Yi Yan Geng was so amused she almost laughed. This scoundrel still hadn't given up.
Seeing her wolf-like, hungry green eyes still glancing at him without restraint, Yi Yan Geng carefully adjusted his collar, buttoning it up one by one.
Xie Jiang kicked over the chair beside him and turned to leave.
Yi Yan Geng: "Stop!"
Xie Jiang walked out angrily without looking back.
He had rejected her so decisively and mercilessly, and now he wanted her to stay and chat about life under the covers?
Not interested!
Xie Jiang was born to eat meat. If he liked eating grass, he could eat it slowly himself!
"Where are you going?"
Yi Yan Geng strode forward, locked the door, and then turned to stare at her with a heavy gaze.
Xie Jiang's face was very displeased. "Do I need to tell you where I'm going! I already gave you the chance. If you don't want to seize it, then move aside! Are you feeling wronged?"
She was so full of anger, how could she have time to feel wronged? "What chance did you give me? The chance to lie down and let you do whatever you want!"
"If you didn't want to, you shouldn't have cooperated from the start. If you've whetted my appetite but refuse to take off your pants, who could stand it!"
"Who knew what you were going to do at the start?!" She absolutely refused to admit that he was actually irresistible, and even felt a faint anticipation in her heart.
Her methods were so skilled and so shrewd, how could he, with his lack of experience, maintain control!
"When a man and a woman are like dry tinder and raging fire, and their clothes are off, do you think they can do anything else?"
"Didn't Young Master Xie repeatedly instruct that official duties come first!"
"Taking off clothes is for official duties! You did it with your clothes off at Shangyi Pavilion too!"
"In your heart, I only have this one use! Once I'm not needed, you ruthlessly discard me!"
"You want to talk about other things without even using me once! Besides, when have I ever heartlessly abandoned you!"
Xie Jiang was a firm believer in the physical, unwavering. Wasn't focusing on emotions tiring!
Yi Yan Geng was a believer in the emotional. Without emotion, he would never engage physically.
She actually dared to ask him when he had abandoned her?
Did forgetting completely mean that nothing had happened?
The moment she plunged the blade into his heart, the pain, the cold, he still trembled uncontrollably remembering it.
The pain that suddenly appeared in Yi Yan Geng's eyes stabbed into Xie Jiang's heart like a needle, stirring up waves of intense pain.
The anger in her heart suddenly subsided by more than half. Why did he look like he was about to cry? He was so wicked, yet he was also wronged!
Xie Jiang finally remembered that she had come today intending to appease him. Who knew she had shattered his fragile heart again. Men with love-struck brains changed their moods faster than the weather.
Since he insisted on focusing on emotions, she would indulge him. Focusing on emotions wasn't difficult.
Xie Jiang's demeanor shifted seamlessly. "Is it wrong to have you filling my mind, is it wrong to be unable to extricate myself from looking at you! You play hard to get with me every day, and when have I ever not gone along with your wishes!"
"You're just taking advantage of the fact that I like you, that's why you're so spoiled and fearless! You're taking advantage of my lack of self-control, that my soul is lost to you, that's why you dare to tease me so unscrupulously! It's so uncomfortable being stuck in this limbo, you tell me, how excessive you've been!"
"Official duties come first, it's also to prevent them from piling up, so you wouldn't stay up late and hurt yourself. And you're actually holding this against me!"
Although Xie Jiang was still aggressive, looking like she was about to explode, what she said made Yi Yan Geng's气 immediately falter.
"You're so good with sweet talk, I don't know which words are true and which are lies."
"Doesn't my recent actions prove my passion for you? If not, then I'll act again!"
"Don't, don't fool around..." He had already put on his clothes.
"You have to make it clear to me today, who are you saving your chastity for?"
"Who do you think! Who else could it be?"
"Well, who knows!"
"Aren't you afraid of divine retribution for saying that!"
"You said you're saving it for me, then use it on me."
Saying this, she reached out to tear his clothes, but Yi Yan Geng grabbed her hand.
"If you want to use it, you have to use it for a lifetime, without change for eternity."
His only concern was her fickle nature. He had experienced her turning her back on him without mercy. All he sought was a lifetime together.
"You make it sound like I'm such an irresponsible person."
She had already said she was about the physical, not the emotional, and now she expected her to be responsible for a lifetime? Such a thing was unthinkable.
But how could she tell him the truth?
When would an irresponsible person tell the truth before getting someone into their bed?
If they had to say it, it would be after the fact. The irresponsible persona couldn't be broken. If people came begging for responsibility, would she have the leisure for that?
Whether she was responsible or not wasn't something to be said with words; her actions had long revealed her true nature.
Yi Yan Geng was pinned against the door. He watched her lips move, but ultimately, she didn't say it, because even if she did, she wouldn't admit it.
"Do you have some misunderstanding about yourself? How can my feelings for you change? Teach me how to quit when I'm addicted!"
"A lifetime is too short, I think it's far from enough."
Xie Jiang leaned one hand on the door beside him, trapping him securely between her and the door. With her other hand, she pushed his head down.
*Mwah~*
Pressed down by her, Yi Yan Geng had nowhere to escape, nor did he want to.
She kissed him on the lips, smiled at him, leaned in, and kissed him forcefully again.
"Three lifetimes, or even more, wouldn't be too much. In every lifetime, the person who makes my heart flutter will definitely be you."
Yi Yan Geng blushed crimson from her teasing, the deer in his heart crashing weakly. How could she, how could she...
"You, you, are you..."
"Why so many words, your mouth must be too idle!"
"Mmm..."
"..."
Outside the study.
As Wen Feng let go, Steward Zhang collapsed onto the ground.
Thinking Steward Zhang was scared by the atmosphere in the study, Wen Feng quickly crouched down to help him. "When do the master and Young Master Xie ever meet without arguing fiercely? You'll get used to it after a few more times."
Steward Zhang wasn't afraid of being accidentally caught in the thunderous rage. He was worried about his master's uncertain future. "Isn't the master's health much better? Didn't Doctor Lou say that after a period of recuperation, the master's health would be fully recovered? When did the illness take root..."
Wen Feng then realized Steward Zhang's reaction was off. His old face was as pale as if he had seen a ghost. "Steward Zhang, what do you mean by that? The master's health shouldn't have any lingering issues."
"Then why did Miss Xie go to Chun Se Man Yuan to find two people with similar physiques for amusement? With the master right in front of her, she still went to find a substitute, doesn't that mean the master..."
Steward Zhang was about to say that the master was impotent when he heard the two inside start arguing, followed by various heavy gasps. Steward Zhang immediately felt his heart settle back into place.
Judging by the sounds, he was clearly vigorous and full of life.
He had misunderstood.
Wen Feng sighed. "You're worrying too much, it's too absurd. How could the master be impotent? If the master were impotent, would Miss Xie still pay attention to him? She would have found a new lover long ago..."
As they spoke, both fell silent.
Following Miss Xie without any formal status, the master's position was not at all stable.
"I'll have the kitchen stew a ten-ingredient tonic soup right away. Perhaps we can have it for dinner," Steward Zhang's legs were no longer weak, and he immediately trotted towards the kitchen.