Chapter 15: Newlywed Life (Part One) - Going Upstairs to Take a Shower

After returning home, Wen Ruan's mind was still in a mess, and her cheeks were burning hot.

For the past few hours, she had been thinking about the same question.

She had kissed He Yanci.

How on earth did they end up kissing?

The point was that in the end, she seemed to have been quite proactive...

The warmth and tenderness of He Yanci's thin lips seemed to be branded in her mind, and she couldn't get rid of the memory no matter how hard she tried.

The more she thought about it, the clearer it became.

How embarrassing! She was so ashamed that she didn't know how to face others.

Woohoo——

She had been bewitched by that man He Yanci's good looks!

It was so embarrassing!

Wen Ruan wrapped herself up in the bed like a silkworm chrysalis, not moving at all, with only her head exposed. Her eyes stared at the ceiling, and her neatly white upper teeth tightly bit her slightly swollen lower lip, feeling extremely annoyed.

Her mood was in a complete mess.

The phone on the bedside cabinet buzzed.

There was an incoming call.

Caller ID: He Yanci.

Wen Ruan was startled and sat up abruptly from under the quilt, losing all her ladylike demeanor.

Wen Ruan couldn't imagine the purpose of He Yanci's call at this moment.

Could he be calling to talk about what happened in the afternoon?

How did the typical lines of a domineering CEO go? "Woman, don't you know how much I dislike you? You should know that we're only getting married because of Grandpa Wen's illness and have to cooperate. Do you really think it's real? What happened this afternoon was just a mistake. Don't think too much about it!"

It would be a bolt from the blue! Goodness! She didn't know why she had been so captivated by He Yanci's good looks and lost control. Good looks can really mislead people!

Wen Ruan bit her lower lip. The phone in her hand felt as hot as a hot potato. It didn't seem appropriate whether she answered the call or not.

The first call ended perfectly while Wen Ruan was still in a dilemma.

Immediately after, He Yanci called again.

Wen Ruan answered the call gracefully and calmly, "I didn't hear it just now."

He Yanci didn't care why Wen Ruan hadn't answered the first call. He said, "The short video taken this afternoon is ready."

"Is it ready so soon?" Didn't it usually take at least two days?

"Yeah." He Yanci paused and then added, "The video contains private content, and I don't feel at ease leaving it in other people's hands for too long." A hint of a smile lingered in his voice.

"......" Wen Ruan felt extremely embarrassed. She really didn't want to be a girl who understood everything immediately, but she just got the meaning.

Just thinking about what had happened between the two of them in the photography studio that afternoon made Wen Ruan feel awful. She really felt like she was bewitched!

She didn't know when the photographer had left. The point was that the camera that had been left behind to continue recording.

Wen Ruan rubbed her head.

He Yanci looked at the successful sending feedback in his email. He said, "I've sent you the video. You can take a look. I asked someone to cut out the later part. I've retrieved all the negatives." There was a smile in his steady voice, and also some noticeable tenderness.

"......" Wen Ruan felt mortified.

He Yanci asked again, "Do you want to take a look at the later part?"

The later part...

The image of the two of them passionately kissing flashed through Wen Ruan's mind. She was startled. She didn't want to look at it even for a second, let alone half a second. She covered her face over the phone, bit her lower lip, and said, "No, I don't think so. There's, there's nothing worth seeing."

He Yanci chuckled softly, "I understand. I'll keep it with me for now. Let me know when you want to see it."

"I don't want to see it! And you don't keep it either!" What was the point of keeping such a video? And what did he understand? She really couldn't figure it out.

After saying that, Wen Ruan realized she had been too excited and had lost all her composure. She silently tried to calm down.

He Yanci responded with a soft laugh.

What was he laughing at? Wen Ruan felt like she wanted to find a hole to crawl into.

How could they have kissed, and so passionately, and she had been so proactive. She had lost all her dignity.

Fortunately, He Yanci didn't mention how proactive she had been that afternoon, otherwise it would have been too embarrassing.

Since he didn't bring it up, she would just pretend not to know.

Wen Ruan said eagerly, "Well, I still have something to do. I'll hang up now."

He Yanci still had something to say that got stuck in his throat, but was replaced by a busy tone. He Yanci wasn't annoyed though. In a good mood, he ran his fingertips across his thin lips.

At that moment, Wen Ruan's mood was far from as good as He Yanci's. It was quite complicated.

Tang Suiyi just had to say:

"With the situation between you two, have you slept together?"

"What are you talking about?" Wen Ruan hit the pillow with her chin, vehemently refuting something that hadn't happened at all. "Our relationship is very pure, okay?"

Tang Suiyi: "Tsk tsk tsk. It's already like this, and you still say it's pure? Are you trying to fool a three-year-old? Look how proactive you were."

"......" Wen Ruan buried her face in the pillow. She really had nothing better to do. Why did she have to discuss these issues with Tang Suiyi?

"Look at how perky your chest is, how curvy your butt is, and how slender your waist is... Tsk tsk tsk. You even straddled your man's lap and were wriggling around. Not to mention a man like him, even I, a woman, couldn't resist."

"......" She didn't wriggle around at all. That was just nonsense. Wen Ruan went back and carefully watched the video. It seemed that when she had just sat on He Yanci's lap, she had been sitting diagonally. As for how she ended up straddling his lap, she didn't know. His legs were too hard and hurt her butt, so she moved a couple of times to find a more comfortable position.

"Tsk, don't deny it. You were wriggling so obviously. It's a wonder he could stand it. It's already very restrained of him not to pounce on you."

"Well, it wasn't that bad."

Although they had kissed quite passionately, He Yanci hadn't made any other inappropriate moves.

Yes, that's right. He had always been a gentleman and very gentle...

Wen Ruan thought for a while.

Tang Suiyi snorted, "What's not bad? Look closely at the video. Your man's eyes were so red."

"Not to mention, your man has a lot of self-control. He could endure that situation without having sex with you. And he could still look so cold and aloof. Not just anyone can do that."

"Ruanruan, I heard that a man like this takes all the initiative in bed. He's very powerful and scary."

Wen Ruan's ears turned red. She placed her hands on her burning ears. "...... Suiyi, can you stop laughing so lewdly? Also, where do you hear all this in a mess stuff every day? I should have known better than to show you the video!" Showing it to someone as improper and lustful as Tang Suiyi was just asking for trouble. Wen Ruan hugged the quilt and covered her burning face. It was too explicit to listen to.

"Don't worry about where I heard it. Just trust me. If you really don't believe me, wait until your wedding night to find out!"

"I'm not sure if there will be anything like that between him and me." The reason for their marriage was quite special. There probably wouldn't be a normal wedding night like other married couples, right?

"Pfft. Just wait and see. I don't believe there won't be. And I'm sure there will be. Your man will tear you apart. Just wait and suffer." Tang Suiyi was convinced.

"......" Wen Ruan.

"Tsk tsk tsk. You're not much better. You were quite proactive. Can your soft body endure it on your wedding night?" Tang Suiyi clicked her tongue repeatedly.

"...... Get lost!"

This was all such a damn lewd topic. Wen Ruan really couldn't listen anymore. "You seem so eager to leave. Are you going to hide under the covers by yourself and reminisce about your man?"

Wen Ruan's cheeks were hot, and she hung up on Tang Suiyi.

Wen Ruan lay flat on the bed, kicked off the quilt wrapped around her, let out a long sigh, and covered her chest with one hand. Her emotions had fluctuated too much that night, and her heart couldn't take it anymore.

Wen Ruan's mood had calmed down a bit when He Yanci's call came in again.

The relaxed state Wen Ruan had just been in tensed up again.

Why was he calling again!

"Hello~" Wen Ruan bit her lip and answered the call. She pulled the quilt up a bit and spoke in a very low voice.

"Are you asleep?" There was a faint, indistinct smile in He Yanci's chest.

"Not yet," Wen Ruan added, "I'm about to go to sleep."

"Oh. Is there anywhere you want to go tomorrow?" He Yanci had just taken a shower. His hair wasn't completely dry, and his stylish hairstyle from the day fell down, forming some bangs that hung over his eyebrows and eyes. His deep eyes were hidden by the bangs, concealing the sharpness in his eyes that was apart from the tenderness.

"I'm not going anywhere. I, I still have something to do." Wen Ruan replied softly.

"Okay." He Yanci tilted his head back and took a sip of red wine in a good mood, with a slight smile on his lips.

Wen Ruan bit her soft lip and asked softly, "Is there anything else? If not, I'll hang up the phone."

"Yeah." He Yanci.

Just as Wen Ruan was about to hang up, He Yanci asked her, "Is there anything I can help you with?"

Just thinking about what had happened between the two of them in the photography studio that day, even if there was something, she didn't want to see him.

So embarrassing——

She gave a light cough and made up a random excuse, "My mom said that we shouldn't meet before the wedding."

As soon as Wen Ruan finished speaking, a soft laugh came from He Yanci's mature voice.

What was there to laugh about?

He just kept laughing.

Did he have a laughing disorder?

While Wen Ruan was still annoyed, she heard He Yanci say with a smile that didn't fade, "Oh, it's what mom said. Then we should do as mom says."

Mom?

Hmph, how shameless! He really regarded himself as the son-in-law of the Wen family and wasn't being polite at all.

Wen Ruan wanted to retort and ask him if he had any shame.

In the end, Wen Ruan didn't say it out loud and just silently complained. Then she heard He Yanci add playfully, "Ruanruan, if you have any needs, you can call me."

Needs...

Wen Ruan couldn't help but think of the passionate kiss that afternoon. The lingering warmth of his thin lips seemed to still be on her lips. Oh no, she had been infected by Tang Suiyi's improper cells.

It wasn't her fault for being improper, okay? No matter how she heard it, she felt that He Yanci had put a special meaning into those words. He was the one who was being improper first.

Especially with that low laugh that came from his chest.

"See you in a week. Good night." There was still a warm smile in He Yanci's voice.

Their wedding was to take place in a week.

Wen Ruan covered herself with the quilt in embarrassment and softly replied, "Good night."

During this week, Wen Ruan didn't meet He Yanci privately and enjoyed her freedom.

The two families were extremely busy, handling the betrothal gifts, discussing the bride - price, and following various customs and rules.

*

A week later, their wedding was held as scheduled.

Among the two families, the two old masters were the happiest.

They didn't hold a grand wedding. They only invited their close friends and kept it low - key.

Considering Wen Ruan's physical condition, they didn't set up a bridal chamber in the hotel, so the process of teasing the newly - weds was naturally omitted.

After the wedding, the driver drove them back to their new house.

On the way back to the new house, He Yanci asked the driver to open the window and turn on the air purifier in the car.

Wen Ruan murmured beside He Yanci, "It's not that serious. A little smell won't affect me."

He Yanci could tell that the little girl was unhappy. He held Wen Ruan's soft little hand in his palm and comforted her, "It's not that I'm treating you differently. I also find the smell unpleasant."

"Don't you think so? Hmm?" As He Yanci said, he moved closer to Wen Ruan. "Smell it?"

He Yanci's act of getting closer made Wen Ruan cover her lips and smile softly. Her previous sullenness vanished.

They were very close, and Wen Ruan could smell the mellow smell of red wine on He Yanci, which wasn't unpleasant.

The wedding cars drove into the yard of the new house in a grand manner. In the bustling yard, there were a few old people from the old master's side and the villa servants to offer their congratulations.

Wen Ruan distributed the red envelopes prepared by Min Qing to everyone one by one.

After everyone offered their congratulations, He Yanci asked them to leave respectively.

Wen Ruan let out a sigh of relief. After all, they were a fake couple, and the people in Grandpa He's yard were all very shrewd. It would be really hard to explain if they stayed here.

When they entered the living room, only the two of them were left.

Wen Ruan saw that He Yanci seemed fine on the surface. He was very sober and didn't lose his composure at all. The way he loosened his tie was very elegant.

But it was true that He Yanci had drunk quite a lot of wine. Most of the people at each table at the wedding were elders, and he had fulfilled all the courtesies.

"Are you okay?" After entering the house, Wen Ruan saw He Yanci rubbing the bridge of his nose. He seemed uncomfortable.

"I'll go and make you some hangover tea." This man originally had a weak stomach, and he had drunk a lot tonight. He must be feeling bad.

Wen Ruan only felt a tightness on her wrist and was pulled by He Yanci. He said hoarsely, "Go upstairs to take a shower." Afraid that Wen Ruan didn't understand, He added, "In the master bedroom of the new house."

?

Wen Ruan's eyes moved. She had already prepared to stay in the next - door guest room. Was he going to let her use the master bedroom?

"There are prepared clothes in the bedroom." He Yanci said another sentence and didn't say more. Then he walked towards a bedroom beside the living room on his own.

Wen Ruan knew about the clothes. The parents had instructed earlier that the wedding clothes should all be brand - new in the new house, otherwise it would be inauspicious. Wen Ruan didn't really care about the auspiciousness. Anyway, it wasn't a real marriage that had come naturally. But unfortunately, her family cared a lot about this issue and didn't let her bring a single piece of clothing here.

However, was He Yanci going to rest in the downstairs bedroom?

Wen Ruan felt like she was taking over someone else's place.

Wen Ruan stood in the living room for a while. Since He Yanci didn't come out, she had to go upstairs. She pushed open the door of the master bedroom. The room had been heated in advance, and it was very warm. The air purification was also well - done.

The huge master bedroom was decorated very warmly, with a lot of red and festive paper - cuts.

On the big double - bed with a red quilt cover, there were roses all over, and in the middle of the bed, there were two close - fitting hearts made of rose petals. On the wall above the head of the bed, there was a paper - cut of a couple in wedding clothes kissing each other.

He Yanci's originally cold - toned bedroom had turned into a warm - toned one, full of joy everywhere. Wen Ruan felt bad about sleeping on the bed for fear of ruining the beauty.

Wen Ruan sighed and walked towards the bathroom. Everything in the bathroom was red. Even the shower gel was in a customized red bottle.

After Wen Ruan took a shower, she wrapped herself in a big red cotton towel, and the exposed skin was so white that it shone.

She wrapped the towel and went to the dressing room. The pajama area in the wardrobe was all red. There were many styles for women, while the men's styles were all the same.

Wen Ruan randomly picked one and was almost shocked. It was too revealing. She had never worn this type and style before!

The nightgowns were all very light, sexy, bold, and full of all kinds of temptations.

Wen Ruan looked around and finally picked one that she could wear.

After changing into the nightgown, Wen Ruan sat in front of the dressing table in the dressing room and applied body lotion.

Her slightly curly long hair was in the way when it was hanging behind her. Wen Ruan found a red ribbon and gently tied her hair up. Without the hair covering, her smooth butterfly back was completely exposed to view. Her graceful figure was faintly visible under the light, and her skin was extremely fair and bright.

Wen Ruan heard the sound of the door being turned and looked back.

He Yanci's tall figure was leaning against the edge of the dressing - room door frame, looking lazy. His deep eyes were fixed on her, and Wen Ruan felt as if he could see through her.

"You... Why did you come in?" Wen Ruan bit her lip. A trace of panic appeared in her gentle eyes. She stood up and spoke in a soft voice.