284 — Pei Yueran's Birthday Surprise

Both of them took to their room to change and go to bed. When Li Chuanmo went into the closet, Pei Yueran took the opportunity to slip out of the room after leaving him a note.

Coming out in red silk pajamas, he saw a note on the bed, while his wife was nowhere to be found. The note said, "Wear the clothes I laid out and meet me in my room."

Puzzled, Li Chuanmo frowned. Her room? Wasn't this her room too? Unless she meant the room she slept in during the period she stayed with them for a while after her surgery?

Looking down at the bed, he noticed a pair of white shirt and grey trousers.

Now really intrigued at what she was up to, Li Chuanmo changed again before taking measured steps towards the room in the note. It adjourned the master bedroom, but since that was thrice the size of a regular room, it took a couple of minutes.

When he knocked on the door and stepped in at her permission, his eyes widened.

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Somehow, Pei Yueran had finally gotten to the stage of executing her plan, but that was when the nerves started to surface.

To stay busy, she checked everything again. The butler had done a good job in arranging for the room to be decorated without Li Chuanmo's knowledge, and the subtly romantic atmosphere made her relax.

The wine sat chilling in the bucket, and the slow music and the candles added a soft light to the room. It was all quite pleasing to the senses.

A knock sounded at that moment, and giving the room a quick once-over, she said, "come in."

Observing the way his eyes widened when Li Chuanmo stepped in, Pei Yueran subconsciously let out a satisfied smile. It wasn't everyday she got to put that expression on his face.

"Like what you see?"

As if suddenly mute, Li Chuanmo nodded, his eyes taking in everything.

The room was a far cry from what it looked like the last time he was there, but what he stared at was the woman in red. Desire hit him harder than a blow to the gut.

She was wearing one of those pajamas that really should be called a scrap of material instead.

Both the inner and outer wear were so transparent that he wondered what the manufacturers had in mind when they made it, before realizing that they were probably thinking that many husbands would react like he was currently doing.

The prevailing thought in his mind was just to tear it into shreds and embrace the soft body underneath —

"Chuan?" Li Chuanmo's thoughts were interrupted by her call.

Li Chuanmo had not moved from his spot, but the look on his face made Pei Yueran envision a person looking at a table of food and thinking about the best dish to begin with. It made her shiver slightly.

His lips curving slowly into a smile Pei Yueran had come to recognize and love, he moved closer to her.

"Wife, you have really outdone yourself today, you know?"

"I hoped so." Pei Yueran replied giddily.

Li Chuanmo's hands encircled her waist as he drew closer to plant a kiss on her forehead almost reverently, "Whatever it is you see in me that made you do all this, I will work hard not to disappoint you."

His kiss, strangely, left her breathless, "You don't have to do anything. Just keep being you."

Looking at the mouth that parted softly, Li Chuanmo was drawn to it and leaned down accordingly, but Pei Yueran put a finger on his lips, "Before then, drink some wine and dance with me."

Li Chuanmo, who was ready to put aside every single etiquette lesson he had been taught in favor of devouring his wife, almost groaned, but he had to oblige.

He could not bear to undermine all the effort she had put in, so even though he had to summon all of his willpower to stop himself from ravishing her at that moment, he still stopped, calming down by mentally thinking of all the work he had waiting for him at the office.

"You're distracted?" Pei Yueran asked when she noticed he was concentrating on something else as they moved across the room in a slow dance.

"A bit, because the alternative would be to spoil this wonderful intimate gathering you've prepared and move on directly to a totally different type of intimate activity."

Pei Yueran blushed a lovely shade of pink as she said, "We're getting there."

Li Chuanmo didn't think he could be surprised again today, but she kept surprising him.

"Tell me, what made you think of seducing me?"

Pei Yueran rolled her eyes, "Do I even need to seduce you?" Don't think she didn't notice how his eyes were almost glued to her chest.

Li Chuanmo chuckled, "That's right, you don't need to." Both of them could feel how fast his self-control was deserting him.

The strains of the waltz came to an end and another piece began. This was the cue Pei Yueran had set for herself.

"As a matter of fact, it's because I suddenly remembered that we all gathered in this room together some months ago, to play the "truth or dare" game.

Li Chuanmo nodded, remembering, "You were so shy when Father threw that dare at you that I didn't even believe you would complete it." It also made him recall that he was dressed the same way as that afternoon.

"I know right? In front of Dad and Mum, it was one of my most embarrassing moments." Pei Yueran said in a rueful tone.

"That's why you should thank me. If I didn't show you my handkerchief, your embarrassment would have multiplied." Li Chuanmo teased with a smile.

"As a matter of fact, that's why I decided to complete my dare properly today. I don't want to be in your debt any more."

Instead of diminishing due to shock, Li Chuanmo's smile widened as he watched her unbutton his shirt. He wanted to see the exact moment when she would give up and begin to blush, but he was destined to be disappointed today.

When she hooked his trousers to pull it down, Li Chuanmo held her hands as his eyes smouldered, "I hope you don't have anything else planned after this, because if you do, I won't be able to humor you."

He was on the verge of exploding as it was.

Pei Yueran's calm facade turned half playful, half bashful, "Just follow my lead."

After he was divested of his clothing, Li Chuanmo grabbed her to finally seal her lips, but she pushed him away. Surprised, he fell back first on the bed.

As he watched, his surprise turned to shock when she climbed on and straddled him with a red face, "This is the real surprise Love. Sit tight and enjoy the ride."