Wind und Rauch

Kapitel 40

"What are you talking about?" Shen Jie glared at him unhappily, thinking he was drunk and acting crazy. But then she decided to let it go; drunk people are usually unreasonable, and she wouldn't argue with him.

“I saw it, I saw you hugging my brother, you…you are my bride, how could you…how could you hug another man?” Ouyang Tianyu suddenly threw down the wine bottle, hugged Shen Jie tightly, and murmured in her arms.

So that's what happened. He made himself into this state over such a trivial matter? Shen Jie's mood brightened. Then he…

"I love you, I really love you... for so long, so very long." Emboldened by the alcohol, Ouyang Tianyu confessed his love. He truly loved her.

“You’re drunk.” Shen Jie reached out and hugged him, believing his “truths spoken in his drunken state.”

"I love you." Ouyang Tianyu pressed his lips to hers, kissing her passionately, his desire already uncontrollable...

Shen Jie smiled in response to him, thinking to herself, "He'll be the one regretting it tomorrow morning..."

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Early the next morning, Ouyang Tianyu woke up to find himself completely naked under the covers. What was going on? He tried hard to recall what had happened the night before. He vaguely remembered seeing Shen Jie and his older brother embracing, feeling very unhappy, so he went back to his room to drink. Then he seemed to see Shen Jie, and then… Ah! Could this be real? Was he dreaming? He threw back the left side of the blanket and stared in shock at the bloodstains on the bed, unable to recover for a long time.

Oh my god, it's all real... he really did have physical intimacy with her. How could he? How could he ruin her purity? How could she ever face anyone again? Ouyang Tianyu covered his face with his hands, closing his eyes in anguish. He felt like a heinous criminal. She was the woman he loved most. How could he do this?

Huh? Where is she? He hasn't seen her since he woke up. Could she be thinking of doing something rash? Thinking of this, Ouyang Tianyu suddenly jumped out of bed and dressed as quickly as possible. He had to find her, tell her he loved her, and marry her.

He was about to open the door to go out when it was pushed open from the outside. Shen Jie came in carrying a basin of water for washing her face, and the two bumped into each other, spilling all the water from the basin onto Ouyang Tianyu.

"Are you alright?" Shen Jie asked, amused, noticing the large wet patch on his chest. He looked really ridiculous. "Where are you going? Why are you in such a hurry?" He was rushing to the front lines so early in the morning, which reminded her of the training camps she used to attend.

"I was looking for you," Ouyang Tianyu replied. Why was this woman acting like nothing had happened?

"Looking for me? What for?" Shen Jie asked, puzzled.

This woman is deliberately trying to infuriate him! "You think you can just eat and wipe yourself clean and walk away? Don't you have any sense of responsibility?" And she even dares to ask him what he wants from her? "You're not just going to let last night's events go, are you?"

What happened last night? Ah, Shen Jie's face flushed slightly. When she woke up this morning, she didn't know how to face Ouyang Tianyu. After all, what happened last night was too sudden, and she wasn't prepared at all. So, she went out to "calm down" before he woke up, but what kind of reaction was this from a grown man? Asking her if she had any sense of responsibility? "What do you want?"

"What do I want?" Ouyang Tianyu repeated her words with a strange cry. What on earth was this woman thinking?

"You don't mean you want me to marry you, do you?" Why is this seasoned playboy acting like a virgin? No, he should be called a virgin.

"Otherwise what? We've been intimate, how can you not marry me?" Ouyang Tianyu took the clothes Shen Jie handed him and changed.

"According to you, you have to marry every woman you've been intimate with, then you..." Shen Jie was interrupted by Ouyang Tianyu before she could finish, "You are my first woman." He was eager to prove his "innocence." What did this woman mean? It was as if he were a lustful devil, wanting every woman he saw.

Huh? What did he just say? She...she...was his first woman? Are you kidding me? Shen Jie's face clearly showed disbelief. "Don't tell me your affairs are always just superficial." Who would believe that?

“I’m telling the truth. I swear to God, if I, Ouyang Tianyu, have uttered even half a promise, may I be struck by lightning…” Ouyang Tianyu solemnly raised his hand to swear, but halfway through his sentence, Shen Jie covered his mouth: “Don’t make such a solemn oath, I believe you.”

"Really?" he asked. He didn't care what others did to him; all he needed was her trust.

"Mm." Shen Jie nodded. She didn't need any reason; she just trusted him.

"Thank you for believing in me..." Ouyang Tianyu gently embraced her, rested his head on her shoulder, and whispered tenderly in her ear, "I love you."

Although he had said those three words countless times last night, when he said them again, her heart raced. This feeling was completely different from when Ouyang Tianyun confessed his love to her. "I love you too," Shen Jie said, reaching out to hug him back.

Oh, Jie, his love! Ouyang Tianyu hugged her tightly in ecstasy, as if trying to pull her into his body. He had thought he would never hear her say those words again, but at this moment he felt like the happiest man in the world, because she was by his side...

After a long while, Shen Jie gently pushed Ouyang Tianyu away. There was a question she couldn't understand: "Tianyu, how did you deal with those old flames at 'Baihualou'?" she asked. "You went there but didn't 'do business' with them. Didn't they get suspicious?"

When his beloved woman asked him about his past "romantic affairs," even if he hadn't done them, he still felt embarrassed to talk about it. After all, it was very awkward to bring such private matters into the open. "I... every time I went there, I would first drink with the girls there, get them completely drunk, then carry them to bed, and leave when it was almost dawn."

Hahaha... This is just too funny. After he finished speaking, Shen Jie burst out laughing without restraint. "Ha... Tianyu, you... are just too cute... ha..." Who would be so stupid? Letting go of such a good opportunity, this guy is really... too, too, too innocent.

"Stop laughing." Ouyang Tianyu said weakly, his face flushed. He regretted telling her.

"Tian, Tianyu, I really... I really doubt it. Didn't they notice even once?" Shen Jie tried hard to suppress her laughter, but it didn't help much.

Hmph! Ouyang Tianyu turned his head away in a huff, ignoring her!

"What's making you so happy?" Just then, a soft voice came from the doorway, and a beautiful woman dressed as a maid appeared in the room.

"Who are you?" Shen Jie immediately became alert. Why did this face look so much like someone else's?

But Ouyang Tianyu, standing to the side, showed no reaction whatsoever, instead displaying a leisurely smile as if he were waiting to see a good show.

“Replying to Miss Shen, my name is Xiao Yi.” The woman raised her beautiful face, her eyes gleaming with a mocking light as she looked at Shen Jie.

"You, you..." How did he know her surname was "Shen"? Shen Jie's eyes were fixed on the woman's face, trying to find something out from her.

"You're not allowed to stare at other men, you can only look at me." Ouyang Tianyu finally couldn't stand it anymore, her gaze lingering on another man's face, even though she just wanted to figure out who he was.

"Another man?" Is there another man here besides Ouyang Tianyu? "Where?"

"That's the guy!" Ouyang Tianyu shouted angrily, pointing at the man in front of him who dressed up as a woman and looked more like a woman than a woman herself. This damned guy, he'd tear that face off in a minute. "Look carefully, he's Leng Yixuan."

"Leng Yixuan? Him?" Shen Jie's mouth dropped open in surprise. When she first saw his face, she had also suspected that he might be Leng Yixuan, but when she saw his figure, she dismissed the idea. "Then his figure?" Shen Jie's gaze moved down from his face. No way? Did he really give up being a man and become a woman? But he really is very beautiful.

"He knows the art of shrinking bones, but he can only temporarily shrink himself," Ouyang Tianyu explained. If he didn't explain clearly, she would probably keep staring at him, and he really couldn't stand it!

Really? Shen Jie seemed to have discovered something new, her eyes shining with a strange light. Shrinking bones? That's quite fun. "Hey! 'Xiao Yi,' when are you free? Teach me this 'husband-cooperation' technique."

Leng Yixuan glanced at Ouyang Tianyu, whose face was growing increasingly grim. "Uh...this style of kung fu isn't suitable for women." What a joke! Just looking at his friend's murderous glare, how could he dare teach her kung fu? Before she even learned it, he'd be skinned alive. He had to slip away. So, Leng Yixuan took a piece of paper from his pocket, handed it to Ouyang Tianyu, and left. Before leaving, he feigned composure and gave them a curtsy, which made Shen Jie burst into laughter again.