Chapter 14

"Hey... Auntie, why are you looking at me with such a strange expression?" Suddenly feeling the atmosphere becoming a bit awkward, Xiao Che held back for a while before cautiously speaking.

Xiao Lingxi's beautiful eyes, which had been staring blankly for a long time, finally trembled slightly. She quickly turned away, lowered her head, and softly spat out, "You said those things just now, aren't you afraid that your Qingyue wife will hear them?"

Xiao Che pretended to look around, then said with an innocent face, "There doesn't seem to be anyone else around. What's there to be afraid of? But even if she heard, I wouldn't be afraid at all. You know, she doesn't really want to marry me, and I don't really want to marry her either. If she were my auntie, I..."

"No, no more... no more talking!"

Xiao Lingxi stretched out her hand and pressed it firmly on his lips, blocking the words he was about to say. After a while, she lowered her hand and leaned back against Xiao Che's shoulder, speaking softly, "Xiao Che, even though I'm a year younger than you, I am your real auntie. There are things you can say to other girls, but you can't say them to me... never... I know you've really thought about it... that's enough..."

The last two sentences were spoken in a very low voice, filled with a heart-wrenching bitterness and sorrow.

Xiao Che's heart also trembled heavily. He didn't say anything more, closed his eyes, and quietly listened to the breathing and heartbeat of the girl beside him.

"When I was young, I was thin, dark, and short. They called me an ugly duckling and always liked to mock and bully me..." Xiao Lingxi leaned against him, speaking in a dreamy voice, "The only one who played with me was Xiao Che. When someone bullied me, Xiao Che would always rush forward to fight them, drive them away, and get himself injured... Most of the injuries Xiao Che suffered back then were because of me. I got used to and enjoyed the feeling of being protected by Xiao Che, and I thought I could always be protected by him..."

Xiao Lingxi's words reminded Xiao Che of the Xiao Lingxi of his childhood. She was indeed as she described—dark, thin, and short, a true "ugly duckling." But since she was his auntie and he was a year older, he always felt it was his duty to protect her... Who would have thought that a girl could change so much? The former ugly duckling had become today's beauty, and many young men in the Xiao family lusted after Xiao Lingxi.

"Later, when Xiao Che was found to have a crippled spirit vein, I started to cultivate my spirit power... because it was my turn to protect Xiao Che. At that time, I still thought that whether Xiao Che protected me or I protected Xiao Che, it was the same, and we could always be together... Until I grew up, I realized that Xiao Che would marry a wife, and I would also have to marry. At that time, we couldn't be like before... Moreover, the only girl Xiao Che can't marry is me, and the only boy I can't marry is Xiao Che..."

Xiao Che: "..."

"After so long, I thought I had completely accepted it. Today, on Xiao Che's wedding day, I should be very happy, but from morning to night, my heart has felt like it's been stuffed with something, making me feel very uncomfortable, wanting to sleep but unable to... And then, Xiao Che, you said those things to me just now... I felt a bit happy, but also very sad... What's wrong with me?"

Xiao Che's chest heaved heavily, but he still didn't speak. At this moment, he didn't know what to say.

The dangerous and vague feeling between him and Xiao Lingxi had been there for a long time. When they realized it was a dangerous feeling, they still spent every day together but never broke it, instead trying to shift it to a familial relationship in their minds.

Without the memories of his previous life on the Cangyun Continent, his personality was more timid and weak. Even until his death, he would only avoid and never speak of it, burying the feeling completely. Xiao Lingxi... at least until today, she had never revealed it. But today's Xiao Che was not yesterday's Xiao Che. He said those shocking words, and in the confusion, in this quiet night on the back mountain where no one else was around, Xiao Lingxi couldn't help but say the words she thought she would never say.

Xiao Che's heartbeat began to become slightly disordered. Smelling the intoxicating scent of the young girl, he extended his right arm and gently embraced Xiao Lingxi's body. Xiao Lingxi's body trembled slightly but didn't struggle. She closed her eyes and quietly leaned all her weight on him.

The young girl's body was as soft as silk, like warm jade, and even through several layers of clothing, the gentle and smooth skin made his heart flutter. Xiao Che didn't dare to embrace her too tightly, for fear of accidentally startling or offending her. Soon, he felt a pair of arms quietly wrap around his back, hugging him tighter and tighter. A faint fragrance also seeped into his nose and deep into his heart.

Xiao Lingxi's initiative made Xiao Che's nervousness subside. He opened his left arm to embrace her slender waist, but in a daze, his arm landed off target, and when it landed, he felt a soft and fullness.

"Ah..."

Xiao Lingxi let out a moan. Xiao Che's heart also fluttered, and he quickly tried to take his hand away, but Xiao Lingxi's soft hand grabbed his left hand first. Xiao Che thought she would push his hand away, but... her hand just held his hand there, not moving, not letting him move. Through her proud and firm chest, Xiao Che could still clearly feel her frantic heartbeat.

Xiao Lingxi's breathing was slightly heavy, and a blush had already spread from her face to her neck. She tightly closed her eyes, buried her head in his chest, and didn't move, as if trying to prove that she was already asleep.

Xiao Che also closed his eyes, made no movements, and no sounds, just quietly leaning against her. At this moment, they didn't want to say anything more... because it would disturb this peaceful dream that no one else would interrupt.

The night grew deeper. When Xia Qingyue found them, they were still in that position but had already fallen into a deep sleep.

Xia Qingyue came out to look for Xiao Che. She thought he had just gone out to get some fresh air. During the time he was out "getting fresh air," she also got out of bed and laid a blanket in the corner so he could sleep on the ground when he returned. But after a long time, he still hadn't come back.

And from the direction of the previous sounds, it seemed he had climbed over the wall to the back mountain of the Xiao family.

With his weak spirit power at the first level of the initial spirit realm, going to the back mountain alone at night and not returning for a long time... Xia Qingyue finally couldn't hold back and went out to look for him. Thus, she saw a scene that left her speechless.

Today was the first day she and Xiao Che officially started living together. On the way to the Xiao family, his demeanor was calm and proud. In the hall, he suppressed his anger and hatred. In the bridal chamber, although he talked a lot and was quite sarcastic, his expression and eyes were filled with confusion, unwillingness, and distraction, and even a loneliness she couldn't understand...

But at this moment, the Xiao Che who was leaning against Xiao Lingxi was sleeping very soundly. A small smile curved at the corner of his mouth, and his features were completely relaxed, like a baby sleeping in its mother's arms, peaceful and serene.

Xia Qingyue suddenly felt a bit uncomfortable... Of course, this didn't mean she had any feelings for Xiao Che, but: she and Xiao Che were already married. Although she always thought this marriage was just a formality and the title of husband and wife was just a name, it didn't stir any waves in her heart, some things weren't just what one thought they would be. Especially for women, who are more emotional, unless one has no heart.

She and Xiao Che were already married, and although she didn't care about this union, the fact that Xiao Che was her husband was still clearly imprinted in her subconscious. As a husband, he was her exclusive man, and now her husband was sleeping with another girl on their wedding night, with such a warm and satisfied expression... her subconscious naturally reacted in a way that was unfamiliar to her.

Even though this girl was his auntie.

This uncomfortable feeling made her usually calm and emotionless heart slightly agitated. This agitation made her quickly realize and calm down, and after a while, the agitation gradually disappeared, and her heart became clear again.

She didn't disturb Xiao Che and Xiao Lingxi, walked quietly, and left without a sound.

A little while later, Xia Qingyue returned slowly, holding a not too thick or thin large red blanket. She carefully wrapped the blanket around Xiao Che and Xiao Lingxi and then left again without a sound.

...

When Xiao Che woke up, it was already dawn. Xiao Lingxi, who was leaning against his chest, was still sound asleep, looking very sweet... if one could ignore the large patch of drool on Xiao Che's chest.

As his consciousness gradually cleared, the events of last night also appeared in his mind. Although his shoulder was sore and numb from the night, he didn't dare to move, for fear of disturbing Xiao Lingxi's sleep. It was at this moment that he suddenly noticed the large red blanket covering them.

"Damn..." Grabbing the blanket, a low, uncontrollable roar escaped from Xiao Che's mouth... This was clearly the blanket that was prepared and laid on the new bed in the bridal chamber just yesterday.

Xiao Che looked up, toward the direction of his courtyard, and groaned in his heart... On their wedding night, he not only wasn't in the bridal chamber but also slept with another woman, and his new wife even came to bring a blanket...

This script... is really damn exciting!

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