【Chen Zixi×you】After traveling through time, I married Chen Zixi first and then fell in love 2
For as long as half a year, at first you could still restrain yourself and do what you had to do every day, but after more than two months, you were already in a restless state. Whenever you heard the sound of doors and windows, you thought it was Chen Zixi coming back, and sometimes you would get distracted while making tea.
The shopkeeper seemed to understand what you were thinking. He didn't blame you, but just told you to get more rest. He also comforted you: "Don't worry, the young master has been wandering the world for a long time. He will be fine."
But you are worried, and even Chen Zixi appears in your nightmares, repeatedly replaying the scene of him being hit on the shoulder by Wuxiang Emperor and falling down.
Every time he falls, you wake up with a start, and after waking up, you can't fall asleep again. You spend the rest of the time until dawn hugging the quilt in a daze, wondering when Chen Zixi will come back, whether he can come back safely, and whether your butterfly effect will cause him...
When you saw Chen Zixi again, it was already winter. He came to the house when it was almost dark.
His complexion was much better than you had imagined. You had thought he would look particularly pale and weak, but he looked okay, still smiling, though he had lost a lot of weight.
You thought you were hallucinating, so you rubbed your eyes. After confirming that it was him, you didn't know why, but tears started coming down.
Chen Zixi nervously wiped your tears: "Don't cry, don't cry, I'm back. I knew you were waiting for me, so I came back as soon as possible. I just didn't expect it to go smoothly..."
Of course you knew what it was like to be unlucky, and you cried while mumbling, "You've lost a lot of weight... Are you hurt?"
Chen Zixi paused and emphasized, "It's just a minor injury. It's nothing serious. It will heal soon. I'm the best doctor in Qingxi."
He still wanted to lie to you at this time. You couldn't help but glare at him: "A doctor shouldn't treat himself. I still understand this principle!"
Chen Zixi sighed softly and touched your head: "I've been away for too long, you can already tie your hair by yourself."
—At first, you just used a hairband to tie it up, and Chen Zixi would help you when he had some free time. Then, without knowing when, you finally mastered the simple technique. Although it wasn't as good-looking as Chen Zixi's, it was passable.
You knew he was trying to change the subject, not wanting you to know the truth, so you didn't press the issue further. "So, you wouldn't be gone for so long, would you?"
Chen Zixi's eyes flickered. He looked at you and suddenly asked, "Will you marry me?"
You are stunned and you suspect there is something wrong with your ears.
Chen Zixi smiled and said, "You heard me right. I wanted to ask you if you want to marry me."
"Why?" You were a little confused. You thought Chen Zixi shouldn't like you. He went to save Jiang Yan, and suddenly came back to marry you. It seemed more like he had been hit in the head by Wuxiang Emperor.
"My family is very worried about me. They hope I can get married so I don't run around all the time," Chen Zixi said, sighing exaggeratedly. "I've thought about it, and there aren't many women I'm familiar with. I'd still feel most comfortable with you."
You understand, it's a marriage of convenience, and Chen Zixi actually wants this. However, you don't think you are the right person.
You hesitated. "But I'm just an orphan who showed up out of nowhere. The Chen family is one of the most prestigious families in Jinling. How could they be interested in me?"
"Just look at me and you'll know my family doesn't have any rules. It's definitely not the kind of aristocratic family you imagine." Chen Zixi comforted you. "You're a woman, all alone and without anyone to rely on. Why don't you marry me? It would be a favor to me."
What he said made perfect sense, and after thinking about it, you agreed.
The Chen family is wealthy and powerful. Chen Zixi is the third child and does not live in the main house. He has his own house, which is not far from where you live, only a ten-minute walk away.
The Chen family was surprisingly kind and treated you well, even seeming to be very pleased with you. Chen Zixi's second brother even teased him with a smile, "You've been hiding your beauty in your golden house for so long, and you're finally willing to bring her here for us to see?"
…It seems they all know you! You feel your cheeks getting hot, too embarrassed to raise your head.
The Chen family respects your opinion very much and tells you, "If you have any ideas or requests about the wedding, just tell the third brother and it's up to you to make the decision."
"Don't be afraid, sister-in-law," Brother Chen said to you. "If the third brother bullies you, tell Mom and Dad."
"How dare I bully her?" Chen Zixi laughed. "I can't even hold her in my arms, I'm just afraid I won't treat her well enough."
You think you like the Chen family quite a bit, and you like Chen Zixi too. If you could only stay in this world and not leave, you'd be happy to become a family with them.
According to your thoughts, you don't really want a big wedding. You and Chen Zixi are just getting married in name only, so there's no need for a grand ceremony.
Chen Zixi seems very casual, but he tells you that the wedding will definitely not be too small: "Otherwise, people will think that the Chen family is going to collapse."
Think about the size of the Chen family's mansion, you understand, you agree.
The Chen family has a great influence in Jinling. When Chen Zixi accompanies you to pick out jewelry and clothes, the shop owners will smile and ask, "Mr. Chen, are you here with your unmarried wife?"
You’ll be embarrassed at first, but after being teased more often, you’ll get used to it and be able to smile and nod at the other person openly, listening to Chen Zixi joking with the other person: “When the time comes, don’t forget to come and watch the ceremony, boss.”
Chen Zixi never mentioned his injury in front of you, but whenever you chose something in the store, he would leave his address and have it delivered directly to you. You guessed that he was just like in the plot, unable to lift heavy objects. Considering his feelings, you didn't ask any more questions, but you felt distressed.
After entering the house, Chen Zixi asked you, "Why do you look so worried?" He thought for a moment and joked, "Are you regretting marrying me? It's not too late if you regret it now."
You joked along with him, "You have a wealthy family and don't mind having another wife. So why should I care? On the contrary, I'm happy. I didn't have to work hard to find a husband who is handsome, has excellent medical skills, and has a good personality."
Chen Zixi looked very happy: "Yes, you made a profit, and I didn't lose anything either."
Actually, you didn’t think too much about it on the wedding day, but when Chen Zixi lifted her veil and stood in front of you, you became nervous for no reason.
—You're a lonely college student in this modern world, completely clueless about that kind of thing, with no experience. What should you do? Chen Zixi said it was a sham marriage, but he never mentioned whether he needed you to fulfill your marital obligations!
"Don't be afraid." He took a step forward and held your hand to comfort you. "As long as you don't want to, I won't force you."
You felt a little relieved and let him carefully help you remove your hairpins, rings and crown. Only then did you realize that he looked even better in the groom's red suit than usual, which made him look like a handsome man.
After removing all the jewelry, Chen Zixi said, "You should have a good rest. This is your home. You don't have to get up early to pay respects to the main house. Just sleep until you wake up naturally tomorrow." After saying that, he was about to go out.
You subconsciously stood up: "Zi Xi, where are you going?"
Chen Zixi looked at you inexplicably: "Of course I'll go to the study to sleep."
Even though it was a marriage of convenience, it was hard for you to accept Chen Zixi leaving you alone. So you tried to persuade him: "Can you please not leave? It's not like we didn't sleep together in the wilderness before."
"You said that?" Chen Zixi laughed. "I thought you wouldn't be happy sleeping with me."
"What's there to be unhappy about?" You muttered softly. "With the way you look, if something really happened, I'd be the one taking advantage."
"What are you talking about?" He smiled and scratched the tip of your nose. "No matter what happened, I took advantage of you. In things like this, women are usually the ones who get hurt the most."
As expected of Chen Zixi, he could comfort you with just a few words at any time. You began to feel lucky that he was the first person you met in this world.
So the next morning, as expected, you woke up in Chen Zixi's arms again.
This is not the first time, and you have accepted the situation calmly and even smiled at him.
Chen Zixi sat up, her black hair loose, and the lazy beauty asked you with a smile: "Why didn't you apologize this time?"
"We're already married, so what's so strange about sleeping in the same bed?" You said confidently. To be honest, his embrace was so comfortable, his chest was unexpectedly thick, warm, and fragrant. You really knew how to find comfort for yourself when you fell asleep.
Chen Zixi looked at you thoughtfully, and after a while, he smiled and said, "It seems that you are quite satisfied with me as your husband?"
"Yeah." You responded immediately. "If I wasn't satisfied, why would I marry you?"
Seeing that he was still distracted, you took the initiative to help him comb his hair. His hair was black and long, not as soft as you imagined, but thick and hard, and it was easy to tie it into a bun.
"Let me help you." Chen Zixi also came back to his senses and offered to help you tie your hair. He was very skilled and could do it in just a few minutes, and he never repeated the same hairstyle.
You sit in front of the bronze mirror, looking at Chen Zixi's figure in the mirror, and suddenly feel that you are like a real couple.
"Will you use this today?" Chen Zixi searched through the pile of hairpins on your dressing table and picked out a crabapple flower hairpin. "You walk elegantly, and this hairpin will look good on you."
He picked out your clothes and jewelry, but you didn't care and nodded casually.
What you care about is Chen Zixi. If you think about it carefully, you have done basically nothing for him since you traveled through time. It is he who has been paying for you, which makes you feel guilty all the time.
As you thought about it, you couldn't help but ask him, "Zi Xi, you've been so good to me, and I haven't been able to do anything for you."
Chen Zixi looked at you in the mirror. He didn't seem surprised that you would say that. He said in a gentle tone, "I don't need you to do anything. I just hope you can stay by my side."
He hugged you from behind, and you leaned into his arms as if possessed by a demon.
Unlike your pre-travel liking for Chen Zixi's image, you now truly love him as a person, and you're willing to stay by his side forever. Even though it's a marriage of convenience, seeing him every day makes you happy, not to mention being able to share his bed. You feel like you want nothing more.
But you're underestimating yourself a bit.
Facing the handsome, gentle, and considerate Chen Zixi, it is really hard to regard him as just your marriage of convenience. Many times, you can't help but look at his profile before going to bed and think, why can't such a good person be yours alone?
Then you will remind yourself: Don’t think like that, he is Chen Zixi. Although there is no plot about him in the current update, it does not mean that there will be no sequel. Maybe he will follow the young master to travel the world and solve some mysteries about Jiang Yan. Women are just a shackle to him, he is free.
You stared at him in a daze, and Chen Zixi of course noticed it. He turned his head to look at you and smiled: "Why are you staring at me?"
Your heartbeat unconsciously quickened, perhaps because the night was too dark and he was too beautiful, you couldn't help but ask him: "Can we...really be husband and wife?"
Chen Zixi fell silent, and silence spread between you. You felt so nervous that you almost couldn't breathe.
"What on earth are you thinking about?" Chen Zixi smiled helplessly. "Aren't we husband and wife?"
"But..." You hesitated, feeling embarrassed to ask, "Isn't our marriage just a formality?"
"I understand," Chen Zixi thought for a moment, then suddenly realized something. He held his forehead and sighed. "You're such a naive, silly girl. You really thought I married you to reassure my family, right?"
…Isn’t that so? You blink blankly.
"Have you never thought that I want to marry you because I like you as a person?" Chen Zixi asked, he looked a little unbelievable.
You shook your head honestly. Chen Zixi would like you? You really didn't dare to even think about it.
Chen Zixi was helpless and sighed. He held your hand and smiled, "Silly girl, that was just an excuse. I like you and want to marry you, but I'm afraid you'll reject me, so I used the excuse of marriage to keep you by my side, so that you can slowly accept me."
He stared at you and continued, "At first I didn't want to rush things. I did get a little injured on the way north, and at that time, all I could think about was you. I was afraid you'd be sad and heartbroken if you couldn't wait for me, so on the way back I was thinking, I have to find a way to keep you first, otherwise I won't be at peace."
You stared at him blankly, and for a moment, you thought that everything now was just a fantasy in your mind because you liked Chen Zixi but couldn't get him.
Chen Zixi's fingers gently brushed the corners of your eyes, his eyes gentle: "I've never asked you, but you always look at me with this look. You cried for me the day we reunited, and you were willing to marry me, stay by my side forever, and even sleep in the same bed with me, so I boldly assume that you like me, right?"
You nodded reflexively. If you were asked to admit that you didn't like Chen Zixi, you simply couldn't do it.
"That's enough," Chen Zixi whispered. "I don't know why you didn't accept me, but I'm willing to wait until you do. We're already husband and wife, and you're not against me. We have a long way to go, and I don't care about anything else."
You understood what he meant. It turns out that even a free and easy-going man like Chen Zixi would use the "boiling frog in warm water" strategy to pursue a girl. You thought he would just go straight up and confess his love.
It took you a lot of twists and turns to figure out what he was thinking. A surge of passion that came from nowhere made your chest burn. You silently moved forward and hugged him: "Zi Xi, you are so kind."
He slowly hugged you tightly, smiled and said, "I am your lover, your husband. If I don't treat you well, who else can treat you well?"
He always has a faint medicinal scent on his body. Now that you have been sleeping in the same bed for a long time, you also particularly like this scent, and even feel uneasy if you can't smell it.
You hesitated for a long time, then mustered up your courage, slowly raised your head, and placed a kiss on his lips.
Chen Zixi was stunned.
"Zi Xi, let's be a real couple, okay?" You're really embarrassed, but then you think, what's there to be embarrassed about with your husband? So you become confident and whisper in his ear.
Perhaps this courage was given to you by Chen Zixi. Yushanjun was always carefree and unrestrained, possessing a calmness and confidence you lacked. After you met, he always gently accepted everything about you, giving you the confidence to be unconditionally indulged and loved.
Chen Zixi looked at you, his dark eyes filled with the tenderness that you were very familiar with, but he hesitated and did not move.
You thought about it, then whispered to him, "Flowers are blooming on the roadside, so you can go home slowly."
"I understand. I'm not stupid." He couldn't help laughing and tapped your nose. "But, are you really willing? Don't worry about my feelings."
"I do." You nodded decisively, thinking about the contents of the novel, and couldn't help but blushing and asked him: "I have no experience, this is my first time, can you be gentler?"
"What a coincidence! I don't have any experience either." Chen Zixi leaned on his elbows and tilted his head to look at you, his smile wide open, quite a bit like the demeanor you imagined Yushan Jun to be. "We can try together to see how to be 'gentler.'"
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