The bridal chamber, where a man seeks the ’cave’ and a woman seeks the ’home’. This has become the nature of the relationship between many married couples. For men, aside from love, the primary thing about marriage is sex, while for women, aside from love, having a home is a must.
Li Yifei and Xu Yingying did not marry for sex, but now that they were together, that was what they were supposed to do.
Xu Yingying then stretched out her arms and embraced Li Yifei, their lips naturally finding each other in a kiss.
This kiss should be considered Xu Yingying’s first. The two of them were really like an old-time couple who would kiss only on their wedding night.
What followed seemed to happen naturally. Both were very moved, when suddenly Xu Yingying cried out in pain and pushed Li Yifei away forcefully.
"It hurts so much!" Xu Yingying’s hand was unexpectedly stained with some fresh blood.
"How could this happen?" Li Yifei was startled. He had already been intimate with Xu Yingying before, so why was she still a virgin now?
Xu Yingying’s brows were deeply furrowed, utterly panicked. She wasn’t as clear about the situation as Li Yifei, but she was very aware of her own body. Anxiously, she said, "Could it have broken?"
Li Yifei hesitated for a moment but then shook his head. Having experienced so much, he understood that Xu Yingying must have just lost her virginity, causing this situation. He swallowed hard and said, "It’s broken, but what’s broken is your... hymen."
"What?" Xu Yingying was stunned and after a long pause she said, "How could it be? I bled that night already, doesn’t that mean it was already broken? Can it break a second time?"
Some women’s hymens are exceptionally thick, and it might not break on the first or second attempt. Li Yifei considered this possibility but immediately dismissed the idea. He had been drunk that night, and people who are drunk during such an act are unlikely to be gentle, and since there was bleeding that night, it was certain that the membrane had been broken. There shouldn’t have been blood this time.
"Is it possible that you’ve just started your period?" Li Yifei thought of another possibility.
"No, it’s only been half a month since the last one, and I’m usually very regular," Xu Yingying invalidated that possibility as well.
Li Yifei gave a wry smile and said, "Then what’s going on? I’m confused, too. Could it be some kind of problem? How do you feel right now?"
"It’s a bit painful, but I can bear it. It looks like it’s not bleeding anymore." Xu Yingying sat up and checked her body without avoiding Li Yifei’s gaze. Since they were already husband and wife and had just done that, there was no point in being shy anymore.
"Let’s go to the hospital for a check-up tomorrow then. It’s best if there’s nothing wrong, but if there is something, we should treat it early. I reckon it’s just some gynecological issue."
"That’s possible," Xu Yingying nodded, and then she said apologetically to Li Yifei, "It’s my fault for ruining the mood."
Li Yifei wrapped his arms around Xu Yingying’s shoulders, tenderly kissed her on the face, and said, "We have a long life ahead of us, one day won’t make a difference."
"Mm-hm," Xu Yingying nodded, then cleaned her body and said, "Let’s go to sleep."
They lay down together, Xu Yingying snuggled into Li Yifei’s embrace, and even though they hadn’t fully enjoyed each other just then, she still felt much closer to Li Yifei after reaching this stage with him.
Li Yifei also held Xu Yingying. She was his wife now, the one he would hold for a lifetime.
The next morning, Li Yifei got up early to prepare breakfast. Soon after, Xu Yingying also got up, freshened up, and went into the kitchen. Smiling flirtatiously at Li Yifei, she said, "Good morning, husband."
Xu Yingying felt the word "husband" might embarrass her to say, but after their loving intimacy the night before, the word now came out naturally.
"Good morning, wife," Li Yifei replied with a warm smile, and leaned in for a kiss on Xu Yingying’s face.
Xu Yingying returned the kiss, her demeanor even more enticing, making Li Yifei want to be intimate with Xu Yingying again right then.
"Sister, brother-in-law, good morning!" Xu Shanshan ran out of the bedroom, excitedly greeting the two.
"Eh, why are you up so early?" Xu Yingying looked at Xu Shanshan in surprise. Her little sister was notorious for sleeping in; every morning, Yingying had to call her multiple times before she would get out of bed. Today, she had gotten up all on her own, and so early at that—it was as if the sun had risen in the west.
Xu Shanshan surveyed the two of them with a mischievous smile and said, "I’m in a good mood today."
"Why are you in such a good mood? Is there some good news?" Li Yifei asked with a smile.
Xu Shanshan suddenly burst into a hearty laugh, but after laughing twice, she forcefully stifled it and said, "Seeing you two so affectionate, you must have consummated the marriage, right? Isn’t that a happy event?"
Xu Yingying’s face turned red, and she glared at Xu Shanshan, "None of your business, hurry up and wash up, so we can eat."
Xu Shanshan blinked and took another look at Xu Yingying, "Sis, haven’t you noticed anything off?"
Xu Yingying looked at Xu Shanshan with confusion and asked, "What’s off?"
"That... When you two went to bed, wasn’t there something off?" Xu Shanshan asked slyly again.
"We went to bed...you little pest, don’t tell me you were hiding somewhere and eavesdropping?" Xu Yingying was both angry and embarrassed, glaring fiercely at Xu Shanshan.
Xu Shanshan’s facial expression became somewhat peculiar, "Are you really not aware something’s off?"
"Enough! Do you want me to kick you out and not let you live here anymore?" Xu Yingying roared.
Xu Shanshan scratched her head and mumbled something incoherent to both of them, then turned and walked out.
"That darn Shanshan." Xu Yingying cursed, then turned to face Li Yifei with flushed cheeks and said, "Honey, let’s move to a new house, this one doesn’t have good soundproofing."
Now that he and Xu Yingying were truly husband and wife, Li Yifei replied with a smile, "Okay, we’ll pick out a bigger one later."
Xu Yingying had actually been worried that Li Yifei might feel wounded in his pride by her suggesting to buy a house since he didn’t have money currently, and it would have to be her spending the money to make the purchase. However, seeing Li Yifei agree so naturally put her at ease.
After the three of them had eaten, Li Yifei said to Xu Yingying, "Wife, let’s go to the hospital later for a check-up."
Xu Shanshan had been acting very unusually this morning, stealthily glancing at Li Yifei and Xu Yingying. Li Yifei thought Xu Shanshan’s behavior was because she knew he and Xu Yingying had slept together, so he didn’t make much eye contact with her. But when Li Yifei said that, Xu Shanshan’s eyes instantly lit up.
Xu Yingying’s face turned red as she said, "Isn’t that unnecessary? I’m fine now."
"No, you must be checked. Otherwise, I won’t be at ease," Li Yifei said with determination.
Xu Yingying hesitated for a moment, but ultimately nodded under Li Yifei’s intense gaze, "Then let’s go for a check-up."
Right then, Xu Shanshan loudly said, "I’m coming too."
Xu Yingying glared at her, "Aren’t you supposed to be at work?"
"You’re going to the hospital, how can I, your sister, not accompany you?"
"It’s just a minor issue. I don’t need you there making a fuss."
"I won’t! I just want to accompany you. How can you not trust your sister’s concern for you?"
Xu Yingying was definitely going for a gynecological check-up, and she felt too embarrassed to have Xu Shanshan accompany her, but Shanshan insisted on tagging along and even managed to get in Li Yifei’s car. In the end, all three of them headed to the hospital together.