Nangong Kou'er slept sideways on the brick bed with her beautiful back towards Jiang Xiu. Her pretty eyes were wide open, and she was on guard.
However, Jiang Xiu had done nothing even after some time had passed. It seemed like he had fallen asleep, so she relaxed her breath and also felt a little disappointed. She felt a little hot and discovered that she was still fully dressed. Since it was pitch-dark, she decided to get rid of her coat, exposing the woolen garment inside, but she didn't dare to remove that as well. However, she couldn't bear the heat, so she removed that woolen garment as well.
In the darkness, Jiang Xiu whom she believed to have already fallen asleep was watching her lovely body, gazing at the curves of her plump butt. He gulped down, making a great effort to get rid of those thoughts which he shouldn't think of and even used a cultivation technique to bring tranquility to his mind, but the scene of both of them going wild in the room back in the past kept appearing in his mind.
Deity Xiu lamented. This is persecution to her or to me?!
Suddenly, Nangong Kou'er woke up from her sleep and sat up, sobbing in a low tone. Jiang Xiu also opened his eyes and saw she that her face was sweaty all over and eyes full of tears. "I'm scared…"
Jiang Xiu heard from her that she had woken up in the middle of the earthquake and it left a shadow in her heart. He guessed that she might've had a nightmare. How could our Deity Xiu miss such a chance to take advantage of her plight? He reached out to embrace her into his hug, but Young Lady Nangong pushed him away. Jiang Xiu was caught off guard and thrown off from the brick bed, falling on his back with arms reaching upwards.
Nangong Kou'er couldn't help but chuckle after seeing his sorry figure.
"Are you crazy?" Deity Xiu asked furiously.
"Who asked you to make a move on me?!" she retorted.
Jiang Xiu knew he was in the wrong and didn't want to argue with her. He wore a deadpan expression on his face after crawling back on the bed. Nangong Kou'er wanted to laugh but heard him say, "I was trying to comfort you… Do you really want a shadow to remain in your heart? I'd have committed a huge sin if I allowed that."
"Looks like you still have a conscience."
"This lady will allow you come nearer and speak to me…"
Jiang Xiu said, "Actually, there are several ways to alleviate mental pressure and fear. Not that I'm insisting on it, but we can do something else instead which will heighten your emotions."
"Don't make me despise you!" Nangong Kou'er replied.
"I don't mind it even if you despise me, I'm just afraid you'll call me someone worse than a beast when the moment comes."
Nangong Kou'er's eyes opened wide, "Acting immoral must be your second nature, right?"
Jiang Xiu said, "If someone acts immorally with you, you should be feeling happy as that means you're charming enough to make them act like that."
"Enough of your ridiculous reasonings!"
After a moment, she said in a soft tone, "Haven't I suffered enough already?"
Jiang Xiu said, "Come over here. I'll tell you a secret."
"What is it?"
"Come closer, how will I say it if you're so far…"
Nangong Kou'er's heart began to pound rapidly. She gathered her courage and went closer to Jiang Xiu, her eyes meeting with his glistening pupils in the darkness. She found it difficult to move her gaze away, and Jiang Xiu's throat became dry as well. He could notice the allure in her eyes clearly. He went closer to her, and this time, Young Lady Nangong didn't push him down the bed.
There was an unbloomed pistil on the outskirts which tried its best to bloom despite feeling shy, expressing its passion through blossoming. The wind blew quickly, making the leaves on the branches sway continuously amidst those pounding sounds which seemed to ravage a tender thing.
After a long time, Nangong Kou'er's gaze was fuzzy, filled with pain and madness. A sparkling drop of sweat fell on her eyelashes, and her forehead was completely sweaty. She felt hollow and couldn't even move a finger, yet her heart was 99% satisfied.
Young Lady Nangong felt as if she had a crazy dream.
She believed that she didn't like him, yes, she indeed didn't like him. Though reluctant, she could even admit that she didn't hate him, and all this was due to the ill-fated relationship they had on that afternoon. She believed it was just a physiological reaction, after all, she hadn't seen Jiang Xiu after that.
If nothing had happened to the Jiang family, the Nangong family would've married her to him to consolidate the political marriage between the families sooner or later. Actually, living together with him after marrying him would've been okay.
But now, the Jiang family had fallen already, and although the Nangong family was a big boat, it was too dangerous to wander the seas without having a dock to settle in, so it'd sooner or later look for another dock. When that moment comes, they might set another engagement for her. Since we can't be husband and wife, if I wish to look for an extramarital lover in the future, you won't mind becoming my lover, right?
Jiang Xiu was unaware that Nangong Kou'er was currently having such ridiculous thoughts. In fact, things like these were pretty common in elite families. The political marriages were for benefits, and after getting married, each had their own fun.
Nangong Kou'er called out to him softly, "Hey!"
Her weak voice expressed the limp and numbness she felt to the core right now.
"What is it?" Jiang Xiu asked her.
"We're just friends, and nothing more than this can happens between us. Got it?"
Jiang Xiu didn't catch on the meaning of her words instantly but understood what she was talking about soon. He felt this to be quite funny. However, this was the problem of Nangong Kou'er's reality. This girl knew she had to act with reason and stay calm, but acted on her emotions at the core moment. She was the one who suffered from this.
As for what went wrong, it was all due to that afternoon, the day this ill-fated relationship between them began.
Nangong Kou'er believed Jiang Xiu was angry since he hadn't replied to her, so she changed into a gentler tone, "Okay. If you run into trouble again, I'll help you…"
Light dawned inside from outside at this moment. It was almost dawn now. Nangong Kou'er didn't know whether to cry or laugh. If she didn't sleep now, she wouldn't get any sleep, so she closed her eyes and allowed the fatigue to lull her into sleep.
On the next day, around 10 AM, Nangong Kou'er came out of the room with high spirits. She wore a smile like that of a lily blooming under the blazing sun.
Only Jiang Xiu was there outside in the courtyard. He called out to her when she came out, "Good morning!"
Nangong Kou'er greeted him as well then asked, "Where's uncle and aunt?"
"They went to the town to buy vegetables. I guess they want to cook something tasty for you."
"Oh! But we can't stay here to eat lunch. We can't tarry at this unpeaceful place much longer. Leaving sooner is better."
Jiang Xiu nodded in approval.
Thereupon, they left the 10,000 RMB Nangong Kou'er had brought for the couple behind and left the village on the jeep.
"Where are we going?"
"Let's return to Ha City first…"
Jiang Xiu was astonished, "Wouldn't going there be inconvenient?"
Jiang Xiu naturally didn't know that Nangong Kou'er had to return to Ha City as she hadn't told her family that the reason for her trip this time was for this conscienceless guy. If she appeared together with this guy in such a remote location, her family would doubt her.
"Shouldn't you be the one listening to me?"
Jiang Xiu replied, "Since you listened to me last night, I'll listen to you in the morning."
"Bah!"
Nangong Kou'er's face blushed to her ears. She glanced at Jiang Xiu once, the amor in her eyes possessing a soul-shaking power.
Jiang Xiu said, "Stop at a region ahead for a while."
Nangong Kou'er said, "I'm not going to accompany you on your crazy antics, you shameless thing." She paused for a moment, "Right. Don't forget that money was mine."
"We two are who and who?" asked Jiang Xiu.
Nangong Kou'er couldn't suppress her laugh, "You are you, and I am me. Though my family is well-off, don't forget I'm still a student and not that wealthy. If you really want to repay me, you better take up the job of what you did last night."
"Hey, why do those words sound so displeasing?" Jiang Xiu said.
"It'd kill me to gather that much money. Shall I really take up that job then?"
Nangong Kou'er giggled at him.
"All's good if you understand that!"
Ha City was currently bustling with noise. Goods were being delivered frantically, and every part of the world was displaying its ample humanitarian spirit. After the two of them reached nearby to Ha City on the jeep, Nangong Kou'er called her home. The Nangong family immediately sent a helicopter from the Imperial Capital towards Ha City. It'd reach the city in 3-4 hours.
Jiang Xiu made her take him to the mountain which had emerged under the hotel which she was staying in. Most of the people on the mountain had already descended.
From a distance, the mountaintop seemed to reach the skies, and it was covered all over in flowers and plants as well as high-reaching trees of a species which had never appeared on Earth before. That five-star hotel stood on the tallest peak and painted a marvelous scene on the mountain.