"That man is despicable!"
Inside the study, Jiang Chuyun lowered her head, her eyes filled with tears as she sat on the sofa and sobbed. "If it weren’t for the fact that I knocked him unconscious, I almost was..."
"It's okay!" The prospective mother-in-law looked at her lovingly. "Don’t be afraid, I already reported it to the school. That beast won’t be let off lightly."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Chuyun felt a sense of relief.
An hour ago, she was almost violated by a parent of a student. In the brink of the moment, she defended herself, smashed the invader on the head, and managed to escape from his grasp.
She then sought out her fiancé, Nie Yi, but as he had an emergency trip, he left her in the care of his mother.
"Don't worry, even if Nie Yi can't be with you right now due to his business trip, I will take good care of you."
"Come on, drink this calming soup to ease your shock!"
After saying that, the prospective mother-in-law handed Jiang Chuyun the calming soup.
She drank the calming soup in gratitude, feeling warmth inside. Her previously panicked heart calmed down significantly.
Afterward, the prospective mother-in-law comforted her a few more words, then walked out of the study with the empty bowl.
In no time, Jiang Chuyun began to feel sleepy.
She thought to herself, it was her first time drinking this type of soup, and she hadn't expected it to have such a potent sleep-inducing effect.
With overwhelming sleepiness, she decided to nap a little on the sofa. Just as she was about to fall asleep, she saw the prospective mother-in-law bringing a thin blanket over...
She didn't know how much time had passed during her drowsiness, but she heard a man's irate roar vaguely. "Jiang Chuyun, why are you here? Get out..."
She wanted to open her eyes, but they felt as if they weighed a ton.
After a moment, she heard a groan, followed by the feeling of a burning body pressing down on her!
Next, a large hand moved over her soft body, tracing its curves as he kissed her neck.
His breath was heavy and his movements increasingly bold. She felt a ripping pain…
No, no…
Who was he?
Was she dreaming?
Odd, why would she dream of such a thing…
She hadn't yet processed her thoughts when her eyelids felt even heavier and she drifted into unconsciousness once again...
The next day, she woke up to find herself lying on a strange king-sized bed, and covered with a thin blanket, under which she was completely naked.
She jolted upright, recalled her dream from the previous night, and felt a pang of fear in her heart.
She thought to herself... So, the scene last night... was not a dream at all!
"You're awake."
A cold male voice echoed beside her ear.
Startled, she looked up and locked eyes with the deep gaze of a man standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows.
The man is gazing out the window, the piercing sunlight making his features hard to distinguish. His skin, bathed in this radiant glow, exudes an unsettling paleness.
He wears gold-rimmed glasses perched on the bridge of his nose. Despite sitting in a wheelchair, he cannot conceal the innate nobility and elegance that emanates from within him.
His defined fingers press the control of the wheelchair, and slowly, it rolls towards her.
As Jiang Chuyun gets a clear look at his face, she trembles and stammers, "Thir... Third Uncle?"
Why... Why is Nie Yi's third uncle here?
Was the man from last night... him?
She hastily wraps herself in a blanket, wishing she could just dig a hole and crawl into it at this very moment.
"About last night's affair, I am willing to take responsibility for it, provided you do not despise me for my disability."
"If you're willing, we can go and get our marriage certificate today," he gazes sincerely into her eyes, his voice warm yet earnest.
"A marriage certificate?" The words cause her pupils to dilate in shock, the whole proposal seeming so absurd.
Just the day before, she had yearned to plan her wedding with her fiancé, Nie Yi, so she wouldn't have to worry about her family's scheming.
Therefore, she had rushed to find Nie Yi right after escaping a dire situation yesterday, hoping to discuss getting their marriage certificate in advance.
Nie Yi, however, rejected her outright, calling her concerns an overreaction.
But now, Nie Yi's third uncle is proposing marriage to her...
"I..."
She furrowed her brows, struggling to get a word out.
For a moment, she wished she could recklessly say yes just to escape her suffocating family as soon as possible.
But rationale told her, she mustn't, she absolutely mustn't!
This man was not any other man, but her fiancé's third uncle!
Moreover, this very uncle was the city’s notorious power broker, decisive and ruthless with his means!
Upon these thoughts, she shook her head immediately to regain her composure.
Seeing her shake her head, he seemed unsurprised. He gave a self-deprecating smile, his handsome face revealing an unhealthy pale.
With a coughing following his deflection of the gaze, he said, "It's fine, I understand. No ordinary person would want to live a lifetime with a defective man like me.”
Upon hearing him, Jiang Chuyun felt a sharp clutch in her heart.
But at this moment, all she wanted was to quickly escape from the awkward situation. She lowered her head, avoided his gaze, and stuttered, “Third Uncle, if there's nothing else, then I would… I would go first.”
As her voice trailed off, she quickly wrapped herself in the blanket and hurriedly sat up.
Just when she stepped onto the floor barefoot, bent over to pick up her clothes preparing to head to the restroom, unexpectedly felt weak and fell forward.
Reacting immediately, he maneuvered his wheelchair forward and extended his arms to catch her, bringing her close into his embrace.
Their warm bodies pressed close together, her fragrant scent assaulting his senses.
This scent prompted him to recall the taste of the previous night. Unconsciously, his Adam's apple bobbed up and down.
Her cheek pressed against his warm chest, close enough to hear the strong and forceful beating of his heart.
She clung tightly to the cover over her body, afraid it would fall off.
Lord knows how embarrassed she felt at this moment!
But her legs were really too numb to stand.
The man's gentle inquiry came from above her head, "Did I hurt you last night?"
Upon hearing this, her face immediately turned as red as a ripe peach.
Trying to suppress the numbness, she quickly shook off his grasp. To nod or to shake her head, neither seemed right.
"I'm sorry..." he apologized sincerely.
Upon hearing this, she looked up in surprise, her gaze meeting his.
Seeing his sincere eyes, she thought, the man before her seemed different than the rumors described.
But, unexpectedly, in the next moment, he admitted something very seriously to her.
"I'm really sorry, it was my first time, I didn't really know what to do..."
Upon hearing this, the heat returned at once to her already flushed cheeks.
Damn!
What was she doing, suddenly discussing these topics with her fiancé's third uncle, it was too much…
The thought of it almost drove her to find another hole to crawl into.
She looked at the small, drooping head in her arms, the corner of her mouth raising slightly in a smile.
Then, a furious knock sounded from outside the door, shaking the door panels violently.
"Nie Jingtian, open the door! You beast, release my daughter-in-law immediately!"
The noisy accusations from outside permeated the room, turning Jiang Chuyun's previously blush red face gradually pale...
Because the person currently knocking on the door is her nominal mother-in-law!
Good heavens, what should she do?
She still hasn't had the chance to figure out why she has suddenly found herself in her Uncle San's room, facing the predicament of being caught in the act by her mother-in-law!