Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
He said he would only kiss her for a while, but once they began, it was almost impossible to stop.
Ji Nuan pushed against him as a symbol of protest. She never had the strength to force him away. Now that her hands were wrapped like dumplings, it was completely impossible to muster up any strength.
Their lips and tongue met intimately. Ji Nuan closed her eyes as the manâs arm tugged upwards under her arm, almost bringing her out of the water.
Ji Nuan remembered the injuries on his back and realized that it wasnât good for him to apply force with his arm right now. She subconsciously tried to shift away, moving her reddened, shiny lips to say, âDonât, youâre injured.â
Even though the long and intimate kiss was paused before things got out of hand, Ji Nuanâs face was still burning red. Amidst the mist, she appeared even more sweet and charming.
Mo Jingshen pressed a kiss on the corner of her lips, before scattering kisses across her face. Finally, he shifted to her ears, speaking softly with his distinct, heavy and low voice: âWhen you suddenly knelt down in front of me that day, do you know what went through my mind?â
â...what?â
âI wanted to fly back to Hai City immediately. I would rather have you beg me for forgiveness on your back on the bed than to ever see you kneeling in such a manner before me.â Mo Jingshen suddenly bit onto Ji Nuan snow-white earlobe. As the pain caused her to shrink back, she heard the man say hoarsely, âEven though you already knew I was enduring with all my might, you still dare to kneel down. You were doing it on purpose, en?â
Ji Nuan shrunk back in the water. She sensed the manâs suppressing presence and felt as though her entire body was squeezed back against this tiny little wood bucket.
âItâs because I knew that you hadnât eaten in days and was worried that your body wouldnât be able to take it. I was too flustered. And with those people staring at me, if I didnât act helpless, I might accidentally receive a bullet straight to my head. I needed to keep my life so that the two of us could return back to being in each otherâs pockets. I refused to die.â The more Ji Nuan spoke, the softer her voice became. In the end, it turned into a soft murmur.
He stared at her, silently holding the back of her head, touching her black hair.
Ji Nuanâs heart was flustered from being stared by him. âMo Jingshen...â
âEn?â
She pursed her lips, her tone stained with lingering fear. âThey said that youâve never interfered with the underworld before. So, after this thing concludes, can we head straight back to Hai City? Or, should we take a trip to America with Nan Heng and the rest first?â
The man stared at her little face, a hint of a smile on the edge of his lips. He touched her damp hair. âAlready missing Hai City?â
âThereâs no place like home. Iâll probably need some time to process and forget everything that happened in the past few days. If I keep being so anxious, Iâm worried that the baby wonât be able to take it.â As she spoke, she shifted her hand in the water to gently cup her abdomen.
Mo Jingshenâs gaze was tender as he watched her movements under the water. His lips curved in a smile. âAll right, after this incident concludes, weâll head straight back to Hai City.â
âEn, Iâll wash up for a little while longer. Thereâs no need to help me anymore. Iâll just soak for a while, and Iâll help you to shower later.â
Mo Jingshen made an âenâ sound and brought the clean white dress over from the bed, placing it by the side.
After washing up, she stood up from the bucket. Perhaps because it had been a period of time since they were last intimate, or because they had just experienced a life-or-death situation, she felt that letting this familiar, yet slightly unfamiliar man helped her shower was somewhat, embarrassing...
As Mo Jingshen was about to help her put the dress on, Ji Nuan glanced at him awkwardly. âCanât you close your eyes?â
Mo Jingshen glanced at her cheeks; it was unclear if they had turned red from the hot water or her embarrassment. âNo.â
Ji Nuan: â...â
Very good, he had just returned, and he was already exercising his right as her husband.
After remaining in a deadlock for several seconds, Ji Nuan gave in and raised her arms cooperatively.
To dispel some of the embarrassment of standing naked before him, she cleared her throat. âDo you think Iâve gained some weight?â
Mo Jingshen was helping her with the ribbon around her waist. His long fingers shifted against the thin fabric as he spoke mildly, âAfter the past few days, youâve clearly become thinner. How could you possibly gain any weight?â
âBut Iâm pregnant, ah. Everyone becomes fat from pregnancy.â
The man tightened the ribbon and pushed her hair back, causing it to flow down her back. This place did not have any hair dryers available. They could only wait for it to air-dry naturally. At the same time, because she had spoken seriously, he paused to scan her from head to toe. Finally, he gave the following evaluation. âYouâve at least lost two kilograms.â
â...â
She said that she was fat, yet he insisted on saying she was thin!
âAlso, who says that youâll definitely gain weight during pregnancy? How long has it been? Itâll at least take another two months before your belly starts showing. Your figure wonât change much.â
âHow did you know that? Have you read any books related to pregnancy?â
â...â Mo Jingshen glanced at the little woman who had abruptly leaned close to his embrace. She smelled fragrant now that she had washed up, and her cheeks were still slightly rosy.
His Adamâs apple shifted as he watched her. Through the room light, he was able to see her eyelashes clearly, as well as the warm and distinct outline of her cheek.
âTwo months ago, whenever Auntie Chen was free, she would always nag about these things around me. She kept asking me to check for signs of pregnancy around you. She was worried that there was no one caring for you in T City and would constantly nag at me whenever I returned to the Yu Garden.â The manâs voice was slightly hoarse.
âHa, Grandfather and Auntie Chen can basically make up a Childbirth Expedition Team. One can be the leader and the other the vice-leader...â
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Right before her eyes, the gloomy and cold Boss Mo, dressed in a bloodstained black T-shirt, transformed into the clean President Mo dressed in a white shirt. Ji Nuan sat on the bed watching as the man shaved, becoming slightly dazed.
Matured men would always grow a little stubble if they didnât shave every day. Mo Jingshen always appeared clean and had a good image. His temperament was outstanding, and wherever he stood, he was always a sight to behold. The sight of him appearing slovenly for the past few days gave her a different feeling. It wasnât unsightly. Instead, it moved the small, hidden idolization and excitement every woman had in their hearts. It caused him to appear even more attractive and handsome.
She quickly returned to herself. Earlier, when she helped him to wash up, she saw that the wounds on his back needed to be rebandaged by the base doctor. She rapidly kept the bloodstained black T-shirt away.
âThank god Nan Heng has a similar figure to yours. You donât appear strange on his T-shirt. But...â As Ji Nuan approached him from behind, her youthful heart skipped a beat as she said, âYou appear much more approachable in a T-shirt...â
Although he had long left his student years behind, at this moment, the man was clean-shaven and dressed casually. He appeared like a male god that easily attracted lovesick girls; the kind that always had a group of dazed little girls following around.