Chapter 82 Removing her foot covering
His gaze was oppressive, filled with scrutiny, as deep and unfathomable as a cold pool, as if he had returned to the day he threw her onto the bed and frantically tore at her clothes.
Jiang Shuifu, who was in the distance, was startled and immediately tightened the cordon. She silently took a few small steps back, her movements light and careful, not daring to take big steps for fear of triggering something that might hurt her.
She kept backing away until she stopped.
Because the man wasn't going to go crazy, he essentially ignored her. After that one glance, he abruptly changed direction and headed towards the chicken coop.
They started feeding the chickens.
They didn't even glance at her.
She breathed a sigh of relief and stepped into the house, avoiding him.
The man, bent over and picking at the feathers of the chicks to feed them, looked serious. He hadn't fed them for several days. The guards came to feed them, but the chicks were a little shy and ate very little.
They're really hard to raise.
He grabbed them, and their legs struggled, wobbling up and down. He glanced sideways at them:
"If you're sure you won't eat, I'll slaughter you right now!"
The chicks seemed to understand him and immediately began pecking and eating happily.
Shen Jizhao gave a forced smile and then went back to examining his wilted fruits, his expression serious.
Jiang Shuifu, who had just stepped into the house, saw this scene. Her bright eyes drooped slightly, indicating that she was in a good mood.
So, will we be able to eat meat for lunch?
After several days of rest, Weiwei in the house finally woke up and ran towards her with her long, narrow, and adorable eyes.
She gave it a big hug.
She never expected that after so long, Weiwei would still recognize her and be very affectionate towards her.
She teased it, but apart from wagging its tail at first, it seemed uninterested in everything afterward, even more listless than the vegetables planted by Shen Jizhao.
It's been an incense stick's time, and it still hasn't moved, as if it has bipolar disorder.
Why do I say it's restless?
As she lifted it onto the swing and swung it around, it bared its teeth and barked loudly at the man standing under the vines not far away, its eyes filled with vigilance and vengeance.
No matter how she tried to coax it, it was no use.
Before she knew it, it broke free from her embrace, leaped forward, and grabbed the thorns on his back.
One blow wasn't enough; they kept going back and forth until, before long, two bloody welts appeared on Shen Jizhao's back.
He turned around with a dark expression, about to kick it away, but a woman in the distance was watching him with concern, so he let it go.
He knew that what she was worried about was this beast.
She checked that Weiwei was not injured, so she put it inside the house, afraid that it would go out and upset him again, and played with it for a while.
Then, she got hungry, very hungry, and she went out of the house clutching her rumbling stomach.
As soon as she came out, she saw the chicks playing and fighting fiercely, flapping their wings and bumping and pushing each other. It seemed they had a fight.
The disobedient chicks couldn't be kept; she kept a close eye on them.
Sensing the threat, the chicks immediately ran to Shen Jizhao for protection, clucking and chirping as they recounted her crimes.
Shen Jizhao turned around and saw her staring at him with a hungry, wolf-like eagerness, but then turned his head away nonchalantly, though a slight smile unconsciously appeared on his lips.
Her expectant expression instantly fell when she saw the food that was brought in; it was still the same as always.
The quantity and content remained the same, with absolutely no meat or fish.
Jiang Shuifu sat on the stone table outside the courtyard and pursed her lips blankly.
She doesn't like it; she doesn't like it at all.
She's gotten tired of it after eating it for so many days, doesn't he know that?
Her eyes unconsciously revealed a hint of sorrow.
The man beside her ignored her, engrossed in his meal, eating one bite after another as if the bowl contained some kind of delicacy.
Jiang Shuifu reluctantly picked up a piece of rice with her chopsticks, mixed it into the rice, and chewed it without any taste.
There was no joy, only the determination to fill one's stomach. With each opening and closing of the mouth, one chewed, ground, swallowed, couldn't swallow, bounced back, rolled in, and swallowed with a forceful gulp.
"Cough cough!"
Her stomach was full, but her heart was heavy; the movement caused her eyes to well up with misty tears.
She had never suffered such injustice before. Food is essential for survival; he was too cruel.
She glared at him resentfully, but her movements were always cautious and secretive.
Hmph! He was even angrier, but he didn't react at all.
Her voice of protest was so loud, yet he pretended not to hear it!
Still intently chewing those dried vegetable leaves.
Okay, she chewed it too, pretending it was his head. She picked up another chopstick and saw that the minced garlic on it was just a tiny piece, just like yesterday. It really wouldn't give her any flavor.
Clatter, the chopsticks fell to the ground.
Her hand fell limply to the table, her fingers wriggling toward him, deliberately bouncing and curling within his line of sight, looking utterly listless.
"Why am I so weak? I have no strength at all, I can't even hold chopsticks."
The man, who was enjoying his meal, suddenly narrowed his eyes. He slowly finished the last bite of vegetable, put down his chopsticks, looked up at her, and questioned her:
"Want me to feed you?"
Jiang Shuifu's eyes widened. That wasn't what she meant. Just as she was about to wave her hand in denial, the man scoffed at her, raising a wicked brow:
"Dream on!"
Jiang Shuifu: ······
Since she couldn't get any meat, she got up and planned to go back to her room. The storybook had restaurants and eateries where she could order whatever she wanted.
Just as she was about to lift her leg, the man glanced at her and asked, "Want to eat meat?"
Jiang Shuifu's hope was rekindled, and she nodded, thinking.
He spoke slowly and deliberately, his tongue swirling around in his mouth:
"No, no, no..."
He pronounced that word three times with force and conviction, and she seemed to understand something.
She had just raised her head in hope when she lowered it again. What a petty man! All she did was say he couldn't do it. Why was he making such a fuss?
Hmph! She'll find a chance someday to stew the chickens he raises.
At night, Jiang Shuifu became worried again. She had discovered his intrusion the day before. Would he take advantage of her and want to sleep with her?
As it turns out, it is very likely.
Knock knock knock!
There was a knock on the door.
Someone wants to come in.
Jiang Shuifu pulled her nightgown tighter, making sure she was fully covered. After hesitating for a moment, she went to open the door.
The door opened, revealing a familiar face with an icy aura.
It is Shen Jizhao.
Before he could speak, Jiang Shuifu quickly took out the clothes she had worn all day and stuffed them into his arms. Then she quietly looked away, not wanting to see his reaction.
Her face flushed slightly, perhaps because she was unaccustomed to having her undergarments held by a man.
The man gave her a deep and sharp look. He knew she didn't want him to come in and was trying to drive him away with her clothes.
He found her attempt to cover up her blatant dissent utterly ridiculous.
What, are you afraid he'll break in again? Afraid he'll have ulterior motives?
He recalled those two resounding words that had come out of her mouth.
I can't relive it!
What a disgrace!
He stepped forward, crossed the threshold, and put one foot in.
Jiang Shuifu keenly noticed his foot that had crossed the line. Her alarm bells went off. She had really been frightened last time, and she could imagine how rough he would be if he really touched her.
Her body trembled slightly, and with that tremor she stumbled and stepped on his restless foot.
Suddenly, a small, delicate foot appeared on Shen Jizhao's feet. This foot bore the weight of most of her body, and with this pressure, he felt her tremble.
He refused to stop there, his gaze slowly moving upwards to her rosy cheeks and cunning fox eyes. She was doing it on purpose, deliberately stepping on him to warn him not to cross the line.
His gaze shifted again, landing on his chest.
Looking at the clothes in his hands, he actually opened them in front of her, counting each item carefully: dresses, coats, and so on...
Jiang Shuifu's face turned bright red, and she stopped him from moving.
The man stopped, his gaze still scrutinizing the object in his hand. Beneath his outer garment, a tightly coiled, spherical object was concealed—something she didn't want others to easily see…
Underwear and panties.
She is obedient.
Jiang Shuifu thought for a long time. He was not someone to be trifled with lately. Given his personality, what if he went crazy if he found out that she was avoiding him and refusing to give it to him? Anyway, he had already washed it, so she stopped being coy.
The examination has been completed, and he should be leaving now, but Shen Jizhao has no such intention.
He stepped in with his other foot, and she was instantly forced to retreat by his momentum. She quickly pulled back the foot that had stepped on him, retreating all the way to the chair in the room.
The whole person was about to fall backward.
Shen Jizhao immediately calmed her down and pressed her down to sit. She plopped down on the chair, and her heart was about to settle back down, but then it started racing again.
The man slowly bent down, grabbed one of her feet with one hand, and took off her shoe with the other.
His hand was about to cover and wrap around her feet when she realized what was happening and kicked hard, struggling for a moment, but then she stopped moving.
Because her feet were bare, the summer breeze blew in, making her feet itchy, and she curled up her ten fair toes.
He took off her foot covering.
Staring at her overly pale feet, a hint of annoyance flickered in his eyes, and he uttered a sentence in a low, hoarse voice:
Why did you jump into the river?
The river water was so cold, and she was prone to stomach aches after touching water. Didn't she know that?
In the days after he rushed back, he stayed by her bedside every day. When she developed a fever, she would sweat easily, so he had to change her clothes more frequently. Sometimes, he would wash her clothes two or three times in one morning.
He was getting a little anxious, so he simply found something to do and washed himself.
After washing it for several days, he got used to it.
He found the matter to be very simple, and the more he did it, the calmer he became, which soothed his agitation.
He then removed the foot covering from her other foot and put shoes on her.
She was completely bewildered, looking at the man bending down to put her shoes on, and then thought that she should be able to eat meat tomorrow.
I miss it so much.
Just as she was lost in her imagination of devouring meat, the man released her legs.
"Get dressed up in three days."
He left behind only one command and turned to leave.
dress up?
Why dress up?
Who are you dressing up for?
Jiang Shuifu was very puzzled.
Three days later, early in the morning, the person in bed was awakened by a knock on the door. "If you don't get up, I'm coming in."
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Author's note: (Listen up: Is there anything else?)
(Chapter 1)
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