Chapter 6: My Wife Must Know How to Cook

Lin Ruanru had been acting this whole time, hoping to deceive them and get away.

Unexpectedly, even after hearing that she had consummated her marriage with someone else, the group of servants from Ding's household still refused to give up and insisted on taking her back to see the half-dead Master Ding.

Spinning their wooden sticks, the servants charged at her with a shout.

Lin Ruanru took a deep breath, realizing there was no avoiding a fight today.

She clenched her fists, ready to fight back, but Bai Cheng'an, who had been reluctantly holding her, acted faster.

Previously, he had knocked out one servant with a single punch. This time, with strikes from both hands, two more went flying.

One servant, who had been helped up by his companions and was hiding behind them, pursed his lips. Seeing Bai Cheng'an send a third person flying, he decisively threw down his wooden stick.

Bai Cheng'an was too formidable. Even though there were six or seven of them, they were still no match for him.

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With one person fleeing, the remaining servants quickly fell apart.

After getting beaten one by one, they all covered their injuries and ran off faster than before, no longer displaying the determination they had shown against Lin Ruanru.

Lin Ruanru, who had not even had a chance to step in and help, was stunned. Goodness, she hadn't just found herself a partner but a true protector.

Bai Cheng'an's punches, though lacking finesse, were incredibly powerful. If he had any martial arts training, none of those servants would have left here alive.

After driving away the servants, Bai Cheng'an's blush slowly faded. He turned to Lin Ruanru, his face stern.

"Give me back the jade pendant," Bai Cheng'an said in a low, steady voice.

"Jade... jade... jade..." Lin Ruanru wanted to say she would return the pendant in a few days, but she couldn't get past the first word.

Bai Cheng'an frowned and grabbed her wrist.

"You want to keep my jade pendant and lied about being my wife?" His slight squeeze instantly made Lin Ruanru feel his extraordinary strength.

"N... no... that's not..." She tried to struggle, but Bai Cheng'an only gripped tighter.

"If you're so keen on being my wife, then come home with me." Bai Cheng'an sneered, pulling her forward by her wrist.

Lin Ruanru's heart sank. She struggled desperately to break free, but this body was not her original one, and her physical capabilities couldn't compare to when she was an assassin.

A slight twist of her wrist sent a searing pain through her arm. The bones in her wrist creaked under his grip, and she feared they might break if she struggled further.

"Since we've already consummated, fine, have it your way." Bai Cheng'an didn't look back, dragging her along without concern for her stumbling.

Lin Ruanru was pulled along, heading back the way she had come.

After walking for what seemed like an eternity, her hand went numb from the tight grip, and as night fell, Bai Cheng'an finally stopped.

"If you want to be my wife, then be my wife." He released her hand, a cold smile on his face.

His voice remained as thick and sincere as before, and his appearance unchanged. Yet his cold smile sent a shiver through Lin Ruanru.

"This is my home. We will consummate tonight." The sincere tone clashed strangely with the situation, but it felt unsettlingly natural.

Only now did Lin Ruanru take a good look at her surroundings. They stood in a secluded mountain area before a wooden hut made of simple planks, covered with a thick layer of straw.

Thankfully, the weather hadn't turned yet. Once the mountain winds picked up, the straw roof wouldn't suffice, and the hut might not survive the winter.

Bai Cheng'an pushed open the plank door, revealing a makeshift clay stove with some basic pots and pans on it.

Further inside, the tiny hut was divided into two rooms. The outer room held the stove and kitchenware, while the inner room contained a simple wooden bed. The neatly made bed, with its clean sheets, seemed out of place in the dilapidated hut.

"If you want to be my wife, you have to know how to cook," Bai Cheng'an said.

He deliberately made things difficult for her, bringing her into the house and coldly saying with his arms crossed, "Let's see how far you'll go to keep my jade pendant."

"Okay," Lin Ruanru responded surprisingly obediently. This time, she managed to say one word without stuttering.

She nodded and then really went to cook.

Bai Cheng'an was momentarily stunned; he had thought she would refuse or resist.

Although the wooden house was simple, it had plenty of necessities.

Lin Ruanru had only eaten a dry biscuit and a steamed bun all day, so she was starving.

She cooked a big pot of fragrant rice and some dried, slightly smelly meat hanging at the door. She ended up eating half of the pot of rice by herself.

The rough man was also a big eater, scooping rice into his mouth with loud slurping sounds.

Squatting on the ground, his eating manners were quite unrefined. But given his burly frame, it somehow seemed fitting.

After dinner, she washed the dishes, swept the floor, and made the bed with such efficiency that it made the owner of the hut question his life choices.

Because of her stuttering, Lin Ruanru was a bit reluctant to talk. She promised herself to get rid of this annoying stutter after a few days of adjustment.

When she finished all the chores, the sky was completely dark.

In the drafty, dilapidated wooden house, only a small, flickering candle provided light.

Lin Ruanru rubbed her neck, finally remembering the injury on her forehead.

Ignoring how Bai Cheng'an was looking at her, she fetched some water in a wooden basin and cleaned the blood off her forehead.

"It's dark. Aren't you planning to give me back my jade pendant?" Bai Cheng'an asked, sitting on the edge of the bed, staring intently at the woman who acted as if she was at home.

"The jade... jade... jade pendant... isn't with... with me," Lin Ruanru explained after dumping the water out of the basin.

As expected, this woman had no intention of returning the jade pendant.

Bai Cheng'an's eyes darkened, and without saying another word, he walked over to her.

Before Lin Ruanru could react, she was scooped up into his arms.

"Looks like you're determined to be my wife. Fine, let's consummate the marriage tonight," Bai Cheng'an said coldly. He didn't actually intend to do anything to her; he just wanted to scare her into returning the jade pendant.

But to his surprise, Lin Ruanru wasn't scared at all. Instead, she wrapped her arms around his neck.

With a seductive smile, Lin Ruanru squinted her eyes, seemingly looking forward to consummating the marriage.

When Bai Cheng'an placed her on the bed, she didn't panic. Instead, she leaned forward, her eyes glancing seductively at his rugged face.

Her soft lips brushed close to his, almost kissing him.

Bai Cheng'an supported himself with his hands on either side of her, his body completely covering hers without touching anything inappropriate.

Their faces were so close that a thin sheet of paper could barely fit between them.

His rough face, covered in stubble, brushed against her delicate skin.

Seeing that he still hadn't moved, Lin Ruanru took the initiative. She wrapped her arms around his neck and placed her other hand on his somewhat rough face.