Chapter 78

This sleep was extremely deep and very late.

It was almost past noon and there was still no movement in the room. After all, last night was the couple’s wedding night, so Qing Shu and the others didn’t dare to rashly knock on the door, and could only wait for the people inside to wake up and call them.

Inside the room, the festive colors appeared a bit dim and lackluster due to the lack of sunlight. The string of beads blocking the inner chamber had been replaced with red gauze, completely concealing the view of the bed.

Inside the bed curtains, Shen Yao Xing turned over to face away from the person on the inner side. The arm tightly wrapped around her waist made her frown in her sleep.

She turned over again, trying to escape that restraint, but that arm seemed to be growing out of her body and could not be shaken off no matter what.

Shen Yao Xing impatiently opened her eyes and turned her head to glance at the person behind her, who was sleeping sweetly with his forehead against her back. Now both of them were naked, and the fluids from last night’s frenzy had dried stickily on their bodies, making it quite uncomfortable to be stuck together.

She forcefully pried open his arm, rolled up the silk quilt and scooted towards the outer edge of the bed, curling up to continue sleeping.

Jiang Ming Yue, who had been sleeping soundly, was awakened by the young woman’s actions. His thick, long eyelashes trembled before slowly opening his eyes to look at the back that was now an arm’s length away from him. He moved his body and quickly pressed close to her again, his arm wrapping around her waist and his forehead against her back as he closed his eyes to continue sleeping.

Shen Yao Xing’s brows furrowed deeply. Her morning temper was already severe, and now she was even more irritable. She pulled his hand away and said in annoyance, “Don’t cling to me. Can’t you sleep on your own?”

After she pulled his hand away, Jiang Ming Yue put it back again. He gently rubbed his forehead against her back, eyes closed as he murmured softly, “Zhao Zhao……”

His breath still carried the lingering sense of intimacy that had not completely dissipated, making one’s legs weak and heart tremble.

Shen Yao Xing couldn’t sleep anymore either. She pulled his hand away and sat up, getting out of bed to put on clothes.

The sound of clothes rustling could be heard from inside the red bed curtains. Just as she was groggily putting on her undershirt, a hand reached out to pick up a piece of clothing nearby and began to help her dress.

Shen Yao Xing was stunned for a moment and hurriedly said, “No need, no need. I can do it myself.”

But Jiang Ming Yue ignored her. “Raise your arms.”

The young man was only wearing a loose, thin robe. The wide-open collar revealed his collarbone and a dense array of bite marks on his neck, each seemingly recounting her impetuousness from last night.

Shen Yao Xing blushed slightly and looked away, no longer speaking as she raised her arms to cooperate with him. As he helped smooth out her collar, she suddenly remembered something. “Don’t we need to go pay our respects to Mother?”

When she was alone before, she naturally didn’t need to, but it seemed there was this step on the first day after marriage.

Jiang Ming Yue lowered his gaze as he carefully arranged her clothes. Hearing this, he just gave a light sound of acknowledgment.

When Shen Yao Xing opened the door, she saw from afar that those three goods – Hei Sha, Bai Sha, and the other – were playing in the small pond. The corner of her mouth twitched as she suppressed the urge to run over and play with them, instead walking with Jiang Ming Yue towards where Mother Shen lived.

Along the way, Shen Yao Xing kept chattering non-stop, telling him where this and that was, and when she really couldn’t find a place, she would ask the servants in the mansion.

Shen Yao Xing herself didn’t realize how talkative she was being. Jiang Ming Yue wasn’t bothered at all, listening with a calm expression and occasionally nodding slightly.

The two didn’t stay long at Mother Shen’s. After paying their respects, they left to eat. Last night’s activity had been strenuous, and they had woken up late today. Shen Yao Xing was already so hungry her stomach was growling.

At the dining table, Shen Yao Xing ate large mouthfuls of food. She glanced at the person sitting beside her who was chewing slowly, extended her chopsticks, and picked up a lot of dishes into his bowl, piling the porcelain bowl full. “Eat more to replenish your strength.”

The words “replenish your strength” were just said casually by Shen Yao Xing, but the young man seemed to associate it with something else. A faint blush appeared on his jade-white, flawless face.

He lowered his eyes to hide the captivating emotions within them. After a good while, he looked up at the young woman. His thin lips pursed slightly before parting, “Where are you planning to go later?”

Go where?

Shen Yao Xing tilted her head to think with her cheeks puffed out, then suggested, “Why don’t we go out for a stroll with you later?”

Jiang Ming Yue pursed his lips, a barely noticeable trace of disappointment flashing through his eyes, but he still nodded gracefully.

Actually, he would have preferred to stay in the mansion with her, and best of all… best of all would be to stay in the room.

Recalling the bone-deep pleasure from last night, although there was some pain, it was far outweighed by that ecstasy that felt like ascending to the clouds, especially towards the end……

Jiang Ming Yue lightly bit his lower lip with his pearly white teeth, his long legs pressing together under the table.

His body seemed to have become more sensitive since last night. Just thinking about it was enough to elicit a reaction.

Shen Yao Xing, who was eating heartily beside him, didn’t notice his unusual state. A thought occurred to her and she said, “Let’s have Bai Sha come with us to carry things.”

Actually, it was mainly because of what happened last night. She was afraid things would get awkward if the two of them were alone for too long.

Jiang Ming Yue, who was already somewhat unhappy, became even more displeased. The gloom in his eyes was almost overflowing.

When Shen Yao Xing went to ask those three if they wanted to come along, the silly Qing Shu was the first to jump out.

“Yes! This servant hasn’t been out of the mansion to play in so long. Today I must have a thoroughly enjoyable time!”

Bai Sha and Hei Sha both glanced at the man standing beside the young woman and kept their mouths tightly shut. Unlike Qing Shu, the two of them practiced martial arts and had much keener senses than ordinary people.

The way Young Master Ming Yue looked at them was full of intense malice, as if he wanted to crush them to death the next moment.

Bai Sha pulled back the excited Qing Shu and said earnestly to her young mistress, “Young Miss, we won’t go. The master might have tasks for us later. You should go with Young Master Ming Yue.”