Chapter 18: No One Else Will Be Granted That Kind of Treatment in the Future...

When Wen Ruan heard that it was a video call from Grandpa He, she took a deep breath, retracted her little head, and tidied up the large scarf draped around her body. After making sure she was wrapped up tightly, she sat up properly.

He Yanci sat down beside Wen Ruan and answered the call.

He Yanci had taken a while to answer the video call, and the grumpy Grandpa He couldn't help but want to curse. But when he saw the very harmonious couple in the video, he forcefully swallowed his anger. His bright eyes swept back and forth between the two of them a few times, and there was an unmistakable smile in his eyes. The fact that the two of them could sit together in peace was enough to show that they were getting along very well.

Wen Ruan greeted Grandpa He in a soft and gentle voice.

Grandpa He squinted his eyes and smiled. "Ruanruan, why did you get up so early on your wedding day? You should have slept a little longer." Then he turned to look at He Yanci with a look of disgust. "You're really someone who doesn't know how to dote on your wife."

He Yanci had a calm expression. He didn't respond to Grandpa He's words, nor did he refute them.

Grandpa He looked at He Yanci with a look of disappointment, glared at him angrily, and then smiled at Wen Ruan while talking on the video. "Ruanruan, he's just a rascal. Don't spoil him. You should rest however you want. Did you have a good rest last night?"

Asked by Grandpa He like this, Wen Ruan's cheeks turned extremely red. She felt like she wanted to find a hole to crawl into. For the first time, she leaned her head on He Yanci's shoulder and hid behind him a little, replying in a low voice, "Grandpa, I slept very well."

When Wen Ruan's soft body leaned against him, a trace of warmth appeared in He Yanci's indifferent eyes. He knew that Wen Ruan had a thin skin. He used his handsome and cold face to block the video. He could understand what the old master was thinking. He hadn't let anyone stay in the villa last night, and the old master couldn't have been unaware of that. Calling this video now was nothing more than to see how he and Wen Ruan were getting along. Seeing him and Wen Ruan like this, Grandpa He should be satisfied.

Naturally, He Yanci wouldn't let the old master talk to Wen Ruan for too long. If they talked any further, the old master would start talking about great-grandchildren. He Yanci dismissed Grandpa He with just a few words.

The screen of the video call changed from Wen Ruan's delicate and well-behaved face to He Yanci's unlikable face. Grandpa He's smiling expression immediately turned serious. "There's no need to rush back to the old house to offer tea to me or anything like that. I've already greeted your parents. During this period, you should stop all your work at hand and get along well, you understand?"

There was an obvious warning in Grandpa He's tone. He knew very well that He Yanci had sent all his people away last night.

If it wasn't for the fact that the two of them seemed to be getting along well, he would definitely give He Yanci a good lesson. If this brat dared to play any dirty tricks behind his back.

He wouldn't let him off.

For a long while after He Yanci hung up the video call with Grandpa He, the flush on Wen Ruan's cheeks still hadn't faded. What's more, He Yanci was still looking at her, and there was a faint smile in his eyes.

"Stop looking at me." Wen Ruan helplessly used her hand to block his gaze.

It was of no use.

He Yanci continued to look at her as if he wanted to see through her completely.

Wen Ruan didn't think much of it at first. He Yanci had seen her in all kinds of states last night. But after all, the two of them weren't very familiar. Even though they had already had that kind of relationship, she still felt very uncomfortable. She changed the topic. "Grandpa He and the others really went to great lengths to bring us together." There wasn't even a decent piece of clothing left, and they even called to remind us specifically.

"Grandpa He?" He Yanci picked up on the words.

Wen Ruan coughed. Why was he being so serious?

She had been calling him Grandpa He for twenty-two years.

Wen Ruan thought that all her clothes were still at her own home and hadn't been moved over. What was she going to wear in the next two days?

"There are basically no suitable clothes for me here. What am I going to wear?" The few winter clothes she had brought were all clothes she didn't wear very often.

"I told you to move your things here last time, but you didn't. Now you have nothing to wear, right?" He Yanci leaned in and rubbed Wen Ruan's small nose. "Serves you right."

"We'll go back to your parents' home the day after tomorrow to get them." He said.

Wen Ruan silently counted the time. "What am I going to wear these two days?"

"Just wear mine." He Yanci said.

"What about when we go out?" I can't just go out wearing He Yanci's clothes, can I?

"Where are we going? We're not going anywhere." He Yanci smiled faintly. "Didn't you hear what Grandpa said just now? We're not allowed to go anywhere these few days. We should stay home and get along well."

"......" Not going out for a few days—Wen Ruan had a bad feeling about this.

He Yanci looked at Wen Ruan's frightened little appearance and smiled faintly. "Just kidding. I'll ask the brand you like to send over a few new styles later. You can pick the ones you like."

*

It was true that they didn't go out.

The two of them lingered in the room for a whole day, living an absurd and unrestrained life, losing track of time.

It wasn't until the afternoon of the next day that there was something urgent at He Yanci's company and he had to deal with it in person that the two of them separated.

"Wait for me tonight. I'll take you out to eat something delicious." He Yanci changed his clothes and patted Wen Ruan's curvy buttocks.

"Okay, I know. Go and get busy. Don't worry about me." Wen Ruan was lying on the soft couch, not wanting to move at all. She turned her head and lifted her eyelids, looking at He Yanci who was holding a tie in his hand. After thinking for a while, she asked him, "Do you need my help?"

He Yanci raised his eyebrows slightly and compared the tie in his hand. "Can you do it?"

"You're underestimating me, aren't you? It's just tying a tie." Wen Ruan turned over and faced He Yanci directly. She adjusted the blanket and leaned against the soft couch. There was a hint of dissatisfaction in her gentle eyes.

"From what you said, you seem to be quite skilled at it, huh? Tell me, who has ever had this kind of treatment?" He Yanci leaned down, placed his strong arms on the soft couch on either side of Wen Ruan, bent his tall body, and confined her within his space. His cold eyes stared intently at her, and his voice was deep.

Wen Ruan paused and smiled faintly. "There are quite a few people, actually a lot."

A lot?

He Yanci automatically attributed the words "a lot" to one person.

For example, that Fu Jingbai.

He Yanci wasn't familiar with Fu Jingbai. They had met briefly at a dinner party organized by Cheng Lian two years ago.

Recently, this person's name had been appearing frequently in his conversations.

Hmph~

He Yanci's eyebrows furrowed tightly, and his expression darkened. He lowered his head and bit Wen Ruan's lips, not gently.

Wen Ruan felt a sharp pain on her lips and couldn't help but let out a sound, "Sss—" Looking at He Yanci who had bitten her for no reason, she rubbed her lips angrily and looked at him with accusing eyes. "Why did you bite me? Are you a dog?"

"Punishment." He Yanci quickly pulled away from Wen Ruan, turned around, and gracefully tied his tie.

Punishment?

What the hell? She hadn't done anything wrong!

Wen Ruan stared unblinkingly at He Yanci's tall back, thinking that he would say something more. But to her surprise, he walked out of the master bedroom with his long and imposing legs.

What was that? Just leaving like that without saying a word?

It was so puzzling. One second he was fine, and the next second he had a dark face. Who was he showing it to?

A man who changes his mood faster than turning a page!

Wen Ruan felt a rush of anger in her heart. She turned over and lay on the soft couch, feeling sullen. Her body was turned over by a force, and then He Yanci bent down. The faint smell of agarwood on him entered her nostrils.

He Yanci lowered his head and kissed Wen Ruan's red and soft lips, rubbing against them for a while. His steady breath was heavy, and he said in a deep voice, "No one else will be granted that kind of treatment in the future. Do you understand?"

"What?" Wen Ruan exhaled softly. She didn't understand what He Yanci meant by this sudden and seemingly out-of-context sentence when he came back.

"The tie." He Yanci said each word clearly, and his three-dimensional facial features showed his displeasure.

"......" So was that the reason why he left without saying a word just now?

It was such a trivial matter. What kind of logic was this? Their relationship wasn't deep enough for He Yanci to be jealous for her. Was a man's possessiveness innate?

Wen Ruan really wanted to laugh, but she couldn't laugh openly. He Yanci's temper had always been bad before, and he was someone who wasn't easy to talk to and wouldn't accommodate others.

Especially now that he had a very bad expression, Wen Ruan didn't want to make him angry. She smiled and said, "What about kindergarten children? Does that count?" She majored in journalism in university and often went to the countryside to do volunteer work with her supervisor, helping the children tie their little ties and bow ties.

He Yanci seemed to understand something. A glimmer flashed in his deep eyes. "Are the 'a lot of people' you mentioned kindergarten children?"

"Otherwise? Could it be my uncle? You know what my uncle is like. As long as it's a woman, she can't touch any of his personal items. No wonder he's still single." Wen Ruan playfully criticized Min Sicheng.

"......" He Yanci.

*

In the evening, Wen Ruan was half-lying and half-reclining on the soft chair reading a book when Tang Suiyi called via video.

As soon as Wen Ruan saw the red wine bottle on Tang Suiyi's table, she frowned. "You're drinking again. Drink less. It's bad for your health."

Tang Suiyi swayed her wine glass. "I haven't drunk much. A little wine is good for the health." As she spoke, her eyes glanced maliciously at the skin exposed at the collar of Wen Ruan's nightgown. After looking at it a few times, she finally said, "Tsk, how intense were you two? Look at your greedy appearance. You're like a fairy who has absorbed too much essence, waiting to be sublimated."

"We're a legally married couple. Isn't it normal for us to do what we want?" Wen Ruan closed the book, placed it on the low table beside her, and lazily leaned back on the soft chair, not wanting to exert any effort.

"Tsk tsk tsk. It's only been a few days, and now you're saying that we're a legally married couple and everything we do is normal. Not long ago, I don't know who told me that there wouldn't be anything like that between you two. See, I was right. I said that the man would pounce on you. You didn't believe me. So, how was it? Was it good?" Tang Suiyi took a sip of red wine and teased her.

Facing Tang Suiyi's sneaky expression, Wen Ruan rolled her eyes at her. "We're adults, and it's legal. We should enjoy the moment. Do you understand?"

"Ruanruan, you've become bad. You even know this now." Tang Suiyi clicked her tongue continuously.

Wen Ruan pulled the thin blanket around her. "Even if I have really become bad, it's because of you, okay? I don't know who told me that even if I couldn't win his heart, it wouldn't be a loss to have his person."

Tang Suiyi clicked her tongue repeatedly and said mischievously, "From the tone of your voice, your man is really good, huh? Was it great? Did you feel like you were in a state of ecstasy? Is your man gentle?"

Wen Ruan thought about it. He Yanci was quite gentle in that aspect. He really took her feelings into account.

Her previous impression of He Yanci had always been that he was cold, noble, and had been unwilling to talk to people since he was a child, especially to her.

Now her impression was that this man was unrestrained in bed and not a good person. He was strong and domineering in that regard, taking control of the situation throughout and not giving her a chance to assert herself.

But he would cooperate with her rhythm, which was something Wen Ruan really hadn't expected. They were quite in tune in that aspect.

Seeing Tang Suiyi's expectant expression, Wen Ruan didn't answer this question. If she casually replied, she was sure that Tang Suiyi would make fun of her for a whole year.

Tang Suiyi's ambiguous eyes continued to scan Wen Ruan up and down. "Ruanruan, can you not look so satisfied and content? Your look makes me want to find a man myself!"

Wen Ruan quickly pulled the thin blanket around her, wrapping herself tightly, and deliberately laughed at her. "Don't you already have a man? What's his name, your fiancé? Your dad has been trying to bring you two together. Why don't you give it a try?"

Tang Suiyi sneered at her. "Oh, I clearly remember that someone once said that a marriage with love is the tomb of love, and a marriage without love is like an eternal hell. It hasn't been long, and now you're suggesting I give it a try? Come on, what do those reasons mean to you now? Are they like sweet treats?"

"......" Wen Ruan was speechless.

Just thinking of her fiancé, Tang Suiyi frowned and downed a full glass of red wine. "That kind of scumbag who plays around with women everywhere might even have some serious illness. Damn it. If he were like your man, I'd accept it." Then she turned her gaze back to Wen Ruan, looking regretful. "Ruanruan, if I were a man, I'd also want to sleep with a woman like you. You're so delicate and soft, and it must feel great to touch you. The experience must be wonderful."

"......" Wen Ruan rubbed her temple with the hand that was propping up her head. How did they circle back to this kind of topic again? Tang Suiyi really lived up to her reputation as a lustful woman.

"Cough, Tang Suiyi, don't act like a drunkard and lecher. Put down your wine glass. Can we talk about something else?" Answering this lustful woman's video call was a mistake.

"It's normal for women to talk about men and for men to talk about women. What else is there to talk about?" Tang Suiyi raised her eyebrows and smiled. "If we don't talk about this, let's talk about work then. I'm afraid you won't be able to come back for a while. Even though you're newlyweds, I have to tell you, you can't delay my manuscript. Sun Tianyue has been showing off and provoking me a lot recently. You have to use your trump card. I want to wash away my previous humiliation."

"What is she up to again?" Wen Ruan asked lazily, frowning. She was really annoyed by Sun Tianyue.

Tang Suiyi huffed angrily. "Hehe, it's more than just up to something! She's really capable this time. I don't know where she got the ability to take on a big production and is even half the lead screenwriter. Oh, the people under our Boss Chu are all cooperating with her to complete the script. Just because she got a drama from the Gold Medal Film and Television Group, she thinks she's a top-notch screenwriter in the industry."

"Let's not talk about her. Talking about her makes me so angry. Where's your man? At least let me see his face. I didn't get to be your bridesmaid and couldn't attend your wedding. Can't I just take a look at your man's appearance to feast my eyes?"

Wen Ruan didn't invite her friends from the south to her wedding. Except for Tang Suiyi and a few others, no one knew about her marriage.

She didn't even know how long her marriage with He Yanci would last. Involving too many friends wasn't a good thing.

"You've already seen him, haven't you?" Wen Ruan smiled helplessly.

"Hey, who says you can't see him again just because you've seen him before? Besides, the photos and videos I saw before can't compare to seeing him in person, can they?"

"......" Wen Ruan rubbed the bridge of her nose and said indifferently, "Maybe next time. There's no chance today. He's gone to the company."

Tang Suiyi widened her eyes exaggeratedly. "Holy crap, he went to work? Are you kidding me? Isn't the time for newlyweds to be lovey-dovey? Shouldn't you two stay in bed for a few days? With you, a delicate little flower, lying in Mr. He's bed and snuggling in his arms, Mr. He still has the heart to go to work? Not just anyone can do that!"

"...... Stop always focusing on my topic. Tell me what you're doing?" Wen Ruan nodded towards the many red wine bottles beside Tang Suiyi with her chin. Tang Suiyi had a hobby of wine tasting and generally wouldn't drink like this.

"Drinking red wine at night is good for beauty and skincare." Tang Suiyi swayed her wine glass and took another big sip.

Wen Ruan didn't say anything and just stared straight at Tang Suiyi on the video call.

Tang Suiyi's eyes drifted around, having nowhere to hide. "Fine, I'll tell you something that happened recently. The girl at our front desk confessed to Chu Linxiu, but she ran out of his office soon after, with red eyes. I roughly heard that Chu Linxiu already has someone he likes."

Tang Suiyi huffed angrily and slammed her goblet on the table. "Guess what? Last night, someone saw Sun Tianyue getting into Chu Linxiu's car. I've never seen such a shitty thing. Chu Linxiu actually has an affair with Sun Tianyue. It makes me so angry!"

Wen Ruan teased, "So, getting that big production and being half the lead screenwriter before were just secondary. The real thing you care about is that Boss Chu is with her, right?"

Tang Suiyi clicked her tongue and vehemently denied it. "How could that be? I'm just angry that Chu Linxiu has such bad taste. Sun Tianyue's last boyfriend just broke up with her a few days ago, and he can't wait to take his place. I've been friends with him for decades. He knows how much I hate Sun Tianyue, yet he's still with her! No wonder Sun Tianyue has been so arrogant in front of me recently. It turns out she has an affair with Chu Linxiu. I really didn't expect that Chu Linxiu is so good at hiding women!"

Tang Suiyi rambled on for a long time. Wen Ruan seriously suspected that she was drunk, but Tang Suiyi refused to admit it and said she wasn't drunk.

Looking at the few empty wine bottles on Tang Suiyi's table, Wen Ruan just pretended that she wasn't drunk.

"Seriously, Ruanruan, you must hold Mr. He firmly in your hands, assert your sovereignty, and show the demeanor of a mistress. Some women are really disgusting. Chu Linxiu is even hiding a woman in a golden house—"

When Tang Suiyi was drunk, she could say anything and even related it to Wen Ruan and He Yanci, teaching her how to prevent women who had designs on He Yanci.

"Oh, Ruanruan, you're so beautiful and soft. Mr. He will only dote on you."

Tang Suiyi's words didn't make sense, jumping from one topic to another.

Wen Ruan found it funny and listened quietly as Tang Suiyi poured out her grievances without saying a word.

Her relationship with He Yanci wasn't as complicated and intertwined as Tang Suiyi's and Chu Linxiu's.

Their relationship was an adult relationship, simple.

In Wen Ruan's opinion, even if He Yanci really had another woman in the future, it would be fine as long as they made things clear.

After all, her marriage with He Yanci wasn't a real one from the start. They had an agreement beforehand, and they should still abide by the spirit of the contract.

At night, there was a drizzling rain.

Wen Ruan's sleep quality had always been poor, and she was still in an unfamiliar environment, so she was completely in a dazed state.

The rain outside was still pouring heavily. Wen Ruan casually reached out and touched the phone on the bedside table to check the time.

There was a message on her phone from He Yanci.

[There's still something to deal with at the company. I don't know when I'll be back. Go to bed early and don't wait for me.]

Wen Ruan checked the time. It was one o'clock in the morning.

He Yanci had sent the message over an hour ago.

The sound of the rain outside was very loud, and the raindrops splashing against the window made a noisy pattering sound.

Wen Ruan was very annoyed and had no at all. So, she decided not to sleep anymore. She put on a thick small blanket, picked up her laptop, and went to the next room to read and write.

Once Wen Ruan entered the writing mode, time flew by. A few hours passed in a flash.

Wen Ruan closed her laptop, rubbed her eyes, and checked the time on her phone. It was five o'clock and five minutes in the morning.

Then, a message from her mother came in.

Min Qing: [Come over with Yanci earlier. Your dad will cook in person at noon. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Don't sleep in. Be good.]