Thinking about Young Master Shi's furious look, Ling Chuxia's eager heart was instantly doused with a cold wave, chilling her entire heart to the core.
The last time she tried even slightly, it already resulted in months of absence, and when he finally returned home, he ignored her.
Now, with Young Master Shi still clearly angry, if she threw herself at him again at this moment... she didn't even need to think about it. Her outcome would surely be extremely miserable!
And even if she succeeded like last time, afterward, if Young Master Shi threw her a box of morning-after pills again, all her efforts would be in vain, wouldn't they?
Or perhaps he would do something even more terrifying...
She believed Young Master Shi was definitely capable of such actions!
Thinking of this, Ling Chuxia's courage completely deserted her; she abruptly turned over, facing away from Shi Che, and quietly closed her eyes.
She might as well get some good sleep now and not overestimate her abilities by plucking a tiger's whiskers. As for the child's issue, she'd think of another way.
However, a minute later, she unconsciously, inch by inch, slowly turned her body back to face Shi Che.
She opened her eyes, staring intensely at Shi Che's back.
It wasn't that she didn't want to sleep, nor did she truly want to pluck a tiger's whiskers, but... Young Master Shi had finally come home once, if he left when she woke up tomorrow, and left for months again, what would she do?
By then, where would she find Shi Che to have a child?
If she couldn't get pregnant again, Mrs. Shi definitely wouldn't tolerate her anymore. She wouldn't say anything, she'd just directly replace her! Replace her with someone else as the Shi Family's young madam.
Ling Chuxia suddenly broke into a cold sweat, thinking about being replaced, having her title as the Shi Family's young madam mercilessly taken away, suddenly made Young Master Shi's anger seem insignificant.
Ling Chuxia swallowed hard several times, her palms sweating with tension, and she couldn't stop taking deep breaths, silently cheering herself on.
But because of the previous experience, which was still very vivid, Ling Chuxia started trembling uncontrollably even before she approached, and she couldn't stop it.
She tried her best to suppress her fear and trembling, inch by inch, cautiously, pretending as if unintentionally, she slowly moved towards Shi Che's side.
Every step felt like walking a tightrope high above, one misstep and she would fall to her death.
Ling Chuxia's hand instinctively clenched, her nails piercing her palm; the pain subtly reminded her of her task, her responsibility, telling her not to be afraid and shrink back.
When Ling Chuxia finally reached Shi Che's back, the short distance seemed to have exhausted all her strength.
At this moment, she didn't even dare to breathe heavily, holding her breath desperately for fear of making any sound that would wake Shi Che.
She lay there quietly, staring at Shi Che's dark back of the head with her wide eyes for a long while. Then she suddenly closed her eyes and opened them with determination, as if she had made up her mind about something.
She took a deep breath, and then, trembling slightly, she reached out her hand to wrap around Shi Che's waist. She hardly dared to exert any force, just holding him lightly, then very gently placed it on his strong and slender waist.
Even just performing such an action, Ling Chuxia felt her limbs stiffen and her heart pounding like thunder.