It took a while before the door opened. Huang Tao, standing outside, nervously replied, "Um, they said Miss asked me to come in and look for something."
Pei Yuan was panting heavily. Qiu Su raised her hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, quite worried. Just as she was thinking of how to persuade him, she heard him shout again, "Get out!"
This eldest son of the Pei family is no ordinary man either. His imposing presence, his grandeur, and his contorted little face are truly intimidating.
"that……"
Qiu Su had just opened her mouth when Pei Yuan killed her with a single look.
"Hey, your softening has nothing to do with me, right?" Qiu Su thought to herself.
Pei Yuan smiled and said, "My wife is too indulgent towards someone. If this continues, her happiness in the marriage will be in jeopardy for the rest of her life."
Qiu Su smiled ingratiatingly and patted his smooth forehead twice, saying, "Good husband, let's sleep on the floor next time."
"That's a good idea." Pei Yuan clicked his tongue, picked up Qiu Su and took two steps to press her onto the table, while the things on the table were moved to the floor to rest.
Pei Yuan chuckled and said, "I wonder how sturdy this table is. Let's give it a good test, husband and wife."
Uh, the table is sturdy, the chair is sturdy, the walls are sturdy, wow, everything in the room is sturdy. Pei Yuan proved with her strength that she should no longer tolerate He Zhuo's underhanded tricks.
As Qiu Su was dragged from the table to a chair, and then pressed against the wall, she finally spoke, her voice trembling and filled with tears, "I was wrong, my dear husband, my dear father, my dear Ziqing, oh, it hurts... no more. I'll tell you tomorrow, tomorrow, please let me go."
Pei Yuan has always been a man of principle, which is that one should not push people too hard. When Qiu Su was so exhausted that she could no longer hold his neck, and tears streamed down her face, and she was too excited to speak, he considerately called it a day, pulled the blanket to the ground, and gently coaxed the limp person in his arms.
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Qingfeng Theater:
Qiu Su: Mom, give me back my bed!
Pei Yuan: Don't let me run into this a second time!
Qingfeng: (Shrinks into a corner and draws circles, glancing timidly over) It wasn't my fault~
Author's Note: Time to blow up the overlord!
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28. Sympathy or love...?
"Susu." Pei Yuan fumbled with one hand to untie Qiu Su's belt, while the other hand gently stroked her back. After removing the clothes that had been hanging there, he hugged her tightly and said, "Don't cry, are you in pain?"
It wasn't just uncomfortable; it was downright humiliating! How had she reprimanded the mountain lord back then? And now he'd been reduced to this wretched state, and what's worse, the tattered clothes hanging from his waist were still there. This was outrageous! How could someone be allowed to remove clothes just because someone touched, kissed, or used them? She, the leader of the stronghold, was filled with unbearable shame.
"Are you really feeling unwell?" Pei Yuan tried to get up by hugging her, but Qiu Su clung to him tightly, refusing to let go.
Pei Yuan pondered for a while, and seeing that Qiu Su was trembling rhythmically from time to time, it seemed that the afterglow had not yet dissipated. So he chuckled twice and lay back down, gently patting her back and saying, "Did you see any constables arresting any wanted criminals today?"
Pei Yuan seemed to need no answer from her, and continued, "The Ji family was exterminated for treason back then. Whether the story is true or not is another matter, but the current regent will never allow any member of the Ji family to live. If I were a descendant of General Ji, I would definitely stay away from the capital to recuperate. Even if it were an assassination, why would I personally participate? Recently, there have been rumors that a descendant of the Ji family has appeared. I'm afraid the regent is also getting restless."
Qiu Su remained silent. She had already considered this possibility, but Pei Yuan's words were a direct warning against rash actions. She knew that in front of him, she was completely naked and had no secrets. And him? What did he want? Why had he married her in the first place? She couldn't figure it out. Of course, another part of it was that she didn't want to think about it any deeper.
"What did Susu go out to do today?" Pei Yuan asked hesitantly.
Qiu Su remained silent, but shrank closer to Pei Yuan, looked at his chest for a moment, rubbed her cheek against his chest, and closed her eyes.
Pei Yuan's heart softened. He kissed the top of her head, raised his hand to stroke her hair, and whispered, "It's not that I don't want you to go out, but if anything happens in the future, no matter what it is, please tell me, okay?"
Qiu Su opened her mouth, but found it difficult to speak. After a moment, she said in a hoarse voice, "I went to inquire about the old teahouse owner."
Pei Yuan stared at the top of her head for a long time before sighing, "Is that all?"
Qiu Su looked up at Pei Yuan, opened her mouth, but ultimately said nothing. Instead, she hugged his waist and arched her back against him, rubbing her forehead against his chin, and said in a slightly coquettish tone, "My back hurts."
Pei Yuan gave a soft hum, put one hand on her lower back and sighed, "Let me rub it for you, my wife, so you can sleep well."
She slept soundly through the night, but when she woke up the next day, the person was gone again. Oh, well, not exactly gone; there was someone sitting on the ground in front of her, looking at Qiu Su with a strange gaze.
Qiu Su thought she was dreaming again, and that she had encountered some strange creature. She was so frightened that she sat up and then hurriedly pulled the thin blanket down to lie down again.
"Miss, there's no need to hide. You're dressed."
Qiu Su raised her hand and touched herself; her clothes were indeed perfectly in place, and she was clean and refreshed. Huang Tao, of course, wouldn't have observed her naked body while she was asleep; presumably, the person who had suddenly become aroused had helped her clean up.
Huang Tao clicked her tongue and rested her chin on her hand, saying, "Miss's moans last night were truly enchanting."
"Your moans are so seductive!" Qiu Su muttered to herself.
"Last night, Miss shouted 'Husband, hold me!' It was so loud that it startled me. I thought something was really wrong with her, but it turned out she was just exchanging affections with her son-in-law. Tsk tsk tsk, even the mountain lord came over. Luckily, I was smart and stopped him at the door."
Did she...did she call out? It seems, perhaps, she couldn't help but call out once, but she didn't say anything. Qiu Su lifted the thin blanket and sat up, clearing her throat with a light cough, and said in a hoarse voice, "Um, I had a nightmare."
"Oh~" Huang Tao shook her head, "This nightmare is really enchanting."
Would it hurt to say less? Qiu Su sighed in frustration.
Huang Tao joked that her throat was sore, but she still went to the kitchen to get some soup to soothe it. However, when she came back, there were three of them: Zhu Yuan from the next courtyard and her maid Xiao Qing.
Previously, Qiu Su had deliberately forgotten the existence of such an extraordinary beauty. After figuring out the simplicity of her relationship with Pei Yuan, she had no intention of disturbing this pool of pure water. Unexpectedly, Zhu Yuan came to visit her personally.
Qiu Su stood up, made room for her, and said with a smile, "Why did you come, Miss? You could have just sent someone to call me if you needed anything."
Zhu Yuan's beautiful, watery eyes slowly swept over Qiu Su, and her lips parted slightly, her voice pouring out like glass in the wind, making it hard not to be captivated.
"My younger sister has been here for a while now, and I haven't been able to come and see her even once. I really shouldn't have done that. It's not too hot today, so I came over for a visit."
"You're too kind, sister."
Indeed, facing such a delicate and frail person, Qiu Su couldn't even raise her voice.
"Is that my sister's dog in the yard? It didn't bark once, it has a good temperament."
"The mountain lord can judge people well; he must think my sister is a good person." That's probably correct.