Counterfeit Bride Chapter 4
Regretted he didn’t give both of them a chance, regretted he let that beautiful and youthful life vanish just like that...... regretted he had wronged a person who could make people be amazed and pleasantly surprised......His wife.
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“I am sorry, Tian Yang.” Jie Yi said with guilty conscience.
Jie Yi had never thought he would have such a fall. The bone was not broken, yet the internal organs of the body was as if being shifted, the whole body’s strength was seeping out, shockingly didn’t have the strength to leave the bed. Especially the next morning, from head to toe the muscle was aching to the utmost point.
“It is nothing. Only making a meal, it is not a trouble for me.” Tian Yang sat by the bed side, one mouthful after another he blew cool the porridge, fed it to Jie Yi’s mouth.
“But...... This thing is what I should do.” Jie Yi uncomfortably opened his mouth, swallowing the spoonful by spoonful porridge Tian Yang fed him, simply overwhelmed by the unexpected favor.
Ever since after he fell off the horse, Tian Yang had been treating him well to the extreme. Not only all the miscellaneous things entirely done by him, he also decocted some nourishing medicine for him. Obviously, the Yun Family already didn’t have much money, yet he spent it for him. Jie Yi felt extremely uneasy, but he was also touched. This morning, Tian Yang went as far as to especially get up very early to make breakfast, and personally feed him.
The most important thing, Tian Yang was smiling, moreover, he smiled at him.
Ever since he arrived in Guanwai, Tian Yang treated him very little with a pleasant countenance. Most of the time was his cold words and sarcastic comments, if not, proactively urged him to leave. But now, Tian Yang didn’t mention about wanting him to leave anymore, instead, took good care of him in every possible way.
From the time after father and mother passed away, Tian Yang was the first person who treated him this good. Jie Yi was glad that he decided to stay, to enable him to have this kind of opportunity, to know Tian Yang. Only regrettable thing was there would be a day when his identity got exposed, otherwise, he would really agree to stay forever, become Tian Yang’s wife.......eh, only a wife as a status.
“Lessen the nonsense talk. Who set the rules between husband and wife, that a wife definitely do the cooking, all of the household chores?” Tian Yang gently said. “Didn’t you also say, want to help me mow the grass and store up the provisions? If being divided to such a clear extent, those kinds of works should be my work, you just don’t need to help me, isn’t it?”
Jie Yi busily shook his head.
“I certainly will help you. I very much have the strength.” Jie Yi ensured.
Tian Yang burst into a laughter, because of Jie Yi’s certainness.
“You see!” Tian Yang softened his voice. “When there is difficulty, support each other. When there is problem, help each other. This is what is called as husband and wife!”
“Husband and wife......” Jie Yi flushed red because of these words.
Just a pity he wasn’t Tian Yang’s real wife, forever wouldn’t be able to become his wife. If he was a woman, maybe he would be able......
Ai ya! What was he thinking of! Jie Yi secretly scolded himself. He was such a fool, actually fantasized to be able stay for good.
However, Tian Yang’s words had caused him to be puzzled endlessly. Didn’t Tian Yang not want a wife? Now, these words contained what meaning?
Today, he had secretly glanced at Tian Yang for many times. When Tian Yang didn’t crease his brows, not angry, not mentioning about wanting him to leave, he had become even more handsome, especially each of his smiles, it seemed like fully filled with deep and sincere love.
But, that was of course his own illusion. In case Tian Yang found out he was not Ling Shuang, not even a girl, he would make haste to chase him away from the Yun Family. Jie Yi couldn’t help but shiver.
Thinking about this, Jie Yi busily touched the pearl bracelet on his hand, to confirm he was really not at all moneyless.
“Why always touch that bracelet?” Tian Yang curiously asked. “Is it very important to you?”
“Mm!”Jie Yi for a moment wasn’t be aware, actually honestly said. “It is my only asset. Just in case being chased away by you, it is the only one I can rely on!”
“Your only asset?” Tian Yang narrowed his eyes in wonderment.
Wasn’t Ling Family very wealthy? Father-in-Law could be so stingy, actually didn’t give his own only daughter a little bit of dowry?
That pearl bracelet was indeed beautiful, but the value was not high, in eight or nine cases out of ten it was only an imitation. Was it worth to be so cherished by her? A formidable distinguished family’s daughter, why towards pearls and treasures didn’t she have the basic knowledge?
The more he thought, the more he became doubtful. In accordance to Yi’r’s behavior after she came to Guanwai, Tian Yang couldn’t help not to raise any suspicion. Maybe...... she was not Ling Shuang?
“Ai, no la! I......what I mean is, it is my only thing which has important value, that it is only...... only a mere worldly possession.” Jie Yi realized he had made a slip of the tongue, working hard to justify himself.
“Mm!” Tian Yang remained half believing half doubtful, but what she had said was also reasonable.
“Tian Yang, what thing do you consider as significantly important?” Jie Yi with a guilty conscience attempted to divert the subject of the conversation.
“What thing?” Tian Yang muttering while thinking, recalling his constantly worn Qilin1 jade. Originally he wore it because he missed his mother, but after he found out that his mother was not what he imagined, he still wore it, but only as reminder to himself, to be cautious not to believe in women anymore, particularly women of noble birth.
But Yi’r......Tian Yang considered over and over again, finally made his decision. Just trust her this one time.
“There is no such thing that can’t be replaced!”
“That’s not true. There are things that whatever object cannot replace.” Jie Yi refuted.
The jade pendant which father and mother gave him, although not worth much money, but even if the life was being difficult, he had never had the intention to mortgage it.
“It might be!” Tian Yang didn’t refute anymore. “After finishing with the porridge, I’ll take you to the ranch nearby to have a look!”
Previously, he didn’t have the idea to really let Yi’r stay, not only didn’t allow her to go anywhere, to know other people, but also limited her moving about area restricted only around the grass and mud house. Since now he had accepted the idea that Yi’r would stay for a long time, the hell whether she was the real Ling Shuang or not, he would only acknowledge Yi’r as his wife. Then, knowing TianFeng Ranch was a must, because this would be their future home.
“Really?” Jie Yi cheerfully lifted the tip of his brows. Not long after, he dejectedly hung his shoulder. “My body......”
Tian Yang smiled, promised: “This time I will ride the horse, you only need to safely sit on the horse’s back, don’t be afraid of falling.”
“Thank you, Tian Yang.” He straight ahead gave Tian Yang a beaming smile.
Seeing Yi’r’s smiling face, Tian Yang’s mood unfathomably became good, the doubt about her identity which existed previously, also completely thrown out of his mind.
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“How beautiful! I have never seen such beautiful scenery.”
Leaning on Tian Yang’s chest, Jie Yi unceasingly sighed in admiration. This kind of intimate pose, not that Jie Yi hadn’t protested, but Tian Yang stated clearly, if not sitting like this, don’t ever think about going out of the house, he easily came to terms.
“Indeed beautiful!” Tian Yang proudly stuck out his chest. “Every time seeing this layer of vast fertile green colored land, I became determined to own it.”
This was a man who was able to open up new territory by breaking the ground, he had that strength. Jie Yi admiringly said: “You must have used up a lot of hard work, this place is so wonderful.”
Gazing far into the distance, as far as the eye could see, except for the boundless green colored field, the extending for several Li forest, in between there was a winding stream babbling and flowing, occasionally a thicket of unknown wild flowers was in full bloom, what a beautiful mountain scenery.
“Do you like it?”
“Very much!”
“This is our future home.” Tian Yang’s mood was extremely good, had no time to ponder deeply, he let it out of his mouth.
“Really?”Jie Yi lifted his head suspiciously looking at him. “I can stay, you won’t ask me to leave?”
“As long as you don’t wish to leave, nobody can force you to leave.”
“I don’t want to leave!” Jie Yi sincerely said.
Other than that old house where he spent a short happy time together with his father and mother, TianFeng Ranch was the place he loved the most.
Looking at Yi’r’s eyes, Tian Yang believed his words. Seizing the beautiful as a dainty face in front of him, Tian Yang couldn’t help his heart from stirring.
“Yi’r!” He called out with a lowered voice, head slowly lowered closer to Jie Yi’s, close to the point he could smell the scent of natural wood mixed with the fragrant of the grass on Jie Yi’s body.
How amazing! Yi’r arrived to this land for only several days, yet seemed like already to be in harmony and merged into an organic whole with this land.
“What?” Jie Yi made an attempt to ask.
Tian Yang’s face was right in front of his eyes, he could only wordlessly gaze at him, couldn’t say anything at all, his heart abruptly jumped wildly, didn’t know why but became nervous to the extreme.
“Your face has become better?” Tian Yang’s hand caressed Jie Yi’s face, with a couldn’t bear to see his pearl like smooth oval face having that red scar.
“Since earlier it isn’t painful anymore.” Jie Yi because of his touch shrank a bit.
“Yi’r.”
“Mm?”
“Still remember our agreement?”
“What?” Tian Yang was so close, close to the point as if talking right to his ear, how could he remember what Tian Yang had said.
“Your memory is really bad!” Tian Yang lightly scolded. “Several days to come, we are going back to father’s place. We need to act like a couple of harmonious husband and wife.”
“I remember.” Only didn’t understand why now Tian Yang raised this subject.
“Don’t you think we should do some practice?”
“O!” Jie Yi foolishly nodded his head, thoroughly didn’t understand how they should practice.
“Then I will begin!”
Didn’t wait for Jie Yi’s response, Tian Yang already lowered his head to seize his lips.
“Ah!” Jie Yi let out a low shout out of surprise. His lips unwittingly slightly opened. This action allowed Tian Yang to be more convenient in exploring the space between his lips, tongue stretched forward to his mouth, easily managed it because of his experience, he kissed him. Kissed until Jie Yi went soft at the knees. With much difficulty he could free his mouth.
“You......” Jie Yi grabbed this chance to launch his protest, Tian Yang once again blocked his lips, wished to continue it, kissed him again and again.
Until he had been completely satisfied, Tian Yang finally let him go.
“Tian Yang, you...... You cannot do this!” Jie Yi gasped for air, with both cheeks red, said “We......This is not our agreement.”
“This is what I mean with ‘practice’.” Tian Yang again printed another kiss. This light touching and the just now lingering intimate kisses had the same moving and fluttering of the heart. Jie Yi couldn’t help but open his starry eyes to a complete round shape, couldn’t comprehend his own reaction.
“You...... Didn’t you say...... You won’t...... won’t touch me?”
“Only kissing.”Tian Yang shamelessly answered. “Even if kissing we cannot, who would believe that we are a harmonious newlywed husband and wife?”
“That......” Jie Yi also didn’t understand what should be the life of a husband and wife. But what Tian Yang said was seemingly reasonable. “Only kissing, may not do other things.”
Obviously only being kissed, he was already mentally benighted and disordered,didn’t know to which way he had been led. If doing other things, who would know he would here and now reveal everything or not.
May not. He must guard to the lowest limit.
“Only kissing.” Tian Yang smilingly agreed.
For the time being, only kissing!
(1). Qilin: mythical Chinese animal, Chinese unicorn. – commonly mistranslated as giraffe.