In the bedroom of the Peninsula Hotel, the lights were not fully turned on; only the wall sconces were lit, casting the entire room in a red glow that made the space somewhat hazy.
Bai Zhiqing, clad in a robe, was leaning on the bed, with one beautiful leg restlessly crossed over the other. The silky fabric of the robe barely concealed the scenery within, stirring involuntary fantasies.
Unaware of how enticing her posture was at this moment, Bai Zhiqing’s mind couldn’t help but drift to the impending events. As thoughts of intimate encounters surfaced, a blush spread across her cheeks, and her eyes became watery.
"I wonder if Lin Demon was lying to me. Is ’it’ really that pleasurable?"
Flashes of Lin Yafei’s past words sparked in Bai Zhiqing’s mind, causing her breathing to quicken with a mix of fear, anxiety, and anticipation.
After an indistinct duration, the door to the bathroom suddenly opened.
At the sound, Bai Zhiqing’s body shuddered, but she made no attempt to hide, her blush deepening to include even the back of her ears, tinting her skin a pale red.
Lu Tianxing, in his robe, made his way toward the bedroom.
As the footsteps outside drew nearer, Bai Zhiqing’s heart raced uncontrollably, thumping wildly as her fingers tightly intertwined, revealing the intense nervousness of their owner.
Lu Tianxing entered the bedroom, and Bai Zhiqing’s alluring figure was immediately exposed to his view. This reignited the suppressed lust in him to the brink of a furious blaze.
"Husband, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and come here. It’s so late, aren’t you going to sleep?"
Seeing Lu Tianxing foolishly staring at her, Bai Zhiqing smiled at him and gently rose from the bed. Her curvaceous body under the red sconces was incredibly enticing, with her proud peaks and perfect figure offering an irresistible allure to any man.
"Wife, what... what are you trying to do?"
Confronted with Bai Zhiqing’s appearance, Lu Tianxing swallowed hard. At this moment, Bai Zhiqing had fully transformed into a seductress of the night, every move radiating a bewitching power.
However, Lu Tianxing couldn’t bring himself to believe this was real, that Bai Zhiqing truly intended to consummate their relationship. After all, she had used this method to trick him before.
Noticing the guarded look in Lu Tianxing’s eyes, Bai Zhiqing took a soft breath and slowly spoke, "Lu Tianxing, do you remember what I told you the day before yesterday? If you behaved well, I would consummate our marriage. Now, I want to tell you, I don’t want to be just a contractual wife to you anymore; I want to be your true wife."
"Wife, are you sure?"
"Wife, have you really thought this through? This is a major decision in life, and once it’s made, you might never have the chance to regret it again, because by then, you’ll be my woman for life, and you won’t be able to leave even if you want to."
Lu Tianxing took a deep breath, his face bearing an expression of disbelief. The scene before him felt like a dream.
"I have thought it through, and I don’t regret my decision."
Bai Zhiqing nodded firmly and looked at Lu Tianxing, "Lu Tianxing, do you know? When we first met, you were nothing but scum in my eyes, a rotten piece of societal trash. I hated you so much that I wanted to kill you, to tear you into a thousand pieces and feed you to the dogs."
"But, when we really started living together, I slowly realized that you weren’t as bad as I had imagined. Every time you saved me without hesitation, even risking your own life, I began to think that choosing you as my husband might not be such a bad decision after all."
"Maybe it’s because of a woman’s unique curiosity. The more nonchalant and frivolous you acted, the more I wanted to understand you. But just when I thought I knew enough about you, you shrouded yourself in a mist, unclear which part of you was real—the playboy and scoundrel or the hot-blooded hero who would get angry for the sake of his beloved..."
At this point, Bai Zhiqing took a deep breath and continued, "You know, in my heart, you used to be an ignorant trash. My man doesn’t need to be rich or handsome, but at least he should be ambitious, which you seemed to lack entirely."
"However, it was during your battle with Sima Lingyun on the sea that I realized how foolish my thoughts had been. It was me who was unworthy of you. You are a true dragon soaring through the heavens while I am but a phoenix that has fallen to the ground."
"Perhaps it was from that moment that I truly wanted to understand you, to know about your past, to learn everything about you. I wanted to know why someone with such formidable martial prowess would choose to live as an ordinary person. It might have been that curiosity that led me to slowly realize that I seem to have fallen in love with you."
Bai Zhiqing’s words made Lu Tianxing’s body tremble as if struck by lightning, overwhelmed by a flood of emotions. And so was she—hadn’t he felt the same way?
Once upon a time, in his heart, his marriage to Bai Zhiqing was nothing more than a contractual one, which would simply dissolve when the agreement expired. But as time went by, he seemed to have fallen for this slightly spoiled and sharp-tongued but tenderhearted ice queen CEO.
Without saying anything further, Bai Zhiqing looked at Lu Tianxing and reached under the pillow to pull out several white A4 sheets densely covered with various terms. "Lu Tianxing, do you still recognize what this is? This is the marriage contract I once signed with you. But today, I want to tell you that this contract no longer holds any value because I’ve realized that I’ve fallen in love with you. I don’t want to follow the agreement. I want to grow old with you."
As she spoke, Bai Zhiqing, without any hesitation, tore the contract to shreds in front of Lu Tianxing and continued, "I don’t know what love is for others, nor do I know what it feels like to be in love, but I know that my husband will always protect me, that he won’t ever let me be harmed, no matter if it’s through a field of thorns or towards a bottomless abyss. My husband will always protect me, and never let me suffer any harm. Lu Tianxing, are you that person?"
Lu Tianxing nodded without hesitation and said, "I’ve told you before, as long as I’m not dead, no one can harm you. Even if one day you really died, I would have to die before you, because anyone who wants to hurt you will have to step over my dead body to do so. As long as I’m alive, you won’t be injured."
PS: This is still an automatic update, I’m heading home today, and if all goes well, I’ll have a burst of activity tomorrow—ten Chapters guaranteed to be updated. Hope my brothers can offer some support!!!