The water was cool, and Lu Nong in the bathtub started to make noises of dissatisfaction. He clung to Pei Jinan's neck and said, "Well, it's so hot..."

In the small bathroom, the summer heat seemed to be fueled by something that arose spontaneously. Pei Ji'an's clothes were wet everywhere. He pulled Lu Nong away and let her lie back on the bathtub. He opened a window to let the breeze blow away the dryness in the room.

There was a knock on the door next door, and Pei Jinan came out of the bathroom. Mother Wu was standing at the door of his and Lu Nong's bedroom, holding a plate with several glasses of water in it.

"Aunt, how is the young lady?" Aunt Wu asked with an anxious look in her eyes.

Although Pei Ji'an still had a cold look on his face, he was touched by Wu Ma's genuine concern. He was silent for a moment and said, "She's fine. Don't worry too much. I will take good care of her. It's too late. You should go to bed first."

After saying this, he took the plate from Mother Wu and prepared to return to the bathroom.

"Well... okay, Aunt, don't forget to call me if you have any problems. I know how to take care of Miss best. She has been spoiled since she was a child. She loves to throw tantrums and act like a spoiled brat when she is sick. Please bear with me."

Mother Wu kept on giving instructions, and at the end she suddenly remembered something, "Oh, you and Miss haven't finished their meals yet, I'll go make you some midnight snacks. Miss can't eat in this state, so boiled eggs in sugar water would be just right."

Pei Ji'an listened to Mother Wu's words without any impatience. He knew that Mother Wu would not feel at ease if he did not let her do anything. He said gently, "Thank you very much."

"Oh, you're welcome," Wu's mother smiled as soon as Pei Ji'an agreed, "I'll do it right away."

After walking two steps, Aunt Wu paused, turned around and called Pei Ji'an, holding her hands together, and said nervously with a little guilt: "Aunt, I want to apologize to you. I have always misunderstood you."

Mother Wu explained in detail, "When we came here the day before, Xiao Zheng and Xiao Shen were unfriendly to Nongnong. Not long after, your sister came to scold Nongnong. I feel sad for Nongnong. To be honest, although she is with Xiao Huai, she is only in her twenties. Your son is almost the same age as her. She also has a sister-in-law with a bad attitude and parents-in-law whose attitude is still unclear. How difficult must her life be?"

"Also, last time I heard from my sister-in-law that your unmarried status has something to do with your ex-wife. I don't know whether it's true or not, but it's really harsh to hear. Every time I think of these things, I feel worried for you, so..."

Mother Wu glanced at Pei Ji'an's expression and saw that he didn't look angry. He even listened to her very patiently. She gritted her teeth and finished her words, "So I stewed tonic soup for you every day to make people misunderstand that you are ill. But don't worry, they are all warm food and medicine that will not harm your body. They will definitely not harm your body."

Pei Ji’an: “…”

He rubbed his brows and thought to himself that no wonder Lu Nong was so short-sighted. It really was true that people of the same family would tend to stick together.

Pei Ji'an solemnly promised Mother Wu: "Don't worry, I understand what you mean. I will take care of the family affairs and my ex-wife's affairs."

He has never had a normal family, nor a normal marriage. Perhaps someone tried to wrong him when he was young, but when he really grew up, those people might have complained and blamed him behind his back or in their hearts, but they never dared to say anything in front of him.

After punishing Pei Zheng and Shen Jiming and warning Pei Mingxia, Pei Jinan thought that no one would gossip in front of Lu Nong anymore. As for his parents, Pei Jinan only regarded them as two people who needed him to fulfill his filial duties over the years. Since they did not respect Lu Nong, Pei Jinan did not need Lu Nong to be filial to them.

Those are his parents, and Lu Nong doesn't need to bear the responsibility of filial piety for him.

As for others, Pei Ji'an took it for granted that Lu Nong was his legal wife, and others should respect Lu Nong as much as they respected him.

But before he showed up at the dance today, Lu Nong sat dejectedly in the corner. The mocking looks on the faces of the group of people made him realize that he had indeed not done enough.

There were also matters that had been entangled for more than a decade, concerning the Pei and Shen families, the two parents, the younger generations, Shen Yimei and Shen Yiming. It was time for those past events that made him feel sick whenever they were mentioned to come to an end.

"Hey, Mother Wu believes in you. The reason why Mother Wu told you these heartfelt words today is that I see that you are a good child and treat others with sincerity." Mother Wu sighed, not knowing what she was thinking about, and then responded, "Mother Wu will not say much, you go and take care of the young lady, and Mother Wu will go to cook."

She is a good person, drinking tonic soup for so many days without complaining. She does not show favoritism when Pei Zheng and sister-in-law make mistakes, and she treats Nong Nong and Xiao Huai well, not despising Xiao Huai as a burden. Even an old woman like her respects her.

Mother Wu was so happy for her daughter that she walked with a breeze.

Pei Jinan returned to the bathroom with the water. Lu Nong somehow climbed out of the bathtub and knelt beside it with his face against the edge, reaching his hands into the water and playing with them.

The moonlight shone into the house through the window, making the room clear and bright. She was like a flowing piece of snow-white satin, emitting a soft, white light under the moonlight, like mist or gauze, so white that it glowed.

The long hair that was originally tied up was now scattered in disorder, some of it was wet and stuck to the skin, and some of it hung down mischievously, with the gentle summer breeze gently sweeping the red shadow.

Pei Ji'an put the plate on the shelf, bent over, gently picked her up and put her back into the water.

However, when Lu Nong touched Pei Jinan's skin and smelled his scent, a fire that started from somewhere in her body quickly ignited her, and Lu Nong became even hotter.

The passion that had gradually subsided rekindled and burned Lu Nong's mind. She wanted to find a bit of coolness and get close to Pei Jinan face to face like a little beast.

Until she found Pei Ji'an's lips, she tried to bite them and kissed them unconsciously.

Pei Jinan's eyes were as dark as ink, and his deep feelings were still there.

A big hand held Lu Nong's head, preventing her from retreating.

The sea swallowed up the slow-witted little silver fish and would not let her escape. The little fish was treated so kindly by the sea that she gradually became braver and wanted to turn the tables and take control of the sea.

How can a fish rule the ocean?

——Let the sea go crazy. The fish jumped above the waves and looked down at the sea. The sea tolerated its wantonness, rolled up the waves to lift up the small fish, and the sea water drifted and washed the fish's body with its light embrace.

Give it tenderness, give it pain, make it happy, give it a little lesson, and make it calm down.

The quiet fish lets the sea do whatever it wants. The sea water gently soothes the fish's anxious body and mind, giving it everything it wants.

After the kiss, Pei Ji'an took a glass of water, gently lifted Lu Nong up, and put the glass to her mouth. Lu Nong's heart was burning, she opened her mouth and drank the water in big gulps. After drinking the whole glass of water, her thirst was quenched.

Pei Ji'an put down the cup and took out a bath towel, wiped the water stains on her head and body, and finally wrapped her in the bath towel and carried her back to the room.

Although Lu Nong, who was lying on the bed, had mostly gotten rid of the irritability, she couldn't fall asleep at all. She tossed and turned in bed, rubbing the cool sheets. After Pei Ji'an got into bed, she quickly went over and cuddled up to him.

Pei Jinan held a fan in one hand, caressing Lu Nong with one hand, and fanning her to cool her down with the other, and he did this for most of the night.

In the middle of the night, Lu Nong woke up and found himself completely hidden in Pei Ji'an's arms. The two of them must have felt a little hot being so close to each other, but the heat only lasted for a moment before gusts of cool breeze drove it away.

She didn't know whether she was hot or not when she was sleeping. If she was hot, why did she have to crawl into Pei Jinan's arms? If she wasn't hot, why did Pei Jinan fan her?

It’s probably like covering yourself with a blanket and turning on the air conditioner in the summer. Although it’s capricious, it’s really comfortable.

Lu Nong felt a little confused for a while. In fact, she was conscious of everything that happened before she fell asleep. She saw Pei Ji'an's suppressed anger, saw Pei Ji'an taking care of her all night, and saw that Pei Ji'an could do anything and do whatever he wanted to her. He could even say that he had to possess her because he was helping her to get the antidote after she woke up.

But Pei Ji'an restrained himself and did nothing.

This is totally unlike his character as a pervert. Lu Nong really can't understand this pervert.

...and no one ever fanned her all night long to tolerate her willfulness.

Maybe even Lu Nong herself didn't notice that the first thing she did after waking up was not to rush out of Pei Jinan's arms in shock like she did in the past, but to think about the fact that Pei Jinan had fanned her for most of the night.

"Still feeling uncomfortable?"

In the dark night, Pei Jinan's voice, which had not been spoken for a long time, was a little hoarse and a little tired. After all, he was injured, and a lack of rest would affect the healing of the wound.

"Well... I'm done now." Lu Nong whispered, "You must be tired. Actually, you don't have to keep fanning me. I'm not hot."

As he said this, he was about to get out of Pei Ji'an's arms.

"Don't move," Pei Ji'an stopped Lu Nong from running away, "I'm not tired."

Lu Nong: “…”Don’t move, don’t move, don’t move again. Man, your name should be calm.

Forget it. Lu Nong struggled symbolically for a few times, then adjusted herself to a more comfortable position in his arms, and said in a very shameless manner, "Don't just fan one place, fan it a little lower, you want to fan all over my body, it's too hot in this damn day."

In the darkness, humans patiently waited for a small fish to approach, and finally for the first time, the fish willingly approached them.

"Are you sleepy?" Pei Jin'an's voice was low and gentle, as if he wanted to coax Lu Nong to sleep.

Lu Nong shook her head, and her furry head rubbed against Pei Jian's face. When she felt it, she pretended not to know and continued shaking her head.

Pei Ji'an helplessly used his chin to hold back the restless noise, "Stop it."

Stop it...haha.

Lu Nong rolled his eyes in the night and said, "Don't move or make any noise. What else can you say next time?"

"I feel like something is wrong tonight," Lu Nong said to Pei Ji'an after speaking honestly, "When Pei Zheng and Zhang Kaiping arrived, the man who was chasing me was clearly about to catch me, but suddenly a whistle sounded, and after the whistle ended, the man ran away without even looking at me. If I hadn't kicked him, he would have disappeared long ago."

Pei Jinan stopped fanning himself with the fan, and with his other hand he gently stroked Lu Nong's smooth back and pulled her towards him.

Then I heard Lu Nong continue to say, "After that, Zhao Xin suddenly appeared, and the criminal caught her and threatened Pei Zheng and me to let him go, which allowed him to escape."

"I think there's something wrong with Zhao Xin." Lu Nong raised his head and wanted to look into Pei Jin'an's eyes, but as soon as he raised his head, Pei Jin'an lowered his head, and their breathing instantly intertwined, filled with ambiguity.

"Okay, I understand." His Adam's apple moved.

The moonlight filtered through the white curtains into a corner of the room, like water sneaking onto the shore at high tide, splashing on the water and making a "ticking" sound.

After a long while, Lu Nong said in a muffled voice: "Have you kissed me secretly before?"

Otherwise, why would she have such a painful sense of familiarity?

"It's not a secret kiss." Pei Ji said calmly, very calmly.