But the next second, Chuxia felt her jaw tighten. Shi Che pinched her chin with his long fingers, forcing her to lift her face. His dark eyes swept over her face, deep, mysterious, and sharp as if he could see through all her thoughts. Chuxia’s heartbeat intensified even more, wanting to evade Shi Che’s gaze, yet not daring to. Her expression tightened, and her hands unconsciously gripped even tighter.
Shi Che looked at her coldly, his thin lips parted slightly as he repeated each word deliberately, "Do you really not want children anymore?"
Chuxia had always carried out Mrs. Shi’s tasks without hesitation, never once defying them, even though he loathed her so much, forcing her to take medicine every time. Yet, she had never thought of giving up, but now she suddenly said she didn’t want children?
Chuxia knew that Shi Che wouldn’t easily believe her; it wouldn’t be so easy to get past this hurdle, so she had to stand strong and not reveal any flaws.
Under Shi Che’s gaze, Chuxia felt completely exposed, yet this time, perhaps due to a strong obsession in her mind, she dared to look directly into Shi Che’s eyes. Her movements were stiff and slow, yet resolute, as she nodded, "If you don’t want them, then... let’s not have them."
For a moment, Shi Che’s heart trembled violently, so much so that his hand gripping Chuxia’s chin trembled as well.
You don’t want them, so we won’t have them?
Since when had Chuxia... started to consider his feelings?
Throughout their three-year marriage, what she cared about were only Mrs. Shi’s commands and tasks. She had never cared about him, what he thought, or what he was doing.
Even about having children, she continued her mission silently. Mrs. Shi wanted her to get pregnant, so she must get pregnant, never even attempting to discuss with him, her husband. She never asked, "Can we have a child?"
Actually, he wasn’t opposed to having a child with her. Of course, he hoped they could have a lovely child together, but... he was unwilling that she, without even asking him once, would have a child just for the mission.
He felt like he was not her husband, just a sperm provider.
He seemed unable to believe that Chuxia could say such a thing. He stared at her intensely, something tumultuous seemed to stir in the depths of his dark eyes as he suppressed it, his voice trembling unintentionally, "I don’t want... and you don’t either?"
Chuxia took a deep breath and nodded emphatically, "No... mm-mm..."
Before Chuxia could finish speaking, Shi Che leaned in, sealing her lips forcefully. His large hand gently cradled her cheeks. His kisses fell heavily, like thunderous rain, leaving Chuxia dizzy and almost breathless. However, his actions soon slowed down, his thin lips gently kissing, gently rubbing against hers, delicately tracing the shape of her lips, his gentleness making Chuxia slowly daze into a delusion.
Even as Shi Che entered her body, he was not as rough as before, completely disregarding her feelings, but she could feel his slow advancement. If she showed any discomfort, merely furrowing her brows slightly or possibly tensing from the pain, he would pause, kiss her, soothe her, and then continue.