competition night at Wanhua Tower, our brand has been well known throughout the capital along with Miss Ah Lian’s drunken concubine dance! Now when Qinghe goes out, she can hold her head up high and declare that we are a big brand!" Lai Fu laughed.
Xin He nodded, "You’ve all worked hard these past few days. The business is doing so well because of your efforts."
"You’re too kind, madam. We just did our job."
Xin He took a deep breath and continued: "You probably know that I will be leaving the capital in a few days, but I’m leaving the small shop Qinghe here. You have to take good care of it and give me the account book once a month."
Lai Fu frowned: "But if the madam leaves, there will be no one to manage the big picture in Qinghe shop, I’m afraid I don’t have that ability."
"Right now the reputation of Qinghe shop far surpasses Yueke Lai. I heard that Yueke Lai reopened yesterday, but there are hardly any customers. We have taken full advantage of the last half a month, the promotion has already started, so things will be much easier. If there’s any major problem, you and Li Saner discuss it, if you can’t solve it, just write to me."
"I understand."
"I trust in you and Li Saner’s abilities. The reason I left you two behind was to groom you. If you can manage the business of Qinghe shop solo in this capital city, then there is nothing difficult in the future. Better opportunities will naturally come your way. Your stay here is not only for experience, but also a chance. Seize it well." Xin He smiled.
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